General and Gaming => Modern Video Games => Topic started by: ignition365 on February 18, 2016, 10:41:35 am
Title: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on February 18, 2016, 10:41:35 am
Post Kickstarter links in this thread. I'll update this main post with active Kickstarters shared here.
Attack on Kitten - Ends Tue, April 25 2017 10:03 AM CDT https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324484741/attack-on-kitten
Successful *Note: These numbers do not include Paypal or Slackerbacker totals. Sinclair ZX Spectrum Vega Plus handheld console (Indiegogo - Flexible funding) https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-plus-console#/
Children of Zodiarcs - A new Tactical JRPG - ($259,593 pledged of $50,000 goal) [CAD] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1314680699/children-of-zodiarcs-a-new-tactical-jrpg-by-aaa-ve
Knights and Bikes - (£126,447 pledged of £100,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/foamsword/knights-and-bikes
OVERLOAD - The Ultimate Six-Degree-of-Freedom Shooter - ($306,537 pledged of $300,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revivalprod/overload-the-ultimate-six-degree-of-freedom-shoote
Need to Know - The Mass Surveillance Thriller Game - ($135,837 pledged of $29,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monomythgames/need-to-know-the-mass-surveillance-thriller-game
Super Russian Roulette: A New Party Game for the NES - ($$84,263 pledged of $20,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/batslyadams/super-russian-roulette-a-new-party-game-for-the-ne
Arcadian Atlus - Tactical RPG Inspired by Classics - ($95,204 pledged of $90,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1266693296/arcadian-atlas-tactical-rpg-inspired-by-classics
Stern Pinball Arcade: AC/DC - (Cancelled because of received alternative funding) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/stern-pinball-arcade-ac-dc
Use Your Words - ($46,018 pledged of $35,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559253918/use-your-words
Fear Effect Sedna - (€107,285 pledged of €100,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sushee/fear-effect-sedna
Nintendo 64 Anthology - The Ultimate Book - (€67,593 pledged of €50,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2099439603/nintendo-64-anthology-the-ultimate-book
Dark Souls - The Board Game - (£3,771,474 pledged of £50,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/dark-soulstm-the-board-game
Himeko Sutori: a turn-based, tactical, Japanese-style RPG - ($10,965 pledged of $10,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1682757416/himeko-sutori-a-turn-based-tactical-japanese-style
Mother to Earth - A Documentary about Earthbound Beginnings - ($37,354 pledged of $35,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1168741079/mother-to-earth-a-documentary-about-earthbound-beg
Boss Fight Books: Season 3 - ($36,070 pledged of $5,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-3
Fable Fortume - A Fable CCG with Co-op, PvP & Questing - (Cancelled due to alternate funding) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flamingfowl/fable-fortune-a-fable-ccg-with-co-op-pvp-and-quest
System Shock - ($1,350,700 pledged of $900,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598858095/system-shock
Prey for the Gods - ($501,252 pledged of $300,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802508750/prey-for-the-gods
Third Editions Books: your ultimate gamer library - (€139,296 pledged of €100,000 goal) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdeditions/third-editions-books-your-ultimate-gamer-library Unsuccessful
Quest of Souls - (Likely to return) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1724433503/quest-of-souls
BLACKROOM: A New FPS from Romero & Carmack - (Likely to return) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightworkgames/blackroom-a-new-fps-from-romero-and-carmack
Im glad you posted this. I really want to keep a kickstarter thread on here. I know one was floating around years ago but I need to rehash it.
I backed this game about 10 days ago. Its got less than 2 days left and it has everything going for it.
I kind of figured with your high PS4 count, you would be interested in this.
I figured my wife would like this, but the first thing she said was "Ew, this looks like FF Tactics"
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on February 18, 2016, 11:53:20 am
Ive been following kickstarters for a while now. My first backed game was early 2012. Since then I have probably backed almost a dozen successful and 1 unsuccessful projects. I would love to keep a constant thread available for people to post upcoming projects they are interested in or just a cool project (doesnt necessarily have to be gaming but obviously would be preferred).
