Disappointed. Sadly, this is a good example of what market pressure can do to a game.

User Rating: 6 | Arcania: Gothic 4 X360
Disappointed. Sadly, this is a good example of what market pressure can do to a game. So many technical issues just keep you from enjoying this game.

First, the girlfriend of the hero character is ugly. Please, it's not that hard to create a beautiful 3D model girl. Voice acting and face expressions are awful, and almost all characters you encounter look alike. In the first game hour you encounter at least two more characters which are exactly the same as your girlfriend's father.

Exploring caves is nice, but while exploring the wilderness bushes just pop up when you get close, and disapear as you move away. Textures also suddenly change as you approach, and framerate is constantly way too low. I mean, we're talking about XBOX 360. This is clearly the result of a rushed release.

The map does not help, and I find it pretty easy to get lost after accepting a few quests. In fact, the entire menus are cleary unfinished. I mean, look at the menus in Dragon Age: Origins and then come here..

A few months ago I was excited to play this, but after playing the demo I got really worried. I was expecting they would fix a lot of things before realease, after all that was just a demo. But no, the demo shows exactly what you get. My suggestion? Play the demo. If you like it, go ahead and try this. If you don't, don't touch your wallet.