MichaelFassbender
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Load up, chummers! Only 6 days left... Prime your pistols, rig your decks, do a cyber-thing!
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter - $100k; already in dev, mid-2015 release, PC only
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cj_iwakura
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Still could use OT subtitle suggestions. Also, new backer update says keys should be coming to the BackerKit soon if not already.
Holy shit, I had no idea!
So I've got 5 days to finish Trails in the Sky, then 5 days to finish Shadowrun: Hong Kong before the Pillars of Eternity expansion lands, and then 6 days to finish that before MGSV?
Sigh. There's not enough time in the day.
MichaelFassbender
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SR: HK: OT: You got your Ork in my deckerpad!
KyanMehwulfe
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Title needs something like drek, chum, wiz in it... maybe a quote from a previous game. Like, what did the coffin managers always say in the Sega game? |OT| A cup of soykaf would be wiz about now. Or, Wanna go for a run, chummers?; Shoot straight, conserve ammo, etc, and never cut a deal with the Triads/never forget your medit; et cetera. Maybe a good quote from Dragonfall or even the pre-release HK material, I'll dig around a bit and see if anything stands out (I thought a good Satellite Reign OT title was directly from its trailer where it said "In a city of rain and neon" or whatever, so maybe the HK previews could offer something, too). Or a quote from an old pnp book... I always liked quoting Hatchetman, Captain Chaos, etc and those >>>>bbs (xx:xx:xx) entries. I'll dig around that and see if I can find anything HK related. Shoot straight, etc is a good safe one too lol but maybe that was the SR Returns title haha I don't remember.
edit // yeah SR R was "Never, ever cut a deal with a dragon." and then DF was 'Choose your enemies carefully' or some such.
edit // yeah SR R was "Never, ever cut a deal with a dragon." and then DF was 'Choose your enemies carefully' or some such.
cj_iwakura
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Returns' was 'Never ever cut a deal with a dragon' and Dragonfall's was 'choose your enemies carefully'.
I'd like something Oriental/HK inspired if at all possible. I like A City of Rain and Neon.
Heh, ironic I picked that title for Returns given how it ended and what came after.
MichaelFassbender
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SR: HK: OT: "I hope you all die in a sewer, drek chum, wiz!"
cj_iwakura
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MichaelFassbender
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Not very welcoming.
Don't lie, it would fit.
It should run on a toaster.
KyanMehwulfe
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That's from a different game, Satellite Reign. Just meant it as an example of maybe the trailers having a good gem in them.
//edit// There's not much to work with though for HK. A few Kickstarter update titles like "MOAR CYBERS" or screenshots captions like "The streets of Heoi, your team’s base of operations." but not much for slogans. I have much of the pnp manual or campaign books too and not much on Hong Kong; few things about Wuxing Inc megacorp or the red dragon association vs yellow lotus triad, but nothing catchy. I'm skimming through >>>>>bbs<<<<< entries from the cybertechnologies and street sam catalogues to see if there's anything good since there's sometimes little anecdotes from cities other than seattle. my favorite one so far is "there comes a time when you have to stop thinking about adding machine to man, and look at adding man to machine" but it's actually from berlin haha
the game itself is apparently about a thirty year megacorp conspiracy in the making, so I wonder if it's about Wuxing Inc... 2056 is one year before the founding family receives gifts from the dragon dunkelzahn, too. But it's about a half a decade before the triad wars, so I'm thinking maybe less about the red dragon and yellow lotus triads and maybe more about wuxing? not sure any good slogans about their megacorp ;p with china broken up in SR there's not a lot of lore; japanese corp anecdotes or bbs entries are always a lot more dominant in SR lore because of their megacorps renraku and fuchi.
cj_iwakura
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MisterShine
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KyanMehwulfe
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That's from the general shadowrun wiki btw which is separate from the shadowrun wiki that the developers promoted in the kickstarter update. So, I'm not sure where the source is... the other wiki the devs promoted doesn't have that description, which in full is:
"The year is 2056 and Hong Kong is a stable and prosperous port of call in a sea of chaos, warfare, and political turmoil. The Hong Kong Free Enterprise Zone is a land of contradictions - it is one of the most successful centers of business in the Sixth World, and it is home to one of the world's most dangerous sprawl sites. A land of bright lights, gleaming towers, and restless spirits where life is cheap and everything is for sale.
