Game News: Wasteland

Bee · 10-01-2003, 09:23 AM

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From: Brian Fargo
Yes we have acquired the rights to Wasteland but it has not been officially announced. Due to the
trademark offices it became public knowledge which is why I'm willing to discuss it at all. Although I would like to have some candid (not public) conversations with you guys on this forum so I can make it a better game.

I've received numerous questions from different people on this forum so I'll use this email to answer some of these. I won't always get the chance to answer all questions since I am managing a business and there are too many questions to answer on an ongoing basis. But I will continue to monitor this board to help heighten my sensibilities.

Someone asked why I didn't consider Wasteland sooner: I wanted to do Wasteland sooner but unfortunately EA would not let the trademark go even though they had no intention of using it themselves. But fortunately for trademark law you cannot sit on trademarks indefinitely without using them. So the mark expired and then Konami grabbed it for their Yu-Gi-Oh series. And fortunately again, the people at Konami were
friendly and decided they were not going to use the mark so they let me get it back.

I'm still forming my thoughts on the new Wasteland but you will be happy to know that it will be very much an old school RPG that uses the skill systems, open ended nature of design, and puts the player into a world that is not black and white but shades of grey. This Wasteland will be darker in nature in the first one... the Rangers are pessimistic about humanity at this
point.

And don't worry, there will be no compromise in the single player experience to accomodate multi-player. The single player experience is what makes for a really rich world.

I have no ETA for the game yet... the design is just kicking off.

Right now I'm enjoying playing the game over from
scratch making note of all the characters and
situations I want to see again. I've read some really useful things out here from people who have articulated as to why they loved WL so much. I'm in alignment with 95% of what I've read. Post apocalyptic material is my favorite, I love the
dark and bleak world to work with. Thanks for all the input.....

Brian Fargo

Wasteland is probably in my top 10 games of all time. A new game in that setting would definitely peak my interest (especially from Brian Fargo).

Malificent · 10-01-2003, 09:33 AM

Bee, where is this info from? I.e., is there a link?

Marmel · 10-01-2003, 09:37 AM

What exactly is Wasteland?

Bee · 10-01-2003, 09:41 AM

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Originally posted by Malificent
Bee, where is this info from? I.e., is there a link?

gonegold.com forum, also reported on RPGDot.

Bee · 10-01-2003, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by Marmel
What exactly is Wasteland?

A post-apocolyptic RPG (ala Fallout) from the 80's. The first game where one of my characters caught a STD.

Fritz · 10-01-2003, 09:45 AM

Wasteland can best be viewed as the father of Fall-Out, but the interface was very much like Bards Tale (the game on which it was based).

I agree that the game was one of the best of all time.

Honolulu_Blue · 10-01-2003, 09:53 AM

Wasteland is a classic game. I loved it. One of the best of all time. Ranks up there with Bards Tale 3, Ultima V, Autoduel, and the early gold box D&D games (Pools of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, etc.) as some of the best games I ever played on the old Apple IIE.

I always considered Fallout and Fallout II as sequels to it. Can't wait to see what they do with the new one.

Malificent · 10-01-2003, 09:53 AM

Mucho thanks, Bee. This is definitely on my list of games to look out for.

Qwikshot · 10-01-2003, 09:57 AM

Cool...I played it so many times

MizzouRah · 10-01-2003, 11:02 AM

It's definitly in my top 5. I played the heck out of Wasteland on my C64.

Fallout didn't do it for me for some reason?!?!

Great news indeed!!!

Todd

sachmo71 · 10-01-2003, 01:18 PM

It will be ruined.

10-01-2003, 09:33 AM	#2
Malificent High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Durham, NC, USA	Bee, where is this info from? I.e., is there a link? __________________ Check out my Flickr photos.

10-01-2003, 09:37 AM	#3
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	What exactly is Wasteland? __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

10-01-2003, 09:45 AM	#6
Fritz Lethargic Hooligan Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing	Wasteland can best be viewed as the father of Fall-Out, but the interface was very much like Bards Tale (the game on which it was based). I agree that the game was one of the best of all time. __________________ donkey, donkey, walk a little faster

10-01-2003, 09:53 AM	#7
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Wasteland is a classic game. I loved it. One of the best of all time. Ranks up there with Bards Tale 3, Ultima V, Autoduel, and the early gold box D&D games (Pools of Radiance, Curse of the Azure Bonds, etc.) as some of the best games I ever played on the old Apple IIE. I always considered Fallout and Fallout II as sequels to it. Can't wait to see what they do with the new one. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

10-01-2003, 09:53 AM	#8
Malificent High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Durham, NC, USA	Mucho thanks, Bee. This is definitely on my list of games to look out for. __________________ Check out my Flickr photos.

10-01-2003, 09:57 AM	#9
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Cool...I played it so many times __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

10-01-2003, 11:02 AM	#10
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	It's definitly in my top 5. I played the heck out of Wasteland on my C64. Fallout didn't do it for me for some reason?!?! Great news indeed!!! Todd

10-01-2003, 01:18 PM	#11
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	It will be ruined.

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