History Main / TwoWorlds

* {{Wutai}}: [[FlatWhat Which has European architecture and is inhabited by black people.]]

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Instead of the asian-themed monsters you might expect, the secon game's {{wutai}} island inexplicably has velociraptors roaming the forests.

** There's a somewhat incoherent ghost who babbles about, among other things, [[GhostBusters crossing a stream]], much to the protagonist's confusion.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: the Groms are just your staple goblins. In the Part One their totem poles are even called Goblin Totems.

** There's another sidequest that involves getting rid of the ghosts of some annoying imperial toll collectors...who happen to be medieval [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of the [[MarxBrothers Marx Bros.]] It also contains mild Ghostbuster references - the Groucho Expy says "If you don't pay the toll, you can't [[CrossingTheStreams cross the stream]]" (to which your character replies "''What'' stream?" - the area you're in is almost bone dry), and when you enact your plan to exorcise them (trick them into following you into a nearby room with a mirror so that they look into it, realize they're dead and pass on), they refer to themselves as the Scoleri brothers, after the ghostly gangster brothers from Ghostbusters 2.

* Playing With Fire: Fire magic is a school in this game

* InvisibleWall: in spite of being a WideOpenSandbox, the Part Two has its fair share of them. Sometimes it's justified by the plot, but most of the times you'll be just teleported back if you manage to set foot in a location you weren't meant to.

** Averted in TW2.

** When confronted by the ghost of a formerly defeated foe, you make a comment to the effect of [[XMenOriginsWolverine "I thought I'd try cutting off your head, see if that works."]]

* ValuesDissonance: In the Part Two, the hero may play a big game hunter, happily shooting cheetahs and rhinos in the savannah. Keeping the rare species rare, aren't we?

** Another, somewhat more successful try to do something about that is the New Ashos University in the Part Two.

* ItGotWorse: Regardless of the ending you picked in the first game, it only got worse by the second

** Averted in the PartTwo

* Necromancy combines several parts Poisonous Person,
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: main quest line in both parts. It leads basically to unleashing the real BadOne into the world. Not that the hero [[{{ButThouMust}} had much choice]] in Part One. In Part Two he just doesn't know the hidden agenda of the Prophet.

* SelfDeprecation: Sordahans Journey

** [[{{Ghostbusters}} "Are You A God?" "No." "Then Die."]] [[DeadpanSnarker "I'd like to change my answer."]]

** When confronted by the ghost of a formerly defeated foe, you make a comment to the effect of [[XMenOriginsWolverine I thought I'd try cutting off your head, see if that works.]]

* SwampsAreEvil: the whole Chapter III in the second game.

* UnwinnableByMistake: Many spawn points are located just outside towns. It's very easy to for the soldiers - at the start of the game, strong enough to pretty much OneHitKO you - to chase you until they're standing over the spawn point, and simply kill you over and over and over again.

* WhereItAllBegan: The final chapter of the game two.

* Making A Splash: Water magic exists as a school but actually is only ice magic i.e An Ice Person

* Dishing Out Dirt: One of the schools of magic is earth

* Blow You Away: Air magic is used in the game and is combined with lightning magic i.e. Shock And Awe

* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Orcs (subverted by the second game) and Groms

* Necromancy combines several parts Poisonous Person,

** This game SERIOUSLY had a lot of potential. The first part takes place in Northern Antaloor, which was just recently shaken by a bunch of sleezy jerkasses who took control of the region via political intrigue and imposed a bunch of laws the populace hates. The main quest of that area involves a lot of political intrigue and the like that could have been fleshed out and given more overall depth. In the South, there's a lot of tension and concern over the invading Orc armies, and in fact when you get to the capital city of Cathalon, you can see siege machines being set up across the river by Orcs. Once again, the epic potential of this stock Fantasy trope is epically wasted because, all in all, you don't really even do too much to help end the war. Seriously, had Southpeak actually had people smarter than retarded orangutans for writers, Two Worlds could've been quite a game.

* [[RatedMForManly Rated T for Testosterone]]

* {{Hatedom}}: One has arisen due mostly to the [[SmallNameBigEgo overblown self-image]] of the folks at Southpeak Studios. On the other hand, most people just find think the game is too funny to actually hate.

Contrary to popular opinion the game was not developed by Southpeak but by the polish studio Reality Pump. The PC version was very well received in Germany, possibly to to the success of the Gothic franchise.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Tolkein Orcs

* AccidentalInnuendo: The evil force is called ''The Taint''.

* MemeticMolester: Lucius Darx

* NarmCharm: In the first game.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: While not quite a GREAT game, Two Worlds II is a big improvement over the first one.
* SmallNameBigEgo: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C8tiIKWLP4 "Most epic rpg ever" my ass.]]
* SoBadItsGood: Imagine if you will an impossibly buggy (as in, "often freezes up entirely when you die" buggy) third-person ''Oblivion'' ripoff with a hero who runs around like he's got a load in his pants. No jump animation. One attack animation, maybe two if you count that goofy figure-eight swing he does. Send him out into the woods to fight bears and wolves in his quest to save [[strike:two worlds]] one world while spouting ''the'' worst one-liners ever and talking to peasants who mispronounce every other word. A lot of this has to do with the massive amounts of NarmCharm present in the game.

* AffectionateParody: One could see this game as a parody of the concept behind TheElderScrolls.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Orcs and Groms.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Okay, the quality of the game is arguable, but the entire soundtrack is unbelievably epic. The title theme alone is worth a few listens.
* DeadpanSnarker: In the sequel, the main character, very much so.

* ItGotWorse: Amazingly enough, a sequel is soon to be released. The initial press release was essentially an open apology for the first game.

* MissFanservice: Kira, which is [[{{Squick}} really weird because she is your character's sister.]]
* NarmCharm
* ObviouslyEvil: The Orcs are obviously evil due to being, well, Orcs. Their human allies are obviously evil due to their eerie voices and [[FacelessMooks face-concealing masks.]]

* SoBadItsGood: Imagine if you will an impossibly buggy (as in, "often freezes up entirely when you die" buggy) third-person ''Oblivion'' ripoff with a hero who runs around like he's got a load in his pants. No jump animation. One attack animation, maybe two if you count that goofy figure-eight swing he does. Send him out into the woods to fight bears and wolves in his quest to save [[strike:two worlds]] one world while spouting ''the'' worst one-liners ever and talking to peasants who mispronounce every other word.
** A lot of this has to do with the massive amounts of NarmCharm present in the game.