Vapourware Unknown Realm: The Siege Perilous - an 8-bit RPG for PC and Commodore 64

[KeighnMcDeath]

I'm famous now. Oh lordy! The Paparazzi are going to find my tree and homeless camp and start taking photos and asking ceaseless questions.

Curse you Laura!
Curse you!!!


But bless Lara Crofts huge honkin tits. HONK HONK!!!

 

[Viata]

As if they were even doing the out part mentioned in that tweet post.

 

[Eli_Havelock]

As if they were even doing the out part mentioned in that tweet post.

Videos showing their game's features in action would be nice, since the fucked perspectives in the screenshots look like they swiped art tiles from different games.
Their excuse that design details will spoil the plot is terminally retarded; you can show off 99% of Ultima IV without even touching the plot.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

From what I can see if could be mimicking parts of Ultima 5, Pool of Radiance, Questron and I dunno. I'll let others speculate.

 

[adamantyr]

Ultima 6 uses the same forced perspective approach, as does Ultima 5 on the NES.

The call for 1,000 followers isn't serious. Just their passive-aggressive way of NOT delivering an update; say you will if an impossible goal is met.

 

[mediocrepoet]

Hey if you're actually having sexy time, post your tits. At least give the backers  something for their money ffs.

 

[Eli_Havelock]

Ultima 6 uses the same forced perspective approach, as does Ultima 5 on the NES.

The call for 1,000 followers isn't serious. Just their passive-aggressive way of NOT delivering an update; say you will if an impossible goal is met.

Forced perspective works if it is the same perspective instead of looking like it is ripped from 3 other games and a tileset CD.

Most obvious is the fight to the death between the perspective lines of the walls and the furniture.

 

[adamantyr]

Well they DID lift border graphics from Crimson Twilight for their 2012 demo. As far as I can tell, all the graphics since the campaign are theirs.

I was originally going to do some 8x8 tile sets for RoA like that, you can see it here:

I lost interest in burning multiple tiles for a single wall type, plus I couldn't do much with color at that granularity, so I ditched it. Thankfully with 8x8 graphics, gamers tend to be a bit more forgiving of an 'icon' approach.

Forced perspective like that only works if you really pay attention to it for every single object and are consistent. As an example, consistency is lost in this screenshot, where the borders are like \ / instead of \ \ :

 

[Eli_Havelock]

Such error in perspectives become REALLY obvious in a tile viewer, especially anything that departs Ultima VI and goes for Legend of Zelda with opening all four corners like that; the furniture set for the screen with the dog must have looked like an absolute dumpster fire given how not even the chairs matched the tables right next to them.

It really looks like all this time has been spent replacing placeholders with proper assets, because the newer screens actually have some congruence between the perspective lines of furniture and walls. Some of the decor objects are still fucked. They changed the table but the computer is still using its old perspective.

 

[Eli_Havelock]

Backers: "Seven years later, all we get are screenshots and no real project status update."
Bruce: "Check your eyes. Those are FRESH screenshots!"

 

[mediocrepoet]

Backers: "Seven years later, all we get are screenshots and no real project status update."
Bruce: "Check your eyes. Those are FRESH screenshots!"

Strange. I'm beginning to think that Sir Codes-A-Lot doesn't actually code a lot. At least not on anything related to this project.

 

[Eli_Havelock]

Strange. I'm beginning to think that Sir Codes-A-Lot doesn't actually code a lot. At least not on anything related to this project.

I think it is apropos since their PR keeps going from Code Blue to Code Brown and back.

 

[Taxnomore]

When I want to show my boss I'm working and totally not slacking off.

 

[Viata]

Done, they have show us the source code, thus they are really working on this game :^)

 

[Gandalf]

I'm happy after seeing the video of the code check.

 

[shilence]

Huh, I just checked, he's working on the FAQ for almost two years now. That shit will be EXTENSIVE.

 

[shilence]

Bruce may delay the game since WWIII is on the horizon and his house might be bombed by balloon bombs.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Bruce may delay the game since WWIII is on the horizon and his house might be bombed by balloon bombs.

I don't get what NORAD can do about the weather ballooning his ass. He should take that to a physician.

 

[mediocrepoet]

Huh, I just checked, he's working on the FAQ for almost two years now. That shit will be EXTENSIVE.

Joke's on you. Qs 1-200 are variations of, "Where's the game, Lebowski!? Where's the fucking game, shithead!?"

 

[shilence]

marketing

 

[Colonel Mutt]

These two deserve a serious psychological study.

 

[adamantyr]

These two deserve a serious psychological study.

Lots of signs of this

 

[Colonel Mutt]

These two deserve a serious psychological study.

Lots of signs of this

I know, I am an andragogist by trade, and I have been observing their behavior for years. They provide a lot of material for serious research and hypotheses, particularly regarding correlations between narcissistic disorder, laziness, and fraud. I would gladly take part in that type of project or documentary.

 

[mediocrepoet]

These two deserve a serious psychological study.

Lots of signs of this

I know, I am an andragogist by trade, and I have been observing their behavior for years. They provide a lot of material for serious research and hypotheses, particularly regarding correlations between narcissistic disorder, laziness, and fraud. I would gladly take part in that type of project or documentary.

Wow, I've never met a professional androgynist before! ... how do you make money doing that?

 

[Colonel Mutt]

By cutting off little wieners of miserable twats to kill the last gasp of hope for them that they will ever hear the voice of female orgasm live.