The Kickstarter campaign for inXile Entertainment’s The Bard’s Tale IV galloped past $1.1 million over the weekend, and with about a month left there’s plenty of time to make up the difference and achieve $1.25 million.
There’s been an ”absolutely phenomenal” response to their in-engine prototype video for the game, says Brian Fargo. They announce the first stretch goal for $1.3 million and it’s for an ”enhanced companion NPC system”.
”We certainly have a number planned and ready but it just doesn’t feel right to put them out before we know we’re going to fund,” said Fargo on stretch goals. ”Now that we’re comfortably heading to being fully funded we can no longer resist sending the first of these your way!”
At $1.3 million they would ‘enhance’ the companion system and add another two CNPCs, ”including Lioslaith the Shadow, a legendary Spear Daughter of the matriarchical Fichti people, the dark haired, woad-painted nature worshippers who live in the deep forests far to the northwest of Skara Brae.”
This enhanced system for NPCs would include ”unique personalities and backstories” for them, which will lead to side content. ”In addition, these CNPCs will voice their thoughts and asides, giving their take on the people, places and events that you encounter as your party moves through the world.” They also promise that ‘no two are alike’ and have their own reputations.
Check out The Bard’s Tale IV Kickstarter for more, which currently has pledges over $1.122m.
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