03-28-2012, 08:17 AM | #1 |
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Kickstarter watch thread
With the industry perhaps forever altered after Doublefines success, i thought it would be nice to have a general thread for pointing out game kickstarters. Just noticed this one for class of heroes 2. Im not familiar with the game, but it could be the first time a localization makes this sort of funding work, opening the gates wider for more potential.
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03-28-2012, 12:35 PM | #2 |
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Well it's not really an adventure game but
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stoic/the-banner-saga looks really good. |
03-28-2012, 01:22 PM | #3 |
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I'm really interested in seeing this JRPG set in the tiems of colonial America: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seltaire/americana-dawn/
They've already met their funding and the game will be free, but if you want, you still have 46 hours to grab an art book to the game. |
03-28-2012, 02:16 PM | #4 |
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neaaat, nice to see that they got the funding even though it was going to be free anyway. Iv definitely got my eye on banner saga too.
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03-29-2012, 06:15 AM | #5 | |
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The puzzle-like battles were neat, not so sure about the rest -- this one seems more of the same. The game got some love on IGN and GT if I'm not mistaken, so it'll prolly make it. |
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03-29-2012, 04:18 PM | #6 |
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iv definitely soured on CoH2. They clearly have some organization problems and weird judgement choices. I'd like to see it succeed anyway, because if an unheard of title (on a platform thats phasing out physical media), which wasnt very well received with the first game, can succeed, then what cant?
But it doesnt look good.
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I've been reading on The Toonstruck two petition page on facebook it sounds like that Toonstruck will be getting the Kickstarter treatment very soon as the original team want to get the remastered edition with all the cut content that was originally split for the sequel released and hopefully go into production on Toonstruck 2 if its successful.
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04-04-2012, 11:31 AM | #9 |
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^oh wow new shadowrun... thats got huge potential.
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Let's hope the same amount of love can be afforded to more adventure game designers. |
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04-05-2012, 02:11 AM | #11 | |
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Here's to hoping Obsidian will start a Planescape: Torment 2 Kickstarter...
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04-05-2012, 02:20 AM | #12 |
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While not a game, I found the Remee Kickstarter project to be a fascinating, albeit not new idea.
It's basically an affordable, comfortable sleep mask with LEDs that are supposed to help you achieve lucid dreaming (being aware that you're in a dream -- yes, like in Inception). Usually, LDing is something you have to train yourself for, but devices like this are known to speed up the process considerably. It does not automatically detect REM sleep phases, but with a little bit of fine tuning, this should not be a major problem. Again, sorry for the off-topic, but making a thread just for this seemed like an overkill. |
04-05-2012, 06:17 PM | #13 |
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^we might as well talk about any kickstarter (ill add a line about that in first post, oh i cant still edit NM). And while i dont know much about lucid dreaming devices, i have seen them advertised for hundreds(if not thousands?) of dollars in the past, and they always made me curious as to why they were so expensive.
Also, question regarding shadowrun: how do people feel about what theyr doing with having many tiers with an unusual amount of exclusive in-game content? Clearly its not going to slow them down... but i dont like it... its kindv like a donation form of DLC.
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04-19-2012, 10:27 AM | #15 |
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Well, I'm sure everyone knows by now, but just in case: Two Sierra alums are back with new projects:
Al Lowe and Leisure Suit Larry 1: Reloaded http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...rry-come-again And Jane Jensen, with Moebius - a game in the style of Gabriel Knight http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-2012-2013-csg I'm excited about both! |
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04-27-2012, 06:52 PM | #17 |
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Sorry, a bit offtopic here, but I just got a bit frustrated recently watching so many, well, rather strange projects kickstarting, but not this one.
Does anyone know if Tom Hall consider starting Anachronox 2 Kickstarter, or at least has any general thoughts about it? I recently finished the original game, it's a brilliant piece of work, and I already want more, like everyone else. I read that the publisher originally found Anachronox too large, dividing it into two halves, but the sequel never saw the light since the studio closed shortly after the release. I think Tom is still in business, the license should be available, the game is partly ready, and I'm sure he'll have no problem collecting any amount of money. Does anyone know anything?
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Heh, seems like I'm not the only one concerned about Anachronox People keep bombing Tom with questions on Twitter. Just five days ago:
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I really think IP thing is overblown. Why not just make a new IP? Will people really care if its MyNewGame instead of Anachronox 2? Its the same game made by the same designer after all. Whats in a name? |
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