Bullethead
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This is an historical 1st person medieval RPG. It takes place in this world here (with terrain built from satellite data) in the course of actual events in a specific place and time, namely 1403 Bohemia. Zero magic, zero monsters (other than powerful humans with armies at thier disposal going all "medieval" on your ass). The combat is based on the historical manuscripts of times and all motion-captured from modern HEMA practioners. The graphics are absolutely beautiful.
Right now, this is still in invest (rather more than purchase price)-to-play alpha but the public beta/early access is supposed to be out around the end of the year. Due to Kickstarter, a rich secret admirer, and continuing investment opportunity for passers-by (which I wonder why Bare Mettle doesn't do), they've got a budget of a few million and a staff of about 30 folks, an in-house motion-capture studio, a syphonic composer for the soundtrack, a highrise office, and such things. So this early access has every sign of actually becoming something.
I was intrigued enough to pony up for the alpha access. I like what I'm seeing. There's a nit to pick that although the HEMA-based combat is spot on, it's for UNarmored fighting. Both you and your opponent are usually in plate so should be using halfsword techinques instead of going for cuts, but the designers say this is for playability, and I tend to agree with them. It definitely looks way better to my eyse than the generic hacking and slashing of most games.
Anyway, pay up if you want it now, or wait until it goes public beta.
Right now, this is still in invest (rather more than purchase price)-to-play alpha but the public beta/early access is supposed to be out around the end of the year. Due to Kickstarter, a rich secret admirer, and continuing investment opportunity for passers-by (which I wonder why Bare Mettle doesn't do), they've got a budget of a few million and a staff of about 30 folks, an in-house motion-capture studio, a syphonic composer for the soundtrack, a highrise office, and such things. So this early access has every sign of actually becoming something.
I was intrigued enough to pony up for the alpha access. I like what I'm seeing. There's a nit to pick that although the HEMA-based combat is spot on, it's for UNarmored fighting. Both you and your opponent are usually in plate so should be using halfsword techinques instead of going for cuts, but the designers say this is for playability, and I tend to agree with them. It definitely looks way better to my eyse than the generic hacking and slashing of most games.
Anyway, pay up if you want it now, or wait until it goes public beta.
