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Terraria Otherworld Delayed - Game Getting Quite a Bit of Rework

Last year Re-Logic announced Terraria Otherworld, a game set in the Terraria-verse that contains more RPG styled gameplay. The initial concept and game shown seemed solid and most Terraria fans were interested in playing it when it launched. As you may have noticed, there hasn't been a ton of news on the Otherworld front and we now know why that is. Terraria Otherworld is getting quite a bit of re-work to bring it up to the level of quality Re-Logic is comfortable with. This means that the game will come out much later than they initially anticipated but it should be that much better for it!

"To keep it short and simple, at the beginning of this year, we undertook a... Read All Last year Re-Logic announced Terraria Otherworld, a game set in the Terraria-verse that contains more RPG styled gameplay. The initial concept and game shown seemed solid and most Terraria fans were interested in playing it when it launched. As you may have noticed, there hasn't been a ton of news on the Otherworld front and we now know why that is. Terraria Otherworld is getting quite a bit of re-work to bring it up to the level of quality Re-Logic is comfortable with. This means that the game will come out much later than they initially anticipated but it should be that much better for it!

"To keep it short and simple, at the beginning of this year, we undertook a full in-depth review of the project versus our standards, expectations, and vision for the game. It was pretty clear to us at the time that Otherworld needed quite a bit of work - and even a good bit of rework - in a number of areas in order to hit that mark.

We then spent some time in detailed discussion among ourselves and also with Engine Software in regards to how best to get things to where they need to be. We then made a list of requested reforms and changes and such. As a part of this, the project team at Engine now has a new lead designer and art lead along with other changes made to better align to our vision for the game. On top of that, our two teams have laid out clearly what needs to be done and are pushing forward executing towards that roadmap to deliver the game we expect - and our fans deserve - as soon as possible."

The game is getting some pretty sizable visual updates as well as gameplay enhancements and more. This should make for a more polished game at launch, something most fans will appreciate. The nice part here is that there was no promised deadline or early access fans to annoy, just the game getting the attention it deserves.

"We will work hand in hand with Engine to keep up the momentum on the work and rework in the weeks and months to come. We are confident in this new approach - but rest assured that we will remain closely involved and will make sure that Terraria: Otherworld gets finished in a way that will be worthy of the Terraria name.

We don't have a date to give you - our focus is on getting the game done right first and foremost. That said, expect it to be a while still - there is a lot of work to get done and done right. As we know more, we will share it - so expect a return of spoilers (though maybe not every few days as before ;) )."

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-otherworld-bringing-you-up-to-speed.47302/

I Remember Starbound Before 1.0: A Bit of a Comparison

Starbound recently came out of early access with version 1.0. However, I got in to it before that. I actually played through it a few times. I clocked over 200 hours before 1.0 was released. I've been playing it a lot since then, I even got my son a copy. As I was playing recently, I was thinking about the things I remember about the various development stages that I played through. I thought I'd touch up on them here.

Races:
I remember I started out playing a character of the Avian race. I liked using the Avian’s Tomahawk or Axe, but now I don’t like those weapons. When you click the left mouse button to attack, it raises your character’s hand(s) to attack. Letting go... Read All

Fantasy Flight Games Brings Hell Back To Your Tabletop!

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Doom: The Board Game is the most beloved Board Game I have. Kevin Wilson's 2004 survival classic is one of the most authentic video to board game creations i've ever played. For the Marines, each game is a nail biter as instead of dungeon exploration and the collection of loot your goal is to escape Mars base alive. Today Fantasy Flight dropped news that they are rebooting Doom the Board Game with an all new design to pair up to the recent Doom remake.

"Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of DOOM: The Board Game, a completely redesigned tactical combat experience for two to five players based on Bethesda’s blockbuster video game, DOOM.

Glory... Read All Doom: The Board Game is the most beloved Board Game I have. Kevin Wilson's 2004 survival classic is one of the most authentic video to board game creations i've ever played. For the Marines, each game is a nail biter as instead of dungeon exploration and the collection of loot your goal is to escape Mars base alive. Today Fantasy Flight dropped news that they are rebooting Doom the Board Game with an all new design to pair up to the recent Doom remake.

"Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of DOOM: The Board Game, a completely redesigned tactical combat experience for two to five players based on Bethesda’s blockbuster video game, DOOM.

Glory Kill your way to victory as one of the United Aerospace Corporation’s elite marines or grab control of the legions of demons threatening to take over the complex. Each side of DOOM’s asymmetrical gameplay introduces an entirely unique way to play, whether you're struggling to save Mars from being overrun by Hell’s most merciless demons or fighting to crush each marine and conquer the planet once and for all. You and up to four friends will play through a series of missions, the marines attempting to achieve a variety of objectives and the invader orchestrating a barrage of savage demon attacks against them. While the marines can respawn after death, they can only do so a set number of times before the demons claim victory over the mission, threatening not only the UAC’s operation, but the survival of humanity as a whole."

It seems the biggest difference is the new Doom game is less survival run and gun and more of a tactical objective based game.

"DOOM provides two operations of six missions each for your invader and marines to battle through. Every mission takes place on a unique map and presents a different set of objectives and threat levels. The objective cards designated for each mission describe the victory conditions for both the team of marines and the invader, in addition to all associated special rules. The marine’s objectives can vary from securing the battle area to collecting valuable assets, while the invader has just one goal—to kill the marines…repeatedly. "

I'm very excited to know more about this new version as the original has a very special place in my heart and I hope this new game captures how great the original one was.

https://drafts.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/7/28/the-invasion-is-imminent-1/

Will The NX Be A Tablet With Detachable Controllers?

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According to some very interesting rumors the Nintendo NX might be a tablet with detachable controllers (seen above) that sports an NVidia processor that you can plug into your TV that will take some kind of flash-like game karts. What this basically means is that, if true, Nintendo's next console will be a fairly powerful system while rooted in a touch interface with a traditional controller attached.

If you've been following the site for a while now you know we talked about some of the things we all wanted to see in the NX back in March. In my article I said i'd love it if Nintendo offered a Netflix styled game download system and that the NX should be some mobile... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/29/2016 at 06:04am

I saw two articles about this a couple days ago. I haven't dived into the NX rumors, waiting for something to be confirmed. However, it seems that a lot of video game rumors have actually been based on fact in recent times. Still, I don't know how I feel about it. I'm most interested in seeing if the new Zelda games performs better on it than on the Wii U. That's where my initial interest in it begins. We'll see.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/29/2016 at 04:08pm

I wonder if it will work with the wiimote? Also, it will be a definite buy if it has a subscription service for their past catalog.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/30/2016 at 07:06pm

> I haven't dived into the NX rumors, waiting for something to be confirmed. However, it seems that a lot of video game rumors have actually been based on fact in recent times.

It seems most of the rumors point to some kind of mobile system you can attach to your TV so whereas this may not be 100% they seem to point to a system very similar to this, if not this one.

> Still, I don't know how I feel about it. I'm most interested in seeing if the new Zelda games performs better on it than on the Wii U. That's where my initial interest in it begins. We'll see.

I agree. I want to pick this up and my hope is the re-release Wii U games on this so it's more of a insta-buy for me. I really dig the Wii U and it has a nice catalog of games so if they can port lots of those games to the NX, it seems like a no-brainer. To me anyway.

> I wonder if it will work with the wiimote? Also, it will be a definite buy if it has a subscription service for their past catalog.

If Nintendo wants to release Wii games on the NX, it will need to. That said, if it has bluetooth it can. You don't need a physical connection to the console for the Wii sensor bar, it just needs to be powered.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/05/2017 at 12:16am

Apparently this leak was accurate

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Humble 2K Bundle Adds More Freedom Than You Can Handle!

Humble Bundle is running a 2K bundle that just added Freedom Force and Freedom Force VS The Third Reich. Freedom Force was made by Irrational Games in 2002 and is a top down turn based super hero strategy brawler you may not have played. It is heavily rooted in campy comic book stories and when I played it in 2002 I really enjoyed the graphics, quirky story and humor. I'm not sure how the game holds up but i'll be playing it soon and write up some thoughts on it.

