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Trioptimum

Post 1

Robert

Wasn't that the name of the corporation that created robots in System Shock 2? The pencilled logo at the top looks similar too.

The website looks great by the way! I'll read through it when I get some time smiley - smiley...


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Post 2

Chris Chapman

Yep, System Shock 2 (and the original) are where I got the name from... the doodled logo is a sort of sly, in-jokey way of acknowledging the source, while simultaneously trying to establish that the site has absolutely nothing to do with System Shock any more smiley - smiley But I'm still a great fan of the games. The name Trioptimum, I thought, just sounded cool, whatever it was used for. And Looking Glass Studios went bankrupt, so it's not as if they're using the name now anyway.

Thanks for your kind words about the site, and thanks for looking. I'm not sure how much stuff on there is of any interest to anyone who's not me, it's mostly just random thoughts and musings, but feel free to look anyway, I don't turn down an audience smiley - biggrin


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Post 3

Robert

Looking Glass went bust smiley - yikes? You mean, there aren't going to be anymore System Shock games?

Come to think of it, I should have wondered why there wasn't a System Shock 3 out...


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Post 4

Chris Chapman

It happened a couple of years ago now. I'm still bitter. smiley - sadface

As I understand it, nobody seems to know who, if anyone, now has the System Shock license, but the good news is that the Thief license was picked up by Ion Storm, and Thief 3 is being worked on by Warren Spector's team in Austin, Texas... largely the same team that created the fabulous Deus Ex. (They're also working on Deus Ex 2.)

So at least one of the Looking Glass franchises is in very good hands.


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