OK, Kickstarter funding of games is now a thing, and I just discovered this tonight:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again
Al Lowe is coming out of retirement to make Leisure Suit Larry games again. They want to remake the 1st one to show that it can sell, then go from there to make new adventures. As of this post, they're withing 10% of their USD$ 500K goal.
In this thread, we share worthwhile projects and yak about the stuff we've funded.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 07:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
They're bringing back Shadowrun, with the original crew(of sorts):
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1613260297/shadowrun-returns
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
And someone who many(read: Old Man Murray) blame for killing off adventure gaming thanks to Gabriel Knight 3:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
I know some would tut-tut at the fact that the big prominent games are either sequels to established titles or mainly from established pedigrees, and to them I say, "I don't give a fuck." If all it takes is some heavy-hitters with proven track records to establish Kickstarter gaming as a thing, then so be it. Anything that delivers quality titles to my rig via Steam or whatever the subsequent d/l service will be, so be it. Hopefully, with crowdsourced funding, gamedevs won't necessarily need to jump thru the ever-increasing AAA hoops with multiplayer or bleeding edge graphics or whatever.
Fuck the current graphical trends, keep things a level or two abstract, just make a good game(with a compelling narrative if at all possible).
Hopefully, enough people working on these projects will prevent any legendary gamedev head from going full-Lucas and disappearing so far up his own asshole he starts doing Lucasian things.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crateentertainment/grim-dawn
Grim Dawn, spiritual successor to and from the guys who did Titan Quest(an action rpg set in classical Greece)
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
i figured someone would start this thread, as i was too lazy to. thanks fishy
― Nhex, Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
the only one i've supported so far is the Double Fine one, though i was very tempted to pitch in on Wasteland 2. then i realized i'm totally cool with waiting two years for it to come out and just buying it then, rather than taking the risk that it doesn't get made at all
― Nhex, Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
what the living fuck:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1339254269/ron-paul-road-to-revolution
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Note: I nicked the idea for this thread from SA
I dumped money into the Doublefine game, but somehow got stymied when I tried to do it for Wasteland 2. Oh well, I get it on Steam when it finally hits.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
a handy tracking site: http://www.kicktraq.com/categories/games/video%20games/
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
they've hit $10 million in finished pledge drives, which is actually kind of depressing
― thomp, Sunday, 22 April 2012 08:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
on the other end, you have projects like, uh, this:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/120873716/your-world
run by a dude who appears to be a cross between J. Mascis and a David Mitchell character. Online skepticism about his project is running a bit...high.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 09:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
which is actually kind of depressing
how so?
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 09:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
never mind, i'm sure there's nothing better $10 million could do than continue to gratify the ego of the man who gave us 'Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work'
― thomp, Sunday, 22 April 2012 09:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
i know, it's a drop in the ocean, it's .1% of video game revenue in the US, whatever, i just find it ... eh
― thomp, Sunday, 22 April 2012 09:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
enh, if it results in a worthwhile game, and improved infrastructure for future game funding from newer gamedevs with worthwhile ideas, so be it.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Sunday, 22 April 2012 09:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
one of the things people point to as a failing of the game industry is a preponderance of and a reliance on established properties and sequels, so it's sure nice to see that what the fans really want is a marginally different set of established properties and sequels
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okay, there are also games being funded which aren't. hum.
i don't see how direct funding of games that aren't going to turn a profit otherwise is going to improve the infrastructure of the industry proper. i also don't understand how games companies have trouble making money, it seems kind of a no-brainer, i don't know whether that's unrelated.
― thomp, Sunday, 22 April 2012 09:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
making things and employing ppl costs money iirc
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Sunday, 22 April 2012 12:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Excited about this one... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
what has surprised me about these - and it held true for the first couple high profile ones at least, i haven't checked every one - is that it isn't loads of people giving small change, but for the most part a few people giving loads of money.
― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
There are rumours of a kick-started Thief 4 too, a game I've been hoping for for a looong time. I'm pretty hopeful about this restoring something like a decent games mid-list.
