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Development Info Arcanum Underworld: Ultima Underworld-inspired pitch document for unmade Arcanum sequel

SionIV

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The problem with bloodlines wasn't the gameplay, it was the rushed and lazy content from the assault on the hunter hideous onwards, was like a completely different game.

It didn't have bad gameplay, but wasn't anything to write home about in my opinion. When I remember Planescape:Torment I think about the story, Dark Souls is the Gameplay, Bloodlines the Atmosphere. And that sewer level, especially as a Ventrue.
 

Roguey

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LOL

I'm the best worst person. The Ruskies are going to hate me again.

But it's worth it. I mean seriously, the guy's been hoarding this since 2011, what the fuck, it's not like this document is some state secret.

Circle of Eight hoarding the editor from the Polish version of ToEE was much worse because that wasn't even shared in semi-confidence.

The problem with bloodlines wasn't the gameplay,

Bloodlines's gameplay was awful. To quote Josh Sawyer, even Oblivion's was better.
 

Vociferon

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He cannot use then name or setting, because unfortunately Activision owns the rights to Arcanum.

But that doesn't answer my question. Did he ever comment on his willingness to get back to Arcanum or do something in the similar vein? I know it's been 15 years but still...

Btw, though Activision holds the IP and I know that GOG had to make a deal with them just so they could publish it, it's not like they can make a fortune with Arcanum. I don't think the IP rights can cost all that much...how likely is that Tim buys them back? Or somebody else (Fargo)? Was there any interest expressed for that in the past few years?

On an unrelated note, does anyone know who holds the rights to Nox? EA?
 

Roguey

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But that doesn't answer my question. Did he ever comment on his willingness to get back to Arcanum or do something in the similar vein? I know it's been 15 years but still...

Btw, though Activision holds the IP and I know that GOG had to make a deal with them just so they could publish it, it's not like they can make a fortune with Arcanum. I don't think the IP rights can cost all that much...how likely is that Tim buys them back? Or somebody else (Fargo)? Was there any interest expressed for that in the past few years?

On an unrelated note, does anyone know who holds the rights to Nox? EA?

Activision is a company of sharks, if they see any interest in something they own, they'll never sell it.

They would license it though. They wouldn't pay any money towards its development, but if someone wants to pay them to make a game in the Arcanum setting, I doubt they'd object.
 
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Yeah, when I said I wish it did get made, I mean early 2000s. Modern fags devs are too much PC;faggots to deliver good writing;design nowadays. Maybe someone from eastern or southern europe.

Tzarpunk
 

puppyonastik

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Whalepunk

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Edit: The Whale oil was what powered everything instead of petrol in dishonored; as well as the whales themselves being heavily connected to the Outsider. Whale Bone runes. Etc.
http://dishonored.wikia.com/wiki/Whale_Oil
 

Major_Blackhart

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I'd like to see them work on a turnbased steam punk game. But they won't.
I'd like to see a good steam punk RPG put into production, be it FPS or Turn Based or whatever.
But it won't.
 

Hobo Elf

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Arcanum was the height of the whole steampunk genre. I loved the melancholy depiction of the industrial revolution in Arcanum as nature and magic begin to fade away. The setting was lovingly crafted by extremely intelligent people who put lots of thought into the world. I don't trust anyone else to make a steampunk game as it is an otherwise insufferable genre that attracts the worst kind of faggotry.
 

gaussgunner

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the size and power of those spells is basically limitless once we’ve moved into 3-D. A summoned Water Elemental could look just like flowing water, leaving behind puddles when it walks

3-D, mmmmkay. Still not easy in 2015. Burn half of your kickstarter $$$ on amazing 3D elementals, then pad out the rest of the game with recycled 15 year old bitmap sprites and mmo style rainbow-explosion spell effects. Finish 10% of the gameplay and, fuck it, release it as a f2p mmo.

Joined: Jul 21, 2015 ...I'll just put that in my .sig and save jaesun the trouble :lol:
 

Doctor Sbaitso

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I don't get Steampunk, I find it an overly forced setting any time I have seen it.
 

Crescent Hawk

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This would have been a complete disaster, and like Bloodlines still talked about in 2015.
 

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