Here are the projects I have backed myself -
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/438269196/shiness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1316851183/the-new-8-bit-heroes-new-nes-game-and-creation-doc https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/613356213/friday-the-13th-the-game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/614079836/rides-with-strangers https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indivisible-rpg-from-the-creators-of-skullgirls#/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1314680699/children-of-zodiarcs-a-new-tactical-jrpg-by-aaa-ve (this one still has 28 hours before completion at the time of this thread)
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on February 18, 2016, 11:58:54 am
Ive been following kickstarters for a while now. My first backed game was early 2012. Since then I have probably backed almost a dozen successful and 1 unsuccessful projects. I would love to keep a constant thread available for people to post upcoming projects they are interested in or just a cool project (doesnt necessarily have to be gaming but obviously would be preferred).
Here are the projects I have backed myself -
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/438269196/shiness https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1316851183/the-new-8-bit-heroes-new-nes-game-and-creation-doc https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iga/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/613356213/friday-the-13th-the-game https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/614079836/rides-with-strangers https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/indivisible-rpg-from-the-creators-of-skullgirls#/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1314680699/children-of-zodiarcs-a-new-tactical-jrpg-by-aaa-ve (this one still has 28 hours before completion at the time of this thread)
I dig this, so I'm gonna share the list of kickstarters I've backed. I've never backed an indiegogo campaign. There have been a few I kept an eye on, but I just didn't care enough. Shaq Fu 2, VGHS Season 3, There she is step 6, Retro VGS, etc.
Active https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monomythgames/need-to-know-the-mass-surveillance-thriller-game
I'm glad Knights and Bikes got funded. That was one I seriously considered supporting.
I've never supported any of these games. I plan to buy Knights and Bikes, Yooka Laylee and possibly Lobodestroyo if that is ever released.
Lobodestroyo is one I missed, but I've been following it for a year or so now.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on March 06, 2016, 04:26:08 pm
Only one I'm waiting on right now that is due to come out this year is A Hat in Time. Other than that, I have Yooka Laylee and Bloodstained a few years from now.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on March 06, 2016, 08:07:55 pm
I was really happy to see that Knights & Bikes was successfully funded. I'm unsure about them adding online co-op support - I imagine that'd be really difficult, but if they think they can manage it, awesome. I'm personally looking forward to playing it with my bf on local co-op, though part of me misses the days of online co-op with him because we'd both have our own separate screens, haha.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on March 07, 2016, 09:12:05 am
I was really happy to see that Knights & Bikes was successfully funded. I'm unsure about them adding online co-op support - I imagine that'd be really difficult, but if they think they can manage it, awesome. I'm personally looking forward to playing it with my bf on local co-op, though part of me misses the days of online co-op with him because we'd both have our own separate screens, haha.
My wife and I have never played co-op games without the use of split screen. We always talk about hooking up stuff so we can have dedicated screens, but it's just not reasonable.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on March 07, 2016, 10:02:42 am
I was really happy to see that Knights & Bikes was successfully funded. I'm unsure about them adding online co-op support - I imagine that'd be really difficult, but if they think they can manage it, awesome. I'm personally looking forward to playing it with my bf on local co-op, though part of me misses the days of online co-op with him because we'd both have our own separate screens, haha.
My wife and I have never played co-op games without the use of split screen. We always talk about hooking up stuff so we can have dedicated screens, but it's just not reasonable.
Yeah, we don't do it now because my computer just doesn't hold up anymore. Also, previously we lived several states away from each other ;D
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on March 07, 2016, 01:26:40 pm
I was disappointed in the Bikes kickstarter cause they absolutely refused to do physical PS4.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on March 07, 2016, 01:33:30 pm
I was really happy to see that Knights & Bikes was successfully funded. I'm unsure about them adding online co-op support - I imagine that'd be really difficult, but if they think they can manage it, awesome. I'm personally looking forward to playing it with my bf on local co-op, though part of me misses the days of online co-op with him because we'd both have our own separate screens, haha.
