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Nordic Games Announces The Book of Unwritten Tales sequel - Updated 2/25 - 02/11/14 04:24 PM
KING Art launches Kickstarter to push boundaries of the point and click genre
You can access the Kickstarter here.
Happy Gaming!
Ana
You can access the Kickstarter here.
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Vienna, AUSTRIA (February 11th 2013) – Nordic Games and KING Art have today announced a unique collaboration which will see The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 – the sequel to the much-loved 2011 adventure – released beginning of 2015.
Keen to push the boundaries of the niche point and click genre, KING Art has also launched a Kickstarter to raise funds to develop additional on-top content for the game.
“This is a very ambitious project”, says Martin Kreuch, Producer at Nordic Games. “The fans have been waiting for a new adventure in the world of Aventasia that continues the story of BoUT 1. We have a long and very fruitful track-record working with KING Art, which is why it is important to us to support them in any way that is needed. If KING Art wants to try out something new, why should we be hindering them in doing so? At first, it seemed strange to us thinking about an already funded game being on Kickstarter, but then we were amazed about the possibility to get direct feedback from the crowd about this additional on-top content and features.”
“We’re thrilled to be working alongside Nordic Games again on The Book of Unwritten Tales 2,” adds Jan Theysen, Creative Director, KING Art. “At a later stage of the development process – production start was in October 2012 –, we suggested to Nordic Games to add additional features (multiple ways to solve certain puzzles, optional sidequests with different outfits to customise the appearance of your character etc.) and more community communication to further improve the game. Based on our very positive experience with Kickstarter on a different project (Battle World: Kronos), we suggested involving the community directly via Kickstarter to see if these features are something that gamers would like to see in an adventure game. Every cent from the campaign goes directly into the on-top content and we are excited to see how the adventure community will react to our ambitious plans.”
Released in 2009, The Book of Unwritten Tales was highly acclaimed by press and critics alike. The sequel continues the story of the beloved protagonists of the first part and its add-on.
About BoUT 2
The story takes place one year after the events of The Book of Unwritten Tales. Our four playable characters, Wilbur the gnome mage, elven princess Ivo, adventurer Nate and his companion, the critter, all have their own problems to deal with. But then a new threat appears and the four work together to save the world of Aventasia once more.
Players will play each of our heroes individually but there are also times where two or even three characters are being played simultaneously, in order to solve some of the riddles & quests. The game features the city of Seastone and many new locations, like flying pirate cities, sunken desert-temples, the elven palace, the Seastone underground and many more.
Keen to push the boundaries of the niche point and click genre, KING Art has also launched a Kickstarter to raise funds to develop additional on-top content for the game.
“This is a very ambitious project”, says Martin Kreuch, Producer at Nordic Games. “The fans have been waiting for a new adventure in the world of Aventasia that continues the story of BoUT 1. We have a long and very fruitful track-record working with KING Art, which is why it is important to us to support them in any way that is needed. If KING Art wants to try out something new, why should we be hindering them in doing so? At first, it seemed strange to us thinking about an already funded game being on Kickstarter, but then we were amazed about the possibility to get direct feedback from the crowd about this additional on-top content and features.”
“We’re thrilled to be working alongside Nordic Games again on The Book of Unwritten Tales 2,” adds Jan Theysen, Creative Director, KING Art. “At a later stage of the development process – production start was in October 2012 –, we suggested to Nordic Games to add additional features (multiple ways to solve certain puzzles, optional sidequests with different outfits to customise the appearance of your character etc.) and more community communication to further improve the game. Based on our very positive experience with Kickstarter on a different project (Battle World: Kronos), we suggested involving the community directly via Kickstarter to see if these features are something that gamers would like to see in an adventure game. Every cent from the campaign goes directly into the on-top content and we are excited to see how the adventure community will react to our ambitious plans.”
Released in 2009, The Book of Unwritten Tales was highly acclaimed by press and critics alike. The sequel continues the story of the beloved protagonists of the first part and its add-on.
About BoUT 2
The story takes place one year after the events of The Book of Unwritten Tales. Our four playable characters, Wilbur the gnome mage, elven princess Ivo, adventurer Nate and his companion, the critter, all have their own problems to deal with. But then a new threat appears and the four work together to save the world of Aventasia once more.
Players will play each of our heroes individually but there are also times where two or even three characters are being played simultaneously, in order to solve some of the riddles & quests. The game features the city of Seastone and many new locations, like flying pirate cities, sunken desert-temples, the elven palace, the Seastone underground and many more.
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Bremen, Germany (February 12th 2013) – KING Art has reached its funding goal of $65,000 for The Book of Unwritten Tales 2; just 30 hours since the Kickstarter campaign launched.
