Hello you lot!
I've been sloshing about on the inactive side of things recently, so I figured I'd write some words about our influences here at RS. I'll let the others post more on what they think, so this will be mostly about what games/etc have influenced me.
I think that after Rooks Keep, you'll start seeing games that are really true to our roots. You'll see more of our influences creeping in with a good ol' helping of RS'ness!
I'll briefly run through a list of things with a short summary on why it's there:
NB: This could be stuffed into the blog at a later point if all goes well
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Doom(1-2): This is really where it began. The theme/setting and gameplay are still timeless.
Quake 1: The theme, level design and sound of Q1 are, quite simply, awesome.
Blood: Blood has a very unique style(mostly in the 1st episode), and I wish more games would experiment with the theme like this.
Unreal 1: Possibly the best SP FPS experience? Why yes! I can't think of any other FPS games since that have done what U1 did.
Diablo 2: The theme! They pulled off the Gothic/Dark fantasy better than perhaps any other I can think of.
Grand Theft Auto (various): Characters! Freedom! Satire!
Assassins Creed: The freedom of movement from this, I reckon, is unparalleled.
STALKER: Very atmospheric, awesome theme. Shame about the often crappy weapons.
Total Annihilation: The immense scale of TA is still unsurpassed. With mods, this is a game to behold!
Warhammer 40k: The theme of WH40k is among my favourites. The thought of the infinite/endless war with untold numbers(akin to TA in this regard), and awesome style that the SpaceMarines and chaos possess is quite something.
May update..
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:Black Eagle's Influences:
These have mostly affected my current thinking...
Unreal 1: No other game as of yet has pulled off the feel unreal 1 did, all alone and thinking for yourself on a beautiful planet filled with it's own goings on as if you weren't there...
Diablo 2: Also for the theme, it was quite something, I also consider Diablo 2 to be the 'classic' RPG in my book, and I base some things around it's structure...
Half-Life 1: A large influence because of it's characters and the same sense of 'growing into the hero' type story that Unreal 1 had, plus the theme was awesome..
GTA: Not just for it's hilarious take on characters and fun gameplay, but it's also one of the few games that has that scale of multiplayer experience, that freedom is something that games need...
Mass Effect: Although I'm not much of a fan of it's theme, it does have a depth that few games have if you really get into it, and I think that is something more games need...
Elder-Scrolls(Oblivion): Not only does it have an awesome world, great freedom and nice gameplay, it has given me great inspiration for games with depth in NPC personality, hidden clues in the world, and the ability to take on the persona of a darker character after dark, unknown to everyone...
Overlord: The parody and crude humor that Overlord has has inspired me to use a portion of such humor in my ideas, and I believe every game MUST have some humor, no matter how dark the theme...
The Witcher: An excellent game all-round and one of the few that has characters with dark personas, and this has inspired me in many ways, no 'goodie two shoes' here!.....
There are others, but I'll leave it there...
