Obsidian werkte aan sci-fi RPG die draaide op de engine van Skyrim

Ontwikkelaar Obsidian heeft ons zojuist laten weten dat zij ooit werkte aan een sci-fi RPG genaamd Backspace. Deze draaide op de engine van Skryim, had “reiselementen” en liet spelers de rol van een robot aannemen.

Het spel was in een prototyping-fase in 2011, maar belandde uiteindelijk in de ijskast. Obsidian-baas Feargus Urquhart sluit echter niet uit dat de ontwikkeling in de toekomst nog wordt hervat:

Backspace was a project concept that we neither cancelled nor greenlit. We had some great people work on the idea for Backspace for a bit of time and then moved them off to other projects as opportunities came up. We’ve been around for ten years now and have had a bunch of great ideas that we still have sitting around that we may be able to return to in the future.

De sadomasochisten onder ons die graag willen weten wat voor moois ze nu allemaal missen, kunnen hieronder de officiële beschrijving van Backspace lezen:

BackSpace is a single-player action-RPG set in a scifi space environment with simple elements of time travel. The combat is paced similarly to Skyrim, but slightly faster since there is no concept of blocking. The easiest way to look at it is a mix of Mass Effect, Borderlands, and System Shock 2 for gameplay and setting.

In the distant future, mankind has colonized the far reaches of the galaxy. Near the center of the galaxy is an enormous space station dedicated to advanced research in a multitude of subjects such as temporal mechanics and nano-cybernetics. The game begins with the station falling under attack from an invading alien force.

As the player completes quests, solves puzzles, and eliminates enemies, they gain experience points towards their next level. When they gain a level, they are awarded stat points and ability points that they may use to increase their stats and abilities respectively. Every other level they can add a Perk.

Wil je meer weten over Backspace en ook wat concept art bekijken, lees dan de uitgebreide special op Kotaku.