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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Video Game Deal of the Day

Amazon's Video Game Deal of the Day is a $3.95 download of Two Worlds, by Southpeak. You can also order the PC edition at the same price and get it on DVD (free shipping with Prime) or the Standard XBox edition for $12.98 and a Collector's PC/Mac edition at $12.23. Looks like they are clearing out some overstock (but not of the XBox Collector's edition), but most of the editions show good reviews.

Book Description
300 years after Aziraal has been banished, a brother and sister are drawn into the conflict which has flared up between the Orcs and the free world. Kyra, the hero's younger sister, suddenly disappears in mysterious circumstances. The hero, a bounty hunter, searches throughout Antaloor for her. His quests take him to the far-off reaches of the continent. Constantly on the alert for a clue as to her whereabouts, he keeps his eyes and ears open during his travels. The mercenary jobs he gets are not just for collecting information; he also receives gold for these tasks and he must have gold to continue his search. 

However, it's not always easy to find tasks that pay - he even has to gain a reputation with certain groups before they'll even think of entrusting a tricky task to him. After many weary months of searching, he finally gets his first clue - a mysterious letter that tells him to make for the mountainous region of the far north. As luck would have it, he has also heard of a possible job in the village of Komorin in Thalmont and that's on his route - so it's the open road for him again. The villagers in Komorin can also count themselves lucky that they've actually found a mercenary to help them with their problem - most of the young and capable men have gone to help fight the Orcs in the south. The Thalmont government hasn't helped much either - officialdom says it can't spare the time for other problems when they have rebels to deal with... 

Thus begins the story of Two Worlds - one mercenary arrives alone in Thalmont, a wild mountainous region totally unfamiliar to him. Will he succeed in finding his sister?

  • Journey even deeper into the world of Antaloor with over 90 new quests and eight new multiplayer maps
  • Determine the fate of strife-torn land of Antaloor in dynamic, open-ended RPG gameplay
  • Endless character customization options include four distinctive classes, a complex alchemy system, and thousands of unique item drops
  • Build your character's reputation with intelligent, networked systems of guilds and secret societies to unlock a deep, rich gaming experience
  • Wide range of multiplayer options let you to test your character's might in gripping PvP duels in Arena mode or solve a series of exhilarating quests as allies