Pillars of Eternity, formerly Project Eternity

[Lannistark]

Who's the chick in your avatar Leshma?

[Vibe]

Yes he can, because games he listed are pure crap.

Good concept art is all it takes to beat that

Sorry, but that's just not true. Yes their greedy companies might be pure crap and they lack some shit (as does every game), but those games are all AAA titles with decent gameplay and nice graphics. Saying they're "pure crap" is trolling seeing how many people bought and are playing them regularly.

[okiN]

"A lot of people like them, they can't be bad!"

[bilwit]

Sorry, but that's just not true. Yes their greedy companies might be pure crap and they lack some shit (as does every game), but those games are all AAA titles with decent gameplay and nice graphics. Saying they're "pure crap" is trolling seeing how many people bought and are playing them regularly.

Britney Spears sold more records than the Beatles, doesn't mean hers had more substance.

[okiN]

So anyway, now that we've established that those games were overhyped and terrible, I feel like it's an appropriate time to point out that at the rate the money is coming in right now, it looks like it actually may well top 3,5M before closing, since AFAIK they have about 100k in PayPal money.

Two big cities should be pretty interesting if they're both actually on par with Baldur's Gate and Athkatla. Since they said they made the stretch goal that big so they could be sure they'd be able to do the second city proper justice, they have no excuse if it ends up being shoddy.

[Vibe]

"A lot of people like them, they can't be bad!"

They might be bad for you, but no, in general they are not bad.

So anyway, now that we've established that those games were overhyped and terrible

Overhyped? Yes I agree. Terrible? Maybe for you.
But probably not as overhyped as throwing 3 million dollars at a bunch of text and images lol. Then again I don't support kickstarter for any game really. From a business perspective supporting kickstarter games is retarded, especially those who are just pure concept at the moment and are actually made by an established game studio. You're essentially paying money to people who should have money if they're good at what they do and in return you don't have a slightest clue of how the end product will be and if it will be worth the investement.

[Freland]

Counting Kickstarter + Paypal - the 3.5 million $ stretch goal (2nd big city) has been reached. With big city they mean someting like Baldur's Gate or Athkatla. If they really make two cities of that magnitude I highly doubt they can complete the game till April 2014.
@Vibe: There's nothing wrong if you are not willing to pay for an idea of a game. But it's probably the only way to get a 2d rpg funded because obviously publishers don't want to.
The Infinity Engine games are my all time favorites and Obsidian are able to tell some tof the best rpg stories in the business. I think the chances that I won't like Project Eternity are very slim.

[okiN]

They might be bad for you, but no, in general they are not bad.

Son, I am disappoint.

But probably not as overhyped as throwing 3 million dollars at a bunch of text and images lol.

That was the joke. Still disappoint.

[Leshma]

Who's the chick in your avatar Leshma?

Some attention whore, I guess. Showbiz is full of them nowadays.

[okiN]

So they just hit 4M.

Edit: past 4.1M now.

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[Ninja_Khorin]

Funded: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity

Totally amount: $3,986,929 + about 140 000$ on PayPal. Highest amount a video game has received.

[Vibe]

Lol.

Anyway, if I understood right this game is supposed to be in a completely new world / lore right? So they're not using the Forgotten Realms world? Are the mechanics going to abide D&D rules?

[Leshma]

No.

[Ninja_Khorin]

Lol.

Anyway, if I understood right this game is supposed to be in a completely new world / lore right? So they're not using the Forgotten Realms world? Are the mechanics going to abide D&D rules?

Yes, no, no.

They are planning to do something similar to D&D rules, but with its own twists. D&D rules are held by Atari for video game purposes.

[Ninja_Khorin]

Best update I have ever read(also contains pictures):
http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/62906-update-34-first-art-update/