You have to choose among existing humans, all of whom, being human, are high flawed. You can't open a vat and pull out the perfect leader. You have to choose among the people who are available. You have to pick a replacement.īut here's the thing. Suppose you're some major official in Ancient Rome, and one of your provincial governors dies. I want this series to engage with politics and power and empire in an honest way. They reached a point where they didn't like any of the choices they had, so they quit. I recently got an email from someone who got stuck playing Queen's Wish. You enter a rebellious land, and you have to whip it into shape. This trilogy is heavily into politics and tough choices. Power politics alternating with sprawling dungeons. Of course, our customers will now get a vote on how true this is. It's exactly the sort of game that should charge a little more. It's hard to make this sort of game, and this genre has a small but very dedicated fan base. Plus, honestly, we make a rare, bespoke sort of product. Indies started charging $25 a few months ago, doing the hard work of normalizing it. Inflation has taken its bite, and we're keeping up. Our new games are now $25, exactly the same as our first game, Exile: Escape From the Pit, back in 1994. We're professional bottom feeders, and we're very lucky to have the gig. Sometimes, our fans say they worry about us. At least we're on page 6 (as I write this) of Steam's Upcoming RPGs list, behind about 73 porn games. Our retro, text-heavy games don't sell massive piles, which is fine, Sadly, though, these days it's pretty much impossible for us to get media attention. We satisfy a small dedicated fan base to maintain a pleasant, middle-class existence.
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