The Game Crowdfunding Thread

[Great Rumbler]

Chris Roberts [creator of the Wing Commander series] has a space sim Kickstarter going:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen

[Stoney Mason]

Looks good/decent enough but in full disclosure this is one of those kickstarters where the game isn't being made solely on the budget from the kickstarter but is sort of a funding step to get them money from other people to actually finish the game. Like Republique was. A decent number of gaming related kickstarters are this way but I always feel its a little bit misleading.

[naff]

Chris Roberts has always wanted to create one cohesive universe that encompasses everything that made Wing Commander and Privateer / Freelancer special. A huge sandbox with a complex and deep lore allowing players to explore or play in whatever capacity they wish. That universe is Star Citizen.

take my money

Pledged 35 to get dat pre-order. Sounds really ambitious, which is awesome!

[Great Rumbler]

Kickstarter has its issues, but it's managed to get me more excited about videogames than just about anything else recently.

[Enl]

Shadowgate kickstarter 






http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zojoi/shadowgate


Basically it's a reboot of Shadowgate from the original creators that expands on the original and has new and reworked puzzles. Looks a little early but it's still a year away. 

[Rusty Shackleford]

There's a Raspberry Pi competitor on Kickstarter that looks neat.

[demi]

Here's a Kickstarter for Tiesto...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573261866/pier-solar-hd-an-rpg-for-xbox360-pc-mac-linux-and

[Joe Molotov]

Pier Solar is the biggest 16-bit RPG ever and it's coming to you in high definition for Xbox 360, PC, Mac, Linux & Sega Dreamcast!

The weeaboo perfect storm.

[Great Rumbler]

The original version of the game was released on a custom Genesis cartridge.

[Sho Nuff]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

[Don Flamenco]

the fuck is this?!   

All those pics in the kickstarter demonstrate how bad this "HD" + sprite cross-up are.   

[Great Rumbler]

Bleck. This desperately needs HD characters, too.

[Don Flamenco]

i was wondering if keeping it all 2D, but adding CRT filter + scanlines could ever sell.   They wouldn't need a kickstarter or anything for that. 

[chronovore]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

Friends of the author, no doubt.

[Positive Touch]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

oh my god this dude lives like 10 minutes away from me

[Fifstar]

So, what are some of the more interesting projects that got funded and how far are those into development?

[Great Rumbler]

So, what are some of the more interesting projects that got funded and how far are those into development?

Double-Fine Adventure
Dead State
The Banner Saga
Project Eternity
Shadowrun Returns
Wasteland 2
Planetary Annihilation
Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse
Carmageddon: Reincarnation
Tex Murphy - Project Fedora
SpaceVenture
Grim Dawn
Defense Grid 2
FTL [already released on Steam]
Project Giana [already released on Steam]

Aside from those two already released, most of those are still months [or more than a year] away. I think The Banner Saga is the closest with an estimated release of early next year.

[Sho Nuff]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

oh my god this dude lives like 10 minutes away from me

YOU NEED TO MOVE NOW

[Howard Alan Treesong]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

oh my god this dude lives like 10 minutes away from me

YOU NEED TO MOVE NOW

That's the power of the keyblade!

[Sho Nuff]

GONTERMANIA SWEEPING THE NATION

READ THIS FOR BRAIN DAMAGE

http://snowflakestudios.comicgenesis.com/spi/spi0012.html

[Steve Contra]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

All I need is a picture of you and 2-3 of your friends, or your whole nuclear family if you wish, with names for each person--doesn't have to be real names if you prefer--and what he or she does.

Oh by the way honey you're going to be in a furry webcomic.

[Great Rumbler]

This is a thing on Kickstarter:





http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/967946252/rainfall-the-sojourn

[Joe Molotov]

This is a thing on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/967946252/rainfall-the-sojourn

How much do I have to pledge for the Dreamcast version?

[Positive Touch]

YOU NEED TO MOVE NOW

I KNOW, RIGHT? IVE BEEN LOOKING TO START AN ARTISTS GUILD SINCE LIKE FOREVER

[The Sceneman]

SHIT how did this not get any funding

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1716370612/the-ballad-of-johnny-briz

"I might be a man, I might be a mouse, I might even be the product of a Science Experiment, but whatever I am, I'm here to stay!"

[Sho Nuff]

[Positive Touch]

YOU NEED TO MOVE NOW

I KNOW, RIGHT? IVE BEEN LOOKING TO START AN ARTISTS GUILD SINCE LIKE FOREVER

because id be moving closer to him, i mean. i forgot to put that in there

[Great Rumbler]

Looks like the Kickstarter for Lori and Corey Cole's rougelike is going to get funded:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption?ref=live

[Great Rumbler]

Some Banner Saga gameplay footage:

[archnemesis]

The combat doesn't look that great compared to Japanese SRPGs and games like Heroes of Might & Magic.

