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JEMC said:

Spiderweb Software's latest crappy-looking RPG is now live
https://www.pcgamer.com/spiderweb-softwares-latest-crappy-looking-rpg-is-now-live/
Jeff Vogel makes ugly games. It's almost literally his brand. And he's been very successful at it, establishing his Spiderweb Software studio as a reliable developer of deep, complex fantasy RPGs. He took his first crack at Kickstarter in 2018 and did very well, more than tripling its $30,000 goal, and today the subject of that campaign—Queen's Wish: The Conqueror—went live on Steam.

Yeah, graphically, Spiderweb's games still look a lot like Exile 1-3 (which came out for Windows 3.x and have since been remade and expanded as Avernum - twice!). However, they are hardly matched in their descriptions, world-building and RPG mechanics.

Too bad Phil Foglio doesn't make the illustrations for the skills anymore, those were bloody hilarious all the way back in Exile - and some a bit risqué, too.

Backed the game on Kickstarter, and it's an interesting premise, but haven't made it far enough yet to really tell if it's good or not. It's strongly simplified combat-wise compared to Avernum, but that's probably due to economy and diplomacy becoming more prominent.

Last edited by Bofferbrauer2 - on 15 September 2019