Atlus Picks Up Game of Thrones For Early Next Year

Winter is coming

I keep trying to have high hopes for ASOIAF games. All I want to do is explore Westoros... is that too much to ask?

@Hass said:

@McFly:

That's because nobody's doing RPGs anymore,

it's just merely a sticker on the box. A game got

stats, ah, surely must be a role playing game.

Dude, c'mon. Look at the games I listed: Dark Souls, Skyrim, Reckoning - all with classless, completely modular skill systems that let you create and roleplay as any kind of character you could possibly want.

It's comments like yours that make me wonder what kind of roleplaying game are RPG-fans even looking for anymore.

@Frostmane said:

Do we have to wait 5 years for a sequel?

hahahaha!

Maybe Martin had to push back the release of "A Dance with Dragons" to complete the story for this (proably madiocre) hack-and-slasher.

Would be cool if the developer wasn't cyanide. They also developed the game of thrones genesis game which was really, really bad. So they kind of dashed my hopes already.

Still hoping that CD projekt gets to develop something with game of thrones as source material. Bioware wouldn't be a bad choice either, even though their audiences faith in them has wavered a bit lately it would still be quite decent.

Here is to hoping it turns out well. Really like the show, never read the books though.

If the game's story is being written by Martin, color me mildly more interested.

@Marcsman said: With Atlus I am very excited. But my dreams of the seven kingdoms united once again under Targaryen rule have been dashed. Hopefully one of the soldiers will be Ned Stark. If I cannot rule as a dragon , then the dire wolf is the next best thing. Why have they been dashed? /Spoiler start/ Daenerys is still alive and Aegon has already begun his conquest. /end of spoilers/ I know all that. But the article said you get to pick between two characters who were soldiers in Robert's rebellion. Certainly not a Targaryen. Plus you also missed one more Targaryen too.

No, this won't be a rushed product.

Hopefully there is a mission with detailed emphasis on how you're eating the food.

Hoping this is good.

Come on, people. Yeah yeah, the developer. But it's being published by Atlus, the company that brought us The Cursed Crusade. So of course it won't suck.

According to their website, it's being developed for "next-gen consoles". I'm intrigued, what are these things? Wii U?

@Enigma777 said:

After killing Jon, I no longer care for this franchise. Martin, you monster!

What books are you reading?

:P

Boobs.

@Frostmane said:

Do we have to wait 5 years for a sequel?

It was a little over 6, and yeah, with the boatloads of cash Mr. Martin is making from the show and show related franchise spin offs, it'll be a good long while before a new book. As long as he doesn't pull another Robert Jordan I'm okay with it. George Martin deserves the money.

@AhmadMetallic said:

Why? WHY??? Why is the playable character in the adaptation of an awesome movie always a fictional NOBODY made up for the game? I wanna play as NEO in The Matrix, as FRODO (err) in LOTR games, as STARK in Game of Thrones, not some fucking unknown soldier.

And this is actually one of those rare IPs where direct adaptation could totally make sense. I could totally see a Dragon Age-esque action game that bounces between several of the Starks and other characters (exactly how the books and TV show does).

@CrimsonClown said:

PLEASE be good.

Release a sequel to a critically panned game in a year? Sounds like a recipe for success to me.

I'm not holding out hope for an awesome game. If it turns out to be good though, I would be very happy.

Why? WHY??? 
 
Why is the playable character in the adaptation of an awesome movie always a fictional NOBODY made up for the game? 
 
I wanna play as NEO in The Matrix, as FRODO (err) in LOTR games, as STARK in Game of Thrones, not some fucking unknown soldier.

I thought this was why we have The Witcher.

With Atlus I am very excited. But my dreams of the seven kingdoms united once again under Targaryen rule have been dashed. Hopefully one of the soldiers will be Ned Stark. If I cannot rule as a dragon , then the dire wolf is the next best thing.

@Enigma

Douchebag, use a goddamn spoiler tag next time, also like said above, you don't know who's "dead"

this makes me excited, i'm on the 3rd book right now and enjoying the hell out of it

interesting...

@Enigma777

A Song of Darkness and Souls

It is known.

Why on earth let Cyanide do it? They thoroughly messed up the other one and are know to be one of the most arrogant and difficult gaming companies to their fans (Blood Bowl).

@Enigma777: Nice going man, thanks for the spoiler :I I'm just reading a dance with dragons.

After killing Jon, I no longer care for this franchise. Martin, you monster!

@Dagmar said:

This is old isn't it? They've already released some screenshots last month and everything.

It was known it was being made, that Atlus was publishing came out in USAToday yesterday leading to a press release today with a vague release period.

Judging by the RTS... I feel a breeze.

This is old isn't it? They've already released some screenshots last month and everything.

@masterpaperlink said:

To anyone who has read all the books, is ASOIAF worth finishing? im on book 2 and its pretty great but i have heard mixed opinions on later books, is it worth reading them all?

I watched the TV Show and decided to read the books so I bought the 2nd and the whole 3rd. Read the 2nd, 3 part 1 and 200 pages of part 2. Yes, I gave up... the writing style of the author got on my nerves. The books aren't without flaws. I would classify them as " very unpolished gems".

Edit: Oh, I read the plot summary on Wiki for book 3 part 2, 4 and 5... I'm glad I didn't buy 4th and 5th. Time and money not wasted.

@kerikxi said:

@endaround: Warner doesn't have exclusive rights to the franchise. The rights for the games were picked up before the HBO series was.

No, I know. But this sounds like its coming off the TV rights as separate from the book rights (even though Martin is providing a story) because HBO is going to be providing assets for use in game. Yes this may have FMV. So its sort of strange that WB isn't also publishing. Now it could just be that WB doesn't have room in its schedule.

@endaround: Warner doesn't have exclusive rights to the franchise. The rights for the games were picked up before the HBO series was.

To anyone who has read all the books, is ASOIAF worth finishing? im on book 2 and its pretty great but i have heard mixed opinions on later books, is it worth reading them all?

You know nothing, Jon Snow.

Well at least Atlus has more winners than losers.

Oh, Game of Thrones... The more I think about the "A Song of Ice and Fire" books the less I like them. The game may be good now that Atlus is developing it.

@digitalsea87 said:

Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck. Please don't suck.

Please.

Yep, between this game, the books and the 2nd season of the show, I could be a very happy Game of Thrones fan.

@TheChaos said:

@TruthOasis said:

Prepare yourselves, a terrible game is coming.

It is known.

it is known

This has "shitty money grab" written all over it, but I hope they can come up with something.

Jack Frost is coming.

@ttocs: It was developed concurrently with the RTS. Take that how you will.

@Nightriff: Well, DA:O was directly inspired by GRRM's work, so yeah. I avoided DA2 so I don't know specifically what went wrong with it.

@kerikxi said:

Hopefully it's significantly better than Game of Thrones Genesis. A Dragon Age style RPG is just the right fit though, if they can pull it off.

Dragon Age Origins right? No one wants to see DA2 again

wouldn't get too excited... the genesis is shit

PLEASE be good.

@McFly:

That's because nobody's doing RPGs anymore,

it's just merely a sticker on the box. A game got

stats, ah, surely must be a role playing game.