Comments on: PCG: Hinterland Preview

By: whomever

whomever — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:28:41 +0000

I hope it’s modable, because while it looks really great, I will want to see post-apocalyptic zombie and Falloutish editions.

By: sinister agent

sinister agent — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:16:56 +0000

Sounds promising. It’d be nice to play an RPG without bloody elves and swords in, too, but one thing at a time, I suppose.

By: Gotem

Gotem — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:01:53 +0000

the concept reminds me a little of Majesty. there’s a band of orcs around? put a reward on their heads

By: Zeno

Zeno — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:38:14 +0000

Thank god some dev is starting to question the mold. RPGs have the potential to be some of the most open games ever, but all-too-often what we’re really given is just a different sort of action game.

By: hydra9

hydra9 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:31:42 +0000

You just put David Bowie’s “Red Sails” in my head – ‘The hinterland, the hinterland, we’re gonna sail to the hinterland!” Excellent.

Anyway, this does sound intriguing. I’m always looking for games that give you a real sense of familiarity with a place or its people. So I like the idea of managing a small town, recruiting a farmer, then going adventuring with him/her.

By: ScubaV

ScubaV — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:57:10 +0000

I’m keeping my eye on this, but the whole “we’re not giving you any structure, you have to make your own sandbox fun” vibe has me pretty worried. I like story-based RPG’s a la Gothic and Baldur’s Gate. I can’t say the same for sandbox RPG’s a la Morrowind and Oblivion.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:56:41 +0000

I really want this to be good. Tilted Mill has made great strides in the past year to go indie and really support their games (notably Children of the Nile and SimCity Societies) with huge patches (4 years after release for CotN!). Hinterland looks like it could be a lot of fun. Go TM!

By: Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:08:55 +0000

Liking the looks of this one. Hopefully it turns out okay.

By: runab0ut

runab0ut — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:15:51 +0000

Never knew about the game or developer… sounds good.