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Sunday, 22 April 2012 13:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
that's unfair. he also did Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
super excited for wasteland 2 btw
― Mordy, Sunday, 22 April 2012 15:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
I didn't realize there were so many of these, it's kinda awesome, though I fear it'll end up like Pixies reunion recordings or other stuff I would have prayed fervently for years ago then found I didn't give a shit about when it actually happened
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Sunday, 22 April 2012 15:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha! that's a good comparison
― Nhex, Sunday, 22 April 2012 16:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
i figured someone would start this thread
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 22 April 2012 17:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Remember OGRE?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/847271320/ogre-designers-edition?ref=category
One of the things I like about these projects is that while the big ones are established names, usually, I get a much more personal/hands-on vibe from the creators. It's like, you can have a cool weird niche experience that doesn't have to go thru the AAA publishers or get contarded out or be some megablockbuster. I'm happy with an experience that goes for the vibe i want, but I'm a particular kind of niche hardcore type, as voluminously detailed on countless threads here.
The personal appeals filmed by the creators add to that sense of "here, we're a smaller team, we want to do something cool, and it's more pure & authentic & handcrafted(etc) and not dictated by Sony or EA's marketing departments."
I'm just hoping that these projects firmly establish crowdsourcing/funding as a thing; a valid source of game production outside of the megacorps and giving indie gaming a proper amount of resources to pull out a developed vision. Is this going to fund a 5-year AAA game? Probably not. Does it need to to be valid?
I'm assuming that there's eventually going to be infrastructure developed so that newer gamedevs get their stuff noticed and thus funded, but I'll take the fact that we need to establish stable capital channels first.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 06:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm kind of curious about the reception when some of these games turn out to be stinkers
― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
So now the guys from Space Quest are on this thing too:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que
which tbh I can't really see being any good (I think I gave up on SQ6 after about 10 minutes, and I spent money on it) but might still throw some money at for nostalgia's sake, and also because I didn't pay money for the Space Quests which I actually enjoyed as a kid
― instant coffee happening between us (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 22:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Carmageddon guys want 400k to do a reboot. They've got 14k.
― JimD, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 04:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha, ouch. even 400K seems a bit low though
― Nhex, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 04:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
whoa, Carmageddon was awesome.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 11:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
This is quickly going to reach the point of 'everybody uses it now, so now it's useless'.
― 'scuse me, while I Rim the Sky... (snoball), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 13:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
if it hasn't already. i think the window passed with shadowrun
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 14:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
eh, lots of projects funded already, don't think enthusiasm will run out for the right projectshadowrun raised $1.8 million, carmageddon already at £112,000 in 24 hours
― zappi, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 15:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Cream will rise to the top.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-04-20-game-specific-kickstarter-alternative-to-launch-at-e3
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 16:30 (1 year ago) Permalink
what is that article about
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
there's this game specific kickstarter alternative launching at e3
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 May 2012 17:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
would like to see Day of the Tentacle reboot
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 10 May 2012 10:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
Another Maniac Mansion game will probably happen in time, but given how all the principles are currently working on other KS projects, I wouldn't expect any announcement for the next 2 years.
― Choad of Choad Hall (kingfish), Friday, 11 May 2012 06:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ron Gilberts non-KS game is revealing soon thohttp://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/10/we-solved-this-double-fine-puzzle.aspx
― zappi, Friday, 11 May 2012 10:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Jason Rohrer's DS game: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1443658586/diamond-trust-of-london
― (Name Withheld to Avoid Hassle) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 11 May 2012 11:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forkingpath/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city
― Mordy, Monday, 14 May 2012 20:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/251414413/tex-murphy-project-fedora
― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
is it too late to declare a vintage-game-revival-kickstarter bubble
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 17:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Idk where I got that rumour about Thief 4 from, but it was nonsense. It's still languishing at Eidos Montreal, no news from them since 2009, though they still say it's 'coming soon' on their website. Bum.
