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We asked if there was an opening for a re-pitch, and we didn’t get an affirmative. Basically to sum it up, they were no longer interested. I didn’t take much notice of that statement at the time, but now that I look back, it was the reddest of flags.Īfter that email, we had a bit of a silence from “X”, then they responded in an unusually short email. The development and publishing company OnceLost Games which includes ex Elder Scrolls. “…We need in order to compete with the upcoming releases of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Elder Scrolls VI.” Wayward Realms open-world RPG unveiled by ex Elder Scrolls team. Paraphrasing, he said in his email to “X”… He did review his original pitch email with us, but as far as I can recall, the last one slipped out on his own.ĭistinctly, I remember him pushing our reps at the publisher for more money than they initially offered (from what I understand, not entirely uncommon). What happened next is fuzzy, but Vijay would have the habit of sending emails out late at night, directly to “X”, without CC’ing our email addresses, or talking with us first. We all deferred to his judgment when it came to pitching and publisher decisions. He has 80 game releases under his belt, as producer and/or in the pitching phase. We were practically finishing each others’ sentences - a good sign! I had updated our pitch deck before the call, and the types of game mechanics they were looking for pretty much mirrored on the pitch we had already built before talking to them. We did a virtual meeting with them (over a lunch break for me), and we seemed to hit it off well. “X” were very interested in what we were offering, and though not traditionally known for RPGs, that was a sector they were trying to expand into. This new setting, The Wayward Realms, aims to revivify the RPG genre by applying modern development standards and quality-of-life advancements to the design philosophy of classic role-playing games.
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In respect to all those involved, I will call them “X”, but I’m sure you’ve heard of them if you’re familiar with PC games. Under the direction of Ted Peterson and Julian LeFay veteran game developers Once Lost Games is creating a new open-world fantasy RPG.

All in all, it’s a rather disheartening story of internal clashes, tanked publisher negotiations, and a general lack of professionalism and enthusiasm for the project.Īnd this press buzz led to our first serious publisher contender reaching out to us. However, there is now this extensive Medium article from the guy who actually got the ball rolling on that whole project, where he talks about his experiences working on The Wayward Realms now that he’s no longer a part of the team. Daggerfall tended to lack variety though, which we plan to improve this time around.If you’re a fan of the older entries in The Elder Scrolls series, you’re probably aware that some of the original developers behind it have recently founded OnceLost Games with the goal of creating The Wayward Realms - a modernized spiritual successor to Daggerfall. The post read “Daggerfall was home to thousands of cities and towns something which we are aiming to replicate with WR. Elder Scrolls devs’ RPG The Wayward Realms is seeking. OnceLost Games took to Twitter to request some feedback from fans. How Elder Scrolls-like The Wayward Realms will change RPG games. However, this feature was left out of Skyrim so it would be interesting so the feature make a comeback in the successor to the early Scrolls series. Read More: Several Warzone Hackers Banned During Bizarre Live Stream They also mentioned “customized skills and abilities to craft your own spells, potions, and enchantments” which will give players the opportunity to create custom spells similarly to what we have seen previously in Daggerfall, Oblivion and Morrowind. Julian Lefay is a programmer, video game designer and musician.
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The description referenced a series of dungeons, competing factions along with a virtual game master who reacts to the players decisions. Read More: Red Dead Online Is Getting A Brand New Mode Next Week There has also been a Steam store page revealed alongside the trailer for The Wayward Realms, they go into detail as they explain how the game takes place across “one hundred, realistically scaled, islands, known collectively as the Archipelago”.
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The title looks as though it will also be full of spider, every arachnophobia’s dream! Read More: Halo Infinite Bot Was Seen ‘T-Bagging’ Players The horse then rode into a grand vista to really give players a taste of the open worlds scale.
