Author Topic: The Game Crowdfunding Thread (Read 373618 times)

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #1680 on:** January 29, 2014, 05:15:44 PM »

Are any of these sad sacks required to present some kind of business or development plan for these Kickstarters? Or is it "look at these pretty gfx, fund my game plz?"

I stay away from Kickstarter because of the obvious potential for scamming internet rubes but if these people don't demand more accountability, then I don't really feel too sorry for the people who got taken for a ride.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1681 on:** January 29, 2014, 05:19:47 PM »

Kickstarter is in its Wild West phase right now. A lot of money is getting thrown around, people are chasing after big dreams, but all the rules are still really vague.

magus · « **Reply #1682 on:** January 29, 2014, 05:23:15 PM »

i've seen some kickstarter showing a prototype or demo,they really should make that an actual rule

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #1683 on:** January 29, 2014, 05:25:34 PM »

Quote from: magus on January 29, 2014, 05:23:15 PM

i've seen some kickstarter showing a prototype or demo,they really should make that an actual rule

They would never do that. Violates the spirit of kickstarter which is supposed to be about an idea and a dream.

But yeah I wish there was a better alternative to Kickstarter that was more game focused and had a stricter process around it. But honestly it seems like "early access" is what is filling that void.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1684 on:** January 29, 2014, 05:28:44 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 29, 2014, 05:25:34 PM

But honestly it seems like "early access" is what is filling that void.

I'd agree with that. To get on there you have to at least have something that people can play around with right away, even if it's a little rough. Kickstarter has projects from all along the spectrum, and games have come been released coming from every stage.

If you're wary, just don't back games without demos or clear development plans. Simple as that. If it's something that you're still interested in, just wait until the game actually comes out, because there's probably enough people out there who don't care and will fund it anyway. Either that or it's so far away from its goal that your $20 won't make any difference.

Tasty · « **Reply #1685 on:** January 29, 2014, 06:05:00 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 29, 2014, 05:25:34 PM

Quote from: magus on January 29, 2014, 05:23:15 PM
i've seen some kickstarter showing a prototype or demo,they really should make that an actual rule

They would never do that. Violates the spirit of kickstarter which is supposed to be about an idea and a dream.

But yeah I wish there was a better alternative to Kickstarter that was more game focused and had a stricter process around it. But honestly it seems like "early access" is what is filling that void.

There's a couple KS knockoffs exclusively focused on games (most of them are like, sprite-only retro focused ones) but obviously they don't get as much money as the big projects on KS do.

Tasty · « **Reply #1686 on:** January 29, 2014, 07:30:43 PM »

What happened with Republique?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1687 on:** January 29, 2014, 07:31:12 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on January 29, 2014, 07:30:43 PM

What happened with Republique?

It came out on iOS and was sort of okay, but not really that great.

Tasty · « **Reply #1688 on:** January 29, 2014, 07:38:50 PM »

People expected more than that? What are the main complaints?

Tasty · « **Reply #1689 on:** January 29, 2014, 09:27:32 PM »

Jesus, that's a healthy crate of drama. Where's my popcorn.gif?

Can't wait for ep2 to have make problems too.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #1690 on:** January 29, 2014, 10:21:42 PM »

I was glad, very glad, to see Bugbear's Next Car Game seemingly rebound and the game/developer not die after a failed kickstarter.

In fact, they seem to be one of the better non-kickstarter success stories in crowd funded gaming.

Tasty · « **Reply #1691 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:18:18 PM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/variagames/reven

Metroid knockoff doing well. Could be decent.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1692 on:** January 30, 2014, 02:25:51 PM »

Metroid knock-offs always do well on Kickstarter.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #1693 on:** January 30, 2014, 02:37:49 PM »

Has anyone every put up an F-Zero knockoff? I would kill for that. And not a wipe-out knockoff. I don't like the wipeout series as much as I like F-Zero.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1694 on:** January 30, 2014, 02:51:18 PM »

There haven't really been too many racing games on Kickstarter, other than 90's Arcade Racer and Next Car Game [which failed, but is now on Early Access].

Edit: And there's Distance, but it's more like the Rush series:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1857884659/distance-a-next-generation-arcade-racer

Tasty · « **Reply #1695 on:** February 01, 2014, 06:14:42 PM »

That Wakfu KS is insane, trending to get over $500k. They just passed their $200k stretch goal yesterday, which means for $36 USD you get both season 1 and (now) season 2 Blu-rays. Even though I know almost nothing about the series, that offer is waaaayyy too good to pass up. Looking up GIFs for the series and the animation looks crazy, especially for Flash:

The Frenchies made something cool while no one was looking, who knew.

