Indie RPG News Round-Up, 9 Feb 2010
It's past time for another round-up of news, interviews, and updates from the world of indie computer role-playing games. Since I do these less frequently than I ought to, the list is... kinda long. You'd think I'd learn.

Cyclopean
Critical Gamer has an interview with Cyclopean's creator. In it, they discuss the basics of the RPG, and then go into greater detail about adapting H.P. Lovecraft's horror into a computer RPG. UPDATE: Oh, and they also just provided this cool concept sketch to the right.

Zombie RPG
This week's update on Doublebear's Zombie RPG development includes details on the morale system. This is only part 1 of the discussion. Apparently, not freaking out while battling hordes of undead people might be kinda important.

Din's Curse
Din's Curse is currently available for a reduced-price pre-order and beta trial. Check it out here.

Scars of War
Gareth spends some time focusing on the "core concept" of Scars of War - what is the game really about? I would also like to note his article on the "mini-game" issue.

Aveyond: The Lost Orb
After the second Aveyond game, Amaranth Games decided to break each game into smaller chapters. This was done primarily because the games were being sold on casual game portals, which are in the midst of a price war, and are enforcing uniform - cheap! - pricing for all games, which are normally very simple. The complex RPGs just couldn't be made profitable at that price, so Amaranth made the call to break them into smaller segments.

But Amanda Fitch has decided that the next "chapter" of the Aveyond series is going to be much larger than the previous two - not quite the size of the first two Aveyond games, but approaching that territory.

Planet Stronghold Alpha
This upcoming science-fiction RPG by long-time indie game studio Winter Wolves Games. It's currently in early alpha, and is an anime / jRPG style title that goes for the high-tech space opera flavor. Here's a video of combat - but be advised, this is still from a pretty early build.



Millennium 2: Take Me Higher and Millennium 3
The second game of the Millennium series by Aldorlea Games has been out for a while now, with the third (and final?) game in the series anticipated in April.

Golemizer
OnRPG has an interview with the creator of the browser-based "sandbox" MMORPG Golemizer.

Wanderlust: Rebirth
I would poke fun at how long this multiplayer arcade-action RPG has been in development. But, as they say, he who lives in glass houses shouldn't throw bricks... Anyway, last fall they released a playable demo and a trailer video, so things are progressing towards a conclusion. Check them out at the Wanderlust: Rebirth official site.

Immortal Empire
Immortal Empire has launched. It is a browser-based multiplayer tactics RPG.

Ella's Hope
Ella's Hope is another RPG Maker based game from hyper-prolific studio Aldorlea Games, scheduled for a release this month. From Aldorlea's description:

"High in the mountains of Estis an ancient stone marks a portal between mortals and angels. Each year the most promising individuals from across the lands are invited to take part in the Trials - their prize is to become a Candidate for Guardianship, to train amongst the clouds for a chance to join the elite ones. Yet our story is not focused on those specially invited ones - instead meet Ella, a girl with a mysterious past having been found on the mountainside in a storm just under a year ago and now working as a maid in the local Inn."

Desktop Dungeon
Info courtesy of Indiegames.com - Desktop Dungeon is a graphical roguelike with an emphasis on exploration and resource management.

UPDATE:

Siphon Spirit
This one's been mentioned a couple of times here. Siphon Spirit has a projected release of sometime this spring (currently the end of March). Try the free Siphon Spirit Demo in the meantime.

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