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DoctorTristan posted:Come to think about it, the gaming press coverage at the time of their first fundraiser was all about "Hey, maybe there'll be an Eternal Darkness 2 after all this time!" with next to no mention of the multitude of shady and/or inept things about the whole setup. We're all familiar with the uselessness of gaming journalism, but even so you'd think that at least one outlet would be prepared to sound a note of caution about giving money to a man who has provably lied to a court (among other things). Mmm, the only outlet I've consistently noticed providing "So there's hella shady stuff going on" links in all their coverage (or at least calling them out as such rather than treating them like neutral background reading on the studio) is RPS. Kotaku and Polygon both produced some hefty original articles on the subject but don't necessarily bring them up in general coverage which seems pretty irresponsible (and poor self-promotion). Honestly if it were 3+ years ago, I'd have been among the suckers - I love Eternal Darkness and didn't particularly keep up with gaming news back then so the words "Silicon Knights" and "Dennis Dyack" meant nothing to me. On the other hand a major factor in my becoming more informed is my massive Kickstarter habit so 
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The person who apparently wrote the Knock, Knock update imagined they'd be in Tahiti, drinking mai-tais. I imagined them huddled around a bare light bulb and a bottle of Stoli, or reenacting the plot of Carpenter's The Thing.
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Aug 8, 2013 18:50
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Bieeardo posted:I imagined them huddled around a bare light bulb and a bottle of Stoli, or reenacting the plot of Carpenter's The Thing.
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Aug 8, 2013 19:32
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Every single update makes me happier that I backed Knock-Knock, and a little sadder that they weren't one of the crazy Kicstarters that made 1000%. I meanquote:“It’s a game about fighting madness. About the death of consciousness. We wanted to simulate the perception of a man who walks the line of sanity.”   
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Aug 8, 2013 19:35
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This is a thing that's happening soon:quote:Project Phoenix - Japan's Indie Game Featuring AAA Talent http://projectphoenix.info/   
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Aug 9, 2013 01:04
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As cool as this is, $100k is not a lot at all. Is this game going to have like one dungeon?
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Aug 9, 2013 01:17
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A Jim Butcher quote on the teaser page? 100k with a lot of talent? This is really odd.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:19
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Yatagarasu made it with 3 days left, now all they need is the stretch goal to add GGPO to the game for online play.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:22
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GrandpaPants posted:As cool as this is, $100k is not a lot at all. Is this game going to have like one dungeon? A. Totally low-balling the amount they need B. Low-end graphics C. They've got additional funding from somewhere else D. All of the above
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Aug 9, 2013 01:35
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Princeps32 posted:I wanted to share this on behalf of a friend of mine who acted a small role in it. Hey, just as an update, the game series is past its goal with a few days to spare! I'm not sure how much of it was you guys, but I know donations were pretty regular (and like three people donated a thousand dollars, that's nuts), so thanks if anyone here looked at this and supported it!
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Aug 9, 2013 01:39
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Great Rumbler posted:A. Totally low-balling the amount they need Low end graphics is probably the difference between like a $2M game and a $20M, not a $100K game.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:40
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Seashell Salesman posted:Low end graphics is probably the difference between like a $2M game and a $20M, not a $100K game. Which is why "All of the above" is almost certainly the correct choice here.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:43
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Great Rumbler posted:Which is why "All of the above" is almost certainly the correct choice here. Agreed. Speaking of, though, I'm kind of leery of games that are relying on some outside source of funding.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:55
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With names like that, they'll get a hundred grand within the first few hours. If I were inclined to bet, I'd lay odds that they're counting on every last Final Fantasy fan turning out every pocket in their ridiculous getups, opening every chest, and smashing every vase to bring them over a couple of million.
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Aug 9, 2013 01:59
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Combines JRPG and RTS elements. Is this going to be a MOBA? Anime MOBA?
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Aug 9, 2013 02:37
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Bieeardo posted:With names like that, they'll get a hundred grand within the first few hours. If I were inclined to bet, I'd lay odds that they're counting on every last Final Fantasy fan turning out every pocket in their ridiculous getups, opening every chest, and smashing every vase to bring them over a couple of million. Yeah. I'm going to treat this as an Uematsu album kickstarter with a free game and throw all of my money at them. GrandpaPants posted:As cool as this is, $100k is not a lot at all. Is this game going to have like one dungeon? Their twitter says they're all independently wealthy enough to not need payment until after release or something. quote:Most of our staff are veterans in their field and do not need to be paid immediately for our work for this project
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Aug 9, 2013 02:48
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Here's the press release for Project Phoenix. I bolded the only important part.The Marketing Department posted:Players will follow the story of the amnesiac angel, Ruffles, who has landed in the world of Azuregard and encounters the troubled Templar, Marcus Stern. Together with the elven princess Sylrianah, who is reserved but curious to see the world beyond the forest, and Zarum the Lost, a battlemage with his own internal conflicts , they form an unlikely bond. These four heroes must discover their place in a world brought to war by misunderstanding and ignorance, and perhaps ultimately even save it from itself. One of the main characters is an angel called Ruffles. 
