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Here is something Cabal had to say on the Lionheart forums.Semi-history
As to the semi-historical nature of Lionheart - the game world we are creating is fictional, with parallels to real history. This gives us latitude to include some familiar sights and faces, but to also create a very unique and new 'what-if' alternate historical fantasy world.
We've released the identities of two historical figures that will be in the game. Leonardo DaVinci is one of them. Like his historical counterpart, our DaVinci dabbled in many arts, magic being one of them, but perhaps dabbled is too mild of a word. He will definitely play a role in the plot - he will give you quests and offer a bit of guidance if you seek it from him.
Guns and historical characters
One of the early goals with Lionheart and the SPECIAL system was to replace science with magic. That being said, guns and rifles currently are not part of the gameplay for Lionheart due to design and story reasons.
Gunpowder does exist in the world (although in a slightly different form), and there will be cannons in the game used by the Inquisition and the Spanish Armada, but you will not be able to acquire or use hand-held guns. Gunpowder is exceptionally rare and costly in the world of Lionheart, owing to the changes wrought by the Disjunction (including dramatic changes in Chinese history).
Although we are not implementing pistols or rifles, we are considering the possibility that you could eventually save up enough to purchase expensive crude powderkegs that could be placed for strategic purposes (traps) that you could detonate from afar (assuming you can find the elusive vendor and negotiate properly).
*mild spoiler regarding historical characters*
Some of you have pointed out that DaVinci's flying machine is in the game. As someone guessed, some scientists have turned to the use of magic to compensate for the lack of technology in the world. The second historical figure we announced at E3, Galileo, is a prime example of a man who attempted to use magic openly as a surrogate for technology. In real history, Galilelo was imprisoned by the Inquisition for his 'heretical' Coperincan views regarding the cosmos. Like DaVinci, the Galileo in Lionheart draws some parallels to his historical counterpart but is also a very different character overall.
About the gamespot preview
In an unrelated thread, I believe I said that *we*, meaning devs not the media, made a mistake specifically about the dragons destroying the Spanish Armada (something unrelated to the Gamespot article), and I made a clarification of that in another thread to prevent a false spoiler.
I don't think I posted about the Gamespot preview at all. It's possible Pickering was quoting another preview that indicated Lionheart was a pure hack and slash game, so I elaborated more on Lionheart's depth - but that wasn't the Gamespot article.
The information listed in the Gamespot article is correct and no mistakes were made that I see. (It does say it's a single player game with no mention of multiplayer, but that might not have been conveyed). |
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