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Started by crayauchtin, August 10, 2012, 11:47:12 AM

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crayauchtin

I'm not crazy about the name, but I think they were trying to avoid some copyright issues (School for Heroes and How to be a Hero are books, actually) and (according to Corey) they wanted to avoid having to compared to Harry Potter too much. I think they could have done that with a better name, but alright. What's in a name really, aside from all of us smirking? And it's catchy, so that's something!

As for the story... apparently Baggins from the KQ and QfG Omnipedias has been chatting with Corey Cole (I believe they're wanting to have Hero-U incorporated into QfG Omnipedia, which strikes me as a good idea!) and apparently they can use character and place names without copyright infringement.

So, this game is going to be set 18 years after the original Quest for Glory and that the story is going to involve an event that may or may not have happened depending on the player's choices. That leaves a lot of possibilities that it could be, but it's very intriguing to me at least.

Anyways, I'm beyond excited for this game.
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At first, I thought you were about to say that Baggins was somehow a story consultant, like the Coles needed a refresher on the pedantic minutae of their own series' lore, and would somehow tailor the game's plot to incorporate his input.  The horror...

Bludshot

A Baggins game would just be a giant text file full of irrelevant points that somehow manages to insult you.
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Quote from: Bludshot on October 30, 2012, 11:48:32 PM
A Baggins game would just be a giant text file full of irrelevant points that somehow manages to insult you.
Quoted for truth. :P
 
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Quote from: crayauchtin on October 30, 2012, 05:26:13 PM
So, this game is going to be set 18 years after the original Quest for Glory and that the story is going to involve an event that may or may not have happened depending on the player's choices. That leaves a lot of possibilities that it could be, but it's very intriguing to me at least.

Anyways, I'm beyond excited for this game.
Ooooh, very intriguing, Sir Cray!

Wait, do they mean after 1 or after 5 when they say 18 years?

Delling

Quote from: Deloria on October 31, 2012, 04:00:05 AM
Quote from: Bludshot on October 30, 2012, 11:48:32 PM
A Baggins game would just be a giant text file full of irrelevant points that somehow manages to insult you.
Quoted for truth. :P

It'd be a text based adventure where every response was a wall-of-text and when you tried to do something which wasn't an option (Go DENNIS, for instance), it would berate you... in a wall-of-text.
Noli me tangere! Nescio ubi fuisti!
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Blackthorne

Quote from: GrahamRocks! on October 31, 2012, 06:27:35 AM
Quote from: crayauchtin on October 30, 2012, 05:26:13 PM
So, this game is going to be set 18 years after the original Quest for Glory and that the story is going to involve an event that may or may not have happened depending on the player's choices. That leaves a lot of possibilities that it could be, but it's very intriguing to me at least.

Anyways, I'm beyond excited for this game.
Ooooh, very intriguing, Sir Cray!

Wait, do they mean after 1 or after 5 when they say 18 years?

After 5 - after the crowning of a new King of Silmaria, which occurred at the end of five.


Bt
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you know it's going to get harder and harder as you
get older - but in the end you'll pack up, fly down south, hide your head in the sand.  Just another sad old man, all alone and dying of cancer." - Dogs, Pink Floyd.

crayauchtin

Quote from: GrahamRocks! on October 31, 2012, 06:27:35 AM
Quote from: crayauchtin on October 30, 2012, 05:26:13 PM
So, this game is going to be set 18 years after the original Quest for Glory and that the story is going to involve an event that may or may not have happened depending on the player's choices. That leaves a lot of possibilities that it could be, but it's very intriguing to me at least.

Anyways, I'm beyond excited for this game.
Ooooh, very intriguing, Sir Cray!

Wait, do they mean after 1 or after 5 when they say 18 years?
Technically after 5, but (according to the Coles, at least initially) all the games are supposed to have taken place within a year.
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KatieHal

The Hero-U kickstarter has 11 days to go and some distance to cover yet! Get on over there and pledge to help them meet their goal and get another great Adventure-RPG hybrid from the Coles! :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption

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crayauchtin

I was just talking to someone who thinks that they're asking too much for this Kickstarter.... I admit, $400,000 does sound like a lot but this isn't just for one game, it's to kick-off a five part series. It's basically to launch a new indie game company. And these games are going to have like.... infinite replay-ability.

So what I'm getting at is.... if you haven't donated yet. DO IT NOW.

Thanks.
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KatieHal

It is a lot--yet it's on par with what other big name blasts from the past were able to raise earlier this year. I think at this time of year, there's both holiday costs creeping up and some Kickstarter burnout affecting things. That said, they still have more 4000 backers!

And, yes, it's going to be a great game, no question--go back it folks! Just $20 gets you a copy of the game! :)

Katie Hallahan
~Designer, PR Director~

"Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

I have a blog!

GrahamRocks!


KatieHal

3 days left and they are almost there!

And, inspired by QfG4 (my personal favorite), here's a little shout-out you can find in Episode 2 of Cognition!


Katie Hallahan
~Designer, PR Director~

"Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix." Christina Baldwin

I have a blog!

Blackthorne

Yeah, honestly, $400,000 isn't a big budget for a game.  How Phoenix (and IQ) do it will less is pure wizardry!  Seriously!   Cognition being released as a full-fledged game is farkin' awesome.



Bt
"You've got to keep one eye looking over your shoulder
you know it's going to get harder and harder as you
get older - but in the end you'll pack up, fly down south, hide your head in the sand.  Just another sad old man, all alone and dying of cancer." - Dogs, Pink Floyd.

crayauchtin

Aaaand, they've made their goal! Just under the wire -- $403,000 with 3 hours left to go!

:partyhat: :partyhat: :partyhat: :highfive:
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Neonivek

Quote from: snabbott on November 20, 2012, 09:56:58 AM
Yay! That was a close one. :sweating:

YEAH!

I may not have been able to donate but I know I am going to try hard to pick myself up a copy when it is done!

Probably. One of the screen shots raised an alarm bell but I assume that was because it was the greater world section.