Pillars of Eternity (NO SPOILERS)

Zinodin

What will you do when you're not drooling after BG:EE and BG2:EE ?

Drool after this ! *Watch video*

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity

EDIT: now when the game is out, use this thread for discussing anything SPOILER-FREE. If you want to discuss something including spoilers, use another thread: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/40596/pillars-of-eternity-megathread-caution-spoilers/p1

chickenhed

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity

Isometric party based rpg from the makers of planescape torment. I thought it had at least some relevance to leave here

hansolo

A dream comes true.
First the EE's of Baldur's gate, now an oldschool isometric style fantasy RPG from top designers.
Amazing !

TJ_Hooker

Based on what's said on the Kickstarter page they should should include adult diapers when you pledge $20 or more because getting this game may result in crapping your pants.

Bercon

Almost brought tears to my eyes.

Dee

I've had the kickstarter page open on my computer for the last forty-five minutes.

In that time, it has raised over $80,000.

Just...wow.

Alejandro

@Aosaw I was actually noticing the same thing, hahaha.

MReed

If you are uncertain whether or not to contribute, then perhaps this interview will help: http://www.gamebanshee.com/interviews/109456-project-eternity-interview.html.

Some specific quotes:

Buck: Speaking of dialogue, are you also using the Infinity Engine games as a source of inspiration for how to handle dialogue trees and voiceovers? Will there be voiceovers for major cutscenes and for flavor at the start of a conversation, but vast branches of dialogue that are text-only? Will our attributes, abilities, or previous actions affect our dialogue choices?

Feargus: Our goal is to use voice over as flavor and not as something that exists for every written word in the game. We don’t want to cut down on the depth of dialogs or the number of choices that players have because we are counting voice over dollars. That means, like practically every Obsidian project to date, we are going to push the boundaries of reactivity in our dialogs. And, the more we get funded the more we can do that.

Buck: Will you be going with a similar "real-time with pause" combat system that was present in the IE titles? What do you feel are the advantages, disadvantages, and challenges of implementing such a combat system?

Feargus: Personally, I have always loved the real-time pause system other than when we first had to have the conversation with TSR / Wizards of the Coast about how every person or creature was on their own individual round in combat. That all eventually turned out fine and the D&D team was always extremely supportive particularly when we moved Icewind Dale 2 over from 2nd Edition to 3rd Edition. There were a ton of conversations about how to make sure the way that the Infinity Engine did magic could stay true enough to the rules.

I probably digressed a bit there, didn’t I? The system itself (real-time with pause) works great for robust RPG systems that have a lot of moving parts and encourage the player to not just throw their characters at the enemy, but to think tactically. I always love the big battles in Baldur’s Gate 2 – the felt like puzzles that I had to crack in order to win with a minimum of casualties on my side.

As for disadvantages – that’s a tough one to answer. I think there is some feeling that taking some RPG systems that are designed as turn based and putting them into a real-time with pause system losses something in the translation. A lot of that has to do with timing and the fact that things don’t happen simultaneously in those systems. Pure turn based does let combat play out in a more like chess like way – which can definitely be fun. However, since we are designing Project Eternity from the start to use a real-time with pause system, we can avoid some of the translation issues that can happen when taking a table top game into that arena.

Buck: You mentioned to me earlier that the game will be both party-based and single player, and that the player will always have control of their main character. Does this mean that we'll be picking up companions throughout the game with their own backstories, banter, romance possibilities, and potential quests as we did in Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment? If so, how much control will we have over companion advancement and equipment?

Feargus: When we looked at whether to go the Icewind Dale route or the Torment / Baldur’s Gate route, we felt the latter tied much better into the focus we are going to put into the story and character development. We want the central character to be one that players will hopefully not just play through Project Eternity with, but into sequels as well. Like Torment and Baldur’s Gate, players will find companions to join their party – crafted by the incredible talents of Chris Avellone and Josh Sawyer. When it comes to how they will improve – that is something we are still considering and would love to hear what fans out there think. We invite anyone that is interested to come on over to our forums at http://forums.obsidian.net.

