What if Obsidian made a casual game?

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Wonder no more http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iocainestudios/steam-bandits-outpost-0?ref=live

Obsidian vets using Kickstarter for 'Steam Bandits: Outpost'

by Alexander Sliwinski

A group of former Obsidian staffers under the new banner of Iocaine Studios have put together a Kickstarter to determine the size and scope of their current project: Steam Bandits: Outpost. The steampunk town builder will be free-to-play, but is avoiding the Zynga 'Ville style of games. Instead the team will use a "pay-to-style" model, meaning the full game is available to play, with only cosmetic upgrades ever requiring real money (thinkLeague of Legends, Team Fortress 2).

"My inspiration [for Steam Bandits: Outpost] is the original SimCity. It's upsetting that there isn't a casual game where you can build a town online and come back later and check out how it's doing," said Jason Fader, creative director of Iocaine. "We want our players to play with their friends, not spam them with requests for energy so they can make one more move."

"$30,000 is the bare minimum we need to pay the people we need to pay right now. Some of the folks who are on unemployment can't cover their expenses," Fader told us, noting the team currently includes 17 full- and part-time developers. If they hit the $30K goal, he expects the game to be finished by October.

If it all goes exceptionally well and they hit the $90,000 milestone, they'll be able to add more lands, character customization options and whole array of ships for November.

Fader wants Steam Bandits: Outpost to be a cooperative simulation: "It's a game that will play to my team's strengths that we feel will be a really fun game."

TL;DR

Fuck off.

Hah, buddy of mine pointed this out to me. We couldn't figure out what the purpose of the game was other than to play digital dress up.

wut!

Now I'm annoyed. Work minimum wage jobs you talentless fucks.

Will not back Graphikz looks like Shity Warcraft clone, and worse yet the staff has degenerate facial features.

Bioware doctors, Obsidian vets, Bethesda proctologists...

"Former Obsidian staffers". Infinitron, my dear friend, you should seek employment for the Daily Mail as writer for headlines.

We all know that if it's not Avellone it's not Obsidian. Other people are just tools.

Of His genius.

Hypothetically speaking, so long as they keep making RPGs, I don't care if they make Tamagotchis to keep themselves afloat.

nice, this is probably going to reach the extra tier goal while http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2128128298/expeditions-conquistador isn't even halfway to being funded

Way to make a bro feel guilty.
I'm would totally pledge but I'm out of KS funds. KS money emission will happen when at least 1 project I've pledged for delivers a game. Haunts looks like it's in the lead for that. Maybe Legends of Eisenwald.

I think it's common knowledge that online games on Kickstarter will instantly fail. (except in some unique cases).

Show me one rpg that's better than Tamagotchis

Bad idea, for Obsidian and the target group as well. Poor casuals aren't familiar with such amount of bugs in a single game.

South Park rpg is as casual as it gets.

Also, that Dunjon Siege 3 bitch pictured above looks like Megan Fox.

Obsidian still makes RPGs?!?!

Wouldn't want to be caught playing something that looks like that. What the hell is wrong with that girl's feet? Elephantiasis?

They already reached their goal..

No Avellone, no Sawyer, no Cain, no fucks given.

So it's SimCity in steampunk setting, not side-scroller with awesome button or first-person shooter. What's not to like? I like building...

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