Arcanum 2

[Ausir]

This is the comments thread for <A HREF="/gamedetails.php?id=240">Arcanum 2</A>

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

Whoa. Talk about jumping the gun.

 

[Transcendent One]

:shock: :D :D :D

I love emoticons. They are perfect for those situations words just can't describe.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Has Arcanum been confirmed? Just because they said they have plans for a sequel doesn't actually mean they're going to do it. And besides; Sierra's pulling the strings on this one.

But if Arcanum 2 is confirmed, I'm pretty sure it'll either suck or rock. Hell, I'd even say the story'll rock and the combat'll suck. Just to flesh it out a bit. :wink:

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

But if Arcanum 2 is confirmed, I'm pretty sure it'll either suck or rock.

That reminds me of the time CNN specialists unanimously agreed that Bin Laden was either dead or alive.

 

[Jed]

Arcanum 2: Steam-Powered Boogaloo

 

[Volourn]

Ha, RP, ha.

 

[Azael]

As long as STEAM 2.0 is better than the first incarnation, I'd be interested.

 

[Sol Invictus]

I'd be interested in not seeing STEAM at all if that's possible.

 

[Spazmo]

Doesn't matter. If they tried to use STEAM again, they'd somehow get sued by Valve. They could make it COAL, I guess.

 

[Jed]

Or...they could use the ToEE engine!

 

[chrisbeddoes]

Is Arcanum 2 going to be released at the same time as Project Phoenix is going to be released ?

 

[Sol Invictus]

Probably sooner, if not sometime after Fallout 3D comes out.

 

[Seven]

Doesn't matter. If they tried to use STEAM again, they'd somehow get sued by Valve. They could make it COAL, I guess.

Why would they get sued? I'm not exactly Mr. CurrentEvents if you haven't noticed.

 

[Sol Invictus]

Spazmo's just kidding. Valve wouldn't sue them over the use of the name "STEAM Engine(tm)" so long as it isn't the same "Steam" that Valve uses as the name for their online download/gaming software.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

This could become one of those rumours that gets started before someone realises it would be a good idea and it actually happens.

Or not.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

But if Arcanum 2 is confirmed, I'm pretty sure it'll either suck or rock.

That reminds me of the time CNN specialists unanimously agreed that Bin Laden was either dead or alive.

"We now finally can confirm that the scourge of the United States, land of the free, is either dead, alive or deported to Siberia. We really don't know."

You quoted me quite badly taking away the context... Now imagine a wink-smiley here, 'cause I hate putting two smileys together. Means bad luck and whatever.

But anyway; I think Troika would be able to make a good sequel to the best RPG I've played in ages.

 

[Sol Invictus]

I have no doubt that they would make an Arcanum II, given the chance.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

You quoted me quite badly taking away the context... Now imagine a wink-smiley here, 'cause I hate putting two smileys together. Means bad luck and whatever.

Someone missed the point of the joke.

I have no doubt that they would make an Arcanum II, given the chance.

I'd prefer if they didn't made a sequel to it at all. Game problems aside, i'd rather if they focused on a new IP.

 

[slavemaster]

Someone missed the point of the joke.

Your analogy doesn't fit. By definition, a person is either alive or dead, as there are no shades of gray in between the two. Games, on the other hand, can be of varying quality between "sucking" and "rocking".

I'd prefer if they didn't made a sequel to it at all. Game problems aside, i'd rather if they focused on a new IP.

I'm inclined to agree.

 

[Diogo Ribeiro]

Someone missed the point of the joke.

Your analogy doesn't fit. By definition, a person is either alive or dead, as there are no shades of gray in between the two. Games, on the other hand, can be of varying quality between "sucking" and "rocking".

The point was that he said, quote, "But if Arcanum 2 is confirmed, I'm pretty sure it'll either suck or rock." He's saying he is sure that the thing in question, the game, will either be one thing or the other; not that he is sure it'll range from one side to the other.

Hence why i pointed out the CNN situation, because like him, they were also certain that one of two things happened to him. The point is that you can't be certain of opposites like that. You can't be sure that someone is dead or alive, because they're two contradictions.

EDIT: Also, stating that one thing will be one or the other is a bit pointless. Its obviously going to be one or the other.

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Also, stating that one thing will be one or the other is a bit pointless. Its obviously going to be one or the other.

... or somewhere in betweeny!

 

[Lord Caio]

By definition, a person is either alive or dead, as there are no shades of gray in between the two. Games, on the other hand, can be of varying quality between "sucking" and "rocking".

If yoy apply the QM (Quantum Mechanichs) point of view, every physical object is in a undetermined state of "reality", and only when an external observer decide to see that object, "making an observation", that object reveals itself only in one way. But this way depends completely by the observer and the methods used for the observation.
See details in the Schrodinger's cat discussion.

So we are only shadows, for QM. So "to be or not to be" is only a results of different observations...

 

[Otaku_Hanzo]

That was deep. >.>

kthxbye

 

[triCritical]

But this way depends completely by the observer and the methods used for the observation.

Oh and lets not forget the probability of being in a particular state.

See details in the Schrodinger's cat discussion.

This was just a thought experiment, nothing more.