Game News Lord British Kickstarter coming up - "Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues"

[Alex]

Do the revealed pieces fit together in any way?

 

[Stabwound]

I don't think it's that big of a deal, but she was trying to prove her nerd cred by talking about her favorite RPGs and didn't even get the name right. I'm pretty cynical toward these "nerd girl gamers" but I guess if she is actually a longtime fan of Ultima that makes her likely the only legitimate "hot internet nerd girl gamer".

PLANETSCAPE!

 

[Alex]

Planetscape is what you get when you mesh together the Planescape and the Spelljammer campaign settings.

 

[Jaesun]

Planetscape is when you mesh together the Planescape and the Spelljammer campaign settings.

THAT would be awesome!

 

[Stabwound]

Do the revealed pieces fit together in any way?

Nope, which makes this whole thing weird. If there are only 2 more pieces then it's not likely to even make any sense. I hope the "puzzle" theme isn't part of the game.

Woo, Ultiima with episodic content!

 

[Alex]

Do the revealed pieces fit together in any way?

Nope, which makes this whole thing weird. If there are only 2 more pieces then it's not likely to even make any sense. I hope the "puzzle" theme isn't part of the game.

Woo, Ultiima with episodic content!

Oh, come on. LB may have made many mistakes throughout his career, but even he must realize how important having an open world to roam was to Ultima.

 

[Jaesun]

We will find out tomorrow what he feels is important.

 

[Capitalism]

What I do not understand is why Lord British Smartass needs crowd funding. I understand why Obsidian, inXile, Cleve, Doublebear, Chris Taylor and many others tried it besides obvious greed. Some of them needed financial independence, some of them had dream projects, some of them wanted to stay alive as a company, etc. LBS had no dream projects that could be described as RPGs without insulting entire genre and it's fans. If he wanted to start a new independent company, then he could find some investors, add his own money and then make something he wants.
But now all we get is classic "OLD SCHOOL RPG WITHOUT RIDING ON TURTLES AND EVEN FOR LINUX I AM LORD BRITISH DAMMIT I MADE GOOD RPGS". I award him no points and God have mercy on his soul.
I may be wrong, and this will be something surprisingly good.

B.t.w. who was this dude from game industry who thrown great and expensive "End of the World"-themed party?

 

[Jaesun]

Well Gariott also has a company, and to keep it afloat AND work on Ultimate RPG™ he made some shitty flash games to keep the company alive. Just like Obsidian, and inXile did too (except they made AAA Popamole).

 

[Rake]

Well Gariott also has a company, and to keep it afloat AND work on Ultimate RPG™ he made some shitty flash games to keep the company alive. Just like Obsidian, and inXile did too (except they made AAA Popamole).

Difference is that even the most popamole of Obsidian games were good in many things. Gariott has made what that was remotely interesting the last years? At that point it seems like he has lost his touch completely

 

[Jaesun]

Very valid point. He hasn't. But even whatever you think about Obsidian's games, they ARE very passionate about making RPG's.

 

[Capitalism]

Ah, yes, "Ultimate RPG™"...
This man made not only shitty flash games, there were other shitty games.

B.t.w. at least in Obsidian's case they never stopped making RPGs.

 

[Jaesun]

Well he did make Ultima 4 5 6 7 8 (I like 8 fuck the haters). That's still not a bad resume.

But does he still have his MOJO.

 

[Rake]

Very valid point. He hasn't. But even whatever you think about Obsidian's games, they ARE very passionate about making RPG's.

This is the point, isn't it? If Gariott has not the passion for RPGs, or his dream project is a social RPG then the whole point is moot. Friday will be a train wreck.

 

[Jaesun]

But I think Richard has been thinking about this for YEARS and years. Just making some arbitrary RPG's I don't think would have worked for him. He only wants to make ONE RPG.

Doing the flash games to stay afloat I understand. But what I don't know, is he still passionate about RPG's.

 

[~RAGING BONER~]

I kinda want this to be on the level...why would he need to KS a "fucking-flash-browser-facebook-app-hybrid-rpg with microtransactions"?

he could make shit like that by simply taking out a 2nd mortgage on his imperial palace.

 

[mindx2]

Well he did make Ultima 4 5 6 7 8 (I like 8 fuck the haters). That's still not a bad resume.

But does he still have his MOJO.

I could hope but............

I'm awaiting mass disappointment with this especially after the high T:ToN has given me today. :D

 

[Capitalism]

Well he did make Ultima 4 5 6 7 8 (I like 8 fuck the haters). That's still not a bad resume.

But does he still have his MOJO.

Bioware had not bad resume, Beth had not bad resume... What I doubt is not previous achievements. What I doubt is his MOJO.

 

[Jaesun]

I kinda want this to be on the level...why would he need to KS a "fucking-flash-browser-facebook-app-hybrid-rpg with microtransactions"?

We have no idea the kind of game he wants to make. We DO know he wants it to be on PC/Mac. That's all we know for know.

 

[Jaesun]

Bioware had not bad resume,

A string of "rpg's" that got more and more "accessible"?

Beth had not bad resume...

After Morrowind, there was no one there that even worked on any of their past game. They all left.

 

[Capitalism]

Bioware had not bad resume,

A string of "rpg's" that got more and more "accessible"?.

Yeah. You can hate them, but they had great games. With romances. But great games.

Beth had not bad resume...

After Morrowind, there was no one there that even worked on any of their past game. They all left.

You know, that's the point. is everywhere.

What RG was making last 17 years, is probably awesome classic old school turn based RPGs with choices and consequences all over them.

 

[Jaesun]

Well Chris Roberts wasn't exactly shitting out Space Sims, and look at what he came up with. And EIGHT Million dollars.

 

[evdk]

Well Chris Roberts wasn't exactly shitting out Space Sims, and look at what he came up with.

I would like to but I still do not understand what he actually came up with.

 

[Jaesun]

Well Chris Roberts wasn't exactly shitting out Space Sims, and look at what he came up with.

I would like to but I still do not understand what he actually came up with.

An 8 million dollar PC game apparently that appeals to wing commander fans.

He DID have very very good marketing for that though.

 

[Capitalism]

Well Chris Roberts wasn't exactly shitting out Space Sims, and look at what he came up with. And EIGHT Million dollars.

Yeah, I know.