You might have heard that Civ3 co-designer and Civ4 lead designer Soren Johnson is working on a new game: Offworld Trading Company. Here's a quick look:
Link to video.
Link to video.
from the website said:I was very excited when I first learned about Steams Early Access program because it provides the infrastructure for making games the way I believe they should be made, by connecting developers and players as early as possible. I speak from experience; with Civilization 3, we had no player feedback outside of Firaxis and our publishers testing department, which led to some poorly-tuned mechanics and simply bad ideas in the initial release. Afterwards, I spent months and months digging through the forums, developing direct contact with the games most outspoken critics, and reworking the core design through a series of major patches. Eventually, we were happy with the final product, but I wish we had that feedback before we released the game instead of afterwards. Determined to fix that problem for Civ 4, we launch a private testing program by inviting notable members of the Civ community to start playing the game over a year and a half before release. Our ability to act early on the feedback these players provided was the primary reason that Civ 4 received universal acclaim upon release.
It is an great news for me.... thanks
Tweet by @SorenJohnson said:Streaming a Multiplayer Offworld game at lunch! (12:30 EST) I'm going to commentate/observe instead of play this time
It looks great but $40 for early access, non triple A title, doesn't look to have that much content. Just can't do it.