Scrolls. Remember that game? The same one that is probably more famous for its legal battle with Bethesda than anything having to do with the actual game?
The internet is already on fire due to a new trailer posted by Mojang today, flaming Notch and his company for developing a card game even though we knew this was going to be a card game for a long time, and shaming the game's "lame graphics," like Minecraft's enjoyment factor was solely based on high definition visuals.
Scrolls will utilize the same "paid beta" model that Minecraft implemented. The closed alpha is rapidly approaching, which contains multiplayer, singleplayer, and a deck builder.
Once that concludes, you can buy the open beta for a reduced price. It'll be interesting to see if Scrolls can come even close to replicating Minecraft's success.
Not looking forward to it at all imo. Notch made a LOT of shitty games before he made Minecraft, and frankly I think he just got lucky with it. I'd be surprised if this game was anywhere near as successful as Minecraft. Guess optimism is a good thing though, but it just looks like a glorified lengthy flash game to me.
This looks fun. If they can maintain a good balance of strategy and tactics while giving a lot of card variety(without useless bloat), I could see it going places as a multiplayer game. I also like the graphics, but feel that a better illustrator for cards/portraits would serve it better.
@At the internet
Notch is at best nothing special, and a worst a greedy hack with the worst case of unwarranted self importance this side of politicians. Little less worship please, all this does is enable folks to fail.
Its an interesting mix of games, I might play the demo but thats about it.
Like everyone is saying here, the man doesn't cum rainbow flavored candy, he made a sandbox without a story and bad mechanics that everyone and their mother has created a mod for and thats given him this status he really hasn't earned with a preceding reputation.
I've long felt that medieval fantasy is one of the most boring settings. I know others love it and to each their own, but god... it gives me a headache just thinking about it.
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