Game News Beamdog announce Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, with Chris Avellone onboard

[DeepOcean]

It's funny how people ten to downplay his involvement. It's obvious that MCA's name on the box (figuratively speaking) sells more copies, but why exactly can't I get excited that one of the best cRPG writers is somehow involved with a new Baldur's Gate title?

Dude, Avellone is just a writer not Jesus. The miracle of turning horseshit on gold is way out of his reach.

 

[Irenaeus II]

Chris' feedback was taken very seriously.

For reference, he wasn't only provided with a build of the game. He also had access to all relevant design documents.

So the million dollar question... *Is* he designing any part of the game at all?

He provided feedback on the design and a game build, which was taken very seriously. Can you even read?

 

[vivec]

Apparently, I *can even* read. That line only means he provided *feedback* not that he actually designed something. The difference, my friend, is patting someone on the back for a job well done and doing the job yourself.

 

[Ulrox]

Apparently, I *can even* read. That line only means he provided *feedback* not that he actually designed something.

20 full pages of it, according to the twitch video.

 

[Irenaeus II]

19 pages of doodles.

 

[Lhynn]

Thread title should be changed to "Chris Avellone developing the next IE game".

 

[Zeriel]

Apparently, I *can even* read. That line only means he provided *feedback* not that he actually designed something.

20 full pages of it, according to the twitch video.

The funny thing is that by that measure, Vince could market Age of Decadence as "involving Chris Avellone!". I mean, Chris Avellone once played through the game and gave (lengthy) feedback that Vince posted on the forums. It's the exact same thing as this. I guess he wasn't paid for it, which is all the difference apparently.

 

[Infinitron]

The funny thing is that by that measure, Vince could market Age of Decadence as "involving Chris Avellone!". I mean, Chris Avellone once played through the game and gave (lengthy) feedback that Vince posted on the forums. It's the exact same thing as this. I guess he wasn't paid for it, which is all the difference apparently.

For reference, he wasn't only provided with a build of the game. He also had access to all relevant design documents.

 

[Zeriel]

The funny thing is that by that measure, Vince could market Age of Decadence as "involving Chris Avellone!". I mean, Chris Avellone once played through the game and gave (lengthy) feedback that Vince posted on the forums. It's the exact same thing as this. I guess he wasn't paid for it, which is all the difference apparently.

For reference, he wasn't only provided with a build of the game. He also had access to all relevant design documents.

So did Chris in the case of Age of Decadence, since the "design documents" are 10-year-old posts on the rpgcodex forums.

 

[Infinitron]

Pfft.

Hey Vault Dweller, do you have design documents?

 

[Athelas]

'Will critique your RPG for food' is presumably how Avellone stays afloat now that he's out of a job.

 

[Azarkon]

Was MCA's feedback of the form 'I love this section, it reminds me of ...' and 'this section is dumb because ...'? Because that's the sort of feedback he gave to Age of Decadence and while it is useful Q&A work, in no way does it make me believe the game is going to be well-written. MCA telling you your writing sucks doesn't improve it, it just makes you aware of it sucking.

But then again, I've lost a lot of faith in the project simply because it is an interquel, with all the issues thereof. It's the equivalent of being crushed from two directions - you have so little room to maneuver.

 

[Spectacle]

Dude, Avellone is just a writer not Jesus. The miracle of turning horseshit on gold is way out of his reach.

Heresy!

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

MCA is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Incline except through him.

 

[Irenaeus II]

 

[Zeriel]

The thirst is real.

 

[serch]

I love how he doesn't hooverhand.

 

[Fry]

Shirt from Ed Hardy's Jackson Pollock collection.

 

[Roguey]

I mean, Chris Avellone once played through the game and gave (lengthy) feedback that Vince posted on the forums.

Are we positive he didn't just have an intern play it and write down what the experience was like which he then put into his own words because have you seen his Arcanum LP

 

[Malpercio]

So this will be like one of the many fanfiction-mods available for BG2, only official?

 

[Russia is over. The end.]

So this will be like one of the many fanfiction-mods available for BG2, only official?

only paid.

 

[flabbyjack]

Arcanum LP clearly shows that Chris cannot be trusted.

 

[sigma1932]

That fucking hat

heh...made me think of this:
http://lookatthathat.ytmnd.com/

and also this popped into my head, and I giggled:

Spoiler

 

[Tigranes]

Arcanum LP clearly shows that Chris cannot be trusted.

Only the great MCA could produce vapourware vaporous enough to challenge the Golden Baby

 

[Malpercio]

Arcanum LP clearly shows that Chris cannot be trusted.

Seriously, are we going to grudge someone for not finishing Arcanum? With that battle system and inventory system?