ALL ABOARD THE VICSTARTER! TOOT TOOT

[Joe Molotov]

IMO, if you want to have a successful kickstarter, you need a "Pay $15-20, get a digital copy of the game" reward tier. The lower tier rewards for this kickstarter are laughable, and $60 is well out of impulse range.

Then of course there's the fact that nobody wanted this game, it's on the PSP, and it's coming out anyway...

[Great Rumbler]

Yeah, this is pretty much a textbook case in how NOT to do a successful Kickstarter.

Also, they're asking for $500k, which, despite Wasteland 2 and Double Fine Adventure, is still quite a lot.

[Momo]

Someone has to do a kickstarter to hire a team of ninja assassins for the purpose of impeding Vic Ireland.

[Great Rumbler]

Someone has to do a kickstarter to hire a team of ninja assassins for the purpose of impeding Vic Ireland.

Why? He's doing a pretty good job of that himself.

[Momo]

Someone has to do a kickstarter to hire a team of ninja assassins for the purpose of impeding Vic Ireland.

Why? He's doing a pretty good job of that himself.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

I was/am curious as to how Wasteland 2 could even be made at such a low amount.  I'm expecting an indie-ish level of visuals (Bastion is the best case scenario) with good writing and gameplay, but still, that's stretching the development budget quite a bit, isn't it?  Doublefine's game could also have naff graphics, but that doesn't really matter for its genre.

[demi]

"DO YOU GUYS LOVE JRPGS! SHOW SOME SUPPORT!"

"uh... it's coming out anyway. ill just wait"

"GUESS YOU GUYS DONT LOVE JRPGS, WE WERE RIGHT : ("

[tiesto]

I'm actually really surprised there are a lot of people out there who still remember Wasteland.

[Timber]

A good portion of those people just remember Fallout.

[cool breeze]

it's like fans of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey funding a Seventh Seal sequel

[Timber]

You're talking shit about something but I can't figure out what it is.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

312 backers at the $59+ level.

Well, at least now we have an answer to the question "how many people still fondly remember Working Designs?"

[Timber]

Anyway I was a bairn when Wasteland came out. I pledged 15 bucks to the Kickstarter because I'm a philantropist and a saint.


In other Kickstarter nincompoopery, the Hardcore Tactical Shooter guy(s?) shopped a googled picture to make it look like a genuine piece of concept art for their genuine product.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?3742-Takedown-on-Kickstarter&p=107322&viewfull=1#post107322

[Mr. Gundam]

312 backers at the $59+ level.

Well, at least now we have an answer to the question "how many people still fondly remember Working Designs?"

If this were for the PS3 version, I'd fork over $59. As it's for the PSP, I have no interest, even though I own one.

[tiesto]

Really?  You must not have spent much time talking to PC gamers.

I do, but it seems like a lot of modern day PC gamers don't remember stuff that came out before Starcraft... on sites like GAF you hardly ever hear people mention about the Ultima series or the SSI Dungeons and Dragons titles or other early PC RPGs. I've played Wasteland a while back and it was a pretty good game, I liked CRPGAddict's writeup of the game.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

312 backers at the $59+ level.

Well, at least now we have an answer to the question "how many people still fondly remember Working Designs?"

If this were for the PS3 version, I'd fork over $59. As it's for the PSP, I have no interest, even though I own one.

whereas for me, if this were to actually fund a title reaching the US, I would chip in. since it's licensed and being translated anyways, no.

[demi]

They've updated the rewards with a soundtrack (:sarcasticwank) for $20, and a digital code included at $100

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I'm even more picky.  If this were funding a title to reach the US, *and* it wasn't a fucking mediocre piece of shite, then I might have chipped in.

I meant I would pay to fund a title reaching the US. not this specific title, which is a piece of shite. but, you know, there needs to be a direct "spend money, get something" involved in the transaction.

[demi]

lol,

Also, please note that for the physical version of the PSP game, you need a PSP capable of playing North American region PSP games.

Did someone not leave Vic the memo?

[bork]

Wait...so this game is already going to be released regardless? And they want people to pay them  to produce a physical copy of a game on an unpopular format, for a "dead" system, with some nice packaging and crap, so they can shell out more money for it?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

lyte catches on quick

These days, every time there's an Indie Bundle I get 4-5 games (the ACTUAL games!) for under $5, and the soundtracks too! $20 for the digital soundtrack? What the fuck is Vic smoking?

[bork]

lyte catches on quick

These days, every time there's an Indie Bundle I get 4-5 games (the ACTUAL games!) for under $5, and the soundtracks too! $20 for the digital soundtrack? What the fuck is Vic smoking?

   

[Great Rumbler]

it's like fans of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey funding a Seventh Seal sequel

I know you're trolling, LinkZeldaGannon, but a more suitable analogy would be that it's like Bioshock fans funding a System Shock sequel.

I was/am curious as to how Wasteland 2 could even be made at such a low amount.  I'm expecting an indie-ish level of visuals (Bastion is the best case scenario) with good writing and gameplay, but still, that's stretching the development budget quite a bit, isn't it?  Doublefine's game could also have naff graphics, but that doesn't really matter for its genre.

That question has been asked to Brian Fargo in several interviews and his answer is always "I've been doing this for 25 years, I know what I'm doing," so...there you go.

He also mentions the cost of cutscenes, voice acting, publisher bloat, ect.

[Momo]

@Oscar, I know SEGA is pretty lenient with fanmade games like Retro Sonic etc, but have there ever been reports of them shutting down fansubs?

[brob]

that was made available tho

sega can't even c&d properly

[Momo]

Yeah, I recall a bare knuckle/streets of rage remake fangame launching last year(?).