The Game Crowdfunding Thread

[Takao]

Giana Sisters Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/project-giana/project-giana

Game actually looks really good.

i bet her vag looks like a busted open piñata

If you're curious I'm fairly certain she did a porn video.

[Stoney Mason]

VR headset.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

[Howard Alan Treesong]

VR headset.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

I was gonna , but Carmack, Cliffy B, and Gaben are all on board, so...

[Great Rumbler]

VR headset.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

I was gonna , but Carmack, Cliffy B, and Gaben are all on board, so...

Oh snap! I hope that shows up at QuakeCon this weekend.

[Verdigris Murder]

I plumped $500. Only because Carmack spoke sweetly about the hmz-t1.

[Stoney Mason]

I've always had a hardon for the potential of vr. Fuck 3d.

[Sho Nuff]

I had one of these motherfuckers, got it as part of a promotion 



Imagine duct-taping two 320x240 displays to your face

I wound up using the component input to watch VHS copies of DuckTales in bed (I didn't have a TV in my bedroom)

[cool breeze]

I've always had a hardon for the potential of vr. Fuck 3d.

yeah, VR could be wild.  Ideally it's just be holograms and future shit, but it's awesome that people are perusing it.  It's definitely cooler than 3D since the potential for gaming is there.

also really interest in seeing how Doom BFG plays with it.  I wonder if it's like super head tracking with the view and cursor detached.  Or at least a bounding box around the cursor so you can aim without immediately turning (like in Lost Planet).

[pilonv1]

I had one of these motherfuckers, got it as part of a promotion 

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Imagine duct-taping two 320x240 displays to your face

I wound up using the component input to watch VHS copies of DuckTales in bed (I didn't have a TV in my bedroom)

That thing would be horrendous to wear in summer

[BlueTsunami]

VR headset.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

I was gonna , but Carmack, Cliffy B, and Gaben are all on board, so...

Has a pretty huge FOV. Can't believe the Sony HMZ is around 45 FOV versus 100 of the Oculus. 100 to 90 FOV is def' the sweet spot for me and I'm happy there's someone out there thinking about a VR heaset as a pure gaming unit versus the multi-media device that is the Sony HMZ.

[cool breeze]

yeah, I tried the sony visor thing a while back and it's like looking at a large TV in a dark room.  It's neat for what it is and it's the least bad way to view 3D content at home, but it's not suited for VR at all.

[BlueTsunami]

Why The Oculus Rift Kickstarter Is A Better Bet Than Ouya
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/08/02/why-the-oculus-rift-kickstarter-is-a-better-bet-than-ouya/

[bork]

5 Kickstarter Projects Slammed With Success

http://www.wired.com/design/2012/07/st_kickstarter/?pid=682&viewall=true

Complications: The resulting 110,000-book order exceeds the printer's capacity. Burlew has also encountered vendor snafus for the patches and other swag. He says he's spending his days wrangling dodgy suppliers and devoting "more time to financial spreadsheets than anyone in a creative field should ever have to."

Complications: It proved difficult to fulfill orders for 950 prints (not to mention 660 hand-screened T-shirt bonus gifts). "I did not budget my time at all," Saleem says. "Suddenly I have all these white-people problems, and I'm not even white."

Complications: The IRS immediately smacked him with a $330,000 bill. "To be honest, there's very little money left," Drumm says. But try telling that to backers: "There's a crushing amount of customer support needed; they're just calling all day long."

Complications: "We would have been more than happy to make a thousand watches," cofounder Eric Migicovsky says. They had orders for 85,000. The company went from three staffers to 10 and had to hire outside customer support.

Complications: The duo got orders for about 6,000 pens, not the planned 50. After meeting funding goals, they got a cease-and-desist letter from an alleged copyright holder, which required legal counsel. A trip to China revealed that the initial manufacturer was incapable of meeting product specs. Then a new manufacturer also proved unsatisfactory, requiring more legal counsel. "We made a lot of mistakes," Levy says. "I do get that people are frustrated."

