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Fuck publishers, its crazy that this almost never happened. Pretty interesting interview with Brian Fargo here if yer interested.
People need to support Takedown's kickstarter too! It's almost in its last 48 hours at the moment I write this and still need $65 000 to succeed! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/355932838/crowdsourced-hardcore-tactical-shooter
This sounds really good, I pledged some money back when it was announced. I don't think I'll regret it.
Thanks for writing about this Jordan. And I could not be more fucking excited for a game than I am for this one right now. Holy crap. Please guys, if you haven't yet, consider tossing in a few bucks on this one. I know some people are a little iffy about this crowd-funding thing and I can certainly understand that, but just this once, I really do think it's worth it despite any reservations you may have. If there's ever going to be a sure winner on Kickstarter, it's a Wasteland game by Brian Fargo.
@Riseabovethesky: I don't think that one will succeed. People always complain that there are too many FPS games around and they can't seem to differentiate between what that project is trying to do and your regular Call of Duty and Battlefield and their ilk. It doesn't help that the guy behind it isn't as well known as Brian Fargo or Tim Schafer.
Hell yes. Easily two of my favorite developers. Both studios are formed by people who understand RPGs.
must feel awesome to work with old team members that worked on the same title you're bringing back. Now i deff got to see this game get made.
How are more people not excited about this? This is basically the isometric Fallout/Wasteland dream team, come to life.
"While the programming work will remain with us here at inXile, says Brian Fargo"
Oh thank God, i was worried about QA there for a sec.
Oh thank God, i was worried about QA there for a sec.
I hope Obsidian handles the writing, no one comes close to Obsidian when it comes to decision based dialog and plotting.
Just look at how robust the character relationships are in AP or the magnitude of ending variations in New Vegas.
Just look at how robust the character relationships are in AP or the magnitude of ending variations in New Vegas.
@Laharl
Ya know what's beautiful about this crowd funding thing? No, they won't be screwed by 1% because there's no publisher backing the project and holding their bonus and profits hostage. Like Fargo has been saying, this is the nerds retaking the industry.
Fucking beautiful, isn't it?
Ya know what's beautiful about this crowd funding thing? No, they won't be screwed by 1% because there's no publisher backing the project and holding their bonus and profits hostage. Like Fargo has been saying, this is the nerds retaking the industry.
Fucking beautiful, isn't it?
@Riseabovethesky: I would, I honestly would, if the game looked interesting to me at all. But seeing as how it doesn't, I'm not going to put money into something that I wouldn't buy anyway. Sorry, man.
As for the story, This game is sounding pretty fucking hot. I'm really glad to have put money into this!
As for the story, This game is sounding pretty fucking hot. I'm really glad to have put money into this!
Obsidian definitely needs their due. For years they've been working on abandoned projects or in the shadow of bigger developers. They've been screwed by publishers (LucasArts rushing KotoR 2 or Bethesda withholding royalties) and ignored for dated design (if Alpha Protocol came out before Mass Effect 2 it would have been received better because the combat in that game is literally the same as Mass Effect 1 which nobody hated until ME2 became trendy). The biggest irony is that people criticize them for buggy games but when they FINALLY got to work on a project in house (Dungeon Siege 3), they created a rock-solid bug free engine. It's a shame it was attributed to a generic hack and slash and not the inventive RPGs they're known for but if you read any DS3 review nobody ever talks about stability issues.
@Tristrix
I was more thinking the kickstarted would be 1% shy of 2.1 million.
It was more sarcasm than a serious social commentary.
I was more thinking the kickstarted would be 1% shy of 2.1 million.
It was more sarcasm than a serious social commentary.
@cow:
I'm as excited about this news as you are, maybe more, but I have to take issue with the idea that nobody hated ME's combat before ME2 came along. I can promise you that's not true, as I've talked to plenty of people who couldn't stand it. The reason people like ME2's combat more is because it's by and large better and more well-designed than ME's combat by a wide margin. I agree that the game suffered in some other areas, and you can argue all you like that ME is a superior game, a superior RPG, blah blah blah. But the fact of the matter is that most people just liked being able to hit their targets and feel as though their weapons had some impact. The system became "trendy" because it was a better system, whatever RPG purists say.
Also, combat in Alpha Protocol was easily the least enjoyable part of that game. It's one of my favorite ganes of all time, and one of the few I've played twice, but it's also kind of awful by any conventional metric. I don't blame anyone who hated the game for hating it. The combat is substantially less enjoyable than even Mass Effect 1's combat, and the skill tree is basically busted.
I'm as excited about this news as you are, maybe more, but I have to take issue with the idea that nobody hated ME's combat before ME2 came along. I can promise you that's not true, as I've talked to plenty of people who couldn't stand it. The reason people like ME2's combat more is because it's by and large better and more well-designed than ME's combat by a wide margin. I agree that the game suffered in some other areas, and you can argue all you like that ME is a superior game, a superior RPG, blah blah blah. But the fact of the matter is that most people just liked being able to hit their targets and feel as though their weapons had some impact. The system became "trendy" because it was a better system, whatever RPG purists say.
Also, combat in Alpha Protocol was easily the least enjoyable part of that game. It's one of my favorite ganes of all time, and one of the few I've played twice, but it's also kind of awful by any conventional metric. I don't blame anyone who hated the game for hating it. The combat is substantially less enjoyable than even Mass Effect 1's combat, and the skill tree is basically busted.
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