Since the original Outcast game came out 20 years ago, we've had a number of science-fantasy action adventure games come out and enjoy success in the marketplace. Now, THQ Nordic and Appeal Studios are hard at work in putting together its sequel - Outcast 2: A New Beginning. To find out more about the game, I (briefly) spoke to Andreas Schmiedecker, Associate Producer at THQ Nordic, and also got to ask him as to why he thinks it's a good time to bring back the franchise after 20 years. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkHNIVgnJJI
Andreas... from a publishing perspective, Outcast has been gone for 20 years. Given the fact that the IP has been dormant for 20 years, what makes you think that the time is right to bring the franchise back?
So the IP has been dormant, but it has never really been gone. We have an extremely strong fan base, and they’ve kept it alive for years and years. Actually, there have been a few things, for instance, they’ve made a remaster. They made a crowdfunding campaign for a remaster of the first game that came out in 2016. Basically, there has been a lot of interest, and at some point THQ Nordic... what we do, we like to see what IPs are out there that have a strong fan base that we can bring back. And...