My wife and I have never played co-op games without the use of split screen. We always talk about hooking up stuff so we can have dedicated screens, but it's just not reasonable.
Yeah, we don't do it now because my computer just doesn't hold up anymore. Also, previously we lived several states away from each other ;D
I don't know, I live in Texas, other people's several states away might be my drive from one city to another.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on March 07, 2016, 01:47:25 pm
I don't know, I live in Texas, other people's several states away might be my drive from one city to another.
Haha, very true. I'm pretty spoiled in my part of California - takes about 20 minutes to get to any particular city around here if there's not crazy traffic. Other parts of California can be bad. I know in LA, just getting to another part of LA takes an hour -___-
But yeah, the bf and I had a long distance relationship for the first part of our relationship. He was up in the high altitude of Colorado.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: turf on March 08, 2016, 09:51:23 am
This is awesome. Super Russian Roulette. Watch the video. This is a great NES Drinking game
Oh my god.. What color should I pick? or do you think it will ever be worth buying the 3?
I thought the blue looked the coolest, Sure all 3 would be great to own but that's quite a bit of money. ::)
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on March 31, 2016, 01:54:55 pm
A new kickstarter by a bunch of people from Level Up Labs. I can't say for certain, but I believe Level Up Labs is like a publisher, that provides a fairly shared office in Louisiana for a bunch of different indie studios, studios that brought/will bring you, Road Redemption, Tadpole Treble, Nefarious, and Cyberpunk Casanova.
Quest of Souls - by King Crow Studios https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1724433503/quest-of-souls
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on April 07, 2016, 09:57:23 am
SQUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
FEAR EFFECT SEDNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvsUKhrSfqc
EDIT: Sounds like it's nothing like the old fear effect games. But maybe renewed interest could spark Inferno finally being released. The game takes place several years after Fear Effect 3, so maybe they will make Fear Effect 3 if this is successful enough?
This game is co-created by Brentalfloss, the popular YouTuber who adds lyrics to video game music, and Smiling Buddha Games, a company I've never heard of before.
It's a party game that's kind of like an expanded version of Fibbage, mixed with some elements from Cards Against Humanity. All players use their phones, tablets, etc, while the game is played on a laptop or TV. The basic idea is that the TV gives you something (like a sentence with a missing word, or a hashtag, or a photo, etc), and you have to fill something in on your device that'll be funny with the situation on TV. Players then vote for the funniest answer and that answer wins.
It's currently in development for PC and Wii U, with other systems included in the stretch goals, ranging from PS4 to Amazon TV. It looks like it could be quite fun if it's worked out a little more. I love Cards Against Humanity, and Fibbage looks like a lot of fun too (though I don't own it), so this could be good!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on April 20, 2016, 08:19:42 am
Holy fack.
Dark Souls The Board Game. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/dark-soulstm-the-board-game
100% funded in 3 minutes. 1000% funded in 3 days. This Kickstarter is going places.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on April 20, 2016, 10:08:21 am
Dark Souls The Board Game. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/dark-soulstm-the-board-game
100% funded in 3 minutes. 1000% funded in 3 days. This Kickstarter is going places.
Yeah, I had to back that one. Game looks really interesting.
At $113 plus shipping, I think I'm out. I think the only way I'd back it is if I did the retail pledge, which I know someone who runs a business selling these types of things, so maybe.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: tafk on April 20, 2016, 01:06:53 pm
Couple of Tactical RPGs that I'm looking at backing. May or may not hit their goals. All three look really cool though.
At $113 plus shipping, I think I'm out. I think the only way I'd back it is if I did the retail pledge, which I know someone who runs a business selling these types of things, so maybe.