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Saturday, 19 May 2012 09:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/massiveblack/zombie-playground-zpg-3d-action-online-battle-rpg
― Mordy, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 20:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
i think a more realistic goal for once they reach $100k would be 'hire a coder', but what do i know
― thomp, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
really wonder how many of these are going to end up with an actual finished game
(let alone a good one)
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
(besides this guy http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/120873716/your-world)
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 23:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
Dude also reminds me wayyyy too much of Mick Fleetwood, too
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Saturday, 9 March 2013 01:07 (3 months ago) Permalink
Guy is a multimillionaire who went into space. He does not need kickstarter.
― abanana, Saturday, 9 March 2013 03:44 (3 months ago) Permalink
^ x 1000000
― the 'dirty sprite' is implied (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 9 March 2013 13:36 (3 months ago) Permalink
― JimD, Saturday, 9 March 2013 15:49 (3 months ago) Permalink
^ give him $10k and he'll let you in here
― JimD, Saturday, 9 March 2013 15:54 (3 months ago) Permalink
Guy is a multi-millionaire who went into space but I might've punted him ten bucks for a kickstarted game, except the game tier is $40. Thousands of dollars for some entirely imaginary (un)real estate in a game which doesn't exist yet, if ever? I'll pass, thanks.
― susuwatari teenage riot (a passing spacecadet), Saturday, 9 March 2013 16:11 (3 months ago) Permalink
$10 + $30 tiers still open (and the $30 tier comes w/ digital copy of the game i think?)
― Mordy, Saturday, 9 March 2013 16:20 (3 months ago) Permalink
i'm glad that golem game looks nowhere near meeting their goal
― Mordy, Saturday, 9 March 2013 16:22 (3 months ago) Permalink
Lord British clearly doesn't need Kickstarter. $1MM is not close to enough to make that game. He's probably just on the bandwagon for marketing reasons, and because nobody objects to a million dollar loan at 0% interest.
― my god i only have 2 useless beyblade (silby), Saturday, 9 March 2013 17:47 (3 months ago) Permalink
Dude deserves it.
The more the happens the more it feels like, Pitchfork getting Pavement to play the full album of "Slanted and Enchanted" or something. Kickstarter is to videogame idols what the classic album concert is to indie rock band.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 9 March 2013 18:30 (3 months ago) Permalink
that video is hella creepy
― the 'dirty sprite' is implied (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 9 March 2013 19:51 (3 months ago) Permalink
Also why does he never seem to get called out on the FUCKING AWFULNESS of referring to himself as Lord British? If I decided to start calling myself Sherriff Clint American Jr I'd expect to be laughed off the Internet but nobody ever seems to have a problem with his whole embarrassing schtick.
― JimD, Sunday, 10 March 2013 00:38 (3 months ago) Permalink
that actually is kinda Suda 51's gimmick
― Nhex, Sunday, 10 March 2013 07:40 (3 months ago) Permalink
Iolo & Lord British just shootin' the shit. Iolo actually makes crossbows, and he plays "Stones" on a real lute at around 17:00 in! Squee!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 17:10 (3 months ago) Permalink
Skullgirls DLC got $400K funded and there's still 11 days to go.
― abanana, Sunday, 17 March 2013 13:18 (3 months ago) Permalink
Damn, videogamers have lots of disposable income.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:15 (3 months ago) Permalink
this shit kinda has to stop at some point doesn't it?
― the craziest half-court shots and wildest WAGs (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:15 (3 months ago) Permalink
is it too late to declare a vintage-game-revival-kickstarter bubble― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Tuesday, May 15, 2012
^too early apparently
― the craziest half-court shots and wildest WAGs (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:17 (3 months ago) Permalink
Why doesn't Ron Gilbert just figure out how much it would cost to do his version of Monkey Island 3 and do a kickstarter for that? It would be successful beyond belief.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:17 (3 months ago) Permalink
Really that's the only thing i would have an immediate interest in funding.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:18 (3 months ago) Permalink
i would shamefully contribute yes
― If Boehner's boner ever had a boner for another boner (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:19 (3 months ago) Permalink
doesn't telltale have the rights to that or something?
