New Eternal Darkness Spiritual Successor!!! Wii U and PC release

It's going to be called Shadow of the eternals. More information is on ign with a video. I'd post it myself but im stupid and never bothered to learn how to copy and paste things on here. But this is truly amazing and im so happy that this is being made. http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/05/03/shadow-of-the-eternals-teaser-trailer

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/05/07/denis-dyack-talks-shadow-of-the-eternals : interview

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/05/06/9-minutes-of-shadow-of-the-eternals: gameplay

Why is it going through kickstarter (or whatever it's called)? Nintendo is not funding it this time?

I've seen the trailer and it looks great. I recognized a few areas from Eternal Darkness and the Tome is back. I think I seen Alex too.

Why is it going through kickstarter (or whatever it's called)? Nintendo is not funding it this time?

I've seen the trailer and it looks great. I recognized a few areas from Eternal Darkness and the Tome is back. I think I seen Alex too.

thetravman

It isn't Eternal Darkness, just similar. Nintendo owns ED so Precursor games can't use any of that. They want $1.5 million in crowd funding but since they're Candian they don't use Kickstarter. Also, they've got 10k towards they're goal already.

It's going to be called Shadow of the eternals. More information is on ign with a video. I'd post it myself but im stupid and never bothered to learn how to copy and paste things on here. But this is truly amazing and im so happy that this is being made.

driftwood606

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It's going to be called Shadow of the eternals. More information is on ign with a video. I'd post it myself but im stupid and never bothered to learn how to copy and paste things on here. But this is truly amazing and im so happy that this is being made.

driftwood606

REALLY TC? Copy and paste. Don't get any more simple then that. it links by it self 

[QUOTE="thetravman"]

Why is it going through kickstarter (or whatever it's called)? Nintendo is not funding it this time?

I've seen the trailer and it looks great. I recognized a few areas from Eternal Darkness and the Tome is back. I think I seen Alex too.

bonesawisready5

It isn't Eternal Darkness, just similar.

Like I said, the Tome and recognizable areas are shown in the trailer. It has to be from the Eternal Darkness universe. That's what I gathered from the trailer anyway. Maybe the gameplay would be entirely different.

You should probably specify that this will be a spirtual sucessor and not a true part 2

Why is it going through kickstarter (or whatever it's called)? Nintendo is not funding it this time?

I've seen the trailer and it looks great. I recognized a few areas from Eternal Darkness and the Tome is back. I think I seen Alex too.

thetravman

why risk someone else money. When you can risk other people money?

I am quite surprised on the limited plaforms the game will be released. I thought there would be more platforms.

Also, I wonder how crowd-funding works. It is similar to Kickstarter?

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"]

[QUOTE="thetravman"]

Why is it going through kickstarter (or whatever it's called)? Nintendo is not funding it this time?

I've seen the trailer and it looks great. I recognized a few areas from Eternal Darkness and the Tome is back. I think I seen Alex too.

thetravman

It isn't Eternal Darkness, just similar.

Like I said, the Tome and recognizable areas are shown in the trailer. It has to be from the Eternal Darkness universe. That's what I gathered from the trailer anyway. Maybe the gameplay would be entirely different.

But with that said, it looks like they're channelling everything they possibly can from the realm of ED without actually crossing the trademark line to get people on board with this. They'll call it the Tome of Infinite Twilight or something and use different Lovecraftian names for the Ancients.

As long as it's a game that actually works something like the original game, I don't care that it's not directly related. I really would've liked to see what Mantarok has been plotting all these years, though.

[QUOTE="thetravman"]

[QUOTE="bonesawisready5"]

It isn't Eternal Darkness, just similar.

JordanElek

Like I said, the Tome and recognizable areas are shown in the trailer. It has to be from the Eternal Darkness universe. That's what I gathered from the trailer anyway. Maybe the gameplay would be entirely different.

But with that said, it looks like they're channelling everything they possibly can from the realm of ED without actually crossing the trademark line to get people on board with this. They'll call it the Tome of Infinite Twilight or something and use different Lovecraftian names for the Ancients.

As long as it's a game that actually works something like the original game, I don't care that it's not directly related. I really would've liked to see what Mantarok has been plotting all these years, though.

off topic: guys i was about to order Eternal Darkness for the GC .. is it still worth playing?

off topic: guys i was about to order Eternal Darkness for the GC .. is it still worth playing?

inter_911

Oooh, it's going to be on PC!  Awesome!

