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New Obsidian countdown teaser [Update 2: Kickstarter? One more day!]
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Eternity, at unity, atrocity, otiosity, stoicity, xtianity. Eternity makes the most sense, I think.
these two posts sold me on that Kickstarter before I saw it.
I'll jump from a building.
Not really, but I'll feel like it
But considering the teasing that is going on, and the fact that I think the fine folks at Obsidian are generally decent people, I believe that's unlikely.
You should read JE Sawyer's Formspring if you like reading his opinions on game design on narrative. It's really quite insightful.
Well, here is all the text we got from the teasers.
Day 4
"What do the words mean?"
"Nothing. The Dirge of Eir Glanfath is found without form, a lone voice crying out in mourning because it must."
Source code
"To tenderness, fellowship. To fellowship, vigilance. So bring we all to the Night Market. I am the Spindle of Esenath. Know me by my light and stand with me in darkness."
Day 3
"The book unread is unwritten. The reason we don't explain it is the reason we use it. Its power is in its mystery. That is the Leaden Key, in part, in whole. Is it clear?"
"Digging for truth buries the seeker."
Source code
"Two centuries ago, your divine champion told the people of Dyrwood to grovel at his feet. If you've come on pilgrimage to the blasted crater that was our reply, Godhammer Citadel is that way."
Day 2
"I recognize your pain. Your kind must learn it comes from straining against the turning of the world. It spins thus. You cannot stop it. One day, you will wake up. You will stop pulling. The pain will be gone. Until then, all your waking hours are suffering."
Source code
"In time, waves washing against the fingers of Geiran's Grasp will call them back into the sea. The difference between you and the sea is that the sea does not stop."
Day 1
"This world wants to drag us down, it does. It made you a Watcher. No one asks for that. And the weight, that guilt they want to hang around my neck, you don't have to carry it one more step. You think they won't let you rest, but it's not up to them. It never was."
Source code
"There is no sleep for the Watcher."
Day 4
"What do the words mean?"
"Nothing. The Dirge of Eir Glanfath is found without form, a lone voice crying out in mourning because it must."
Source code
"To tenderness, fellowship. To fellowship, vigilance. So bring we all to the Night Market. I am the Spindle of Esenath. Know me by my light and stand with me in darkness."
Day 3
"The book unread is unwritten. The reason we don't explain it is the reason we use it. Its power is in its mystery. That is the Leaden Key, in part, in whole. Is it clear?"
"Digging for truth buries the seeker."
Source code
"Two centuries ago, your divine champion told the people of Dyrwood to grovel at his feet. If you've come on pilgrimage to the blasted crater that was our reply, Godhammer Citadel is that way."
Day 2
"I recognize your pain. Your kind must learn it comes from straining against the turning of the world. It spins thus. You cannot stop it. One day, you will wake up. You will stop pulling. The pain will be gone. Until then, all your waking hours are suffering."
Source code
"In time, waves washing against the fingers of Geiran's Grasp will call them back into the sea. The difference between you and the sea is that the sea does not stop."
Day 1
"This world wants to drag us down, it does. It made you a Watcher. No one asks for that. And the weight, that guilt they want to hang around my neck, you don't have to carry it one more step. You think they won't let you rest, but it's not up to them. It never was."
Source code
"There is no sleep for the Watcher."
I used to read it regularly, he even replied to a couple of my questions. His Formspring makes me depressed every time I realize how many canceled games he has.
I have to say no.
Oh yes it is unlikely. I dunno what i would actually do if I thought there was a good chance of it happening. I think I would have to turn in my Obsidian BFF Club membership badge.
CrunchyFrog
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Don't do this to me. Goddammit
Best RPG incoming in less than 24 hours.
This pic is really hilarious
I'm also excited, always liked Obsidian games, seemed less "streamlined", with more depth. Too bad they were usually a technical disaster.yes
To early to know. It could be anything. For example Watcher can be main character in game but it isn't actually playable by player character. Something like this dude in The Longuest Journey/Dreamfall who maintained balance between worlds.
Or that razor lady in PST.
I feel nervous with Nirolak in this thread. He's a bad omen.
If it makes you feel any better, I could make the Kickstarter thread tomorrow, and we can try and prove Nirolak wrong AGAIN! It'll be just like old times!
That's a lot of polish translations. I'm sure they'll make room for german or french as well at the 3 and 4 million tiers. Come on.
Poland is still a big market for CRPGs so more Polish the better!
Leave The Witcher out of this thread!
The Watcher
The Witcher
the parody of The Witcher confirmed.
the story of a gay wizard Gerald and his quest for immortality and world domination
Developed by Bioware
under Obsidian's supervision of course - like it should be.
jim-jam bongs
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when it went up I knew that 4 days was too long, it was just enough time for the natives to become restless and start having ideological wars about the validity of the kickstarter system.
I'm polish dude and i like what you said.
In every gaming shop you can buy Baldurs Gate Saga, Fallout Saga (meaning first two with tactics) yes it is still selling.
Trivia: Both games are published by CD Project and translation to Polish were also done by them and they are still selling them.
That's awesome. You can find Fallout Trilogy (what we call FO1+2+Tactics) in the USA in most big stores but I doubt you'll find Baldur's Gate anywhere.
Facebook exclusive please!
and WiiU for maximum salt.
with revolutionary use of gamepad's touchscreen
WorstUsernameEver
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That's weird.. you can still find Baldur's Gate and pretty much any D&D game here (Atari recently released a comprehensive collection iirc), and I really find it hard to imagine that in the US there wouldn't be a market for them.
There isn't really much of a retail market for PC games. Don't know if the Fallout trilogy is even still commonly in stores.
Delusibeta
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Mainland Europe is pretty much the heartland of PC gaming at the moment (ignoring South Korea and China), and retail is still pretty good for PC games there. I recall reading that the PC version of Blazblue was aimed at the German market explicitly and of course all of the Thing Simulator 20XX games are made in Germany (except Railworks).
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i dont know if i can handle this.
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