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Thought I'd start a thread because this game hasn't gotten much press coverage. Releasing Tuesday is Pathfinder: Kingmaker. It's a Baldur's Gate-esque RTwP isometric-party rpg that was successfully kickstarted a few years ago. Chris Avellone, formerly of Obsidian, is one of the lead writers and I've watch a few streams on the game and it looks surprisingly good. Pathfinder, for those unaware, is basically 3.5 DnD. Anyone that has played Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights 2, Temple of Elemental Evil, or even the Pillars games will be comfortable here. Kingmaker is one of Pathfinder's most popular adventure paths which they've taken and made into a PC game.
Its got
-7 acts (completionist runs they estimate around 80 hours, probably 40 for main story)
-10+ classes (all the usual DnD staples + a few Pathfinder additions like the Alchemist, Inquisitor and Magus) and around 8 races.
-BG style maps for exploration
-11 companions, all with a full story arc.
-6 party slots (5+Player Character) just like BG for party tactics.
-Kingdom building mechanics. One of the central points of the game is building your own kingdom. This comes with quests, building projects, events, and new regions to add to your expanding kingdom. So your alignment and decisions play a big party into how your Kingdom turns out. So if you are a good aligned character you can have your capital turn into a bastion of light, and if your evil you can align with monsters/undead and have vicious enforcers keep the peasants in line.
-A ton of character building options.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/owlcatgames/pathfinder-kingmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGmXmBNx7nM&feature=youtu.be
Anyway thoughts I'd give a heads up for any isometric rpg fans.
Its got
-7 acts (completionist runs they estimate around 80 hours, probably 40 for main story)
-10+ classes (all the usual DnD staples + a few Pathfinder additions like the Alchemist, Inquisitor and Magus) and around 8 races.
-BG style maps for exploration
-11 companions, all with a full story arc.
-6 party slots (5+Player Character) just like BG for party tactics.
-Kingdom building mechanics. One of the central points of the game is building your own kingdom. This comes with quests, building projects, events, and new regions to add to your expanding kingdom. So your alignment and decisions play a big party into how your Kingdom turns out. So if you are a good aligned character you can have your capital turn into a bastion of light, and if your evil you can align with monsters/undead and have vicious enforcers keep the peasants in line.
-A ton of character building options.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/owlcatgames/pathfinder-kingmaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGmXmBNx7nM&feature=youtu.be
Anyway thoughts I'd give a heads up for any isometric rpg fans.