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April 15th, 2007

Chivalry is Not Dead.

This is the title of the new game I’ve been hinting at for the past little while. It is a game that contains many of your stereotypical fantasy characters on a stereotypical fantasy quest, except something just isn’t quite right about it. For one thing, you play the role of the evil sorcerer’s personal slave and henchman, tasked with assassinating the kind and peace-loving Queen of Everything. But is the Queen really as kind and peace-loving as she seems, or is she actually a manipulative control freak after her own personal gain? Furthermore, is the attractive long-haired hero tasked with saving the world from the clutches of the evil sorcerer really nothing more than an arrogant boy with delusions of grandeur? And finally, is the evil sorcerer truly evil, or simply lonely and misunderstood?

In this game, you will find yourself in a world where good and evil just aren’t as clearly defined as they usually are, where your actions actually make a difference in how others react to you, and where problems often have more than one solution. All wrapped in the same cartoonish style and oddball sense of humour you’d come to expect from Deirdra Kiai Productions, of course.

A short series of articles detailing the making of Chivalry is Not Dead is being planned to appear on Adventure Gamers at some point in the future. I’ll let you know when, of course. Also, a website with more information will probably appear in the future as well… once I actually get around to making one, that is.

8 comments.

8 Comments So Far...

  1. Tom April 15th, 2007 4:48 am

    Look forward to it. I’m not usually a fan of Swords & Sorcery, but I’m confident you’ll come up with an interesting spin on the genre. There’s not enough moral relativism in games.

  2. Rikard April 15th, 2007 11:58 am

    Yay!

    (I considered saying something a bit more clever, but decided that a simple exclamation of joy would be the best response to this.)

  3. Deirdra Kiai announces new project! : I Eat Games April 16th, 2007 2:59 pm

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  4. Joy April 16th, 2007 3:07 pm

    I can’t wait for it! :)

  5. The Management April 16th, 2007 4:29 pm

    I can’t wait for it, either. :)

  6. Leopold April 19th, 2007 8:09 pm

    Oh, this sounds great! I love moral ambiguity!

  7. Erwin April 20th, 2007 12:57 pm

    But… I don’t hear anything…

  8. The Management April 20th, 2007 1:34 pm

    I’m sorry. Would you like to borrow an ear trumpet?

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