Can't wait to see, or hear rather, what he does with a live orchestra. Actually, I'd be interested to know who they end up working with in that regard as a future update.
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Torment: Tides of Numenera Kickstarter by InXile [Complete; $4.3 million funded]
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Can't wait to see, or hear rather, what he does with a live orchestra. Actually, I'd be interested to know who they end up working with in that regard as a future update.
Yes, live orchestra stretch goals are my favorite.
Aquamarine
Member
Wish you guys could get Chris Avellone involved with some facet of the project's development as a stretch goal. I feel like it would do wonders for the pledges! ;-)
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Just realized something after listening through the pitch video (PS:T spoilers):
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So you're basically playing as The Eternal One? The shedding enabling the immortality of another individual?
Would be kinda interesting if they, thematically, did the reverse of PS:T - TEO instead of another TNO
Would be kinda interesting if they, thematically, did the reverse of PS:T - TEO instead of another TNO
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Fantastic. Always impressed by Morgan's work.
10 million dollar stretch goal is that Avellone leaves Obsidian and joins inXile.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
No, they said you were a spent body of The Nameless God (or whatever name they gave it).
Obsidian and inXile should merge then send JE Sawyer to Interplay offices and force them to give the Black Isle name back.
50$ addons for ski masks and weapons for the takeover.
SerArthurDayne
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MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Holy shit, the $200K personal match is kind of nuts.
Edit: Whoops, $100K, got confused by the wording and being mentioned twice. Still! Nuts!
Edit: Whoops, $100K, got confused by the wording and being mentioned twice. Still! Nuts!
SerArthurDayne
Member
Well there are two matches, as I understand it. Fargo will put in 100,000 once it reaches 2mil (might have already, PayPal considered). And Dracogen will match 1 dollar for every 10 between 2 and 3 millions. Which it will, so another 100k. So pretty much money in the bank if they follow through. Which I'm pretty sure Fargo will, at a minimum.
Is there any concept art of the male Last Castoff out there?
Ah so that's who's doing it. This thread had me confused for a bit.
SerArthurDayne
Member
I think we were starting a rumor that it was EviLore earlier. Speaking of which, has he said if/how much he is giving this time. I think he did the character portrait level in Project Eternity.
edit: Just looked back. Looks like he started it. Accidentally. Maybe. He quoted a post and that got misinterpreted that he was the mystery backer.
edit: Just looked back. Looks like he started it. Accidentally. Maybe. He quoted a post and that got misinterpreted that he was the mystery backer.
It seriously limits your dialogue options BECAUSE of them being voiced, when fully done, nevermind how strange it'd be when contrasted with regular NPCs.
No, all I'd want as a stretch goal is Planescape Torment levels of VA: find the most significant points in the story, and voice them for greater impact. Meeting Deionarra's ghost near the start of the game is a great example of what I'm talking about.
superdeluxe
Member
I thought I saw lore did 500
keeblerdrow
Member
So what backing level would be good for getting a copy of Wasteland 2, this game and all of the neato stretch goal novellas and so forth they're talking about?
I missed the Wasteland 2 kickstarter.
I missed the Wasteland 2 kickstarter.
SerArthurDayne
Member
$45 plus the add-ons for what you want. Alternatively pick the tier with all the goodies you want, and then do a $25 add-on for Wasteland 2. But if the tier you pick is $250 or higher it already comes with Wasteland 2.
2 millions!
Nice! You guys have mastered the kickstarter.
Forsaken82
Member
Same. I used the PS:T theme in my Graduation reel at school
Pickles the Firecat
Banned
It's taking a lot of willpower to keep myself from switching from the $110 tier to the $275 tier. So, so, so excited for this game.
Give in...do it...you know you want to...
SerArthurDayne
Member
Lol. I switched from 250 to 500 mostly for a wall map. As a bonus I get my name in a bigger font in the credits and get to be a dead hero.
SerArthurDayne
Member
No, they are not part of the Kickstarter count. If they do it like PE, they will count them towards the stretch goals and announce progress approximately daily. Usually via Twitter.
michaelius
Banned
I've added a few bucks just to be able to read project updates 
I hope they do this. I'd actually rather pledge via paypal than via kickstarter, though I won't give up my $95 slot.
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Deleted member 102362
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In past/other KS projects, including Wasteland 2, Paypal totals have counted towards stretch goals.
I don't really see this. Planescape had massive potential for pretty much anything aesthetically -- to be fair, it seems that so does Numenera.
I couldn't jump *that* far, but I mentioned earlier in the thread that I could very readily be tempted up from my $95 bracket by a nice physical tier in the $170 ballpark.
Yes. This far future scenario feels a lot fresher.
I pre-ordered the core rulebook for the pen and paper game to get all that juicy background info. Really love what I have seen of the setting so far.
If you do so just send me a PM before you do it as I want to jump up to that tier.
theSlacker
Member
I'm in the same situation. Needs more physical stuff. Too bad to get the wall map you have to go all the way up to $500.
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/planescape_torment
Thing is, Planescape was about atmosphere, music, characters, dialog and freedom moreso than the actual core gameplay. You don't really need to fight at all in it, so it's harder to tell from videos or screens why it's so fucking good.
theSlacker
Member
Looks and plays are some of the lowest reasons people have for loving the original game.
Minsc
Gold Member
I see there's already a link to GOG, but here's a youtube video of a section of exploring around, another of (basic) combat (around 1:30), and some nice HD screens. Remember to set the youtube videos to HD too, they'll look much sharper. But as mentioned, the reason it's loved may not be obvious from a video or screen, unless it's one with a lot of spoilers.
Planescape Torment today, with widescreen and high-resolution mods and community patches is a lot more playable and prettier than it was when it launched. The same is true for other Infinity Engine games. The only thing that seems out of place is the fact that most locations are only a little bit bigger than a single 1080p screen.
I dug up my old copy about half a year ago. I hadn't played it since it came out.
Installing all the mods took some time (and there were some annoying compatibility bugs), but overall it was a surprisingly modern experience.
Sure, the game obviously still had it's old quirks, but exploring Sigil is just as much fan now as it was a decade ago. It's actually kind of sad when you think about it, in all these years, no other game has touched that level of design brilliance (as far as I know). Skyrim's fetch quests are an embarrassment compared to the best of P:T.
Listening to it now,loads of nostalgia through my veins. Sounds fantastic!