New Two Worlds game due in 2012, blog comment reveals

Here's the shoo-in for today's Unlikeliest Venue for New Game Announcement: in the comments of a Destructoid article about accusations of TopWare trying to manipulate review scores of Two Worlds 2, TopWare marketing director James Seaman indirectly confirmed the existence of a third Two Worlds.

Okay, a little context. The original article presents allegations from various sources that TopWare PR contacted sites requesting review scores be raised, or threatening to blacklist them if scores weren't. Seaman responded to these allegations in several comments, in general attributing the problems to misunderstandings.

And responding to a criticism about the game's actual quality from another commenter, Seaman said that "We are trying to do a better job every time and have brought in a brand new 3D modeling, animation and CG team for the next Two Worlds game coming out in 2012."

Some companies use press releases, some companies use stage presentations. TopWare opted for the blog comment.

Reader Comments (30)

Oh no, if I were a media outlet, I wouldn't want to be blacklisted by TopWare, maker of such fine games as.......uh......hmm. Nevermind.

Another example of Topware's poor business practices.

South Peak needs to shut Topware up and let PR do their...well..PR.

@Magnalon Southpeak is the absolute worst they have no right to tell anyone anything, ever.

I'd pay people for fake reviews all the time as a publisher seeing how the gaming press has absolutely no credibility what-so-ever and every publisher knows it. None.

@Magnalon

Are you aware of SouthPeak's history? They're even worse than Topware. Do a search on Joystiq and you'll see. They've screwed multiple developers out of funds they were owed.

@Jack Kevorkian

Sadly I must agree with you Jack. You are spot on.

Just like everything else TopWare has done, this announcement comes amateur and half-assed.

@wcarnation Two Worlds 2 actually works believe it or not and is enjoyable.

@Jack Kevorkian

Meh... I could barely make it through the tutorial. The voice acting is incredibly bad. It sounds like people just reading lines without any context or emotion. And the character make this motion where they stick their hands out to the side while they talk over and over and over. Got on my nerves. Ive heard people game gets better later on, but I didn't have the patience to get there. Maybe in the summer.

@Vidikron

I'm in "The Swallows" and I disagree. The main character actually sounds good this time around. He has a Christian Bale tone, which I dig. He's a no BS, sarcastic a-hole. The rest of the acting is hit or miss, but so goes with the territory. Many praised Bethesda releases have some characters that sound truly awful. Not every character's actor can hit a homerun, sadly. Overall, though, it's about on par with more high profile fantasy RPG titles.

@Vidikron

It's a shame you quit playing because the game starts to improve very shortly after the tutorial. I agree that it makes a poor first impression but an hour or two of patience pays off in spades. Some voice acting is bad but most of it is acceptable. Nice landscapes, smooth engine, amusing side quests, fun crafting...there's much to like. I will concur that the cutscenes are terrible, however.

@Warden72

That's what everyone who sticks with the game seems to be saying. I'll probably go back to it at some point.

In my desperate need for Skyrim i finally gave up and bought TW2 from Steam.
After 20 minutes I got really depressed and turned it off. Skyrim I want you. Now.

@andgreen

Skyrim looks great, no doubt, but if it's anything like Oblivion, I won't even last 20 minutes. Morrowind was great, Oblivion was not. Such a huge, huge disappointment. I'm glad Bethesda ditched Gamebryo for Skyrim. What a janky engine that was. Truly awful.

@KungFuChaosNinja

well... for me Oblivion just had that something that made me WANT to explore the world and solve the quests... TW2 have that special something that makes me want to turn off my computer and read a book instead.
But hey... a lot of people thought Eragon was a good fantasy movie too... all I'm trying to say is different strokes for different folks.

Hopefully this game isn't complete garbage like the first one. It truely was the biggest waste of time in my entire life.

*Snort* .....Seaman....hehehehe.

Who keeps giving them money?

@Playace

People that buy their games, like me.

While Two Worlds was awful, it sold a ton of units.

And Two Worlds 2 is great, and it's sold over 1 million in Europe, and some more since it launched in the US.

Is this game worth getting?

I'm waiting for it to hit the bargain bin in any case. Which should happen soon, according to my complex calculations.

@Pure Black World Tendency

I wouldn't hold my breath.

Why does the release date on the right say "Available now" when the game is scheduled for launch in 2012?

anotherone? really?

@unverified

Why not? Two Worlds II was a vast improvement and most gamers are enjoying their time with it. Reality Pump shows their dedication to improving the franchise. Why needlessly bash someone or something that is trying so hard? You know you don't need to play it, right? Just go on your merry way, friend. We don't all want Call of Duty or Halo. Some of us like these deep and rich European RPG titles.

Two Worlds 2 is most excellent. Such a huge step up from the awful first game.

I will continue to buy Reality Pump's games after Two Worlds II. They deserve out money. However, I will continue to trash Topware, Zuxxez, and SouthPeak. Crappy, crappy companies. It's too bad Reality Pump has to deal with them. :(

Well, here's an underappreciated gem: http://www.earth2160.com

Hire someone to make the games fun- the second one is missing that quality.

@Duke

I've gotten 40 hours of fun out of it so far. Reality Pump got it right, my friend.

Still chuckling at Seaman. How could you not change that last name?

This game is actually pretty good...no joke....

...and this is coming from somebody that *hated* the first game....hell I still do.

The Two Worlds series: a sound argument against the existence of a loving god.

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New Two Worlds game due in 2012, blog comment reveals

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Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:38PM PercyChuggs said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:46PM Magnalon said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:54PM Jack Kevorkian said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:21PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 8:30AM Knight Marquise said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:54PM wcarnation said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:54PM Jack Kevorkian said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 6:03PM Vidikron said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:17PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 10:08PM Warden72 said

Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 3:05PM Vidikron said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:55PM andgreen said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:08PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 4:08AM andgreen said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 5:56PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 6:01PM xJimmeh said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 6:43PM Playace said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:10PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 6:57PM Pure Black World Tendency said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:11PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 6:58PM UK31337 said

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Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:13PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 21st 2011 7:07PM KungFuChaosNinja said

Posted: Feb 22nd 2011 1:33AM Unvrfd said

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