Sogg

I have read all that and you know what... Let's see. Now developing of BIG game in time - it's nearly 4-5 years. OK, and it is from the start of project, before starting thereare a lot of discussions, planning and all that stuff. So, you know human life is not such a big to just wait the game of our dream. I'm shure, that future concept is *social calls*. Just for example, a lot of gamres want to happen arcanum 2 game (JUST FOR EXAMPLE!). Ok, they made a site, where everyone can donate a couple of dollars on that purpose. If idea is good, there will be a lot of money, and that money comes to a developer (what developer it will be is also question of open votes between donators). If idea is bad, and there will be not enoudh money to make a project, all money comes backl to donators automatically). Of course it is very abstract model, but what do you think? As for me, i'll donate a couple of thousand dollars to new steampunk RPG project made by Obsidian

Absolutely. Because Obsidian remains best storyteller in industry. They tell very serious adult (maybe that's not the right word, i mean *not silly kid comic*) stories about human nature. It'll be cool to see new BIG story from them, not just DLC to NV =)

I agree. But in this case let's draw a line between titles and concept cultures. Shure new (good) talents and ideas are much better than any using of old stuff. But for example cyberpunk - this is genre, should we call anyone who make game in cyberpunk way that it using of old ideas? Certainly not. And because of i agree with you in last post i wrote that there is no need of *arcanum2*, allright. I just think that new cool rpg in steampunk will be great, there is no good and popular (if we can say it) rpg in this genre, only arcanum i remember, that's why i started this discussion with this title. While this discussion i changed my mind and now can make it clearer ) Because you know it's possible to call old idea RPG genre at all. And by the way we haven't seen x-com yet, and if it will be a great game, i don't give a **** exploiting it will be or not.

Say that to guys, who made and play Deus Ex human revolution. And to EA who working on syndicate, by the way X-com is coming too, That's good just because of good world concept. For examle i know arcanum too good to play it anymore, i do it just because of music and atmosphere. We speak not about remakes or parts 2, we speak about ideas and concepts that must live, like it already been with fallout 3. Or you say that developing Van Bouren project was slim? Or dreaming for and buying license and developing fallout3? Or i understand you not correctly?

Well maybe shoud make some mainstream media. I work in advertising sphere. And for now i can say, that making popular web-site (about anything) is not very hard (and very cheap) Most part of this sites dies just because of their poorest content (when content is poor good advertising just kills it faster))

I respect indie, but you know it can never compare with big projects, especially big and cool projects. After all i agree, there is no differ will it be Arcanum remake, activision can go tj the hell and COD too. I just speak about some steampunk rpg with it's unique atmosphere with strong *social* part(where dwarf can kill hundred elves with machinegun, right ;-))

And, goddamn, Activision is a publisher and Obsidian is a developer. So there is no conflict, this is nornal situation when publisher owns the license to title and give a work to developers to...develope the game on this license. So all we need is to call Activision "Hey, guys, you can make a great RPG, just give Osidian a call"

Oh yes, activision is such activision In the end Obsidian can make arcanum with different names. Once there was the same situation. There was a game Wastelands, and Interplay was about to make second chapter of this game. But license of wastelands title was EA's property. And in this situation Interplay just gave to a project different name. That game was Fallout ;-)

Well, fallout 3 (and mostly NV) proved that good concept can live in new actual form of graphics and gameplay process and interesting for new gamers which didn't even play in fallout 1 & 2. Of course there is no reason to make another isometric 2D remake of arcanum or planescape. But you know i would be happy to play in a new game in arcanum world even on a fallout NV gameplay mechanics. Because the main thing is not that THAT games was great. The main thing

Any gamer with intellect knows that obsidian is a last rpg-developer nowadays. Bioware was cool, but now they are making sci-fi shooters (as for me, mass effect is a shooter, not rpg) and MMORPG-s. Dragon age, especially part II... i can't even say what was that. Something without *taste*. Characters, scenarios, stories, worlds - now if you need that, call for obsidian ;-) New Vegas - that was a gift for us, actually. Good RPG-s are still alive. Fallout is alive too, and i'm shure that this icon is in good hands, i'm not afraid for it's future. But i have question about two games which i also want to live. Two icons, it's hard to imagine that it's possible, but that games changed RPG-s. I speak about Planescape: Torment and Arcanum (i know, that Arcanum is not your brand, but i'm shure only obsidian can work with this title) So the question is "Hey, guys from Obsidian entertaiment, how about to make sequels for this games?"