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Obsidian's Project Eternity
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Alphadrop
A right proper chap.
Man that .gif is hypnotising.
Yea, I have it open since hours already.
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TorontoReign
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This is awesome news. I wish I had money to pledge, but I'm broke as hell. I'm looking forward to this almost as much as Wasteland 2.
Good thing I have a month to pledge.
Will do so as soon as I have more monkies.
Will do so as soon as I have more monkies.
maximaz
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
Anyone else kinda meh about the stretch goals?
A new class and companion? How would I know if I want a new class and companion at this point anyway? What if there are 50 of them already?
And does it really cost 200k to make that happen or to make a player house for that matter? Wasteland 2 handled that part better, if you ask me. I hope they change that stuff to something important feature or production values related.
A new class and companion? How would I know if I want a new class and companion at this point anyway? What if there are 50 of them already?
And does it really cost 200k to make that happen or to make a player house for that matter? Wasteland 2 handled that part better, if you ask me. I hope they change that stuff to something important feature or production values related.
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
Why all the hate for player houses? I mean I don't care much about them, but some of you just seem hell bent on hating them.
Walpknut said:
No hate at all, as long as it is tied into the story and serves a purpose besides being a trophy room.
Hell, I had a castle of my own in Might and Magic 4 and they even bothered do implement it in the games progression.
Lets not forget that you could become a landlord in Baldurs Gate 2.
Yesterday I pledged less than for Wasteland 2, but still a sizeable amount.
If nothing else, it'll be good to see a new franchise pop up and finally some more mature themed stuff.
I'm still not really sure about a developer that already has made a name for itself using Kickstarter though. I can see the pros, but it still feels weird.
If nothing else, it'll be good to see a new franchise pop up and finally some more mature themed stuff.
I'm still not really sure about a developer that already has made a name for itself using Kickstarter though. I can see the pros, but it still feels weird.
Crni Vuk said:
I can list 3D games that age very well too. For instance, I'm replaying S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and it still looks and feels great, thanks to its peculiar aesthetic (and I play vanilla, without mods). There are also heavily stylized games like Psychonauts, Interstate '76 etc. that age very well.
3D in itself isn't bad. Poorly done 2D is just as crappy as poorly done 3D.
NWN2 - Crossroad Keep
Old World Blues - The Sink
I would be very surprised if this ended up as a "normal" player house.
Wasteland's goals were just as arbitary. It didn't cost exactly 2.1 Mil. to get Avellone on board. He probably would have done it for free.
Every dollar more helps make a better game. Stretch goals are a way to keep momentum going and generate additional interest.
Old World Blues - The Sink
I would be very surprised if this ended up as a "normal" player house.
maximaz said:
Wasteland's goals were just as arbitary. It didn't cost exactly 2.1 Mil. to get Avellone on board. He probably would have done it for free.
Every dollar more helps make a better game. Stretch goals are a way to keep momentum going and generate additional interest.
aenemic
Sonny, I Watched the Vault Bein' Built!
back from my trip and can finally take a closer look atthis. and it looks amazing, truly the rpg I've been longing for. I was always a huge fan of BG and think the move to 3D in the industry (and genre) ruined the outlook for similar games. I enjoyed NWN2 as well, but it just wasn't the same. a move back to 2D and isometric gets me all hard and stuff.
as I'm also sick of D&D, but don't mind fantasy settings one bit, the new IP sounds fantastic. by now, I trust Josh and Chris blindly to write something compelling and unique.
they easily have $65 from me. if I weren't so damn poor I'd pledge more. and if I were stinking rich I'd go for the top tier, go there, kiss some asses and try to weasel myself into a position at Obsidian
as I'm also sick of D&D, but don't mind fantasy settings one bit, the new IP sounds fantastic. by now, I trust Josh and Chris blindly to write something compelling and unique.
they easily have $65 from me. if I weren't so damn poor I'd pledge more. and if I were stinking rich I'd go for the top tier, go there, kiss some asses and try to weasel myself into a position at Obsidian
I would bet they didn't pledged at all before. I mean, if I am going to pledge 200+ money, I don't do it because the game won't have player housing and stuff like that.
Besides, it is Obsidian. I find it doubtful that it would be just a random house where you can drop your stuff in.
Besides, it is Obsidian. I find it doubtful that it would be just a random house where you can drop your stuff in.
Also, reply from JES on his Formspring.
I'm really baffled: how stupid does one have to be, to assume that all 200k of the milestone is going to be focused on developing player housing?
I'm really baffled: how stupid does one have to be, to assume that all 200k of the milestone is going to be focused on developing player housing?
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
Because is obvious they will just discard the Mac and Linux versions, more story and classes when they reach the 2 million and only focus on the house.
Bulletmachine
First time out of the vault
Seeing the lot of creative minds working on the game, I'm sure it won't be just a mere house like Beth would give the player.
ramessesjones
It Wandered In From the Wastes
SuAside said:
I'm sure they've pitched ideas like this to publishers before, but its likely almost impossible to get funding for something like this. If both this game and Wasteland are successful that could change though.
I like player houses, camps, whatever, even ones that are fairly minimal and if they are making it one of the goals here I'm sure it will be more than that. In New Vegas I wished you could fast travel directly to and from Lucky 38 and it had a reloading bench and hot plate though, but I'm sure they learned from that (the Sink basically had all those things, but didn't work with followers because it was DLC). In the old Suikoden JRPGs building up your castle was always one of my favorite parts. I don't see how people could be so negative about housing, sure it's a feature they might not care about, but it's not like it's something that will likely somehow ruin the rest of the game either.
Lexx said:
It wouldn't surprise me at all. People throw around a lot of money without even thinking. On the WL2 forums we had one guy who plonked down like 250 without even realizing it is a 4-PC party, instead of 1 PC with followers, and he got really upset.
It's their money, their right to decide what to do with it. The house tier is clearly pandering to the BioWare crowd. If you're going to pander to one crowd, you'll lose the other.
And yeah, Tagz, people never quite understand that stretch goal doesn't equal all money being spent on said bonus. It's weird.
Haven't pledged yet. Can't decide what I want. I already decided against going for the CE/cloth map one because I really don't like the Infinity Engine games nor am I fond of JE Sawyer's work. Now I have to decide between a digital tier or the basic box.