AdamJenson wrote...
I had an idea. Not that it matters
because we are not a game company but... Thinking about the thread and
discussion of the genres (the clearly inferior and overdone fantasy
genre with swords and sorcery [smilie]http://social.bioware.com/images/forum/emoticons/grin.png[/smilie]
and the call here for more futuristic/scifi RPG) and realized that
there is away to combine both. Anyone here read the Gene Wolff "Urth of
the New Sun" series? ("Shadow of the Torturer", etc) It is an
interesting amalgam of scifi/fantasy (without magic and wizards, per se -
as Asimov said about "a sufficiently advanced science will be
indistinguishable from magic"). Its setting is a VASTLY distant earth
future (Urth), like a million years hence. The place is practically
unrecognizable. There is Severian, the protagonist who is a member of
the Torturers Guild and among his tools is a long sword (high techy
version - though no lasers or such nonsense). There are all kinds of
odd science and creatures (a million years of evolution and, apparently,
some mixing in of alien lifeforms).
Basically THAT would be an interesting world and premise upon which to build an action/RPG.
You
have Fading Suns RPG, its so Urth of the New Sun that it almost feels
like it was based on it. I love that setting and system.
Addai67 wrote...
It's sort of off topic but this is probably why I like Dune so much, not being otherwise too big on sci fi. Because of the Butlerian Jihad, the world of Dune is in some ways like the ancient Near East with nomadic Arabs, Greeks and Persians, and there are magic/ mystical aspects as well. It's just an interesting juxtaposition.
But, whatever. I'm sure this will be a good game even if the teaser doesn't push my buttons. It's CDPR and I won't sneeze at their sort of mature, high quality WRPG no matter what the setting.
As mentioned above, Fading Suns. You have Dune there too. Its a mixed bowl of spices, even elements of Star Wars to some extent.
Fading Suns rpg - highest possible recommendation from me (heh, as if I was such an authority on the subject

but I digress).
I hear youre keen of fantasy settings - did you hear about Earthdawn? Marvelous setting. I wish CDPR did that in near future too... but right now I'm drunk on Cyberpunk info-noise.
Modifié par hangmans tree, 31 mai 2012 - 07:16 .