Two Worlds Epic Edition: Now With Less Suck
by Andrew Podolsky on July 12, 2008 at 1:40 am
We have a dilemma here. On the one hand, we love beating down ogres and dragons and would happily do it year after year. On the other hand, we hate buggy gameplay and crippling slowdown. Fortunately it seems SouthPeak might have has found a way to minimize the glitches and maximize the ogres in their standalone expansion pack for Two Worlds, Epic Edition, due out in August.
The first game received wildly mixed reviews, ranging from a respectable score of 7.0 (ok, that was me) to a not-so-respectable “fecal doughnut” comparison. It was a fair game, marred by terrible glitches that were somewhat addressed in a patch several months after launch.
Still, even with the patch, multiplayer in Two Worlds was not the “MMO lite” that was promised ahead of time. Trying to play the game over XBL was nearly impossible, as slowdown and crashes made even the simplest fetch quests seem like an epic mess.
In the Epic Edition expansion, expect to find more multiplayer quests, a new town where players can fight online in an arena, and magical PvP competitions. And for a budget $20, it’s likely to snag a few budget-conscious adventurers who don’t mind if their horse gets stuck in an occasional rock.
My personal favorite moment from the original Two Worlds? Snagging a town’s sacred stone, which destroys the town’s defenses and lets the ogres take over, so you have to fight your way out. See, Two Worlds wasn’t all bad– there were some good ideas in there, you just had to look past the game’s technical flaws. If all these issues have been addressed, there’s no reason why Two Worlds can’t work the second time around.
Update: There’s been some confusion about whether this is a sequel or merely a stand-alone expansion. The answer is that a real sequel, called Temptation, is due out in November, but a few months ago it was incorrectly reported that Temptation would be an expansion pack for the original Two Worlds. The Epic Edition contains the original game, plus two new modes, for a budget price. From the press release:
Two Worlds: Epic Edition will contain the original game and the add-ons “Tainted Blood” and “Curse of Souls”, putting the massive world of Antaloor and countless hours of adventuring into one tremendous package. The original Two Worlds gave players a huge world and hundreds of adventures to undertake. The expanded content of Epic Edition adds over 70 online quests, eight new multiplayer maps, an innovative player-versus-player challenge where opponents battle to control magical orbs within a variety of arenas, and introduces the town of Tharnburg where players can train their warriors in various skills and challenge other players to combat in the Gladiator District’s huge arena.
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on July 12, 2008 9:31 am
it’s not a horrible game. technical problems aside, online is just boring as all hell.
ok I’m confused, is this separate from the announced two worlds temptation sequel? is it also for 360? anything being added to the single player?
on July 12, 2008 9:49 am
This information isn’t on http://www.southpeakgames.com or http://www.2-worlds.com/, http://www.warcry.com/news/view/84969-Two-Worlds-Epic-Edition-to-be-Released claims its the main game and two not really expansion add on’s packaged together.
I don’t understand why your calling it an expansion or a sequel, it doesn’t really have any new content.
on July 12, 2008 12:45 pm
Added some new information in an update. Hope this helps to clarify things.
on July 12, 2008 1:39 pm
ok I’m sorry but this is just stupid, tainted blood and cursed souls have been out on xbox live for awhile.
Version 1.7 on the pc edition includes tainted blood, it says on there forum (http://board.zuxxez.com/showthread.php?t=31795) that cursed souls will be available later this year for pc.
This epic edition only includes those two add-on’s which are multiplayer content only. If you currently own two worlds on pc just patch it.
The epic edition is a sham, there is no new content and the game won’t see any improvements. This announcement reeks and seems misleading and utterly pointless.
The regular version can be had for under $10 (360 or pc) and I picked up the collectors for 360 brand new for $22.
on July 12, 2008 3:59 pm
I don’t know, maybe it’s good for people who don’t have their Xbox 360s online (and can’t download the expansion packs or patches). Although if they’re offline what’s the point of buying new multiplayer content… you’re right, this reeks of double dippin’.