Wow, how did they not realize this was the art direction to go with for Amalur.
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Yeah. I've heard that there's lots of misinformation as well. It's definitely a waiting game. Game looks visually incredible.In another interesting note from this evening - the governor of RI keeps saying Reckoning under performed and sold 400,000 units. Curt posted tonight that it has actually sold 1.2 million in its first 90 days. Lots of misinformation out there in the press right now, so will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
Reminds me of the Killzone 2 reveal.
Needs more Kickstarter.
This is something I can get behind.
That horse is so...angular. It looks like a carousel horse.
In another interesting note from this evening - the governor of RI keeps saying Reckoning under performed and sold 400,000 units. Curt posted tonight that it has actually sold 1.2 million in its first 90 days. Lots of misinformation out there in the press right now, so will be interesting to see how it all plays out.
They are using Unreal for the MMO. Amular was a custom engine built by Big Huge Games.Thought this was an Amular spin off on the same engine?
They are using Unreal for the MMO. Amular was a custom engine built by Big Huge Games.
Was it scrapped in favor of this one? I was under the impression that they would just add mmo components to the skeleton that was amular.
No, reckoning has like nothing to do with the MMO, the MMO was always its own thing, 38 bought big huge and turned there RPG they were making into an amular game.
Needs more Kickstarter.
This is something I can get behind.
The MMO has been in development since 2006. Kingdom of Amular was a fluke as Big Huge Games was working on a game called Ascendant for THQ, which owned them. THQ killed the projects and announced that Big Huge Games would close if they didn't find a buyer. 38 Studios stepped in, bought Big Huge Games and Ascendant. Reworked the title to be the prequel for Project Copernicus, the MMO.Was it scrapped in favor of this one? I was under the impression that they would just add mmo components to the skeleton that was amular.
Wow, that looks fantastic, really stylish, love it.
Fight on Curt!
It isn't $100m. Currently at $42m.Fight on? He's squandered over $100M of taxpayer dollars and MMOs aren't exactly low risk...
Do people really think 38 Studios making an MMO would have any realistic chance of being profitable?
Those screenshots are fantastic. Great artstyle. I just wish they'd abandon the MMO concept and make it a sequel to amalur instead.
This.Not impressed at all. It looks like a spruced up WoW and I'm beyond tired of MMOs and them trying to be like that. Generic fantasy has now become the WoW look.
Big Huge Games, the team in Baltimore that made Reckoning, is (was?) likely working on a sequel to Reckoning. 38 Studios in Rhode Island is (was?) working on the MMO. Two different, yet linked, teams.
Ah, I didn't know that! As long as we get a sequel to the ARPG Amalur I'll be happy then. The idea of them making a good singleplayer RPG with a great combat system just to sell an MMO and abandoning it was weirding me out.