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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Mistborn as a Video Game
« on: March 29, 2007, 04:37:16 AM »
I definitely think first person would be the key to making the game great, whether it's more shooter oriented or rpg oriented.

The only chance of seeing any sort of game come along soon would have to be a mod for a previous game.  While Oblivion would seem to be an obvious choice, I don't think it's physics engine is robust enough for all that's involved.  Some sort of Half-Life 2/Source mod would work better I think.  Pushing/Pulling has gravity gun mod written all over it.

That's actually a project I think it would be way cool to be a part of.  I have programming skills although I possess no creative abilities otherwise.  I wonder if it would actually be possible to get together a team of people.  Hmm...let's not even mention the problems that always arise from mods based on IP's not owned by the people creating them.

Oh well.  I suppose I'll just keep dreaming in the meantime.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: MB2 release party?
« on: March 29, 2007, 04:29:40 AM »
Free prizes AND free food? I'm not sure how anybody could resist that!

Oh, and I think there might be a great new book coming out at the same time.  ;)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Mistborn as a Video Game
« on: March 28, 2007, 05:22:39 AM »
I think it would be awesome as an mmorpg. Maybe that's just me and my irrational love for those. I could never get it out of my system. It could be like...WoW...but...different.

I definitely see where you are going with that, but I really think that to pull the game off as an MMO, you'd really have to compromise the magic system.  Or make it different some how.  You can't have everyone using full magic all the time, and anything less makes the player feel like a pathetic skaa.

The only way to fully empower the player would be in a either a single player RPG or a first person shooter.  Or maybe some sort of hybrid of the two. 

That's what I think anyway.

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Brandon Sanderson / Mistborn as a Video Game
« on: March 28, 2007, 05:03:22 AM »
Okay,  there's already a topic visualizing the book as movie, but I think we're missing the real boat.  I'm a software developer and serious video game fan, and this book has ALL the makings of a solid video game.

Basically, I'm envisioning something along the lines of Oblivion, a first person roleplaying game.  The magic system lends itself very strongly to the first person.  You could have a metal view mode where you see all the lines.  It'd be awesome.  Metal pushing and pulling could propel you all around the world spider-manish style.   It could also have a solid multiplayer mode, even a hazekiller vs. mistborn mode.  Also, Soothing and Rioting are classic dialog type skills, and the game could have tons of dialog choices.  There is just a ton of potential here.  Imagine a first person shooter with atium! Atium in multiplayer!  It really would be great.

I'm sure there's more I'm not thinking of.  What do you all think?


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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Okay, I'm hooked.
« on: March 28, 2007, 04:54:21 AM »
I a little shamed to admit it, but I initially bought Elantris simply because I saw Brandon at a book signing in a Border's.  My wife and I felt a little sorry for him because nobody was talking to him, so we went up and chatted with him for a few minutes.  We thought it was cool that he was local fantasy author, so we walked out of the store with a signed copy of Elantris.  Both my wife and I were totally blown away by it.  She's read it multiple times.  We were very excited to add a signed copy of Mistborn to our collection recently as well.

I must say, it's very exciting to find not only a great author, but one who lives relatively close to me and shares similar beliefs.

I don't think it's possible to finish a BS book and not be hooked.  They're just that good.

</blatant_fanboyism>

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Mistborn Wallpaper One
« on: March 28, 2007, 04:42:07 AM »
EUOL, that really does look great.  Any chance of getting a higher res one for those of use without widescreen monitors?  1600 by 1200 perhaps?  That'd be wonderful.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: MB2 release party?
« on: March 28, 2007, 04:37:34 AM »
I was always sad I missed the MB1 release party.  I meant to go and then didn't because I got confused as to the date.  I still have a full collection of signed BS books though...I really hope I make it to this one.  I know my wife's on board.

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