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Drifter posted:That feels like such a goddamned waste of money. Wow. Someone actually looked at Oblivion and concluded its voice-acting budgeting was a good decision.
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Kawalimus posted:Their best hope is the monster guide at this point, and that's a major long shot. They do seem to have gotten a little boost since they got funded which might get them to the "Father Diary" goal if it keeps up. But yeah it's got 5 days left so those other things just aren't going to happen at least through this particular kickstarter. Oh yeah, hm. I forgot that stretch goals don't count if the funds come after the deadline. In which case, they're hosed.
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poemdexter posted:Something about this whole thing smells fishy. There's no nailed down game design and all they have is a bunch of gifs of spaceship stuff in a video. So they have all this game and not a single bit of UI anywhere? Give me a break. I would not be surprised if this was a scam. If you want to play a similar game that actually exists, good news! Are you angry because they're going to make more money than you? And I think spindly legs look fine.
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CottonWolf posted:Good thing they're never going to make it, then? I'm not following their kickstarter, so I don't know how much money they have or are likely to get. I just know that it is a terrible idea for the actual game as far as cost versus quality markers go. edit: It may be okay if it nets them more money for the project, but if they could have spun the current process of motion capture without big name actors it'd have come across just as sexily, have raised just as much, and have been just as effective. Drifter fucked around with this message at 23:19 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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YOURFRIEND posted:Are you angry because they're going to make more money than you? And I think spindly legs look fine. That's not his Kickstarter. But it does belong to a fellow goon and all around cool guy, Coldrice.
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Drifter posted:That feels like such a goddamned waste of money. Tell them in the comments.
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I'll throw out my 2 cents on it since it's in a lot of ways similar to Interstellaria, but with a really cool look / interesting mechanic. From what I can tell there seems to be no real game yet, and someone on twitter said they are a bit inept. They've also deleted posts regarding wanting gameplay footage. I'm guessing what we're seeing is probably an edited video and gifs. Welp. Now do I think they'll use the money to start the game? Yes. Probably why the release date is so far. Do I think it'll do well? Of course. It's got good reception already. Do I think it's a bit scummy to launch a kickstarter for something that doesn't exist? Yes but who knows I could be wrong and there's a playable build somewhere. Either way I decided not to worry about it - our games aren't going to be overlapping after all so I don't really need to stress. Coldrice fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Feb 19, 2014 23:35
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Darkest Dungeon seems to be doing pretty well, what with hitting 200k goal. Do you guys find it likely they'll make it all the way to 500k?
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Spindly legs looked fine. Once.
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Muraena posted:Darkest Dungeon seems to be doing pretty well, what with hitting 200k goal. Do you guys find it likely they'll make it all the way to 500k? No. I think they could make 350 - 400 though. Also what's "spindly legs"?
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Someone wants some horses, bad. http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1395136511/horse-world-online-a-horse-breeding-game/#chart-daily
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Irony.or.Death posted:I had to cancel my credit card/have a replacement mailed over an unauthorized purchase this morning. Totally possible it's a coincidence and my pizza guy just chose this week to go rogue, but I thought I'd offer a heads up for extra vigilance just in case. For the hopefully none of you who weren't already paying careful attention after KS' announcement. Doesnt every payment go through amazon? Would KS even get that info?
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Coldrice posted:They've also deleted posts regarding wanting gameplay footage. Deleted where? As far as I knew project creators can't actually delete any posts from backers, only Kickstarter themselves can do that when posts are reported.
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KoB posted:Doesnt every payment go through amazon? Would KS even get that info? No, they wouldn't. Kickstarter doesn't get credit card info at all and has no way to.
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neongrey posted:No, they wouldn't. Kickstarter doesn't get credit card info at all and has no way to. Not if you pledge to non-US projects.
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Pavlov posted:No. I think they could make 350 - 400 though. Spindly Legs.  Very minimalist-ish spritework where the legs end up being 1 or 2 pixels wide. It's gotten more common over the years, and people seem to be getting tired of the style/look. e: Or atleast, people have been complaining louder about it, not sure which is the truest.
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It's the kind of thing that should've appeared only in the game that spawned it/made it popular (Sword and Sworcery).
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Orzo posted:I realize some people like them, but yeah, they look so terrible. They're not so bad on their own but they're almost always paired with graphics that are only barely contrasting between moving things and the environment.
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Juan Raigada posted:Besides, They have a Dec 2015 delivery date, which, even if the game is yet in prototype stage, is a more than reasonable timeframe.
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NTRabbit posted:Deleted where? As far as I knew project creators can't actually delete any posts from backers, only Kickstarter themselves can do that when posts are reported. From their own website. I have screenshots but we should just drop it I'm not particularly interested in getting into rumors/drama
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SubNat posted:Spindly Legs. 