Yep, if anything, this will likely be in stores later, similar to what happened with Cards Against Humanity. Retail boxes may be different from the regular KS consumer boxes, but they haven't outlined that too clearly just yet.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on April 20, 2016, 02:20:32 pm
Dark Souls The Board Game. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steamforged/dark-soulstm-the-board-game
100% funded in 3 minutes. 1000% funded in 3 days. This Kickstarter is going places.
Yeah, I had to back that one. Game looks really interesting.
At $113 plus shipping, I think I'm out. I think the only way I'd back it is if I did the retail pledge, which I know someone who runs a business selling these types of things, so maybe.
yeah Im also out but I have a friend I play D&D with that owns a small comic and board game shop and so I will most likely be able to get this around $80-100 if he thinks he can sell the other 5
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: abe on April 20, 2016, 08:59:25 pm
There's a cool new kickstarter up for a Mother/Earthbound Beginnings documentary called Mother to Earth. Looks like it could be pretty interesting, plus there's physical DVD and Blu-ray reward tiers and some other cool stuff.
There's a cool new kickstarter up for a Mother/Earthbound Beginnings documentary called Mother to Earth. Looks like it could be pretty interesting, plus there's physical DVD and Blu-ray reward tiers and some other cool stuff.
I know the co-producer Christian. He's a pretty awesome guy.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: bikingjahuty on April 22, 2016, 10:49:09 am
Another really cool book Kickstarter. This one is for the N64. Looks like it's going to be a very high quality books for those N64 collectors out there. Just backed the collector's edition with with covers book. Check it out for yourself:
I curiously clicked on that link and went to the page. I saw that there were 320 pledged at that point and suddenly it went to 319. I'm guessing someone decided they'd rather not commit to the spiritual successor of DaiKatana. :P
Joking aside, I'll keep an eye on this.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on April 27, 2016, 11:37:09 am
Season 3 of Boss Fight Books. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabedurham/boss-fight-books-season-3?ref=thanks_tweet
I've been wanting to buy the collection of these, but at $150 for the first 10 books, $15 for book 11, and $100 for the 5 books from Season 3, I'm not looking to drop $266 for 16 books.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on April 27, 2016, 12:05:25 pm
Saw this point and click this morning and thought it looked pretty neat: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lanternstudio/luna-the-shadow-dust-a-point-and-click-puzzle-adve/
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 03, 2016, 01:52:43 pm
Quest of Souls and Blackroom cancelled. Both will likely run another kickstarter in the future.
Lynn and the Spirits of Inao https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bloomylight-studio/lynn-and-the-spirits-of-inao
Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki and old school Super Nintendo games.
This one ends soon, probably won't succeed, but it sounds like a "Gone Home" type of game, set on a remote Japanese island.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on May 03, 2016, 05:05:22 pm
Lynn looks cool. I'll give them a pledge. Thanks for the suggestion!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: tripredacus on May 03, 2016, 07:17:36 pm
Just backed my first one ever. Farsight Studios' Pinball Arcade to fund AC/DC licensing costs. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/stern-pinball-arcade-ac-dc
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on May 03, 2016, 07:18:44 pm
Just backed my first one ever. Farsight Studios' Pinball Arcade to fund AC/DC licensing costs. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/stern-pinball-arcade-ac-dc
That's pretty sweet! I'll have to look at this one more closely later, but thanks for the heads-up!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on May 06, 2016, 03:20:20 pm
Just backed my first one ever. Farsight Studios' Pinball Arcade to fund AC/DC licensing costs. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/stern-pinball-arcade-ac-dc
That's pretty sweet! I'll have to look at this one more closely later, but thanks for the heads-up!
this project was canceled by the creators
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on May 06, 2016, 03:28:24 pm
Just backed my first one ever. Farsight Studios' Pinball Arcade to fund AC/DC licensing costs. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/stern-pinball-arcade-ac-dc
That's pretty sweet! I'll have to look at this one more closely later, but thanks for the heads-up!
