Intrigue - become the king or die trying

Dominik Gotojuch · 2012-01-04T22:31:05

[media][/media] [color="black"][font="Arial"][size="4"] [/font][color="black"][font="Arial"][size="4"]Do you have what it takes to take the throne? Choose your pawns and let the Intrigue begin.[/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]Intrigue is a compact turn based strategy game about the members of the king's court, competing against each other for influence, gold, fulfilling their agenda and ultimately - the crown. [/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]Fill the role of one of six, unique characters with individual abilities, goals and other traits . Choose to become the king, with much power, but also backstabbers following your every step, or join the ranks of his courtiers and play as the prince, the general, the minister, the cardinal or the baron. Despite of whom you decide to lead into struggle, each time you play you will have to construct a new, elaborate plot to defeat your opponents. Every game will require you to adapt your strategy to your rivals and the situation in the kingdom by gathering gold and supporters, confronting your foes openly and secretly and practicing the art of diplomacy.[/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]Intrigue is an innovative game, requiring both strategy and cunning to outsmart your rivals and defeat them in the race for the crown. The gameplay is based on dynamic scenarios and addictive, intuitive rules, which set you up for hours of fun. [/font] [font="Arial"]Status[/font][font="Arial"] [/font] [font="Arial"] [/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]Intrigue has been in development for a couple of months now. It's looking great so far and getting better every day. We are anticipating that the Windows version of the game will be finished before the end of the year and released soon after, targeting digital distribution channels. We will be sharing progress updates on our webpage, Facebook and Twitter, so make sure you follow us to get all the news![/font] [font="Arial"]About us[/font] [font="Arial"][color="black"]Robot Gentleman Studios is a fresh addition to the creative world of indie game development, inspired to create fantastic and innovative games that you will never forget. Its ancient roots can be traced to two fine gentleman (not robots, though). The idea was first conceived by Dominik "Domx" Gotojuch, who always loved games and his experience at Lionhead Studios as a gameplay programmer took this passion even further. His software engineering skills were soon to be complemented by a talented and creative artist Jacek "brc21" Nowacki, who came all the way back from Amsterdam to take part in Robot Gentleman's first project! The efforts towards developing Intrigue were further reinforced by cooperation with a professional musician, with over three decades of experience in theatre, musical and film projects.[/font] [font="Arial"]For gamedev.net[/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]Hope you liked this early pitch for the Intrigue and got interested. We will be revealing further details regularly, until the release of the game in a couple of months. If you want to stay up to date, visit us at www.robotgentleman.com check our facebook profile at www.facebook.com/robotgentleman and follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/robotgentleman. If you would like to support the project, stop by our RocketHub profile at www.rockethub.com/projects/3664-intrigue-become-the-king-or-die-trying and fund us. There are some great rewards just sitting there, waiting for you![/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]Now, for some brief technical background: the game is being developed using C# with XNA, using our own "engine", plus some third party libraries. The game is going to be a 2d title with unique, custom art. The first version released will be the Windows version, but ports to other platforms are planned to follow shortly. [/font] [color="black"][font="Arial"]If you have any questions about the game, be sure to ask and I will be happy to respond. If you are wondering about gameplay previews - these are going to be shown as soon as most of the final art is in place, which is hopefully going to be sometime in about a month.[/font]

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[font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif][size=2]We were hit by a slight delay in publishing the last episode of Meet the Court, but it's here and we can all find out what happens when kings get mixed up with conspiracies.[/font]We are working hard to finish the game in the near future and we are happy to report that the musical score for the game is ready and art is not far from being finished. The game itself is tested, as we speak, and will be polished until it's sparkling ;) Gameplay is coming soon, technically lurking around the corner. We will be starting with gameplay stills, but videos will follow shortly.

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There are only two kinds of kings: those who were born to take the throne and those who claimed it. Neither of these paths guarantee a strong and wise ruler, but they do give the king the absolute power to rule the realm as he pleases. Even if heads do not roll every Monday, the monarch will face waves of enemies from within and abroad. Even if he does not bathe in blood, there will be some, who will try to murder him, probably in an inventive and cruel way. The weight of the crown is not to be taken lightly. It can easily become a burden that may bring even the most able of men down. Will the king have enough strength and wisdom to wear it or will history remember him as a terrible tyrant or a clumsy fool?

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[/font][/font]A battalion of trumpets finished playing final, triumphal notes of a proud melody, as the early morning sun was shining through the windows. Even before the last sound faded away, the royal secretary announced the king's approach. "His Majesty, Alexander, first of his name, Protector of the realm and its people". Every single person present in the audience chamber stood up and faced the throne. As the king entered, pulling a long cloak made of the finest velvet and furs, everyone, save for the king's guard, fell to their knees to honour their sovereign. Lord and ladies in front rows did not miss to notice that the monarch was not exactly in a good mood. In fact, his face was darkened with wrath. When his majesty finally sat on the throne, most people in the room realised that the chance of having a decent breakfast, away from the royal dungeon, decreased drastically. The king's voice met nothing, but silence, when it came out like a thunder. "Council members, come before me at once.". Several men seated in various places around the king approached. There came the always anxious minister Termole, closely followed by ever vigilant general Raynald. Out of the shadows came cardinal Razarin. Baron Valefort left his group and strolled towards the king, as did the young prince Nicholas. All of them lined up a short distance away from the king. They were met with king's attention and anger. Everyone in the chamber held their breath, as the monarch was about to continue his speech. "You are all traitors. Plotters. Backstabbers!". Drops of his majesty's spit reached the accused group. "You dared to plot against me? Your king?! You shall pay the price. Off with their heads!". Panicked and surprised cries erupted from the line. Some of the courtiers shouted, pleaded with tears rolling down their chins. Others stood silently and only their eyes expressed how shocked they were. As the guardsmen pulled them away, the king's voice thundered one more time. "Wait". This single word brought hope. Was the king going to reconsider their sentence? Was he going to spare them? "My son". The king looked at prince Nicholas. "Yes, father?". "I have decided to change your fate. Not only have you betrayed your sovereign. You conspired against your father. You are no longer my son and the heir to the throne. You shall hang like a common thief. Take him to the gallows". The few remaining colours on prince's round face faded away, leaving only an expression of pure horror. He tried to mumble something, as he was carried away. Alexander was used to tough decisions. The future of the entire realm rested upon his shoulders. He knew that at least one of the people he sent to die today was innocent. Or maybe two. Or perhaps more. However, he did not have a choice. Someone from the council was plotting to have him killed and this plan was close to fruition. He could not let that happen. Even, if it required him to sacrifice his son. The king's justice had been served. Alexander was not happy, but he was pleased that this ill matter was over. However, he failed to notice that his jester was about to pierce his royal neck with a rather sharp dagger.

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