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prudislav
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 Posted: Sat, 5th Apr 2014 20:36 Post subject: Unbended (aRPG from ex-Ascaron devs) [NR] |
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| Quote: | What is UNBENDED?
UNBENDED is going to be a classic Action RPG, that drops the character of your choice into a world of constant changes. Each character experiences the story from his/her very individual point of view. And as the world is changing, so are the skills and possibilities of the characters.
The World
Huge changes rarely come out of the blue. The reasons, why things are going one way or another, are usually a result of cause and effect. If you take a close look at the history of mankind, you’re going to find a huge trail of blood. In retrospect, we will always ask ourselves, how this could have happened and why this paradise slowly turned into a bizarre Pandemonium.
At the beginning of UNBENDED, you’re going to find a world that’s all nice and dandy. People are living next door to each other, everything seems to be quite in order. But as the story continues, drastical changes are going to happen. The Drift takes its toll, slowly but surely dragging all and everything into darkness and chaos. Why does that happen? Because rational beings always long to increase their power through gaining knowledge. In our story, you will experience the inevitable consequences of uncontrolled and naive usage of magic powers.
To understand the effects of the Drift, imagine a cheesy picture postcard with a colorful image being ripped into a thousand pieces. Then, someone puts all the pieces back together, roughly and with a lot of glue strips. THIS is how the world will look like after the Drift. The world in UNBENDED will change right before your eyes. And it’s in dire need of heroes – hopefully you will be one of them!
Gameplay
UNBENDED is going to be what it’s supposed to be: a classic Action RPG with everything the genre needs. That includes a well-founded, charater based skill system, that does not just cover weapon and combat techniques, but extends to adjustments of the characters basic abilities. You will learn, you will develop, you will improve and gain power and finally – under the influence of the Drift and your experiences – become somthing you certainly didn’t anticipate. You will learn special moves and forget them. And by the end, you will possess abilities that are powerful enough to move and shake entire continents. You will play a classic Action RPG just like how it should be: challengeing, full of action, perfectly controllable and subjecto to constant advancements. And before you pick up the gauntlet and become the – possibly deciding – factor in the fate of the entire world, you should take care of your own fate first and prove yourself in your personal campaing.
The Classes
UNBENDED certainly has some surprises in store when it comes to classes. The designed classes are absolute prototypes, pleasing the heart of the true ARPG gamer, but also containing a lot of real innovation. We’re developing six completely individual classes for UNBENDED, all ready and waiting to expereince the world with. Find more information in the CHARACTER area on this website.
Technology
Just a few basics for a starter. We will gradually expand this part and keep you updated with facts about the technology. After a diligent proof-of-concept check, we can already reveal the following: UNBENDED will be presented in the classical ISO point of view. We will use a modern graphic engine, which allows a platform independant development. The world of UNBENDED will be seamless, allowing free movement of the character. World sectorizing will be invisible, there are no fixed borders or loading times.
The Team
At this point, imagine our team members in the course of our project and tell you a little of what their responsibilities are in UNBENDED. Our current development team is a mix of "old warriors" and new faces, which are connected by a common goal. Friends, companions, faithful fans of the first hour. We cover the entire development history of SACRED rich and thereby to the early beginnings of ARMALION, the game (the older ones among you will remember), from which then eventually became SACRED. From this age eg Franz Stradal, Marc Oberhäuser, Ralph Roder and Norbert Becker is one of the party. Peter Hann, whose graphics capabilities many of you are still likely to know from Sacred 2, is also included with. As consultants, we are old SACRED greats like Michael Bhatty to the side that will ensure that our new universe which is what you want as a player and fans and what we dream of for years. Everything will be fine! |
Seems like they are raising money on the website http://www.unbended.de/. They already rised 8.859,61 €.
