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Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #341982]

Thu, 06 August 2015 07:35

sirlach

Messages:47
Registered:June 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia

Nordic Games seems to be a reasonable sized studio. Will they make a proper JA game or will they milk to royalties?

http://gamepolitics.com/2015/08/05/nordic-games-acquires-rights-jagged-alliance#.VcLkkdyqpBc

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Corporal

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #341984 is a reply to message #341982]

Thu, 06 August 2015 13:10

Slax

Messages:1403
Registered:July 2006
Location: People riding polar bears...

"Nordic Games to re-assemble original Sir-Tech team for Jagged Alliance 3"

...

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Sergeant Major

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #341987 is a reply to message #341984]

Thu, 06 August 2015 18:07

Hazapuza

Messages:262
Registered:February 2009
Location: Finland

Damn you, Slax.

According to Wikipedia, one of Nordic Game's subsidiaries is Grimlore Games, which "began as a developer team in Nordic Games in December 2013 with key members from former Münich-based game development studio Coreplay". Coreplay was the studio behind Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, so if there ever will be another JA title, they're probably going to get the job. Not sure I'd like that, though...

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Master Sergeant

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #341988 is a reply to message #341984]

Thu, 06 August 2015 18:21

Franimus

Messages:55
Registered:June 2015
Location: USA

I feel so on the edge... I made my first Wikipedia edits for this! It only took me what, 10 years?

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Corporal

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #341993 is a reply to message #341988]

Fri, 07 August 2015 00:34

Shanga

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Registered:January 2000
Location: Danubia

I don't even mind at this point having JA3 made on BIA/Coreplay alike engine. As long as someone gets the damn game done from one end to the other, properly, without placeholders, without shortcuts, without "this didn't make the cut cause the budget was too small".

But that discussion is so far ahead of the news that I don't even dare to speculate.

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Captain

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342008 is a reply to message #341993]

Fri, 07 August 2015 16:20

Slax

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Registered:July 2006
Location: People riding polar bears...

Man, at this point I'd go for an open-source ASCII JA3. All of the gameplay elements, all of the story. Constantly growing. None of the impossible deadlines or wages.

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Sergeant Major

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342011 is a reply to message #342008]

Fri, 07 August 2015 23:09

Someone64

Messages:46
Registered:May 2015
Location: Philippines

Maybe even go for a full blown roguelike like X@COM (the X-COM roguelike made by the creator of Cogmind).

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Corporal

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342027 is a reply to message #342011]

Mon, 10 August 2015 03:33

sirlach

Messages:47
Registered:June 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia

I wonder if anyone from Nordic games was across the JAF kickstarter.

This really feels like dejavu all over again.

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Corporal

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342120 is a reply to message #341982]

Wed, 19 August 2015 14:38

Omega

Messages:67
Registered:January 2004
Location: England

I almost feel like they should just let it die, it's like resurrecting an old war buddy just to see him get killed again and causing more pain.

In my personal opinion, if the game can't use a modified version of the Silent Storm engine, then just let it be, us fans have been messed around too much for another company to come along and say "we'll do you justice" only to not do it justice.

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Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342121 is a reply to message #342120]

Wed, 19 August 2015 16:27

Shanga

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Registered:January 2000
Location: Danubia

Omega wrote on Wed, 19 August 2015 14:38

I almost feel like they should just let it die, it's like resurrecting an old war buddy just to see him get killed again and causing more pain.

In my personal opinion, if the game can't use a modified version of the Silent Storm engine, then just let it be, us fans have been messed around too much for another company to come along and say "we'll do you justice" only to not do it justice.

Actually it feels more like this (to put a lighter touch on your comment):

JA... The Amazing Scott Sterling of the gaming world...

[Updated on: Wed, 19 August 2015 16:32]

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Captain

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342340 is a reply to message #342121]

Mon, 07 September 2015 03:18

Omniseed

Messages:5
Registered:January 2015
Location: Maine

I hope another one comes out, honestly if it takes another two or three installments to get it right, it's worth it for a JA2-quality game.

I hope they make the proper JA3 though.

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Private

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342513 is a reply to message #342340]

Mon, 21 September 2015 17:13

-.Eagle.-

Messages:5
Registered:January 2012

That's really interesting since they are already making sequel to The Guild 2 which they also aquired. Wonder where they plan to get funds for making two sequels with such high expectations.

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Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342517 is a reply to message #342513]

Tue, 22 September 2015 21:40

tais

Messages:656
Registered:February 2008
Location: NL

Just make a game with good but not extreme graphics, good gameplay, good game mechanics and the possibility to mod it
No need for fancy high end 3D engines, etc..
We've all seen how it went with Cities: Skylines, no mega project like Sim City, yes uber sales and mods all over the place.

I do hope that these guys understand it this time.

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First Sergeant

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342544 is a reply to message #341982]

Fri, 25 September 2015 10:19

Hazapuza

Messages:262
Registered:February 2009
Location: Finland

Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded was just released on Steam, and apparently it's essentially the same old game but with the shitty free-to-play elements removed. According to the Steam page, this was because the devs finally got the rights to change the game to better suit their own vision. Nordic Games is listed as the publisher alongside the dev team, and this change was obviously authorized by the new IP holders. It's possible Nordic Games estimated that they'll get more money out of the existing product by changing it into a paid one (although I can't imagine that such an obscure game would be generating much profit no matter what business model it's using), but I'd like to interpret this as a somewhat good sign: showing interest on the IP, and letting the devs do their thing (assuming that part wasn't bullshit).

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Master Sergeant

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342575 is a reply to message #342544]

Sun, 27 September 2015 14:11

dethica

Messages:43
Registered:September 2009

I'd be happy if we got a 2D one.

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Corporal

Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342576 is a reply to message #342575]

Sun, 27 September 2015 14:16

Shanga

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Registered:January 2000
Location: Danubia

Cliffhanger guys started all nice, they even came here at one point and wanted feedback, then it went all horribly wrong when people caught glimpse of JAO.
On the other hand they do have their own engine (I think).

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Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342578 is a reply to message #342576]

Sun, 27 September 2015 14:43

DepressivesBrot

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Registered:July 2009

IIRC JAO wasn't a bad game mechanically, but they ended up doing pretty much every single thing F2P is hated for after the initial testing. So with a conventional business model it might be worth a second look.

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Re: Nordic Games have aquired JA IP.[message #342580 is a reply to message #342578]

Sun, 27 September 2015 15:49

tais

Messages:656
Registered:February 2008
Location: NL

Also they actually put some effort in giving the mercs some good looking pictures, not them bullshit faces from BiA

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