Bard's Tale The Bard's Tale IV Pre-Release Thread [RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Invictus]

Mmm interesting, the whole pc centric comment, blobber and heartstone comment leads me to belive something; it sounds like a first person view for exploring (not turn based movement) but the combat will be turn based...and instead of the fairly limited combat of the original games there will be a card based combat similar to Magic the Gathering or Heartstone.
Color me interested sounds like I will be backing this, Fargo is a god among men in pitching and hyping and honestly it sounds like the best of both world, capitalizing on the Heartstone hype and intrudicing some of those players to a proper RPG system of "upgradable" cards
I think I like it!

 

[agris]

You're missing out, Bee. It is the BEST dungeon crawler ever made. Bar none.

Are you talking about the F2P card game? I feel stupid asking, but that's all I can find in relation to a hearthstone computer game..

 

[Bubbles]

Are you talking about the F2P card game? I feel stupid asking, but that's all I can find in relation to a hearthstone computer game..

He is. You really need to play it to see what he's talking about.

 

[Darkzone]

Really.. Bard's Tale a card game instead of a good phase based game. Value = 3.99 in an app store.

 

[imweasel]

https://twitter.com/burgerbecky/status/559066317417107456

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Best laugh I had all day. :D

 

[Zombra]

and instead of the fairly limited combat of the original games there will be a card based combat similar to Magic the Gathering or Heartstone.
Color me interested sounds like I will be backing this, Fargo is a god among men in pitching and hyping and honestly it sounds like the best of both world, capitalizing on the Heartstone hype and intrudicing some of those players to a proper RPG system of "upgradable" cards

Wait, what? Just because he's referencing Hearthstone as inspiration for its complexity and nuance doesn't mean that this will be a freaking card game. At least I damn well hope not.

 

[Infinitron]

Remember when Fargo talked about social elements in Wasteland 2?

Wait, what? Just because he's referencing Hearthstone as inspiration for its complexity and nuance doesn't mean that this will be a freaking card game. At least I damn well hope not.

Funny thing is Shroud of the Avatar is already doing "card combat".

 

[octavius]

https://twitter.com/burgerbecky/status/559066317417107456

Seeing that background image and knowing what Burger has been up to since BT3 I hope the answer will be "never".

 

[Darkzone]

Funny thing is Shroud of the Avatar is already doing "card combat".

i'm still glad that i didn't backed it.

 

[Invictus]

Sorry Zombra but that Heartstone referente wasnt there as an accident...Fargo know how to pull that picth babay
Look at the bright side, the combat will be fun and accesible to the popamole crowds

 

[Kem0sabe]

Well, cards in a dungeon crawler is doable with moderate amount of incline, look at card hunter, quite fun combat.

 

[Zombra]

Sorry Zombra but that Heartstone referente wasnt there as an accident...Fargo know how to pull that picth babay

He does ... but that doesn't always mean he's going to conform to consumer assumptions. "I like Hearthstone" doesn't mean "I'm going to make a Hearthstone clone." Look at all the Fallout fanboy rage there was when Wasteland 2 wasn't Fallout. "He mentioned several times that he worked on Fallout, therefore Wasteland 2 will be Fallout!" Didn't happen that way.

 

[Metro]

I'm pretty sure he was using it as an analogy, i.e., Hearthstone compared to traditional TCG and not... BARDS TALE IS NOW LIKE HEARTHSTONE. Hate to break it to some of you but the original Bard Tale games are pretty rough around the edges when cast in a modern light. No crime in making UI/gameplay improvements.

 

[felipepepe]

Look at all the Fallout fanboy rage there was when Wasteland 2 wasn't Fallout. "He mentioned several times that he worked on Fallout, therefore Wasteland 2 will be Fallout." Didn't happen that way.

Uh, you mean he said "If you close your eyes it's just like Fallout 3". Don't try to downplay how intentionally dubious he was about the Fallout influence...

 

[Athelas]

He's not lying. Wasteland 2 can be like Fallout if you literally close your eyes to the content.

 

[throwaway]

That jokes been run to the ground in just about every fargo related thread

 

[Zombra]

Uh, you mean he said "If you close your eyes it's just like Fallout 3". Don't try to downplay how intentionally dubious he was about the Fallout influence...

Haha, I either missed that quote or - more likely - blocked it out of memory. Do you remember when this was?

 

[TheGreatOne]

No automapping+Etrian Odyssey style in game mapping program (just with more flexibility&designed for mouse&keyboard) plz

Dark Souls taught modern gamers to appreciate a good challenge
Nu-Xcom (as streamlined as it was) taught modern gamers (who don't play JRPGs or strategy games) to appreciate turn based combat
Legend of Grimrock introduced modern gamers to dungeon crawling
Original Sin taught modern gamers to think
If Bard's Tale IV could teach modern players to map and some one released a C&C and stat heavy game that would be as succesful amongst non CRPG players as LoG/D:OS, the circle of incline would be complete.

 

[Bubbles]

Haha, I either missed that quote or - more likely - blocked it out of memory. Do you remember when this was?

Felipe is just taking it out of context. What Fargo actually said was fairly hamless:

I dove into our meeting with a question I'd been waiting to ask since I first arranged this interview, not bothering to wait for Fargo to start showing the game at hand.

"How much does Wasteland 2 have in common with your Fallout games," I asked, "as opposed to the original Wasteland?" He paused, taking his hands away from the laptop and placing them on his lap.

"It's definitely a mixture of the two," he said. "If you're a fan of Fallout 1 and 2, this scratches that itch." I remained wary. Maybe Fargo noticed this, because a moment later he made another, much bolder promise.

"If you close your eyes, it's like you're playing Fallout 3," he said.

Not that Fallout 3. Not Bethesda's Fallout 3. The real Fallout 3. The one we've been waiting for for the past 16 years.

 

[LESS T_T]

@burgerbecky Bards Tale 4 inXile announced are you going to be involved ?

@woodygar Interesting, since the team that did Bard's Tale IV at EA works at @OldeSkuul , I find it odd that we weren't contacted. All I can say, demand that @OldeSkuul is involved.

 

[SarcasticUndertones]

Really? Bard's Tale, with a card game influenced combat system?

Looks like I can ignore Inxile from now on then if this is their direction. I still don't get his comment about it being widely desired.. by whom exactly?

From Wasteland to a waste of dev time.. ah well, another dev house journeys to the garbage heap.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Fargo:

I wonder how many of you still have your old character files for import into a new Bard's Tale, No promises but it would be kind of cool.

Keenan:

We will be setting up forums soon to start talking all things #BardsTale4. We want to hear what you remember fondly.

Avellone:

Wooooo

 

[LESS T_T]

Heineman:

@Mecandes @BrianFargo @MikeStackpole We also have @JennellAllyn the designer of EA's Bard's Tale IV.

@Mecandes I'm more surprised that @OldeSkuul wasn't approached already, after all, look at who we are!

 

[Infinitron]

Holy shit, she's really raising up a stink.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Fargo:

As much as I enjoyed our little Bard's Tale comedy romp, Bard's Tale IV is a proper sequel of the trilogy.