KickStarter SKALD: Against the Black Priory - retro RPG inspired by Ultima - coming May 30th

[NotSweeper]

Is it the same crew that always watches director’s cuts

Director's cuts are always superior to the theatrical release so... good on you for proving their point?

 

[FalloutBR]

It seems like Skald is getting some attention from Larian's Swen Vincke. I wonder if the new BG3 crowd will enjoy this...

 

[Tyranicon]

It seems like Skald is getting some attention from Larian's Swen Vincke. I wonder if the new BG3 crowd will enjoy this...

Really good marketing boost.

I might be jaded, but I would just assume someone at the publisher called in a favor. Or maybe Swen just saw the project and thought it was cool.

Nevermind that garbage, what's the bear-to-vampire ratio in this game?

 

[FalloutBR]

Really good marketing boost.

I might be jaded, but I would just assume someone at the publisher called in a favor. Or maybe Swen just saw the project and thought it was cool.

Nevermind that garbage, what's the bear-to-vampire ratio in this game?

Yeah, someone probably gave him a nudge towards the game, but I don't think he would tweet about if he didn't actually thought that it was cool.

Game is still a month from release, after the Stranger Things-esque trailer and this endorsement, I wonder what he'll do to keep the hype alive until then... might even drop some pixel art fishmen romance a week before release.

 

[NotSweeper]

It seems like Skald is getting some attention from Larian's Swen Vincke. I wonder if the new BG3 crowd will enjoy this...

Great, I hate SKALD now. Thank you Swen, very cool.

 

[PunchYouInTheFace]

Really good marketing boost.

I might be jaded, but I would just assume someone at the publisher called in a favor. Or maybe Swen just saw the project and thought it was cool.

Nevermind that garbage, what's the bear-to-vampire ratio in this game?

Yeah, someone probably gave him a nudge towards the game, but I don't think he would tweet about if he didn't actually thought that it was cool.

Game is still a month from release, after the Stranger Things-esque trailer and this endorsement, I wonder what he'll do to keep the hype alive until then... might even drop some pixel art fishmen romance a week before release.

Pretty sure Skald Developer and some of Larian's developer including Swen has talked to each other and have known about Skald since their demo came out. Iirc.

It seems like Skald is getting some attention from Larian's Swen Vincke. I wonder if the new BG3 crowd will enjoy this...

BG3 crowd? probably not all of them. BG3 has gone beyond the niche. But I bet the visibility would help the Skald to gain some extra interest. It's not a bad thing.

 

[Taka-Haradin puolipeikko]

. BG3 has gone beyond the niche. But I bet the visibility would help the Skald to gain some extra interest.

Why people do keep assuming that BG3 generates interest for other RPGs besides Larians earlier games and possibly BG 1 & 2?

 

[Butter]

. BG3 has gone beyond the niche. But I bet the visibility would help the Skald to gain some extra interest.

Why people do keep assuming that BG3 generates interest for other RPGs besides Larians earlier games and possibly BG 1 & 2?

It's like thinking Marvel movies would generate interest in John Woo movies.

 

[PunchYouInTheFace]

Why people do keep assuming that BG3 generates interest for other RPGs besides Larians earlier games and possibly BG 1 & 2?

Because that is what many would likely to do.

They play Larian games, they like it, they look for more Larian games and something else like it.

BG1/2 is another matter, it's too old, but not impossible.

I've seen many avid cRPG player playing Pathfinder, PoE, even Bg1/2 originally hooked to the genre by DOS2 or now possibly because BG3.

It's the same logic that shooter player who interested in Stalker would likely playing New Vegas.

It's the same logic those who like X thing would seek X-similar thing.

 

[PunchYouInTheFace]

It's like thinking Marvel movies would generate interest in John Woo movies.

False comparison 101.

Marvel movies would generate interest in Superhero movies.

 

[Butter]

It's like thinking Marvel movies would generate interest in John Woo movies.

False comparison 101.

Marvel movies would generate interest in Superhero movies.

I don't even think that's true. Most people who watch capeshit movies pick a camp: DC or Marvel, and they're inexplicably tribal about it. Most of them don't start reading the comic books afterward. They're just normies who watch the thing because it had a big marketing push. When it's done they go back to being normies. BG3 to Skald is as big a leap for normies to make as capeshit action to gun-fu action is.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

It's like thinking Marvel movies would generate interest in John Woo movies.

I'm sure every man of culture is naturally drawn towards John Woo movies after 5 seconds of watching capeshit.

 

[PunchYouInTheFace]

I don't even think that's true. Most people who watch capeshit movies pick a camp: DC or Marvel, and they're inexplicably tribal about it. Most of them don't start reading the comic books afterward.

Most of them don't, some of them are. That's my point.

Also DC "fans" ans Marvel "fans" only exist on Twitter. In real life, both "fans" (i.e. regular people) watch the movies from both studios.

 

[FalloutBR]

. BG3 has gone beyond the niche. But I bet the visibility would help the Skald to gain some extra interest.

Why people do keep assuming that BG3 generates interest for other RPGs besides Larians earlier games and possibly BG 1 & 2?

It's anecdotal evidence, but I do see some people show up in the Pathfinder reddit and even in the TTRPG Discord I frequent that come over looking for more "RPG stuff" after finishing BG3... so there's definitely some subset of BG3 players that might show interest. For a small dev like Skald's it might make a difference...