Game On: "Looking for something to tinker with between tromping around Northrend and eviscerating mole rats? How about the new demo for the grand followup to the old 1990s Realms of Arkania series, Drakensang?
Realms of Arkania? You know, Sir-tech Software's DOS-based computer roleplaying trilogy based on the German pen and paper game Das Schwarze Auge ("The Dark Eye"). Ring any bells? Don't confuse the English translation of Das Schwarze Auge with inSCAPE's similarly titled The Dark Eye, an adventure-horror game with creepy puppets narrated by the late William S. Burroughs. No relation to the German RPG."
Nerd Rock from the Sun writes: "There are only two rules right now, but I might make up others as I go along.
"First, I need to really role-play my character — as best as I can, at least.
"Second, if the character dies he (or she) stays dead, because that’s just how life is. No reloads whatsoever. Which might make for a very short or a very long game, depending on how things go."
dtp Entertainment has revealed that ValuSoft will be releasing a "Complete Saga" bundle pack that includes Drakensang: The Dark Eye, Drakensang: The River of Time, and Drakensang: Philleason's Secret.
Kalypso Media has announced that Demonicon will be using German pen-and-paper roleplaying game The Dark Eye's sourcebook and ruleset, and will be renamed The Dark Eye: Demonicon. The Dark Eye has long been the German equivalent of Dungeons & Dragons, debuting in 1984.
