JcDent

JcDent

@JcDent

A T-55 experience

Military history, video games and miniature wargaming.

RPGs, single player FPS, RTS and 4X, grog games.

Passionate about complaining about Warhammer.

Catholic, socialist, and an LGBT+ ally.

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In Space No One Heard Tabula Rasa😔

While we're looking at failed online games, probably the most spectacular one to crash and burn is (Richard Garriott's)
Tabula Rasa.
Bonus info: Some peak marketing from this era, featuring the main character in a stripper pose, because video games
The name, meaning 'clean slate', refers to a tablet where players would gradually uncover a new language that allowed them to perform magical feats in the otherwise futuristic sci-fi setting.

Concentrating on a fluctuating battlefield that altered gameplay focus, the game was pretty ambitious, so much so that it released in a pretty rough state. It all went to pieces once Garriott went to actual space. Yup. While on that journey, publisher NCsoft terminated their services, seemingly spurned by this otherworldly side quest. This led to a huge lawsuit where Garriott ended up receiving over $20 million in damages.

Here's a cinematic:

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Tabula Rasa was one of those games I heard about on a Sunday morning IT TV show as an early teen and was always* interested in

But looking at the supposed gameplay videos these days, it was probably bog-standard MMORPG "stand in place and unload 20 different quick bar abilities at a similarly static enemy" combat that would, decades later, make play freshly-F2P The Old Republic all of one time.

Granted, back then I wouldn't have been as a jaded to the concept, but I also didn't have money. Similar reason as to why I never played Warhammer Online despite that being the next best thing to a Warhammer Fantasy cRPG.

I can't quite say whether I remember the marketing push to put naked video game babes in adult magazines, especially since I wasn't an adult and PlayBoy wasn't on sale around these parts. May remember it being reported on as this novelty thing tho.

God, imagine an adult magazine interview with a video game character written back in those dark days. Ugh.

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I can't do Steam Sale anymore

It's a devastating mix of:

  • FOMO: missing out on GREAT DEALS!!!
  • responsibilisation: it's irresponsible to send money on new games when I have so many un/underplayed games and other projects WHILE there are gofundmes active!!1!
  • shit categorization: thanks, all the possible slices I can apply to STRATEGY games, i wish to be have Company of Heroes 3 among Turn-Based Games and Rainbow Six Siege in Real-Time

I can only easily solve #3 be relying on recommendations, word-of-mouth and friends finding stuff to play with me [thus making me buy the game].

 
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