this project was canceled by the creators
Did they end up getting outside funding? Pretty cool if so.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on May 06, 2016, 03:33:00 pm
Just backed my first one ever. Farsight Studios' Pinball Arcade to fund AC/DC licensing costs. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/stern-pinball-arcade-ac-dc
That's pretty sweet! I'll have to look at this one more closely later, but thanks for the heads-up!
this project was canceled by the creators
Did they end up getting outside funding? Pretty cool if so.
no updates on the kickstarter from when it was canceled about a day ago so.... I'm with the comment section in assuming that they ran into legal issues regarding the kickstarter.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 06, 2016, 10:12:55 pm
They received outside funding so the tables will actually release sooner since they can start work ahead of schedule.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on May 06, 2016, 10:42:33 pm
Legend Maker. Quoted as Super Mario Maker for Legend of Zelda. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/697167492/legend-maker
I think I'm going to throw $15 at this one. It looks like it might be fun.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 31, 2016, 10:23:21 am
Some ex-devs from Lionhead studios started up a new indie studio and have been granted use of the Fable license (presumably why Microsoft didn't sell the franchise) and have launched a kickstarter that just started a few minutes ago for this Fable card game.
My thoughts as well, although it is getting a PC port too which is definitely commendable. They're currently discussing a PS4 port too. I think it would really help the campaign out quite a bit if they announced this.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on July 02, 2016, 08:55:08 pm
This kickstarter is about to end but its already blasted through every single stretch goal. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digitalsun/moonlighter
Also approved by the Square enix collective.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: indenton on July 04, 2016, 06:30:49 pm
Wizard of Legend here has a playable protoype to get a feel for the game
(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/012/663/166/afefe4a0a6212ec04367111907e15775_original.gif?w=680&fit=max&v=1465272753&q=92&s=cf806d3ff400f2953a9aaba6cfbbc3f1) This one looks pretty nice, but see for yourself. It has over 2 weeks left! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contingent99/wizard-of-legend (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/contingent99/wizard-of-legend)
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 06, 2016, 08:08:40 pm
Prey for the Gods looks pretty slick. It's basically a survival oriented Shadow of the Colossus. I might think about backing this one.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on July 07, 2016, 09:52:07 am
I have it on watch but 1) PS4 goal is pretty high up there and 2) I dont see a physical release of the game listed so my chances of backing it are very low.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on July 07, 2016, 10:44:21 am
I really like the concept of this game and the fact that its based off of the SotC formula which I don't see often is exciting me about this game. BUT with only 5 bosses and the dev saying in the comments section they are expecting to have the game last somewhere between 4-8 hours in not sold. SotC was supposed to last more than 10 hours but I can run it in about 4. so that makes me think this game will realistically last about 2 hours of hyper focused gameplay.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on July 07, 2016, 11:44:18 am
The very last day of the backer campaign is coming up soon : https://friday-the-13th-the-game.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/37543
It does have a physical pc/ps4/xbox one option.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: turf on July 07, 2016, 12:13:09 pm
I just hit the PreOrder on Friday the 13th. That looks like a cool idea. I just need to get you fools to play it with me.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on July 07, 2016, 04:09:09 pm
I really like the concept of this game and the fact that its based off of the SotC formula which I don't see often is exciting me about this game. BUT with only 5 bosses and the dev saying in the comments section they are expecting to have the game last somewhere between 4-8 hours in not sold. SotC was supposed to last more than 10 hours but I can run it in about 4. so that makes me think this game will realistically last about 2 hours of hyper focused gameplay.
