Company News Piranha Bytes Interview and the Gothic rights

[Jim Cojones]

What's this "In Extremo" thing?

German band that plays rock versions of medieval songs.

 

[Elwro]

:shock: OK, thanks. Not missing much, I guess.

 

[Serious_Business]

Hilarious considering allt he fanboys cried about how the rigths were 'stolen' from the creators when in reality it seems that the creators 'sold out'. I have no problemsm but the crying here was hysterical.

your always crying about something

makes me want to rape you :D

 

[Frau Bishop]

Not missing much, I guess.

Nothing at all to be precise.

 

[LordDenton]

Not missing much, I guess.

Nothing at all to be precise.

Meh. I modded the In Extremo performance into my US version, and thought it was kinda cool.

 

[Frau Bishop]

Meh. I modded the In Extremo performance into my US version, and thought it was kinda cool.

Oh, well...heh, maybe it is. If you enjoyed it, and nobody got hurt in the process, why not. :p

 

[ortucis]

Risen IS basically Gothic except for the name, even them getting the rights to Gothic again, what would they do with it?

sell them to EA

That would be unwise. EA would turn right around and sue Piranha Bytes for copyright infringement because Risen is too similar to Gothic.

Yeah.. that will never happen (selling IP to EA or EA sueing for "copyright infringment").

 

[Brother None]

Yeah.. that will never happen (selling IP to EA or EA sueing for "copyright infringment").

 

[SharkClub]

Very good news.

Hopefully a Gothic 4 is made after Risen 2, seeing as we haven't got one yet.

 

[Shannow]

In extremo in Gothic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6X6R2SWtVU


Considering that Risen was basically Gothic 4 from setting, mood, dialogue, visuals, etc. I don't see how JoWood losing the licence changes much. PB will make good games, whether they are called Risen x or Gothic x or X. They will still not reach the glory of G2NotR or even G1 simply because they dropped one of the best gameplay schemes of any action RPG/adventure I have ever played (M&B is the only that comes close, but satisfying in different ways) und substituted it with more "accessable" schemes that I find merely decent.

 

[Nick]

Not missing much, I guess.

Nothing at all to be precise.

It was a good choice, imo. Prominent metal band + song that fits the gameworld = great, in my book. Think of Tiamat's "Cain" in Bloodlines.

 

[Darth Roxor]

Haggard's Herr Mannelig is a lot better than In Extremo's

 

[Nick]

Haggard's Herr Mannelig is a lot better than In Extremo's

No doubt about that - however with their highly-symphonic sounding and female vocalist... well, In Extremo guys fit into Gothic gameworld way better:

 

[Luzur]

uh, if anything Garmarnas Herr Mannelig is the best, because its the original.