Author Topic: The Game Crowdfunding Thread (Read 293896 times)

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1860 on:** April 27, 2014, 02:55:24 PM »

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OMORI'S SOUNDTRACK is a digital download of the original soundtrack made exclusively for this game by SLIME GIRLS and SPACE BOYFRIEND. Below are samples of some of the tracks. Sweet!!

Takao · « **Reply #1861 on:** April 27, 2014, 03:12:58 PM »

This might be the first time I've ever thought a game should keep the noise filter. Those graphics look dull without it:

Trent Dole · « **Reply #1862 on:** April 27, 2014, 07:17:00 PM »

An uber weeby Earthboundalike huh? Can't imagine how that got funded so fast.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1863 on:** April 27, 2014, 08:10:29 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on April 27, 2014, 02:55:24 PM

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OMORI'S SOUNDTRACK is a digital download of the original soundtrack made exclusively for this game by SLIME GIRLS and SPACE BOYFRIEND. Below are samples of some of the tracks. Sweet!!

Not gonna lie, Vacation Wasteland is a pretty good album:

Tasty · « **Reply #1864 on:** April 28, 2014, 11:49:41 AM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2029149553/cult-county-by-renegade-kid

Trent Dole · « **Reply #1865 on:** April 28, 2014, 01:44:47 PM »

Tasty · « **Reply #1866 on:** May 01, 2014, 11:38:08 AM »

Backed two games today.

Four Sided Fantasy is a perspective-puzzle game by an ex-17-Bit dude with purty 2D graphics.

Drop Bot is an "endless dodging" game for iOS by one of the pixel artists from the hugely-successful Kickstarter card game Boss Monster. I won't be able to play it when it comes out, but the goal is low and being able to design an object is kind of neat.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1867 on:** May 02, 2014, 04:37:24 PM »

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/216887/Washington_sues_Kickstarted_game_creator_who_failed_to_deliver.php

Tasty · « **Reply #1868 on:** May 02, 2014, 04:50:07 PM »

RIP in Peace Kickstarter

:'(

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1869 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:31:11 PM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harmonix/amplitude/

Amplitude HD!

a slime appears · « **Reply #1870 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:34:06 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on May 05, 2014, 01:31:11 PM

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harmonix/amplitude/

Amplitude HD!

BACKED SO HARD.

Tasty · « **Reply #1871 on:** May 05, 2014, 01:46:22 PM »

Harmonix asking for a handout.

cool breeze · « **Reply #1872 on:** May 05, 2014, 02:08:37 PM »

it has to be a playstation exclusive for the license?

PC version with steam workshop would kick ass

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1873 on:** May 05, 2014, 02:09:57 PM »

the liscence and sony owns gameplay patents vital to the game

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #1874 on:** May 05, 2014, 05:59:47 PM »

It would be funny if Sony comes out near the end and is like "We'll match the Kickstarter pledge amount!"

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1875 on:** May 05, 2014, 06:04:50 PM »

Tasty · « **Reply #1876 on:** May 05, 2014, 07:30:32 PM »

Banned from Amazon Payments?

Takao · « **Reply #1877 on:** May 05, 2014, 08:00:15 PM »

How does one get banned from that?

Tasty · « **Reply #1878 on:** May 05, 2014, 09:50:25 PM »

Quote from: Takao on May 05, 2014, 08:00:15 PM

How does one get banned from that?

Trying to buy stuff but not having any money?

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #1879 on:** May 05, 2014, 10:05:55 PM »

im banned from paypal for illegal gambling and paying for illegal streams of wrestling so amazon banned me too dunno why

Tasty · « **Reply #1880 on:** May 05, 2014, 11:07:22 PM »

This has to be an elaborate ruse.

Raban · « **Reply #1881 on:** May 06, 2014, 12:03:40 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on May 05, 2014, 11:07:22 PM

This has to be an elaborate ruse.

no, it's methodis. he's methodically portraying the persecuted black man of our generation, you're just too philistine to appreciate his nuanced performance

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #1882 on:** May 06, 2014, 05:31:39 AM »

Looks like the Outcast one is going to die in about 36 hours.