[Great Rumbler]

Kickstarter should really probably allow implementation of some kind of funding cap.

[Human Snorenado]

Devs should just allow earlier access to Betas, Alphas, and in game shit.  Quit giving out fucking swag, you tards.

[chronovore]

Kickstarter should really probably allow implementation of some kind of funding cap.

In theory, could a Kickstarter be closed by its initiators once the goal is met?

Another answer is to shut off the number of rewards past a given point. If "pen" is the US$50 reward, and you can only make 1000 of them, only allow 1000 contributors at the $50 level.

[chronovore]

Don't start, Borys.

[Stoney Mason]

Devs should just allow earlier access to Betas, Alphas, and in game shit.  Quit giving out fucking swag, you tards.

This. I hate all that shit. Along with a billion useless updates that flood my inbox.

[Great Rumbler]

Kickstarter should really probably allow implementation of some kind of funding cap.

In theory, could a Kickstarter be closed by its initiators once the goal is met?

I don't think that's currently possible.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Devs should just allow earlier access to Betas, Alphas, and in game shit.  Quit giving out fucking swag, you tards.

This. I hate all that shit. Along with a billion useless updates that flood my inbox.

YES. I desperately want a "contact me when it's done, only" option. Who wants to read about game dev.

[Takao]

[Joe Molotov]

"Suddenly I have all these white-people problems, and I'm not even white."

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 :himu

[Stoney Mason]

The ouya kickstarter finished last night.

It finished around 8.5 million. Second in kickstarter history behind pebble watch.

63,416 backers

[Howard Alan Treesong]

The ouya kickstarter finished last night.

It finished around 8.5 million. Second in kickstarter history behind pebble watch.

63,416 backers

Now that Robert Browning's Human Element has an OUYA-exclusive episode, I'm really sad I didn't Kickstart.

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[Great Rumbler]

[Timber]

Where's the drop?

[Great Rumbler]

Where's the drop?

In your pants.

[Joe Molotov]

Where's the drop?

*WUB WUB WUB WUB*

insert where appropriate

[Great Rumbler]

Concept art for what the Kickstarted Shadowrun game will look like:

While this is concept art – not a screenshot – it’s representative of the fidelity and art style we’re shooting for. For the uninitiated (or those seeking a quick refresher!) the concept above depicts the infamous Redmond Barrens* of the mid 2050s.

The game environment will be composed of painted 2D elements (like those shown here), so we should be able to deliver the level of detail, depth and expressiveness that you see here. Characters in Shadowrun Returns, on the other hand, are being constructed in 3D – which allows them the fluid movement and wide range of character design and equipment options you’d expect from an RPG. We’ve done a number of tests and the 2D/3D mix feels very natural.

[Great Rumbler]

The Penny-Arcade "Kickstarter" brought in $528,000.

[Raban]

Now this looks amazing unlike that Wasteland 2 garbage.

Problem is the graphical fidelity seems quite high in there and I doubt they will reach it in the end run.

Nailed it. I hope they reach that target, it looks fucking cool.

[Great Rumbler]

Problem is the graphical fidelity seems quite high in there and I doubt they will reach it in the end run.

They're using static backgrounds with 3D characters, so I don't see why it wouldn't be possible for the finished game to look like that.

[Great Rumbler]

That's not a screenshot, it's concept art.

[bork]

The characters are 3D models? They look absolutely stunning!

That's not a screenshot, it's concept art.

Borys is showing the unfortunate side effects of becoming a casual iPad gamer.   :'(

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

[chronovore]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

Holy shit. That looks like fun, but it will be a bear to bounce through the various planets, moons, and asteroids. It looks like a sneak attack fiesta.

[Timber]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure

Mixed feelings about this one.

[Enl]

How often does a game kickstarter give out a free early demo of their game before the funding is even complete? Project Giana just released one free to the public for their Great Giana Sisters game and it shows it has more imagination than anything prvided in NSMB2.

http://project-giana.com/download/

[Joe Molotov]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure

Mixed feelings about this one.

It's 2D, so I'm tentatively excited.