Well the difference with Prey for the Gods is that there seems to be some actual game in between the bosses. SotC had nothing between bosses, which allowed you to run quickly between each one. It's also only a 15 dollar release, so 5 bosses for that price is pretty good. I'll probably be backing this one since it is pretty cheap.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on August 18, 2016, 11:52:14 am
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on September 07, 2016, 12:11:22 pm
Dawn of the Devs https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/321726829/dawn-of-the-devs
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on September 13, 2016, 09:40:35 am
Third Editions Books: your ultimate gamer library https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdeditions/third-editions-books-your-ultimate-gamer-library
I backed this because I'm hoping they'll hit a stretch goal and do a Fallout or Fear Effect book in English, but not likely honestly, so I'll probably drop my pledge eventually.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: turf on September 20, 2016, 04:40:58 pm
Are you kidding me? Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been delayed for an entire year? Pushed it back to 2018. What a load of crap. I'm about to get off of these big Kickstarters. Mighty No 9 was a dud and now this. I guess I should learn.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 20, 2016, 04:56:21 pm
Are you kidding me? Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been delayed for an entire year? Pushed it back to 2018. What a load of crap. I'm about to get off of these big Kickstarters. Mighty No 9 was a dud and now this. I guess I should learn.
It's not really a big deal. With how successful it was, it was guaranteed to miss the estimated launch, most kickstarters like this do. Those estimations are always made with the standard version of the game in mind, not when they make a bajillion times more than they needed. Most dates can just be ignored unless the product was already done or close to it. Mighty No. 9 was a dud, not because it was delayed, but because it was a shit game with an incredibly problematic development. Bloodstained has been moving quite swimmingly so far.
Shovel Knight missed it's estimated release date by over 8 months, and that was one of my favorite games of 2014.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on September 20, 2016, 05:44:05 pm
Are you kidding me? Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been delayed for an entire year? Pushed it back to 2018. What a load of crap. I'm about to get off of these big Kickstarters. Mighty No 9 was a dud and now this. I guess I should learn.
It's not really a big deal. With how successful it was, it was guaranteed to miss the estimated launch, most kickstarters like this do. Those estimations are always made with the standard version of the game in mind, not when they make a bajillion times more than they needed. Most dates can just be ignored unless the product was already done or close to it. Mighty No. 9 was a dud, not because it was delayed, but because it was a shit game with an incredibly problematic development. Bloodstained has been moving quite swimmingly so far.
Shovel Knight missed it's estimated release date by over 8 months, and that was one of my favorite games of 2014.
No arguments here. But I agree, I'm gonna look at big name kickstarters more cautiously from now on.
I personally put a lot of money into M#9 and I regret it. I regret it big time. If I could go back in time and take back one thing, that would be it. Backers were burned left and right in that one. Biggest one being the announcement of physical copies and that backers wouldn't get one. I still haven't received all of my rewards, not that I really care about them at this point.
I went into Bloodstained with wary eyes, but they were straightforward about physical copies, so I ordered one special edition and one extra physical copy. I will probably never do that again, given how disappointing most kickstarters are. Shovel knight is the exception, not the rule.
Not knocking Iga-san or the Bloodstained team at all. It's common for games regardless of funding to get pushed back, it's just how it is. That doesn't bother me. What bothers me is people like Inafune-san ditching a big name company and pulling a Bender Bending Rodriguez, saying they can do it bigger and better all by himself. He over promised and under delivered. I firmly believe Capcom could've and would've marketed MN9 better than Comcept/DeepSilver did, and they probably would've made certain it wasn't a steaming pile either. Sometimes the oversight of a giant company can be a good thing.
/rant
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 20, 2016, 06:08:27 pm
Mighty No. 9 is certainly a cautionary tale, I'm glad that was one I skipped out on as it's basically the best example of how not to Kickstart a game.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: sworddude on September 20, 2016, 06:16:21 pm
Where there any big name developers in the mighty no 9 kickstarter development team?
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on September 20, 2016, 06:25:50 pm
Where there any big name developers in the mighty no 9 kickstarter development team?
