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on: May 09, 2007, 10:53:52 AM

http://www.darkdaysarecoming.com/

Eeeeeenteresting. Discuss.
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Reply #1 on: May 09, 2007, 10:58:36 AM

This is going to bother me now. What do you do with the images!?
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Reply #2 on: May 09, 2007, 11:07:59 AM

Freaky. I'm working on the Vitruvian Man puzzle now.

Edit: Vitruvian, not Vesuvian. I r dum.
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Reply #3 on: May 09, 2007, 12:13:42 PM

I did it!   cheesy

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Reply #4 on: May 09, 2007, 12:29:19 PM

What goes where and rotated where?

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Reply #5 on: May 09, 2007, 12:34:51 PM


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Reply #6 on: May 10, 2007, 08:21:59 AM

That website has Majestic written all over it..

I can't wait to get a pre-recorded phone call from an NPC at 3am.
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Reply #7 on: May 10, 2007, 08:49:03 AM

I finally got the whole site unlocked. Pretty neat promo. Now let's see what showstopping bugs Funcom introduces...  Hello Kitty
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Reply #8 on: May 10, 2007, 09:32:26 AM

As long as they don't stab me in the face with the bits of my computer they break again, I'll feel blessed.

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Reply #9 on: May 10, 2007, 09:41:39 AM

I'm hoping it's the follow-up to Dreamfall.

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Reply #10 on: May 10, 2007, 09:58:57 AM

Posted a little while ago on the forums:


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The code has been cracked, the locations marked. My friends - you've been helpful beyond measure. I WILL call on you again.

Five sacred places point to an ancient secret buried by time - a Pandora's Box that was very nearly opened, less than a century ago.

Once more this secret is in danger of being exposed. That MUST NOT be allowed to happen!

I'm taking this information with me to people who can help. Powerful friends. Warriors. Protectors. They inhabit this world, and yet they live apart from it, in secret places, hidden places...in the dark places.

Be safe. Be vigilant. Be aware. We are approaching an end, and a new beginning. You will be called on again. And this time - the battle will be harder.

A friend.
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Reply #11 on: May 11, 2007, 01:22:16 AM

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Reply #12 on: May 11, 2007, 01:37:39 AM

Funcom revealed the game in an exclusive article in the Norwegian newspaper VG, and for those of you who can't read Norwegian, here's a translated summary of the article, copied from a forum post at the official forums:
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Cry Gaia is not the official title it has been revealed but The Secret World is.
- It's a mmo, with a lot of action elements and rpg elements and it revolves around building your character. Like any other mmo you can both solo and play in groups.
- They are taking every current time myths and applying them to this game and it's set in our world in our time with those myths applied. They are still a bit secretive about this. It's Ragner Tornquist's lovechild they say.
- They haven't revealed a release date yet but it is being built for the PC & X360. Right now they are focusing much on making Age of Conan absolutely killer which will release October 30th for PC and 2008 for the X360 though full production is still taking place for The Secret World as Funcom has 260+ employees at the moment.
- The market aim for The Secret World is for people 25years and above and the content will be suitably grown up and it's probably the first mmo with really tangible horror elements. Looks like it will be the worlds second M rated mmo game with the first being Funcom's other mmo Age of Conan.
Guess this thread can be moved to the MMOG section now =P

EDIT: Concept art

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Reply #13 on: May 11, 2007, 07:34:23 AM

Sounds like something I would give a shot, assuming that it works when I try to play it (beta, release, etc).

I think the first real test of this game will actually be Conan - both are going to be PC/360 games, and with Conan we will see if Funcom can actually release a game that works.

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Reply #14 on: May 11, 2007, 08:04:59 AM

What the hell is this ?

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Reply #15 on: May 11, 2007, 10:28:40 AM

Modern conspiracy new-age-mysticism horror action-rpg MMO.

At least it doesn't have elves. I'd beta it.
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Reply #16 on: May 11, 2007, 10:35:30 AM

This thread was in the other forum to make it seem fun :(

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Reply #17 on: May 11, 2007, 10:39:57 AM

Yes, I did.  Sorry, it's best you come to grips with this now.

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Reply #18 on: May 11, 2007, 11:13:14 AM


Heh, in the 11th concept art page is a bar call the 'Magicians Knob'.   In terms of level design, will the Magicians Knob be polished? .... Get it? ... ha ha.

Project looks very interesting.


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Reply #19 on: May 11, 2007, 11:27:55 AM

This? This has potential. Lots of potential.

