New Zombie RPG from Ex- Obsidian Developers

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:14 am

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So basically Brian Mitsoda from Vampire: Bloodlines at Troika who then went to Obsidian to make some games has started a new indie development studio with the help of a woman named Annie Carlson. They have teamed up with Iron Tower developer who are making Age of Decadence to make this game or something; <blockquote>First off, yes, the title was intentional. Second off, <a href="http://www.irontowerstudio.com/forum/in ... ubleBear's secret project has been announced to be about zombies</a>. A zombie based RPG to be more specific.<blockquote>Was
hoping to save this for a rainy day, but it is cloudy here in Seattle
today, so here we go. As the speculators have correctly guessed, yes,
DoubleBear’s first game is indeed a Zombie RPG, which we have fondly
referred to as a ZRPG internally. Before people start running in all
kinds of directions with that, here’s what I will confirm:

-Set during the breakdown of society as emergence of zombies causes widespread panic and disorder.

-Slow, shambling zombies. Spreads like a virus/bite transmission. No, you are not a zombie, that would be stupid.

-Serious examination of a national crisis or natural disaster.
Humans and a lack of order are a bigger threat than the undead. Think
Hurricane Katrina, Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead NOT Resident Evil,
Return of the Living Dead, zombie shooter-type games.

-Game is about survival. Scavenging resources, exploring the area,
dealing with other survivors, and managing a “shelter” of sorts are the
main focus of the game. More on this later.

-Game is open-ended. There are characters and events that could
happen, but the story depends on where you go, what you do, and who you
meet. Of course, there’s a lot more to this and we'll go into more
details as time goes on.
</blockquote>Sounds
pretty sweet. I'm looking forward to a more serious take on what is
typically a campy as all hell (sub)genre as well as an RPG with a
serious focus on survival. Hopefully a mix between Realms of Arkania
and King of Dragon Pass...with a side of zombies.</blockquote> <blockquote></blockquote> It sounds a bit post apoc like so I think it's worth covering, also I doubt this game will ever get released. 
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rad resistance · Post by **rad resistance** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:37 am

This game idea sounds pretty gay.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:17 am

rad resistance wrote:This game idea sounds pretty gay.

You sound pretty gay, Bubba.

MadBill · Post by **MadBill** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 3:50 am

Finally, the ultimate combination of two other genres already so raped to death that they have been raped to undeath. How fitting. If it isn't shit I'll probably give it a swirl o_O

Psychoul · Post by **Psychoul** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:16 am

Post by **Manoil** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:04 am

Aonaran wrote:
rad resistance wrote:This game idea sounds pretty gay.
You sound pretty gay, Bubba.

Damn sucka

Post by **King of Creation** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:13 am

It will be funny if this becomes game of the year (or actually turns out to be good).

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:15 am

Lets shoot for more obtainable goals like: "if this game ever comes out."

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:46 am

I'm happy for all you zombie fetishists

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:55 am

It sounds pretty interesting