The Game Crowdfunding Thread

[Rufus]

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7/10

[Don Flamenco]

http://www.kickstarter.com/hello?ref=nav

i guess i feel a bit dumb calling it out since I was assuming that kickstarter had always been for small-time projects, but they don't make any qualifications about that here.   so, sure, i'm in-- a fool and his money.


also, keep refreshing till you get the hot red head 

[Diunx]

So two dudes payed 7500 us dollars to work for a day in a webcomic's office?

Obama's america.

[pilonv1]

Plus accom & travel

[Great Rumbler]

It's not Kickstarter, but uses a similar crowdfunding method:

http://animesols.com/series

Basically, Japanese companies sign on with this site. They put up old shows [mostly late 70's and early 80's stuff] and ask for a certain amount of money [looks like about $19,000 is the norm] and once that series reaches its goal, a limited run DVD is printed and sent to people who donated at a high enough level. They've also got free streaming of at least several episodes of each series. They don't have a whole lot so far, but it's definitely something that I could see being really interesting if enough companies get on board.

[Human Snorenado]

Apparently the Grim Dawn alpha went live today; I thought I bought the $50 level where you get access to that, but apparently I bought  the $35 pack with just beta access.  Anyone play it yet?

[Verdigris Murder]

Apparently the Grim Dawn alpha went live today; I thought I bought the $50 level where you get access to that, but apparently I bought  the $35 pack with just beta access.  Anyone play it yet?

You should try playing a real mans game my boy.

[pilonv1]

Some guy on QT3 has played it

http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?57250-Grim-Dawn-An-ARPG-from-Crate-%28ex-Iron-Lore-aka-Titan-Quest-devs%29/page16

I've played way more than I should have today. Which I suppose is a good sign for the game. I got a Soldier/Demolitionist up to level 15 and then tried a straight Demolitionist build up to level 10. The Demolitionist is a lot easier. She didn't die until she hit a certain boss monster. The Warrior on the other hand died frequently once he got outside of the starter area.

The Soldier is largely setup for a straight melee build, although it apparently can be used as a ranged fighter as well. The Demolitionist was a lot of fun. Lots of grenade-type abilities including lightning snares and explosives. Plus some boosted ranged attacks. The Alpha also includes the Occultist caster, who I have not yet tried. The final game is supposed to have 5 classes (which can mix and match as in Titan Quest). Last I heard the missing two classes are an Arcane spell caster and the Nightblade, which presumably is kind of a glass-cannon, assassin type character.

Overall it plays a lot like Titan Quest -- no surprise there. My one complaint about the game, is that it really does have a rather dark, depressing, and ugly look. Not that the graphics look bad, but that it's just an ugly world. I was expecting it, but it's still sad after Titan Quest. Some of the areas in Titan Quest were amongst the most attractive terrain I've seen in an RPG -- wandering along the beach, or looking at the waterfalls, the TQ team did a great job creating an attractive looking world. Grim Dawn on the other hand looks ... grim. It reminds me a bit of playing Fallout 3. While Fallout 3 is very well done, it is very grey. I remember running into the skeleton of a husband and wife who had killed themselves and thought ... this really is a rather depressing game world. Grim Dawn is the same.

While the connections between the areas are linear -- Devil's Crossing is always followed by Lower Crossing, followed by a small town, followed by a swampy area. The areas themselves are surprisingly complex, with a lot of places to wander about. The randomly placed barriers will force you to wander about a bit to find your way through on each playthrough.

In contrast to TQ which was known to be very easy on the first playthrough, I found Grim Dawn combat to actually be a bit on the tough side. As noted above, my Soldier died repeatedly in some areas. In particular the bosses and mini-bosses are currently very tough (and I think particularly tough for a melee build). I'm sure they're still working on the balance.

[cool breeze]

The comments about the dark tone are nice.  It was partly why I backed it in the first place.

[Don Flamenco]

My one complaint about the game, is that it really does have a rather dark, depressing, and ugly look. Not that the graphics look bad, but that it's just an ugly world. I was expecting it, but it's still sad after Titan Quest. Some of the areas in Titan Quest were amongst the most attractive terrain I've seen in an RPG -- wandering along the beach, or looking at the waterfalls, the TQ team did a great job creating an attractive looking world. Grim Dawn on the other hand looks ... grim. It reminds me a bit of playing Fallout 3. While Fallout 3 is very well done, it is very grey. I remember running into the skeleton of a husband and wife who had killed themselves and thought ... this really is a rather depressing game world. Grim Dawn is the same.

sheesh, take your meds qt3 guy

[Sho Nuff]

[Great Rumbler]

What a courageous man, standing up for what he knows in his heart is the honest truth! And it only took 7 months, and comes during the midst of failing crowd-funding campaign.

