Another Game Suggestion for the Nexus Family

[Netwit2008]

I'm not sure if this is still the right place to make suggestions for the Nexus collection of game sites. If not, feel free to move it. I posted a while back with some suggestions for games that were not quite right for our family here. After reading Dark0ne's philosophy on adding new games again, I find that this one might just fit the bill I think.

 

I'm not sure how many of you have heard of the Kickstarter project "TUG," but it's a brand new RPG game that was on Kickstarter and managed to raise over $300K to get started. It just came out in Alpha release this past week. There has been significant buzz around this game for those who happen to find it. One of the best things it promises is an absolutely transparent policy to encourage modding of the game. The game, while reminiscent of Minecraft, also took inspiration from many games the community here loves and plays. The official site and the Kickstarter site explain it like this:

 

"TUG is a multiplayer open-world sandbox-RPG using new technology and social sciences to directly involve players in the game’s design. "

 

"TUG sits at the crossroads where survival sandbox and multiplayer RPG’s meet, offering both elegant simplicity and a world of complex secrets for those who desire to seek them out. From freezing snow capped mountains to dark dreary caves, TUG offers a massive procedurally-generated world to explore, full of mystery and danger -- but what makes TUG truly unique is its ability to help us learn what you as players enjoy about the game, and to use your interactions to make an amazing world even better.

The project draws inspiration from fun, accessible games we love such as Minecraft, Fable, Animal Crossing, and Zelda, as well as games that feature deeply complex worlds, including Eve Online, Monster Hunter, and Dwarf Fortress.

What do we think you’ll like about TUG? Some of the things we’re most excited about include:

Integrated modding support: we won’t just have support for modding tools hooked in from the beginning -- we’ll be sharing our tools with modders.

Pets and Companions will join you in your travels and help along the way.

Entire Civilizations lie hidden for you to uncover... or create new ones to conquer the world!

Day, Night, and Seasonal Cycles with perils and opportunities unique to each.

Exotic Wild Beasts to tame, hunt, breed, or ride!

Logic Engineering, from simple trap triggers to reprogramming your golem!

Dark Mysteries to unearth, and ancient powers to unleash!

DRM-Free. That includes the servers, which we’ll also be sharing with you."

The other fabulous thing is that this game is brand new. The Alpha doesn't even have everything the game will eventually contain. Thus the Nexus would be on the ground floor of creating a mod community to serve this emerging game. There are no other mod sites, that I'm aware, of for this game since it is so new. I'm not even sure they have a Wiki yet.

The claims they make for gameplay are pretty lofty in my opinion. Saying that one can play the game "in whatever manner they want" is a bit risky. Only time will tell if they are able to deliver on that promise. They do have an impressive team putting it together including scientists, developers, social and behavioral analysts, etc. I agree it has promise. If it actually comes through with all the features it boasts of bringing to the player, this game will blow the gaming world away. But as I say, I'm skeptical and we'll just have to see.

The Beta is due out in January 2014. Getting the Alpha is of course tied to backing the project through Kickstarter or on their site directly. You can find their KS page here

and their NerdKingdom home page here

Definitely worth a look see. Those links should take you to their respective pages where you can find out all about the game, see vids and screen shots and become a backer should you so desire.

[NebulousGod]

Sounds cool, I'd also like to recommend another kickstarter game.

Shadowrun Returns, which is about to come out this thursday( July 25th).

:P

 

http://harebrained-schemes.com/shadowrun/

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun_Returns

 

http://youtu.be/UFYsQ0M2Jrg