nelliegemini wrote:I don't know, I've played for 22 minutes and the game just doesn't grab me. Nothing we haven't seen before, beautiful graphics as sunnyglow said, but it's just missing something (an interactive map and a voiceover for a start!).

Sorry to be so vague but you know when a game just says to you 'draw the curtains, take the phone off the hook and give the cat a big bowl of munchies - we're here for the duration', well, I left the curtains open.

Maybe when GM is fixed I may buy as a SE, but right now no CE is worth the gamble if I can't play them once bought.

mycatluna wrote:Hello fishies!

Been out of the pond for awhile, jump back in and BANG, two collector's edition within one week again. I then anxiously looked at my calendar thinking I must have missed a holiday (in the past they have offered an extra CE as a 'holiday treat') but alas, just an ordinary Sunday.

Here's the skinny...

I don't mind a good CE. They used to be a nice treat and WHEN I had the extra cash, I was happy to purchase as I knew they would be of remarkable quality.

Enter greed.

NOW, as someone else very intelligently stated, we are looking at mass offerings of SE's cloaked as CE's with a flimsy bonus chapter thrown in. IF I am going to shell out double the money for a CE, it has to have AT MINIMUM the following attributes:

1) Voice-overs. This is a must. This means that the developer invested extra money into the game (voice-acting; scripting) which means I'm happy to invest extra money back into their game.

2) It has to have various difficulty modes and a wide-screen correction option

3) It has to be challenging enough to warrant NEEDING a strategy guide on hand. Otherwise, it's just a waste of space and my money.

4) It has to have a decent length. I am not going to pay double for a game that lasts 3 hours or less. Again, developer invest in a lengthy game, and I will invest in you.

5) The bonus chapter has to be worth the extra cost. It needs to have a decent length and provide me with some sort of bonus information or storyline that an SE wouldn't provide me.

6) It has to be innovative. Simply re-doing the same formula with different characters and locations is NOT taking the time to sit at a round-table and brainstorm new ideas. It's called cookie-cutting and it's a fast way to make a profit without having to really expend resources.

7) The graphics have to be excellent.

Now a game that delivers those bullet-points, (like the CE's used to) and my extra money will gladly be spent on your product. Anything less, and you are ripping me off and I will buy the SE when released.
Occasionally there are a few that are released that offer the above but I've grown VERY WEARY of CE's having been burned a few times.

As for this game in particular...will wait for the SE version.

TDogSky wrote:I am having a problem with the Armour and Blacksmith. It show new armour for sale but when I click on it, it gives me a message that someone must be employed at the Blacksmith to buy new armour. I do have the armour stand next to the Blacksmith shop. I have tried firing the employee and rehiring or hiring someone else but it still does not recognize the employee so I can buy new armour.