14 DAY TRIAL // Video game developer Human Head Studios has offered some more details on the planned sequel for Rune that it is working on, although it was not clear how it plans to secure the resources it needs to create the game and bring it to market.
Ted Halsted, who is a co-founder of Human Head Studios and currently serves as senior level designer, told Neogamer that, “Rune will still be a third person action game with a lot of melee combat. The combat system is evolving, though.
“If Rune was third-person melee to Quake’s first-person shooter in that it was more ‘twitch,’ the next Rune will be closer to modern shooters in that it will have fast action but many more tactical options.”
He also offered some initial details about the story of the title, adding, “Ragnar will be at the center of the story. What makes him special this time around is quite different, however. Also, the world of Rune has become a lot more savage. Ragnarok – the Viking End of Days – has come, and with it, the Fimbulwinter.”
The original Rune was focused on creating solid and engaging close quarters battles and the sequel will focus on this mechanics and evolve it.
Halsted also says that Human Head had a deal with a potential publisher for Rune 2 at some point before 2005, but it was scuttled after the company was swallowed by another entity.
The executive has mentioned that it might turn to the Kickstarter crowd funding solution for Rune 2, asking fans to directly contribute in order to ensure the creation of the game.
Human Head suggested that it was working on Rune 2 earlier during April.
The fact that the studio now seems to be focused on the project suggests that it is no longer working on Prey 2 for Bethesda, after the game was confirmed as no longer coming during 2012.