Successfully-Funded Kickstarters Thread [Comprehensive List in the OP]

[Bebpo]

Don't even invoke Obsidian on this.  Man, if that gets delayed for years and has financial problems...argh.

[Positive Touch]

i mean, i dont know why you guys expect different with obsidian of all devs

[Rufus]

[Human Snorenado]

I haven't kickstarted anything I don't have confidence will deliver me a product in a reasonable timeframe.

Needless to say, I haven't kickstarted any Doublefine or Obsidian stuff.   

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Kickstarter was never going to be the land of milk and honey that people made it out to be and that was obvious from the get go.  You only have yourselves to blame if you funded anything.

[demi]

I told you morons since Psychonauts. Schafer is a swindler. You guys are getting duped.

[demi]

I should've listened to demi never trusting Tim Schafer again

HAHAHAHAHA

[Joe Molotov]

You did not die in vain, demi.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=67868441&postcount=384

[demi]

So good

[Damian79]

lol "if"

you expect that literally the first time they'll ever be on-time, on-budget with a game is when they *don't* have a publisher watching over them?

you're a funny guy bebs, that's why i loves ya

Because they raised 4 million and considering the graphics i think they will make it.

Have these been posted?

[Damian79]

Wait a second THAT is what broken age looked like?  WTF, tim schafer swindler total.

[Great Rumbler]

Wait a second THAT is what broken age looked like?  WTF, tim schafer swindler total.

No, that's what Project Eternity looks like.

Kickstarter was never going to be the land of milk and honey that people made it out to be and that was obvious from the get go.  You only have yourselves to blame if you funded anything.

Kickstarter is already delivering on its promist, bro. Not my problem you guys don't ever ready this thread until something bad happens to one project and you're all like "trololololl TOLD you guys it was just a scam, enjoy playing NOTHING but bitter ters!!". I'll just keep playing Giana Sisters, FTL, Legends of Dawn, Leisure Suit Larry, and Kinetic Void until Shadowrun Returns comes out later this year.

[Himu]

Demi

How could I ever doubt you?

lol "if"

you expect that literally the first time they'll ever be on-time, on-budget with a game is when they *don't* have a publisher watching over them?

you're a funny guy bebs, that's why i loves ya

Because they raised 4 million and considering the graphics i think they will make it.

Have these been posted?

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At first I thought you were trolling by posting FFIX pics because I swear I saw that weapon shop room in FFIX. That one background with the stairs looks out of FFVII or IX as well.

[Great Rumbler]

And seriously, anybody that hasn't watched the Double Fine documentary [and isn't working in game development now or in the past] is really missing out.

[fistfulofmetal]

I just bought Kinetic Void because it looks awesome. Hopefully it's good!

[Stoney Mason]

I think smaller scale projects are inherently safer because everybody realizes the limited scope of what is capable on a smaller budget. It's when the budgets get bigger and the moon and the sky and stars are promised when things potentially start to get dicey.

[Great Rumbler]

Project Eternity

And THIS is what Broken Age looks like:

[demi]

Nobody's saying Kickstarter is a scam.

I'm saying that Tim Schafer is a scam.

[Himu]

project eternity looks awful zoomed in. Rumbler thinks that looks good? That looks terrible. Is that how it looks at full res? Because

[Himu]

Oh fuck, Broken Age looks like Magic Negro in game form. Here is a depressed, suicidal white guy who has all the technology in the world; here is a happy black girl who is attune with nature! Can she help him love life?!

[Great Rumbler]

project eternity looks awful zoomed in. Rumbler thinks that looks good? That looks terrible. Is that how it looks at full res? Because

They're low quality screencaps that weren't officially released.

Oh fuck, Broken Age looks like Magic Negro in game form. Here is a depressed, suicidal white guy who has all the technology in the world; here is a happy black girl who is attune with nature! Can she help him love life?!

The boy lives alone on a spaceship, the girl was chosen by her village to be sacrificed to a sea monster.

[Steve Contra]

Wow, background shots of that Obsidian game.  That's probably the worst thing you can show.

[brob]

I've only kickstarted one game. And I did it because I wanted to give Ice-Pick Lodge money. That's what kickstarter is about imo.

[fistfulofmetal]

I kickstarted Wasteland and Shovelknight.

[Himu]

project eternity looks awful zoomed in. Rumbler thinks that looks good? That looks terrible. Is that how it looks at full res? Because

They're low quality screencaps that weren't officially released.

why'd you post them when they look like shit?

[Trent Dole]

I haven't kickstarted a single game.

[Himu]

I haven't kickstarted a single game.

Zeboyd games kickstarter will be my first.

[Great Rumbler]

project eternity looks awful zoomed in. Rumbler thinks that looks good? That looks terrible. Is that how it looks at full res? Because

They're low quality screencaps that weren't officially released.

why'd you post them when they look like shit?

Because.

[Himu]

Sup Cosmo Canyon.



Sup Temple of the Ancients part where you avoid the tumbling rocks.

[Steve Contra]

Broken Age looks to have spent a fortune on art assets.  I'm guessing this will limp along and be released in some shit form next summer.  I'm also sure the second Kickstarter was to fund the ongoing production of this game, Silicon Knights style.   It's basically what the videogame industry has always been, but laid bare for the public to see.  Suckers.

