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XboxPants posted:I think they were also including the controller, which does have a lot of parts you could easily replace. Yeah you could replace it with a good, working controller, like the 360 or PS3 pad.
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I know "hero worship" is lame, but I can't believe Fargo is enabling this piece of garbage so much that his name is on it. e: I'm assuming he's talking about the "rebooted" Bard's Tale, not the original. Though it would be funnier if it were the original.
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The only reason I could see any developer with a name for themselves port something to the OOMBA is for guerrilla marketing purposes for the press at launch. I don't see how that could last beyond the next couple of months. edit: VV: I should have qualified as "the only possible good reason". Even porting an Android game to OOMBA probably won't earn enough from sales to be worth the time to port and support it. Trapezium Dave fucked around with this message at 05:52 on May 9, 2013 |
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Trapezium Dave posted:The only reason I could see any developer with a name for themselves port something to the OOMBA is for guerrilla marketing purposes for the press at launch. Or they liked the concept and don't have a lot of common sense or critical analysis. Or for something like FF3 they already have a thing that doesn't need a whole lot of work to get running.
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precision posted:I know "hero worship" is lame, but I can't believe Fargo is enabling this piece of garbage so much that his name is on it. Assuming its the bundle that is on Android it will be both the original trilogy and the reboot. The really really mediocre but still better than literally any other game on the GOOBER so if I were them I'd probably test the waters reboot.
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Barudak posted:Assuming its the bundle that is on Android it will be both the original trilogy and the reboot. The really really mediocre but still better than literally any other game on the GOOBER so if I were them I'd probably test the waters reboot. Oh yeah, I forgot the Android version comes with the trilogy. Even if it doesn't have that, it'll be the best game on the system by a longshot, from what I've seen of the competition. I thought it was a pretty fun (and funny) Dark Alliance clone.
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precision posted:Oh yeah, I forgot the Android version comes with the trilogy. Wait if it includes the originals games, how the gently caress are they going to be playable? I mean there was a mouse version, but IIRC it still required a buttload of typing.
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Red_Mage posted:Wait if it includes the originals games, how the gently caress are they going to be playable? I mean there was a mouse version, but IIRC it still required a buttload of typing. There were (S)NES versions of the original Bard's Tale and the first many Wizardry games. They're clunky, but it's been done.
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precision posted:I know "hero worship" is lame, but I can't believe Fargo is enabling this piece of garbage so much that his name is on it. I'm pretty sure they're doing it for the same reason DFA is being ported: It's braindead simple to port your android game to OUYA and they probably paid them to port it.
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Neurolimal posted:I'm pretty sure they're doing it for the same reason DFA is being ported: It's braindead simple to port your android game to OUYA and they probably paid them to port it. Well I was referring more to the fact that Fargo is one of the backers at the level that got his name on the box. I guess he might just want as much visibility as possible for the sake of Wasteland 2.
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It "makes sense" for Fargo to put games on the SUSSUDIO. A big part of the Wasteland 2 marketing has been supporting other kickstarters. Besides, it probably took an intern a couple hours to slap together a port.
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Red_Mage posted:Wait if it includes the originals games, how the gently caress are they going to be playable? I mean there was a mouse version, but IIRC it still required a buttload of typing. OUYA can use USB or bluetooth keyboards and mice.
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precision posted:I know "hero worship" is lame, but I can't believe Fargo is enabling this piece of garbage so much that his name is on it. The Bard's Tale games are already on Android, both the "reboot" and the original trilogy, for like $3 for the lot. I can't imagine how you would possibly play the originals with a gamepad or why you would want to, though. e: way beaten
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I'm not even sure why you'd want to play the originals at all at this point, regardless of format or controls. They're really old first person PC RPGs and come with everything that entails.
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The Bard's Tale Android port (of the 2004 game, just in case there's any confusion) has ridiculous gamepad support. It supports the Wii Classic Controller, PS3 Dual Shock, and a whole bunch of others. Because of that already being in place, I'm sure it only took them a few hours of effort, if even that, to get it working on an Ouya. Still probably a waste of time that won't make any money but from that tweet it looks like Fargo cared more about getting his game onto every platform than anything else.
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I just saw this and thought of you guys:quote:Today, gaming console and software company OUYA announced that they have closed a $15 million round led by Kleiner Perkins, and with participation from the Mayfield Fund, NVIDIA, Shasta Ventures and Ocean Partners. This marks one of the largest institutional investments to go to a project that had its humble beginnings on Kickstarter.
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Disappointing egg posted:I just saw this and thought of you guys: Jesus. loving. Christ.
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Call me whatever you want but I really like the idea of this console and I'm looking forward to buying it as soon as it hits retail and is stabilized (is it with a 'z'?). Also, hearing that the controles has been fixed gave me the final push towards this though.
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Billa posted:Call me whatever you want but I really like the idea of this console and I'm looking forward to buying it as soon as it hits retail and is stabilized (is it with a 'z'?). Since when have the controls or controllers been fixed?
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So all the delays with shipping were because they'd run out of money, and they've just been scrambling around trying to secure more cash while fobbing off the Kickstarter backers with MSPaint charts. Love to know what kind of bullshit they fed these investors. Can they really be breaking even on a $99 console? Even if it is just a mobile SoC stuffed in a box the controller must cost more than a few pennies. Still can't see how they're going to hit a 4th June retail launch either. They haven't even fulfilled most of the Kickstarter units, and even if they start manufacturing now it doesn't leave much time to get everything shipped. And there are big question marks over how much testing has been done or how their support and network infrastructure would handle a sudden influx or tens or hundreds of thousands of users from all over the world.