I'm skeptical of amplitude also. It's off to a good start but it would have to keep up a lot of momentum for a game that I don't think a lot of people played.

Fifstar · « **Reply #1883 on:** May 06, 2014, 08:26:26 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on May 06, 2014, 05:31:39 AM

Looks like the Outcast one is going to die in about 36 hours.

I'm skeptical of amplitude also. It's off to a good start but it would have to keep up a lot of momentum for a game that I don't think a lot of people played.

Unless the rest of today and tomorrow is really good, Amplitude is not going to make it. Probably needs 300,000 by the end of tomorrow to stand a chance.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1884 on:** May 06, 2014, 05:36:40 PM »

http://www.theonion.com/video/internet-scam-alert-most-kickstarter-projects-just,28655/

a slime appears · « **Reply #1885 on:** May 07, 2014, 10:08:39 AM »

I think they made this for The Bore:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/594946424/glomtom-ergonomic-pad-will-level-up-your-gaming-ex

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1886 on:** May 07, 2014, 10:40:31 AM »

Tasty · « **Reply #1887 on:** May 10, 2014, 06:06:08 PM »

Adventures of Pip is a neat looking retro platformer where to transform yourself from a single "pixel" into a full sprite as you progress.

hampster · « **Reply #1888 on:** May 12, 2014, 02:24:13 PM »

This is how you know a kickstarter campaign is going well

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@Harmonix
Code giveaway starts now. Check our next tweet for instructions on how to get $10 in PSN codes good for DLC now or when Amplitude is out.

‏@Harmonix
Tweet "Back the @Harmonix Kickstarter for #Amplitude! http://Harmonixmusic.com/amplitude ”! We’ll give $10 in PSN codes to some of you that do!

Tasty · « **Reply #1889 on:** May 12, 2014, 04:16:53 PM »

Quote from: hampster on May 12, 2014, 02:24:13 PM

This is how you know a kickstarter campaign is going well

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@Harmonix
Code giveaway starts now. Check our next tweet for instructions on how to get $10 in PSN codes good for DLC now or when Amplitude is out.

‏@Harmonix
Tweet "Back the @Harmonix Kickstarter for #Amplitude! http://Harmonixmusic.com/amplitude ”! We’ll give $10 in PSN codes to some of you that do!

Wait what

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1890 on:** May 12, 2014, 04:30:44 PM »

Amplitude is almost halfway through its campaign and they've only got 27% of their goal. Probably because it's only going to be on PS3 and PS4.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1891 on:** May 12, 2014, 05:26:43 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 12, 2014, 04:30:44 PM

Amplitude is almost halfway through its campaign and they've only got 27% of their goal. Probably because it's only going to be on PS3 and PS4.

So it's not going to be on anything is what you're saying.

Rufus · « **Reply #1892 on:** May 12, 2014, 05:35:50 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 12, 2014, 04:30:44 PM

Amplitude is almost halfway through its campaign and they've only got 27% of their goal. Probably because it's only going to be on PS3 and PS4.

So in other words it's coming anyway?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #1893 on:** May 20, 2014, 04:22:29 PM »

Amplitude has picked up steam the last couple of days. It will probably make it I'm guessing.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1894 on:** May 20, 2014, 04:27:32 PM »

They announced quite a list of new musical artists, so I think that's been able to give it some increase exposure/interest in the past couple of days. I think they're close enough at this point that people who are very interested in their game will push it over the top if it hasn't reached its goal by the final 24 hours.

a slime appears · « **Reply #1895 on:** May 20, 2014, 05:08:28 PM »

I really hope Amplitude makes it. Harmonix is coming off a little desperate but I respect and understand the undertaking their going through with. I'll be upping my pledge to the new $35 tier to get the DLC codes.

EDIT: I changed my pledge to the new $35 tier. 10 minutes in and it's already at 240/1000.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1896 on:** May 21, 2014, 11:08:48 AM »

Give a huge chunk of your budget to Brad McQuaid, brehs:

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1897 on:** May 21, 2014, 11:45:00 AM »

I won't let you guys down like I did with Vanguard...lol jk!

