Und nun haben sich Dave Gilbert von Wadjet Eye Games, Ben Chandler und der Schöpfer der ursprünglichen Trilogie, James Dearden, zusammengesetzt und daraus ein einziges, komplett neues und umfangreiches Science-Fiction-Adventure gemacht. Wann es erscheinen wird, steht derzeit noch in den Sternen, aber vermutlich wird man nach dem Release von "A Golden Wake" nicht mehr allzu lang darauf warten müssen.

In der 51. Folge des "Blue Cup Tools Podcast" erzählt Ben Chandler, dass er "Beneath A Steel Sky" und "Deus Ex" gespielt und "Ghost in the Shell" und (zweimal) "Blade Runner" geguckt hat. Nicht um irgendwas abzukupfern, sondern einfach um sich die Atmosphäre und Stimmung eines derartigen Settings zu verinnerlichen. Find ich super.





Hier nun noch – als kleiner Bonus – mein "Let's Rift" der Virtual-Reality-Beta-Version, die von Part 1 der ursprünglichen Trilogie gemacht wurde:

SonataFanatica schrieb:Mir ist gestern eingefallen, dass wir zwei noch was vor hatten...

Fexel schrieb:Wieder schwelge ich in Erinnerungen an Indy4 Auch so eine ähnliche Atmosphäre.

SonataFanatica schrieb:

Fexel schrieb:Wieder schwelge ich in Erinnerungen an Indy4 Auch so eine ähnliche Atmosphäre.

Was?
Voll nicht?

• Digital soundtrack — an hour of cyberpunk tunes composed by Gemini Rue’s Nathan Allen Pinard
  
• Behind-the-scenes video of voiceover recording sessions
  
• Production art gallery including concept art, 3D models, full-size character portraits, and more
  
• The Technobabylon Codex — PDF booklet providing backstory and context for the game’s vast cyberpunk world
  
• Exclusive desktop wallpaper

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Zitat:re: the original freeware game vs. the new release

Yes, you have it right. Technobabylon was originally a series of three freeware games. James, the developer, said he had ten of them planned. I met him at the AdventureX conference in 2012 and asked him if he had everything planned out already, or if he was making up each chapter as he went along. He said he had the whole thing planned and showed me his design doc to prove it. I like it so much that I offered him a publishing deal with us - we'd make and release the whole thing as one big game instead of a series of ten episodic games.

So this commercial release is NOT just the original three games remastered. It's the original three PLUS seven more.

re: How is Wadjet involved in the project?

In terms of who-did-what: James did the writing and programming. Wadjet Eye handled all the art, music, voice acting and QA.In addition to all the marketing/sales/distribution stuff that we always do.

re: Why did they double their price?

We always sold our games at $14.99, but briefly had a fling with selling them at $9.99 instead (Resonance and Primordia). That price-point turned out to be a mistake, so we raised them back. The logic behind it is long and complicated, but Jeff Vogel did a good job explaining the situation on his blog here. His thoughts echo mine.

re: Can't these guys go higher res?

We've tried in the past. Our attempts at higher resolutions always looked HORRIBLE. We'd rather have good quality low-res than mediocre quality high-res. Currently, the low-res style works for us. So we'll continue to use it.

re: How long is Technobabylon compared to your other games?

Length is subjective, but when I test the game, it takes me about 6-7 hours to totally blast through it. This is knowing all the puzzle solutions right away, not bothering to explore, and skipping most of the dialog and cutscenes. I imagine that for most first-time players, the length will be significantly longer.