While Kickstarter has been used to catapult a whole bunch of ground-breaking ideas, a new campaign aims to bring a classic and traditional RPG experience to life.
Brenda Brathwaite, one of the developers behind the famed Wizardry series, and Tom Hall, co-founded of id Software, designer behind Commander Keen, Doom and Anachronox, are teaming up to produce a new, old-school RPG creatively titled: “Old School RPG”.
“Like boss monsters in a dark dungeon, RPGs are a challenging genre to make. A devious mix of many systems – combat, magic, character development, quests – they require expertise, both in design and in development. This is, of course, on top of what it takes to design and develop a game in the first place! Kickstarter backers need to know that they can count on our proven experience to deliver what they pledge for,” reads the Kickstarter page.
The campaign is seeking US$1 million to help fund the project. The team also added a stretch goal of $1.9 million that, if it is reached, will allow Brathwaite and Hall to each make a fantasy RPG game of their own, in completely different fantasy worlds. People who donate at least $15 will get both games if the stretch goal is reached.
Check out the Old School RPG presentation video:
Source: Kickstarter
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I’m all for old school RPGs but hellz, the cheese was totes unnecessary.