On rotten beams as the enchanting Venice

I've heard of the game a while ago. Announced a thrilling RPG in the world of Game of Thrones. For more information came only sparsely. The community was torn between euphoria and resignation. To obtain a good implementation of its series between the desire and the knowledge that most movie tie-ins are botched. That tipped the scales was the developer. Cyanide Games enjoys a rather questionable reputation for their games and so was expected to be playful flop, which is geared only to profit. Similarly judged the journals. In the first previews was objectively tried the thing to get to the bottom. A Maue graphics and a usual immature technology and George RR Martins not lead only absegnende role could the expectations shrink.

The game goes on sale. Despite concerns I access. Queasy I start after installing the game. It offers me a more than worthy home screen, underlaid with the main theme is the clear view of the clear menu before atmospheric artwork. Two figures accompanied by a dog walk through a snow mountain hovered. Start. It receives a voice of Lord Varys, it initiates in the subject and I enjoy more - the games begin!
The Games? Yes, alternately take the role Mors', a brother of the Night's Watch - its companion: a dog - and Alesters, a red priest R'hollors and heir to a noble family. That the genre is thus not turned upside down, is clear to me, however, is and remains the way of implementing innovative. Because in the same manner interwoven, intertwined stories, there is ... only in novels or films. From the beginning, this game can compete with its two models to the end. The book and the series. The balancing act between play and narrative is the one who succeeds with flying colors in my eyes. Motivated I feverishly opposed the progress of the action and could hardly break away from this fast ride receiving epic. Like the book, the RPG is a game with the recipient. It pretends smashes expectations, only to create the next moment new. It disappointed at motivating way by the player is put into a feverish state: It broods over it, and is never able to continue to waive the individual steps of the plot. Take what share exactly the required anywhere on the player decisions, I can only guess, and would therefore have only mentioned, but not be included in the review.

What this will be the loser and must not go unmentioned is the technique. That it would Cyanide skillfully to get more, I presume. This is indicated not least their next work "Of Orcs and Men" back. The release pressure from the United States has prevented further fine-tuning, after all, the game had to appear simultaneously with the 2nd season, so my thesis. Yet I remain fully convinced of this game. I go so far as to call it a milestone in gaming history. And that for two reasons. First is true: It is the first game that fulfills its license obligation to such an extent that leaves open a trilogy consisting of book series and game. Avatar, the visual media darling and the masses, failed at this self-proclaimed (!) Target and Riddick whose game offshoot probably surpasses the movie, it can not for that very reason. Secondly, it is the story being told. In short, other sizes of the genre fade before that fireworks. Although a "Witcher" (I or II), "Dragon Age I", "Mass Effect" (I-III) or "Gothic" (I-III) make much well and in summa probably the most better, put comfortable so my conclusion, the focus just slightly different. This title is the ultimate story. Game of Thrones can be explained by the competition, however, force an error: it adds, as it is now standard, common or "run from A to B" quests a. Completely unnecessary, it loses to its trend-setting potential.
That games themselves are becoming increasingly similar to the film or literature, is obvious. In addition to the already mentioned Witcher- or Mass Effect parts are Uncharted or the upcoming Far Cry III indication. To differentiate here would continue between "cinematic", "narrative" or other normative benchmarks. However, a differentiated design led us far away from the actual topic.

I have to admit my first impressions made me expect the worst. That the game but a corner has more than 10 hours of play - you can hear the conversations and makes other RPGs for typical things - and can have a nicer graphics as the delivered, contributed to my love for this title at. If I just begin setting of the (German), so in turn is critical to practice. Not like in my eyes the series can convince the game across the board here. Are the main characters namely dubbed outstanding, so some side role to pass laymen are taken and that the grandiose and as concise voice actor Rob Stark equal breathes more life characters border, stands in the same wound.

For general prevailing criticism and the silence of the journals on Game of Thrones (RPG) only has so much to say - and thus also the supposed objectivity of the same: "dusty" call to the "Unreal Engine 3" related to Game of Thrones and the the case of "TERA" "beautiful," not just hit the nail on the head and points to its own unreflectedness. TERA puts indeed better by a mile, but technically it is the same source code. But that's an old also other hat that I have not only to set up the rooms and magazine giants. Here, too, could easily go into the depths.

Completely misunderstood and disappearing from the scene this game probably never be another potential as a small group of players will be able to prove. I for one would like all those who recommend buying, where a hot shiver goes by name "A Song of Ice and Fire" over the back or generally want to follow a superb history.
Those who expect different qualities in a game, I is not recommended. Expectations are likely to be disappointed: combat system with fine-tuning, bombastic graphics, open game world, (very) extensive individualization of character or opulent cutscenes.

I'm waiting for the second part, as I meet feverish also the continuation of the series!

Ps .: The game can be graphically polish heavily by Ini Tweak. The Link: [...]