Hannibal Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Anyone read the latest OXM? They had a special rumor section where the surmised that KOTOR3 would be made by Bioware and that they'll have a team available to start work on it. To me it sounds like more forum speculation but they have their ear closer to the ground in the industry. If anyone else read it maybe that can explain it better. I read it quick on the way out. It's #2 in a top ten list. PS Duke Nukem forever is in there to so that can actually increase the fact that this is just speculation and rumor. That game will never come out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentScope001 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Has to be rumor, and if so, not a very GOOD rumor. Why? Because I prefer Obisdian to make the game rather than Bioware. Besides, didn't Bioware state it won't use anyone's elses intelltecutal property (and it may get bought out by Pandmeic, who hates LA for attempting to steal the Mercs intellectual property). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Besides, didn't Bioware state it won't use anyone's elses intelltecutal(sic) property I doubt Bioware have stated that they never ever again will produce games using intellectual properties owned by others. To my knowledge they only said they wanted to make some games of their own a few years ago, which does not exclude that they'd work on games based on other IPs later after having done so (Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dragon Age). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 While I doubt Bioware has said they would never work on KotOR again, I do seem to recall a statement that they wanted to work on their own IPs in the future, which would rule KotOR out. Not sure, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It's probably just more rumors. I hope so too, since I much prefer Obsidian over BioWare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I think it's a rumor, I'd like to see Obsidian finish the game they started and see where they take KotOR anyways. I don't think Bioware is going to make the game anyways because they've been shipping off games like NWN and Kotor to Obsidian and I don't think they've made a sequel in a while right? They are only focused on original IP's for now, but I'm more stoked for Mass Effect anyways. Although I would love KotOR III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego Varen Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Rumour. I also prefer Obsidian to BioWare, but I like both companies. It would make more sense for Obsidian to finish off the KOTOR series and BioWare won't return to write the third game, since I thought that they didn't want to be involved with any future KOTOR products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamqd Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I hope its true! but I doubt it, I would like bioware to do it more than obsidian though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Chief Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I say that the game bieng made at all is a good rumor, don't really care who makes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzakabaz Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 i dont mind who makes it but i realy hope its obsidian or bethesda (makers of oblivion) prob wont be bethesda but they do know how to make a great game but so do obsidian lol tuff one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaelastraz Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 It never made sense to me why Bioware stopped working on Kotor. After all, Kotor was a huge success. The game got top ratings, and as far as I know, it was a commercial success too. And, with Kotor Bioware reinforced their image as the world's best RPG developer...which they are. No other company has a compareable history of good RPGs imo. Obsidian didn't do anything impressive with Kotor II, apart from the story, which I admit could have been better than the Kotor I story. Bethesda are good at what they do. But they don't do story driven RPGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 It never made sense to me why Bioware stopped working on Kotor. After all, Kotor was a huge success. The game got top ratings, and as far as I know, it was a commercial success too. Yes, but it's Lucasarts' intellectual property, which means that whatever they say goes, whether Bioware likes it or not. Would you prefer to work under those conditions given the choice? I know I wouldn't... I like Star Wars, but I like artistic license more, especially when it comes to being creative about a plot. And then there are those nasty rumors about Lucasarts pushing harsh deadlines on developers, which TSL certainly didn't do much to exorcise... And, with Kotor Bioware reinforced their image as the world's best RPG developer...which they are. No other company has a compareable history of good RPGs imo. That sounds a little over the top to me. But YMMV. World's best RPG developer? I doubt that... Obsidian didn't do anything impressive with Kotor II, apart from the story, which I admit could have been better than the Kotor I story. I disagree. The plot of TSL was much, much better. It's such a crying shame they didn't get to finish it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sith'ari Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Well, the plots of K1 and K2 are of distinct styles. Neither is objectively better than the other I'd say. It all depends on individual preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Master Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Looks like rumors, but does anybody know anything about a Fable 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend222 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Looks like rumors, but does anybody know anything about a Fable 2? It's being developed for the Xbox 360 and maybe the PC but that has nothing to do with KOTOR. I don't care if Bioware or Obsidian makes it as long as it's made. Although I prefer if it's one of these two since they already have experience with making them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediphile Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Well' date=' the plots of K1 and K2 are of distinct styles. Neither is objectively better than the other I'd say. It all depends on individual preference.