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Dancer posted:So here's a game that I would say really really deserves the relatively modest amount of money it's asking for: You should check out the game on iOS if you have a chance first. I almost broke my finger mashing the download button when I saw it for free in the app store and found that it was devoid of almost all of the charm the original Chip's Challenge had.
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Dancer posted:So here's a game that I would say really really deserves the relatively modest amount of money it's asking for: Agrias120 posted:
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Apr 27, 2012 15:33
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Well, this may or may not be a big deal to other people, but for me the main appeal is the ~level editor~. Grid based puzzle games such as these have, in my experience, huge potential beyond just the official level (my favourite example of this is DROD where adding the sizes of all unofficial level sets together would be something like 100 times the official ones, and many of those user-made ones are ridiculously good. SubTerra is another good example). Even with a small community, there should be a significant amount of high quality levels out there to not leave you bored.
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Apr 27, 2012 17:13
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I really hope developers using Kickstarter eventually realize that they are not allowed to edit their tiers, and should thus look them over a couple of times before posting. Anyway, Legends of Eisenwald is just shy of $9000, a long way still from their 50K goal. Wonder if they project can make it. They have 24 days left, but no real hype. Grim Dawn, on the other hand, is over the halfway point with $193,496 of $280,000 raised. Still might be tough, but I think they might pull it off, what with 3 weeks to go and all. I'd like to play both of these games!
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Apr 27, 2012 18:43
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Grim Dawn has a pretty steady growth after their 4 day influx of pledges. I think it was 4-5 days ago 160,000, now its 193,705. It will most likely make the 280,000, but not the 450,000 goal, unless they get a lot of publicity.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:29
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So Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men, I guess it isn't really plagiarism, but they copied The Banner Saga's tiers and rewards almost word for word.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:30
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Rebel Blob posted:So Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men, I guess it isn't really plagiarism, but they copied The Banner Saga's tiers and rewards almost word for word. Hilarious. Look at this poo poo. 
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Apr 27, 2012 19:35
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Rebel Blob posted:So Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men, I guess it isn't really plagiarism, but they copied The Banner Saga's tiers and rewards almost word for word. Hahaha, that poster.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:36
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That is seriously hilarious. I wonder what Chewbot thinks of this.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:36
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Those "in game" shots look suspicious, too. Not only are they artifacted to hell but the mountain, at least, looks like a real shot someone messed with.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:37
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Really, I just want a Limbo Of The Lost sequel Kickstarter.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:38
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Dissapointed Owl posted:Really, I just want a Limbo Of The Lost sequel Kickstarter. Not gonna lie, I would pay quite a bit for this.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:40
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Rebel Blob posted:So Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men, I guess it isn't really plagiarism, but they copied The Banner Saga's tiers and rewards almost word for word. Yep, because people are only pumped for Banner Saga because of the rewards right? Surely if they copy those they'll do just as well! 
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Apr 27, 2012 19:47
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Sankis posted:Those "in game" shots look suspicious, too. Not only are they artifacted to hell but the mountain, at least, looks like a real shot someone messed with. Yeah. In game my rear end, those photos are doctored as gently caress.
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Apr 27, 2012 19:51
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Not to mention their pitch seems like lies and buzzwords designed to do nothing but rake in money.quote:Mythic is and action/strategy based RPG brought to you by the same team that left Activision / Blizzard in search of something better! MYTHIC is an open world concept that will allow you to choose where you want to go even if it does not coincide with the story line and current missions list (hey, sometimes we just like to explore to level up right?!). The gameplay characteristics will be similar to that of World of Warcraft and the graphics quality should be up there with Skyrim. Game will be release on PC first and then ported to Mac. Depending on funding amount reached we will aiming to get a multiplayer version online by Summer 2013. Game engine is custom but built based off of Unity3D and animations will be done via motion capture thanks to some friends at Disney/Pixar!
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Apr 27, 2012 19:54
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They also say that they'll be using motion capture "thanks to some friends at Disney/Pixar." Riiiiight. e: Thanks a lot Al, making me look slow and dumb 
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Apr 27, 2012 19:56
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Al! posted:Not to mention their pitch seems like lies and buzzwords designed to do nothing but rake in money. "The same team that left Activision / Blizzard in search of something better"? What the hell does that mean? Same team as what? And yeah, way to namedrop as many games as possible in your description.
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Apr 27, 2012 20:00
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Yodzilla posted:"The same team that left Activision / Blizzard in search of something better"? What the hell does that mean? Same team as what? From the same team that got fired from a Blizzard call center for drinking on the job with help from my friend's uncle who used to work with a guy who now does night security at Pixar.
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Apr 27, 2012 20:03
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It's like Jeff K (almost) learned how to type and is running a Kickstarter for his new game BETTAR TAHN BANAR SAGGA!!!11!!
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Apr 27, 2012 20:15
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This is pretty much what the textbook version on how to steal money on Kickstarter would look like. No way is this project legit.
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Apr 27, 2012 20:19
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God drat, this is just so shameless I had to do another one. Looks like the Banner guys are cool with it, so good on them. But yeah, as has been said, the project itself looks shady as gently caress.
