Game News Torment Kickstarter Update #31: Game delayed to Q4 2015 + Preproduction, technology and lore updates

[jdinatale]

Translation: Summer 2016.

Can't believe it's taken 19 years to get a sequel to one of the most beloved game of all time.

 

[DashiDMV]

A delay on this is a good thing. The Development time on this I thought was just way too short. As a backer, totally fine with this.

I feel the exact same way

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[Doctor Sbaitso]

Translation: Summer 2016.

Can't believe it's taken 19 years to get a sequel to one of the most beloved game of all time.

Yes, but at least it's coming. Let it bake; let it baaaaake.

 

[Infinitron]

It seems that jdinatale's schtick is to take whatever release date he sees and go "Translation: Summer next year".

The game began development a year after Wasteland 2 did. Its projected release date is now...more than a year after Wasteland 2 will be released. There's no reason to believe it will be delayed, and if it will, not for that long.

 

[Excidium]

I am in no hurry to play this game, I hope everything about it turns out good to compensate the fact it is based on Numenera

 

[FeelTheRads]

Well, the system seems to only be loosely based on Numenera.
And as a setting it's pretty good even though it's no Planescape.

I did not actually play it, though, (haven't played Planescape either ) but the setting is easier to judge from just reading.

 

[throwaway]

Have they said anything about balance of funds between W2 earnings and Torment?
With this:

One year following TTON’s Kickstarter, more than 80% of the development budget remained, so we have a lot of firepower for our production, beta, and finalization phases.

I assume that the W2 revenue could potentially be added on top of that 80% once Wasteland is wrapped up.

 

[jdinatale]

It seems that jdinatale's schtick is to take whatever release date he sees and go "Translation: Summer next year".

That appears to be Larian's schtick as well.

 

[StaticSpine]

I assume that the W2 revenue could potentially be added on top of that 80% once Wasteland is wrapped up.

Or they start pre-production for another project (Wasteland 3 or new Bard's Tale or something).

 

[jewboy]

Stonekeep. Someone had to say it. I'm fine with the delay. Not a big deal for us. We've already paid. It's not like we're a publisher who's worried about getting hit up for more money. Worst case is we end up with a shorter game with a better setting and story. I can live with that.

 

[ZagorTeNej]

Translation: Summer 2016.

Can't believe it's taken 19 years to get a sequel to one of the most beloved game of all time.

A few years ago I'd have said that there will never be a sequel/spiritual successor if asked so it's a good situation right now all things considered.