[Positive Touch]

ten minutes longer than a sitcom episode

[Great Rumbler]

First Kickstarter that's got me interested in a while:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1590639245/stonehearth

[pilonv1]

That does sound pretty awesome

[Phoenix Dark]

Well, I'm sold

[Don Flamenco]

nice, by the guys who run evo and made ggpo.   they deserve all the riches!   

[pilonv1]

I think I'll back this as well, sounds amazing.

[Phoenix Dark]

The comments about the dark tone are nice.  It was partly why I backed it in the first place.

Yup.

I'm curious to see how quests evolve throughout development. PoE falters in this regard. I like the overall main quest but I feel like it needs more side and random quests to spice things up. I liked how some areas of D3 would feature some guy you could help, or a random badass elite you could take out.

[Great Rumbler]

Embrace the future of videogames, guys.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

[thisismyusername]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

Needs $10K a day to reach it in the deadline. Almost.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Awesome because I'm in Toronto and I would looooove to see a video of our stupid, bumbling mayor smoking crack. Lame because Gawker is getting their readers to buy the material they need to publish an article that will generate tons of ad revenue and publicity. It should be their expense.

[thisismyusername]

Awesome because I'm in Toronto and I would looooove to see a video of our stupid, bumbling mayor smoking crack. Lame because Gawker is getting their readers to buy the material they need to publish an article that will generate tons of ad revenue and publicity. It should be their expense.

If I remember the article right, they had 20K. Which means if they lowered the goal by 20K and got the last 20K funded, they'd be able to buy the tape with their money and the people that funded it.

[Flannel Boy]

This man is amazing. HHe's one part Rush Limbaugh, one part Chris Farley, and one part Marion Barry.

[Joe Molotov]

Someone kicked in the money for that crack phone.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

This man is amazing. HHe's one part Rush Limbaugh, one part Chris Farley, and one part Marion Barry.

Amazing gifs

You should read up some of his choice quotes. Like the time he said the only people who get AIDs are gays and junkies, and the only reason women get AIDs is because they sleep with bi-guys.

[Don Flamenco]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

hmm...dinner with gawker staff.   Order the nastiest, largest bowl of seafood soup and throw it all over them.   If you're lucky, one or all of them will be allergic.

[Flannel Boy]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

hmm...dinner with gawker staff.   Order the nastiest, largest bowl of seafood soup and throw it all over them.   If you're lucky, one or all of them will be allergic.

[thisismyusername]

51 hours left and it still needs $30K. No way is it making it if it only moved 1K within the past ~5-12 hours.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/358753914/spintires-the-ultimate-off-road-challenge

http://www.oovee.co.uk/spintire-download-mirrors/

[chronovore]

Because you can't spell "Stanhope" without "hope."
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/atheists-unite

Pretty neat.

[G The Resurrected]

First Kickstarter that's got me interested in a while:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1590639245/stonehearth

I knew these guys were here in the south bay. I didn't however think they were right down the block from where my office is. I was in the area going to the grocery store and as I was leaving, myself and another guy and his kid were leaving as well. So we're both walking to our cars and they were right  next to each other. Not seeing the guys face I talked to his kid while we both were putting groceries away. I turn and asked him if he was one of the brothers. He was shocked that I recognized him from the back. We talked about the game and their intentions on what they want to do going forward. This game seems like it's their baby.

Prior to meeting Tony I was on the fence about kickstarting another game in that similar style. But as soon as I got home I backed. I even got a invite to their live stream ending event, which I might go to.

Just looking at how much $ its moved it's been going at a steady pace.

[The Sceneman]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/358753914/spintires-the-ultimate-off-road-challenge

http://www.oovee.co.uk/spintire-download-mirrors/

this looks so awesome. Take a supertruck and negotiate muddy terrain

[Great Rumbler]

Spiritual successor to Neverhood:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog

[Great Rumbler]

Open-world prehistoric RPG:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/524168447/the-stomping-land

[Joe Molotov]

Spiritual successor to Neverhood:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog

Nice.

[chronovore]

Spiritual successor to Neverhood:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog

Backed! Thanks for the heads-up!

[Great Rumbler]

Double Fine double-dips:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/double-fines-massive-chalice

MASSIVE CHALICE is a single player turn-based tactics game within a multi-generational strategy campaign built for replayability.

As an immortal King or Queen, you must unite your kingdom under a powerful dynasty, eliminate the demonic threat, and reforge the MASSIVE CHALICE!

The game is structured into two main layers: strategy and tactics. In the strategy layer, you oversee your kingdom, arrange royal marriages, conduct research, and make the far-reaching decisions that will determine the fate of your legacy.

In the tactics layer, you fight brutal turn-based battles to defend your kingdom using small squads of customizable heroes.

Permadeath is inevitable: your heroes will grow, age, and eventually die. You'll have to choose between keeping your favorite heroes on the battlefield or retiring them from combat to foster a new generation of warriors.

