Everyone has a fighting chance
With changes coming to several games, and the release of others like ArcheAge, I’ve been thinking about player-driven systems and the space a game’s story leaves for players in between. Do things like story, scripted elements, and even predetermined politics necessarily stifle player involvement and fun? Is a sandbox the only way to give players room to feel in charge of their own destinies, or are there alternate paths to make this happen?
Indie developers Fakedice this week kicked off funding for their upcoming tabletop/RPG/CCG on Kickstarter and have already reached a third of their goal. The company describes Dicetiny (pronounced "dice-tinny") as "a tablet board game mashed with dungeon crawling and card battle" and plans to release it soon via Steam Early Access.
Action-RPG Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms just became more accessible with the addition of a useful new tutorial and back-story-rich prologue. Its playable character population also just went up by one as Carissa Cantrecht, melee queen and former member of Penta Nera, joins the game.
Still Games has announced that a Kickstarter initiative has started and that over 8% of the funding goal was reached within the first 24 hour period. The game takes place in a 2D scrolling environment as players range across the European landscape.
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIII has arrived on both Steam and for download directly from SE. FFXIII’s other two episodes will be released prior to March 2015.
Welcome back to another edition of the RPG Files! Each week we take a look at the latest and greatest in the world of roleplaying games and deliver it fresh with a side of commentary and more than a little snark. This week we’re taking cues MMO part of our site with the news that Star Wars: The Old Republic will be releasing a Revan-centric expansion, a character last seen in Knights of the Old Republic. Will we ever see a KOTOR 3? That and the news of the week in this week’s breakdown!