EA Announces Open-Ended RPG

With the success of Bethesda's Oblivion featuring so prominently in the headlines of late, EA's announcement of 'Project Gray Company' comes as little surprise. From the Gamespot blurb: "The action takes place in a massive open world where you can go anywhere you want, and the characters in this world are powered by an incredible simulation [artificial intelligence] based on the same technology used by the makers of The Sims 2. The story of the game is built around a series of Story Quests. You can choose to follow specific Story Quests, embark on a range of other types of quests, or set off on your own adventures in the massive open world environment."

Yeah, that's pretty open-ended, alright.

[Tackhead]

From TFA:
> No platform, price, or release date was announced for the game.

Yeah, that's about as open-ended as it gets.

EA

[kryten_nl]

You'll never beat my lvl 60 'EA develloper' with his 'Improved Lack Of Sleep', 'Tolerance For Low Wages' and his special 'Transform Coffee To Code'....

Re:Yeah, that's pretty open-ended, alright.

[Odiumjunkie]

The project is being developed with the working titly "Duke Nukem Forever".

So now the only question that remains is...

[Lead Butthead]

So now the only question that remains is how to plug humans into that and form the first matrix.

$10 says it's Madden-based...

[xxxJonBoyxxx]

$10 says it's Madden-based. Here are the initial classes:

  - Quarterback - Needs high wisdom
  - Lineman - Needs high strength
  - Wide Receiver - Needs high dexterity
  - TV Announcer - Similar to a "half-orc"
  - Cheerleader - Basically put in for the usual "dark elf" player

EA to release half finished game

[Goldberg's Pants]

"But this game isn't finished. There's virtually no script, no ending, nothing."

"Ah screw it, call it open ended and ship it."

Re:I'm tired of being the hero

[neuraljazz]

Join the Republican Party.... they seem to be needing some new blood. :-)

-NJ

SQ4 ref?

[Rob T Firefly]

There was a gag software ad way back in "Space Quest IV" [sq7.org] with the same idea.. (imagine the following read aloud in that awesome Gary Owens narrator voice)

Narrator: It's here at last! With a combination of SAI--Simulated Artificial Intelligence--and VRAI--Virtually-Real Artificial Intelligence--we at MaxThis! Software have created a simulated simulator experience that's unlike anything you've ever simulated playing before. With SimSim, you can create a simulated environment in which you can create any simulated environment you want!

Isn't an open ended RPG...

[Anonymous Coward]

...normally known as a bazooka, or a recoilless rifle?

Re:Yeah, that's pretty open-ended, alright.

[Odiumjunkie]

I misspelt "title". Instant /. death. HEAD SHOT. PEDANTRY is on a killing spree.