Jaxsbudgie

Edit: my original post got super merged

oseaswer

Pledged 20 for the digital copy. I'm still cautious about these kinds of projects but 20 seemed reasonable. If it were a sequel to Planescape or BG3 I'd probably pledge the full 65.

Dee

It has, but in the Off Topic forum.

@Tanthalas, I summon thee!

Tanthalas

Merged the topics.

I was actually hoping for Dungeon Siege IV when this started, but this looks good too.

oseaswer

I'm glad its sticking to the isometric roots. In fact, I don't want it to go the route of Dragon Age which was massive fail imo. I hope BG3 turns to isometric view.

Aliteri

2012-2013 shall be known as a Renaissance. In between Divinity: Original Sin, Age of Decadence, Chaos Chronicles, the prospect of a Baldur's Gate 3, Wasteland 2, Shadowrun Returns and now this Project Eternity and so much else I can't keep track of... there's simply more good games than I can possibly play again. The definition of a Golden Age, indeed. Its like when I started retro-gaming all over again.

Jaxsbudgie

So very tempted to pledge $1,000 just so I can design a decent NPC

Edit: he would basically look like me, sound like me, act like me and be totally awesome, just like me.

WonKo

Very much excited! Softened the blow of the BGEE delay. I get a feeling that in 2 years time there will be far "too many" old school RPGs kicking around thanks to these Kickstarters.

kilroy_was_here

I think the most important selling point to me for this new project is the party-gathering. I like the Icewind Dale games, but the complete lack of intra-party interaction just miffed me in a way that would never go away.

Since they don't have a D&D license anymore, I wonder what kind of system they'll be using. I hope that they take some inspiration from Pathfinder and have special racial abilities for each class. Things like that create a lot of variety and increase replayability.

BrandtCP

OMG. I thought the anouncements of BGEE & Wasteland 2 were what I always wanted to hear. But this game, assuming it goes as they plan is almost everything I want in a CRPG. Turn-based combat is the only thing that would have made it everything I like. It's truly a dream team of developers.

BrandtCP

Oh and one more thing. None of this 3 person party crap, either. I want 5 or 6 in a party.

MrKrisSatan

So not only are the greatest games ever getting enhanced editions but isometric rpg's are coming back... Until this moment I never believed the world would end December 2012 but clearly this is a sign!

francfort40

Has anyone seen this new project to make new games from old ip like icewind dale and planescape?

looks very promising

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity

ajwz

Yeah, it sounds like every other "spiritual succesor to BG" ever made
Actually I'm just kidding, it sounds like a great idea, and more to the point, obsidian are definitely one of the better rpg studios out there.
I won't be supporting it as a kickstarter because I don't like kickstarters, but I will keep an eye on it, and I might actually buy it once *gasp* it is actually done.

Metal_Hurlant

Pledged quite a bit of money to this. Definitely the most I've ever spent on a game. Been a long time fan since the BIS forums. Not going to get into the hype of the game. I'll pretty much put it out of my mind for the next 12 months so my expectations won't be unrealistic.

francfort40

I am more confident they could deliver a real spiritual successor to BG because they have the experienced team whois used to build game like this years ago.

vortican

1) This is awesome.
$599,080 in one day.

This game is going to get made. MAKE IT SO.

Fake_Sketch

ajwz said:

"spiritual succesor to BG"

That always scares me, I hope this is different.

j3cwill

Wow, if you would told me about BG:EE, BG2:EE, and this last year, I would have thought you were insane!

I cannot wait for this one either, and exceptional talent to pull it off to boot:)

Metal_Hurlant

And the money just keeps rolling in. Any guesses the final amount will be in 31 days time? :P

bigdogchris

They are averaging $42 per pledge ... that is unbelievable........

What I don't understand is why the collectors edition cost $140 where only 10 years ago they could be had for $60 and the same contents.

j3cwill

Ok, I have never really followed a kickstarter campaign. What happens when they go past their goal?

MatteoTurini

Seems interesting, but the Kickstarter video and page tell nothing about the actual rules of the game, that I think are one of the most important part of it...