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Brandon Sanderson Considering Offering 'Mistborn' IP to CD Projekt Red for Free - MMORPG.com News

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited October 2018 in News & Features Discussion

imageBrandon Sanderson Considering Offering 'Mistborn' IP to CD Projekt Red for Free - MMORPG.com News

Prolific and well-regarded fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has written that he would be willing to give his "Mistborn" IP to CD Projekt Red for free. Sanderson wrote that he would "love to do something with CDPR. They've made by far the best book-to-video game adaptations ever".

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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    edited October 2018
    One of my favorite authors and a total tech geek? PLEASE! I hope this happens! Mistborn would be an amazing game world. :)
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Never read them, one of those must reads that sits among a long list of other must reads. But its a big IP and at least Suzie has good taste. :)
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  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,973
    He's my favourite author.

    But to be honest, I'd rather see someone doing a high budget mobile game based on Rithmatist.
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  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,096
    I have read the entire trilogy! It's an amazing story.
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  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,386
    edited October 2018
    Scot said:
    Never read them, one of those must reads that sits among a long list of other must reads. But its a big IP and at least Suzie has good taste. :)
    You should read them they are quite good and the ideas are quite original. I was very taken with the way the magic and other aspects were explained. The coin thing was brilliant, the explanation on ash and Koloss disturbing. All that cleaning. My favourite character was the Kandra.
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,028
    edited October 2018
    I would prefer his Stormlight Archive series, but this is incredible. He is my hero and my favorite author.
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  • mikeb0817mikeb0817 Member UncommonPosts: 171
    He's after that $16 million too LOL.
  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,028
    edited October 2018
    mikeb0817 said:
    He's after that $16 million too LOL.
    He's not based in Poland, and therefore likely wouldn't be subject to the same copyright laws.
  • AethaerynAethaeryn Member RarePosts: 3,150
    I know he can't offer Wheel of Time but I am just about to start the last 3 books (that he helped finish off) of that series.  I will find out what I think of him as an author at that point but it has to be less of a trudge than the previous books.  

    Smart move on his part.  Game gets popular. . spin off TV . .  Sell the books. . make RPG, board games etc.  Would love  a Wheel of time single player game or MMO though.

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  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337
    First class trolling by Sanderson.

    On the note of the actual books, I don't think that Mistborn particular brand of magic can be easily transferred into a game.
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,973
    Aeander said:
    mikeb0817 said:
    He's after that $16 million too LOL.
    He's not based in Poland, and therefore likely wouldn't be subject to the same copyright laws.
    Doesn't matter. In international agreements between businesses and professionals you are normally allowed to choose which law is applied to the agreement.

    All he'd have to do is to write something like "This contract is governed by the law of Poland" to the license agreement.
     
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,973
    Xasapis said:
    First class trolling by Sanderson.

    On the note of the actual books, I don't think that Mistborn particular brand of magic can be easily transferred into a game.
    I don't think it's trolling. Considering some other moves Sanderson has pulled, like publishing free stuff online, he might really give license to game for free and calculate that it's going to bring him future business.

    But I agree with you about transferring the magic to the game. It's a fantastic magic system for books but it'd be hard to make into a good game.
      Unfortunately people don't seem to like my suggestion about Rithmatist. It's a magic system that would be like made for a touch screen if some dev can pull it off.
     
  • XasapisXasapis Member RarePosts: 6,337
    He's definitely 100% trolling Andrzej Sapkowski for asking 16M from CDPR
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  • itchmonitchmon Member RarePosts: 1,999

    SBFord said:

    One of my favorite authors and a total tech geek? PLEASE! I hope this happens! Mistborn would be an amazing game world. :)



    But Roshar (the setting of Brandon's Stormlight archive) would be even better :)
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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,028
    Insomniac would have been my first choice of developer because they would be a perfect fit for Mistborn's combat and flight.

    But a character-driven RPG alternating between Vin and Sazed would also be wonderful.
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    edited October 2018

    Aethaeryn said:

    I know he can't offer Wheel of Time but I am just about to start the last 3 books (that he helped finish off) of that series.  I will find out what I think of him as an author at that point but it has to be less of a trudge than the previous books.  

    Smart move on his part.  Game gets popular. . spin off TV . .  Sell the books. . make RPG, board games etc.  Would love  a Wheel of time single player game or MMO though.



    There is closure - and clearly what Jordan planned from day one.

