I've read their kickstarter page and the most relevant I've found is combat system description which says "Encased combat is inspired by classic, tactical turn-based systems, with a grid overlay, action points, cover system, special abilities, various ammo and damage types, many different resistances, and more!" and the general description is "old-school isometric RPG". Also heavy hints at Fallout itself overall, obviously. But all of that doesn't necessarily mean "hardcore". Fallout wasn't a hardcore game, after all.
It is essentially just a Fallout clone, yes.
That's all I want. Hopefully, it will be a good clone.
Hey! Since I actually have an account...
Thanks to everyone who is following Encased. We're almost out there, hehe. I was following Codex in terms of news about Encased but had no time to engage more, unfortunately.
About Nerd. He is very talented, but his 'soft' skills are also a bit nonexistent which makes it a bit hard to work with him, but we managed for a while. Still, he did a whole bunch of stuff for the game, I think he has a huge influence on the final product in the end.
He indeed is not on the project anymore. I don't agree with the 'fired' case cause without talking to me about this situation he directly wrote to the studio operations head "what I need to sign to quit". I think this does not fit in the "fired" agenda. The reasons for conflict as we always do in this industry (we Russians honestly give less shit about being polite but still) I will sweep under the rug, but I believe that release date was the least (if existent at all) problem. It's not like I have nothing to say, it's just this industry standards say we need to be polite in public and smile
I will get back to work.
Cheers, Slava.
Hey! Since I actually have an account...
Thanks to everyone who is following Encased. We're almost out there, hehe. I was following Codex in terms of news about Encased but had no time to engage more, unfortunately.
About Nerd. He is very talented, but his 'soft' skills are also a bit nonexistent which makes it a bit hard to work with him, but we managed for a while. Still, he did a whole bunch of stuff for the game, I think he has a huge influence on the final product in the end.
He indeed is not on the project anymore. I don't agree with the 'fired' case cause without talking to me about this situation he directly wrote to the studio operations head "what I need to sign to quit". I think this does not fit in the "fired" agenda. The reasons for conflict as we always do in this industry (we Russians honestly give less shit about being polite but still) I will sweep under the rug, but I believe that release date was the least (if existent at all) problem. It's not like I have nothing to say, it's just this industry standards say we need to be polite in public and smile
I will get back to work.
Cheers, Slava.
Any specific reason you decided to launch it one week after Wrath of the Righteous and one week before Gamedec?
Not trying to side with Nerd here(honestly I wasn't even aware of that situation with him and couldn't care less). It's just that for people from outside it seems like a nonsensical decision because it's clearly gonna hurt your sales.
Hey! Since I actually have an account...
Thanks to everyone who is following Encased. We're almost out there, hehe. I was following Codex in terms of news about Encased but had no time to engage more, unfortunately.
About Nerd. He is very talented, but his 'soft' skills are also a bit nonexistent which makes it a bit hard to work with him, but we managed for a while. Still, he did a whole bunch of stuff for the game, I think he has a huge influence on the final product in the end.
He indeed is not on the project anymore. I don't agree with the 'fired' case cause without talking to me about this situation he directly wrote to the studio operations head "what I need to sign to quit". I think this does not fit in the "fired" agenda. The reasons for conflict as we always do in this industry (we Russians honestly give less shit about being polite but still) I will sweep under the rug, but I believe that release date was the least (if existent at all) problem. It's not like I have nothing to say, it's just this industry standards say we need to be polite in public and smile
I will get back to work.
Cheers, Slava.
Any specific reason you decided to launch it one week after Wrath of the Righteous and one week before Gamedec?
Not trying to side with Nerd here(honestly I wasn't even aware of that situation with him and couldn't care less). It's just that for people from outside it seems like a nonsensical decision because it's clearly gonna hurt your sales.
IMO, as someone previously said, people who like rpgs already have this game on their radar and will (probably) buy it regardless of P:WOTR.
Its a niche indie game from Eastern Europe devs, not a huge mainstream release.
Hey! Since I actually have an account...
Thanks to everyone who is following Encased. We're almost out there, hehe. I was following Codex in terms of news about Encased but had no time to engage more, unfortunately.
About Nerd. He is very talented, but his 'soft' skills are also a bit nonexistent which makes it a bit hard to work with him, but we managed for a while. Still, he did a whole bunch of stuff for the game, I think he has a huge influence on the final product in the end.
He indeed is not on the project anymore. I don't agree with the 'fired' case cause without talking to me about this situation he directly wrote to the studio operations head "what I need to sign to quit". I think this does not fit in the "fired" agenda. The reasons for conflict as we always do in this industry (we Russians honestly give less shit about being polite but still) I will sweep under the rug, but I believe that release date was the least (if existent at all) problem. It's not like I have nothing to say, it's just this industry standards say we need to be polite in public and smile
I will get back to work.
Cheers, Slava.
Any specific reason you decided to launch it one week after Wrath of the Righteous and one week before Gamedec?
Not trying to side with Nerd here(honestly I wasn't even aware of that situation with him and couldn't care less). It's just that for people from outside it seems like a nonsensical decision because it's clearly gonna hurt your sales.