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O Hanraha-hanrahan posted:Still can't see how they're going to hit a 4th June retail launch either, even if they start manufacturing now it doesn't leave much time to get everything shipped, and there are still big question marks over how much testing has been done or how their support and network infrastructure would handle a sudden influx or tens or hundreds of thousands of users from all over the world. ACTUALLY "Ouya launch delayed to June 25, controller defect being fixed" Hope you enjoy your admittedly defective controllers, backers!
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Full PR release, emphasis mine.quote:OUYA RAISES $15 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING; KLEINER PERKINS PARTNER AND Also quote:Uhrman also addressed one of Ouya's stickier issues, notably that the controller's buttons can get stuck underneath its faceplate. The problem has already been fixed, she says, and is being implemented in production. The solution: larger button holes. "I don't know what the exact millimeter is, but we've increased the size just a little bit, so now the buttons don't stick under it. We made that change very early so all the units are being produced with those larger button holes." The corrected controllers will ship alongside Ouya's retail launch units. 
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Ha. Is anyone surprised? "which will allow us to create more units and, basically, have more units on store shelves in June." By create more units she means create any units.
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kirbysuperstar posted:Full PR release, emphasis mine. Also in there: "OUYA is now shipping exclusively to early backers as part of a preview program." Dragging that lie out again.
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Look on the bright side: these guys just ponied up $15 million to continue one of the greatest trainwrecks of this year.
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gschmidl posted:Also in there: "OUYA is now shipping exclusively to early backers as part of a preview program." She's really hammering this point home so that when the backers kick off about receiving a beta version while retail gets the fixed model, they can just say they were previews. Amazing. Does someone want to break out a calculator and figure out how many games they need to sell with their 30% cut just to pay back that $15 million investment?
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gschmidl posted:Also in there: "OUYA is now shipping exclusively to early backers as part of a preview program." Maybe this time is true!
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miscellaneous14 posted:Look on the bright side: these guys just ponied up $15 million to continue one of the greatest trainwrecks of this year. Eagerly awaiting the sales figures for 2013 "Don't worry. We only sold 12,000 new units, but the 60,000 people who got a KS Ouya will buy the 2014 model OUYA, so please give us more money." O Hanraha-hanrahan posted:She's really hammering this point home so that when the backers kick off about receiving a beta version while retail gets the fixed model, they can just say they were previews. Amazing. This makes Rhode Island's deal with 38 Studios look like an astute investment.
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She's just incapable of speaking in anything other than corporate bullshit, isn't she: "If backers have a problem with their controller, we will work with them to resolve the issue via customer service." Exactly what backers -won't- have a problem with defective controllers. You just got twice the ridiculous amount you got for your original kickstarter, just say you're shipping them replacement controllers, dammit. Oh yeah, and it turns out investors are as stupid as PR drones like Uhrman. Shocking, I guess.
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I've known a few people involved in start-ups and they got the impression that many investors were happy to just to throw their money at anything which sounded like a good idea, particularly if it was something trendy like gaming or the internet. Some people just have so much cash that they can afford to chuck millions down a hole.
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pentyne posted:This makes Rhode Island's deal with 38 Studios look like an astute investment. To be fair, at that point 38 Studios probably didn't have a one-year public history of limitless bullshit, lying, and trainwrecking.
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O Hanraha-hanrahan posted:I've known a few people involved in start-ups and they got the impression that many investors were happy to just to throw their money at anything which sounded like a good idea, particularly if it was something trendy like gaming or the internet. Some people just have so much cash that they can afford to chuck millions down a hole. I know, I know - like I'm sure Notch didn't even blink dumping 10k into this thing. But even if the money means nothing personally to them, they -have- to think about opportunity costs, right? There are a lot of people with a shiny idea -and- resources to actually accomplish it out there. What a massive waste (at least we'll extend this hilarious disaster a little longer, though, I guess)...
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gschmidl posted:To be fair, at that point 38 Studios probably didn't have a one-year public history of limitless bullshit, lying, and trainwrecking. Counterpoint: Curt Schilling.
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mgreen42 posted:I know, I know - like I'm sure Notch didn't even blink dumping 10k into this thing. Not to be too cynical, but I bet there's plenty of much better gaming related kickstarters that notch dropped 10k on that you've never heard of. As much of a flop as MEJAISSOULSTEALER is compared to the big 3 as far as media coverage, for a kickstarter project it's pretty well known. Putting money into SWORDOFTHEOCCULT may be a black hole, but people will notice if you put money into LEVIATHAN a lot more than if you dump it into a random kickstarter that might never get any attention. Even if it's not a useful way of supporting indie gaming, it's a very visible way of doing it.
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quote:“Free to try is a core tenant of OUYA,” said Uhrman. “We wanted a gaming experience for the television that’s inexpensive to get into. Developers monetize however they’d like to, which is why we have games with unlockable demoes inside a fully paid version, or micro-transactions, and even a donation based game. I’m looking forward to the first episodic, subscription-based game,” she said. What the gently caress does that even mean? Pay $5 a month and hope that one of the 12,000 developers can release each game episode in a timely manner?
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