Drawing from roguelikes we love, content is modular and randomized. Each playthrough begins with a random assortment of male and female heroes from various bloodlines, guaranteeing that each game is unique. Your knowledge and skill will increase over multiple playthroughs, but the details of every game will change based on your decisions and the whims of fate.

Core Game Features

• Your story emerges as you defend against attacks, complete quests, and respond to randomized events in your attempt to preserve the kingdom.
• Line of sight and fog of war mechanics come into play as your squad explores beautiful dynamic 3D battlefields where danger may lurk behind any corner.
• Distinct, customizable heroes learn new melee, ranged, and arcane abilities as they age and gain combat experience.
• Arrange marriage alliances to ensure your heroic bloodlines can handle any future combat situation.
• Battle alongside your ancestors by equipping your heroes with uniquely powerful Bloodline Relics.
• Invest your resources in forging new weapons and armor—and gamble on polluting a bloodline by researching dangerous demonic artifacts.

[chronovore]

Spiritual successor to Neverhood:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog

Backed! Thanks for the heads-up!

Apparently TenNapel is an opponent to same-sex marriage. Now I feel bad that I backed it, even though TenNapel has a lot of talent. 

[hampster]

Double Fine double-dips:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/double-fines-massive-chalice

Wait, why aren't they doing Brazen?

[Great Rumbler]

Two likely reasons:

-They want a budget that's more than they could reasonably raise through Kickstarter
-Its multiplayer focus would require continuing support that they'd be unlikely to handle without a publisher

[Phoenix Dark]

Spiritual successor to Neverhood:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog

Backed! Thanks for the heads-up!

Apparently TenNapel is an opponent to same-sex marriage. Now I feel bad that I backed it, even though TenNapel has a lot of talent. 

what do his personal views have to do with whether you want to finance his game or not?

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

not gonna lie, that Double Fine turn based strategy game sounds pretty rad.

and its amazing how much of Armikrog's money is coming from the higher end backers, I think they found a rare, untapped vein of nerdism to strike.

[Tasty]

Hey guys, I wanted to plug an indie horror game my friend is making: The Kingsport Cases.

As of this post they're $11,686 funded out of $20,000 with 33 hours left, so there's a big chance it won't get funded, which would be a shame. Check it out if it sounds like your thing and the rewards sound good.

Wrath, you should be all over this since it's been coated with the requisite amount of Cthulu jism.

[chronovore]

Apparently TenNapel is an opponent to same-sex marriage. Now I feel bad that I backed it, even though TenNapel has a lot of talent. 

what do his personal views have to do with whether you want to finance his game or not?

It's pretty straightforward (no pun) to me; if I finance his business, and he uses his increased capital or influence to further promote  views which are harmful to people, I'll be unhappy that my money was part of it. It's the same I have about Orson Scott Card books.

edit: formatting

[Great Rumbler]

Since we announced this Kickstarter campaign we have seen more support from our community than we had ever hoped for. Along with this support has come a host of a new exciting opportunities that will make the game better than we envisioned. As a result, we have chosen to temporarily take down the Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding campaigns on both Kickstarter and our own website on Thursday, June 6.

[Joe Molotov]

Less than 1/10th of their goal was more support than they'd ever hoped for. 

[chronovore]

Abandoned, to avoid an even more public faceplant?

[Great Rumbler]

Abandoned, to avoid an even more public faceplant?

I don't think they could do much worse than they already have.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/disastercake/soul-saga-a-j-rpg-inspired-by-playstation-classics

 

[D3RANG3D]

 

[Rufus]

The main character looks like Marche from FFTA.

[Positive Touch]

that logo

[magus]

"magus why do you hate the poor indie dev so much?"



EDIT: i think i should throw this in the pile of snuff remake...



oh apparently it got shitcanned? JUSTICE!

[Great Rumbler]

magus only likes generic, me-too JRPGs that are actually made by Japanese people. 

[magus]

magus only likes generic, me-too JRPGs that are actually made by Japanese people. 

do we even have any game that fit that sort of bill? i can think of a few but they are the sort of no effort game done with rpgmaker so...

i guess there are a bunch of xbla/psn games too? there is one called dragon fantasy,i find that kind of offensive



this one is interessing but it's only a demo and kinda show it's indie root by desperately trying to be clever

http://undertale.com/

[Himu]

Soul Saga mentioned Suikoden so they have my money.

[magus]

Soul Saga mentioned Suikoden so they have my money.

did you ever play this himumu? it's so fangamish it doesn't even bother having his own music and steal all of the good suikoden music

http://site.scfworks.com/?page_id=10

[Great Rumbler]

Thinking about backing this:



http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/698883673/unrest-an-unconventional-rpg-set-in-ancient-india