The developer KING Art Games is celebrating the success by releasing a new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q5cEwaNUKg
View The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingartgames/487759540?token=89e2435a
”It is good to know that there are many players out there who enjoy big, classic adventure games“, says Jan Theysen, Creative Director at KING Art Games. ”For The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 we purposely decided to steer clear of some current trends and aimed the game at core gamers, gave it a large scale, put the focus clearly on puzzles and classic gameplay. We are extremely pleased that fans also share our views and generously pledged their support.“
The campaign will continue to run for a further 38 days. In this time KING Art hopes to achieve three stretch goals that would further enhance the game – optional puzzles, an orchestra soundtrack, and extensive behind-the-scenes material.
The developer KING Art Games is celebrating the success by releasing a new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q5cEwaNUKg
View The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingartgames/487759540?token=89e2435a
”It is good to know that there are many players out there who enjoy big, classic adventure games“, says Jan Theysen, Creative Director at KING Art Games. ”For The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 we purposely decided to steer clear of some current trends and aimed the game at core gamers, gave it a large scale, put the focus clearly on puzzles and classic gameplay. We are extremely pleased that fans also share our views and generously pledged their support.“
The campaign will continue to run for a further 38 days. In this time KING Art hopes to achieve three stretch goals that would further enhance the game – optional puzzles, an orchestra soundtrack, and extensive behind-the-scenes material.
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The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 Kickstarter achieved stretch goal #2
$145,000 raised to finance projection mapping, Kickstarter-Editions, optional side quests and outfits, blog, making-of videos and partial orchestral soundtrack
Bremen, Germany (February 25th 2013) – KING Art has more than doubled its Kickstarter funding goal, with the current amount donated to back the project standing at an impressive $145,000.
The total funds – which also include contributions via Paypal that are not represented on Kickstarter – will now enable KING Art to create a dedicated production blog, behind the scenes videos and on top of that record several tracks from the game with a live orchestra. Benny Oschmann, composer of the Book of Unwritten Tales 2 soundtrack, received an Aggie-award just a couple of days ago, for Best Music on The Raven, another KING Art adventure game in 2013.
About BoUT 2
The story takes place one year after the events of The Book of Unwritten Tales. The four playable characters, Wilbur the gnome mage, elven princess Ivo, adventurer Nate and his companion, the Critter, each have their own problems to deal with. But then a new threat appears and the four work together to save the world of Aventásia once more.
Players will play each of our heroes individually but there are also times where two or even three characters are being played simultaneously, in order to solve some of the puzzles & quests. The game many new locations, like flying pirate cities, sunken desert-temples, an elven palace, the Seastone underground and many more.
Video game characters and their off-time
Little light has been shed on what video game characters do between two of their projects, so find out what Nate and Wilbur were up to in between Book of Unwritten Tales 1 and Book of Unwritten Tales 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iesApckBZ3A
$145,000 raised to finance projection mapping, Kickstarter-Editions, optional side quests and outfits, blog, making-of videos and partial orchestral soundtrack
Bremen, Germany (February 25th 2013) – KING Art has more than doubled its Kickstarter funding goal, with the current amount donated to back the project standing at an impressive $145,000.
The total funds – which also include contributions via Paypal that are not represented on Kickstarter – will now enable KING Art to create a dedicated production blog, behind the scenes videos and on top of that record several tracks from the game with a live orchestra. Benny Oschmann, composer of the Book of Unwritten Tales 2 soundtrack, received an Aggie-award just a couple of days ago, for Best Music on The Raven, another KING Art adventure game in 2013.
About BoUT 2
The story takes place one year after the events of The Book of Unwritten Tales. The four playable characters, Wilbur the gnome mage, elven princess Ivo, adventurer Nate and his companion, the Critter, each have their own problems to deal with. But then a new threat appears and the four work together to save the world of Aventásia once more.
Players will play each of our heroes individually but there are also times where two or even three characters are being played simultaneously, in order to solve some of the puzzles & quests. The game many new locations, like flying pirate cities, sunken desert-temples, an elven palace, the Seastone underground and many more.
Video game characters and their off-time
Little light has been shed on what video game characters do between two of their projects, so find out what Nate and Wilbur were up to in between Book of Unwritten Tales 1 and Book of Unwritten Tales 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iesApckBZ3A
Happy Gaming!
Ana
Very creative and funny, and I really like the ideas they're thinking of implementing with the Kickstarter money. 
I really hope they make the next one, as I would like to see the side quests and the customizable character outfits. (Zoe apparently will have some of the latter in Dreamfall Chapters as well.) I always loved the outfit changes in Culpa Innata. They weren't necessary, but they added a nice bit of realism to the game that I appreciated. It would be nice if more adventure games would (or could afford) to do that. And the idea of side quests really interests me! Seeing more of the world/story, and making it bigger than what it would be otherwise is always a welcome bonus. 