cornishr Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) Every time i've read an interview/preview whatever, the questioner seems to be harping on about how/why will this game be any different, same old quests etc., as if everybody is bored sick of games like this and Obsidian are forced to defend themselves. It's bloody annoying me. I'm sure there are plenty of people who don't like this stuff, but they won't buy it. I'm blissfully happy for this game to be very similar in nature. I haven't encountered hardly any games of this kind over the years; just crap first person shooters and rts nonsense everywhere. I'm sure Obsidian will make as many new interesting angles as they can, but a fantasy themed game is a fantasy themed game afterall. It's exactly what i'm after. In fact the last game like Baldur's gate i played was Baldur's gate. I want elves, i want Dwarves, preferably with big beards, and i want trolls. If anybody needs their daughter rescuing, i'm the man for the job (although i can't guarantee her virtue). Likewise, i'm happy to retrieve any lost tomes, clear out any abandoned temples, or stomp the living daylights out of any bandits. Haunted forest is my middle name, and God help any Dragons who don't tow the line. No need to keep apologising for making a game like this, tell the interviewer it's exactly what we want. Edited April 1, 2014 by cornishr 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2B Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Originality is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjaamor Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 "This time it'll be different, just like before!" Other kickstarter projects to which I have no affiliation but you may be interested: Serpent in the Staglands: A rtwp gothic isometric crpg in the style of Darklands The Mandate: Strategy rpg as a starship commander with focus on crew management Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonek Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 When a genre has steadily degenerated for twenty years looking to the past when it was rich with content, features and a lack of streamlining is a wise thing. Like Mr Sawyer says, one of the few things that modern RPG's have done is clarify combat, and so he intends to implement this feature in Poe. As for "Game Journalists" who have cheered on this degeneration and pandering to the lowest common denominator, personally I don't listen to a word they say anymore, whether they are lecturing on why we should be removing interactivity from games in favour of cinematics, why the honest customer should be denied access and punished for other peoples piracy, or preaching and lecturing about their hypocritical views on social justice. 5 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbag Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 That's kind of the reason why we are all here. What's there to defend? Nothing gold can stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjshae Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 There's a certain amount of jaded perspective from some experienced gamers who have played a lot in the Fantasy genre. But to me it's all about the story--the fantasy characters and magic are just there to provide unusual elements; much like aliens and high tech in a sci-fi game. Meanwhile, the elves and dwarves will hopefully still be fresh and unique aspects for young players who are new to gaming. "It has just been discovered that research causes cancer in rats." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkarov Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 When a genre has steadily degenerated for twenty years looking to the past when it was rich with content, features and a lack of streamlining is a wise thing. Like Mr Sawyer says, one of the few things that modern RPG's have done is clarify combat, and so he intends to implement this feature in Poe. As for "Game Journalists" who have cheered on this degeneration and pandering to the lowest common denominator, personally I don't listen to a word they say anymore, whether they are lecturing on why we should be removing interactivity from games in favour of cinematics, why the honest customer should be denied access and punished for other peoples piracy, or preaching and lecturing about their hypocritical views on social justice. In all fairness people... when someone says they are a "Games Journalist" you need to basically shut them off to begin with. You aren't in the middle east dodging IED's, you are not on Wall Street breaking some major news about a potential market shift, you aren't in DC interviewing a Senator about some new legislature. You are sitting in an office playing Call of Duty. You are not a "Journalist". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 ^ Amen, brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalil Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 A games journalist is no different than a sports journalist or any other sort of boring journalist. If you want to complain about one not doing any useful work, you have to go complain about all the others too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Originality is overrated. Yeah, innovation is just another word for 'we hate our audience'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarex Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 A games journalist is no different than a sports journalist or any other sort of boring journalist. If you want to complain about one not doing any useful work, you have to go complain about all the others too. Sadly all journalist are useless, the whole profession has become a joke. But hey let's not derail the thread. 1 "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 No need to keep apologising for making a game like this. To add to my earlier snark with non-snark: It's not apologizing to say how your game is different. Josh has made it pretty clear that this game will be different in both atmosphere and gameplay. It's not apologizing to talk about how your game is accessible. It's talking about your game. Marketing your game is not "defending". People want to know what sets your game apart from the rest, and it's not apologizing to talk about any of that. Why would they apologize for making a game? Yes, we funded $4.5m for this game; but at the end of the day, Obsidian has to be proud of the product they made. It has to satisfy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2B Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) Originality is overrated.Yeah, innovation is just another word for 'we hate our audience'! What I personally meant was that lots of people think being original or different automatically makes something great while forgetting the importance of execution. Edited April 1, 2014 by C2B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryy Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Originality is overrated.Yeah, innovation is just another word for 'we hate our audience'! What I personally meant was that lots of people think being original or different automatically makes something great while forgetting the importance of execution. Way to kill the joke, C2B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Best Buddy Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 On the contrary, the interviews I've seen have been from guys who've gushed sentiments like, "I loved BG and y'all's old work on games like Planescape so much! This's going to be similarily good right?" As for journalism, ah'd define it as investigating a matter to locate an original story and present the primary evidence which led you to the interpretation you share with your readers. In other words, investigative journalism is the only true journalism. Most "journalists" are talking heads, fluctuating their intonation at random while reading from a cue card, regurgitating what they saw on other news sites but with more exaggerated provocative claims, or compiling lists of what an online search turned up. Recognize interviews serve mainly as advertising exposure which's why interview formats have been used to make presentations for videogames and other products in videos made in-house to hype customers before release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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