ZylonBane on 3/7/2014 at 18:28

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My brain is locking up on trying to comprehend a game that's inspired by Thief AND System Shock 2.

ZylonBane on 3/7/2014 at 18:36

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That's just Thief all by itself. If it also turns out to be an open-world action RPG, then I could see that as the SS2 influence they're referencing. It sure as heck doesn't look anything like SS2.

adriantheman167 on 3/7/2014 at 18:41

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To kind of elaborate in a way that makes sense:

The player can choose a class by selecting their Dreamcatcher at the beginning of the game and slowly evolve their particular version of the main character into something completely different or flesh out his abilities completely. Those Dreamcatchers look like this:

http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/26/25065/thumb_620x2000/IMG_20062014_180620.png

In the game you will pick up objects called runes:

http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/26/25065/thumb_620x2000/RUINRune.jpg

You will place them in an altar as an offering, giving you the choice to use this offering to progress your player in several Tiers of Power. That altar looks something like this:

http://media.indiedb.com/cache/images/games/1/26/25065/thumb_620x2000/IMG_20062014_180541.png

In short, by using this system you can make your player into any sort of character you want, a stealth based one or offensive type. The choice is up to you.

Vae on 3/7/2014 at 19:08

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Interesting idea, adrian...I look forward to your progress.

Also, this probably should be moved to General Gaming.

adriantheman167 on 3/7/2014 at 20:06

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Right you are ZB!

For the Dreamcatchers we wanted them to represent a particular spirit animal that the player would choose, i.e. Bear representing offensive type players, Fox for stealth, etc.

"Runes" is indeed more appropriate, as its merely a code name for the sake of development, we haven't finalized the name yet.



Thank you Vae, I appreciate the interest! I'll see what I can do to correct the placement of the post.



One of the game's central themes is the lesser known slavery of Native Americans during the 1800s, as well as pre-Civil War, as Native Americans were enslaved well before then. The game's story itself, while trying my best not to give too much away, is primarily about two brothers, Marcus and Bryan Talbot, and where they fit into Native beliefs of punishment and life and death. The ruins that you see are relics of a tribe that once lived in the dense, marsh forest that the player will explore in the game. The area was once used to farm sugarcane.