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DancingShade posted:A brown bland color palette will just highlight how much of an rear end in a top hat you are when you order the lush hidden tropical paradise valley of elves & faeries to be burned down in order to build a highway bypass so the flesh reaping slaver caravans can reach the pits of dispair faster. The elves probably turn out to be assholes so it's okay to burn down their women and children and rape their houses.
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I don't think they have shown anything outside the early game so who knows really. I might've missed some preview material though.
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Oct 22, 2016 09:04
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Pirate Radar posted:The elves probably turn out to be assholes so it's okay to burn down their women and children and rape their houses. 'Probably'? They're elves.
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Rascyc posted:I don't think they have shown anything outside the early game so who knows really. I might've missed some preview material though. We've seen a couple screenshots of what looks like a much brighter landscape with crystals sticking out of it, which could be somewhere other than the valley you start your "listen up assholes do your drat jobs or say your drat prayers" journey in. I really like the idea of being able to set up how people know you right off the bat. I hope your reputation keeps building through the game, but it's cool to watch that preview video and see the Disfavored already like "oh hey it's Coolguy McLavadick, whassup?!"
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Oct 22, 2016 09:28
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In one of the early trailers (the first one even?), there was a snippet showing some kind of island in a sea of fire/lava. Not really a unique environment but at least it's not brown. Also, while the colours are still muted, the very first area you enter has a giant statue crying blood. Pirate Radar posted:I really like the idea of being able to set up how people know you right off the bat. I hope your reputation keeps building through the game, but it's cool to watch that preview video and see the Disfavored already like "oh hey it's Coolguy McLavadick, whassup?!" I like that as well, it worked really well in The Witcher series.
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Oct 22, 2016 09:37
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:In one of the early trailers (the first one even?), there was a snippet showing some kind of island in a sea of fire/lava. Not really a unique environment but at least it's not brown. The country of Azure would have probably been colorful and bright, what with it being a bread-basket, but apparently the Archon of Stone rampaged through it and blighted everything.
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Oct 22, 2016 12:26
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X_Toad posted:The country of Azure would have probably been colorful and bright, what with it being a bread-basket, but apparently the Archon of Stone rampaged through it and blighted everything. That's probably the screenshots with the purple crystals we've seen. There's a fallen "statue" bleeding purple, it is probably the Archon of Stone we kill with an edict from Kyros during the Conquest portion of character creation.
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Oct 22, 2016 15:04
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Every Conquest video I see seems to make the same choices (Govern the crossing, burn the Library) so I'm not sure but I kinda figured we'd have some input on Azure's fate? One of the previews I read mentions that one of the Conquest choice chains can earn you the title of "Peacebinder", and I haven't seen that in the videos I've watched so far.
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Oct 22, 2016 15:12
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Pirate Radar posted:Every Conquest video I see seems to make the same choices (Govern the crossing, burn the Library) so I'm not sure but I kinda figured we'd have some input on Azure's fate?
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Oct 22, 2016 16:41
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X_Toad posted:You can, but Cairn rampaging isn't something you can stop (that Archon was apparently extremely stubborn and powerful, and thus hard to control). You can only make it so that the main city of Azure isn't too affected by the Edict sent to destroy Cairn after he rebels. And that is a rare "Kyros" choice in which you send both the Disfavored and Scarlet Chorus to slow him down. Cool beans.
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Oct 24, 2016 02:18
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I'm looking forward to playing as a jerk lawful neutral judge. I don't want to be evil, I just want to be a heartless bureaucrat. Like if a choice comes up for example: save the peasants from unfair taxes and overwork from an evil lord. There should be an option be to inform the peasants they must first fill out form 2241345SE in triplicate and send it to the office of labor relations and then allow 2 - 6 months for processing... Unhappy? It's not my fault you didn't fill out the forms. It's part of your job as citizens to be educated in the how government works.  I'm hoping the game allows this rear end in a top hat bureaucrat response versus the wise hero, joke, or evil villain responses.
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Oct 24, 2016 02:35
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Hell yeah, another game that I'm probably going to play through with 3 different characters simultaneously. Am I the only one who thinks effectively coming out the same day as Dishonored 2 (due to the pre-order bonus) is... not the best move? Like I'm definitely gonna play Tyranny first, but I can't imagine it's going to do wonders for sales, especially with the game not having a very high hype level as far as I can tell.
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Oct 25, 2016 10:47
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I wouldn't think so, since they're very different kinds of games. I would be more... worried? ...if there were another RPG launching at the same time. Thanks for reminding me about Dishonored 2 though, for some reason I thought it was coming out next year.
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Oct 25, 2016 11:16
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Random rear end in a top hat posted:Hell yeah, another game that I'm probably going to play through with 3 different characters simultaneously. I wouldn't say there's that much crossover? In fact releasing so close to the Civ6 release date is probably a worse plan.
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Oct 25, 2016 11:21
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I suppose, I just figured Dishonored being RPG-ish, replayable (two PCs with unique skill tress, in case you hadn't heard) and reactivity-heavy would put the two in competition, but I guess if the genres are different enough then all the other stuff doesn't matter. Still really excited for both, the wait until the 10th is gonna be hell though.
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Oct 25, 2016 11:40
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Random rear end in a top hat posted:I suppose, I just figured Dishonored being RPG-ish, replayable (two PCs with unique skill tress, in case you hadn't heard) and reactivity-heavy would put the two in competition, but I guess if the genres are different enough then all the other stuff doesn't matter. Still really excited for both, the wait until the 10th is gonna be hell though.  This week is the longest, then next week only has three work days (All Saints' Day + a day off on monday) and the one after that is only 4 days long (World War 1 armistice) and the long week-end is right after Tyranny is released!
