Gestern rauchten die Köpfe: Über 100 Einsendungen haben dtp/ANACONDA und Entwickler Radon Labs zum Community Contest zu Das Schwarze Auge: Drakensang erhalten, über 100 Mal bewiesen Gamer ihre Kreativität.

Am gestrigen Donnerstag fand nun, unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit, die Sitzung der Jury, bestehend aus Radon Labs- und dtp/ANACONDA-Mitarbeitern, statt – nun werden die Gewinner gekürt.

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dtp wird Drakensang im 2. Quartal 2008 veröffentlichen.

The new Drakensang homepage has been launched: Drakensang – The Dark Eye: Launch of new home page Hamburg, 2nd November, 2007 – You will now see the brand new, shiny home page for the forthcoming new Das Schwarze Auge PC game, Drakensang, at: www.drakensang.de. RPG players and those who want to immerse themselves in the RPG gaming world can now obtain detailed information on the game, including screenshots, trailers and much more. Drakensang brings back epic party-based RPG gameplay in a breathtakingly detailed world, based on one of the world’s biggest pen & paper franchises. With incredible eye for detail, the world of Aventuria comes alive on the PC in state-of-the-art 3D graphics that bring to life the epic vistas and stunning variety of this one-of-a-kind fantasy world. Drakensang: The Dark Eye is the first PC adaptation of Germany’s most popular and long-standing pen & paper RPG franchise in 10 years. In the last twenty years a thriving community of millions has grown, as the fantasy universe of Aventuria has been expanded in books, board and computer games.

So far it all looks decent to good, but the real question of quality depends on something we can't take a closer look at yet: the dialogue, the storyline, the quests. If these live up to the promised high standards, this game will be one to watch, if these don't, the whole game will be somewhat forgettable as the rest offers nothing new or special.


But for us, the English-speaking market, we also have to wait until they announce a publisher for NA and the rest of Europe. It does not seem to be a high priority for the company, which automatically builds the fear that we'll have a terrible localisation, with bad voiceovers and annoying mistranslations.


This game is one too watch, but it's worth waiting to see how the above issues are dealt with before getting really interested. For those who just can't wait for an American (or English) release, the game is due out in Germany in Q1 2008.