Torment Torment: Tides of Numenera Beta Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Infinitron]

I don't think anybody posted this here btw:

 

[Roguey]

https://twitter.com/GayPimp



Guess neither Alligern nor Callistege are going to be in my party. Going to roll with Erritis, Tybir, and Matkina now.

 

[Moth]

Well you better like him because he's allegedly the only good companion in the game.

Huh. Thanks for that info. Serves me right for judging a book by its cover, I suppose. Or perhaps it just reinforces the fact that this marketing campaign is pointless, if not detrimental.

 

[Fairfax]

Well you better like him because he's allegedly the only good companion in the game.

Huh. Thanks for that info. Serves me right for judging a book by its cover, I suppose. Or perhaps it just reinforces the fact that this marketing campaign is pointless, if not detrimental.

Can't blame you, though. His portrait is the worst I've ever seen.

It's possible the character is not 100% MCA's, by the way. In one of their updates they mentioned he and Rothfuss delivered a big companion design document which includes dialogue samples, but it was implied that other writers would implement the character's dialogue in the final game.

 

[Sizzle]

Erritis, Aligern, Callistege - is every companion going to favor the red tide? :D

 

[Darth Roxor]

Erritis is a cool guy.

The rest are just about all shit, no exceptions.

 

[Infinitron]

It's possible the character is not 100% MCA's, by the way. In one of their updates they mentioned he and Rothfuss delivered a big companion design document which includes dialogue samples, but it was implied that other writers would implement the character's dialogue in the final game.

Haha but MCA is the guy who writes more than you want him to, not less.

They didn't want to say it was just Rothfuss

 

[Fairfax]

It's possible the character is not 100% MCA's, by the way. In one of their updates they mentioned he and Rothfuss delivered a big companion design document which includes dialogue samples, but it was implied that other writers would implement the character's dialogue in the final game.

Haha but MCA is the guy who writes more than you want him to, not less.

They didn't want to say it was just Rothfuss

Right, but I misremembered it, they said quite clearly that they wouldn't write the actual dialogue:

Filling in the CDD takes a while, but once it’s done and reviewed to make sure I’ve captured Aligern’s voice and kept it consistent, I move on to the last step of the process: creating Aligern’s Global Dialog. Some of the companion writers, such as Chris Avellone and Patrick Rothfuss, don’t continue on to the Global Dialog creation. We don’t need them to become experts at the conversation editor, and a full time designer can use their CDD to implement the dialog. (Though the original writer later does a pass on the implemented content to make sure it stayed true to their voice.)

(CCD = a 50-70 page Companion Design Document, explained in the post)

 

[Moth]

Erritis is a cool guy.

The rest are just about all shit, no exceptions.

What's the scoop on Rhin? I had a bit of hope for her due to the fact her concept is reminiscent of the character in Jade Empire, but that's just my nostalgia speaking for me.

 

[Roguey]

By the way, found Erritis's VA https://twitter.com/Cayennechris

It's going to be outspoken all the way down, innit? (nowhere near as bad as McGovern though)

 

[Hobo Elf]

Yeah, we get it. Numalera is going to be a SJW ridden piece of shit.

 

[One-and-a-half-Ivan]

According to Neogaf, EDGE magazine gave TTON 8/10.
For reference, PoE also got an 8 from EDGE.
I also think that it's a very bad time for TTON to get released. Too many hyped games Sales will probably be bad.

 

[Hobo Elf]

According to Neogaf, EDGE magazine gave TTON 8/10.
For reference, PoE also got an 8 from EDGE.
I also think that it's a very bad time for TTON to get released. Too many hyped games Sales will probably be bad.

Sad!

 

[Florian Gheorghe]

https://youtu.be/QBMwCrrYxkk
It calls itself a review but we can see that the footage is a combination of EA steam and PS4.
It gave a 9, no word on time to finish.

 

[Hellion]

The guy who's reviewing the game for the greek site I write in says some pretty worrying things. The "player stronghold" is essentally a bronze sphere that you use to summon NPCs that you've let go, and the main storyline so far in his game (until right after "the Bloom") is quite linear and you're only allowed to affect the outcome of sidequests basically.

 

[Infinitron]

the main storyline so far in his game (until right after "the Bloom") is quite linear and you're only allowed to affect the outcome of sidequests basically.

So it's like Planescape: Torment

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Ah yes, the classic Codex switcheroo. This character is shit, wait what, it was written by Avellone? Damn the writing is godlike I love this character.

 

[Sizzle]

the main storyline so far in his game (until right after "the Bloom") is quite linear and you're only allowed to affect the outcome of sidequests basically.

So it's like Planescape: Torment

The difference being PS:T was never marketed as an RPG in which: "Your choices matter."

 

[Fairfax]

The "player stronghold" is essentally a bronze sphere that you use to summon NPCs that you've let go,

What the fuck?
This is what they promised:

We thought it would be helpful to clarify a bit what we mean by a stronghold for Torment. It would be a location in the game that is “owned” by the PC, but won’t be a cozy home – it would be designed to fit the atmosphere of Torment and the setting of the Ninth World of Numenera (examples include an airship or a dimensional pocket). It would be a playable area and would include its own sorts of quests and challenges. We don’t intend for the stronghold to be a management mini-game, but it may serve gameplay functions as a storehouse, travel hub, and/or “museum” for accomplishments.

While a permanent home can be very relevant to one’s life, many do not leave such a legacy. Thus not only would the stronghold likely be optional, but its exact form within the game might change based on your decisions. It might not be a physical location at all (or even a static one – it may travel with you) and it would be well integrated into the storyline. Colin’s been resurrecting and evolving ideas from when we first considered the feature before culling it, and we hope to be able to run with them.

 

[Infinitron]

sea talked about the stronghold just the other day: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...ming-february-28.102141/page-192#post-4980502

The stronghold is the Calm. Throughout the game, different sections expand and grow over time. As you progress through the main story and make discoveries in the world, you will open up new fathoms to explore. You will also be able to uncover reflections of various NPCs, and solving their quests and engaging in their conversations lets you unlock and switch out various bonuses.

Greek reviewer may be wrong.

 

[StaticSpine]

 

[t]

Fargo is good at making a lot of hype, I guess.

 

[tormund]

Fuck, this is far better than I expected. Seems that misgiving expressed by some Kodexers were more than misguided, as ToN is turning out to be another critical darling. Guess that Kodex owes apology to devs...

 

[Moth]

Other developers have eighty three years to out do T:TON, in other words.

 

[Fairfax]

Fuck, this is far better than I expected. Seems that misgiving expressed by some Kodexers were more than misguided, as ToN is turning out to be another critical darling. Guess that Kodex owes apology to devs...

I don't remember people here saying it'd be bashed by critics, only that it wouldn't sell well and wouldn't be well-received by the Codex itself.