It's nice to see that Hero U might make it. The Quest for Glory games are among my all-time favorites.

[naff]

Wing Commander Star Citizen now at 5.5 mil and counting, they merged their own sites crowdwourcing with Kickstarters, though they raised a lot more through their own site. Early builds looking pretty good  http://vimeo.com/53745615

[Barry Egan]

this is #1 on reddit right now.   I don't even understand what his issue is



why can't he just explain what the actual state of the game is to his kickstarter base?  I mean, I guess it's just a way to advertise the kickstarter, but it sure sounds whiny.

[Great Rumbler]

It does come across as whiny, yeah, especially since other games that "looked finished" have been able to get the money they needed.

[Great Rumbler]

That whiny guys whining worked, apparently. With 64 hours left, Forced has 125% funding.

Unrelated, here's the worst thing I've seen on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1675907842/pathfinder-online-technology-demo

Kinda dumb, right? Well, then this happened:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1675907842/pathfinder-online-a-fantasy-sandbox-mmo

$1 million for a fantasy MMO with a tentative launch of "early 2016." And that was after they pulled down $300k for a "technology demo." smh

[archnemesis]

Rock, Paper, Shotgun put up a good piece today where they monitor the progress of some of the high profile projects: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/28/the-kickstarter-successes-where-are-they-now/

[Howard Alan Treesong]

So it's more like, a fool and his money are eventually parted, but not before being strung along for several months

[Great Rumbler]

Rock, Paper, Shotgun put up a good piece today where they monitor the progress of some of the high profile projects: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/28/the-kickstarter-successes-where-are-they-now/

Ah, that's pretty cool. Maybe something like this will urge developers to be a bit more open about their Kickstarted games. More than anything else, being open and honest about how the development is going is what's really needed. It's going to take more time? Let people know. Unexpected hitch along the way? Let people know. It really shouldn't be all that hard.

So it's more like, a fool and his money are eventually parted, but not before being strung along for several months

Gotta put up your money if you want to win, just like Vegas.

[Sho Nuff]

I am going to make the bold prediction that the Leisure Suit Larry and Spaceventure games are never coming out

[Joe Molotov]

based on the Horace Principle, which states: “Any release date that includes more than one potential month isn’t going to be hit”.

lol

[Timber]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/talesofgames/barkley-2-an-rpg-sequel-to-barkley-shut-up-and-jam

YES

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meriwether/meriwether-an-american-epic

A Morrowind-esque RPG starring Lewis and Clark!

[Great Rumbler]

Here's a Kickstarter for Tiesto...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573261866/pier-solar-hd-an-rpg-for-xbox360-pc-mac-linux-and

This has 43 hours to go and it's already at $195,000.

[cool breeze]

It's not on Kickstarter yet, but Energy Hook is interesting.  Supposed to be the people behind Spider-Man 2 making a game that's Spider-Man 2 with a focus on tricks...and without Spider-man.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/29/spider-man-2-devs-are-making-energy-hook/

[Joe Molotov]

Here's a Kickstarter for Tiesto...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573261866/pier-solar-hd-an-rpg-for-xbox360-pc-mac-linux-and

This has 43 hours to go and it's already at $195,000.

It hit the stretch goals for a Japanese translation, VMU support in the DC version, and a OUYA port. 

[demi]

I'm curious what they mean with Xbox version - Indies? I'd sooner just buy the Dreamcast version.

[Bebpo]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lagamespace/la-game-space-a-place-for-re-imagining-video-games

This slipped under my radar.  Really interesting and potentially cool kickstarter with some great rewards.  I may have spent any future Wii U money on this instead. 

[tiesto]

Here's a Kickstarter for Tiesto...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/573261866/pier-solar-hd-an-rpg-for-xbox360-pc-mac-linux-and

I actually have this on Genesis.

[Great Rumbler]

[Momo]

This is a thing on Kickstarter:

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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/967946252/rainfall-the-sojourn

34 hours left

[Great Rumbler]

I'm interested in that, but not enough to put up $10 nearly a year before it's set to come out [assuming it isn't delayed, which it probably will be].

[Takao]

Even Sony's kickstarters are failing: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gutefabrik/sportsfriends-featuring-johann-sebastian-joust/

[Eel O'Brian]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/meriwether/meriwether-an-american-epic

A Morrowind-esque RPG starring Lewis and Clark!

