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New Obsidian Kickstarter (Update: Not really, dammit Duraframe) (Banned Duraframe - DU)

LivingOne

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No,but seriously aside from the vagueness of it all most of the ideas sound awful and worrisome:

-this:
It’s a licensed property. But it’s not Alpha Protocol! It’s something we can still do a ton of creative stuff with, though. And then the other thing is an original property. Also, there’s a third thing that somebody approached us with, but I really don’t think that’s going to work out.”
Do they mean the Strange by Monte Cook kickstarted,here?Would make sense given its succes,the 'reduced party' thing and seeing it's got simple ruleset and a wacky setting(from what I read).

How likely would it be that Obsidian would work with that setting though?
Well it raised more than 400k on ks,so it wouldn't be surprising if they considered at least.Plus what Rake said(not the awful anti-mondblutian stuff:P).
 
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Stabwound

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So their big news was based off comments that basically said "Yes, we plan on probably doing another kickstarter, and it will be an RPG." Wow, shocker of the year.

The good news is that they really do plan on using the PoE engine like the Infinity Engine. 2D, topdown games are only a good thing to me.
 

Duraframe300

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I think Feargus was high or something. In any case if what RPS reported is the direction Obsidian is taking... welp.

As its Feargus the answer is easy and obvious.

Nope.

O at least different from what it sounds. Fearg doesn't... interview well.
 

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Haha, Obsidian delivers once again.

Remember, if you pledge for Skyrim 2D you're helping them make real RPGs!!!

So far P:E is stacking up to be a lot more thought-through than Wasteland :M

(inb4 "obsidifan scum", i detest half of their catalogue)
 

FeelTheRads

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So far P:E is stacking up to be a lot more thought-through than Wasteland :M

I hated Obsidian well before inXile kickstarted. :troll:

We'll see how thought-through it is when it gets out, though. W2 promised a lot too.
 
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What's with the constant Skyrim name dropping anyway (see also CD Projekt RED)? You'd think there existed no open-world RPG's prior to it.

No proper ones, no. Skyrim re-defined the genre.
 

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I don't get what people are upset about. He said they want to revive IE model of making multiplr games on the same engine and that is awesome.
 
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Seolas

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There are enough fantasy games coming out for me, I like the idea of modern or futuristic/sci-fi. An espionage RPG in the Homeland style could be pretty good, using some ideas from Alpha Protocol.

Sci-fi would be easier. A planet-hopping game with an upgradable spaceship and interesting companions + intrigue aboard it, a la Battlestar Galactica. I guess that recent Kickstarter called The Mandate will be trying that, but no reason there can't be two of them made in different styles (by gawd, there are plenty of fantasy games).
 

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I find a second fantasy RPG on the same engine a hard sell on kickstarter... imagine 4-5 months from now, South Park RPG is released with "meh" reception, still no sign of Pillars of Eternity and Obisidian wants money again for another fantasy RPG, without even delivering the first one they proposed.
 

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“There’s something we’re talking about that I think would be really cool, but it’s not an original property,” he says. “It’s a licensed property. But it’s not Alpha Protocol! It’s something we can still do a ton of creative stuff with, though. And then the other thing is an original property. Also, there’s a third thing that somebody approached us with, but I really don’t think that’s going to work out.”

:hmmm:

I just hope it isn't fantasy. They already have PE to take care of that.
Hmm, licensed property... Arcanum?
 

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I don't get what people are upset about. He said they want to rivie IE model of making multiplr games on the same engine and that is awesome.
Yes but some of the ideas were meh. Skyrim...[pukes]

VioletShadow
It is posible. Obsidian and inXile are already close. They could bring Cook in the group (his ideas sell apparently). Plus it helps Cook's settings to become more popular. Win win for everyone.

felipepepe
I realy doubt Obsidian will kickstart anything before PE beta (or alpha+) is out
 

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You know what would be cool? Stardock giving them the license to do a Star Control sequel. It'd be like doing to Mass Effect what Wasteland did to (Bethesda) Fallout.
 

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Game of Thrones. THAT would give them a couple of millions.

I hope not because I fucking hate fucking retarded Game of Thrones.
I like the show and I'm indifferent to the books (I read the first two and thought they were okay), but I hate everything outside of that.
"What's outside of that?": Fans. I hate GoT fans.
Which is one reason why I like the show, because their favorite characters die all the time.

I hope Obsidian makes an Eternity spin-off for KS next year when Pillars is wrapping up. Same world, different story, a slightly different take on gameplay.
 

Nikolaj

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I hope they'll end up licensing something good. It seems to me that there are plenty of cool IPs that could provide excellent settings for rpgs, but that the world and setting is often of secondary importance to just getting a big name IP that'll generate more sales, even if the game is shitty. I'd love to see a Morbus Gravis or a Black Company rpg, for example, but there are so many other cool settings to choose from, many of which probably wouldn't be too expensive to get (not that I have any idea what that sort of thing costs).

However, the people at Obsidian seem to always be talking about how they want their own IP, to do with what they want, and I guess a lot of developers prefer that over getting some no-name IP, however cool it may be. Sadly, building a cool world that isn't just another Forgotten Realms clone full of goofy names, is clearly very difficult, judging by most of the titles I've seen over the past decade or so. Honestly, I'm not too impressed on that account by what I've seen of Project Eternity so far, either, and I kind of doubt that Obsidian is actually capable of creating an IP that is more than just a clone of every other crpg IP. Although I guess if all they really want to do is just to create a fun dungeon romp, where any setting is as good as the next, as long as it has orcs and elves, it doesn't really matter either way.
 

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Eternity vs Forgotten Realms. I wouldn't care which and that's what Obsidian were after. They have their own fantasy IP for fantasy games.
I think they could easily make a sci-fi IP.
 

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