    The books are not "his writing" as such - we know there are sections of Jordan's writing as available and RJ left notes etc. - but Brandon's the writing is sensitive if "one step removed". It perhaps lacks some of the "intensity" that made Jordan's WoT interesting but on the plus side it also lacks the off-piste seemingly rambling diversions that could be hugely irritating. Presumably RJ would have developed some or all of these threads if he had lived.

    In summary easy to read, journalistic in nature if that makes sense, that wraps up the WoT story. Worthwhile reading if you have enjoyed, in some cases ploughed through!, the others.
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  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,096
    edited October 2018
    Aethaeryn said:
    I know he can't offer Wheel of Time but I am just about to start the last 3 books (that he helped finish off) of that series.  I will find out what I think of him as an author at that point but it has to be less of a trudge than the previous books.  

    Smart move on his part.  Game gets popular. . spin off TV . .  Sell the books. . make RPG, board games etc.  Would love  a Wheel of time single player game or MMO though.
    He did an admirable job, but it was crazy hard to do for him. I had a lot of trouble getting through the last three books, because Brandon had a lot of trouble with one of the main characters "Mat Cauthon".
    He just couldn't get Mat right in his last three books. It was just way off and Mat just didn't feel right. :(

    Robert Jordan made Mat a very intricate character and maybe too complicated and as such Brandon just didn't manage to replicate his behavior and character correctly in the final three books. Mat Cauthon just felt like a completely different person in the last three books! It was a real shame.

    It's still worth reading the last there books. Especially the Last book is outright Epic with a fantastic conclusion.
    Just the more it's a shame it got a bit spoiled by him not able to get Mat Cauthon's character right in the final books. :(
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  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,099
    Never could get into them. I did recently start the Echoes of Fate series, amazing so far.
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  • OzmodanOzmodan Member EpicPosts: 9,726
    JeroKane said:
    Aethaeryn said:
    I know he can't offer Wheel of Time but I am just about to start the last 3 books (that he helped finish off) of that series.  I will find out what I think of him as an author at that point but it has to be less of a trudge than the previous books.  

    Smart move on his part.  Game gets popular. . spin off TV . .  Sell the books. . make RPG, board games etc.  Would love  a Wheel of time single player game or MMO though.
    He did an admirable job, but it was crazy hard to do for him. I had a lot of trouble getting through the last three books, because Brandon had a lot of trouble with one of the main characters "Mat Cauthon".
    He just couldn't get Mat right in his last three books. It was just way off and Mat just didn't feel right. :(

    Robert Jordan made Mat a very intricate character and maybe too complicated and as such Brandon just didn't manage to replicate his behavior and character correctly in the final three books. Mat Cauthon just felt like a completely different person in the last three books! It was a real shame.

    It's still worth reading the last there books. Especially the Last book is outright Epic with a fantastic conclusion.
    Just the more it's a shame it got a bit spoiled by him not able to get Mat Cauthon's character right in the final books. :(
    I have to disagree, I thought he did a great job continuing with the characters, especially Matt.

  • WalkinGlennWalkinGlenn Member RarePosts: 451
    Wow that would be amazing. Also, any Mistborn fans i HIGHLY recommend the Graphic Audio books. They're nothing short of amazing. The voice actors are fantastic and i love the sound effects they used for allomancy. 
  • WalkinGlennWalkinGlenn Member RarePosts: 451
    JeroKane said:
    I have read the entire trilogy! It's an amazing story.

    There is actually two trilogies. The 2nd set of books takes place in the future. They're good as well, especially The Alloy of Law

  • mallettjtmallettjt Member UncommonPosts: 102
    someone made a comment about this book series in the witcher lawsuit editorial the other day. I bet he's happier than a lizard in a can of worms. good for him :D
  • WalkinGlennWalkinGlenn Member RarePosts: 451
    How about we skip the video game and jump right into the movies. All i keep seeing is Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones as Vin.
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    itchmon said:

    SBFord said:

    One of my favorite authors and a total tech geek? PLEASE! I hope this happens! Mistborn would be an amazing game world. :)



    But Roshar (the setting of Brandon's Stormlight archive) would be even better :)

    As awesome as the Stormlight Archives are, there are still 7 more books to be written yet. 
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Xasapis said:
    He's definitely 100% trolling Andrzej Sapkowski for asking 16M from CDPR
    Did the "probably done dealing with self-important fantasy authors" give it away? :)
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