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Two Worlds gets first expansion

In January, a product page for Two Worlds: The Temptation on the PlayStation 3 surfaced on the Web site of retailer GameStop, suggesting that developer Reality Pump was producing an upgraded version of its PC and Xbox 360 open-world role-playing game for Sony's console. Now it appears all three platforms may be in for more adventuring, as Reality Pump today announced The Temptation as an expansion "for PC and consoles," with a planned release in the first half of 2008.

The Temptation will advance plot points from the original game's story, introduce new territories for players to explore, and tweak the game's combat. Further changes are being made to player transport options and non-player character interactions. For more on the original game, check out GameSpot's review.

163 Comments

  • SPedersen

    Posted Jul 31, 2008 1:47 am PT

    i bought the game last december but couldnt play it cause the computer wasnt good enought,but now ive finished it,history is good you gets drawn into the game until the end, the ending i would given an 1 out of 10 .
    multiplayer is only fun when you are playing with others,even thought u can end up with massiv lag xD
    everyone that plays it is good people with alot of fun within em.
    ill buy the expansion gladly

  • Wyatt914

    Posted Mar 26, 2008 8:04 pm PT

    this is the worst game...i have ever played in my entire life...ive been playing videogames for 15 years...and i wuld rather play Kings Bounty a billion times before i ever touch this game...for anyone who says its decent...go die...wait...u must already be dead

  • Nic-V

    Posted Mar 13, 2008 7:38 am PT

    This game rules! Only letdown is lag and it is not that bad

    EDIT: They removed the lag? I don't think? My computer is pretty powerful and I still get lag
    Game rules though!!!

  • ancoulon

    Posted Feb 10, 2008 4:35 pm PT

    Why is it that half of the people hate the game but never have played it? I don't listen to game reviews even if the game got a good rating. To me Two Worlds was a good start and I think the expansion will make the game even better. So all the haters of Two Worlds say that they played the demo and said that it sucked rent the game because the demo isn't the full game. For example I played the Call of Duty 4 beta and I didn't like it. But I bought it and I love the game. So just rent the game first and don't listen to the reviews.

  • DIMANICUS

    Posted Feb 3, 2008 8:30 am PT

    Good to see Two Worlds is getting another chance. Sure the game's not great, but people still play it.

  • kanada514

    Posted Jan 28, 2008 2:49 pm PT

    People that think this is an Oblivion Rip-Off are obviously new comers in the world of video games, so I welcome them. But at the same time, I'll educate them. Two games in the same genre don't make one of them a rip-off. Otherwise, there would be a single soccer game, a single FPS game, a single action game, and a single RTS game. You'd have like 12 games to choose from all in all. It's like saying that Halo is a Wolfenstein rip-off. No it's not, two different games in the same genre.
    Point 2: The lag issue is fixed, so you can drop that argument now.
    Point 3: The game has a good gameplay which makes it fun. Remember what gameplay is anyone? It is very addictive, gives meaningful choices to the player, and grants hours of exploration and character leveling. Nothing to complain abou there.
    Point 4: The graphics in a game are the least important aspect. Remember that kids, and those that say that Two Worlds has N64 graphics need to play N64 again to refresh their memory.
    Point 5: Oblivion is really an amateur game for amateurs, no wonder why so many people liked it. You can't have as many connoisseurs as you can have amateurs.
    Point 6: The only fun I had in Oblivion was making deformed looking characters with the character maker. (have you noticed it's super easy to make them look ridiculous but impossible to make them look appealing?)

  • sandman719

    Posted Jan 27, 2008 11:24 pm PT

    I bought this game before the patch and couldn't stand it, but never got a chance to trade it in, I'm glad I didn't I got bored and tried it again, and I was online so I got the patch, I think it plays great now, sure the combat isn't the best, but hopefully this expansion will fix that, also a plus was I only paid $8.99 for it from Gamefly, so even with the expansion, I'll have paid under $30.00. One of the best RPG menus in any game I've ever played.

  • dmso12

    Posted Jan 20, 2008 9:07 am PT

    if they are making an expansion then either 1) they are trying to recoup losses or 2) it sold well enough to warrant a sequel. After about 3 weeks I love the game, but I liked Gothic and Oblivion / Morrowind. Voice acting makes me cringe and my wife laugh

  • myjota

    Posted Jan 16, 2008 1:25 pm PT

    iam rpg fan . the game not very good in design but story line impresive

  • sparten-213

    Posted Jan 10, 2008 1:00 pm PT

    this game is good and im glad theyr not givin up on it. You would know this played the game for more than 30mins. u just gata ignore the small problems.
    also i agree with dryden555, okgenuine, and Solenu185.

  • dryden555

    Posted Jan 4, 2008 7:15 am PT

    folks trashing this game either 1. played the xbox version 2. played the PC version for 20 minutes and decided it wasnt any good. If you like large open-world PC RPG's, then there's a good chance you'll like Two Worlds.

