A game that wasn't on my radar and is now #1

It's a game called Two Worlds 2. I'll just go ahead and name the amazing features that have brought me to pre-order it (something I've not done in AGES). I've pre-ordered it on PC but it's out on PS3 and 360 (might get the PS3 version too).

- 25 hour SP

- 15 hour Side-quests

- 60 Square Miles of Land and sea

- Sailing

- Horses & other mounts.

- No lead platform : all being developed simulataneously with the GRACE engine

- NPCs will remember actions you've done to them. Species/races of NPCs have unique personas such as Orcs where they won't hesitate in slicing your head off.

- Morality system isn't laid out in good or evil. Your choices matter, and will have consequences but they're not determined as good/evil/neutral.

- Spend AP on anything you choose : no starting classes. You can mix and match Range with Magic, with melee as you please.

- Co-OP (Completely seperate from the SP): 8 hours and 8 players!

- Unique villages, economy, marketplace, in multiplayer (Your individual town because specialized in Swords, or leather or whatever). You defend it from bandits, invite friends, truly innovative (I'm sure other MMOs or whatever have had SOMETHING like this but It's the first I'm hearing about in a primarily SP RPG).

- 8 player PVP : Deathmatch, TDM, etc.

- Crystal Hunt Mode (MP) : a huge field where you collect crystals and you become faster and more powerful the more crystals you have. But you also become a target as if you die the person who killed you gets your crystals.

- Oculus : Kill animals and you gain a power that gives you a floating eyeball that you can control and scout ahead of you (similar to the robot in MGS4 I guess). It also has an attack depending on the different animal/creature you've killed.

- Hunting just like Red Dead Redemption.

- Dinosaurs, Ostriches, Baboons, Zombies, etc.

- Combine Spell combinations : Combine Air with Fire balls or summon with fire etc. Literally every spell "card" can be combined in very unique ways (video shows air with the environment where the anvils and barrels hit the enemies)

- Combine Armour : Break armour into parts and combine components. All items can have custom colours so you're hero will always look unique in MP!

- Capes!! OMG I think we should all be wearing capes in real life but it's such a shame that RPGs hardly ever have capes anymore : Don't get me wrong, there are SOME. A few MMOs but again... It saddens me to not see more capes/cloaks! :P

I don't work for Reality Pump, but I do wish more people would have this on their radar. The game is slightly under RRP already and if enough people buy it... you can't argue it's going to be magnificent. It's a truly multiplayer RPG! I mean... This will pretty much be the first of it's kind on this generation of consoles. Demon's Souls and WKC have MP but they're not traditional RPGs!

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Videos :

This one shows the hunting system, the open world, the unique environments, the armour, the graphics, the lighting, everything here is attention to detail (Similar to the RDR trailers)

http://www.gametrailers.com...

This is the spell system + Customization options from E3, seriously AMAZING stuff, the magic looks so fun so the combat won't really ever get boring unlike... let's be honest... every RPG out there:

Part 1 : http://www.gametrailers.com...

Part 2 : http://www.gametrailers.com...

Capes!!!, Duel-wielding, unique foggy environment. That's the thing with RPGs they do look lovely but they often re-use assets so much and randomally generate areas that the world isn't fun to explore after a while. Whereas Two Worlds 2 doesn't randomally generate anything and therefore we get really unique areas : towns, swamps, oasises, islands, forests, fields, etc.

I really love the look of the caves it's not just a generic cave with crystals or whatever it looks like it actually has a purpose. Oblivion has GREAT dungeons but they all look the same. Even ones from the main quest have nothing different except maybe extra NPCs!