Scifi RPG's - Why aren't there more of them?
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Well, there's a few sci-fi RPGs in development mentioned right here in the forums:
Outland 17: http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24400
Ama's Lullaby (cyberpunk RPG): http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23097
Zunyrook: http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23335
And there's also Insomnia- a post-apocalyptic "diesel punk" cRPG currently on KS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1892480689/insomnia-an-rpg-set-in-a-brutal-dieselpunk-univers There's definitely some Sci-fi elements; it takes place in an old space station and the main storyline is apparently about a disease that causes people to
into mutants.
There's Frozen State; a post-apocalyptic RPG about an alien invasion: currently on Steam Early Access: http://store.steampowered.com/app/270270/
Also, there's a couple which have already been successfully funded on KS:
Starcrawlers: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/125859261/starcrawlers
The Mandate: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1964463742/the-mandate
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Most games today rip off either an old game or else a movie or tv franchise, like mass effect and star trek. The only sci rpg to get any success in the golden age was really fallout, and of course it's the postapoc subgenre. Far future rpgs in space would be a welcome change.
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Nice Summary daveyd. Thanks for the reminders.
BTW, "Insomnia" has only 10 days left in its KICKSTARTER and is about $6,000 short of 70K. I hope they make it because it's the type of game I like to play.
BTW, "Insomnia" has only 10 days left in its KICKSTARTER and is about $6,000 short of 70K. I hope they make it because it's the type of game I like to play.
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شكرا, it's just what I was looking for!
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They'll get it. It's not a game I like to play and didn't back it nor would ("Enjoy randomly generated events and missions in both single player and co-op").
Why there aren't more scifi RPGs?
Because you can't really make a big boobs scifi armor and 7of9 is one of a kind (Jeri Ryan said she couldn't breathe under her series outfit!).
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You sexist chauvinistic pig.
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And that is just due to lack of imagination. I mean there's all kind of future clothing to invent to enhance our viewing pleasure. Besides, A Jeri Ryan avatar in my game would have absolutely no complaints . . .
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Probably because fantasy fits easily within the genre. While sci fi seems to easily fit more into the FPS area of games. We have seen them done before especially with Japan made titles. I personally like a real good mix. Anything too futuristic to where everything looks like a rave is kind of corny to me. Besides they call FPS rpgs now anyway lol.
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You're welcome.
I forgot to mention Underrail
And of course CDPR's Cyberpunk 2077
There's also "Sol" but it seems to still be in early pre-production and considering the developer still needs to find programmer/s and artist/s, it may never get off the ground.
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Outland 17 just recently went live over at the Square Enix Collective. If it gets enough support, Square Enix will help feature it through crowdfunding.
http://collective.square-enix.com/projects/64/outland-17-void-of-liberty
http://collective.square-enix.com/projects/64/outland-17-void-of-liberty
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