I just noticed this. I would buy the shit out of this game.

[Huff]

Went ahead and threw in for the sports thing games. no sure why

[chronovore]

That whiny guys whining worked, apparently. With 64 hours left, Forced has 125% funding.

Unrelated, here's the worst thing I've seen on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1675907842/pathfinder-online-technology-demo

Kinda dumb, right? Well, then this happened:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1675907842/pathfinder-online-a-fantasy-sandbox-mmo

$1 million for a fantasy MMO with a tentative launch of "early 2016." And that was after they pulled down $300k for a "technology demo." smh

Here's what pisses me off about it:

Could we have gone out and got investment capital to do this? Sure, but with that investment comes costs and entanglements that could very well derail the vision that we have for Pathfinder Online. Investors don't like to push boundaries, color outside the lines, or think outside the box. Instead, they want you to do things only in ways already proven successful for other companies. It is their money, after all.

Our vision for Pathfinder Online doesn't fit those boundaries. It doesn't color within the lines. It doesn't want to exist inside of a box. You already get that—you have believed in Paizo from the beginning and helped us to create a unique community around the Pathfinder RPG. We would rather report to you than to a group of investors who are only interested in making the biggest pile of money and having an early exit strategy. You are with us for the long haul. You believe in our vision for Pathfinder. We would prefer never to sacrifice this vision in pursuit of bigger profits. With you, we can make an MMO that we can all be proud of, and it can happen if we are successful with this Kickstarter. We can do this if enough folks want to become our "bosses" and work with us to make Pathfinder Online.

It's recognizing that Kickstarter is a good way to get funds with very little oversight, based almost exclusively on hype and promises. When I see them talking about how they're going to "color outside the lines" and how much they're going to do differently, I hear sirens go off in my head. They've got a 9-person team working on this, and they want to staff-up and expand their design to be bigger and more ambitious, so they need more staff...

Yeah, I like Pathfinder as a system, but going the MMO fantasy sandbox route is not the best answer here. Putting together some kind of online tool to facilitate remote players of their traditional system would be a more original and likely overall more productive use of their time.

Worrisome.

[Stoney Mason]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/primerist/code-hero-a-game-that-teaches-you-to-make-games-he/comments

 

idiots

[Great Rumbler]

To anyone keeping an eye on this space - a modest number of Code Hero backers have reached out to me, sharing information and requesting to be kept "in the loop" with any of our collective findings. You should know, right off the bat, that based on what we've found (and been told) - Alex Peake seems to have run out of money after spending it recklessly, and doesn't plan on continuing with this project. There are well over 1000 backers out there who pledged for physical rewards. And, tragically, 6 backers who pledged at the $1k level who thought their money would be well spent on an educational tool for schools.

Ouch.

[Sho Nuff]

To anyone keeping an eye on this space - a modest number of Code Hero backers have reached out to me, sharing information and requesting to be kept "in the loop" with any of our collective findings. You should know, right off the bat, that based on what we've found (and been told) - Alex Peake seems to have run out of money after spending it recklessly, and doesn't plan on continuing with this project. There are well over 1000 backers out there who pledged for physical rewards. And, tragically, 6 backers who pledged at the $1k level who thought their money would be well spent on an educational tool for schools.

Ouch.

IF WE HIT 200,000 WE'LL TURN IT INTO AN MMO!

[Stoney Mason]

I funded a small number of these but honestly I think I'm over it. I've ultimately changed my opinion in that I think a lot of this stuff is just a con game in lots of different ways. I don't see myself funding another. I'll just wait until this stuff is released from now on and make my decision then.

[Great Rumbler]

People throwing their money around on anything and everything on Kickstarter were eventually going to get burned pretty badly, that's just the law of averages. Kickstarter, as a whole, probably isn't going anywhere, though. You've just got to be smart about what you support and how much you support. I've put money down in 6 games, about $100 in total. All six have been pretty open about their development and have been more or less getting out regular updates, so I don't feel like I'm really in a position right now where my paltry support is in any danger of coming to naught.

[Positive Touch]

it just blows my mind that there are so many people out there willing to fund the stupidest fucking shit. if you wanna give money away there are THOUSANDS of better ways to do it. theres so many organizations in every. fucking. city. that do real shit that desperately need money because they are providing life-saving services to people and cant keep up with the demand. yet people would rather drop $100 on a stupid game proposal that some fuckin college kid made up that will never come out because he has no job experience or discipline because instead of working he started a fucking kickstarter jesus fucking christ

sorry



but it really pisses me off