Time’s Almost Up For Crowdfunding Some CRPGs I Hope Won’t Suck…

Posted by Rampant Coyote on April 4, 2013

Just ‘cuz time is getting short on some games that I actually expect to kick some serious butt in the not-too-distant-future…

But as with all things Kickstarter… these things may turn out to be nothing more than a waste of money.  But entering their final hours. All of these companies have track records of releasing solid titles, so the risk factor is mitigated somewhat.

Torment: Tides of Numenera – blew past their goal on a “spiritual sequel” to Planescape: Torment.  It’s really just a case of How Big of a Game they are gonna make.  There’s only a few hours left on this one, and they are pushing for their $4 million stretch goal.

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues – Richard “Lord British” Garriott returns to his roots – well, maybe – with a single & multiplayer fantasy RPG that is intended to be a spiritual sequel to the Ultima series. With extra nods towards Ultima VII and Ultima Online.  The $1.5 million goal allows Noah “Spoony” Antwiler an interview with Richard Garriott. Considering how Spoony tore apart the latter Ultimas with a passion, I’d love to see this happen. I have reservations about this one, but I’m still quite excited about it.

Telepath Tactics – Okay, I have come to consider Craig a friend from all our indie exchanges and stuff, but I really am excited about this one, too. It’s near double its goal now, and it looks like it’ll be a lot of fun. If you are in to deep turn-based tactical fantasy combat, this is one you’ll want to get behind. (I’d also recommend his recent RPG, Telepath RPG: Servants of God. It’s good!).

Divinity: Original Sin – I’ve heard this one referred true as “the TRUE spiritual sequel to Ultima VII.” Sans Garriott, obviously, but these guys are nothing if not ambitious. This is kinda the fourth RPG in their series, starting with the awkwardly named “Divine Divinity.” GOG.COM has already gotten behind these guys (and Torment) and committed to be a distributor, and a good deal of the game is already finished (to the point that they expect to ship by the end of the year). Incidentally, the entire Divinity series is currently on sale on Steam for a few hours…

Anyway, I thought I’d say something now, ‘fore it’s too late.

It’s a weird world we live in now, ain’t it? Used to be that these kinds of things were just news and rumors that people would get excited about… and now we pay to make ’em happen. HOPEFULLY.

 

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