Takao · « **Reply #1898 on:** May 21, 2014, 11:55:09 AM »

The people who love Amplitude apparently fucking love Amplitude:

Either that or this Kickstarter is going to have the air knocked out of it on its last day as people cancel/pledge down.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1899 on:** May 21, 2014, 12:08:42 PM »

If it clears its goal in the last 24 hours or so, the pledges that keep it above that goal are locked in until the Kickstarter ends.

magus · « **Reply #1900 on:** May 21, 2014, 12:16:36 PM »

so apparently this 1-year old game got 110,000$ from kickstarter.....

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1188790300/anima-gate-of-memories-0

and now they are asking for 15,000 more

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1353316830/anima-gate-of-memories-extended-campaign

Takao · « **Reply #1901 on:** May 21, 2014, 12:47:45 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 21, 2014, 12:08:42 PM

If it clears its goal in the last 24 hours or so, the pledges that keep it above that goal are locked in until the Kickstarter ends.

I mean a bunch of people see the campaign is close to funding and drop their pledges because they expect someone else to pledge what they dropped. I've seen that happen before with Kickstarters.

cool breeze · « **Reply #1902 on:** May 22, 2014, 05:38:29 PM »

Amplitude is at 760k/775k with 23 hours to go

kinda surprised it might actually make it

a slime appears · « **Reply #1903 on:** May 22, 2014, 06:16:34 PM »

Quote from: fryinghigh on May 22, 2014, 05:38:29 PM

Amplitude is at 760k/775k with 23 hours to go

kinda surprised it might actually make it

Yeah it's definitely getting funded. Cutting it a little close though, lol.

Kickstarters with real development costs

a slime appears · « **Reply #1904 on:** May 22, 2014, 07:58:57 PM »

Takao · « **Reply #1905 on:** May 23, 2014, 11:56:37 AM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobsgame/bobs-game

welp

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1906 on:** May 23, 2014, 12:21:32 PM »

Somebody dropped $6k on this in the last 24 hours, either a failed troll [you can't pull a pledge in the last 24 hours that brings the project below its goal] or a fake pledge from the creator or a friend/family member in order to get at the other $4k that was pledged.

Takao · « **Reply #1907 on:** May 23, 2014, 01:17:37 PM »

https://twitter.com/GranPC/status/469584014438064129

dog, sometimes some people have too much money

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1908 on:** May 23, 2014, 01:23:14 PM »

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1909 on:** May 28, 2014, 04:08:42 PM »

Quote from: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh

First, not all families have access to tablets. Our goal is to cultivate a love of reading in all children, not just those that have tablets. To reach kids everywhere, we need to be everywhere: we need to be on the web.

Second, a resounding number of teachers have told me that they want Reading Rainbow in their classrooms, where they know it can make a difference. We will provide it, along with the tools that teachers need, including teacher guides, leveling, and dashboards. And in disadvantaged classrooms, we'll provide it for free.

Together, we can overcome these challenges.

Every Home. Reading Rainbow’s digital collection already contains hundreds of books and video field trips… but with your help, we’ll be able to make the Reading Rainbow library available on more of the devices modern kids use to consume content. When we meet our initial goal of $1,000,000, we will launch a new version of Reading Rainbow on the single most-used digital platform: the web.

Every Classroom. Together, we want to provide Reading Rainbow to as many classrooms as possible FOR FREE! When we meet our initial goal of $1,000,000, we can put Reading Rainbow in over 1500 classrooms at no cost to the schools!

And that’s just the beginning. The first million raised will help us get onto the web and into 1,500+ classrooms… but once we get there, we’ve got some big ideas for stretch goals!

We can make sure that millions of kids learn to love reading, but we can’t do it without you. That's why I hope you’ll join me in making a difference!

archie4208 · « **Reply #1910 on:** May 28, 2014, 04:35:11 PM »

This is the first ever Kickstarter I've ever donated too.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1911 on:** May 29, 2014, 04:42:04 PM »

Steve Contra · « **Reply #1912 on:** May 29, 2014, 04:51:06 PM »

Just hit 2 million.