[Great Rumbler]

How often does a game kickstarter give out a free early demo of their game before the funding is even complete? Project Giana just released one free to the public for their Great Giana Sisters game and it shows it has more imagination than anything prvided in NSMB2.

http://project-giana.com/download/

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A few of them have, those that were already started before going to Kickstarter for funding [or additional funding].

[Sho Nuff]

Played the Giana demo, it's really good!

[Great Rumbler]

Project Giana met its goal and Broken Sword looks like it will soon, as well.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

This has also hit its goal.

[Brehvolution]

Will buy Planetary Annihilation.

[Damian79]

Wasteland 2.

[chronovore]

Will buy Planetary Annihilation.

Same here. I'll buy, but I'm not kicking them funds ahead of time; though I am stoked that it's happening, I'd feel like a tool kickstarting a game for which I don't even own the target platform currently.

OTOH my two copies of Diamond Trust of London for Nintendo DS arrived today. These are the first objects I've received as the result of a kickstarter I've helped fund. YAY!

[Great Rumbler]

Broken Sword - The Serpent's Curse hit it's goal of $400k with 16 days to go. It's currently at $411k.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure

Knock-Knock from Ice-Pick Lodge [purveyor of fine Russian entertainment like The Void and Cargo! - The Quest for Gravity] has also hit its goal.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1535515364/knock-knock

[Great Rumbler]

Planetary Annihilation will end in 4 hours, already it's above $2.1 million. That makes it the biggest game kickstarted since Wasteland 2.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts

[Howard Alan Treesong]

FTL is out on Steam today. It does what it says on the tin: it's a roguelike where you play as a spaceship and her crew. Definitely worth $10 if that sounds like your thing.

[Great Rumbler]

The Banner Saga got a preview from Destructoid:

http://www.destructoid.com/preview-the-banner-saga-factions-235135.phtml

[Joe Molotov]

So is FTL the first gaming kickstarter success? Success meaning it got funded, came out on time, and was awesome.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

So is FTL the first gaming kickstarter success? Success meaning it got funded, came out on time, and was awesome.

Yes, HOWEVER it predates the current Kickstarter model significantly. FTL was mostly complete and used Kickstarter to finish up the last few months and add polish and music. This is a far cry from the "We have an idea, give us money!" Kickstarter model.

[Great Rumbler]

I believe that The Banner Saga was also in production before the Kickstarter. Double Fine may end up being the first, when that comes out sometime next year.

[Great Rumbler]

Broken Sword - The Serpent's Curse is at $700k with 19 hours to go:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/165500047/broken-sword-the-serpents-curse-adventure

[Joe Molotov]

I didn't contribute to the Broken Sword kickstarter, but I'll buy it when it comes out.

[Great Rumbler]

Old-school first-person scifi/fantasy RPG from Tom Hall [id Software co-founder, producer of Anachronox] and Brenda Brathwaite [head designer for Wizardry 8]:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lootdrop/an-old-school-rpg-by-brenda-brathwaite-and-tom-hal

[Great Rumbler]

Wasteland 2 update [that includes another sample of the Mark Morgan soundtrack]:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2/posts/324612?ref=activity

[Great Rumbler]

[originalz]

Old-school first-person scifi/fantasy RPG from Tom Hall [id Software co-founder, producer of Anachronox] and Brenda Brathwaite [head designer for Wizardry 8]:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lootdrop/an-old-school-rpg-by-brenda-brathwaite-and-tom-hal

Mercy killed!  Not surprising but that's what they get for having a weak pitch and only having the details through updates, it was looking promising though so hopefully they can try again and do better.

[Great Rumbler]

their first mistake was probably asking for more money than anachronox and wizardry 8 made put together.

They also started out without a name [Old School First-Person RPG just doesn't have much "oomph"] and their original design pitch was incredibly vague all around. Kill this one off, go back to the drawing board, and then come back in a few months with a strong, coherent pitch.

Also, don't launch right in the middle of Obsidian's gargantuan RPG effort.