Just about done with The Witcher 2 (2 playthroughs) and I've still got that itch for a story-driven RPG. Just ordered a dirtcheap copy of Venetica for PC.
 
Now you PC RPG diehards... will Venetica scratch my itch?

It was an enjoyable romp when I played it, but totally forgettable. Dunno what will happen if you fire it up straight after The Witcher 2, hope you're able to clear your head before starting.

Dont do that to yourself, you will regret it.

Hm. Just don't compare it to The Witcher 2. Other than that, it's not really a bad game.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Played the Prologue. Killed the first Boss. Entered Venice.
 
First I got angry. First quest was bugged. Hotfix installed. In a foul mood. Incessantly called Scarlett a whore for the first half hour of play. Laughed at the low production values. Laughable animations and plain bad VOs. Then leveled-up the first couple of times. Nice pacing. Lots of fighting. I like it.
 
Won me over pretty quickly. Looking forward to tomorrow's session. Venetica is much better than its first impression. Gonna be loads of fun.

Interesting. I was considering it, but the QL turned me off on it.
 
Have you tried Risen perhaps? I have that on the shelf, still unopened. Need to get around to it sometime.

only if you ask her to. 

  @valrog said:

@SlasherMan: Risen is an incredible game. If you're a Gothic fan (Gothic, Arcania does not qualify as a Gothic game), I'm sure you will love it, as it's basically a spiritual successor to Gothic II. Also, I see you like The Witcher, and it's similar in the way that it doesn't hold your hand, so I think you will enjoy it. Give it a try.

Interesting. I was considering it, but the QL turned me off on it.

@SlasherMan said:

Interesting. I was considering it, but the QL turned me off on it.

Ryan has a way of making you turned off by anything he's playing. For example, he wasn't even using the combo system in the QL meaning it took him like a dozen hits to kill an enemy instead of 3. Don't *ever* let a Ryan QL influence your purchasing decision. He's a cool guy and all, but he often has no genuine interest in whatever he's playing and does a terrible job of demoing it.  Venetica is a fine game with a few rough edges and you should be able to have a good time with it as long as you know what you're getting into. It isn't anything like those hardcore PC RPGs and really just an action-adventure with an inconsequential leveling system -- so keep that in mind.

Do not get the game. Its quite bad. Controls like crap. Has bad voice acting. The story is stupid at times. Its a budget title for a reason 

Do not get the game. Its quite bad. Controls like crap. Has bad voice acting. The story is stupid at times. Its a budget title for a reason 

Risen 2 does look quite good, I've been following the game since it was announced. I found the first for 20 bucks and enjoyed it, while accepting it's flaws. Namely the low production values. BUT, I actually found the voicing in that game quite good and humourous.  
 
If you're really looking for something special you need to play the new edition of Divinity 2 that just came out, Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga. It's a remastered edition of both Ego Draconis and Flames of Vengeance bundled into one game. It optimizes the game technically (it's such a beautiful looking game now), fixes so many bugs, and makes the storyline something you'd actually want to play through instead of that bullshit cliffhanger they leave you with in vanilla Ego Draconis. I played it on 360 and had a blast, I'd imagine it's much better on PC too. Even the 360 version looked gorgeous.

You should at least buy her dinner before you ask her to "scratch your itch". 

Play Two Worlds II instead.

Have you played Divinity 2 ?  

Have you played  Divinity 2 ?  

@SlasherMan: 

Having finally gotten around to playing it (renting from gamefly & glad I didn't buy it in the store when seeing it on sale for under $20), I'd recommend other average looking fantasy RPG's played lately (Two Worlds 2 or Sacred2) over this. At least with those 2 RPG sequels, the worlds are expansive enough & while the writing is rather average, there's plenty in the game while Venetica seems quite more linear/limited with some bad controls/camera.

Why isn't this game on Steam I wonder?