Concerns and Hopes for Enderal
Verfasst: 28.04.2015 20:05
I have been following this project for quite some time, and needless to say, I am already certain that it will be vastly better than Skyrim. That said, I do have a question about Enderal that's been on my mind for some time now.
Namely, I am wondering how dialogue will be approached. In my opinion, regardless of medium, the key behind any good story is character interaction. In video games, this requires an advanced and well done dialogue system -- one that offers a variety of responses and comments (ie. Planescape: Torment, Arcanum, Fallout 1). The fact that the speech skill is being treated like a secondary skill (something alongside crafting) makes me worried that it won't be fully developed. It seems that the devs have reduced the cost of investing in speech rather than increase the incentive by making it better. Not to mention voice acting is expensive and will limit the amount of dialogue unless the actors are volunteers. I would also hope for ways to resolve quests and combat through dialogue rather than violence. I truly believe the dialogue will determine whether Enderal is a good game or a classic.
Thanks.
Namely, I am wondering how dialogue will be approached. In my opinion, regardless of medium, the key behind any good story is character interaction. In video games, this requires an advanced and well done dialogue system -- one that offers a variety of responses and comments (ie. Planescape: Torment, Arcanum, Fallout 1). The fact that the speech skill is being treated like a secondary skill (something alongside crafting) makes me worried that it won't be fully developed. It seems that the devs have reduced the cost of investing in speech rather than increase the incentive by making it better. Not to mention voice acting is expensive and will limit the amount of dialogue unless the actors are volunteers. I would also hope for ways to resolve quests and combat through dialogue rather than violence. I truly believe the dialogue will determine whether Enderal is a good game or a classic.
Thanks.