Game News Battle Lord announced-ish

[FrancoTAU]

Ive read several of their dev journals. Not a word about roleplaying. Yeh, they implemented horses well, they got some fun combat and stats and shit, but no hint as to how those stats will affect the world, also no word on the dialoogs...

I even regret posting a newspost about them on my site.

It's a HoMM clone, so what dialogues? Anyway, we are doing an interview with them, so you shall find out shortly.

Damn, when the hell did the Codex turn into a real gaming/news site? Keep 'em coming though, I've enjoyed pretty much all of them so far. Hell, you pretty much even broke a story with the Laid Back gaming interview.

If this game turns out to be a HOMM or even Final Fantasy Tactics clone with some added RPGness to it than I'll be thrilled.

 

[Atrokkus]

See, the reason why I was curious is that they were saying that rpg elements will be prominent, implying that it's not a homm clone.
Besides, VD, why would you do an interview with them if it wasn't at least half-RPG, huh? :D

 

[FrancoTAU]

If you're liberal enough with your RPG definition than i think you can include a good chunk of some Turn based strategy games. Hell, i'd consider something like Ogre Battle, FFT, HOMM more of an RPG than something like Oblivion.

 

[Jason]

"Besides, VD, why would you do an interview with them if it wasn't at least half-RPG, huh?"

It's going to be a joint Codex/TCancer interview so don't discourage him.

 

[FrancoTAU]

It must be hard to convince Developers to grant an interview when tell them you're from Tanticular Cancer.

 

[Jason]

"It must be hard to convince Developers to grant an interview when tell them you're from Tanticular Cancer."

Possibly, but maybe they think we're some cancer charity organization and want to support our valuable research. You never know.

On the other hand, one developer always mentions us as Tactical Cancer on their site. That's probably not an accident.

 

[Atrokkus]

They know that it's the Strategy Codex with a more kinky name, so they fall for it. Who wouldn't?
Cant blame em, no sirre.

 

[Vault Dweller]

See, the reason why I was curious is that they were saying that rpg elements will be prominent, implying that it's not a homm clone.
Besides, VD, why would you do an interview with them if it wasn't at least half-RPG, huh? :D

You never know. Their previous game isn't exactly a fully blown RPG either, yet its elements form a decent RPG core with an RTS angle. They may do the same with Battle Lord. The combat screen definitely looks tactical, so it's a good sign.

 

[Hamster]

Ive read several of their dev journals. Not a word about roleplaying. Yeh, they implemented horses well, they got some fun combat and stats and shit, but no hint as to how those stats will affect the world, also no word on the dialoogs...

I even regret posting a newspost about them on my site.

You mean this newpost http://www.rpgplanet.ru/forums/index.php?showtopic=12780&pid=338382&st=0&#entry338382?

 

[Atrokkus]

Yeah, Ive already edited it a bit.
(btw, do you have an account at rpgplanet?)

 

[Hamster]

Yeah, Ive already edited it a bit.
(btw, do you have an account at rpgplanet?)

This newpost, horse pictures from this newpost, and the dev journals Ley posted are from the game "Hard to be God" by Burut CT, and in this thread we are discussing the game "Battle Lord" by Katauri interactive, which have no connection to "Hard to be God".

(btw, do you have an account at rpgplanet?)

Yeah, i just registered as Gamma-Hamster.

 

[Atrokkus]

ВОТ БЛЯ.
It seems that being a night owl has its shortcomings... in the morning ^_^

 

[Hamster]

Do you understand, that you have cofused creators of Space Rangers with creators of Goldenland?

 

[Naked_Lunch]

"It must be hard to convince Developers to grant an interview when tell them you're from Tanticular Cancer."

Eh, we do alright. Developers never turn down free publicity.

 

[Atrokkus]

Developers never turn down free publicity.

Well, that depends, actually.

 

[Hamster]

Ag.ru posted videos of Battle Lord. Unfortunetly there is 10 kb/s download speed limit for non-subscribers

1) E3 video HQ 245 mb
LQ 47mb
№1b mirror

2)exclusive 6 min video(will be available for public download at may 14)
http://www.ag.ru/files/videos/battle_lord/16931
115 mb
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№1b mirror

 

[Hamster]

I watched E3 video. It's all about figting and travelling on world map, no info about rp elements and dialogs. The game still looks like HoMM 5 clone, but with more "alive" world and much better interface.

 

[Shagnak]

It must be hard to convince Developers to grant an interview when tell them you're from Tacticular Cancer.

We slaved for fucking hours over that name, and it seems to work so shaddup.

(Okay, it was more like a drunken suggestion by me on IRC and the others thought it was a bit of a laugh and thought "why not?". And it stuck.)

Anyways...devs seem to talk to us regardless. If they want to do so despite our shitty name then they must really mean the biz. Or something.

 

[Screaming_life]

Ag.ru posted videos of Battle Lord. Unfortunetly there is 10 kb/s download speed limit for non-subscribers

1) E3 video HQ 245 mb
LQ 47mb
№1b mirror

I get an error. Anyone want to mirror it? or alternative links?

 

[Hamster]

It works for me... what exactly error message says?

 

[Screaming_life]

It worked this time!

Looks nice but i wish they were doing something a bit more interesting than a HOMM clone.

 

[Hamster]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/battlelord/news.html?sid=6151075&mode=previews
Gamespot preview
Edit: бля, глючу...

 

[Balor]

Huh? Edit is in order

 

[Hamster]

Fixed

 

[Hamster]

6 min video is now available to download. In this video there still no significant insight on rpg elements, but the game looks really great.
Teh dialogue
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/h/a/hamsterw/1/26/1-webbig.jpg
Supar strike
http://foto.rambler.ru/public/h/a/hamsterw/1/27/3-webbig.jpg

btw, ag.ru posted preview of the game
http://www.ag.ru/articles/previews/battle_lord
Now all you need is some crazy russian, who will tranaslate it.
Intersting fact - you can have wife and children in Battle lord