Kickstarters

SimmyC

Well-Known Member
#51
Hmm. Now we have Two Guys from Andromeda Kickstarter going on. As well as Carmageddon, and just one-two days ago, Tex Murphy. Getting a little crazy out there~

Though some controversy has arisen regarding Kickstarter. All about the cancelation of this project.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1189988320/tentacle-bento-by-soda-pop-miniatures' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/118998...-pop-miniatures</a>

Tentacle Bento. :lol:

Reached it's goal, and surpassed it. But... was canceled because some people complained that it was lewd and goes against Kickstarter guidelines.

Umm... before you can even set up a Kickstarter, you had to get approval from Kickstarter. So they approved it, before taking it away. <_<

And looking at said guidelines... they're so vague that anything can pass... or not pass except for specifics like "Help me pay my bills and fund my way to college!" stuff.
<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines</a>

I mean, one of the guidelines is "Promoting or glorifying acts of violence"

...

...

Carmageddon anyone?

So now the Tentacle Bento people have set up a Paypal to get their funding. And a whole lot of pissed off backers spreading the word about Kickstarter's censorship.
 

Ordo

Well-Known Member
#52
<a href='http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1225030p1.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Clang by Neal Stephenson</a>
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#53
Keep meaning to make this post, keep forgetting because of reasons. Anyway, some interesting things on the Kickstarter front. The most recent big name game Kickstarter is coming to a close: <a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Planetary Annihilation</a>, a spiritual successor to Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander fought on the galactic scale. It's well over the funding goal and has met all of the vital stretch goals, but at the $2million mark the soundtrack gets orchestrated. If that's your thing, or if you're interested in getting the next big RTS for about $20, throw some money their way.


Also of interest, <a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure?ref=live' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>a fifth Broken Sword</a> was recently funded through Kickstarter, and is currently climbing its way through its own stretch goals. At $800K they say that they'll be able to make the game exactly as they envision it, but at $1M they're going to make a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky. Holy shit.
 

Vexarian

Well-Known Member
#54
Threw in twenty bucks for Planetary Annihilation, hopefully I won't have any problems this time. You really took your sweet time informing us though, it's 14 hours left and already past 2 million.
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#55
Like I said dude, reasons!

Also holy shit the progress tracker image is hysterical. Early on it was showing the planet types that were to be added by having meteors inbound to destroy them. They took their sweet time updating the image for the Galactic War stretch goal, and when they did it was apocalypse head making like Pac-Man. Then he ate the galaxy. Now? He wears a Beethoven wig. MY FUCKING SIDES.
 

Fatuous One

Well-Known Member
#56
FTL: Faster Than Light has been released. [<a href='http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/faster_than_light' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>GOG.com</a>] [<a href='http://www.ftlgame.com/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>FTL Homepage</a>] [<a href='http://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Steam</a>]

While this is really one of the kickstarter game projects that was already near completion when they asked for funding, it's nice to see one of these things come to fruition. If you didn't kickstart this game and you like roguelikes, it's a pretty good buy. I've been enjoying (and raging at) it for the past week or two since they made it available to backers a bit early.
 

Souffle

Well-Known Member
#57
<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14293468/homestuck-adventure-game' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142934...-adventure-game</a>

Minimum of 2 fantrolls reached

This is amazing, cant wait to see how high this gets.
 

Fatuous One

Well-Known Member
#58
Well, everyone was asking for it, so now Obsidian has started up their own kickstarter.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Project Eternity</a>.
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#59
Fatuous One said:
Well, everyone was asking for it, so now Obsidian has started up their own kickstarter.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Project Eternity</a>.
SHIT YES INSTANTLY FUNDED.

Thanks F1!
 

Vexarian

Well-Known Member
#60
Souffle said:
<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14293468/homestuck-adventure-game' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142934...-adventure-game</a>

Minimum of 2 fantrolls reached

This is amazing, cant wait to see how high this gets.
I'm still trying to decide how much money I want to shovel at this one.
 
#61
Fatuous One said:
Well, everyone was asking for it, so now Obsidian has started up their own kickstarter.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Project Eternity</a>.
Damnit, just came to post about this. :p

Well, to anyone who hasn't clicked on the link given already, this is all you need to know:

Project Eternity will take the central hero, memorable companions and the epic exploration of BaldurÆs Gate, add in the fun, intense combat and dungeon diving of Icewind Dale, and tie it all together with the emotional writing and mature thematic exploration of Planescape: Torment.

Combat uses a tactical real-time with pause system - positioning your party and coordinating attacks and abilities is one of the keys to success. The world map is dotted with unique locations and wilderness ripe for exploration and questing. YouÆll create your own character and collect companions along the way û taking him or her not just through this story, but, with your continued support, through future adventures. You will engage in dialogues that are deep, and offer many choices to determine the fate of you and your party. àand you'll experience a story that explores mature themes and presents you with complex, difficult choices to shape how your story plays out.
 

