Meta:Two Worlds II
Two Worlds II is a computer role-playing game to be developed by Reality Pump and published by TopWare Interactive for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. It is a sequel to the 2007 game Two Worlds. It is to be released January 25th, 2011 in North America and was released 21st October in the UK and Australia. Pre-ordered games will feature new equipment as well as uploading a past file for money and armor, pets, etc.
Originally, there was Two Worlds: The Temptation, which was to be the second expansion to the first game, but it quickly grew much larger than originally intended and a full scale sequel was born: Two Worlds II. This enabled the developers to expand the narrative even further and it was decided that a new more sophisticated engine, GRACE™, would also improve gameplay.
This new engine allows developing for both PC and console simultaneously. It also has all the bells and whistles today's gamers have come to expect. Beautiful landscapes, unique locations, realistic physics are all part of this new vision of the game. The developers have also hinted that players can expect competitive multiplayer as well as cooperative gameplay.
Once again, the player will be playing as a human, the hero, but the levelling up process will allow players to either specialize or diversify their skills by allocating points to the various skills available. There is no forcing into a particular class at the beginning of the game, the player character develops as the game progresses.
Template:HeadingA Five years have passed since the dramatic events in Antaloor brought the whole world to the edge of the abyss... and the hero's strength is finally exhausted. He is a prisoner in the dark dungeons of Gandohar's castle and any hopes he has of saving his sister seem to have vanished along with his freedom. In spite of a self-sacrificing battle against evil, the twins were separated and Kyra is now under the influence of a powerful magic spell from which there is no escape. Evil influences are attempting to awake the slumbering powers of an old generation in order to dominate all of Antaloor, and the hero is powerless to do anything about it...
However, just as his despair has reached its lowest ebb, a faint ray of hope appears from a completely unexpected direction. The hated Orcs have put together a rescue squad and the hero is amazed when they free him from the chains of his tormentors. Still sceptical about this new-found truce between two races which have always been deadly enemies, the hero once again finds himself confronted by a completely new situation... now he has to find out why the Orcs helped him - and learn as much as he can about their mysterious leader, the legendary Dragon Queen. She is both beautiful and mysterious - but the hero must trust her if he has to have his long-planned revenge. So he starts out on a dangerous journey through a land desecrated by evil - a journey he hopes will shed some light on Gandohar's dark past and help him find a weak point in the defenses of this powerful Mage... only then can he finally rescue his sister, Kyra.
Gandohar's palace, with its brooding and menacing atmosphere, is only one of the many fascinating locations which await the player's avatar. Two of these locations are the craggy island of the Dragon Queen with its dark catacombs and mysterious ruined temple, and the twin desert cities, Hatmandor and Cheznaddar. Hatmandor is a flourishing centre of trade, but Cheznaddar has seen better times, and is a magnet for those who prefer to skulk in the darkness. Players will fall under the spell of many more locations and the adventures associated with them - just two of the many sites are the fascinating Asian world of New Ashos and the legendary Veneficus University, where the most powerful Mages impart their knowledge to eager students. And a visit to the small village of Conney and the colony of Tir Geal in the depths of the swamps will reveal helpful secrets from Gandohar's dark past.
Many characters with colorful background stories inject their own particular brand of living, breathing vitality into this world; characters like Ed Teal, for example, the most infamous and cunning pirate ever to have sailed Antaloor's seas. Even the less spectacular characters, like Lawrence Lexington have so much charisma that players are drawn deep into the world of Antaloor again and again.
All these locations and characters - and the adventures that are closely linked to them - enable players to embark on a journey into Antaloor's past, which is closely linked with the past of the hero. And many a surprise will come to light before the ultimate battle for the fate of the world commences...