King's Bounty: Crossworlds released.. Who has it?

[Elcs]

Update: Crossworlds was released on 17th Sept 2010.

Having played it for a few hours over the two mini-campaigns and thoroughly enjoying it, I was wondering if anyone else had gotten their hands on this marvellous game and their opinions on it so far.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/63910/

All pre-orders receive a free copy of King's Bounty: The Legend which CAN BE gifted to a friend.

About the Game

King’s Bounty: Crossworlds is the expansion for the famous King's Bounty: Armored Princess role-playing game. The new release in the series will include the “Orcs on the March” expansion, the two new independent campaigns “Champion of the Arena” and “Defender of the Crown” and a convenient editor with help system. This editor will allow you to create additional content for the game and alter it in any way you wish. King’s Bounty: Crossworlds requires King`s Bounty: Armored Princess installed on your PC!

Key Features

• Orcs on the March – extensive update to the original King’s Bounty: Armored Princess
• New creatures to slay or use in combat
• 70 new items, 8 new item sets, including one for the pet dragon and 3 component artifacts.
• 7 new quests allow players to continue their journey
• 50 new abilities and skills
• 13 new spells
• Game Editor for King's Bounty: Armored Princess

I've already pre-ordered my copy. It unlocks in 3 days and 21 hours time.

Cannot wait!!!

 

[zebano]

sweet! Now if only I had time to finish KB:TL and KB:AP.

 

[rivan]

Is it not sold by itself?

I'm not browsing on a machine with steam installed, but I only see it for sale in one of two packages: one with KB:TL, and one with KB:TL and KB:AP.

I already have KB:TL?

 

[Elcs]

Is it not sold by itself?

I'm not browsing on a machine with steam installed, but I only see it for sale in one of two packages: one with KB:TL, and one with KB:TL and KB:AP.

I already have KB:TL?

All pre-orders receive a free copy of King's Bounty: The Legend to use OR to gift away.

It IS giftable

 

[Worthington]

really? My check out options are telling me pretty up front that I will NOT recieve an extra copy of KB:TL

 

[Elcs]

really? My check out options are telling me pretty up front that I will NOT recieve an extra copy of KB:TL

Indeed they do. I saw it and screenshotted both the 'Pre-order Offer' screen and the 'Checkout' screen prior to purchase, just in case.

However, once I had purchased it, I definitely had a KB:TL gift and I've already sent it out.

(That's why I popped it in the first post and bolded it)

 

[Worthington]

weird. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Elcs]

Title and opening post updated.

Now that Crossworlds has been released, do you have it? If not, why not?

What do you make of it? I've only dabbled into the two mini campaigns but I am thoroughly enjoying them.

 

[Feneant2]

I thought the game was 10$ initially? I went to buy it but it's 20$ now so I have to wait until a Steam sale

 

[skace]

I have it but haven't started playing it yet.

 

[Elcs]

I thought the game was 10$ initially? I went to buy it but it's 20$ now so I have to wait until a Steam sale

Steam messed up.

They put the wrong price up AND released it early... they then corrected their mistake quite quickly.

 

[Borealis7]

this isnt much of an expansion, as AP was. i dont see it as adding much...

KB2 plz.

 

[rivan]

this isnt much of an expansion, as AP was. i dont see it as adding much...

KB2 plz.

This.

It should be $10.

The editor is rough, and two of the three new campaigns are very short. The third 'new campaign' is simply AP with some additional stuff sprinkled throughout the world (so far, anyway - I'm only on my third island).

 

[KaOTiK]

this isnt much of an expansion, as AP was. i dont see it as adding much...

KB2 plz.

AP was a sequal, an entire game where as crossworlds is an expansion pack for AP. KB2 is AP.

 

[Elcs]

Whilst I found both new mini-campaigns to be rather short, they are most definitely not easy or boring.

Each fight throwing up a unique challenge and very limiting in your choice of monsters making the old "auto-win" unit types more difficult to obtain and utilise.

As for the main campaign, I am still to start that. I can't wait though Despite the fact it will be my third playthrough of AP, I am most happy to play it through again.

Seriously I don't understand all of this 'wah wah' whinging around the net about Crossworlds. KB is the best and most recent game of it's type, it looks good and plays good. Any additional content should be welcomed with open arms, not crapped upon from a great height because it's not a brand new game with a full story.