Wasteland 2 Interview

GamesIndustry has a new article-style interview with Brian Fargo, discussing the work on Wasteland 2 and the state of the industry, publishers and crowdfunding.

Development on Wasteland 2 is moving rapidly, with multiple writers (including Chris Avellone, Michael Stackpole and Liz Danforth) creating scenarios. “The story now is 900 pages long,” said Fargo. How does that compare to the original Wasteland? “It’s much bigger,” Fargo noted. “I’m doing one of the smaller maps, and I’m at 40 pages so far, and I’m not verbose. It’s a lot of content. What if I rescue the kid? What if I don’t rescue the kid? That’s what everybody wants.”

The project is large in scope, with many moving parts. Fargo is pleased with the team that’s assembled, but is the schedule on track? “It’s still too early to tell,” Fargo admitted. “I’m very happy with the team; we have three or four ace programmers and the designers are having trouble keeping up with them. The design is the biggest short-term concern. We’ve just signed up three other writers.”

The overall result is that Fargo believes the project is achieving his goals. “I think it’s going to be one of the densest, deepest RPGs ever; just the cause and effect is fantastic. Ultimately, that’s what everybody wants. That’s what made GTA so great, it’s what made Sim City so great – when you do something it has an effect, and things hold together smartly.”

Spotted on RPGCodex.