KickStarter SKALD: Against the Black Priory - retro RPG inspired by Ultima

[Sacibengala]

Good to see that gogs over that "it's too niche we're going to have to decline it" for old school styled rpgs phase.

Or at least toned down whatever those requirements were.

They denied Realms of Antiquity, recently. Like one week ago or something.

Seriously? They denied RoA?? That's another low point for GOG's more and more questionable policies. And I thought they couldn't sink any deeper... well fuck them!

It does baffle me that Nox Archaist got on gog but Realms of Antiquity didn't but whatever least steam pretty much accepts any game or the dev can just sell it off their own website.

But regional prices really helps. Me, for instance, would have not bought it if wasn't for that. Nox I got on GOG, like everything else oldschool, but unfortunately, I had to get RoA on Steam.

 

[adamantyr]

To be fair, I've no idea if GoG has rejected RoA or not, but all the indicators are they have. They just mark my submission as "solved" with no other information anytime I post a query there. And their email when I did the submission said if hadn't heard back in two weeks I should consider it a rejection.

My guess is the lack of a Kickstarter or large commercial presence was the culprit.

 

[Abu Antar]

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Have I told anyone here how wonderful thing return of playable demos is?

 

[Melan]

Make game development honest again!

 

[Ludwig von Eisenthal]

One question: Will the game be released this summer or will it be only Early Access? And if EA: When - approximately - will the game be fully released? I'm a bit confused with all this new-fashioned EA/Games in Development-stuff. Too old to understand these concepts I guess.

 

[CryptRat]

It will be early access, with this current schedule :

the game is expected to leave Early Access within 6 to 12 months.

 

[Ludwig von Eisenthal]

It will be early access, with this current schedule :

the game is expected to leave Early Access within 6 to 12 months.

Thanks CryptRat. I really thought the game would be fully released this year. Anyway, enough other stuff to play until then I guess (I don't like playing games before they are complete).

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

It will be early access, with this current schedule :

the game is expected to leave Early Access within 6 to 12 months.

Thanks CryptRat. I really thought the game would be fully released this year. Anyway, enough other stuff to play until then I guess (I don't like playing games before they are complete).

I was hoping for that too since the planned release date was back in 2020, but I'm playing the latest build right now and I think the delays were for the better.

 

[buffalo bill]

Hurrah!



https://af.gog.com/game/skald_against_the_black_priory?as=1649904300

This trailer is so sick despite showing no gameplay. Perfectly conveys a sinister vibe. Love it!

and that music!

 

[LESS T_T]

 

[V_K]

Bad choice of release date, everybody will be playing Solasta. Well, except for Solasta backers, I guess

 

[Sinatar]

Yea dropping this on the same day Solasta goes live seems like a fantastic way to have your demo get completely ignored.

 

[Jenkem]

Solasta who?

 

[Infinitron]

Might be a slight delay:

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Here's a small selection of tracks from the game to keep you happy and occupied until the demo drops.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

 

[Infinitron]

Soon:

 

[Strange Fellow]

So just to be clear, this thing is a teaser for the prologue, which comes out soon, which comes before Early Access, which comes out later this year, which comes before the full release which comes out later later this year?

 

[V_K]

before the full release which comes out later later this year?

Except for this part.

 

[vonAchdorf]

Some of the story screens look fantastic.

 

[Ladonna]

So finished game next year?

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

So finished game next year?

IIRC that's the current plan.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

ITZ OUT
DOWNLOADING NOW

 

[Jenkem]

well? are you expecting us to PLAY it? tell us how it is.