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Dhruin
July 23rd, 2008, 02:12
Heuristic Park and Dreamcatcher have launched the official site for their Dungeon Lords followup, The Orb and the Oracle (http://www.theorbandtheoracle.com/). Not a lot there at the moment but there is a new screen or two and a single wallpaper. Here's the feature list:


A massive fantasy world filled with non-stop action and meticulously detailed indoor and outdoor environments. Explore shrines, campsites and country cottages throughout the vast rolling countryside, mountains, woodlands, swamplands and more.
An advanced and robust combat system couples with devastating magic spells for a variety of ways to vanquish your foes in real-time.
25+ different classes to choose from and 3 class tiers. Create your character using a combination of 5 classes from the different tiers, opening different skills for each.
An epic, non-linear single-player campaign coupled with a multiplayer co-op campaign.
Hundreds of weapons, spells, items and rare artifacts to equip and use.
A variety of personal quests and missions, featuring a world filled with NPC characters to interact and bargain with.
Build your character earning experience, gold and other valuable items as you complete challenging quests. Unlock advanced class types for new depths of gameplay.
Designed, written and developed by award-winning computer game author D.W. Bradley.

More information. (http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?newsbit=9690)

txa1265
July 23rd, 2008, 02:12
Hey - 20% of the NPC's from Dungeon Lords are returning!!!

Galdryn and Emmindor ...

Now if we can just get Emmindor out of the way in that tower ...

JDR13
July 23rd, 2008, 03:35
The feature list looks really good until you get to ......


Designed, written and developed by award-winning computer game author D.W. Bradley.

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chamr
July 23rd, 2008, 03:39
I feel teleported back to the Spring of 2005. *puts on rose-colored glasses* ahhhh.... the possibilites.... :]

Reyla
July 23rd, 2008, 05:47
Dungeon Lords could have been good. It just needed more content across the board. More NPCs, quests, items, spells, classes, dialogue, monsters.

Skullguise
July 23rd, 2008, 07:11
More furniture...

JDR13
July 23rd, 2008, 08:44
Isn't there also supposed to be an expansion for the first game?

GothicGothicness
July 23rd, 2008, 10:41
as a famous developer with limited funding you can make hellgate: London or Dungeon Lords.

Looks like Mr Bradley made the right choice.

chamr
July 23rd, 2008, 17:25
Isn't there also supposed to be an expansion for the first game?

I thought this was the sort-of expansion, but that it was kind of stand-alone and that DL2 is on it's way after O&O.

Alrik Fassbauer
July 23rd, 2008, 23:41
O&O ? Wasn't that the company with the defragmenting program ?

txa1265
July 24th, 2008, 02:12
I thought this was the sort-of expansion, but that it was kind of stand-alone and that DL2 is on it's way after O&O.

That is my understanding as well.

JDR13
July 24th, 2008, 04:45
Eh? So O&O is the expansion? Seems like they're doing a lot of work for just a stand-alone add on.

Anyone want to take bets that O&O ends up being DL2?

txa1265
July 24th, 2008, 05:01
Anyone want to take bets that O&O ends up being DL2?

I doubt it - but think it depends on sales ... if the original sold ~1 million copies for ~$40 each, and if this can do OK for $30 each, why *not* keep rolling?