[Snaku]

Looks decent enough to keep my pre-order. I'm sure the artbook will be cool anyways.

[Rentahamster]

Huh, I had no idea they were making this. May 5, that's not too far away.

The battle animations do look a bit clunky. It's like they're just standing there and swinging around for the most part until someone dies. I feel like it needs more impact and meatiness on hits and parries.

Funny how I always imagined this series as an MOBA/RTS/4X type hybrid whenever I imagined it as a game.

Alternatively, a Dynasty Warriors Empires-like game set in the Song of Ice and Fire universe would be awesome too.



...I just like upgrading my keep :P

[Kaako]

Looks fine visually. I kinda wish CD Projekt Red was making this though.

[Arcteryx]

Totally getting some DA:O vibes (including shitty animations), might think about picking this up now.

[Rentahamster]

Oh...I see they already made a Game of Thrones RTS last year. Was it any good?

Who the heck are Cyanide Studios, anyway?

[Ichor]

It doesn't look as terrible as expected. If it's better than the RTS I might give it a buy.

[Cels]

Is this game based on the first book only? If it's based on the entire "Song of Ice and Fire" series of books, then why name it after the first book?

[Joseph Merrick]

looks inspired by the witcher

Who the heck are Cyanide Studios, anyway?

they've mostly made rpg/strategy stuff on pc. picked up the game of thrones rights before the tv show :) I think they pretty much live on the cycling manager games and make all the tabletop rpg and strategy stuff for fun. hehe. blood bowl must have done pretty well for them by now as well. got quite a few titles in development. http://www.cyanide-studio.com

[someguyinahat]

Is this game based on the first book only? If it's based on the entire "Song of Ice and Fire" series of books, then why name it after the first book?

Because it's the name of the television series.

[Totobeni]

looks inspired by the witcher they've mostly made rpg/strategy stuff on pc. picked up the game of thrones rights before the tv show :) I think they pretty much live on the cycling manager games and make all the tabletop rpg and strategy stuff for fun. hehe. blood bowl must have done pretty well for them by now as well. got quite a few titles in development. http://www.cyanide-studio.com

Their track record is not good...but Of Orcs and Men photos look pretty damn good.

[MaximusNeo701]

reminds me of the LOTR The Two Towers game, but better

[IdreamofHIME]

Looks like a Dragon Age Origins mod.

[Xander51]

I didn't know that this was coming from the same developer as the RTS, and I think it's look pretty good and very much like Dragon Age.

I'm intrigued.

[Cels]

Because it's the name of the television series.

but it's not based at all on the TV series!

[toddhunter]

Looks like a Dragon Age Origins mod.

Yeah pretty sure it is. No way they developed all that. I have no problem with this really, if it helped them just focus on story and locations, it would make a better game.

[Pollux]

Surprisingly good. I'm interested...hope it turns out to be pretty good, might convince HBO to throw some more money at the show...maybe give us an extra episode or two per season or something.

[Socreges]

What's the overworld like? Westeros is enormous. Are they going to shrink it down or have isolated areas? I'd guess the latter.

[Kenak]

It looks okay, but I'd expect something a lot less cartoony with a name like Game of Thrones attached.

[PushTheButtonMax]

but it's not based at all on the TV series!

I'm pretty sure I read that they scored the licensing from HBO. It's using the same logo, all the locations look the same. Or are you saying that it's an original story?

[Aaron]

It bothers me to see a man in full plate armor at the beginning sitting in what looks to be a wooden chair. I bet their swords make that stupid unrealistic sound when they pull them from their sheathes too.

[Vilam]

Biggest surprise while watching the video is that Atlus got their hands on Game of Thrones. Have they grown significantly recently?

[PumpkinPie]

Seriously, is that The Witcher engine? It looks identical.

[Zzoram]

Seems like a cross between Dragon Age Origins and The Witcher 2. Pretty good.

[Zeouterlimits]

Seriously, is that The Witcher engine? It looks identical.

From my eyes there is no way the footage in that video is even near the quality of W2's.

[Totobeni]

Seriously, is that The Witcher engine? It looks identical.

No,It's UE3



http://www.gameofthrones-rpg.com/index.php?rub=game

Biggest surprise while watching the video is that Atlus got their hands on Game of Thrones. Have they grown significantly recently?

Actually Cyanide Studio is the one who got the license to Game of Thrones not Atlus (they are just publishing it..think of Demon's Souls),and it was mostly because Cyanide got it way before the show become a big hit.

[Tex117]

If it is identical to Dragon Age Origins (complete with the eye rollingingly bad combat) with a good story, Im still interested.

Though, its release is close to Dragon's Dogma...a game that looks strangly creative and possibly great.

[Anteater]

If it is identical to Dragon Age Origins (complete with the eye rollingingly bad combat) with a good story, Im still interested. Though, its release is close to Dragon's Dogma...a game that looks strangly creative and possibly great.

There's diablo 3 too, man that month is packed..

[Xater]

This looks pretty good. At least now I am interested in it.

[Complistic]

Looks kinda fun. I'd try it.

lol this was my reaction. Will probably end up getting it in a steam sale.

[Tex117]

There's diablo 3 too, man that month is packed..

Of course, though I've never been a PC gamer. Never had good enough hardware.