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CottonWolf posted:Here's the press release for Project Phoenix. I bolded the only important part. Maybe this speculated outside funding is a Frito Lay sponsorship and this will be 2013's Cool Spot.
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Aug 9, 2013 07:23
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Black Talons is an interesting looking strategy game that is heavily "inspired" by the new xcom. The dev team have no real experience but the kick starter page suggests either that they have a flair for mock ups or are a decent way along. It's a big gamble even if they do get funded. Plus they are Portuguese, but I think I will give them a shot. Trying to paste a link to it though is a passion via mobile
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Aug 9, 2013 09:09
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I just can't get over the names in that Phoenix Kickstarter. This is either going to be horrible or the greatest thing ever. The super-serious concept art makes it even better.
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Aug 9, 2013 09:21
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Scratch that, he's actually a professional violinist who's using this to make the jump from videogame music directing to videogame project directing. Not sure if that's better or worse. No Dignity fucked around with this message at 10:09 on Aug 9, 2013 |
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Aug 9, 2013 10:03
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Renoistic posted:I just can't get over the names in that Phoenix Kickstarter. This is either going to be horrible or the greatest thing ever. The super-serious concept art makes it even better. Given that the lucky characters in Japanese games have names like Cloud Strife and the unlucky ones have names that are penis euphemisms, "Ruffles" seems tame. Personally I'm not buying into Phoenix because it's a JRPG and hence no more than two steps distant from anime, but the names aren't something I'd single out as a problem.
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Aug 9, 2013 10:13
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A Steampunk Gent posted:Scratch that, he's actually a professional violinist who's using this to make the jump from videogame music directing to videogame project directing. Not sure if that's better or worse. Will probably still do a better job than the directors Square has now.
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Aug 9, 2013 11:09
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I can't pledge to a game with an mc called Ruffles.
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Aug 9, 2013 11:42
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Satanos posted:I can't pledge to a game with an mc called Ruffles. I sure as gently caress can.
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Aug 9, 2013 11:55
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I hadn't noticed that kickstarter wasn't up yet, so I decided to do a search for phoenix on the site and there are already 3 or so Project Phoenixes on there. One involving peppers.
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Aug 9, 2013 12:25
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Satanos posted:I can't pledge to a game with an mc called Ruffles. Rou're raking Ruffles rry 
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Aug 9, 2013 14:26
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Satanos posted:I can't pledge to a game with an mc called Ruffles. Hey, at least it's better than Noctis Lucis Caelum.
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Warmachine: Tactics is down to 14 hours now, and about 77k away from their next stretch goal to have Retribution of Scryah in the game at release. I know they have Paypal stuff going on too, and that will be factored into the count for stretch goals.
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Pyrolocutus posted:Warmachine: Tactics is down to 14 hours now, and about 77k away from their next stretch goal to have Retribution of Scryah in the game at release. I know they have Paypal stuff going on too, and that will be factored into the count for stretch goals. I think they'll hit it. I keep checking the number and it's growing so fast. They're finishing so strong and I'm upping my pledge just for that last faction. Fingers are crossed!
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Aug 9, 2013 17:35
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Yatagarasu is already past the GGPO stretch goal 
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Aug 9, 2013 17:36
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CANDLE is really worth a look. It's a neat platformer/adventure hybrid, the art style is fantastic, and the team behind it seems pretty cool. Awesome music too.
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Aug 9, 2013 19:03
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Aug 9, 2013 19:16
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Hell is wrong with Tim Schafer backing it?  Not the first time a game company does that.If it's McGee than I agree with your sentiment. 
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Shindragon posted:Hell is wrong with Tim Schafer backing it? This may come as a surprise but Tim Schafer is not, in fact, backing candle e: welp, I actually looked it up. I thought they were being wacky and having ~big names~ with ~funny endorsements~ but nope, I'm just an idiot, they've both backed the game.
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Aug 9, 2013 19:41
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Shindragon posted:Hell is wrong with Tim Schafer backing it? I'm not sure if Tim Schafer is the best person to take investment advice from.
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Aug 9, 2013 19:45
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Shindragon posted:If it's McGee than I agree with your sentiment. Yeah that is a combination of1) What he's wearing 2) What he says 3) That it's American McGee
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Aug 9, 2013 19:50
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Calling it a hybrid is... stretching things, I think. There's vertical movement, but if that meandering block-dragging, pole-tipping animation is representative of the rest of the game, then it's not really... platformy except in the strictest sense of the term. I tuned out when they said they were using Unity. Doesn't that have issues with strict 2D games?
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Aug 9, 2013 19:51
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Comrade Flynn posted:I'm not sure if Tim Schafer is the best person to take investment advice from. hahah OUCH. Touche. edit: Actually Unity works well with 2D games.
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Yeah there are now at least three different frameworks that make working in 2D in Unity fairly easy.
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