Game News Obsidian's next game is Tyranny, an isometric RPG set in a fantasy world where evil won

[Infinitron]

Gameplay snippet from the trailer:

 

[Excidium II]

Thats the poe engine right?

Yes. It's also known as "Unity."

With PoE's CRPG engine on top.

 

[Tigranes]

An4rchid's screen is probably the best one, and that's what I mean about the weird mix. It looks very nice when all the cartoony putty etc shit is missing.

Of course it won't look as good as POE, it's full 3D isometric and probably on a middling, not AAA, budget. Is it Unity? God I mourn Onyx.

 

[Nekot-The-Brave]

Gameplay snippet from the trailer:

Thank you for the gif. The 3 seconds of gameplay in it's full glory.

 

[Excidium II]

Is it RTWP or not?

 

[Bubbles]

I like the minimalist UI.

 

[Athelas]

Gameplay snippet from the trailer:

Looks like PoE combat as viewed by someone in the process of suffering an epileptic seizure.

 

[Infinitron]

According to PC Gamer, there's an embargo on revealing further information about the game until next week: http://www.pcgamer.com/obsidian-announces-tyranny-a-fantasy-rpg-where-youre-the-bad-guy/

Which means I'm going to bed now, I think.

 

[Excidium II]

An4rchid's screen is probably the best one, and that's what I mean about the weird mix. It looks very nice when all the cartoony putty etc shit is missing.

Of course it won't look as good as POE, it's full 3D isometric and probably on a middling, not AAA, budget. Is it Unity? God I mourn Onyx.

Are you sure it's full 3D? The enviroment is lacking the horrible aliasing that comes with it.

 

[sullynathan]

this corny ass trailer fails at getting me hyped. I am not impressed.

 

[Crescent Hawk]

This game shoudl be made for early Obsidian's penchant for deconstructing fantasy tropes, a tendency which they showed even in games like DS3 and POE where Avellone is not lead. And I'd much much prefer to see Witcher-like dilemmas from an 'evil' point of view than some hurr durr black comedy.

I kinda lost any hope about that the moment it was revealed as an EVIL CRPG.

Yeah but we dont even know what they are going for here. It just seems a regular rpg, hopefully with some fucking soul in the dialogue.
What do they even mean? It obviously does not have the grotesque dirty fantasy style of Dragon Age or Witcher, so my best guess its that calling it "Evil" is just Obsidian probably trying to set up the universe as unforgiving like 40k edginess or something.

I like to think they thought the setting in POE was so stale it needs some fucking Dark Sun juice.

 

[Infinitron]

They're calling it evil because the world is controlled by a Sauron-like Dark Lord who actually won. Not sure how you miss that.

 

[Black]

Is it RTWP or not?

The money question.

 

[Quatlo]

Fool me once, fool me twice...
No way I'm going to fall for that after PoE.

 

[Excidium II]

Obsidian probably trying to set up the universe as unforgiving like 40k edginess or something.

They aren't. Their setup has fuck all to do with the way 40k does things. Would be interesting if it were. If the tyranny was of necessity and complacency and not EBUL.

 

[Turtle-Zone 3000]

Pillars of Eternity: Edgy Edition

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

No, it's just that for an isometric RPG it's so unimportant if it's above a certain level. And it is.

Second, it's important when developers are proven capable of doing better and have an artistic team bigger than some games have devs in total.

Well, seems we disagree here.
Because if it doesn't look like total shit I really don't care that much.

 

[Bubbles]

Is it RTWP or not?

The money question.

Why wouldn't it be RTwP?

 

[Excidium II]

No, it's just that for an isometric RPG it's so unimportant if it's above a certain level. And it is.

Second, it's important when developers are proven capable of doing better and have an artistic team bigger than some games have devs in total.

Well, seems we disagree here.
Because if it doesn't look like total shit I really don't care that much.

Nothing I despise more than people low standards. Why everything is shit.

 

[Excidium II]

Is it RTWP or not?

The money question.

Why wouldn't it be RTwP?

Because turn-based combat is trendier. Also this time the game isn't crowdfunded Not Baldur's Gate.

 

[Infinitron]

Isn't the question right now whether it's RTwP or just RT?

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

No, it's just that for an isometric RPG it's so unimportant if it's above a certain level. And it is.

Second, it's important when developers are proven capable of doing better and have an artistic team bigger than some games have devs in total.

Well, seems we disagree here.
Because if it doesn't look like total shit I really don't care that much.

Nothing I despise more than people low standards. Why everything is shit.

 

[Excidium II]

Isn't the question right now whether it's RTwP or just RT?

With AI controlled companions or what? People already struggle to control a party being able to pause.

 

[Kos_Koa]

They have a chance to create an interesting setting as long as it doesn't devolve into a "save the world" plot. Exploring an occupied world should be plenty exciting without relying on standard rpg staples. Here's hoping they take the risk.

 

[Turtle-Zone 3000]

The plot could end in a few ways

-Quash the growing resistance
-Overthrow your lord and install yourself as ruler
-Overthrow your lord as you become a goody two shoes
-Fuck everything and let the world burn

Sounds like plenty of opportunity for good convos, quests and mechanics.
AoDish