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stoic_arnie36 karma

The base game of Viking Oregon trail mixed with King of Dragon Pass was there from the beginning, but once we ran the Kickstarter for Banner Saga 1, a lot changed. For instance, we actually had no intention of showing the caravan traveling through the world, we were going to show a simple map with a map-chit sliding over it. Once we started hearing from our community "I CAN'T WAIT TO LIVE AND TRAVEL IN THIS WORLD!!!!" we said 'uh-oh..' and then made it happen. Much of what you see is very iterative. We know where we're trying to go, but the ins-and-outs of how we get there are in constant flux. I think you can only do this on a small team as larger teams simply aren't this agile. It takes a lot to change the course of a large cargo ship.

stoic_arnie31 karma

I believe the best way to get noticed is to find your "unfair advantage". What is it that gives your game an advantage that other game devs simply can't (or aren't) providing? Something 'new' and 'really well done' will often times get noticed. If your first thought when starting a company is "How do we market something and get noticed" then I think you've got it bass-akwards. The question should be "what is giving our game an unfair advantage over the other games out there". If you can answer that question then the marketing and noticeability problems of your game start falling in line.

stoic_arnie31 karma

We hope to have exciting news about this goal. It is an expensive thing to get in the game for a small studio like ours, but it's something we'd love to offer the community. Can't say much more about it, but if you want to see this someday, please support the Kickstarter that we're currently running!

stoic_arnie23 karma

My favorite characters are constantly changing, but one mainstay is Rook. He's kind of designed to be where I am at in life. He's not some 15 year old hero with the magical sword. He's a middle aged man with a kid to worry about, just doing the best he can. I may have to update his portrait to have more gray hair...

stoic_arnie22 karma

Wow. What a fantastic thing to read. When it's 4:00am and I'm still trying to get that travel scene just right, it's knowing that people like you are out there and going to enjoy it that makes it worthwhile. Thank you. Are there going to be more stories in this world? We sure hope so. Oddly it's only kind-of up to us. We've stated regularly that we'd love to do more, the story we're telling is only the tip of the iceberg, but it's up to the community really. Are people buying the game and telling their friends? That's all we need. Even a small team needs to make enough money to continue the journey. We'll see how Banner Saga 3 is received!