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As an unabashed Obsidian fanboy, I feel compelled, since no one else seems to have yet posted about it, to post about their Kickstarter project, Eternity. I backed it the moment I heard about it and feel that I should bring it to everyone's attention.

HOT DIGGITY GO LOOK AT IT NOW

They already reached their main goal and are working on stretch goals now. Just so you know what they've done in the past, the main members of this company were behind games like Planescape: Torment, Fallout: New Vegas (plus the originals), KotOR II and others.

Obsidian has never ceased to amaze me with their games before, fallout in particular, so I might have to look into this.

I heard from someone named Louis Mountbatten that you didn't like isometric games, Lord.

It depends on the combat system. I loved Planescape: Torment. I hated Fallout 1 and 2.

One had a combat system that didn't impede my enjoyment of the story. The others didn't.

Lord_Mountbatten wrote:It depends on the combat system. I loved Planescape: Torment. I hated Fallout 1 and 2.

One had a combat system that didn't impede my enjoyment of the story. The others didn't.

So, the latter game didn't have a combat system that didn't impede your enjoyment of the story?

Oho, double negative, what a plot twister.

EDIT: So I finally arsed myself to see what that kickstarter was all about. In all, it seems much like Skyrim with a few tweaks to it, but I may be wrong and it would turn out into something different. I have to say, the stretch goals and payment methods seem somewhat similar to Planetary Annihilation's stretch goals and rewards.

Lord_Mountbatten wrote: I hated Fallout 1 and 2.

Yea, Fallout 1&2 didn't really appeal to me. What did you think of 3 and NV? I loved both of them, NV a bit more than 3 due to the enormous amount of quests though.

New Vegas is a personal favourite of mine. As I said, I think Obsidian's games are fantastic especially in terms of story (I tend to wait for the bugs to get fixed first, but without having shit publishers breathing down their necks I'd like to see how Obsidian does this time around). I also greatly enjoyed Fallout 3 but not as much.

It will have magic, therefore I will like it.

First screenshot was released.

http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/medi ... 0x1080.jpg

Something about the perspective seems a bit off.

Invunarble wrote:EDIT: So I finally arsed myself to see what that kickstarter was all about. In all, it seems much like Skyrim with a few tweaks to it, but I may be wrong and it would turn out into something different. I have to say, the stretch goals and payment methods seem somewhat similar to Planetary Annihilation's stretch goals and rewards.

Whuut, what made you think it seem like Skyrim? Just because it was magic?

DuplicateValue wrote:First screenshot was released.

http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/medi ... 0x1080.jpg

Something about the perspective seems a bit off.

Looks pretty to me.

Then again, I will probably fail at impartiality on this.

DuplicateValue wrote:First screenshot was released.

http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/medi ... 0x1080.jpg

Something about the perspective seems a bit off.

I like where this is going, with Wasteland 2 in the works as well my party based massacares can begin anew.

Lord_Mountbatten wrote:Looks pretty to me.

Then again, I will probably fail at impartiality on this.

Oh, I'm not saying it isn't pretty - the perspective is just a bit disorientating for some reason.

Hytro wrote:

Invunarble wrote:EDIT: So I finally arsed myself to see what that kickstarter was all about. In all, it seems much like Skyrim with a few tweaks to it, but I may be wrong and it would turn out into something different. I have to say, the stretch goals and payment methods seem somewhat similar to Planetary Annihilation's stretch goals and rewards.

Whuut, what made you think it seem like Skyrim? Just because it was magic?

That, the scenery, the backstory, the gameplay era, all of those factors combined.

It'll probably end up a fair bit different in the end, though.

Invunarble wrote:

Hytro wrote:

Invunarble wrote:EDIT: So I finally arsed myself to see what that kickstarter was all about. In all, it seems much like Skyrim with a few tweaks to it, but I may be wrong and it would turn out into something different. I have to say, the stretch goals and payment methods seem somewhat similar to Planetary Annihilation's stretch goals and rewards.

Whuut, what made you think it seem like Skyrim? Just because it was magic?

That, the scenery, the backstory, the gameplay era, all of those factors combined.

It'll probably end up a fair bit different in the end, though.

You have described practically half the fantasy video game genre, but it would look similar as the team making this has most of the top ten when it comes to party based isometric rpgs.

Also Strongholds, !!!!