― Mordy, Sunday, 17 March 2013 16:21 (3 months ago) Permalink
Disney currently own MI rights after buying LucasArts last year, so that is probably the end of that
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Sunday, 17 March 2013 17:52 (3 months ago) Permalink
Simian Archipelago IV: LeChook's Vengeance^problem solved
― If Boehner's boner ever had a boner for another boner (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:01 (3 months ago) Permalink
of course on the plus side that means there's a possibility of disney world recreating the le chuck ride from m2 in fantasyland
― Mordy, Sunday, 17 March 2013 18:14 (3 months ago) Permalink
as much as i love Monkey Island, i would much rather see new IP and characters these days
― Nhex, Monday, 18 March 2013 05:39 (3 months ago) Permalink
Skullgirls DLC funding ended with $829K
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-skullgirls-growing
― abanana, Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:06 (2 months ago) Permalink
after the 1up website got canned recently the guys behind the (excellent) Retronauts podcast began a Kickstarter & reached their goal in 3 hourshttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2005831476/revive-retronauts-your-favorite-classic-gaming-pod
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 28 March 2013 11:18 (2 months ago) Permalink
Whoa, I'd kick money to that if Parish is on all the time
― The New Jack Mormons! (kingfish), Thursday, 28 March 2013 12:23 (2 months ago) Permalink
I (greatly) prefer Parish in text form only. But, I kind of want to support Ray Barnholt who had that great 1up soundtrack podcast.
― Nhex, Friday, 29 March 2013 03:38 (2 months ago) Permalink
early trailer for a game currently being developed by one man, Lionel Gallat, who worked in film for 15 years animating the likes of "Shark Tale", "Despicable Me" etc. like a Disney Demons Souls!crowdfunding here http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ghost-of-a-tale
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 4 April 2013 11:22 (2 months ago) Permalink
Welp, Shadowrun Returns discounted preorder just went live on Steam. $18 bucks for the game, $31 bucks and change for the deluxo, with soundtrack and background story collection
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234650/
― Hockey Drunk (kingfish), Tuesday, 7 May 2013 04:54 (1 month ago) Permalink
http://gameandwario.nintendo.com/crowdfarter/#2
― klaus dingeldore's rhinelander monkey keeper father (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 21 May 2013 16:03 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1316851183/its-dangerous-to-go-alonethe-movie
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 16:26 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
hrm.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 16:34 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
YESSSSSSSS
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog/
(click this)
― sleepingbag, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 23:18 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Al Lowe is coming out of retirement to make Leisure Suit Larry games again
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 23:29 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
he was doing that like three years ago!
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 23:55 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
it's a quote from the first post in this thread
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:11 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
xps lol @ scott kurtz being involved
then again i guess it makes sense as TenNapel outed himself as a conservative crank iirc
― Nhex, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:27 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
ah, well yes.
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 01:00 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Yeah, TenNapel is one of those guys whose personal opinions are absolutely something you never ever want to get near. Games are great, but everything else.....bleah.
― Hockey Drunk (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 03:17 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
i had to share my pain; once you see that stuff you can't unsee it
― Nhex, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 03:32 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
no idea about any of that but i fukken loved the neverhood
― sleepingbag, Wednesday, 29 May 2013 03:41 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
And they made a sequel! On the ps1, I think
― Hockey Drunk (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 13:50 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Al Lowe is coming out of retirement to make Leisure Suit Larry games again.
― the bitcoin comic (thomp), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 17:06 (3 weeks ago) Permalink
Double Fine going back to the well (for an entirely different project)
― 0808ɹƃ (silby), Friday, 31 May 2013 02:54 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
tbh I totally want the game that I imagine it will be, but considering the ship date is a year and a half from now and it'll reach its goal through the efforts of Other People I don't know that it's worth backing…especially since I've not been digging into the backer-exclusive Double Fine Adventure updates at all.
― 0808ɹƃ (silby), Friday, 31 May 2013 02:55 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
man, this looks like the sort of thing i would drop three bills on and then have a hard time figuring out where to put after the first month.http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944625487/omni-move-naturally-in-your-favorite-game
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 02:01 (2 weeks ago) Permalink
Even thinking about playing Skyrim on that thing is tiring me out. All that running...
― Random .mdb Memories (NotEnough), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 07:42 (2 weeks ago) Permalink