Game News Obsidian Reveals 'Project Eternity' - Kickstarter Live

[quasimodo]

RTwP was the first step down the slipperly slope of decline that lead to the current state of RPGs being FPP or OTS RT games.

I might buy and enjoy the game if the writings good (and it probably will be), but I will not pay anyone to create the clusterfuck of RTwP combat.

I dunno. RTwP has never really managed to be done well because there are so few games that have actually been built with it in mind from the ground up. Baldur's Gate and all other Infinity Engine games were always a mishmash of D&D rules held together by a lot of compromises and changes. I think you could have much more success with RTwP by actually designing interactions, skills, timing, etc. with the temporal element in mind, rather than abstracting "turns" as X seconds or simultaneous rounds or whatever.

I played a lot of RTwP games over the years, IE games, NWN2, After*games, BE5, and they all would have been vastly better with TB combat. I really don't think Obsidian is finally going to figure out how to keep RTwP from sucking.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Congratulations!

You are now an official backer of Project Eternity. Time to tell the world about it!

'nuff said. God speed, Obsidian. God speed.

 

[Tigranes]

And meanwhilst, Larian is already developing Divinity: Original Sin, a turn-based isometric RPG with a much smaller team and without Kickstarter, and nary a fuck being given.

Because Larian's past offerings were nowhere as fun as Obsidian's for me? Div 1 and 2 were OK, and Original Sin doesn't sound that compelling so far, either.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Not even one day in and already ~ 150k.


.... the fuck? o_O

Pretty incredible proof how many of us are really out there and how goddamn hungry for incline we all are. We're not even pledging against anything but hope right now...on the CHANCE for a glorious game. Heh. And justifiably so.

 

[Shadenuat]

I came dice.

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

Fantasy = shit. Even gay W4K is more interesting.

So many talks 'bout independence from publishers... and so little real creativity as a result.

"We shall make our own Dragon Age! With blackjack and whores."

 

[majestik12]

Start the Codex Inn fundraiser already.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

The funniest part is that none of the haters have any idea what they're upset about...they've just been stewing in their own fetid shit for so long they know nothing else.

 

[oldmanpaco]

I want a cloth map but do I $140 want it? That's a big jump from $65 for the box/manual.

Also need to consider the Codex drive.

This will be the 12th kickstarter project I’ve backed this year. I cannot remember the last year when I purchased 12 games. Of course only FTL is coming out this year but still.

 

[Brayko]

Est. Delivery: Apr 2014

Another optimistic speedy development process?

I don't care if it's RTwP as long as they get the rest right (story, skill checks, equipment, dialogue etc).

 

[Fuck_The_Banks]

Pledged $65 + $15 thanks to the newly returned Jew Gold the banks stole from me when I took out a loan. Obsidian may get more of my compo if there are some good stretch goals, which are inevitable as its now got $175k + pledges.

 

[pipka]

Meh. It will have: bugs everywhere, shitty and messy combat, mediocre gameplay overall, fascinating story and memorable dialog/NPCs. Are you even trying to outdo yourselves, Obsidian?

 

[FeelTheRads]

The funniest part is that none of the haters have any idea what they're upset about...they've just been stewing in their own fetid shit for so long they know nothing else.

HURR DERP HERP SOMEBODY DISAGREES WITH ME MEANS HES HATER.

The funnies part is actually you posting that after saying

We're not even pledging against anything but hope right now...

Yeah, you definitely know what you're excited about.

 

[Turisas]

Start the Codex Inn fundraiser already.

Make it a dwarven inn. Underlord's Watering Hole, underground of course. And a very fat dwarf with a booming voice as the bouncer.

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Actually I do, dumbfuck. I just stated that. But ooh, man. I felt the rads on THAT one, eh?

 

[Freelance Henchman]

Dears Sirs, please find enclosed a certain amount of genuine J00G0ldZ with which I endeavor to support your most interesting "Project Eternity". I expect nothing less than perfection upon completion.

 

[Mastermind]

What the fuck, all the big names in that video except Tim Cain look like they got hit by a truck. Did they start undergoing a lichification process or something? Anyway, looks like I will miss the 20 dollar early bird since i have no money right now so I will wait until I see some video footage of the actual game instead of some grotesque looking nerds yapping before pledging.

 

[tuluse]

Turn-based combat as a stretch goal - game funded by tomorrow, eh?

Because we all know how turn-based and real-time in the same game has turned out so well in the past.

 

[Phelot]

Bleh.

Not terribly excited for this. It'll be interesting to check out as more screenshots and stuff show up, but the character design looks pretty lackluster, like something out of a standard MMO. We'll see.

Feargus: Our goal is to use voice over as flavor and not as something that exists for every written word in the game.

That is nice to hear, however.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Actually I do, dumbfuck. I just stated that. But ooh, man. I felt the rads on THAT one, eh?

Myeah, too bad it's dwindled by those assholes who don't agree with you, no?

I know, I know.. in before 100 posts and comics full of butthurt about how you don't actually care.

 

[The Great Deceiver]

Because we all know how turn-based and real-time in the same game has turned out so well in the past.

Instead of RTwP.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

+

 

[TwinkieGorilla]

Myeah, too bad it's dwindled by those assholes who don't agree with you, no?

Er...no?

 

[Infinitron]

What's all this talk about dwarves and elves? Do we even know if this will have "fantasy races"? It could be a humans-only fantasy world.

 

[Angthoron]

Holy shit. Take my money, Obsidian!