It also has the blessing of Chris Avellone, lead designer of Planescape: Torment.

BBC: Classic video game Planescape gets Kickstarter reboot

Planescape: Torment is widely regarded as one of the best RPGs ever made.

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Some of the designers of Planescape game have signed on to help create Tides of Numenera, as have other developers and artists involved with the original.

BBC: Classic video game Planescape gets Kickstarter reboot

Released in 1999 by Black Isle Studios , Planescape: Torment was a single-player video game that, since its debut, has been lauded as a classic of story-led gaming.

BBC: Classic video game Planescape gets Kickstarter reboot

Writing on the Rock, Paper, Shotgun games news site Alec Meer said it was always likely that the game would be funded given the amount of "backlogged adoration" for Planescape.

BBC: Classic video game Planescape gets Kickstarter reboot

In its heyday, Black Isle Studios developed some of the most memorable and beloved role-playing games ever made, from the original Fallout to Planescape: Torment as well as a number of other titles.

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With games like Inquisitor also coming out next month, and my plans to blog some other classics like Neverwinter Nights and Planescape Torment, we should be in for some good old fashioned retro fun in the coming months at this blog.

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