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Oct 25, 2016 13:11
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Where the hell is the blog post about Sirin, the only companion that looks interesting 
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Oct 25, 2016 13:31
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frajaq posted:Where the hell is the blog post about Sirin, the only companion that looks interesting She has a whole short story about her background: https://blog.tyrannygame.com/2016/10/14/the-songbird/ Also she sings magic songs do you get it she's Sirin the Siren I pre-ordered a game with her in it so my character could get a cool stamp
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Oct 25, 2016 13:45
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IShallRiseAgain posted:If it turns out obsidian is making a sequel to VtMB, it better be an ARPG. Indeed, gently caress immersion. While you're there, add the butcher and call it torchlight 3 for good measure.
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Oct 25, 2016 13:52
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Taear posted:I wouldn't say there's that much crossover? In fact releasing so close to the Civ6 release date is probably a worse plan. Maybe not in terms of gameplay, but as the very comments in this thread show, there is a non negligible amount of people in that part of the Venn.
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Random rear end in a top hat posted:I suppose, I just figured Dishonored being RPG-ish, replayable (two PCs with unique skill tress, in case you hadn't heard) and reactivity-heavy would put the two in competition, but I guess if the genres are different enough then all the other stuff doesn't matter. Still really excited for both, the wait until the 10th is gonna be hell though. The games definitely target a similar niche (swords/cool art style/a bit of thinking in gameplay/~immersion~) but I wouldn't think it would effect Tyranny sales. There is so little out there quite like the infinity engine type games I don't feel they really compete with other titles that 'one or t'other' way. Just started the White March, it really seems a definite step above the base Pillars, like the team making it were a bit more confident in what they were doing. Get super high hopes for Tyranny now, first guy is going to be pure power-hungry with (dumb?) ambitions to suplant Kyros.
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The setting pretty much sounds like Brandon Sandersons Mistborn so I am mildly interested in this.
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GlyphGryph posted:I am guessing that supporting the rebels winds up with rhem controlling the region... but swearing fealty to Kyros, as you justify your actions by claiming it as a lesson for both the chorus and disfavoured that their petty squabbling and inability to work together has long term consequences in the form of the rise of a more capable third faction that will manage this region instead of them. Gonna be mad if this doesn't happen now.
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frajaq posted:Where the hell is the blog post about Sirin, the only companion that looks interesting http://www.tyrannygame.com/lore#lore_6vq7bHcbGEymWiUk4AYy0I
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ditty bout my clitty posted:Indeed, gently caress immersion. While you're there, add the butcher and call it torchlight 3 for good measure. Uh, the original game was an ARPG too? Also, I dunno how in the world you think an isometric rpg is more immersive than an first/third person ARPG.
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I think it being a third person game would be good for Obsidian - branch out a bit. Alpha Protocol was a pretty great first try at that sort of game. Unfortunately a lot of people were expected more Splinter Cell than Deus Ex with the skill mechanics.
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Oct 26, 2016 01:10
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Nah, the problem was people were expecting a straight TPS like Mass Effect 2.
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Didn't help the game was barely playable. I had to return it and repurchase for console myself.
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On Kyros I find it funny that stuff sworn on Kyros's name has to be factually correct under threat of death. On Kyros sex or gender. Given that we apparently are never going to meet Kyros and Kyros is never referred to by he or she in game. I will go for the third option. Kyros does not actually exist and is actually just a scam of some kind. If my random guess about this is right I will give the first person who quotes this $10. (Can't go too high I could somehow be right.)
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MonsterEnvy posted:On Kyros sex or gender. Given that we apparently are never going to meet Kyros and Kyros is never referred to by he or she in game. I will go for the third option. Kyros does not actually exist and is actually just a scam of some kind. Kyros definitely does exist, there is way too much credited to the Overlord and their Edicts carry a lot of power for it to be an invention of the more powerful Archons. It is definitely not a Wizard of Oz scenario. (warning, spoilers for a 116 years old book)
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Oct 26, 2016 01:54
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ZearothK posted:Kyros definitely does exist, there is way too much credited to the Overlord and their Edicts carry a lot of power for it to be an invention of the more powerful Archons. It is definitely not a Wizard of Oz scenario. (warning, spoilers for a 116 years old book) I agree. But If we are both wrong you get rewarded.
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CommissarMega posted:'Probably'? They're elves. True that.
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ZearothK posted:Kyros definitely does exist, there is way too much credited to the Overlord and their Edicts carry a lot of power for it to be an invention of the more powerful Archons. It is definitely not a Wizard of Oz scenario. (warning, spoilers for a 116 years old book) That's also a spoiler for the movie Zardoz. On Kyros, yeah, I think Kyros is going to stay a "they/them" for magical mystery reasons, it doesn't seem like we're likely to meet them in the game, but I would be disappointed if it turned out to be a fakeout situation. But one thing that could be true, and could answer the obvious "how is Kyros so powerful?" question, is that Kyros is sort of a collective name for something that either is or was multiple entities. How important do we expect the Oldwalls to be for that question? They're definitely gonna turn out central to the plot--when you look at the map, check out how the tower in the valley looks just like the Oldwalls towers.
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IShallRiseAgain posted:Uh, the original game was an ARPG too? Also, I dunno how in the world you think an isometric rpg is more immersive than an first/third person ARPG. I don't think "immersiveness" has anything to do with the camera angle.
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it won't be truly immersive until you control your character from a colonoscopy camera
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AriadneThread posted:it won't be truly immersive until you control your character from a colonoscopy camera That does give a new meaning to the name "Oculus Rift"
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Why are you putting spoiler tags on story speculations? I don't know how much of the preview material people have gone and watched, and I respect that some people want to go into a game blind without knowing about dungeons they can expect to come up in the future, characters that might return, etc.
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