KickStarter Consortium: The Tower - now available on Early Access

[Infinitron]

Fig: https://www.fig.co/campaigns/consortium-the-tower
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-the-tower

http://thetowergame.com

Spoiler

The experience of The Tower is one of absolute freedom of movement, speech and action, within a single-location, sandbox environment. There will be no cut scenes, and full control will never be taken away for “gamey” reasons. Immersion is absolutely paramount, and to that end the world within the Tower will feel realistically alive and reactive to however you choose to approach each and every situation.

A branching, “waterfall” narrative and dialogue system should appeal to those looking for a truly replayable experience, and will ensure that your decisions are plentiful without feeling cheap or obvious.

Diplomacy is a key way of traversing the narrative. Choose to speak anytime and anywhere with the push of a button. While rather difficult, you will be able to play through the entire experience without raising your weapon. Trick, bribe, scare, hire, or simply convince potential combatants to disarm, all while developing relationships with your crew, other Consortium officers, the London Police, and any other characters you meet throughout the experience.

The Bishop’s arsenal of customizable, futuristic gadgetry gives him immense freedom of movement. Run faster, jump higher, glide through the air, breathe underwater, and fall from great heights, all while exploring every nook and cranny of the Tower.

The Bishop can also utilize highly experimental, potentially dangerous stealth technology, such as invisibility and sound dampening.

Find yourself in the middle of intense firefights, and choose to either kill or incapacitate all those in your way. The Consortium officers working with you will praise you for using non-lethal means, but will react with increasing alarm should you too often resort to murderous violence. There may also be other factions interested in aiding you through the Tower, should the Consortium turn its back on you.

As with CONSORTIUM before it, many events within The Tower will play out regardless of your interaction with them, creating an environment cultivated for immersion and replayability. Your chosen actions (and inactions) within this environment will cause ripples, dramatically impacting the unfolding narrative in major ways.

 

[ArchAngel]

I think this deserves a proper news and its own topic. This game will be massive

 

[InD_ImaginE]

The 1st game was flawed but a very interesting game. I second this 2nd episode having its own thread. aaaand codex fundraising

 

[Irxy]

Don't see this succeeding really, the 1st one was cute but very short and amateurish.

 

[ArchAngel]

This game will be more RPG than that Dragon Dogma shit and that gets news coverage

 

[ArchAngel]

Anyone else got a cool DX1 vibe from that KS video?

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Yeah the multiple approach is looking pretty damn good. Heck, it is looking to be more of a DX game than DXHR was.

 

[Zed]

The first game didn't interest me very much but I like the look of this. Cool stuff. Good shit!!

 

[ArchAngel]

The first game didn't interest me very much but I like the look of this. Cool stuff. Good shit!!

How about you get Infinitron to make a news post about it?
Also someone could make a new topic for the next game and move stuff from this one that is about that and not first game.

 

[Bubbles]

Will The Tower be longer than Consortium?

One of the most common complaints leveled against Consortium was that it had a fairly short average playtime. So the answer to this question is a giant, resounding yes! We are aiming for at least double the average playtime when compared to Consortium. With a much larger-scale environment to play with and more involved story beats, we want to make sure that everyone walks away from each and every playthrough feeling completely satisfied.

That's a very subtle way of saying "this will be a 6 to 8 hour game".

 

[Zed]

The first game didn't interest me very much but I like the look of this. Cool stuff. Good shit!!

How about you get Infinitron to make a news post about it?
Also someone could make a new topic for the next game and move stuff from this one that is about that and not first game.

If only you would have asked me to write a news post about it.

 

[ArchAngel]

The first game didn't interest me very much but I like the look of this. Cool stuff. Good shit!!

How about you get Infinitron to make a news post about it?
Also someone could make a new topic for the next game and move stuff from this one that is about that and not first game.

If only you would have asked me to write a news post about it.

Do you want to write a news post about it?

 

[Bubbles]

I wonder why they chose to go the multiplatform route with this one. Does the sequel to a game that sold 50k copies (with the help of a $1.49 discount price and at least three bundles) really need to be on the Xbone? Have ports become extremely cheap nowadays, or do they expect to significantly expand their audience?

 

[ArchAngel]

They switched to unreal 4 engine. I guess it supports consoles.

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

Don't see this succeeding really, the 1st one was cute but very short and amateurish.

It was definitely too short; but all in all I still really liked it.

 

[Junmarko]

Might as well just wait for the inevitable re-release and merging of all three games into one. Probably around 2020, renamed as The Complete Consortium, a full 24hr experience!

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-the-tower/posts/1469771

 

[ArchAngel]

Might as well just wait for the inevitable re-release and merging of all three games into one. Probably around 2020, renamed as The Complete Consortium, a full 24hr experience!

They said they expect this game to be 4x to 6x longer.
It is not like DX1 was very long game (or any shooter).

 

[Junmarko]

They said they expect this game to be 4x to 6x longer.

Where did they say this?

On the KS they say: "We are aiming for at least double the average playtime when compared to Consortium."

It is not like DX1 was very long game (or any shooter).

DX1 is 25-35hrs on average.

 

[ArchAngel]

They said they expect this game to be 4x to 6x longer.

Where did they say this?

On the KS they say: "We are aiming for at least double the average playtime when compared to Consortium."

It is not like DX1 was very long game (or any shooter).

DX1 is 25-35hrs on average.

I remembered wrong. I just checked what they said and they are aiming for 3-4 times longer

 

[ArchAngel]

They said they expect this game to be 4x to 6x longer.

Where did they say this?

On the KS they say: "We are aiming for at least double the average playtime when compared to Consortium."

It is not like DX1 was very long game (or any shooter).

DX1 is 25-35hrs on average.

And how long is AoD? (and that even has turn based combat that usually takes much longer than real time combat)

 

[Joni Odin von Hassenstein]

Well, if it's two times as long as the first game I think I'd be okay with that.
Of course I hope for more.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-the-tower/posts/1469771

Enthusiastic Progressive detected.

Still good game backed with 61$.

 

[ArchAngel]

new update and cool new video that talks how dialogue works. Important quote: "You can do the whole game by conversations" (so deus ex + fallout )

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-the-tower/posts/1470026

 

[Maxwell's Demon]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/idgi/consortium-the-tower/posts/1469771

"Consortium is hard science fiction!"

Hahaha, that's a good one, Ray Kurzweil, you fucking hack.

I played the first Consortium, it was a fun CYOA game, but not really an RPG in the traditional sense. This Kickstarter is worth looking into at the very least.

 

[Zombra]

Wow, I finally watched the preview video for The Tower. Shit dude, yes I backed.