Two Worlds - Xbox 360

Of course, often a game that may speak to one player, might not speak to another player. I believe that this game gets so many bad reviews because people expect it to be amazing from the start while it takes a little while to understand the game and see it's beauty. Many people are spoiled by the Oblivion, where you are told step by step where to go and what to do, whereas in this game, you have to use your head once in a while.GAMEPLAYFor me, the game had a lot of fun (I never re-play game more than once but with the Two Worlds I replayed it twice). Unlike Oblivion, where missions seemed monotone, in Two Worlds missions seemed diverse and engaging. Sure, if you follow only the main quests, the game might feel a bit blunt. However, the game has a lot of side missions - all you have to do is to find a person with a purple diamond shape in front of him and talk to him for him or her to ask you to do something for them. Then you either bring something for them, kill the foes that disrupt their lives, or help them negotiate the way out of the problems. You can also join different factions and get the missions from them. Even though you are not guided through each quest step-by-step, with the use of the map, they are easy to follow and complete.ENVIRONMENTSpeaking of the map - it is darkened and, if you go anywhere, your path is being lightened, which makes it very easy to see if you've been to the area already or how to get out of where you just came from. Unlike Oblivion, the world is twice as vast and, trust me, you will need a horse (they are free and everywhere). If you like to explore and discover things, this game is for you. If you wander around enough, you might find the most magnificent locations and caves to explore. Unlike Oblivion, the environments in Two Worlds seem very realistic. Not just the graphics but the feel of nature makes you feel that you are in the real world.THINGS TO DOGame gives you a lot to do. You get paid in both money and experience, so you can build your character and your stash. I had a lot of fun selling my loot to the vendors and then looking for the right items to buy to make my weapon and weapons merge-upgrades possible. Unlike Oblivion, you can stash your stuff in any container you want and everything would stay there forever. You can have a lot of fun with alchemy - unlike Oblivion, you may create potions that are useful and permanent (ingredients can be purchased or collected - like certain grasses, for example). You can buy or earn magic spells and use them as well (my favorite one is re-animation spell, which allows you to bring dead or killed characters back to life - helps with you conscience, you know).COMBATThe combat system is simplistic but fun; and learning the "jump back" technique early on helps you fight even the most horrible giants like trolls and dragons without them hurting you. The game does not accommodate your level - you have to choose which enemy you fight when you are level 1 and which enemy to leave for later until you are level 10 and have a better weapon.WEAPONSBoth weapons and armor are very diverse and you can make yourself look like whatever you want. Certain enemies are better to fight with particular weapons - experimentation makes it fun choosing whether to use a club, a sword, the double swords, or a spear and which magic to embellish it with. More of all, many weapons and pieces of armor have extra abilities that can improve your strength, combat, or protection.AFTERTHOUGHTGive the game a chance. I'll admit, in the beginning I accidentally wandered into a wrong dangerous area, got frustrated, and wanted to quit playing the game. But, later, I could not stop playing it and, I am sure, you won't be able as well. Plus, with a price it is today, how can you go wrong?Enjoy

As other reviewers mention, the upstart of this game is infinitely frustrating. XBox 360 users have grown to expect Oblivion-like usability and logic. Unfortunately, the strengths of Two Worlds are completely eclipsed by the poorly written guidebook (the 360 version still has references to spacebars!), the painful UI, and the less-than-stellar voice acting. Once you've played the game for a while and the terrible interface becomes second nature, the joy of the game (that was always percolating below) surfaces.I'm actually finding this game to be more *fun* than Oblivion. I like that it encourages Morrowind-style exploring. The potion making is compelling and the gear is varied. I love that you can combine like items to make leveled versions. I also like, as some reviewers have mentioned, that the world doesn't level with you. I enjoy returning to areas that were too difficult for me as a new character and handily defeating the enemies with my leveled self.The fact that you can't initially customize the look of you character quickly matters very little. Once you don a good helm, you'll barely be able to see your face.Overall, I find the game infinitely satisfying. I love that I haven't been able to find a guide book and that I remain generally confused about many aspects of the game. Those unknowns lead to a lot of satisfying discoveries at every turn.

the way you can upgrade weapons with duplicates of your weapons is rather nice, and being able to enchant said weapons with effects is even better! there's a large world to explore and screw around in and some rather cool armors to try on. in my opinion its a great fantasy game!

The graphics are horrible, the quests are impossible to figure out or so easy they are boring, and the entire idea is a waste of money.

This game might be ugly but it's actually fun especially if you can get past the graphics and performance of the game. I'm playing the game on Hard mode at the moment, Hard mode causes you to have to restart your save point if you die, so I recommend you save frequently.Same weapon types can be fused together to make better weapons, they can also be magic enhanced with gems.I find the Warrior class the most fun. In this game you can kill a Grom which has over 6000hp from lvl 1 you just have to dodge and attack for about an hour. This is a simple game but it's fun finding the best armor and weapons.

The graphics and voice acting are not that great, but the game play is well worth it. Open world, lots of quests, crafting and skills. Put a good 60+ hours into this game. Never tried the online, so my review is based just on the offline.

A clunky game to play, would not recommend.

The game show poor graphic for a Xbox 360 game it look a PS2 or Xbox graphic, the control are average, but the game is interesting.

Not as good as Fable but not bad