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Reply #20 on: May 11, 2007, 12:30:01 PM

I am, of course, in.

Sanity loss would rock too...

Tuned in, immediately get to watch cringey Ubisoft talking head offering her deepest sympathies to the families impacted by the Orlando shooting while flanked by a man in a giraffe suit and some sort of "horrifically garish neon costumes through the ages" exhibit or something.  We need to stop this fucking planet right now and sort some shit out. -Kail
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Reply #21 on: May 11, 2007, 12:50:13 PM

I'm not sure any of us can afford to lose any sanity.

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Reply #22 on: May 11, 2007, 01:12:45 PM

I'm not sure any of us can afford to lose any sanity.

The man has a point. None the less I'm intrigued.

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Reply #23 on: May 11, 2007, 01:44:16 PM

Sounds kind of like FunCom's attempt at a World of Darkness to me, but more info would be appreciated.

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Reply #24 on: May 11, 2007, 02:20:28 PM

You don't miss the sanity once it's gone.

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Reply #25 on: May 11, 2007, 02:45:04 PM

I'll play any game with shiny knobs!

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Reply #26 on: May 11, 2007, 03:17:43 PM

Cause they contain brains? Which you hunger for?

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Reply #27 on: May 11, 2007, 03:58:32 PM

Sounds kind of like FunCom's attempt at a World of Darkness to me, but more info would be appreciated.

FunCom vs CCP in a euro battle royale for first horror/contemporary game to hit the market and then fail miserably!
At least Funcom are only incompetent, instead of corrupt.

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Reply #28 on: May 11, 2007, 04:19:13 PM

Actually funcom has been doing pretty well for several years. Hard to live down that launch, but they really bounced back and AO was very well handled after the first six months.

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Reply #29 on: May 11, 2007, 07:12:23 PM

For those still interested who may not have got the email today:

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I said I would call on you again. I had no idea it would be so soon.

A trusted friend has sent me a scan of an old photograph thought lost that
may hold clues to the true nature of the conspiracy. I need your help to
decipher the clues and find its source.

You were the ones, the chosen ones, who discovered the truth behind the
numbers. You are needed once more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehiddenplaces/493782881/

Your friend,

HS

which took me to this now deleted picture (it was flash) and text:


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A.B. sent it to me. I don't yet know why - she refuses to say. What significance does it hold?

I must gather the following information:

When was it taken. Where - exactly - and by whom.

Who is the man standing near the camera?

And how will this information relate to the approaching darkness?

(Quickly now...they are trying to make this all go away. I will have to move the photograph again soon.)

Here's a closer look at the pic:



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Reply #30 on: May 11, 2007, 07:41:01 PM

I think Funcom may have something here. I appreciate this kind of "lore" more than words on the screen written by an intern or b-string fantasy writer. Hm, I suppose those two professions are the same thing really...
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Reply #31 on: May 11, 2007, 09:28:06 PM

Sounds kind of like FunCom's attempt at a World of Darkness to me, but more info would be appreciated.

FunCom vs CCP in a euro battle royale for first horror/contemporary game to hit the market and then fail miserably!

World of Darkness... isn't very dark.  It's usually neither scary nor disturbing.  I like the setting for what it is, but it's not Cthulhu.  It's not even Silent Hill.  Hopefully FunCom is aspiring to something like that rather than an attempt at doing something like WoD.
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Reply #32 on: May 11, 2007, 09:40:46 PM

I'm telling you, Unknown Armies. This is Unknown Armies. Look it up.
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Reply #33 on: May 11, 2007, 10:57:38 PM

Hm.

That's purty damn cool...
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Reply #34 on: May 12, 2007, 12:42:03 AM

Sounds kind of like FunCom's attempt at a World of Darkness to me, but more info would be appreciated.

FunCom vs CCP in a euro battle royale for first horror/contemporary game to hit the market and then fail miserably!

World of Darkness... isn't very dark.  It's usually neither scary nor disturbing.  I like the setting for what it is, but it's not Cthulhu.  It's not even Silent Hill.  Hopefully FunCom is aspiring to something like that rather than an attempt at doing something like WoD.

I sincerely hope you're correct, and these early concepts certainly give off a much darker vibe. But once you're in a world with people shouting "SO HOW DOES I LEVELED UP? LOL **** UR MOM SHE LEVELED MY COCK LAST NIGHT ROFL ", does all the darkness become merely cosmetic? Because I personally feel that WoD has some cosmetic darkness, just no dark substance.
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