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Iako mnoge klasične RPG igre imaju kultni status, a ljubitelji žanra im se i nakon desetak godina sa zadovoljstvom vraćaju, očigledno je da veliki razvojni studiji i izdavači smatraju da ovakve igre nemaju dovoljni komercijalni uspeh. Strastveni RPG igrači sve češće bivaju zapostavljeni jer njihovu glad ne mogu da prevare desetine Diablo klonova i grind-ovanje u MMORPG-ovima. Nije ni čudo što oni najuporniji među njima ponekad odluče da se i sami ogledaju u pokušaju da razviju svoju igru, ugrađujući ono što je po njima najbitnija odlika žanra – sloboda da sami oblikujete svog lika, odaberete put kojim priča ide i osetite posledice svojih postupaka i odluka. Na ovakav hrabar potez se odlučio nezavisni razvojni tim sa sedištem u Torontu, Iron Tower Studios, na čelu sa Vinsom Velerom (Vince D. Weller) još pre nekoliko godina kada su započeli sa radom na igri The Age of Decadence. Njihov prvenac inspirisan je RPG-ovima kao što su Planescape: Torment, Fallout, Arcanum i Darklands.
Vodeći dizajner ovog tima, u cilju popularisanja indie RPG scene i promovisanja vrednosti koje su od klasičnih role playing igara načinile tako specifičan fenomen, izneo je neverovatan broj informacija u mnogobrojnim intervjuima. Malo je reći i da je u većini njih i veoma strastveno nastupio protiv uprošćavanja gameplay-a najnovijih igara, ciljajući posebno na Oblivion, Fallout 3 i Bioshock, čiji prethodnici i inspiracija uživaju poštovanje među hardcore igračima. Nesumnjivo, The Age of Decadence teži da popuni prazninu koja se već godinama oseća u ovom žanru, pružajući igraču priliku da zaista ostavi pečat na svet u kojem njegov lik nalazi svoj put i svoju avanturu. Naglasak će uvek biti na slobodi izbora i višestrukim mogućnostima i linijama priče koje se otvaraju nakon te odluke. Za razliku od većine, u ovoj igri borba će biti samo jedna od opcija, dok primarni gameplay nose bogati dijalozi nalik na one u Planescape: Torment-u.
U postapokaliptičkom svetu, plemići i frakcije se bore za vlast umesto da pokušavaju da ponovo izgrade kraljevstvo, tako da ubistva, zavere, obmane i raskidanje savezništva postaju svakodnevica. U ovakvoj postavci, inspirisanoj padom Rimskog carstva i društvom koje je izgubilo pravila civilizovanog sveta, igrač će, istražujući događaje iz prošlosti, legende i zemlju, imati priliku da se pridruži frakcijama, pomogne ostvarivanje njihovih ciljeva ili ih osujeti prevarama i izdajom. Na ovaj način će sam stvarati priču, birajući i svoje saveznike i svoje neprijatelje, odlučujući da li veruje ili ne delićima priče o svetu pre rata i samom velikom sukobu koje na tom putu saznaje. Slično kao u Fallout-u, svaki od sedam različitih krajeva priče prikazaće i događaje koje su (zahvaljujući vašim akcijama) zadesili frakcije, gradove i najbitnije likove sa kojima ste došli u kontakt. Mogućnost menjanja strana i više načina da odreagujete na određenu situaciju obezbediće više povrataka igri, uz drugačiju priču u slučaju da sledeći put izaberete drugačiji stil igre. Prepoznaćete događaje, ali će vaša perspektiva, motivacije i sami zadaci biti drugačiji. Postoji sedam različitih frakcija, tri plemićke kuće i četiri zanatska guild-a (merchants, guards, thieves i assassins). Nema univerzalnog negativca kojeg morate da eliminišete, ali sve što uradite biće od strane jednih grupacija okarakterisano kao pozitivno, a od drugih kao negativno, zavisno od toga koliko odgovara njihovim ciljevima. NPC-ovi se ne mogu pridružiti vašem liku i formirati grupu, ali će vam prijateljske frakcije obezbediti pomoć za neke zadatke, s tim što će vaši saradnici biti potpuno nezavisni.
Razvoj lika je veoma detaljan, zasnovan na veštinama a ne nivoima, a klase ne postoje. Birate pol (pojedine frakcije preferiraju određeni pol), prošlost svog lika (tj. frakciju u kojoj počinjete avanturu), osobine i veštine. Pored statistike koja obuhvata tri fizička i tri mentalna atributa, tu su još 23 veštine koje se tiču borbe, lopovskih umeća, konverzacije i zanimanja (lore, crafting, trading, alchemy), opšta i reputacija kod različitih frakcija, rangovi i specijalne karakteristike. U velikom ratu magija je izazvala najveća razaranja pa se više ne praktikuje otvoreno i vaš lik neće imati priliku da je koristi. Prošlost je takođe i bila tehnički naprednija, ali vaš lik će sve gledati kroz prizmu sadašnjosti uz redukovanu mogućnost da shvati tehnologiju. Borba je potezna, bazirana na akcionim poenima, a mogu se koristiti standardni i specijalni napadi, kao i ciljanje specifičnih delova tela protivnika. Crafting i alhemija omogućavaju stvaranje moćnih oružja, eksperimentišući sa vatrom, otrovom, barutom.
The Age of Decadence se razvija korišćenjem Torque engine-a (napravljenog od strane GarageGames), u 3D sa izometrijskim pogledom. Svet je ogroman, a moći ćete da posetite 22 različite lokacije. Slično Fallout-u, na mapi sveta neke lokacije otkrićete slučajno, a mnoge će biti dodate kada nađete neku mapu ili natpis koji na nju ukazuje. Igra je potpuno nelinearna, tako da ne postoje fiksne tačke koje morate posetiti i ključni NPC likovi sa kojima morate da pričate da bi otključali sledeću lokaciju. Neće biti nasumičnih sukoba na mapi, ali postojaće određeni broj specijalnih susreta koji se mogu ali ne moraju desiti. Predviđeno je da igra traje 30-40 sati.
Nakon skoro pet godina rada na ovom projektu, na zvaničnom forumu su se pojavila obaveštenja da je igra u završnoj fazi i da se očekuje da će biti finalizirana u 2009. godini. Predviđeno je da demo, koji će se sastojati od jedne lokacije i nešto više od 20-ak quest-ova, bude dostupan za download nešto pre zvaničnog datuma izlaska igre na tržište. Više je nego očigledno da su u The Age of Decadence autori uložili mnogo truda i ljubavi. Sam koncept fleksibilne priče i stvarnih posledica igračevih postupaka je više nego privlačan onima koji zaista žele da se užive u svoju ulogu, pa će hardcore RPG igrači ovde naći sate i sate zabave. Potezna borba bez impresivnih detalja, međutim, kao i gameplay prvenstveno baziran na dijalozima, definitivno neće imati svoje fanove među onima koji vole brzu akciju bez mnogo razmišljanja i modernu grafiku.
Naziv igre: The Age of Decadence
Žanr igre: RPG
Razvojni tim: Iron Tower Studios
Izdavač: Iron Tower Studios
Datum izlaska: 2009.
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