The 2K Bundle also contains some really great games in Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, Battleborn + DLC, Railroad Tycoon 3, The Bureau XCom Declassified, Mafia 2, NBA 2K16, Civ V, Duke Nukem Forever, Spec Ops The... Read All

Vive

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Anybody have a Vive? If so, what are you playing?

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/29/2016 at 12:22am

LucasFilm released Star Wars Trials on Tatooine and it looks really good and it's also free but I haven't tried it yet.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/381940/

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member Post Author wrote on 07/29/2016 at 03:55pm

Yeah, I need to try it. I hear it is pretty resource intensive though, so I am not sure my rig can survive it. I am at the bottom of the high end rating in the SteamVR perf test.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/30/2016 at 07:07pm

Interesting. What video card do you have on your PC?

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member Post Author wrote on 07/31/2016 at 01:25am

I have a 780ti. I ran Trials last night in low settings. The only reasons to try it out is because Star Wars and Free. It is a demo through and through. Not much to do, other than look at star wars stuff and swing a lightsaber. That said, seeing r2-d2 and the millennium falcon was kind of cool (although at the low setting, the textures looked like they were straight out of the N64). Oh, and it requires a 2.4m x 2.4m minimum room setup. I have 2.1m x 2.1m. I ran it despite the warnings, and it was fine. I may try it out on medium setting and see if it makes me vomit, or if frame rate is fine.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/31/2016 at 02:44am

Can't wait to check out some of that stuff. The whole notion of "Room VR" sounds really neat.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member Post Author wrote on 07/31/2016 at 03:11am

It is!

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Sega does what Nintendon't, 2016 edition: a mini-Genesis with expansion capability

The tiny console wars are upon us! In October, a mini-Genesis with 80 built-in games will be arriving.

This is coming in two versions, the one pictured, and a handheld version: https://i.imgur.com/ckF2hWc.png

Both versions retail for about $65 USD and are currently only available from a UK retailer.

Both have 80 built-in games, but they have expansion capabilities. The mini-console has a slot to play original Genesis carts, and the handheld has an SD card slot (so are they tacitly approving of downloading roms?).

So lets talk about those games! 80 of them! That's 50 more than the mini NES! Well, yes it is. But you'll only care about 40 of them probably. The remaining 40... Read All

scrypt Supporter wrote on 07/27/2016 at 03:39am

Tricky! Composite, low-fi, but expandable, or high-def retro? What do you play on that still has composite connections? Are you rocking a tube TV?! Double retro! Seriously, I was considering finding a flat-screen tube to play SNES and PS1 games on. Those were the days...

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/27/2016 at 06:18am

Looks very similar to what I bought years ago. I honestly barely used it. Maybe I should find it and hook it up again. I never experienced the Mega Drive part of Sega, only the Genesis. I'd also like to note that TONS of Sega (Genesis and Mega Drive) games are available on Steam. I saw one package for over $100.

http://cheerfulghost.com/GregoPeck/posts/2290/i-finally-have-a-sega-genesis

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/27/2016 at 06:04pm

I love that it can play old Genesis carts, but there aren't any games preloaded that I'm really interested in. A play through of Altered Beast would probably be fun, and the Mortal Kombat games are cool, but this lineup has nothing that could stand up to the NES game lineup.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/27/2016 at 08:54pm

I have two HDTVs, one of them is a 720p from a few years back, the other is a 1080p 3D super-awesome smart TV thing. Both of them have composite connectors! You may not realize that you have them, sometimes the component connectors do double duty.

It feels like putting easy cheese on a meal at a swanky restaurant, but it still works pretty well to play the NES on a 1080p TV with composite.

Greg MegaDrive IS Genesis. They just renamed it for America for some reason. So the same hardware in Europe was called the MegaDrive. You might be thinking of the Master System, which came before the Megadrive/Genesis.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/28/2016 at 12:31am

That's good to know about the composite and component connectors.

Master System, Megadrive, Genesis, wow that's a lot. All I know is I only had experience with the Genesis and Game Gear. My cousin and friends owned a Genesis, while I owned a Game Gear.

