Game News Obsidian's next game is Tyranny, an isometric RPG set in a fantasy world where evil won

[Kingston]

Looks awfully actiony.

Tell us what you really think.

Can't really say much about it yet, but if it has the same combat system as PoE I'm not gonna play it.

 

[Jedi Exile]

I really want it to be turn-based, but this is not gonna happen. Most likely the same party-based RTwP shit.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

So the trademark belongs to Paradox.

I really hope it was Paradox who pitched the game to Obsidian and not the other way around. I'd hate Obsidian to get screwed over by IP again.

 

[Suicidal]

This might be very interesting but it depends a lot about how they handle it.

In order for a game like this to work there needs to be a lot of possible options for how your character interacts with the world. If your options as a trusted officer of not-Sauron will be limited to doing his bidding or siding with the inevitable local resistance, then it will definitely suck, because that would be like every RPG ever made except in reverse.

However there is potential for some good character/world development through the actions of your character, because unlike most RPGs where you are just some adventurer hobo who needs to prove his worth to every cunt around him, here it seems like you're going to be some sort of authority figure of considerable power and it would be really cool if you could use your authority to solve problems in different ways.

For example not-Sauron sends you to collect taxes from some village that has decided to protest and stop paying money and the game gives you many different options on how to go about doing that: threaten the village with destruction; make an example of a few villagers of your choice; convince them that even though your boss likes decorating his throne room with impaled skulls, he's still the guy who keeps the land safe from rampaging wildlife and bandits so it might be a good idea to pay your taxes after all; kill everyone and take the money for yourself and then convince your boss that the villagers dumped all their money/goods in a river and you were forced to kill them for disobedience (also, pulling shit like that one too many times might result in a premature game over via execution for treason).

This kind of story could also be used to take certain RPG cliches and look at them from the other point of view, like there could be a quest involving the appearance of some prophesized chosen hero and you, as the dark lord's trusted officer, would have to find out about them by using spies, bribes, taking prisoners, torture, etc.

Since this is an Obsidian game the combat is almost guaranteed to suck a bag of donkey dicks, but if they manage to make a living, reactive world that gives you a lot of opportunities to exercise your power as an "evil" authority figure then it could end up being a great game. I'm interested in seeing where they will go with this.

 

[Angthoron]

"Beast Population"


YIFFE

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

Is there any info about systems of the game?
TB combat? RTwP combat? Real-Time combat with AI companions?

 

[Kev Inkline]

I am lukewarmly excited.

I believe there is a lot of potential to take the serious route, and implement sort of tragic evil aspect, as some already mentioned. I'd say the following Terry Pratchett quote quite nicely summarizes what I would look forward to with great interest:

There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal, kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do.

 

[Kane]

So, I hear this aspires to be the next snoozefest directed by Boredom Interactive. Without Josh this time, but I don't think that will help much. Someone needs to stop them before it's too late and someone gets hurt.

 

[Volourn]

So, there is gonna be a lack of choice? You gonna be forced to be 'evil'? *yawn* That is as bad as being forced to being good. It's like SJW Nazis whining that original GB had 4 males on the team so theyd ecided to fix the sexism by having all females. LOGICZ.

I really do hope you can choose to be 'good'. That way if you choose to remain on the 'evil' path the chocie actually matters. We'll see.

 

[Hobo Elf]

If you're working for good you're good.

Only in RPGs. In real life, a lot of times you start "working for good", but the world being what it is, next thing you know, you end up doing really terrible things. The allies "worked for good" in World War 2

No they didn't. They were just on the side that won and now are viewed as the good guys. If Hitler had won then he'd probably be seen as the good guy to modern Europe

"Beast Population"


YIFFE

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Genocide needs to be a thing in this game if they want it to be enjoyable.

Player Character enters Yiffton

Welcome to our humble town weary traveler!

What the

 

[thesoup]

Calling it, 100% RTWP.

 

[Caconym]

It will be better than Torment

 

[DeepOcean]

Can I use C4 to smash a building over those people Islamic state style? Obsidian? If I can, I will ignore your lazy and jew ways to become your fan again.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

I realized that I would be more exited about the premise of "lieutenant of the dark overlord in occupied territories", if game was KoDP-like rather than yet another isometric loot fest.

 

[King Crispy]

Where's jasede?

 

[thesheeep]

This thread...

About the game: Well, not much to say yet, really.

 

[Stainless Veteran]

The pitch weirdly reminded me of Glen Cook's Black Company series. Sadly, it's probably will be more like srz bzns Overlord. Who's the project lead on this?

 

[Excidium II]

The pitch weirdly reminded me of Glen Cook's Black Company series. Sadly, it's probably will be more like srz bzns Overlord. Who's the project lead on this?

Brian Heins

 

[Lurker King]

Even if it was cartoony "childish" evil shit like Sauron, WHO GIVES A FUCK

Stop reading here.

 

[hivemind]

Not like you have the mental capacity to understand what was written afterwards anyhow.

 

[Lurker King]

Complexity and subtlety will be expected in the execution, the actual RPG, not on the teaser trailer.

Please, name one cRPG marketed in that childish manner that also had complexity and subtlety in the execution.

 

[Turtle-Zone 3000]

Please, name one cRPG marketed in tha childish manner that also had complexity and subtlety in the execution.

Divinity Original Sin

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[Hegel]

Will this game crystallize Obsidian's reputation of makers of popamole?

 

[Caconym]

What's with the kiddie art?

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Kinda reminds me of the Ars Magica 5e cover:

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[Xzylvador]

At least this time, the romance might be something to look forward to...

(Couldn't decide on a real pic to post here. Why not follow to this link, where I can show you...)