Shadowrun Shadowrun Returns Pre-Release Thread

[Renegen]

Maybe they should stagger kickstarter projects over the whole year instead of putting them all in the same month...

this must be how AAA gamers feel

I don't understand. How many people are commenting that they'll forgo eating to fund this game and that game? The kickstarters shouldn't compete for each other's money. On the other hand, having so many of them could legitimize the practice and make it common. But if it is to become a common way of financing games, they need to be staggered.

 

[visions]

Large numbers of humans "Goblinize" into orks and trolls, while human children begin to be born as elves, dwarves, and even more exotic creatures

The Shadowrun setting seems to be even more derpy than World of Darkness. CYBERPUNK! WITH DWARVES AND ORCS! BORN TO HUMAN PARENTS! ON FUTURE EARTH!

Ugh. Doesn't mean that the pc game will neccesarily be shit though.

 

[Kaol]

I had shadowrun for the genesis, game was pretty awesome.

 

[Aeschylus]

Which edition of the PnP version is the best? I'm thinking about trying it.

2nd edition.

 

[markec]

Fuck the haters, backed.

 

[mediocrepoet]

Which edition of the PnP version is the best? I'm thinking about trying it.

2nd edition.

Yes, definitely 2nd Edition.

 

[Trash]

I carefully collected every source book of every version and every shitty novel ever made for this pnp rpg over the past decade. And now the original creator is making a pc rpg of it? How can I not pledge another ridiculous sum to the biggest nerdgasm I've had in years?

 

[Johannes]

Large numbers of humans "Goblinize" into orks and trolls, while human children begin to be born as elves, dwarves, and even more exotic creatures

The Shadowrun setting seems to be even more derpy than World of Darkness. CYBERPUNK! WITH DWARVES AND ORCS! BORN TO HUMAN PARENTS! ON FUTURE EARTH!

Ugh. Doesn't mean that the pc game will neccesarily be shit though.

Now what fantasy setting ISN'T derpy? Just needs to be so in a cool way.

 

[visions]

If you want to have cyberpunk with fantasy races, why make it on Earth? The "people turning into orcs" etc seems very forced, the whole concept seems too "wacky". Could be tolerable in a pc game though, as long as the gameplay/mechanics would be appealing.

 

[Havoc]

If you want to have cyberpunk with fantasy races, why make it on Earth? The "people turning into orcs" etc seems very forced, the whole concept seems too "wacky".

It's 2012 now. You're VERY late to the party.

 

[Stabwound]

I can't speak for the PnP or anything but the SNES game, but the "derpness" doesn't really matter. You're just in a cyberpunk world with elves and orcs and shit. It's a great game, anyway. I can't believe there was never a Shadowrun CRPG made.

 

[Jaesun]

Seriously, go grab a copy of the PnP rules and give it a read.

If your pants aren't exploding in cum after reading it, then go back something else.

 

[Alex]

Seriously, go grab a copy of the PnP rules and give it a read.

If your pants aren't exploding in cum after reading it, then go back something else.

Which edition is your favorite. Jaesun?

 

[Jaesun]

Seriously, go grab a copy of the PnP rules and give it a read.

If your pants aren't exploding in cum after reading it, then go back something else.

Which edition is your favorite. Jaesun?

My books are all in storage in another town so I don't remember off hand

I never played any of the video games, just a few PnP sessions with an OK DM and a few really good players that knew the world and setting very well.

 

[Aeschylus]

A new video update just went up. They apparently have top men working on answering your questions. Top. Men.

 

[Jaesun]

Mitch loves us. <3

 

[Alex]

Jaesun

Cool. If it was a while ago, then it probably was the third editon, or maybe even the second one.

 

[Stabwound]

Wow, this kickstarter is off to a very fast start. Not quite Wasteland 2 speed, but way faster than I expected.

I don't know if this deserves the same amount of hope that WL2 deserves. A great Shadowrun CRPG would be amazing, but who knows what it will actually be like. At least the fact that they make fun of the FPS Shadowrun is promising.

Has anyone played the Genesis/Megadrive Shadowrun game? How does it compare to the SNES one, which looks to be completely different?

 

[Jaesun]

Wow, this kickstarter is off to a very fast start. Not quite Wasteland 2 speed, but way faster than I expected.

I don't know if this deserves the same amount of hope that WL2 deserves. A great Shadowrun CRPG would be amazing, but who knows what it will actually be like. At least the fact that they make fun of the FPS Shadowrun is promising.

Has anyone played the Genesis/Megadrive Shadowrun game? How does it compare to the SNES one, which looks to be completely different?

The Hivemind™ Consensus would indicate the SNES version is best based off the comments in the news section thread.

 

[Kaol]

Wow, this kickstarter is off to a very fast start. Not quite Wasteland 2 speed, but way faster than I expected.

I don't know if this deserves the same amount of hope that WL2 deserves. A great Shadowrun CRPG would be amazing, but who knows what it will actually be like. At least the fact that they make fun of the FPS Shadowrun is promising.

Has anyone played the Genesis/Megadrive Shadowrun game? How does it compare to the SNES one, which looks to be completely different?

I havn't played the SNES game but the Genesis version is a very good game. Combat is real time and isnt really the strongpoint, solving the plot is pretty good fun though, although you get pointers its pretty non-linear. You could be hacking some random corporations network to get credits and stumble upon something critical to the plot or be out exploring and find something else. The hacking is done really well and is more than just a mini game really.

 

[Gregz]

Very exciting, the stuff Jaesun said, but if it's not party based like the SNES/Genesis games, that's a pretty major problem.

I can't tell from the description if you can recruit NPCs or not.

 

[Aeschylus]

Very exciting, the stuff Jaesun said, but if it's not party based like the SNES/Genesis games, that's a pretty major problem.

I can't tell from the description if you can recruit NPCs or not.

I'm pretty sure that they explicitly state in the video that you will be able to recruit other runners.

 

[Stabwound]

Yeah, one of the main points he brings up is that you can recruit other Shadowrunners, probably much like the SNES game. Sounds great to me.

 

[Gregz]

Very exciting, the stuff Jaesun said, but if it's not party based like the SNES/Genesis games, that's a pretty major problem.

I can't tell from the description if you can recruit NPCs or not.

I'm pretty sure that they explicitly state in the video that you will be able to recruit other runners.

 

[Havoc]

Even Shadowrunners that other players made. Interesting.