Delayed Torment - Tides of Numenera

[SamuraiJack]

going live at 9am EDT today they have a website with forums set up for it:

 

https://torment.inxile-entertainment.com/

 

Torment: Tides of Numeneraâ„¢ continues the thematic legacy of the critically acclaimed Planescape: Tormentâ„¢. Set in Monte Cook's new tabletop role-playing world, Numeneraâ„¢, the newest Torment asks: What does one life matter?

 

Numenera's Ninth World is a fantastic vision of a world in which massive civilizations have risen and fallen - disappeared, transcended, overwhelmed, or destroyed - and left their cities, monuments, and artifacts behind. As each rose and fell, their achievements became part of the accumulated detritus of eons... but much of it did not decay. And now this assortment of ancient power is there for the taking, ever-present, underfoot. The humans of the Ninth World take and use what they can. They call these wonders (and horrors) the numenera.

 

One of these humans discovers a way to use the numenera to grow strong, to cheat death, to skip across the face of centuries in a succession of bodies. But he discovers an unexpected side effect: You.

 

Tormentâ„¢ is a game of complex and nuanced morality, deep and reactive choice and consequence, and immersion into a new and strange vision. You will chart a course through bizarre dimensions, across the face of a vastly different world. You will earn companions along the way, and discover their value - perhaps through their strengths, perhaps more literally by selling them. Throughout it all, you will choose a path that will lead inexorably to an ending that stems naturally from your actions, facing adversaries who harness powers beyond your comprehension, and who will ultimately force you to face yourself and answer the question: What does one life matter?

[Atramagus]

Hmm... Not sure how I feel about this one. I absolutely loved Planescape: Torment, and am somewhat leery of someone saying this is a spiritual successor... I'll have to wait and see more, and if it looks awesome, I'll probably back it and pretend it had nothing to do with the original.

[fanguad]

It's up and rapidly funding: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/torment-tides-of-numenera?ref=recently_launched

[The Inner Geek]

This is really tempting. I just hate the long lead time on Video Game kickstarters though. I do like how simple to understand the reward levels are though. Very straight forward.

[CashWiley]

I don't like backing video game projects, but....Torment. With some of the original talent. With Monte's vested interest in making his new setting a success. I'm putting down a few bucks on this pony.

 

Planescape:Torment may be the best video game ever made.

[Suden]

And this is a $20 gamble on a sort of sequel. Worth it in my mind.

[SamuraiJack]

33% funded in just around an hour.. kicktraq trending to 7.5M lol

[CashWiley]

Yes. $20. That's what it is.

 

Like my 20 minis.

[Atramagus]

Yep... I ended up dropping 20 on it. We'll see what happens.

I backed Wasteland 2 as well, and have been very happy with their progress so far, so I figured eh, why not.

[SamuraiJack]

I'll spend $20 on food the next two days.. so I'll just take my lunch to work

[CashWiley]

I blame the art book.

 

The wasteland 2 video in the background made me want that one, too :p Don't know how I missed that and it's not included in the physical rewards pledge here.

[Atramagus]

you can add wastleand 2 for 25 bucks... it's one of the add-ons that they listed.

[SamuraiJack]

I asked for a digital map and cloth map add-on.. they said they would see. Its the only thing in the $95 tier that I want and can't get at the $20 tier..

[CashWiley]

You can still get Wasteland 2 for $25 on the website, so it would only be a convenience thing...and we'll see about stretch goals...

[SamuraiJack]

50%.. crazy