Shadowseraph

Well-Known Member
#62
Pledged. If its a quarter as good as Planescape it will be worth every cent.
 

Ordo

Well-Known Member
#63
<a href='http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/09/15/obsidian-raises-900000-for-project-eternity-in-one-day-on-kickstarter/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Project Eternity raises $960,000 in two days</a>

If only Kickstarter had happened in time to save some other great companies and game series. We could've had Beyond Good and Evil 2 by now if Kickstarter had only come sooner.

Edit

Scratch the above, at time of writing they have made $1,120,721.

Frelling funded in 3 days...who da man!
 

Kibbles

Well-Known Member
#64
Ordo said:
Scratch the above, at time of writing they have made $1,120,721.

Frelling funded in 3 days...who da man!
Actually, it's closer to 30 hours, not 3 days. And, yes, looking forward to it.

First Shadowrun, now this ... wishes do come true.
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#65
I've got some Kickstarters that might be interesting, but first your daily dose of unadulterated rage: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=492070' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Publisher approached Obsidian to push a game on Kickstarter that they would publish and own the IP for.</a>

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1035580424/blackspace-plan-dig-defend-survive' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Blackspace</a>, mining RTS, tower defense and 3D space game. I'm definitely interested.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure?ref=category' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Broken Sword</a> is in the final stage, really hope we can break $1M and get BENEATH A STEEL SKY 2.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1447560584/more-oldschool-turn-based-4x-space-strategy-game?ref=category' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Master of Orion 2: two, anyone?</a>
 

Amodelsino

Well-Known Member
#66
Watashiwa said:
<a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=492070' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Publisher approached Oblivion to push a game on Kickstarter that they would publish and own the IP for.</a>
Seriously Watashiwa?
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#67
Amodelsino said:
Watashiwa said:
<a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=492070' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Publisher approached Oblivion to push a game on Kickstarter that they would publish and own the IP for.</a>
Seriously Watashiwa?
No.

Can you tell what I've been playing recently?
 
#68
Watashiwa said:
I've got some Kickstarters that might be interesting, but first your daily dose of unadulterated rage: <a href='http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=492070' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Publisher approached Obsidian to push a game on Kickstarter that they would publish and own the IP for.</a>
We were actually contacted by some publishers over the last few months that wanted to use us to do a Kickstarter. I said to them "So, you want us to do a Kickstarter for, using our name, we then get the Kickstarter money to make the game, you then publish the game, but we then don't get to keep the brand we make and we only get a portion of the profits" They said, "Yes".
Wow.

That is shockingly bad.
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#69
Do the names "Brenda Brathwaite" and "Tom Hall" mean anything to you? How about John Romero? Or Wizardry, Commander Keen, Anachronox and Realms of Arkania? Guess who's teaming up to make an <a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lootdrop/an-old-school-rpg-by-brenda-brathwaite-and-tom-hal' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Old School RPG</a>? A new first person sci-fi/fantasy RPG made by some industry greats? Sold!

Also, if they get $2M? They're making TWO at the same time, to be played back to back almost like the Oracle games.
 

Souffle

Well-Known Member
#70
First Person? Eh.

Meanwhile

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14293468/homestuck-adventure-game' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142934...-adventure-game</a>

DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY

6 HOURS REMAIN
 

Ordo

Well-Known Member
#71
 

FinalMax

Well-Known Member
#73
Watashiwa said:
Goddamn that's an awesome picture.
Indeed. I hope that gets good funding, cause it looks so badass.
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
#74
All right boys and girls it's time for Watashiwa to pimp that Kickstarter. This week, Project Eternity again. Yes, again, because Project Eternity is going to be that fucking good. They're building a megadungeon based purely on the number of backers and facebook likes they get: for every 10K facebooks and 2.5K backers we get another floor. They're at six now. Remaining stretch goals are a CRK style stronghold at $3M and a second Athkatla or Baldur's Gate style metropolis at $3.5. Seriously guys get out the word, this is going to be awesome.

<a href='http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lootdrop/an-old-school-rpg-by-brenda-brathwaite-and-tom-hal' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>And then there's Shaker.</a> Remember the Old School RPG project I mentioned earlier? This is the working title. A few gaming RPG greats from way back when are trying to make another Wizardry/Might and Magic style game. It could be good, but it ought to be great. Here's hoping they meet as many of their stretch goals as possible.
 

Raye_Terse

Well-Known Member
#75
Obsidian has also posted the first Project Eternity screenshot, for those of you who haven't been keeping track. You can find it <a href='http://media.obsidian.net/eternity/media/screenshots/0001/PE-TempleEntrance01-2560x1440.jpg' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here</a>, and I must say, it looks pretty awesome.
 
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