Tasty · « **Reply #1696 on:** February 02, 2014, 03:10:55 AM »

Also, Mighty No.9 looking preeetty good (for pre-alpha.)

benjipwns · « **Reply #1697 on:** February 02, 2014, 03:32:58 AM »

I assume after the fade out is the extended cut scene explaining why men are evil and should lose control of the video game industry forever.

I've probably had some fondness for French animation for a while, there's a funny very "French" stereotypical feeling to a lot of it just in style and what it lingers/focuses on that's hard to explain but you can often tell it when you see it before knowing it's French. The Triplets of Belleville comes to mind as good and almost oppressively "French" somehow. And Rayman is quite nice obviously. Whatever it is I "see" it in those last three gifs. But I'm certainly no animation guru.

Tasty · « **Reply #1698 on:** February 02, 2014, 03:54:34 AM »

Quote from: benjipwns on February 02, 2014, 03:32:58 AM

I assume after the fade out is the extended cut scene explaining why men are evil and should lose control of the video game industry forever.

wat

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1699 on:** February 02, 2014, 09:09:27 AM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on February 02, 2014, 03:10:55 AM

Also, Mighty No.9 looking preeetty good (for pre-alpha.)

That's from all the way back in September, before their Kickstarter had even ended.

Tasty · « **Reply #1700 on:** February 02, 2014, 10:35:24 AM »

First I'd seen it, haven't really been paying attention. Have they released any newer footage?

magus · « **Reply #1701 on:** February 02, 2014, 10:36:59 AM »

there have been some new screenshot though...

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1702 on:** February 04, 2014, 08:19:17 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 30, 2014, 02:37:49 PM

Has anyone every put up an F-Zero knockoff? I would kill for that. And not a wipe-out knockoff. I don't like the wipeout series as much as I like F-Zero.

This popped uptoday:

archnemesis · « **Reply #1703 on:** February 05, 2014, 01:28:33 AM »

I played Nitronic Rush, their previous racing game, and that was fun. It's not anywhere near the quality of Wipeout though.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #1704 on:** February 05, 2014, 02:57:30 AM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on February 04, 2014, 08:19:17 PM

Quote from: Stoney Mason on January 30, 2014, 02:37:49 PM
Has anyone every put up an F-Zero knockoff? I would kill for that. And not a wipe-out knockoff. I don't like the wipeout series as much as I like F-Zero.

This popped uptoday:

Thanks for the heads-up. Looks cool.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1705 on:** February 10, 2014, 06:51:41 PM »

Steampunk adventure game from Jeremy Blaustine [long-time translator of Japanese games], Satoshi Yoshioka [character designer for Snatcher and Policenauts], and Motoaki Furukawa [composer for Gradius and Snatcher]:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iqioi/blackmore-a-steampunk-adventure-game

Tasty · « **Reply #1706 on:** February 10, 2014, 07:39:17 PM »

So a bunch of non-designers then. Hard to get excited.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1707 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:08:54 PM »

oh cool I always wanted an original story by the guy responsible for metal gear and silent hills English scripts

hampster · « **Reply #1708 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:20:13 PM »

Seeing Area 5's (ex-1up Show folks) kickstarter struggle gives me pleasure.

at anything trying to celebrate video game culture

They would be double the goal by now if it was a straight up new 1up Show

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1709 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:45:04 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on February 10, 2014, 08:10:58 PM

Play Banshee's Last Cry on iOS. He changed so much, it's practically original!

i think you forgot the quality of the dialog in konamis ps1 games and missed my joke

Positive Touch · « **Reply #1710 on:** February 10, 2014, 08:52:09 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on February 10, 2014, 08:49:33 PM

nah, i caught yours, but i think you missed mine.

oops

and yeah, despite my dickwadishness, i am interested in this potential product

Bebpo · « **Reply #1711 on:** February 10, 2014, 10:29:13 PM »

Kojima gets a free pass on writing forever because of MGS3 for me.

