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Dreamfall Chapters Isn't Funcom's Highest PriorityBut not canceled yet |
By Calin Ciabai, Games Editor
3rd of June 2008, 08:39 GMT
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Yeah, probably all the people who are really enjoying the recently released Age of Conan understand why the long-time-ago announced
title is not Funcom's priority but, honestly, a lot of people don't. It was like one of the most impressive, appreciated and life changing adventure experiences for many gamers now and, having in mind that Dreamfall: The Longest Journey had such a strange ending... we really need to know what happened!
However, even though the developers know about that and keep receiving tons of e-mails asking them about a clear release date for the adventure game Dreamfall Chapters (which, in order to amplify the pain, will "enjoy" episodic content), the game is on hold. Not canceled yet, but the last in line.
Here's what Ragnar Tørnquist, the author and designer of the series, wrote on his blog: "Dreamfall Chapters - and, by proxy, The Longest Journey - isn't Funcom's highest priority at this point. With Age of Conan live, The Secret World staffing up in every department, and other games in various stages of development, the project is currently on the back burner - but it hasn't been abandoned."
Also, even though there is no schedule for re-starting production yet, a planned universe expansion will happen whenever the game is ready (isn't it starting to sound like Duke Nukem Forever?). "I intend to continue both the story of Dreamfall (and Zoë) as well as the saga itself through other games set in the same universe, possibly between the events of TLJ and Dreamfall…and before. And after," Tørnquist stated - basically, saying nothing much.
One thing is clear: Dreamfall Chapters is still coming. After a few other Funcom MMOs, it is true, but, at least, it's coming. Until then, we can only ask ourselves, our friends and keep debating: did April Ryan really, really die?
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| Comment #1 by: Eliza on 31 Jul 2008, 21:18 GMT |  reply to this comment | I won't be buying Age of Conan, or any other Funcom game. Why put money into the pockets of people that care so little about their current projects that they dump them off on a cliffhanger and move on to new projects? I prefer to put my cash on those who finish what they start. If Dreamfall and TLJ weren't a priority to the company, they should have put an extra few months into development and an extra few hours into Dreamfall and wrapped it up completely before moving on. Or, to put it another way, if satisfying the current fan base isn't their priority, then buying their games isn't MY priority. |
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