More Details About Pathfinder: The Dragon's Demand Video Game Revealed

Still interested in this, as long as they make a GOG version available as well.

I prefer 1e rules (Owlcat used those rules), but as it's a video game, I'm still all in with getting it and the extras as long as I don't have to rely on Steam to get it).

Also, for those outside the US, GoG is based in Europe...Steam is a completely US company with Stateside values. (some may see that as a boon, others will see it as a the opposite).

The fact that they are listing the companions as romanceable (something that, tbh, I can take or leave) hints that there will be an involved narrative, so that is actually some really good news IMHO.

Not getting my hopes up, but crossing my fingers hard. The last time I backed a PF Kickstarer I got lucky with Kingmaker, but PF games have been hit or miss.

Very excited to see a game with the 2e ruleset.
Very unexcited by the cartoony graphics. I'm wondering why Paizo couldn't get a more established developer to make this game? I mean, they're not WotC, but the PF license is nothing to sneeze at. When WotC farmed out their license to lesser-known companies, the result has not been impressive (yes, I'm looking at you, Dark Alliance 2021).

Hurin70 said:

Very excited to see a game with the 2e ruleset.
Very unexcited by the cartoony graphics. I'm wondering why Paizo couldn't get a more established developer to make this game? I mean, they're not WotC, but the PF license is nothing to sneeze at. When WotC farmed out their license to lesser-known companies, the result has not been impressive (yes, I'm looking at you, Dark Alliance 2021).

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To be fair, they took a gamble with Owlcat that really paid off. Kingmaker and Wrath got rave reviews and totaly slap.

Can't say the same for the other projects, though. The MMO was disastrous, suposedly, and the survival game looks a bit meh.

Personally I wouldn't characterize the graphics as "cartoony", but this is highly subjective. I dig the "mini-like" aesthetics, though. I am extremely aware that this won't have BG3 levels of budget (highly unlikely that any PF game ever will), but I've played 5e jank and I've enjoyed myself greatly (Solasta, I'm looking in your direction ).

Second the exitement for the 2e implementation for a videogame as well! I didn't play Dawnsburry, but it looks dope.

Another hope for a GOG version. Trailer kind of reminds me of the old 'Gold Box' CRPG games of the late 80s~early 90s. As for graphics, I would prefer better game play over better graphics. Eye candy is good for a few minutes. Bad game play is forever, or at least until you uninstall.

Hurin70 said:

Very excited to see a game with the 2e ruleset.
Very unexcited by the cartoony graphics. I'm wondering why Paizo couldn't get a more established developer to make this game? I mean, they're not WotC, but the PF license is nothing to sneeze at. When WotC farmed out their license to lesser-known companies, the result has not been impressive (yes, I'm looking at you, Dark Alliance 2021).

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Ossian have been knocking around for almost two decades, starting off in Neverwinter Nights campaigns that were so well-received they got boxed product releases. They've been doing some mobile stuff (to pay the bills) and been looking at breaking into the wider video game market for a while. I think at one point they even discussed doing a Malazan Book of the Fallen video game but Steven Erikson nixed it (apparently he wanted a first-person shooter design instead which seems...weird).

They're not a huge company though. Owlcat would be the obvious choice, but they've already said they dislike the PF2 rules so if they do make any more PF games (some hints that they are working on one) they'll be using the PF1 rules again. So I'm guessing Ossian ticked all the boxes Paizo were looking for.

What is interesting is that they are going for a more focused experience, with the game aiming for a 30-40 hour prime BioWare-ish run time rather than the 100+ hour behemoths that were the Owlcat games or BG3.