Pillars of Eternity console port by Paradox Arctic

[Sizzle]

Also, DA changed a lot, in fact it was rebooted several times and the game we know was worked on two years before release.

Yes, and that's exactly what I mean - the only time DA could have been a real PC-centric game was if it was released before or just a bit after KoTOR.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

Update on my previous confusion:

Paradox Arctic was opened in 2014 to provide post-launch support for War of the Roses. Development on that game only lasted six months after they started working on it. I can't find a peep about Paradox arctic after that point, so it's possible they were developing internal projects that went nowhere, or providing assistance to other paradox studios in the meantime.

I think it's plausible that they're hoping to turn them into either their porting studio, their RPG studio, or both. If they were doing Pillars now they might want to do Tyranny next assuming it's commercially viable, and after building up some experience, they'll give them their own game to develop. Or they might already have something in development with this on the side, who knows.

 

[Sherry]

hi.

gosh at this point getting angry is not worth it right when the best rpg has already been made for pc no one is going to buy it on consoles when they can all play it on a more serious platform but if Deadfire is announced as a console game release alongside of the pc release there are going to be issues between Adam and I that go beyond cloud shadows still not being displayed and shadows being cast when it is raining. there is word that shadows will continue to be cast even when storms move in so be prepared for a less than stellar weather system for Deadfire because it does not use a built-in particle shader or VertixLit shaders. this is why we see shadows when it is raining in all the videos. alpha means nothing this should have been addressed already right?

p.s i am no a game designer or have first hand knowledge about shaders I am just saying what I was told. I have been drinking today. sorry.

Thanks,
Sherry

 

[Barnabas]

Awesome

 

[Roguey]

Meh, PoE2 was already casual-chasing not-gonna-bother. Changes nothing for me, though I am learning that Paradox is as cartoonishly greedy as their reputation says they are.

 

[Vorark]

Also, he's kinda contraddicted by a far more recent BioWare series: Dragon Age, that started as a "return to BW's PC roots" and then became utter shit right at the second game, which was made with consoles in mind even if Origins was for most of its development a PC exclusive.

Good thing someone mentioned this. Dragon Age Origins had way better controls on PC than console platforms. What happened next? DA2 was consolized - "press a button and something awesome happens!" Oh yeah, and after that? We got Inquisition, which had a horrible kb+m controle scheme and UI.

Btw, there's something I do not understand. Obsidian always got shafted in the ass by publishers or so the story goes. Now, first time they get to do their own thing and they run back to one? I thought their deal with Paradox was to distribute boxed copies only but then they get to rise prices on digital distribution platforms and now this.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[Rev]

Btw, there's something I do not understand. Obsidian always got shafted in the ass by publishers or so the story goes. Now, first time they get to do their own thing and they run back to one? I thought their deal with Paradox was to distribute boxed copies only but then they get to rise prices on digital distribution platforms and now this.

Yeah, the whole price thing is kinda weird. Maybe they did that to avoid harming Tyranny's sales fearing consumers would prefer to buy a more discounted PoE than it, or they didn't want to argue with Paradox about this shit, or they actually agree with it which would be the worst case. Anyway, they should've distanced themselves from Paradox on this price raise bullshit, people have already started complaining and spamming the game's Steam page with negative reviews, which could have a worse effect than losing some dollars because you place the game at 18 € instead of 20.
On the console port, since Paradox appears to be doing the hard work on it, I guess they just thought it would be a little risk because the loss would be minimal in case the game doesn't sell well enough and otherwise they would make some money with very little effort. Makes sense financially, if that's the case (if they spend money on this it doesn't tho), but I still don't like it.

 

[Quillon]

Hopefully it won't sell even that much.
About 300-400k copies were sold on ps4 and xone versions combined for D:OS, a more successful game

I guess selling even half of that would be profitable.

 

[Rev]

I guess selling even half of that would be profitable.

Yeah, probably. But it would be a very small profit, not really worth the effort of spending time on it, especially when the game makes like 16 million dollars in revenue on PC.
Also, if Paradox has an active role on this port they'll get a better share of the profits than what they got with the PC version.

 

[Rev]

Who the fuck cares if they port this to console? Stop the fucking bitching. Console fags don't get to see good RPGs that often.

AAA popamole shit (sometimes done right as in TW3)

It's been elected as Codex favourite rpg between 2012 and 2016, so it's confirmed for incline.

 

[Viata]

Could be worse, to be honest. Like Obsidian was a good developer and was killing itself by releasing the game on consoles. But Obsidian is dead for a long time now so there is nothing to complain about here.

 

[Sannom]

Btw, there's something I do not understand. Obsidian always got shafted in the ass by publishers or so the story goes. Now, first time they get to do their own thing and they run back to one? I thought their deal with Paradox was to distribute boxed copies only but then they get to rise prices on digital distribution platforms and now this.

This is 2017, a distribution deal only for boxed copies (which are linked to Steam anyways) doesn't make sense.

 

[Lahey]

Not sure what all the fuss is about. We should all carry on posting as normal. Console releases are part and parcel of the renaissance.

It's been elected as Codex favourite rpg between 2012 and 2016, so it's confirmed for incline.

It's a well-known fact that potato hackers tampered with the vote.

 

[Background Character]

Lmao consoles

Consoles

Lmao

Kill youselves pillarweenies

Wait I'm a pillarweenie too

 

[santino27]

As long as Obsidian itself isn't wasting any resources and the port of POE1 isn't impacting the design of POE2 -- per Sawyer, though it of course remains to be seen -- I don't really care. Can't imagine how it will play well and/or sell well on the consoles, but as long as I can just ignore it, I will.

 

[FreeKaner]

Sawyer's conviction is too strong to be affected by potential console sales. I have faith.

 

[MWaser]

Sawyer's conviction is too strong to be affected by potential console sales. I have faith.

Never underestimate the strength of the greatest corruption force in the universe.

 

[Sizzle]

 

[Quillon]

Its like PDX made this happen against Obs' will. Or at least Sawyer's. He'll prolly quit after Deadfire :D

 

[Quillon]

 

[J_C]

Pfew, we can calm the fuck down, this is actually terrible, and will probably fail, proving everyone that these type of games do not translate well to consoles. Paradox will lose some money, but who cares about that?

 

[CyberWhale]

Make PoE turn-based and release a proper console version. Win-win.

 

[Lacrymas]

The comments on that video are priceless (which refuses to load for me for some reason and I can't watch it) -

This game reminds me of Diablo/Baldurs Gate a lot, which I played the heck out of it. It's a shame that it isn't coming to the Swiitch given it would be nice just playing on the Couch, Bed etc...Definitely a good way to kill time while waiting...

I also agree it reminds me of diablo. I loved playing Hardcore mode in D2 and I am still playing hardcore in d3,

 

[Fry]

Just watching that gives me a headache.

 

[Sentinel]

damn, that gameplay is something else.