funcroc Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Funcom officially announced Dreamfall Chapters Funcom awarded grant from Norwegian Film FundThe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 YES!!!!! I'm very happy about this. And it really is excellent to see governments beginning to support games development as they have long supported theatre and film. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Ah, finally some concrete news. I'm pretty excited, although I hope that they will eventually release a compiled edition of all the episodes. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Oh crap. I'm ambivalent about this. I don't like episodic gaming at all (Just look at the Half-Life 2 debacle.. one episode every 8 months or so? Ridiculous!) but I'm really glad that they'll be able to finish the story eventually. I hated the ending of Dreamfall because it was so inconclusive. Maybe now we'll finally see what it all means. Oh, and let's hope they remove the dreadful combat and action sequences from these episodes. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Hopefully the episodic delivery will be based more on the Sam&Max model, which has been one episode a month over six months. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) Hopefully the episodic delivery will be based more on the Sam&Max model, which has been one episode a month over six months. What's Sam & Max? As to the topic of the thread. Yes! And by "Yes!" I mean AWESOME. Of course, I have no interest, as of yet, for a TLJ MMO. Edited March 1, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wistrik Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Interesting, more content for one of my favorite adventure game series. Online-only content is okay, so long as they allow me to pay with something other than a CC, which I no longer use. I can't get online-only content from Bioware because they seem to require CC. So I wait for retail release, or I don't get it at all. Episodic content doesn't bother me too much because typically there are game engine improvements along the way, and it gives me time to do other things (like upgrade my computer) between releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I don't like the idea of episodic content at all. Maybe I'm just biased because the HL2 episodes take ~2 years for each to make, which is a total joke....but well, maybe Funcom can pull it off better. Anyway, a Dreamfall sequel was inevitable, so yeah?! I just wish I had to deal with a good ol' fashioned retail package, a full finished product, not that downloadable nonsense... Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 WTF Episodes? Meh! I guess ill just wait till the whole damn thing comes out like Half life 2 episodes. Annoying. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Episodic gaming is just a bad idea, kind of like chopping up a full-length film into 10min pieces and releasing it over the course of a year. It's even worse than cutting a game short and point towards a sequel you dont even know if you're going to be able to make; like Funcom did with Dreamfall. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Well, at least it's more Dreamfall. I've only just started the game but it's a nice one, and it's much more episodic-gaming-friendly than most other games, isn't it? I mean, there's not exactly a lot of 'gameplay'. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoM_Solaufein Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Good news indeed. I rather enjoyed The Longest Journey. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 I think releasing games as episodes is still fairly unfamiliar for most people, including me, so we're not quite sure that the experience will be a positive one. But there's no reason it shouldn't be. I suppose it's like the difference between a movie and six half-hour episodes of a TV series. It will be interesting to play Sam & Max through from start to finish when all episodes have been released, and get a feel for how the game as a whole has been affected by being cut into episodes - whether it works as a single unit at all. Nevertheless, if episodes make adventure games more popular and more commercially viable, I'm all for it. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xard Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Episodic content can work ie Sam & Max but its easily screwed up ie Half-Life 2 I hope Dreamfall comes closer to former than latter... How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Episodic content was screwed in HL2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karka Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) I wouldn't call 'one episode per year' a success. Edited March 3, 2007 by karka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xard Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) Making them just takes too long for mere episodes Edited March 3, 2007 by Xard How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 The only way episodic content works is if youve already got the episodes ready, like you do on television. Game development is too complex for you to be able to reliably spit out one episode a month on a set date without seriously compromising the quality DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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