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Apr 27, 2012 20:21
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That's a huuuuge red flag, Kickstarter needs to check on these guys' legitimacy.
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Apr 27, 2012 20:30
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I wonder what his job at this "elite publisher" was 
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Apr 27, 2012 20:41
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NINbuntu 64 posted:I wonder what his job at this "elite publisher" was Janitor...'s Assistant.
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Apr 27, 2012 20:59
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So in today's update on The Banner Saga, Stoic had a section on Kickstarter game projects that they like and have supported. Good news for Legends of Eisenwald, that endorsement has pumped $3,000 their way in about an hour. Which is significant in context, since that is 6% of what the Eisenwald developers have as a goal.
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Apr 27, 2012 21:39
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Anybody who hasn't seen the Sherlock Holmes video, I highly recommend it. Fair warning: it involves references to Monty Python and most of the jokes are groan-worthy. You might have to be an old man and/or connoisseur of dadjokes to find it funny, but I loved it. It probably won't make its goal (needs to raise almost 40k in less than two days), but it looks pretty neat. I also loved the games as a kid, so there's that.
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Apr 27, 2012 21:54
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I absolutely would've pledged to Republique if they had plans to release it on Android.
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Apr 27, 2012 21:57
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Achmed Jones posted:Anybody who hasn't seen the Sherlock Holmes video, I highly recommend it. I kid you not: I immediately pledged. Absolutely loved the video. Shame, though, it won't happen. It's impossible to reach that goal with so little time left and nobody knowing about this project. And this is why the Kickstarter fad for game development won't become a serious alternative to create games any time soon; unless you are a big name, the media won't tell people about your project and, without people knowing about your project, it won't get enough funding. There will be a few exceptions to this, but in the long run this will apply to nearly every project. vvvvv not to mention it takes far more money to develop for every different, little Android model. Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Apr 27, 2012 |
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Apr 27, 2012 22:07
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Lord Yod posted:I absolutely would've pledged to Republique if they had plans to release it on Android. They'd have to have asked for twice as much money just because Android is like a ghost town when it comes to monetization potential
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NINbuntu 64 posted:They'd have to have asked for twice as much money just because Android is like a ghost town when it comes to monetization potential They may as well have asked for a million because 500k for an iOS version of Lifeline sounds pretty terrible.
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Apr 27, 2012 22:20
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AngryBooch posted:They may as well have asked for a million because 500k for an iOS version of Lifeline sounds pretty terrible. Lifeline was terrible because the commands made little to no sense and were barely ever recognized. It's pretty stupid to lump this in with that.
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Apr 27, 2012 22:29
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NINbuntu 64 posted:They'd have to have asked for twice as much money just because Android is like a ghost town when it comes to monetization potential Oh I know, I'm just saying the pitch looked interesting but I can't see myself playing something like that on PC.
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Achmed Jones posted:They also say that they'll be using motion capture "thanks to some friends at Disney/Pixar." Riiiiight. At least they removed the word "rotoscope" from their 3D game. That would have been embarassing
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NINbuntu 64 posted:Lifeline was terrible because the commands made little to no sense and were barely ever recognized. It's pretty stupid to lump this in with that. iOS games and voice commands are of course famous for the fidelity of their controls.
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Valdis Story only has another two hours so now's the time to get in on it. The Shadowrun one has less then two days left too. I finally got a job so I'm gonna stop being a waffling jerk and pledge to it and some other ones I've been following. 100 HOGS AGREE fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Apr 28, 2012 |
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AngryBooch posted:iOS games and voice commands are of course famous for the fidelity of their controls. iOS is famous for the fidelity of its voice controls? It's a major selling point for the iPhone 4S? And iOS game controls are usually fine if proper effort is put in? (See: Mage Gauntlet)
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How does Kickstarter calculate totals? I just threw Valdis Story  because it looks pretty decent and one of the games linked at the bottom was City Conquest, a tower defense game for iOS. It has 110 total backers and around 10,500 pledged. The numbers don't add up, even a little.Fake edit: I just remembered kicktraq and the graph for this one looks a little off. Is it weird that this sets off scam alarms in my head?
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NmareBfly posted:How does Kickstarter calculate totals? I just threw Valdis Story You can pledge anonymously, I think.
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Apr 28, 2012 00:25
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Somehow, the Nekro Kickstarter put on $30K in the last 24 hours by offering a collectors edition box at $99, and asking all their supporters to suck it up and spend more. This puts them in danger of completing their kickstarter successfully. Now's the time to take a look, if you're interested in remakes of games from 10 years ago. Even after the crazy money I put into Wasteland 2, I put $15 into this because I like games from the late nineties. brainjury fucked around with this message at 00:33 on Apr 28, 2012 |
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NmareBfly posted:How does Kickstarter calculate totals? I just threw Valdis Story You can pledge more than the reward tier you're requesting. A $5 backer could be giving $5,000 but only be counted as a $5 backer because that was the reward tier they selected.
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