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That's a really gross art style. Is that really what's "in" right now?
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BattleMaster posted:That's a really gross art style. Is that really what's "in" right now? I'm in the camp that it's not necessarily bad, especially since it makes animation easier, but as a minimalist style it breaks down when either the sprites or the backgrounds they are against get too detailed.
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BattleMaster posted:That's a really gross art style. Is that really what's "in" right now? It was a huge hit with Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, which did it extremely well and took the style mainstream, and since then there's been loads of people trying to rip it off. 
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Feb 20, 2014 05:55
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That style worked well in Darklands. In 1992.
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MikeJF posted:It was a huge hit with Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, which did it extremely well and took the style mainstream, and since then there's been loads of people trying to rip it off. Seems like its a style that works really well with music for some reason because Skrillex Quest also fits it well.
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I played Skrillex Quest and had a lot of fun with it. It was pretty impressive for all its simplicity. I was very surprised.
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MikeJF posted:It was a huge hit with Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, which did it extremely well and took the style mainstream, and since then there's been loads of people trying to rip it off. I know it's all a matter of taste but I've found my new least-favourite video game art style. It's like an attempt at "retro" that completely misses the point that sprites in old video games had much more going on then being low-resolution. I mean back in the day when people had limited sprite sizes to work with they found all sorts of tricks to make the sprites pop out of the background and have distinct and recognizable features. This just looks like muddy stick figures, if you can even see them to begin with when they're overlaid on top of the background. Edit: The backgrounds in that look amazing but I find the character sprites to be gag-inducing BattleMaster fucked around with this message at 06:14 on Feb 20, 2014 |
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Yeah, the issue with a lot of other games trying to emulate it is that S&S:EP was very much an artistic endeavour with people who knew what they were doing re: pixel art and palettes and detail levels. It was also an attempt to make a game using pixel art and not be 'retro'; they used a lot of glows, blurs, smooth gradients and vector art throughout as well. People trying to co-opt the style into existing retro styles causes issue as well.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-W5nQQPiAQ Watch the video; it's hard to get a sense from screenshots. MikeJF fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Feb 20, 2014 |
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I just stumbled upon this Savage: The Shard of Gosen game that's ending in 3 days and needs just over a grand to meet its goal. I'm one to  at retro stuff but this game seems to pull everything off really well and kinda nails the SNES era look and feel. It even has some Mode 7 looking poo poo!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pit_EbwtLHk
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Yodzilla posted:I just stumbled upon this Savage: The Shard of Gosen game that's ending in 3 days and needs just over a grand to meet its goal. I'm one to Seeing the poor posture of the main character in that game made my back hurt. Savage: The Hunchback of Gosen
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I kinda like the Mode-7-esque graphics in the overworld though.
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Well, now that I know what the spindly legs thing is referring to, I got to say I kind of like that kind of style.
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Ok, so after considering where the game is at, I think I won't be able to release the current Alpha of Heart&Slash until next week, at the soonest. Sometimes in game development it's two steps forward, three steps back and then forward again. With all the new content in the current version, we are in the three step backwards state. That I've had to deal with the KS and not have had time to work in the game lately doesn't help. But since you guys asked for it, there's a very old pre-alpha that although has less content (and a less developed look) it's still somewhat playable. I would love to hear what you think about it: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=36079.0 since this could help me getting the new one ready. Juan Raigada fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Feb 20, 2014 |
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Juan Raigada posted:But since you guys asked for it, there's a very old pre-alpha that although has less content (and a less developed look) it's still somewhat playable. I would love to hear what you think about it: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=36079.0 since this could help me getting the new one ready.
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Trapezium Dave posted:I take back any misgivings I had about the art style - now that I've played it and seen it in motion it's fine. Ok, interesting. So you think the video misrepresents the style?
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Juan Raigada posted:Ok, interesting. So you think the video misrepresents the style?
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Trapezium Dave posted:It was more the initial impression from the still screenshots, especially any with a focus on the floor textures. It didn't really work for me with those. But seeing in play with the dynamic lighting and the animation, it was fine. What did you think of the game itself?
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Yodzilla posted:I just stumbled upon this Savage: The Shard of Gosen game that's ending in 3 days and needs just over a grand to meet its goal. I'm one to The music tech doesn't fit the graphics tech at all!  In all seriousness, that looks more like an Amiga game than a SNES game, which I haven't seen someone attempt before. I do like the Mode 7 overworld, though.
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Speaking of music tech and retro graphics when are indie nerds gonna make Genesis-likes. I want that real crunchy sound. I need it.
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