Tasty · « **Reply #1913 on:** May 29, 2014, 05:13:58 PM »

On traq for $35 mil

Tasty · « **Reply #1914 on:** May 30, 2014, 12:47:09 AM »

Alright, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, my Kickstarter will launch on July 1st. Already starting to feel excited/nervous.

Lots to do. I have a bunch of raw footage for the video but I still need to learn Premiere to put it together. Thankfully the only third party dependency for rewards finally emailed me back giving me the all-clear. I've had the rewards mapped out for like two months but I keep going back and tweaking them (usually after my regular perusal of the category I'm launching into.) Since it's not a game, it's going to be tough, and my partner and I have been going back and forth on the final goal for a while now. It sucks because believe the current goal is as low as I can make it, but it still might seem high to a lot of people. Hopefully the work will speak for itself, we're about 1/5 done already.

Anyways. So yeah. July 1st. Fun.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1915 on:** May 30, 2014, 02:46:34 AM »

I hope you raise enough to get to see the Titanic.

Tasty · « **Reply #1916 on:** May 30, 2014, 10:59:10 AM »

I already saw that movie years ago, though. Maybe I'll put it as a stretch goal.

Tasty · « **Reply #1917 on:** June 03, 2014, 04:01:45 PM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/introducing-launch-now-and-simplified-rules-0

Floodgates of crap have now opened wide

Tasty · « **Reply #1918 on:** June 16, 2014, 02:51:32 AM »

So I've got three stretch goals in place. Should I leave them out when I launch and then add them as the campaign goes on? I'm honestly not expecting to get them, but I do think at least one of them might get people to pledge more. Hmm.

I also have 13 updates scheduled for the length of the campaign, with about 3 per week (more at the start and end.) Is that too much? Too little? I really dislike KS's that are in their final week and only have like 1 or 2 updates, doesn't inspire confidence at all.

thisismyusername · « **Reply #1919 on:** June 16, 2014, 08:37:59 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 16, 2014, 02:51:32 AM

So I've got three stretch goals in place. Should I leave them out when I launch and then add them as the campaign goes on? I'm honestly not expecting to get them, but I do think at least one of them might get people to pledge more. Hmm.

Start with one, max two. If you break the one, put the others in. That way you aren't looking super confident that you'll break the stretches, while at the same time you can update with "OMG WE BROKE STRETCH. If you want to break another..."/looking prepared.

Quote from: Great Rumbler on May 28, 2014, 04:08:42 PM

Quote from: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh
First, not all families have access to tablets. Our goal is to cultivate a love of reading in all children, not just those that have tablets. To reach kids everywhere, we need to be everywhere: we need to be on the web.

Second, a resounding number of teachers have told me that they want Reading Rainbow in their classrooms, where they know it can make a difference. We will provide it, along with the tools that teachers need, including teacher guides, leveling, and dashboards. And in disadvantaged classrooms, we'll provide it for free.

Together, we can overcome these challenges.

Every Home. Reading Rainbow’s digital collection already contains hundreds of books and video field trips… but with your help, we’ll be able to make the Reading Rainbow library available on more of the devices modern kids use to consume content. When we meet our initial goal of $1,000,000, we will launch a new version of Reading Rainbow on the single most-used digital platform: the web.

Every Classroom. Together, we want to provide Reading Rainbow to as many classrooms as possible FOR FREE! When we meet our initial goal of $1,000,000, we can put Reading Rainbow in over 1500 classrooms at no cost to the schools!

And that’s just the beginning. The first million raised will help us get onto the web and into 1,500+ classrooms… but once we get there, we’ve got some big ideas for stretch goals!

We can make sure that millions of kids learn to love reading, but we can’t do it without you. That's why I hope you’ll join me in making a difference!

It was 4 million a few days ago but it's dropped 200,000 to 3.8 million in the past few days. Wonder why the pledge down. I really hope it makes it's goal of $5 million for the sake of having the app everywhere out there.

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