Nonetheless, this will hopefully be some bargain bin entertainment over the summer.

[King Boo]

reminds me of dragon age but without mages.

[Anasui Kishibe]

so what's the plot? You gonna play as a generic Nightwatcher dude or what?

[AngryMoth]

The people at A Podcast of Ice and Fire did an really good interview with them recently

I'm still sceptical given that its a licensed property but they sure do talk a good game.

[HP_Wuvcraft]

That looks incredibly fun. I can't wait.

[RoboPlato]

May 15th, eh? Releasing this on the same day as Diablo 3 isn't going to help it too much.

[Totobeni]

so what's the plot? You gonna play as a generic Nightwatcher dude or what?

here is the characters and parts of the plot.
http://www.gameofthrones-rpg.com/index.php?rub=story

May 15th, eh? Releasing this on the same day as Diablo 3 isn't going to help it too much.

Yeah,Diablo 3 will destroy it, they need to release it after season 2 ends (mid June? ) it's best since the fans of the show will need more.

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

This wasn't on my watch list before but now it is creeping up into "must buy" status for me. I love that old school Bioware style PC RPG combat. They need to push the release date back though. I'd honestly consider pushing it back to the fall. A licensed title in the fall may not do poorly on the PC. I'll be all over this shit if it ends up in a Steam sale.

[PsychoWARD23]

The Narrator reminds me of Farengar.


And yeah, the combat looks good, like Dragon Age Origins 2, if such a game existed.

[KorrZ]

People actually think this looks good? Looks like shit to me. Bad animations, graphics aren't anything special and the UI is god awful. Looks like a solid 6 or 7. But Game of Thrones deserves an AAA game.

[JerkShep]

If there are good amount of dialogues and choices I could give it a try...I'll wait and read some opinions first.

[PumpkinPie]

From my eyes there is no way the footage in that video is even near the quality of W2's.

I meant the first Witcher.

[Empty Space]

If it is identical to Dragon Age Origins (complete with the eye rollingingly bad combat) with a good story, Im still interested. Though, its release is close to Dragon's Dogma...a game that looks strangly creative and possibly great.

You are a bad person.

I'm kind of excited for this. What's Cyanide's track record I don't think I've ever played anything of theirs.

[Zulithe]

I went from "looks okay" to "I think I actually dig this" -- but I need to see more footage. Still, I'm definitely buying. I love that they are using the designs and music from the HBO show.

[Arnie]

I'd pay £200 for a CD Projekt ASOIAF game.

This looks guff to me.

[Totobeni]

I'd pay £200 for a CD Projekt ASOIAF game. This looks guff to me.

CD Projekt RED doing Song of Ice and fire adaptation RPG game on RED engine will be the best thing ever,but in return HBO should do a tv series for the Last Wish.

[Totobeni]

George R.R. Martin “largely happy” with Cyanide’s Game of Thrones RPG

“The entire game was written by Cyanide, including the plot and character dialogue. But I did have creative input at many points during the process,” Martin confirmed.

Martin isn't concerned or worried. "'Worried' is too strong a word, but of course I want fans to like it," he confides. "[Cyanide] have put a lot of hard work into the game, and a lot of passion as well. But nothing pleases everyone, and you can't let that control what you do." That's not a sign of abdication, though. More so it is a level of preparedness that his years of content creation have allowed him to be comfortable with. "Not everyone will like the game. You do the best work you can, and hope the world responds. I've sampled the work Cyanide has done, and I'm largely happy with it. I think many of my fans will share that feeling."

This is meant to be as much of a benefit to the player as it is to the writer. In order to be canonical, gamers would be forced onto a narrative rail so as not to break anything Martin has built in the longstanding series. "That would certainly make a game less fun," Martin admits. "Players need to feel like their decisions matter." The similar can be said for writers, whose creativity can stem from the ability to remain independent of the actions of others. "Games can be a really fun way to interact with a literary world, but I can't imagine any writer wants to then be shackled to events or decisions made in the game." But that doesn't mean the link between Cyanide's Game of Thrones and Martin's series will be held back. "If you get that flavor right, then people feel like they're in the world you created, even when they're not necessarily inside the same stories the books tell." For Martin that has always meant using his words to paint a detailed picture of his creations, often to the nth degree. From visual aspects like the design of sigils and swords, to the development of language dialects, marriage traditions, and even hospitalities, his worlds are as vivid in text as they are on a television screen.

And he was into Homeworld (Relic)so he is officially cool.

"Probably the most recent video game I played heavily was Homeworld, which I enjoyed a lot even though I believe I died about a hundred times."

original source of this story if you want to read the entire thing.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/tr...ge-r-r-martin/

[Wag]

New Trailer

For continuity this game needs an "incest" option. LOL

[LuchaShaq]

Bethesda couldn't handle all of the political scheming and plot twists, writing is not their specialty. They would just be able to design the open world.

If they built Westeros but had no quests/story and just had random wildlife/bandits to kill?

Would still be there day 1 over the current crap being made.

[Totobeni]

New Trailer

Dat music!! also it seems that many known characters will be in the game.

I am so ready, please be good.

For continuity this game needs an "incest" option. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCruJzlWefE

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

The combat looks closer to Dragon Age: Origins than DA2 was, which is pretty amusing.