  • okgenuine

    Posted Jan 2, 2008 2:03 pm PT

    The only thing wrong with the game was the framefrate, yikes, and that the right mouse button didn't block.

  • Solenu185

    Posted Dec 23, 2007 4:45 pm PT

    I paid 12$ for Two worlds and so far (6 hours playing) Ive enjoyed it alot. Its not Oblivion but im liking the 3rd person combat and a world that forces you to walk around (instead of just hitting a "Quick Travel" button). Looking forward to the expansion.

  • wwf20112

    Posted Dec 22, 2007 11:50 pm PT

    Looking forward to it. I really enjoyed this game i had no problems with it except the voice acting. The spells are freakin great along with the armor and weapons they give you.I never had any frame rate drops ever (playing it after post patch)

  • vecha

    Posted Dec 20, 2007 10:18 pm PT

    I like the game; reminds me of a cross between morrowind and gothic3.

  • case33

    Posted Dec 19, 2007 7:15 pm PT

    Gameplay was ok, Multiplayer left a lot to be desired, HORRID Actors. I will have to take everyone's word on how the exspansion is, I will not be wasting time or money on Two Worlds anymore.

  • lt411

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 6:16 pm PT

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  • lt411

    Posted Dec 14, 2007 6:13 pm PT

    I've been playing and modding Two Worlds for a long time. I know why so many players hated it and so many others enjoyed it. I can't do anything for the XBox version, multiplayer, or voice acting. However, I created a PC mod called Two Worlds Elite that fixes the balance issues and will provide a long, fun, challenging single player campaign. If you want to see Two Worlds at it's best, check it out.

    http://www.insidetwoworlds.com/showthread.php?t=28878

  • mooswab

    Posted Dec 10, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    Okay, just to clarify all the previous entries about this game, It sucks. Plain and simple. You can't fix suck just by making more suck. I can't be unfair though. This game has some really good ideas. It's just that most of them are poorly executed. I won't complain about the framerate, because I wore Oblivion out and it had framerate issues. The graphics are decent but did anyone notice the large lines running through the entire game? The melee weapons were okay but magic couldn't do it. The voice acting turned me off instantly. Anyway to state the obvious again, TWO WORLDS SUCKS! But if they fix the framerate and voice issues, I'll give it another try.

  • RookieSmack

    Posted Dec 6, 2007 6:06 pm PT

    Glitches aside, this game was pretty enjoyable - the storyline was solid, the dialogue was hilarious, the side missions were enjoyable, and the combat (at the start of the game at least) was fairly realistic - stuff killed you easily - when you reached level 40 odd, you started to kill stuff quite easily though. Ending was a little weak, but I'd be interested in playing some extra missions etc and if they could fix the combat balance so if you're level 60, you can still die if a lava dragon (which is 10 times your size) hits you.

  • Putzwapputzen

    Posted Dec 4, 2007 11:37 am PT

    looks pretty cool

  • spawnassasin

    Posted Dec 3, 2007 5:34 pm PT

    hmmm this seems 3 months to late
    but hopefully its cheap

  • dryden555

    Posted Dec 3, 2007 2:32 pm PT

    fun game on the PC with the patches applied -- not sure it needs an expansion though

  • ThickFreak

    Posted Dec 2, 2007 8:41 pm PT

    Don't go to any CNet websites on Monday, including GameSpot!! Get back Jeff!!!

  • shortster1

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 12:40 pm PT

    SERIOUSLY i bought this game, played it for 15 minutes or so and since i got it from EB games the first day it came out, i couldn't return it, so i traded it in for 26$, anyways who would want to get an expansion pack for this game?

  • SnuffDaddyNZ

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 10:08 am PT

    ROFL... this game is crap, why are they wasting money bringing out more content for it!?!?!

  • melo_211

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 8:11 am PT

    What a waste of time...the patch wasn't all that great..didn't fix it to a good enough extent for anyone to keep playing...now an expansion? Common...

  • NewGameMedia

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 7:38 am PT

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  • burko_brunch

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 6:14 am PT

    Yes, there are people who play this game -- because it's an incredible game. I'm with "smerius." This game feels a bit rough when you first start, but it's at least as good as Oblivion overall, with more personality. It has a cheesy, idiosyncratic sort of charm that grows on you and immense depth as an open-world RPG. Character advancement is more satisfying than Oblivion's "level-it-by-quantity-of-use" system -- an interestng idea that didn't work and led to an insane degree of mindless repetition of tasks, because the truth is you don't need every single ability equally at all times across the board. The item, weapon, and armor inventory of Two Worlds is vastly superior as well, and looting the world has an addictive, Diablo-esque quality. And your protagonist is actually a hoot once you spend a little time playing him, if you just have a sense of humor about him. Great game, I'm happy to hear about the expansion. I do wish they'd tighten up the frame rate on single player a bit, but other than that, most of the ostensible technical issues have not had any significant impact on my game.

