Moore-ish Steampunk

[AzraelCC]

Recently finished The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (the comic books, not the ridiculous movie), and was wondering if there was any game that has the same atmosphere (preferably an rpg, even if it's a roguelike or an oldie). I've already finished Arcanum a long time ago, and it isn't really of the same tone as The League. The game the comes closest to the flavor of the League was the Civ2 mod The World of Jules Verne.

Do I have hope, or are such games impossible to find?

 

[Freelance Henchman]

I vaguely remember a really old game (I only read the review, never played it) that played in this steampunk sort of scenario (a parallel-world British Empire), with "ether sailing ships" (?) that could fly to Mars or something. Unfortunately can't remember the name now. Anybody know what this was?

 

[AzraelCC]

Sounds very interesting. Hopefully Binary knows the title; he's probably played most of the oldies.

 

[Freelance Henchman]

This one!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space:_1889

EDIT: gah, it IS a computer game too after all.

 

[Bluebottle]

Space 1899

Also World of Ultima: Martian Dreams


Also, fun fact: Alan Moore is the nephew of stargazing eccentric and all-round old mentalist Patrick Moore.

Edit- damn your swift fingers

Edit2 - Yes it is a game. It's available on Abandonia, I think

 

[Imbecile]

I didnt know that. Would that be the same patrick Moore that featured in Gamesmaster

He will answer ALL your questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJQpGfEEC9k

 

[AzraelCC]

Dammit, the link at HOTU is broken. Hopefully I can find the game somewhere else. Thanks for the info. If any other games come to mind, please post them. I need a Victorian steampunk fix.

 

[spectre]

Hmm. I guess you're up for a dry spell if you want an RPG.

If you tried digging into adventure games, there might be some jucier catches, like The Gene Machine.
Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes might be good for you too.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Oh what glory it would be for the League to have a good game made out of it, with a sequel where you kick James Bond's thug ass three times.

 

[Cthulhugoat]

Try Rise of Legends (an RTS). I haven't played it, but there's a steampunk faction in the game. I'm not sure if that's the kind of steampunk you're looking for, though.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Try Rise of Legends (an RTS). I haven't played it, but there's a steampunk faction in the game. I'm not sure if that's the kind of steampunk you're looking for, though.

You don't go to heaven unless you've read the League.

(Did a quick Google, not many of the pics that have the weird science of London showcased, but it's basically Victorian England where ALL fictional stories of the world were actually real)

Also, all of us unfortunate Eurotrash should download (or smuggle actual copies) of The Black Dossier, just for the last three pages alone.

 

[Kavax]

Oh, I love the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. If I made a RPG it would be definately set in a steampunk setting.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I'll eagerly await Century to come out. Maybe Moore's last dance will outdo all prior to it.

 

[Cthulhugoat]

You don't go to heaven unless you've read the League.

I did read the comics, faget. It's just hard to judge the style from a couple of screenshots of the game. Probably not Beardo's style, anyway.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

I did read the comics, faget.

Then you are part of the chosen who are spared from The Snake Curse.

 

[AzraelCC]

Indeed, a well-made League RPG would be great, but something that would probably never happen given that:

1) Alan Moore absolutely abhors any media his works take other than comic books,
2) The League draws a lot from fictional works, which could lead to a lot of copyright deals before the game could be made (hence the failure of the movie to mention the Great Detective)
3) An Englishman should lead the game design, given it is heavily specific to the perspective a particular culture, and, well, how many English game designers do you know? Except for Peter Molyneux.

Which is a shame, since volume 2 already is a great source for other places in the Empire.

I, too, am waiting for Century. I hope it will be on par with the rest of Alan Moore's best works: The League and The Watchmen.

 

[zer]

Slouching Towards Bedlam

 

[S_Verner]

Anno Geometrica.

Because it answers the question of how to make any of that shit work.