[/quote'] I would accept that as an axiom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiEND_138 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Looks like rumors, but does anybody know anything about a Fable 2? Yeah man, check this out. Topic; I was under the impression Bio was going to busy for a few more years with MassEffect, it being a trilogy & all. & like others, I'd prefer OE finished/continued the Knights series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathdisco Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I think I'd rather see OE do kotor3 simply to see them finish their story. Bioware wrapped up their story nice and neat. If there was no sequel we would still have a complete story. I think I remember reading that Chris Avalone had a story line laid out that continues from K2. I could be wrong about that but if true it makes sense to me to let OE finish the story(assuming it's a trilogy). Nothing against Bioware, I personally give k1's story the edge over TSL. Well' date=' the plots of K1 and K2 are of distinct styles. Neither is objectively better than the other I'd say. It all depends on individual preference.[/quote'] QFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Onasi Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 A lot of the folks in OE who did TSL had also worked for Bioware and had done K1. I'd like to see some continuity in the _people_ who had worked on one and preferably both, so that the style doesn't change too dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Topic; I was under the impression Bio was going to busy for a few more years with MassEffect, it being a trilogy & all. & like others, I'd prefer OE finished/continued the Knights series. So no one else has seen this magazine? Am I the only one with a subscription? It said that Obsidian doesn't have a free team at the moment and that Bioware should have one sooner the Obsidian will. I think with the Bioware Pandemic combo Bioware would have higher bandwith. But I'm in now hurry for the game. Mass Effect will be occupying my time soon enough. If it's going to be made I think it would be great to see KOTOR3 in the Mass Effect engine. I don't care who does the story as long as the engine is upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk102 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 If it's going to be made I think it would be great to see KOTOR3 in the Mass Effect engine. I don't care who does the story as long as the engine is upgraded. I think it would be great too... but my bets are that K3 will be more like NWN2 than Force Unleashed for the reasons Dak Vesser gave in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 I think it would be great too... but my bets are that K3 will be more like NWN2 than Force Unleashed for the reasons Dak Vesser gave in this thread.I agree. I think the engine NWN2 uses would suit a K3 much better than something like Force Unleashed. I want the game to keep its rpg aspect of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Ell Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 So no one else has seen this magazine? Am I the only one with a subscription? Looks that way. The only game magazine I subscribe to is Games for Windows. It said that Obsidian doesn't have a free team at the moment and that Bioware should have one sooner the Obsidian will. I think with the Bioware Pandemic combo Bioware would have higher bandwith.Based off Obsidian's CEO's previous statements about Obsidian staying fairly small and only working on two games at a time with a third in pre-production that sounds about right to me. Obsidian has the Aliens RPG and another unannounced RPG in the works, both being published by Sega so we know they're not working on KotoR 3. If they have a third in pre-production then it's at least 3 years out. BioWare on the other hand has an unannounced next-gen game in development that I don't know anything about. I guess it's possible that it could be KotoR 3 but I'm thinking the chances it is aren't good. We'll just have to wait and see if BioWare has any big announcements this summer but it seems like BioWare is ramping up its game production capability with the addition of the MMO studio in Austin, Texas and a handheld game studio as well. Also of note is that Casey Hudson and many other BioWare peeps that worked on KotOR are working on Mass Effect and will likely be tied up with the last two installments of that series for the next 4-5 years. My guess? LucasArts hasn't even started on KotOR 3. If it's going to be made I think it would be great to see KOTOR3 in the Mass Effect engine. I don't care who does the story as long as the engine is upgraded. I don't see how KotOR 3 would NOT use a new engine. At this point if KotOR 3 gets made then they're definitely not going to make it for Xbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 I think I'd rather see OE do kotor3 simply to see them finish their story. Bioware wrapped up their story nice and neat. If there was no sequel we would still have a complete story. I think I remember reading that Chris Avalone had a story line laid out that continues from K2. I could be wrong about that but if true it makes sense to me to let OE finish the story(assuming it's a trilogy). Agreed. I think Kotor would suffer, being changed frok developer's hands everytime. Nothing against Bioware, I personally give k1's story the edge over TSL. Oh yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth InSidious Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 I'm hoping for Bioware. It's not that TSL was necessarily a worse story, worse put together etc etc, but it wasn't as *fun*. If its true, its true. If its not, its not. Either way, my attitude is 'deal with it'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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