Interview Chris Taylor talks to GameSpy

[Vault Dweller]

Tags: Dungeon Siege 2; Gas Powered Games

<a href=http://www.gamespy.com>GameSpy</a> posted an <a href=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dungeon-siege-ii/510088p1.html>interview</a> with <b>Chris Taylor</b>, the man behind everyone's favourite screensaver, about <a href=http://www.gaspowered.com/ds2>Dungeon Siege II: Now 50% More Interactive!</a>.
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<blockquote><i>In what other ways will the world be more interactive than before?</i>
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GameSpy: In what other ways will the world be more interactive than before?
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Chris Taylor: In DS1, interactivity was mostly opening secret doors, flipping switches, and the opening of various treasure containing items like barrels and crates. One of the best examples is the addition of doors or objects in the world that are operable or usable if the character is of a specific class. Additionally, many of our quests involve a much higher level of interactivity, from blowing up buildings to using siege weapons to filling an area with water. </blockquote>OMG! They've added totally and amazingly interactive doorz! That will revolutionize the genre!
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[Saint_Proverbius]

Wizard only doors.. How can this game not be cool with a concept like that?!

 

[StraitLacedDeviant]

wtf is the point in that.


Paladin: Aw my mighty paladin arms cannot handle these spindly door handles, please wizened scrawny old wizard can you use your arthritic fingers to set me free!!!!

Wizard: Alas these doors require the soft silken touch of a female cleric, 5ft 4 , 115lbs blue eyes and brown hair to open.

 

[Sol Invictus]

I've a feeling that the so-called interactivity with the environment pertaining to the 'opening of doors', and 'flooding of areas' forthwith is just about as interactive as flipping a switch and watching something happen as opposed to actually being able to destroy constructions and buildings in a more chaotic, non-predetermined manner as in Silent Storm.

 

[Voss]

'We kin do DOREZ now. Hur, hur"

Thats great, Chris. But, for the non-mentally challenged among us,
interactivity != crates & barrels. So you're starting point for interactivity in DS1 isn't exactly...well, interactivity.

I mean, lets be honest here. Rogue-likes have doors & chests for gods' sake. IIRC, Wizardry *I* had doors and chests. Make a game where the player does more than watch the character kill things and open chests, and then maybe you'll impress someone.

 

[StraitLacedDeviant]

Whats with the mental hospital colour change on the forum

 

[Voss]

See thread on 'forums being tinkered with'

 

[Dingusamongus]

Uhhhhhhh

How about: "speak friend and enter!"? On second thought that is way too interactive. So, I guess my rhetorical question for today is: if you take away the doors do you still have, what they are calling, a game? Would all the monsters escape, and just where would they go? If they had an ounce of intelligence they'd be snarfing the siege equipment so they could knock your ass off of that sorry world.

Cheers,

Ding :twisted:

 

[Fireblade]

Wow, not only do we have doors and crates now, but we also have some doors and crates that we might not be able to open at all, due to being of the wrong class. Actually that doesn't sound so cool, but holy shit, I get to fill an area with water? Plz sign me up

 

[Ortchel]

Don't forget about the immersive foilage!!!

 

[Volourn]

As pathetic as the door thing soudns; it's certainly not as patetic as the way the forum looks. :twisted:

 

[Voss]

On an odd issue with the class related doors- does this mean they're changing the class 'system'? IIRC, your 'class' was simply a title based on your current skill distribution- so does this mean you could end up raising a skill and then not be able to get through a door anymore? (Would really suck if its the only door)

Must blast 3 more monsters to up my skill so I can change from Wizzard to Mage-bringer-of-DOOM, and open the forbidden door... Just hope I can clear that out before becoming a Sorcerer-Supreme!