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WorstUsernameEver · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:04 Post subject: Mark Morgan to score New Torment

inXile has announced on Facebook and Twitter and likely every other social network known to man (perhaps even MySpace?) that Mark Morgan, who most here know for scoring the original two Fallout titles, will be composing the soundtrack for inXile's Torment successor, just as he did for the original Planescape: Torment.

Speaking of which, the Facebook post dubs the game "Torment: Tides of Numenera". It kind of sucks as a title, so let's hope it's not official. (EDIT: It's official.)
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Bewitched · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 15:17 Post subject:

Probably they will include the title change in one of their funding goals to stimulate the backers Very Happy

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Eternal · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 15:30 Post subject:

Torment: Tides of Numanuma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60og9gwKh1o

first thing came to mind...
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Candlejack · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 18:34 Post subject:

We will probably come to like it eventually. What's in a name, anyway?
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Per · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 19:11 Post subject:

"Tides of Torment" sounds like a good gamebook name.
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Akratus · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 19:13 Post subject:

But . . . what? It's supposed to be Tides of Numenara: Torment!
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FearMonkey · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 19:42 Post subject:

I have no issue with the title. Why's it bad? o_O

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HerrMike · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:11 Post subject:

Why is it bad? What is a Numermeanwhatsit? Why does it have Tides?

Call the sucker "Torment" and be done with it.

egalor · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:56 Post subject:

"Torment 2" would be enough.

Walpknut · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:05 Post subject:

But there was no Torment 1.
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WorstUsernameEver · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 18:38 Post subject:

Maybe my opinion will change when we learn something of the storyline, but I think the title sucks: it tells me nothing at all about the game and the X of X is about the most generic and abused title structure ever to exist. It's nitpicking though, ultimately I don't give much of a fuck about the title they'll use. Smile

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Atomkilla · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 20:28 Post subject:

I'm not sure how to react to all this news.
In less than a year, there is major, drastic change in industry - and in the center of it is a revival of some classic titles, one way or another.
It is a great thing, without doubt, but I'm a bit puzzled on what stance to take about all this right now. Sure, it all looks sweet so far, but I'm still reserved without first seeing some finished product - W2's development seems to be going smoothly, but still has a way to go. I'm not sure if inXile's will to revive (or try to revive) another classic at this time is a good idea...
Also, is MCA on board? I don't want to sound as a fanboy or anything, but it's kinda hard to imagine Torment without him. Yes, of course, he wasn't the only part of the crew, but wasn't his chunk the biggest when it came to the game's story and characters?

On the other hand, I could as well be quite misinformed. Honestly, I haven't been closely following news in these last few months, this is an opinion based on cover, so to speak.

And to get a bit on-topic, regardless of how this turns out, I'm happy that Morgan is making new music.
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TychoXI · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 22:34 Post subject:

I support the name bashing. The game should have been titled "Numenera: Torment". And then when they did a "sequel" it should have been named "[Insert New Setting Here]: Torment" and so on until people stop buying your thematic sequels. Amen.

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Brother None · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 19:23 Post subject:

They've only announced seven people so far, three of whom worked on Planescape Torment (Colin, Adam and Mark Morgan) and three more who were instrumental on the Planescape setting (Ray Vallesse, Dana Knutson and Monte Cook). Kevin Saunders is the only one with no direct ties and he's absolutely key to my positive feelings on the project, for his work on MotB and other titles.

Still, 6/7 isn't a bad moyenne, so far. They'll hire and announce more people as they move forward.

And yes, MCA would've liked to have written everything himself. He still wrote something like half of the game's texts.