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[kswiston]

I'm not even finished my 2014 RPGs yet. My RPG backlog will outlive me...

 

[Lanrutcon]

Just finished Divinity: OS Enhanced, and I while I know that it's not a new release I can't recommend it enough. Absolutely top tier.

 

[Arulan]

Now the SaS:U remaster is coming out today? I can't hold all these RPG's guys. Send help.

I'll be lucky if I get through another playthrough of The Age of Decadence and then UnderRail for the month. I've also been playing a lot of EUIV. The hours just disappear.

 

[Sinatar]

Oh man, I played a bit of The Quest on iOS, it's a really really good game.

This month is utterly insane.

 

[Zabojnik]

And here I am, thinking about whether I should replay Ultima 7.

We're doomed. Backlog for life.

 

[Sinatar]

Looks like they jumped the gun in announcing Balrum's release date, they've decided to delay it until February now.

http://steamcommunity.com/games/424250/announcements/detail/128715036849006056

Another delay.
16 December - Balcony Team
The gods of Balrum won't allow us to release the game just yet. We are sincerely sorry everyone but we simply need time to further polish the game for you. Things got over our heads. We hope you will stay with us for the additional time we need.

Here is an update on what happened:
The first half of the game is pretty much very well balanced and bug free. The second half is complete but we are having serious balancing issues. For the past few months or so we totally overworked ourselves and in the end this was the cause of everything. What does this have to do with Balrum? Not much. But we wanted to let you know. These days were really hard but please understand that we are doing this not only for Balrum but for you too. We won't ship a half baked product.

We will keep you guys updated.

Thank you for understanding.

Yours,
Balcony Team

 

[Basileus777]

Relevant to 2015 RPGs: with the current 20% off voucher you can get Shadowrun: Hong Kong for eight bucks on GMG.

I still haven't played through it with all the other stuff, so I can't recommend it directly, but c'mon, Dragonfall was great, this has to be at least decent.

I can recommend it directly, Hong Kong is quite good and a steal at that price.

 

[decoyplatypus]

Relevant to 2015 RPGs: with the current 20% off voucher you can get Shadowrun: Hong Kong for eight bucks on GMG.

I still haven't played through it with all the other stuff, so I can't recommend it directly, but c'mon, Dragonfall was great, this has to be at least decent.

It's pretty good!

 

[Sinatar]

Redshift just announced that they got The Quest greenlit. With a release date before Christmas.

This December alone is killing me. Underrail, Balrum, SaS: Underworld, now The Quest. Almost makes me wish I didn't spend this year catching up on and replaying RPGs I already owned!

If you haven't played it, it's like a turn-based Elder Scrolls. Huge world, tons of things to explore, lots of different builds to play around with. Don't let the ultra generic look put you off, it's a gem of a game.

I really should've finished one solid AoD playthrough instead of playing around with various starts. I'm on track to get through a grand total of one run before Underrail.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/updates/569200112/1450459725

The Quest releasing on December 21st.

Jeeeez

Usssssss

 

[Arulan]

How good are we talking about? I apparently haven't heard much about The Quest.

 

[vocab]

The Quest looks pretty rad.

 

[Jag]

Oh man, I played a bit of The Quest on iOS, it's a really really good game.

This month is utterly insane.

Is the Steam version the same one that's on IOS?

Looks like Grimrock. Which is a good thing.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Underrail sounds cool, but I'm having a hard time getting over those visuals. Reminds me of the Spiderweb Software games like Avernum.

 

[MickeyKnox]

Thanks, wishlisted! Can you link the thread as well?

Btw, if you haven't yet, check out UnderRail, it releases this friday.

It's from my posts in that thread, tons of GIFs I also put in the OT for that game

Exanima

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1038091&highlight=

 

[Sinatar]

Is the Steam version the same one that's on IOS?

From what I understand it's the base game without the expansions, but they've redrawn all the art.

 

[Sinatar]

 

[StereoVsn]

Man, it's actually quite good. Kind of a cross of M&M and Daggerfall (minus the bugs). There are a ton of expansions on iOS. I wonder what's included in the steam release.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/428880/discussions/0/494632768633704403/

Basically no expansions. They will release their first expansion sometime in the future and the rest are apparently third party.

 

[Sinatar]

Apparently DW Bradley is still around:



He first released this in 2005 and has re-released it a couple of times now.

I just wish he would get his first non-sirtech RPG working on modern machines: Wizards and Warriors. It's a much better game.

 

[Knurek]

Just in case someone finds this interesting, SteamSpy data for RPGs from the OT, sorted by # of owners:

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - 1,265,915 ±24,297
Pillars of Eternity - 663,643 ±17,612
Darkest Dungeon - 588,374 ±16,586
Grim Dawn - 231,955 ±10,421
Blackguards 2 - 154,473 ±8,505
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - 129,752 ±7,795
Tales of Zestiria - 114,379 ±7,319
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD - 97,406 ±6,755
Underrail - 36,650 ±4,144
The Age of Decadence - 29,148 ±3,695
Exanima - 27,795 ±3,608
Celestian Tales: Old North - 12,914 ±2,459
Trails in the Sky: SC - 11,930 ±2,364
Avernum 2: Crystal Souls - 9,839 ±2,147
Serpent in the Staglands - 7,379 ±1,859
Frontiers - 6,764 ±1,780

Notable games not metioned in the OP:

Fallout 4 - 2,735,252 ±35,614
Undertale - 775,070 ±19,030
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin - 526,019 ±15,684
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 - 228,635 ±10,346
Sunless Sea - 210,555 ±9,929
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Sisters Generation - 106,139 ±7,051
Sword Coast Legends - 94,332 ±6,647
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition - 90,519 ±6,511
Fairy Fencer F - 88,182 ±6,427
Victor Vran - 76,990 ±6,005
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - 67,643 ±5,629
LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII - 60,141 ±5,308
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation - 57,312 ±5,181
Legends of Eisenwald - 52,516 ±4,960
FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS - 48,826 ±4,783
Grandia® II Anniversary Edition - 39,848 ±4,321
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim - 28,656 ±3,664
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas - 27,672 ±3,600
FINAL FANTASY V - 27,426 ±3,584
FINAL FANTASY VI - 23,122 ±3,291