Wii U is going to have to do something pretty cool with the gamepad or there's little chance I'm buying it on the U.

I have never heard of Eternal Darkness, but this game looks flipping SWEET! What in the world are those monsters with the green glowing eyes?

It looks absolutely fantastic, and I like the episodic nature of the game, it make sense within the gameplay of Eternal Darkness. I just hope the price of all episodes combined does not end up being more than that of a full retail game.

I'm disappointed that its on the bandwagon for this crowd source funding.

So if I donate to get the game made, I'll get a copy for free right? Ugh. And didn't they say they need $1.5M just for a pilot chapter or something? Yikes.

I'm disappointed that its on the bandwagon for this crowd source funding.

So if I donate to get the game made, I'll get a copy for free right? Ugh. And didn't they say they need $1.5M just for a pilot chapter or something? Yikes.

fluffy_kins

The reason for crowd-funding is this:

The primary reason to crowdfund Shadow of the Eternals is because it allows us to work directly with our fans, and gain valuable feedback in developing the project. We can develop a rapport with our audience that would otherwise be difficult in a traditional setting. Secondly, the games industry is currently in a state in which publishers no longer take chances on a project like this. We feel that the best way to bring this title to the public is to release it independently.Precursor Games

And if you donate $50 to the campaign, you get the entire first season of twelve episodes for free. That's $4 per episode, so you're probably getting a little bit of a discount.

Honestly, with the track record of Silicon Knights at this point, they probably HAD to do it this way. They say that publishers don't take risks like this anymore, but this specific developer would be a greater risk than a lot of other devs.

I'm disappointed that its on the bandwagon for this crowd source funding.

So if I donate to get the game made, I'll get a copy for free right? Ugh. And didn't they say they need $1.5M just for a pilot chapter or something? Yikes.

fluffy_kins

[QUOTE="fluffy_kins"]

I'm disappointed that its on the bandwagon for this crowd source funding.

So if I donate to get the game made, I'll get a copy for free right? Ugh. And didn't they say they need $1.5M just for a pilot chapter or something? Yikes.

JordanElek

The reason for crowd-funding is this:

The primary reason to crowdfund Shadow of the Eternals is because it allows us to work directly with our fans, and gain valuable feedback in developing the project. We can develop a rapport with our audience that would otherwise be difficult in a traditional setting. Secondly, the games industry is currently in a state in which publishers no longer take chances on a project like this. We feel that the best way to bring this title to the public is to release it independently.Precursor Games

And if you donate $50 to the campaign, you get the entire first season of twelve episodes for free. That's $4 per episode, so you're probably getting a little bit of a discount.

Honestly, with the track record of Silicon Knights at this point, they probably HAD to do it this way. They say that publishers don't take risks like this anymore, but this specific developer would be a greater risk than a lot of other devs.

not to mention, there's a good chance they already tried to get a publisher, but no one was willing to do it.starwarsjunky

My guess is that they assume that Nintendo fans will be most willing to donate and most likely to jump on the game once it's released. And it's cheaper than making it for the PS4 and next XBox. Still seems like a weird decision, though.

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"]not to mention, there's a good chance they already tried to get a publisher, but no one was willing to do it.JordanElek

My guess is that they assume that Nintendo fans will be most willing to donate and most likely to jump on the game once it's released. And it's cheaper than making it for the PS4 and next XBox. Still seems like a weird decision, though.

[QUOTE="JordanElek"]

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"]not to mention, there's a good chance they already tried to get a publisher, but no one was willing to do it.starwarsjunky

My guess is that they assume that Nintendo fans will be most willing to donate and most likely to jump on the game once it's released. And it's cheaper than making it for the PS4 and next XBox. Still seems like a weird decision, though.

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"][QUOTE="JordanElek"] They probably went to Nintendo first. They'd be stupid not to. And for some reason Nintendo said no, yet Precursor still decided to go with the WiiU as the primary console.

My guess is that they assume that Nintendo fans will be most willing to donate and most likely to jump on the game once it's released. And it's cheaper than making it for the PS4 and next XBox. Still seems like a weird decision, though.

JordanElek