Kolzig Posted February 16, 2005 http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9551745 After 7 exciting years, and 3 published games, Troika Games is closing its doors forever! Damn... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLacey Posted February 16, 2005 Damn indeed. I can't help but feel that, after Arcanum, all their projects were forced to release too early. You will be missed, Troika, as I reckon that you had some good games left in you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimmyTheFish Posted February 16, 2005 Well, I for one won't miss them. If they had ever made a playable game, I probably would though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SiN Posted February 16, 2005 i cant help but feel a bit pissed off, even though ive yet to actually play a troika game. its just so depressing knowing that all the developers are closing down left, right & center. SiN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vimes Posted February 16, 2005 Damn indeed. I can't help but feel that, after Arcanum, all their projects were forced to release too early. You will be missed, Troika, as I reckon that you had some good games left in you. That's bullshit : they claimed for months that Vampire Bloodlines was finished and that they only waited for HL2 to be released... look at the bugs in the final version, that's unforgettable. However, I will miss those guys (until they fund a new company) because their design philisophy was intelligent; too bad they didn't had good technicians with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted February 17, 2005 Sad, but it was totally coming. :~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted February 17, 2005 I liked Arcanum, but felt that it almost had TOO much to offer. There were so many inter locking skill sets that I had to hack the game to feel that I was getting the full world expieriance. I think it would have made a good mmorpg though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLacey Posted February 17, 2005 That's bullshit : they claimed for months that Vampire Bloodlines was finished and that they only waited for HL2 to be released... look at the bugs in the final version, that's unforgettable. I've never seen this publicly stated. Rumoured, I'm happy to admit, but I've never seen a public company statement that this was the case. If there is one, though, then I'm happy to admit that they were wrong, but I would still be correct in saying that the game was rushed to release too early in the wake of Half-Life 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lechimp Posted February 18, 2005 I'm pretty sure I saw it as well. In fact, I heard that they were even considering adding multiplayer to it, which was taken out in the early stages. They had a lot of extra time to fix bugs with Vampire. If they had fixed the bugs and polished the combat, Vampire had the potential to become a classic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted February 19, 2005 No Mutants Allowed has some footage from an RPG engine which was in the works at Troika Games. http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=654 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites