Game of Thrones RPG - Preview @ Joystiq

We've known Cyanide Studios is working on a Game of Thrones RPG (to compliment their GoT RTS) for some time. If you recall, Cyanide previously name-dropped games like PS:T and KoTOR - and they're still doing just that, with a couple more added, based on this new preview at Joystiq:

The combat uses what he called an "active pause system," which he compared to the battle system from BioWare's Knights of the Old Republic. "You pause the game to give orders, but it doesn't really pause, it slows the time down. You can see something coming and react to it."

As for the story and general design, Bordeleau told me that it would be "Less action than Mass Effect 2, it's closer to Knights of the Old Republic and the first Mass Effect. It's all about the storyline." He was cagey about how much choice would be involved in the game, but he did share in a follow-up email that "some of your actions and choices will have consequences in the game story"

In a very promising sign, Bordeleau mentioned that the developers are big fans of the storytelling in Planescape: Torment, and that fans of the art design and storytelling in that game will find a lot to like in the Game of Thrones RPG.