Rufus · « **Reply #1712 on:** February 10, 2014, 11:17:51 PM »

If Payton showed any restraint whatsoever with Republique then he's already eclipsed his master in a way.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1713 on:** February 11, 2014, 09:54:55 AM »

KING Art Games [developer of The Book of Unwritten Tales, who previously found Kickstarter success with Battle Worlds: Kronos] are doing another Kickstarter for The Book of Unwritten Tales 2:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingartgames/the-book-of-unwritten-tales-2

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #1714 on:** February 11, 2014, 12:28:30 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on February 10, 2014, 08:10:58 PM

Play Banshee's Last Cry on iOS. He changed so much, it's practically original!

Yeah, when I see him talk about how hard it is to translate games in the Kickstarter, all I can think is, "have you considered ... trying?"

D3RANG3D · « **Reply #1715 on:** February 11, 2014, 08:26:34 PM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/125859261/starcrawlers

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1716 on:** February 11, 2014, 08:29:49 PM »

JUST TAKE ALL MY MONEY GEEEEZ

Bebpo · « **Reply #1717 on:** February 12, 2014, 06:53:56 PM »

This Kickstarter's failing because it's one of those ones the news sites aren't talking about and no one's heard of it. I only found out about it from an indie webblog:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2094628033/classroom-aquatic

It seems actually...pretty awesome from a new & fresh gameplay perspective. It's the first game I've backed in like a year and it's a game that actually makes me want to get a Rift. Besides the good humor, using VR to create an immersive classroom setting is cool! Imagine the Persona games or other Japanese school-sims where you actually sit in the classes in first person and can cheat or talk to other students and ignore the lecture. Would be something interesting to try out. Hope this gets funded since they want to make a full semester/year of school campaign that you have to cheat your way through because you're a human diver mistakenly enrolled at dolphin school.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #1718 on:** February 12, 2014, 07:00:53 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 12, 2014, 06:53:56 PM

This Kickstarter's failing because it's one of those ones the news sites aren't talking about and no one's heard of it. I only found out about it from an indie webblog:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2094628033/classroom-aquatic

It seems actually...pretty awesome from a new & fresh gameplay perspective. It's the first game I've backed in like a year and it's a game that actually makes me want to get a Rift. Besides the good humor, using VR to create an immersive classroom setting is cool! Imagine the Persona games or other Japanese school-sims where you actually sit in the classes in first person and can cheat or talk to other students and ignore the lecture. Would be something interesting to try out. Hope this gets funded since they want to make a full semester/year of school campaign that you have to cheat your way through because you're a human diver mistakenly enrolled at dolphin school.

We talked about it at GIA! The problem is, who wants to Kickstart a game designed for a piece of hardware they may or may not own? It's a clever idea, but investing in a VR-only game before VR-hardware definitely seems like putting the cart before the horse.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1719 on:** February 12, 2014, 07:25:04 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on February 12, 2014, 06:53:56 PM

This Kickstarter's failing because it's one of those ones the news sites aren't talking about and no one's heard of it. I only found out about it from an indie webblog:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2094628033/classroom-aquatic

Umm...they've got links on their KS page to articles from Polgyon, Destructoid, Rock Paper Shotgun, Gamasutra, and Kotaku...

Bebpo · « **Reply #1720 on:** February 12, 2014, 07:38:12 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on February 12, 2014, 07:00:53 PM

Quote from: Bebpo on February 12, 2014, 06:53:56 PM
This Kickstarter's failing because it's one of those ones the news sites aren't talking about and no one's heard of it. I only found out about it from an indie webblog:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2094628033/classroom-aquatic

It seems actually...pretty awesome from a new & fresh gameplay perspective. It's the first game I've backed in like a year and it's a game that actually makes me want to get a Rift. Besides the good humor, using VR to create an immersive classroom setting is cool! Imagine the Persona games or other Japanese school-sims where you actually sit in the classes in first person and can cheat or talk to other students and ignore the lecture. Would be something interesting to try out. Hope this gets funded since they want to make a full semester/year of school campaign that you have to cheat your way through because you're a human diver mistakenly enrolled at dolphin school.

We talked about it at GIA! The problem is, who wants to Kickstart a game designed for a piece of hardware they may or may not own? It's a clever idea, but investing in a VR-only game before VR-hardware definitely seems like putting the cart before the horse.

