PC classic Planescape: Torment to receive spiritual successor

<p>The classic PC RPG <em>Planescape&colon; Torment<&sol;em> will finally receive a follow-up&comma; according to rights-owner Brian Fargo&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Originally released in 1999 and developed by Black Isle Studios&comma; a division of Interplay&comma; <em>Planescape&colon; Torment<&sol;em> has since become a cult classic and is still beloved by many fans today for its dialogue&comma; characterization&comma; and atmosphere&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the follow-up to the game apparently won&&num;8217&semi;t be a direct sequel but rather more of a spiritual successor&comma; since it won&&num;8217&semi;t be set in the Planescape world of the original but a new location named Numenera&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The more we explored the Numenera setting&comma; the clearer it became that it&&num;8217&semi;s a natural fit for a Torment game&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Fargo explained&period; &&num;8220&semi;Rather than overt links&comma; we are trying to recapture the feeling that players experienced through <em>PST<&sol;em> – both while playing it and after having completed a playthrough&period; We will remain true to the essence of <em>PST<&sol;em>&comma; but we&&num;8217&semi;ll also be looking for ways to improve the areas in which <em>PST<&sol;em> could have been even better&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fargo is apparently considering Kickstarter as a means of funding the new game&comma; which has no release window partly due to Fargo and inXile Entertainment currently being occupied with the development of <em>Wasteland 2<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lbrack;Via&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;rockpapershotgun&period;com&sol;2013&sol;01&sol;09&sol;planescape-torment-sequel&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Rock Paper Shotgun<&sol;a>&rsqb;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"zemanta-pixie" style&equals;"margin-top&colon; 10px&semi; height&colon; 15px&semi;"><img class&equals;"zemanta-pixie-img" style&equals;"border&colon; none&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;img&period;zemanta&period;com&sol;pixy&period;gif&quest;x-id&equals;d14a124d-132c-4d37-8575-78ee3233c68a" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;