We are planning to develop UNBENDED without any help from publishers whatsover. We want to create this game together with you and with a minimum of compromises in the game design. There is quite a long way to go. If you want to support us, any help is more than welcome. With your donation, you help us prepare our international crowdfunding campaign! There is no goal and, consequently, no re-funding. Your support helps accelerates the development process. http://www.unbended.de/support-us/ For 29,00 € you will have your own gravestone in game 
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prudislav
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| Posted: Sat, 5th Apr 2014 20:40 Post subject: |
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Gamestar has a first report based on an interview with Franz Stradal, of course in german. Stradal says he was disappointed by the concept of Sacred 3 and so they decided to recreate the old Sacred formula on their own.
| Quote: | - open world
- fantasy/horror theme
- 4-6 clearly defined character archetypes; mages are mages and cannot simply become melee fighters with magic
- alll archetypes habe their own starting area and a set of personal quests to define their backgrounds
- they want to replace the old "technocratic" Sacred inventory with a more elegant solution
- less simple loot, instead more meaningful items
- they want to give skills like lockpicking or crafting more meaning than improving statistics by 1%
- stronghold could be possible, but they haven't decided yet
Stradal is working on that concept since 2010. At the moment there is only paper concept, they didn't start programming, just some very early prototyping. Stradal is actually working on KingsRoad (F2P Browser-ARPG) for Pro7Sat1Games, the rest is also working somewhere else atm. But if they get 25.000 €, they would start preproduction in fulltime. I guess this would be a prototype for a kickstarter campaign, he says something about 40.000 backers they would need for full production. He hopes to get the whole game done until 2016, if it gets funded. |
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| Posted: Sat, 5th Apr 2014 20:51 Post subject: |
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Cheapest option to get the game (digital) and back them is 29,00 € ..bit pricey for me
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prudislav
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| Posted: Mon, 14th Apr 2014 22:45 Post subject: |
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These guys can surely come up with the most fucked-up names, ever.
| Frant wrote: | | Shitass games are ruining piracy. |
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chiv
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Apr 2014 08:28 Post subject: |
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SACRED?!
ASHES?!
EA, y u no sue!
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Sin317
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Apr 2014 09:59 Post subject: |
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it says "working title" like a million times in the OP alone.
Must be reaaaaaally hard to understand for some i guess ...
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I get the feeling you took that post a bit more seriously than it was intended...
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Sin317
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just woke up, so yeah, probably.
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prudislav
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Apr 2014 19:41 Post subject: |
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Updated OP with info from new website - They already rised 2.700 € and for 29.99 you will get your ingame gravestone, for 99.99 your NPC your paypal name and for 299.99 you will get your own village and be a mayor 
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prudislav
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| Posted: Thu, 7th Aug 2014 08:53 Post subject: |
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Funny how since release of "Sacred 3" , Unbended guys already gained more than 2000 € 
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| Shinin wrote: | Stopped reading after 'crowdfunded'  |
not anymore they got outside funding now http://nichegamer.net/2014/12/unbended-developers-drop-crowdfunding-campaign-receive-outside-funding/
| Quote: | Dear UNBENDED supporters of the first hour,
we’d like to thank you for your trust and support with which you’ve showed us that you believe in us and our project. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing a lot about the concrete shape for the development of UNBENDED in the coming year, and we’ve come to the conclusion that, right now, crowdfunding is not the right way.
This is why all noble donators will receive their money back within the next few days.
The following reasons are the deciding factors:
- We’re currently in negotiations for a lasting funding for UNBENDED.
- We’ve noticed that, due to the large number of supporters, we’ve also imposed a certain obligation on ourselves to regularly report about the project’s state. This is regularly putting pressure on us and the bottom line is that it costs more time than we currently have.
- We know that for the majority of potential supporters, it’s too early in the project. The day will come, but until then, there’s much to do for us.
What’s the future for UNBENDED now?
For us, this decision is rather a reason for calm and relaxation; we can apply ourselves to the development considerably less stressed. And of course, we will continue to inform you about all important news on our website, in our official forum and on the social media channels.
What happens with your gravestones, NPCs and villages?
That’s our present to you: Everything will be kept, your gravestones, NPCs, villages and keys. You are the supporters that have been with us from the beginning and that you’ll stay.
Will there be a possibility to support the projects again at a later date?
That is possible; we’re not ruling that out. When there will be the possibility, you will already be able to see and “touch” UNBENDED, though. Only this way, we can satisfy both sides.
We realize that not every supporter will be happy with our decision, but in the end, it won’t change a thing. Aetherra will arise, the story of UNBENDED will be told and we will develop that ARPG on which our hearts are attached. And that, truly, are bright prospects.
We wish you happy holidays and a happy, healthy and successful new year.
Your thankful UNBENDED team |
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