Well, VR isn't required. You could play it with a 360 controller or a mouse in the meantime, but I get what you're saying. But I dunno, with only 200 backers it just seems like people don't care, which is weird! Because if this was a

classroom dating sim it'd get like a million kickstarter dollars :'(

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #1721 on:** February 15, 2014, 06:34:30 PM »

DOG EXPLAIN

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1722 on:** February 15, 2014, 07:05:38 PM »

All my monetary transactions went through Amazon, so

brob · « **Reply #1723 on:** February 15, 2014, 07:36:42 PM »

I've been giving money to some guy (woman?) named "Yancey Strickler"?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1724 on:** February 17, 2014, 02:09:24 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 16, 2014, 11:37:47 PM

Quote from: Brobzoid on February 15, 2014, 07:36:42 PM
I've been giving money to some guy (woman?) named "Yancey Strickler"?

You don't name your kid that lightly. It's a punchable name.

Fry's brother was named Yancy, as was revealed on one of the SRS BSNS episodes of Futurama.

chronovore · « **Reply #1725 on:** February 18, 2014, 01:49:54 AM »

A friend of mine is running a KS for her unique biofeedback-controlled horror game:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reynoldsphobia/nevermind-a-biofeedback-horror-adventure-game/

Check the video out, and see if it strikes your fancy!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1726 on:** March 19, 2014, 01:34:43 PM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1330754003/bear-simulator

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #1727 on:** March 20, 2014, 10:06:23 PM »

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1206403106/chaos-reborn-from-the-creator-of-the-original-x-co

Takao · « **Reply #1728 on:** March 25, 2014, 12:55:52 PM »

The Flying Hamster II will get a Kickstarter next week. It's a sequel to the shoot 'em up that came out a few years ago. This time it's a RPG platformer inspired by Wonder Boy / Monster World.

I loved the first game because it was a shmup I could finish, and the graphics were beautiful. I'm there.

edit: I should mention that the platforms will be consoles (probably Vita too) and PC.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #1729 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:48:21 AM »

What if the Infinity Engine was created during the early-90's instead of the late-90's? Now, you know:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1649838104/serpent-in-the-staglands

tiesto · « **Reply #1730 on:** March 29, 2014, 10:44:34 AM »

^ That looks how I'd imagine Ultima 6/7 to look if it was using a very early Infinity engine prototype.

Tasty · « **Reply #1731 on:** April 02, 2014, 01:18:50 PM »

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

Please back this game. I really want to see this made.

Takao · « **Reply #1732 on:** April 02, 2014, 01:31:58 PM »

Andy, I know you stan for those guys but I think $580k is a lot to ask for when you're a company like Renegade Kid. Their fanbase primarily consists of Nintendo handheld owners, and they're not being catered to with this release. It's not like they can sell this Kickstarter off of the strength of the game either, since there's only a single screenshot.

Tasty · « **Reply #1733 on:** April 02, 2014, 02:22:43 PM »

Yes unfortunately I don't think this will make it. Not sure what they'll do after that. I think their plan is to use their PAX booth to heavily promote it next weekend. Hopefully that gives a nice boost instead of the normal middle-dead-zone most KS's have.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

No matter what happens I'm going in balls deep anyways!

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demi · « **Reply #1734 on:** April 02, 2014, 04:00:23 PM »

What the fuck? Lol.

a slime appears · « **Reply #1735 on:** April 02, 2014, 04:01:16 PM »

Back it, plz. The concept sounds pretty cool.

Tasty Meat

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1736 on:** April 02, 2014, 04:01:58 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on April 02, 2014, 02:22:43 PM

Yes unfortunately I don't think this will make it. Not sure what they'll do after that. I think their plan is to use their PAX booth to heavily promote it next weekend. Hopefully that gives a nice boost instead of the normal middle-dead-zone most KS's have.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
No matter what happens I'm going in balls deep anyways!

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Are you going to have them put Oscar in the game?

Tasty · « **Reply #1737 on:** April 02, 2014, 04:38:10 PM »

I think he's a copyrighted character so no.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #1738 on:** April 03, 2014, 10:06:50 AM »

I think copyright laws are kinda weird in that you can have the char look identical but not have the same name. So make them create, like, Aska the Grouchy and they should inexplicably be in the clear!

Tasty · « **Reply #1739 on:** April 03, 2014, 10:20:15 AM »

Quote from: Trent Dole on April 03, 2014, 10:06:50 AM

I think copyright laws are kinda weird in that you can have the char look identical but not have the same name. So make them create, like, Aska the Grouchy and they should inexplicably be in the clear!

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