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Human Head Studios Announces Summer Release of Viking Action RPG Rune II

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited May 2019 in News & Features Discussion

imageHuman Head Studios Announces Summer Release of Viking Action RPG Rune II

Human Head Studios has announced that Rune II, an epic Viking action RPG, that has been in the works for several years will finally be released in summer 2019. Fans will be able to check out the game thanks to a special gameplay livestream taking place on May 24th. To celebrate the announcement of Rune II, devs have released a new video that "details Midgard's brutal chaos, filled with a wide range of vicious beasts and monsters looming in the many ages of darkness".

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  • TheDarkrayneTheDarkrayne Member EpicPosts: 5,297
    Rune II was announced in 2017, wasnt it?
    I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    TheDarkrayne said:
    Rune II was announced in 2017, wasnt it?
    2016 -- I clarified the title a bit 

    No matter what, it looks fantastic. I'll keep my fingers crossed it plays as well!
    Hatefull


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  • elveoneelveone Member RarePosts: 430
    I actually really like that they stuck that 2 in there. Initially it was supposed to be called Rune Ragnarok then they decided to rename it to just Rune and now this name finally makes sense.
  • RosenborgRosenborg Member UncommonPosts: 162
    Looks good!

    Thank you John Romero! ;)
  • Panther2103Panther2103 Member EpicPosts: 5,779
    Holy crap I completely forgot about this.

    I loved Rune, can't wait to play the sequel.
    SBFordelveone
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,941
    I think a friend of mine played the first one. Totally going to buy this for him.
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  • XarkoXarko Member EpicPosts: 1,180
    I played a viking 3rd person action game called Rune like 15 years ago. This doesnt appear to have anything in common with it though.
    druez
  • AsheramAsheram Member EpicPosts: 5,078
    edited May 2019
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/821290/discussions/0/1651045226214019821/
    Was partially crowd funded with them saying it was going to be a steam release now they snuck in epic store exclusive. No wonder people want a refund.
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  • black9iceblack9ice Member UncommonPosts: 154

    SBFord said:


    No matter what, it looks fantastic. I'll keep my fingers crossed it plays as well!



    How does anything look fantastic? The graphics look dated, the animations are horrible, and the sound is subpar. Looks like a steaming pile of crap...
    SBFordPanther2103
  • druezdruez Member UncommonPosts: 120
    The first rune was basically an arena style multiplayer game. It was a great game and I played the crap out of it. It had a single player campaign I think, but I never really played that part of it. I just played the PVP portion.
  • ElvocElvoc Member RarePosts: 549
    Is this the same RUNE game that is listed in Steam? or is this a different version? It looks like same developer?
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,941

    black9ice said:



    SBFord said:




    No matter what, it looks fantastic. I'll keep my fingers crossed it plays as well!






    How does anything look fantastic? The graphics look dated, the animations are horrible, and the sound is subpar. Looks like a steaming pile of crap...




    Well, it looks like it's an indy game and tempering expectations for indy games is a thing.

    With Indy games something is always compromised.

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  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,941

    Elvoc said:

    Is this the same RUNE game that is listed in Steam? or is this a different version? It looks like same developer?



    It is the one on steam but apparently they have decided to move to Epic.
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    Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo 
  • 3dom3dom Member RarePosts: 889
    edited May 2019
    Graphics / animations look decent for a kickstarted game. Nonetheless I'll wait for any form of user ratings before buying it - especially considering how "Epic" store doesn't have even basic star rating.

    Also Xsolla payment gateway sucks. Having Epic's budget they could easily create their own payment processing company long ago. edit: on the second thought - they are incapable to do anything substantial. Cannot even implement a star rating in the store during six months.

    Thank you for your time!

  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    edited May 2019
    Asheram said:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/821290/discussions/0/1651045226214019821/
    Was partially crowd funded with them saying it was going to be a steam release now they snuck in epic store exclusive. No wonder people want a refund.
    The other thread:  

    https://www.mmorpg.com/videos/rune-ii-and-its-epic-games-store-exclusivity-explained-1000006561

    For me this statement is key:

    "After beta testing, the company realized it needed more time with the game and more finances."

    The vid talks about how they shopped the game around and got a number of offers but that the one they got from Epic was the best deal in town. Also says that all the money they are getting is going into the game.

    All the rest - Epic being involved in the original Rune etc. - imo is secondary.

    They finished beta testing; this showed the game needed more work so more time and consequently more money. I suppose they could have launched as was but I think its hard to fault their choice if their aim was to deliver on their crowdfunding promises.
    Post edited by gervaise1 on
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