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Future Tactics Writer Interviewed On Unnoticed TRPG

Posted by simoniker on from the sneaking-out-into-stores dept.

Thanks to NTSC-UK for its interview with scriptwriter Paul Rose regarding Zed Two's tactical RPG Future Tactics, as he discusses some of the issues with current game scriptwriting ("You may think there's nothing wrong with them, but to someone like myself who makes a living out of writing scripts and stories, they set my teeth on edge. Especially when you get developers, or publishers, going on about their Hollywood-style scripts"), as well as the sad demise of Zed Two (then a part of Warthog) just before the game's release ("A big, big shame, given that Zed Two's ethos was to produce genuinely innovative and interesting games.") Elsewhere, Gamecritics.com has a thoughtful review of the PS2/Xbox/GC game, "saddled with poor cover art and positioned as a budget release", but considered "a breath of fresh air" by the reviewer, though NTSC-UK's review is a little more ambivalent, arguing: "It can only be hoped that [the developers'] inventiveness is met with the time and budget to do their creativity justice [in the future]."

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  1. Re:Always nice to see a new SRPG, or? by Amanset · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Includes the word 'Tactics' in the title, -1.

    The game was developed by ZedTwo under the name "Pillage". Many of those involved with the game still refer to it as that. The changed to "Future Tactics" was due to someone else (Warthog or the Publisher) and came in very soon before release.

    For the XBOX, -1.

    And PS2, GC and PC last time I heard. I know I own the GC version.