Game News Age of Decadence heading for the Big Leagues

[Disconnected]

Just make sure we Eurotrash can DL directly from teh US of Devalued Dollars. Like Impulse or something.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

If you go the Steam route, please make it available to Steam users in Europe.

 

[Melcar]

I sure hope it's not with Steam.

 

[deuxhero]

Seems like a good idea by the publisher acctualy.

You have a game with some hype that is already late in development, so makeing the game doesn't cost you money. If Steam is used, there is no cost on actual publishing (What is valves model for hosting games on steam anyways?).

If your lucky, you make a decent profit.
If your not... you lose... next to nothing.

 

[LittleJoe]

I'd be tempted to go with steam.

Publishers are sharks.

You could end up OWING them money.

 

[MetalCraze]

Knowing that VD liked the terrible piece of shit that is Fallout3's gameplay and looking at the horrible visual design (not graphics/not amount of polys but how they place... you know... objects) I have big doubts about AoD being a good game. You make games according to your standards and VD's ones appear to be low right now.

 

[ghostdog]

I agree , all I need to know in order to make up my mind about the quality of a game is the developer's reaction to FO3 and how they place objects.

 

[Gragt]

VD liked Fallout 3, he did not say it was the bestest RPG evar.

 

[Claw]

Fallout 3 is a fun game.

 

[Lolwut]

Wait, skyway doesn't like an upcoming game?

NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY

 

[MetalCraze]

I agree , all I need to know in order to make up my mind about the quality of a game is the developer's reaction to FO3 and how they place objects.

No it's about the mentality - I didn't say VD was going around saying that F3 is a bestest RPG ever yet he was defending F3's gameplay. Considering that F3 gameplay is a basic shooter with poor AI and useless stats it makes me wonder what standards will VD apply to AoD.
Also visual design is an important part of the game's atmosphere. F1 & 2 + Arcanum f.e. have very dated graphics yet they still look awesome and retain the very same atmosphere. While I find AoD's world to be very poorly represented.

 

[Vault Dweller]

I also liked Half-Life, Diablo, and Starcraft. What does that have to do with AoD?

Anyway, I wasn't defending Fallout 3 gameplay. I merely explained what my position is and argued with people who disagreed aggressively. Also, may I ask you what "horrible visual design" you are talking about? Care to be more specific?

Edit: Thanks for the encouragement, folks. Regardless of any deal made with publishers, the game will be sold through our own site and we would be able to ship a limited edition copy produced with love, care, color manual and map anywhere in the world (although we may charge a bit extra for the postage).

 

[Elwro]

Considering that F3 gameplay is a basic shooter

no

with poor AI

yes

and useless stats

no

Have you even played the game? "The Replicated Man" is an example of a quest which is better than ANY quest in, say, NWN, BG or BG2. It's damn good.

 

[Applegate's Breasts]

L337 Gaming Dewd @ Best Buy/GameStop: "W0t the fark is De-kah-... De-sah ...Den - sense?"

 

[MetalCraze]

I also liked Half-Life, Diablo, and Starcraft. What does that have to do with AoD?

What does that have to do with F3 which is positioned as an essence of RPGs?

Also, may I ask you what "horrible visual design" you are talking about? Care to be more specific?

a) Colours. Everything is simply brown and thus dull.
b) Lack of small details. Locations look ridiculously empty - the fort outdoors, castle(?) indoors and that dungeon from more or less recent screenshots are too empty and I'm sure Torque is capable of a bit more than that.
F.e. with fort it would've been good to add more late autumn trees (like the ones in HL2/diablo3) with orange leaves here and there, some buckets lying near the fence, a broken wheel etc. Right now the fort looks like it is just the brown fence in the empty field. Game simply needs better visual design to make the world look more "used"/alive.

 

[Gragt]

Edit: Thanks for the encouragement, folks. Regardless of any deal made with publishers, the game will be sold through our own site and we would be able to ship a limited edition copy produced with love, care, color manual and map anywhere in the world (although we may charge a bit extra for the postage).

That's good news, I'd rather buy the game from you directly. In any event it's nice to see AoD is getting more and more recognition.

 

[Jaime Lannister]

I can't believe AoD will use Steam :<

 

[Deleted member 7219]

I can't believe AoD will use Steam :<

 

[notnats]

blah ... shit ... blah

Gosh, skyway at least wait for the demo before letting lose your diarrhoea.

 

[MetalCraze]

So how about showing me where I've said that AoD will be shit?

 

[notnats]

So how about showing me where I've said that AoD will be shit?

Do you spam that much, that you don't even remember what you posted?

 

[Elhoim]

I'm sure Torque is capable of a bit more than that.

Unfortunately, it's not.

 

[Fat Dragon]

lol skyway

 

[Applegate's Breasts]

SoW is sowing some pretty graffix oats with Torque.



but you can't have PA without brown.

 

[The Ticktockman]

lol skyway*

*Let the MEME begin!