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Dreamfall: Chapters finally enters production
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Sweet, have fun. EviL should get him an account - that would be even more epic.
keyboardcat
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if someone wants to make him an account i'm sure i can get him to do a AMA or something here, no problem 
Have Ragnar publicly excuse for the ending of Dreamfall.
Or have him put a shoe on his head like Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer.
Jay Shadow
Member
From the desk of Ragnar.
From the desk of Ragnar.
That look like Zoe.
Jay Shadow
Member
You know what I don't like about Dreamfall Chapters already? That there are two pieces of information in TLJ and Dreamfall that, if you manage to put together, already tell how will everything end unless it's pure coincidence.
Spoilers ahead for both games, probably spoiling Chapters too in advance if I'm correct!
Anyway, I'd really like to see all the events between that. Cannot wait!
Spoilers ahead for both games, probably spoiling Chapters too in advance if I'm correct!
In TLJ, at the very beginning you have that old woman, Lady Alvane, telling the kids the story of the events of the game. At the end, you learn that Lady Alvane is indeed April Ryan which means the Balance is broken some time during her lifetime.
In the other hand you have Dreamfall, where Kian's last name is only mentioned once during his tutorial (Kian Alvane) and not mentioned at all during the rest of the game.
So it's just adding 1+1: April actually survives Kian's attack at the end of Dreamfall and they end up marrying each other. Then hell breaks loose probably due to WATIcorp "toy" releasing and both worlds end up together again.
In the other hand you have Dreamfall, where Kian's last name is only mentioned once during his tutorial (Kian Alvane) and not mentioned at all during the rest of the game.
So it's just adding 1+1: April actually survives Kian's attack at the end of Dreamfall and they end up marrying each other. Then hell breaks loose probably due to WATIcorp "toy" releasing and both worlds end up together again.
Anyway, I'd really like to see all the events between that. Cannot wait!
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Deleted member 102362
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That actually makes sense.
From the desk of Ragnar.
Zoё! Do you want to play a game? We haven't played a game in so long.
Jay Shadow
Member
Where did you get that idea? She's been mentioned a lot in talking about the game.
At least we know there can't be as long in the timeline passing between Dreamfall and Chapters because the tower in Arcadia was going berserk at the end of Dreamfall.
Really, I love Dreamfall. It has such an amazing score and atmosphere that I can't wait to play through it again. I think I like its mood better than TLJ to be honest.
Really, I love Dreamfall. It has such an amazing score and atmosphere that I can't wait to play through it again. I think I like its mood better than TLJ to be honest.
From the desk of Ragnar.
O_O
It's happening. Holy shit, it's actually happening.
Looks fantastic. I was concerned it would look low budget or something, but I guess not. So happy!
I recall Ragnar confirming that Zoe would not be a playable character.
Mithos
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From the desk of Ragnar.
Need that wallpaper !!!!! NAO!!
I really liked Dreamfall on the Xbox, never played TLJ because I have and still have a shitty computer that couldn't run C-64 games let alone anything more current. I hope he considers the next dreamfall as a DLC game for 360/PS3 or the next gen systems, if MS and Sony will allow it.
Jay Shadow
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No, he confirmed that one of the girls won't be playable. Didn't say it was Zoe. Didn't say they wouldn't both be in the game either.
I hope they do well, but also hope they dont aim too high. Adventure games tend not to get a lot of attention sometimes. Double Fine got it for being one of the first and Tim Schafer is awesome.
I'd guess they'll ask for $600k or so. I could be way off, though.
I stand corrected then.
Sarah Hamilton (April voice actress) was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago (I think she's ok now) so yeah there's always that fear.
ambientmystic
Member
From the desk of Ragnar.
Dat next gen Zoe.
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EDIT:- That's displayed on a Mac screen? OSX release confirmed.
walking fiend
Member
I actually feel happy for seeing her after so many years! Such wonderful games, we miss you
Even if it's only as good as Dreamfall, I too have no problem with paying full price, something that I rarely do.
BladeoftheImmortal
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What is TSW?
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Deleted member 102362
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The Secret World, an MMORPG that Ragnar Tornquist recently finished working on.
Another poor business decision made by Funcom.
Same here. So excited!
they really don't need to do that, I think TLJ and Dreamfall fans are on PC,and Console people are going into new gen now and will focus on AAA shiny games and exclusive stuff. it will be like throwing money on expensive risky porting job to sell few units.
Acquiescence
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Really hoping so too. If memory serves, Ragnar did hint that Chapters could be coming out on consoles too.
Umm, DreamFall Xbox fan here.
Obviously, a potential shift away from consoles would alienate some people but it might make sense from the developer's perspective. It can be very expensive to port and release a game on consoles, especially when your game is mostly crowd-funded.
To be honest, you miss out on a LOT by skipping The Longest Journey so I can't imagine there are many fans without a decent PC.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Still going with that, huh?
So hard to do an arcade or PSN port?
The cost of the port can be minimized if it's taken into account from the start but it's not cheap even if everything is done correctly. Remember, PSN and XBLA are closed marketplaces so even getting released is questionable*. Then there are the usual console licensing fees, patch certification and the cut that Sony/Microsoft takes from every copy sold.
*Doesn't MS require XBLA games to be backed by a major publisher? Even more money down the drain.
The Xbox version of Dreamfall was my introduction to the franchise.
I finally played The Longest Journey back in late 2011, and I fully recommend playing through it. Hell, when this game is about to come out, I will probably replay through TLJ and Dreamfall to prepare myself. Of course, I'll be using a walkthrough for TLJ.
Given what happens to April in Dreamfall, I'm guessing her. Then again, Zoe doesn't fair too well either, so... who knows.