The lure of a quick payday draws you from Seattle into the neon glow of Victoria Harbor... and into a corporate conspiracy nearly thirty years in the making. Dragged into the shadows of Kowloon, you will need to forge new connections and build a solid reputation to survive. And you'll need to do it quickly, because a terrifying threat looms on the horizon - an unstoppable supernatural force that corrupts or devours everything it touches."
but like I said I'm not really sure the source... I can't find the same description anywhere official or even the other promoted wiki. seems awfully descriptive to be made up tho.
(edit // it's just the original kickstarter description ;p obvious place is obvious)
The general sr wiki has a lot of lore on Wuxing Inc btw, too, assuming the game is about them since they're sort of the main hk megacorp. I have the Corporate Download pnp manual too which is basically the megacorp guidebook, and it has like 6-7 pages on wuxing inc too. Reading the wiki may be interesting and mood-setting before diving into the game, too, but I guess it's not really certain yet if it is indeed wuxing inc or maybe different megacorps.
LurkerPrime
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I never would've guessed that the creators of Shadowrun Returns would have me salivating at the thought of playing one of their games the same time as I'm knee-deep in wonderful, GotY-contending RPGs, but here we are. 'Tis a wonderful time, and Harebrained Schemes' ascent has been amazing to experience--they just get it.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong |OT| Mobility only slows us down
Shadowrun: Hong Kong |OT| Mobility only slows us down
BrokenFiction
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I also keep reminding myself that HK was the first one that was designed with only the PC in mind, with no consideration of tablets. Hopefully load times will be a thing of the past for one.
Oh wow, so I never hit "confirm" on backerkit.com.
And I followed the email link from HBS to backerkit.com so I'm logged in, but I don't have a password and when I retrieve it it says the account doesn't exist.
Okay, I figured it out somehow, that was obtuse.
Hopefully I get my key at some point now, lol.
And I followed the email link from HBS to backerkit.com so I'm logged in, but I don't have a password and when I retrieve it it says the account doesn't exist.
Okay, I figured it out somehow, that was obtuse.
Hopefully I get my key at some point now, lol.
MichaelFassbender
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New suggestion: SR: HK: OT: - Scooby-Doo in China, with lots of guns.
exmachina64
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That soundtrack.
Shadowrun: Hong kong |OT| Earthdawn 2056AD
But I guess it's too much of an in-joke?
I'm really interested to see how much that impacted game design, I'm expecting big differences.
pretty sure this game not demanding high spec
It's a 2D game. Could run on a toaster really.
cj_iwakura
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What was wrong with the last one?
cj_iwakura
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Gonna wait for the game to hear HK's. Dragonfall's was great, though.
How can i download the soundtrack? i just bought the game on steam, but can't find a link for the download anywhere.
cj_iwakura
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It's only a backer reward for the moment, I think.
Mass_Pincup
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It's already included if you bought it on steam, just go to music in the library I think.
The new soundtrack is excellent. A bit more ambient than Dragonfall's, but the dark Sci-Fi style is instantly recognizable. I like that Evarist doesn't go overboard with the "traditional Chinese" sound elements.
The final track, which I can only assume is the final boss or ending theme, is insane. Can't wait to see what scene this is meant to accompany.
What I don't get is why HBS only gives us 128 kbit/s MP3s.
The final track, which I can only assume is the final boss or ending theme, is insane. Can't wait to see what scene this is meant to accompany.
What I don't get is why HBS only gives us 128 kbit/s MP3s.
cj_iwakura
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Uh, it's possible... if you played it basically nonstop.
doubleplusgood
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Should be quite doable.
Shouldn't be a problem. The game can be beaten in a few days if you put in the hours. It helps that the story is actually compelling and engages the player, so you'll want to keep playing.
E_Darkness
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It's a short RPG. Well by short I mean around 20-30 hours depending on your pace.
It's totally doable. And recommended
that you play it at some point very least.
GavinUK86
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Yeah it's pretty rubbish audio quality. I enquired about a higher quality ost in the kickstarter comments so maybe someone will pick up on it.
cj_iwakura
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I feel like this has potential:
Arraxis@twitter said:
cj_iwakura
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Anyone interested in banner contribution? It's not going to be a huge OP or anything(not like we know anything about the plot), but I did want to at least have a brief primer on what went down in Dead Man's Switch and Dragonfall.
I'm kinda against there being a summary of DMS and Dragonfall in the OP. The games are stand alone, and people who play HK might not have played those. Instead of summarizing the games (which won't matter to the HK plot), we should encourage those people to try the games out too if they like HK. Just my two cents.
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