I already finished DKS once and since I have a bunch of time, I decided to play again. But this time I read all the stuff and try to find all secrets. And of course I chose another class - first time I was a pure mage (most points go to INT/SPR), now I'm the pure warrior (STR/VIT). Right now I ran thru all Broken Valley to Maxos Temple and just want to share some thoughts about things, that you might find during the second playthrough.
1. IMO warrior is WAY easier to play for, than mage. You just Rush Attack anyone, Whirlwind and kick all around with best weapons available. Seriously, I had tough fights couple times tops. Super easy comparing to mage, which which I was constantly jumping and dodging, saving and loading. Warrior even hit harder with weapons than mage with spells, MUCH harder. But maybe this is because I know game mechanics. Still the impression is as described.
2. I've missed a lot of stuff on my 1st playthrough. An interesting stuff. Didn't know there're so many hidden things there. Love'em.
3. Somehow it IS ineteresting to go thru the same stuff, despite that I still don't like storyline and seriously hate voice-overs. So yes, game's very good in general.
4. Reading gives you a lot of clues, which I missed before (a lot of'em). Still I skip books which begin from "History of..." or contain poetry, which I just don't like at all. IMO the world in DKS is not too deeply built. In Dragon Age, for example, background is just MASSIVE - I even read some extra stuff from the guide, because it was really worth it. But notes, diaries and other small stuff are more than enough to get the feeling and picture in this case.
5. Everything goes much faster the 2nd time, which is good. Guess, it'll take even less time, than the 1st time with all that exploring and secret-finding
So if you've finished the game and doubt about 2nd playthrough - don't. It really worth it.
