Dragon Age: The Last Court by Failbetter Games

[Infinitron]

Back in February, it was announced that Failbetter Games, developers of the Fallen London games (such as Sunless Sea) were going to collaborate on a new game with Bioware: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...l-secret-project-with-failbetter-games.90122/

That game has been revealed to be Dragon Age: The Last Court, a Dragon Age: Inquisition tie-in browser game. Apparently it's some kind CYOA "text adventure".



http://www.failbettergames.com/dragon-age-the-last-court/

Dragon Age: The Last Court

A while ago we revealed that we’d been collaborating with Bioware on a secret project. Terrible oaths have kept us silent. We wrote our names on a page of flesh beneath a weeping moon. But now we are released from our promises. And we intend to spill.

We are proud to reveal Dragon Age: The Last Court, a very Failbettery game set just before the forthcoming Dragon Age: Inquisition. It will be playable in your browser and features the text-driven, story-rich gameplay that powers Fallen London.

In Dragon Age: The Last Court, you are the ruler of Serault: an eccentric fiefdom at the farthest ends of Orlais. As the Huntress or the Scholar you’ll guide your realm through the most crucial period in its history. Will its ancient Shame be forgiven? Or will Serault fall into obscurity?

This is a game of lordship. You’ll manage the affairs of your court. You’ll choose a counsellor, a bodyguard, an accomplice and a lover. You’ll balance the concerns of your subjects. Will Serault be renowned for its dignity or its freedom? What is the greatest threat: outlaws, revolutionaries, or the the nameless ancient things that slither in its deep woods? There are stories to explore and secrets to unravel. What lies in the Sealed Chantry? Who is the Horned Knight? Who is behind Serault’s recent troubles? You’ll meet a host of new characters, like the Purveyor of Teas and the Acerbic Dowager. And maybe you’ll run into a few familiar faces from other Dragon Age titles…

Working with Bioware has been something Alexis and I have dreamed of since we used to build modules in Neverwinter Nights. Or maybe even earlier, around the time Sarevok killed Gorion. Damn you, Sarevok. We can’t quite believe it’s actually happened.

The Last Court will be available soon as part of the improbably sexy Dragon Age Keep. We’ll be shouting about it the moment it’s live.

Chris Gardiner

Meh, it was probably too much to expect a new IP.

 

[Crooked Bee]

This thing is now available apparently: http://blog.bioware.com/2014/11/07/the-last-court-is-now-available/

Available now in the Dragon Age Keep, The Last Court is a very Failbettery game of lordship where you play as the ruler of Serault, an eclectic fiefdom at the farthest end of Orlais. As the Huntress or Scholar, you’ll guide the realm through its most crucial period in its history. Will its ancient Shame be forgotten? Will Serault fall into obscurity?

Manage the affairs of your court. Choose a lover, a counselor, a bodyguard, and an accomplice. With stories to explore and secrets to unravel, you’ll meet a host of new characters and encounter a few familiar faces in The Last Court.

This free text-driven, story-rich game is a great way to satisfy your Dragon Age cravings ahead of the release of Inquisition. The Keep will record the choices and decisions you make in The Last Court, but don’t worry: it won’t have an impact on your story in Dragon Age: Inquisition and is entirely optional. (That being said, we totally suggest you play it because it’s incredibly fun.)

Our partners at Failbetter are known for their craftsmanship and unique gameplay, and we’re confident that fans of BioWare and Dragon Age will appreciate what they’ve accomplished. The Last Court is free to play and designed so that all players can experience it without hitting a paywall. If you want to speed up time in the game or gain additional actions, you can purchase Dawn, the in-game currency. However, purchasing Dawn is not required to complete the game or see all of the content. If you want to see everything, you might need multiple playthroughs. Each one takes an average of 7 days to complete.

The Last Court works best on a desktop computer with a modern browser and is accessible only through logging into the Dragon Age Keep.

 

[Trash]

Played it for a bit. It's Fallen London with a new setting. If that's a good thing is up to you.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

It is a casual phone game but in a browser. There is a limit to how much you can do, so once you get to a certain point you have to wait or make a purchase to get more actions.

Also, there is an in-game day limit and if you don't manage to do what you need to by that point, everything you've done is wasted. It is pretty immoral considering how they encourage people to buy stuff.

 

[Volourn]

L0L 'immoral' L0L

 

[Stainless Veteran]

What I really would have wanted is Failbetter Games actually doing DA3, and Bioware doing text-based dating sim spin-off. Or, better yet, I want Failbetter make a game in vein of King of Dragon Pass, with similar mechanics and gorgeous illustrations.

Oh well. The game itself uses the almost the same mechanics as Fallen London, with all its advantages and disadvantages. It probably means that if it's similar in scope, it probably has great beginning, somewhat tedious middle part and unfinished grindy as fuck endgame. I've played it today, the writing is good, Fallen London's mechanical restriction, unfortunately, less so. This slicing of content and forced slow pacing is the thing that finally turned me off FL in the first place. All and all, I can safely recomend it to all Fallen London connoisseurs here - writing isn't as brilliant, but quite good, and at least it's somewhat unexplored setting for them, more grounded, so to speak.

 

[pippin]

Also, there is an in-game day limit and if you don't manage to do what you need to by that point, everything you've done is wasted. It is pretty immoral considering how they encourage people to buy stuff.

To be fair, nothing will be as immoral as the Bioware Points thingy.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

My god this 'game' is total shit. Worst thing Bioware have ever done.

 

[Haba]

And it wasn't even done by Bioware!

 

[curry]

"Played" that crap for 5 minutes. I want my 5 minutes back

 

[Trash]

These guys need to get rid of the mechanical constrictions they made for Fallen London and make a real story driven game. Perhaps Sunless Sea will be it, though the stink of mobile/facebook gaming's time restriction based actions is there as well.