Anyway, here are some related packages I found on Steam.
Sonic games collection on Steam for $113: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/90504/
Sega Genesis and MegaDrive collection on Steam for $62: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/102625/

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/28/2016 at 12:39am

It's only two though! The master system came out around the time of the NES. It's in that generation. Then the MegaDrive came out in the next generation.

I think there was a trademark issue so in North America they had to call it Genesis instead.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/28/2016 at 04:34pm

> Looks very similar to what I bought years ago. I honestly barely used it.

Apparently it's one and the same thing and it's received some unfortunate reviews.

http://kotaku.com/no-sega-doesnt-have-its-own-mini-genesis-1784350008

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/28/2016 at 06:06pm

Wow that's seriously disappointing.

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Star Wars Celebration 2016 Wrap Up Part II + Rogue One Panel

LucasFilm is slowly releasing all the panel videos from Star Wars Celebration 2016 and as i've been watching them, I have another batch to share. Linked above is the Star Wars Rogue One panel where we get a small amount of new information on the movie from director Gareth Edwards and the stars of the new film. It's a really sneak peek at the film and after watching all the Rogue One news bits to come out of Celebration 2016 i'm more excited about checking out Rogue One in December.

Warwick Davis interviews Carrie Fisher

As far as I am concerned, Carrie Fisher is real life Star Wars royalty and this interview shows why. Warwick Davis does an amazing job keeping the... Read All

You Thought You Might Not Get The Upcoming NES Classic, But Now There Is a Commercial!

I know some of you said you weren't getting the new NES classic, but all your fears have been put to rest because here is an official video showing it off! If i've learned one thing it's that people can't resist advertising so let me know if this turned you around to picking one of these up on November 11th.

Commercial's work. Right?

"From your first Goomba stomp to your thousandth victory in FINAL FANTASY, the Nintendo Entertainment System may just be the most nostalgic gaming console ever. And now, a new, miniaturized version is here, pre-loaded with 30 of the all-time greatest games, including The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. 3, and MEGA MAN 2. Just plug it in…... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/23/2016 at 05:20am

Maybe I've fallen for the trick, but just seeing it in action makes it feel that much more tempting. I'm not sure if I'll get it, but I haven't ruled it out completely. It would be awesome if it wasn't strictly limited to those 30 games. It would be sweet if it included the entire NES library (although probably more expensive).

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:28am

They'd have to clear more game licenses which would bump the price a bit. Nintendo owns quite a bit of those games, but not all of them.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:28am

Kinda bummed Duck Tales isn't on that list though.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:38am

I'm not sure what other games I'd love to see on it, but I agree that DuckTales should be one of them. (BTW I wrote "Duck Tales" in a previous post and the Internet shows it's name as "DuckTales," so that's why I've written it that way here.)

hardeyez wrote on 07/24/2016 at 07:34pm

Warrio's Woods would've been great also (but the SNES version looked better :) ) ... Still $60 for 30 games on a little console with a re-usable controller... that's awesome for me. I'll get one and a second controller launch day and play with the kids :)

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Terraria 1.3.2 Adds In Game Parties, Items & More

Have you always wanted to have a party in Terraria? Well now the Party Girl or certain other NPC's will throw one under certain conditions you set up. As with any new feature, they don't say what they conditions are but I imagine it will come to the wiki at some point.

When we run our next server we should throw a party.

http://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/pc-1-3-2-changelog.46816/

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/23/2016 at 05:18am

I'm not really interested in the party update, but I really like this picture! I also love the "when we run our next server" part of your post here! I miss playing Terraria with my fellow Cheerful Ghosts. Our next server should definitely be on Expert Mode. I'm confident that we can handle it together.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:27am

Yeah, expert mode isn't a bad idea BUT the downside is it discourages a bit more casual play as it's hard as hell. PLUS if people come in after we've played for a bit, they will get steamrolled by hardmode.

