“Rise was made with a sequel in mind”: Evelyn and Joey discuss the development and future of Rise of the Third Power
Rise of the Third Power is a recent indie RPG developed by Stegosoft, with a decidedly retro feel. Jason Parker of Sportskeeda recently sat down with the developers, Evelyn Rose Hall (co-owner, creative director, writer, designer) and Joey (co-owner, designer, programmer), after the review, and spoke about the game.
The trio discussed the challenges in building Rise of the Third Power, whether Kickstarter is a good idea for indie devs looking for financing, and much more.
Q: Rise of the First Power takes place in the same world as Ara Fell, but are the games connected in an intrinsic way?
Evelyn: They’re actually not! I’m not sure where this misinformation came from, but they’re not officially in the same universe. The only connection between them is a joke reference to floating islands by a doomsayer NPC.
Evelyn: A few! The one I just mentioned, but also a few NPCs. At some point, the party from Ara Fell was in an inn in Rise, but I can’t remember if I left that in or not…
Evelyn: Baldur’s Gate 2 is the one that comes to mind. There must have been many other inspirations, but beyond BG2, a lot of it came from just wishing games I played as a kid had more interaction between characters.
When I went back to replay those games as an adult, the conversations felt so flat and sparse, and I realized I was just adding my own “lore” to these characters as I played when I was little. So I wanted to write that all out!
Evelyn: Good question! We definitely incorporated negative feedback. Non-boss enemies felt bland, so we added more. Party variety felt weak, so we added more characters with more skills and roles.
Some thought Ara Fell was too short, so Rise is about double the length. Honestly, we were pretty confident in the things we
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