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http://forum.ice-pick.com/viewtopic.php?t=13377 wrote:Dybowskiy explained the situation in several interviews, but they has not been translated yet.
The story was that after they successfully launched The Void it was decided that IPL will work now on game that is somewhat similar to Pathologic (but not remake/sequel, they didn't have rights to it at the time) and were promised a budget around 2 million euro (for comparison, Pathologic budget was 360.000 $). So, they wrote The Frost that spans across several generations, 200 characters and takes 70 in-game years. But then Atari bankrupt and they were left with no money and huge script. So they made Knock-Knock to see what can be done with crowdfunding basically (and some other things irrelevant to this tread).
And now when all opportunities to recreate Pathologic are presented it would be a waste not to do it. First game differed drastically from what was planned originally to do and they also turned out to be not experienced enough to create core of the game - AI for the Plague, that would actually act cunning and extremely intelligent (and some other things obviously). But that was just what game wanted to look like at the time. It's not about technological side, it's just turned out to be completely different story (which is no surprise considering how many times script was rewritten).
So, basically, remake will not be just renewing graphics and gameplay, it promises to be a whole new game. Even if from the start it will go along the lines of original concept we all know how much IPL games tend to change during developing, so end result could be something absolutely new. Besides, if they will not do it now they will probably never be able to do it. IPL create games when there is time for them to be created and now is just time has come for Pathologic to reborn.

P.S. Dybowskiy mentioned several times that they did not closed The Frost completely, it was just put on hold. But if/when they will be able to make actual game it will probably use technique that is similar to one used in Knock-Knock, not 3D models.

So, basically, remake will not be just renewing graphics and gameplay, it promises to be a whole new game. Even if from the start it will go along the lines of original concept we all know how much IPL games tend to change during developing, so end result could be something absolutely new.

Jaunty » Sat Aug 09, 2014 6:24 pm wrote:inb4 RPS

Nikolay Dybowski wrote:There is a principle lying beneath all those multidirectional wills and opinions—a principle that any decision we make, from grand concepts to minor details, is based upon. Telling truth from lies. And I’m not only talking about professional fidelity and being honest with yourself. I’m talking about being honest with the game.

There is an peculiar axiom underlying everything we do. An assumption we treat as a fact. We believe that the people, the events, the space presented in Pathologic are not our fancy’s children. They’re real.

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Every quest, every character, every building is an enigma for us. When starting to work on any element of the game, we’ll ask ourselves: “How did it really look or happen—keeping in mind that the creators of the original Pathologic saw it like this?” This challenge becomes a bit less tough if you keep in mind that we actually know the creators of the original Pathologic quite well. We can remember our own younger selves and confirm that there were false details (because we didn’t know what we know now) and placeholders (because we were in a hurry).

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We’ll do our best to make sure anyone who plays Pathologic for the first time feels no falsehood. We’ll do our best to make sure anyone who’s already played the original Pathologic exclaims: “Now I know how it really happened.”

ne0lith wrote:Se pare ca la sfarsitul lui octombrie va fi lansat un remaster al originalului; jocul va fi acelasi ca in 2005, cu exceptia unor imbunanatitiri vizuale si a refacerii traducerii. Asta pentru ca producatorii sa isi poata lua libertatea unor schimbari mai mari in remake-ul finantat pe kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/15 ... ts/1375394

I have mixed feelings about this, sunt convins ca remake-ul va fi foarte bun, insa primul a fost asa o capodopera incat orice modificare de natura non-tehnica mi se pare un risc

The First Pathologic Playable Thing reached the backers who are eligible for alpha access today. You can download and play it right now.

The First Playable Things even has a separate name now, Pathologic: The Marble Nest. Which may be a bit odd, but this is the best way to highlight the fact that the thing that became available to you today is neither a demo (because it features a very limited number of mechanics), nor an alpha version of the real Pathologic (because it’s a separate story with its own self-contained plot). It’s almost like a small autonomous game that uses the assets, characters, and premise of Pathologic, but works on its own.