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Tippis posted:I slightly related news, some guy is failing spectacularly at collecting $40k for a Sierra documentary. Check out Part 3 of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. The book is a real interesting read and Part 3 is all about old school game programmer stuff including Sierra. Might be right up your alley.
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NINbuntu 64 posted:What pitch video? It's just a bunch of clips from Sierra games with next to no context or information about what the documentary even is. If he can't convey an idea in his pitch, I don't see why anyone would trust him to do so in a documentary. TwoDayLife posted:Check out Part 3 of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. The book is a real interesting read and Part 3 is all about old school game programmer stuff including Sierra. Might be right up your alley.
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In the comments the guy says that they're going to retry the kickstarter using clips of the interviews they've done after they finish filming. Seems like that would've been the prudent way to start things, but I still don't know that it'd get funded.
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Tippis posted:Exactly. My threshold for throwing money at this kind of idea is very low, being both fond of documentaries and of the old Sierra, but with the amount of effort that went into that presentation (viz. none), you know that 39 of those 40k are already billed as “beer money”. Beer Money... That's brilliant, someone could use the idea of a documentary on local microbreweries as a cover for a Fund My Life Kickstarter. Can't bill drinks as reference material for a video game documentary.
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Got my Xenonauts Desura key, I'm pretty happy. Looks like I know what I'm going to be doing this afternoon.
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SquadronROE posted:Got my Xenonauts Desura key, I'm pretty happy. Looks like I know what I'm going to be doing this afternoon. Do the people who are playing this game in beta (alpha?) feel like they will miss out on much new game sheen when it releases? I usually tend to think games which are primarily multiplayer or sandbox focussed don't lose anything if I play the beta, but other stuff can spoil it.
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Personally, I'm not thinking so. The draw for this game, for me, isn't that this is an innovative new design. It's precisely the opposite. Xenonauts tries to capture a game style that has been done in the past, that of UFO Defense. Since I've played that game about a dozen times in the past, I don't see any reason why playing Xenonauts a few more times will cause any sort of burnout. It'll be fun to watch the product evolve as well.
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So the Tex Murphy Kickstarter is down to 34 hours remaining now. They've reached their main goal and their first 2 stretch goals. Only question left is if they can make the 34k left until their last stretch goal (which puts more content and a golf minigame in)
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The latest bid for big bucks goes up, and it's... a M.U.L.E re-boot. Interesting-ish looking, though never played the original.
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Shalinor posted:The latest bid for big bucks goes up, and it's... a M.U.L.E re-boot. It's the foundation of most strategy games and definitely worth a loot. I was almost counting the days until a MULE reboot showed up on Kickstarter.
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Shalinor posted:The latest bid for big bucks goes up, and it's... a M.U.L.E re-boot.
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MULE was a loving awesome game and has quite possibly the best box art ever.
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Yodzilla posted:MULE was a loving awesome game and has quite possibly the best box art ever.  , just because of that art.
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Shalinor posted:The latest bid for big bucks goes up, and it's... a M.U.L.E re-boot.
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I never played MULE, but from that pitch video it looks quite a bit like the farmer management of Agricola matched with the tile control from Catan, does that sound about right?
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The original mastermind behind the game died about 15 years ago, so that is automatically one strike against their infinite nostalgia funding. Too bad, Bunten/Berry seems to have been on paper one of the most visionary/technology-pushing game developers ever. Edit: Huh, I spoke too soon; I had never heard about Dani working on a remake before her death. That certainly makes this whole thing more promising. Curious that this Kickstarter does not mention that technically Dani Berry was the one given the awards mentioned for Dan Bunten, but I imagine that is more helping work with nostalgia than any kind of whitewashing. But I suppose seeing that the developer's children who actively try to deny Dani's existence are involved with the project, it makes sense. I suppose Dani did sort of regret her decision near the end of her life, but, bleh. This is all very complicated. Dr. Quarex fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Jun 15, 2012 |
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http://www.indiegogo.com/misandryinvideogames?c=home welp
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Absolutely nothing wrong with this assuming it's not a terrible cashgrab and the people behind it have some sort of credentials. At making videos of some sort. And not just credentials of any sort.