That said, expert would be fun!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/24/2016 at 04:45am

Well me and Vinny together have done pretty well on our Expert mode world, surprisingly. I've enjoyed almost all of the Expert mode rewards, but not all of them. The Slime mount most definitely helps against Eater of Worlds, although that's not the Expert mode reward. That one makes slimes friendly, even if you attack them. The Bee Gun is a great weapon against Skeletron, although again not an Expert mode reward. I've defeated some of the Expert mode bosses on my own, but not all of them. We haven't gone up against the Wall of Flesh yet, but they're definitely tougher. I think we were only able to defeat King Slime because we had a nearby hole in a hill where he couldn't get to us, but we could hit him with boomerangs, although his slime companions came after us. Still, with two or three of us with the right gear and the arena we usually use, we should be good. But yeah, it would be more difficult for casual play and those who join in late or don't play much, I can see that as an issue.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/30/2016 at 11:50am

Oh and since we're talking about our Terraria server again, I have to ask, "when?" LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/30/2016 at 07:10pm

> Oh and since we're talking about our Terraria server again, I have to ask, "when?" LOL

I'm not sure. My first off the cuff thought is sometime this holiday. That seems to be a good time for folk, but i'll defer to Travis here.

Travis Admin wrote on 07/30/2016 at 10:30pm

Honestly I just don't have the interest yet. Holiday sounds like a good time, but maybe sooner?

terraian_warrior wrote on 07/31/2016 at 06:08am

The ACTUAL andrew spinks was bad at making the update with the solar eclipse because I've waited 18 days (on console terraria) and still NO SOLAR ECLIPSE

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/31/2016 at 04:28pm

terraian_warrior: The console versions and updates are handled by an outside company so Andrew isn't directly involved with that. Plus, I think he is working on Terraria 2 or another Re-Logic game and isn't on Terraria proper anymore.

terraian_warrior wrote on 08/01/2016 at 04:03pm

*facepalm*oh, ok

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/04/2016 at 04:08pm

SANDSTORMS! https://twitter.com/Cennxx/status/761230973090533377

Travis Admin wrote on 08/04/2016 at 05:31pm

Oh wow, I can't wait for those!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/04/2016 at 07:55pm

An interesting environmental change. I wonder if they'll just be purely cosmetic or if perhaps they'll give a debuff. It does snow instead of rain in the snowy biomes, but a blizzard would be cool. Maybe they could add hurricanes for the beaches, too.

I know the next update has to do with the underground desert as can be seen in one of her other tweets, perhaps even on the forum and wiki.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/05/2016 at 03:57am

Hurricanes at the beaches? How bout a TSUNAMI? Not that I spend a lot of time on the beach in Terraria as its so far over to the side.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/08/2016 at 05:11pm

Looks like they are adding more weather effects.

https://twitter.com/Cennxx/status/762695240264192001

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/08/2016 at 06:08pm

Haha @TheFluBomb tweeted: @Cennxx @Terraria_Logic is this gonna be the "Stuff Blowing In Your Face" update?
They should give the other biomes similar treatment. Equality for all! It'd be cool if they did some leaves for the forest biome, maybe that could just be a Fall holiday environmental event.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/08/2016 at 06:47pm

Stuff blowing in your face update? Ha. I'm ready.

Still impressed how much work this game has received post launch. I wonder when they will consider it "done?" I'm not complaining, it's just that all this new content is usually saved for the sequel.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 08/11/2016 at 08:35pm

Annnnddd Sandnado: https://twitter.com/Cennxx/status/763832293077188608

I guess it's like a regular Sharknado minus the sharks. And more sand.

Travis Admin wrote on 08/11/2016 at 09:07pm

I wonder if it throws you above the world like the one in Super Mario Bros. 3?

But damn, those particle effects! With these new weather effects and the stuff surrounding the Moon Lord, they've kinda gone up a generation or two in graphic styles. It almost looks a little weird to see that high def (for lack of a better word) sandnado in the pixelated world.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 08/12/2016 at 12:29am

Yeah it all looks good, but I agree with Jon's comment after mine. I was going to say that all this is nice, but I'm more eagerly awaiting Terraria: Otherworld and Terraria 2. I want more Terraria damn it and other games just aren't up to par. LOL

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