IMO, as someone previously said, people who like rpgs already have this game on their radar and will (probably) buy it regardless of P:WOTR.
Its a niche indie game from Eastern Europe devs, not a huge mainstream release.
Most people here on the Codex, probably. Outside our bubble though, I doubt it. Once they're done with WOTR, they'll probably go for Gamedec.
All 3 games are niche products from indie devs by the way. The production values don't change that fact. They might have a slightly different player base(people who prefer sci-fi to classic fantasy) but being Isometric cRPGs, it definitely overlaps, and WOTR and Gamedec can afford losing many more players than Encased because their player count is/will be much bigger.
Hey! Since I actually have an account...
Thanks to everyone who is following Encased. We're almost out there, hehe. I was following Codex in terms of news about Encased but had no time to engage more, unfortunately.
About Nerd. He is very talented, but his 'soft' skills are also a bit nonexistent which makes it a bit hard to work with him, but we managed for a while. Still, he did a whole bunch of stuff for the game, I think he has a huge influence on the final product in the end.
He indeed is not on the project anymore. I don't agree with the 'fired' case cause without talking to me about this situation he directly wrote to the studio operations head "what I need to sign to quit". I think this does not fit in the "fired" agenda. The reasons for conflict as we always do in this industry (we Russians honestly give less shit about being polite but still) I will sweep under the rug, but I believe that release date was the least (if existent at all) problem. It's not like I have nothing to say, it's just this industry standards say we need to be polite in public and smile
I will get back to work.
Cheers, Slava.
Any specific reason you decided to launch it one week after Wrath of the Righteous and one week before Gamedec?
Not trying to side with Nerd here(honestly I wasn't even aware of that situation with him and couldn't care less). It's just that for people from outside it seems like a nonsensical decision because it's clearly gonna hurt your sales.
IMO, as someone previously said, people who like rpgs already have this game on their radar and will (probably) buy it regardless of P:WOTR.
Its a niche indie game from Eastern Europe devs, not a huge mainstream release.
Most people here on the Codex, probably. Outside our bubble though, I doubt it. Once they're done with WOTR, they'll probably go for Gamedec.
All 3 games are niche products from indie devs by the way. The production values don't change that fact. They might have a slightly different player base(people who prefer sci-fi to classic fantasy) but being Isometric cRPGs, it definitely overlaps, and WOTR and Gamedec can afford losing many more players than Encased because their player count is/will be much bigger.
You do make a fair point, BUT, what is stopping someone from buying all of them and playing them in a certain order? IE i will buy WOTR but due to Owlcat being prone to bugs will wait a month and play Encased/Gamedec/Trudograd instead
The 30k+ concurrent players and the 500+ pages Codex pre-release thread and almost 100 page release thread suggest many people will.
Hey! Since I actually have an account...
Thanks to everyone who is following Encased. We're almost out there, hehe. I was following Codex in terms of news about Encased but had no time to engage more, unfortunately.
About Nerd. He is very talented, but his 'soft' skills are also a bit nonexistent which makes it a bit hard to work with him, but we managed for a while. Still, he did a whole bunch of stuff for the game, I think he has a huge influence on the final product in the end.
He indeed is not on the project anymore. I don't agree with the 'fired' case cause without talking to me about this situation he directly wrote to the studio operations head "what I need to sign to quit". I think this does not fit in the "fired" agenda. The reasons for conflict as we always do in this industry (we Russians honestly give less shit about being polite but still) I will sweep under the rug, but I believe that release date was the least (if existent at all) problem. It's not like I have nothing to say, it's just this industry standards say we need to be polite in public and smile
I will get back to work.
Cheers, Slava.
Any specific reason you decided to launch it one week after Wrath of the Righteous and one week before Gamedec?
Not trying to side with Nerd here(honestly I wasn't even aware of that situation with him and couldn't care less). It's just that for people from outside it seems like a nonsensical decision because it's clearly gonna hurt your sales.
IMO, as someone previously said, people who like rpgs already have this game on their radar and will (probably) buy it regardless of P:WOTR.
Its a niche indie game from Eastern Europe devs, not a huge mainstream release.
Most people here on the Codex, probably. Outside our bubble though, I doubt it. Once they're done with WOTR, they'll probably go for Gamedec.
All 3 games are niche products from indie devs by the way. The production values don't change that fact. They might have a slightly different player base(people who prefer sci-fi to classic fantasy) but being Isometric cRPGs, it definitely overlaps, and WOTR and Gamedec can afford losing many more players than Encased because their player count is/will be much bigger.
You do make a fair point, BUT, what is stopping someone from buying all of them and playing them in a certain order? IE i will buy WOTR but due to Owlcat being prone to bugs will wait a month and play Encased/Gamedec/Trudograd instead
People who have a backlog usually don't buy games at launch because of the higher price or simply because they don't feel like it's worth picking it up if you're not gonna play it immediately, unless it's at a discount.
There are those who spend thousands in a Kickstarter campaign. They are minority though. Only in expensive hobbies(like audiophilia) rich people are a majority.
