dtgreene: Looks interesting, but one thing (under "modern sensibilities" that bothers me and IMO shouldn't be in a game of this style:
Event-triggered cutscenes help set the pace of the story and move it forward.
dtgreene: Also, no mention of whether the PC version is for all PCs or just if it's DRM-encumbered.
Furthermore, no mention on whether you can choose the main character's gender. If it's locked to male, that actually is a dealbreaker for me.
Also, no mention of a Linux version, so if it doesn't run under WINE, it's not an option for me.
Hi there, I'm the female half of the team at Stirring Dragon Games (we're the ones making Unknown Realm). We're going to be posting a lot more about the game in the coming weeks, but I did want to tell you that the main character's gender is not locked to male. We plan to do an update about our character creation sheet down the line.
People who back for the collector's edition(PC) will get a DRM free copy of the game. There's a bit more in the comments on the project and we'll be adding more about that as the project progresses. We are still making some decisions regarding digital distribution (we would love to be on GOGl). But it is likely there will be a DRM free version of the game one way or another. But first things first - we have to have a successful campaign. :-)
As for Linux...our PC platform should work with Wine, although we haven't tested it yet, so don't quote me on that. We honestly weren't expecting a lot of demand for a Linux version...every version (/Mac etc) has to be built from scratch and with a small team (just the two of us) we have to be careful not to spread ourselves too thin.
Thanks for your interest!
I will try to pop in here and respond to questions periodically - but we've been super busy responding on a lot of fronts so forgive me if there are long delays in response.