  • wordoffantasy

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 6:08 am PT

    Well it wasn't the worst game ever (framerates did not went to hell that much) the main problem was that it was an empty game. You could run around the world (cause using an horse is like asking someone to put a bullet through your brain), and you would never meet someone or something, (except maybe for wolves whom obviously had a sucidal instinct). I may be wrong here, but in a game that is suppose to showcase a lot of great fighthing sequences, why on earth do I have to search for enemy to meet and when I do, WHY OH PLEASE WHY, is it always the same kind of wolves (ah wait actually they had different name and a few more hit point, my bad).

    On the plus side there was the option of regressing your character in order to re-adjust your skills and abilities, something a lot of other role-playing games would benefit from offering. Then again the interessting options (insert : actually usefull) were so few it did not really matter.

    All in all it was an ok game (I did finished it), perhaps if it had not intended on being the next Oblivion (a VERY bold statement to make) it could have been a better game overall.

  • HACHET_MAN1

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 5:25 am PT

    I DIED A LITTLE WHEN I RENTED AND PLAYED THIS GAME

  • Fatality4u

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 4:00 am PT

    So the 3 people playing this game will get the expansion? I'm sorry but is it really worth putting resources out there to expand a game that very little people play?

  • TheoleDominion1

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 3:45 am PT

    Great concept, Poor execution. But I do applaud their efforts in bringing a multi-player co-op RPG to the x360. We need MORE of them.

  • FireWiner

    Posted Nov 30, 2007 2:38 am PT

    This game was good i hardly notice any frame drops i did notice some when the game is loading cause the world is big, but other than that the game was good... i think they came out with a patch and there is no lag online anymore they fix it so this expansion should be good i might just get it when it comes out

  • Eclipse_ShinRa

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 10:13 pm PT

    shouldnt they make new better game?

    Because who going to buy this after playing Two Worlds?

  • pugkiller

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 6:53 pm PT

    haha obviously some people still play it since all the positive comments have like 30 thumbs up and all the negative comments are hidden for being boo'd too much.

    But seriously this game wasn't great, even without the bugs it was mediocre, does it really deserve an expansion?

  • ukillwegrill

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 4:05 pm PT

    the combat system is better then oblivions?
    it like dynasty warriors terrible
    oblivion out does this game in all but horse combat

  • godzillavskong

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 3:42 pm PT

    How about releasing a update to fix the framerate issue.

  • habitation

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 2:34 pm PT

    I really enjoyed this game and i didnt have any of the problems the others did. For the first 2 hours I dreadfully regretted buying it, but since I paid for it I decided to play it anyways. The voice acting was far better than Oblivion. I tried to go back and play Oblivion after beating Two Worlds and I couldnt stand it. The combat system is a lot better as well.

  • SuperSTi5

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 12:37 pm PT

    Umm, who cares? This is a waste of time for the company. Why make an expansion pack for a already horrible game.

  • ogretroll123

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 12:18 pm PT

    I first played this for about 10 minutes and thought it was complete crap. Then I saw the reviews (Majority of them happen to be good btw.) and decided to give it a chance.

    After about an hour, I was sucked in just like I was when I first played Morrowind (and Oblivion).

    It's a good game if you can accept the terrible voice acting (I laughed to tears alot of the time.) and it's a game worthy of an expansion.

  • THEBUDDHAMAN

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 12:03 pm PT

    They fixed the framerate issue. This game isn't near as horrible as everyone says. It's actually a lot of fun.

  • THEBUDDHAMAN

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 12:03 pm PT

    They fixed the framerate issue. This game isn't near as horrible as everyone says. It's actually a lot of fun.

  • Sardonacus

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 11:51 am PT

    Enjoyable game if you stay with it for awhile. The patch fixed most of the problems with the game. I'll look forward to the expansion.

  • TomJD1990

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 11:41 am PT

    This is without a doubt the worst game i have ever played. Paid £30 for it, played it, took it back the next day. Morrowind still looks and plays better

  • medic4hire

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 10:54 am PT

    This truly was a terrible game.

  • evklinken

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 10:47 am PT

    It's just a pathetic rip-off of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, my all time favorite game. So if any game is a rip-off, it's better a rip-off of a great game.

  • andyrae11

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 10:38 am PT

    Did they fix the achievements and glitches yet? No.
    Worst ending in a game ever.

    To quote the angry video game nerd..."I'd rather have a water buffalo take a diarrhea dump in my ear than to play this crap again."

    and thats sad. Because I like action RPGs.

    Expand this. ..!..

  • zgreenwell

    Posted Nov 29, 2007 10:26 am PT

    Two Worlds was so bad. I don't think it warrants an expansion of any kind. I feel sorry for anyone who bought it.

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