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A bunch of guys trying very hard to pretend that they DON'T want to be Commander Sheppard, or Nico, or Sam Fisher. Not even a little. loving assholes.
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I'm amused that they're using Indiegogo. "We're asking for X thousand... but we'll still keep the five hundred you guys send to us instead!"
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YOURFRIEND posted:Absolutely nothing wrong with this assuming it's not a terrible cashgrab and the people behind it have some sort of credentials. At making videos of some sort. And not just credentials of any sort. Given that it almost certainly came from this thread on 4chan...well. Sadly(?) the thread is now gone, but Cross Contaminant was kind enough to collect some quotes which neatly encompass misogyny, anti-semitism, homophobia, male privilege, and allcaps screaming, which I believe is bingo.
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They're just going to use that money for booze and hookers, no doubt. I hope the money stops at $1337.
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I feel like the dudes they chose to put in their pitch are actually pretty varied. Is that just me?
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Bieeardo posted:I'm amused that they're using Indiegogo. "We're asking for X thousand... but we'll still keep the five hundred you guys send to us instead!" At the same time... they're blatantly not going to reach their goal, and I wouldn't be surprised if Indiegogo lets you silently flip the switch from "fixed funding" to "cash grab". e: quote:Men as sex symbols
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Actually they plan to just take all the money and give it to charity and then make the videos on no money... you know, to shows those GIRLS you dont need money to make a video cause MEN can do it cheap or some retarded bullshit.
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It's just those fuckoffs from 4chan who were talking about making a Kickstarter and then spending next-to-no effort on the video and then giving the rest to charity to "show those women how silly they are."
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Bieeardo posted:I'm amused that they're using Indiegogo. "We're asking for X thousand... but we'll still keep the five hundred you guys send to us instead!" "Sexuality stereotypes or “All gay men are flamboyant” - Or a gay man’s sexuality is his entire character!" so maybe there's hope that this is serious. On the other hand: "Creating videos for Youtube is hardly an expensive practice, so we feel that demanding money for what should be an altruistic venture is a morally reprehensible thing to do. Especially when there are so many great causes that DON'T get the attention and funding they deserve." this makes me think it's just a spiteful response to the the kickstarter. Lord Lambeth posted:I feel like the dudes they chose to put in their pitch are actually pretty varied. Is that just me?
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Hah, of course they aren't even touching on the truly damaging issues that are associated with the representation of men in videogames. No, that'd just be loving crazy.
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Crosscontaminant posted:At the same time... they're blatantly not going to reach their goal, Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they did. 3.3k in 45 days gives plenty of time for the money to drip in. I'd honestly donate myself if I thought it would actually be an interesting discussion, but this loving poo poo... quote:Creating videos for Youtube is hardly an expensive practice, so we feel that demanding money for what should be an altruistic venture is a morally reprehensible thing to do. Especially when there are so many great causes that DON'T get the attention and funding they deserve. is just goddamn childish. gently caress you guys.
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Peaceful Anarchy posted:I see lots of burly bald white dudes. Well I mean you have the sociopathic Kratos, generally good guy Isaac, and dude with a ton of inner conflict Niko. and the completely forgettable leader guy from GoW.
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Do a lot of people just instantly dismiss IndieGoGo on the assumption everyone uses Flexible Funding?
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Mug posted:Do a lot of people just instantly dismiss IndieGoGo on the assumption everyone uses Flexible Funding?
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Mug posted:Do a lot of people just instantly dismiss IndieGoGo on the assumption everyone uses Flexible Funding?
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Shalinor posted:Yes. That's a real shame, IndieGoGo is the only decent option for non-Americans, that stigma must really put a dint in it.
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And one for the Orks
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This is the absolute best ks of all time.
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Yeah, until you get to the passive-aggressive attack on the Female Tropes Kickstarter, it actually sounds about 80% like an interesting project. I was particularly hopeful (briefly) when they discussed critiquing the idea of men as always the hero/rescuing women, since that would be an obvious area of overlap with its gender-mirror image. But, well, that is probably instead going to be an excuse to say something so offensive I will not even see it coming. Edit: Oh. That is amazing.
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Boy, are people going to be disappointed when they find out that the DAKKA they got is just a metal box filled with bullets and only Orks can use them.
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