[Great Rumbler]

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Sup Cosmo Canyon.

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Sup Temple of the Ancients part where you avoid the tumbling rocks.

What are you on about?

[Fifstar]

project eternity looks awful zoomed in. Rumbler thinks that looks good? That looks terrible. Is that how it looks at full res? Because

They're low quality screencaps that weren't officially released.

I think they were intended as small wip pics in a german game magazine and for some reason they decided to put them online.

[Bebpo]

I think the project eternity shots look great for a budget isometric wrpg.

/shrug

[Steve Contra]

It's pretty clear now that Schafer didn't have any sort of design in mind when he started this.  Like any.

[Positive Touch]

saying those screens ripped off ff7. IT'S A FUCKIN CAVE

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I think the project eternity shots look great for a budget isometric wrpg.

/shrug

everyone should be HAPPY the game looks like that

it means it might actually SHIP

idiots

[Human Snorenado]

I think the project eternity shots look great for a budget isometric wrpg.

/shrug

everyone should be HAPPY the game looks like that

it means it might actually SHIP

idiots

I have every confidence the Obsidian games will release

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a year late and 80% done

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[Raban]

It's pretty clear now that Schafer didn't have any sort of design in mind when he started this.  Like any.

I don't really think this is a problem because Tim didn't really know if the Kickstarter would even succeed, let alone grow much larger than they anticipated. However, this still doesn't excuse Tim's inability to scale a project to its budget. He's been in this industry his entire fucking life and he still does this?

It's no wonder all he gets is cold shoulders from publishers. I would kick his fat ass to the curb, too.

[Steve Contra]

Not having the barest idea of a design isn't a problem?  WAT.  The guy got 8 times his original amount, and apparently needs double that to finish the game.  So his game is 16 times as big as he originally intended, so that means he didn't intend it as anything, he just wanted money to make whatever popped into his head at a later date.  It's not an issue of scaling his project properly, it's an issue of scaling his project at all.  I suspect Obsidian will run into the same problems, hopefully not as bad because I actually care about that game (not that I gave it any money, I can buy it when it comes out like a normal person).

[Momo]

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Sup Cosmo Canyon.

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Sup Temple of the Ancients part where you avoid the tumbling rocks.

What are you on about?

Yeah Himu, thats kinda way different

[Raban]

Steve, I guess I didn't want to believe that he had absolutely no idea before this Kickstarter, but sadly you're probably right

[Tasty]

I kickstarted Wasteland and Shovelknight.

I kickstarted Shovel Knight, Reap (GAFer, unsuccessful), Paper Knight's Story (GAFer), and the game dev tools 8BitBoss (unsuccessful) and Spriter.

Only other project I've backed is Light Table, which is a pretty crazy looking IDE.

I like small scale stuff, easier to keep up with updates and stuff and the smaller scale guys need the cash more so I feel more useful. 

[cool breeze]

I recently backed Hat in Time.  Finally an indie is trying to tap into that N64 nostalgia (plus I had been following it before the kickstarter and they showed an early video game instead of promises).

Steve, I guess I didn't want to believe that he had absolutely no idea before this Kickstarter, but sadly you're probably right

replace Brendan Fraser with Tim Schafer anyone 'name' on kickstarter

[Raban]

[Himu]

saying those screens ripped off ff7. IT'S A FUCKIN CAVE

 

I'm just messing with Rumbler by going the Magus-chan route.

[magus]

saying those screens ripped off ff7. IT'S A FUCKIN CAVE

 

I'm just messing with Rumbler by going the Magus-chan route.

[Himu]

 

[Great Rumbler]

Tim Schafer ‏@TimOfLegend
Double Fine is NOT asking for more money. We are fine, financially. We are using our OWN money to deliver a bigger game than we Kickstarted.

Is what he says on Twitter.

saying those screens ripped off ff7. IT'S A FUCKIN CAVE

 

I'm just messing with Rumbler by going the Magus-chan route.

lol

[fistfulofmetal]

btw

Kinetic Void seems terrible. I couldnt get by the ship builder because it's so awkward and poorly designed.

[Great Rumbler]

[Howard Alan Treesong]

To think, I almost backed that.

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Just kidding, I never would've backed that.

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[Great Rumbler]

The people who backed that likely are getting exactly what they expected: lots of cheap, awkward FMV.

[Great Rumbler]

SpaceVenture [from the Space Quest guys] actually got a backer demo released today. If some impressions pop up soon, I'll pass them along.

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

 

[Brehvolution]

i want Planetary Annihilation so bad.

[Momo]

GR, did you bookmark and hold onto that for nearly a year?

[Great Rumbler]

GR, did you bookmark and hold onto that for nearly a year?

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Not really, but I remembered that somebody in the Kickstarter thread was really down on SpaceVenture so I went looking for the quote. I actually thought it was Oscar who said it.

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[archie4208]

Terminator 2 should make it.  It needs ~$4500 in 4 days.

[archie4208]

T2 made it.

Now they just need to work on the PC version.   

[ferrarimanf355]

I backed Terminator 2, can't wait for that one. 

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-leisure-suit-larry-reloaded/2300-7711/