Anyway, a fun game in terms of mechanics go, but still (in my mind) unsurpassed in writing
Anyway, a fun game in terms of mechanics go, but still (in my mind) unsurpassed in writing
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EDIT: More info...
This game was kickstarted and is being developed by some of the same people that worked on Planescape: Torment. They recently did Fallout: New Vegas, and are currently also working on South Park: Stick of Truth. Here's a link to the gameplay promo for Pillars of Eternity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKoDTzea79Y
Disclosure: My buddy works for this game studio
The "true" PST successor is Torment: Tides of Numenara [1]. Though it's not set in the same universe (Wotc being too busy not doing anything with the Planescape setting to license it), it will be more focused on existential questions than dragon-slaying. As a bonus, it won't feature adapted 2nd edition D&D rules.
1: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/torment-tides-of-...
I take it you haven't played _Planescape: Torment_ ?
I can see how that would be off-putting though.
Allt he great, special unique games, from Star Control 2 to Bioshock to Braid, Torment beats them. It's a game that makes you think far beyond the stuff that's in the game.
Yes, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.
The only problem is that (unpatched) pursuing Tech can put you at a disadvantage. Otherwise, it's an amazing game.
Also, didn't it have that overdone "chosen one" plot?
But maybe I should give it another chance.
It was quite buggy on release day, but there were official patches and afterwards unofficial ones. With the newest unofficial patch I cannot say I encountered a single bug.
>I lost interest after I reached that big city.
Too bad, at that point the game truly begins and opens up.
>Also, didn't it have that overdone "chosen one" plot?
It starts that way, which I think is a little satire of typical JRPG plots. I do not want to post too many spoilers but I will say that you are not actually the "chosen one".
Also the "main quest" is only one of many plot lines, Arcanum is a pretty open, sandboxy world full of interesting plot lines and characters.
Looks good so far.