Keiji Inafune.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on October 04, 2016, 09:18:02 am
Rad Rodgers - The return of the 90's era Apogee platformer! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1093001909/rad-rodgers-the-return-of-the-90s-era-apogee-platf
This one actually ends in about 2 days. It has already met its goal and is being made by folks who worked on some Duke Nukem games (Not Forever) and some other Apogee/3D Realms games. I think mostly ports maybe.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on October 05, 2016, 12:20:36 pm
Despite the title being about Kickstarters, I do include Indiegogo and Fig.co stuff.
I decided to invest rather than pledge. I still need to play Wasteland 2, but I figured I'd play the OG Fallout games first. I figure I'll appreciate Wasteland 2 better that way.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on October 17, 2016, 04:02:13 pm
Socks the Cat-The SNES Video Game Based on the Clinton's Cat https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/481884736/socks-the-cat-the-video-game-based-on-the-clintons
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: Link on October 28, 2016, 06:20:38 pm
22.000€ collected in less than one day, i'm happy to pledge! ;D
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on November 22, 2016, 09:00:25 am
RE: Sharin no kuni https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tokyootakumode/re-sharin-no-kuni-project
If the $120,000 goal is met, Physical PSVita version will be produced.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on December 05, 2016, 04:39:01 pm
18 hours left (Xbox one and PS4 have physical as an option) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1537596976/shattered-tale-of-the-forgotten-king?ref=user_menu
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on December 16, 2016, 09:37:44 am
Tanglewood: An original game for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/63454976/tanglewood-an-original-game-for-the-sega-genesis-m
Ends in a couple of days. You can back for a physical copy.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on December 16, 2016, 09:53:05 am
I just received a backer only email today about this project :
Kickstarter
5 Limited Run Games joins us on the Road! / Details for ordering additional copies! Posted by Conrad Zimmerman (Marketing)
We've had another really strong week with the campaign following the announcement of the physical PS Vita release and things are looking pretty good for Plague Road. Now we're back with even more exciting news about our physical releases.
It's our pleasure to announce we have partnered with Limited Run Games to produce the physical editions of Plague Road for PlayStation 4 and Vita! The gang at Limited Run Games has a great track record of producing physical editions for some of the best independently developed games out there and we couldn't be happier about having Plague Road be a part of that.
This also means something extra special for our backers is in order. The Kickstarter Edition of Plague Road will now ship with an exclusive cover, only available during the campaign. We're currently hard at work designing art for that cover and hope to be able to share it with you soon.
Want an extra physical copy of Plague Road?
The support for our added backer level offering a physical edition of Plague Road has been overwhelming so far, to the point where we have had a lot of people expressing interest in ordering additional copies. Always happy to accommodate, we've come up with a solution:
If you would like to purchase a second copy of Plague Road (or third or fourth; I won't judge you), just add $25 to your pledge for each additional copy you would like to receive and we'll make it happen.
"The Second Opinion" is only available to backers who have claimed rewards at $40 and above.
There's still a bit further we need to go in order to reach our goal and we're heading into the home stretch of the campaign. This is when we need your help more than ever to keep pushing forward and we appreciate every like, share, tweet, and smoke signal you can muster.
Thank you all for your continued interest in and support of Plague Road. We'll be back a little later in the week with a look at the City (and some of what lurks within it), so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Cheers, Conrad
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: Link on December 21, 2016, 07:12:19 pm
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: turf on January 03, 2017, 09:36:13 pm
This is a neat little project that I backed. It's a kit to build a DIY emulator handheld based on a Raspberry Pi Zero
Check out Raspiboy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583173617/raspi-boy-retro-handheld-emulation-console-electro (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583173617/raspi-boy-retro-handheld-emulation-console-electro)
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on January 04, 2017, 11:19:21 am
This is a neat little project that I backed. It's a kit to build a DIY emulator handheld based on a Raspberry Pi Zero
Check out Raspiboy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583173617/raspi-boy-retro-handheld-emulation-console-electro (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583173617/raspi-boy-retro-handheld-emulation-console-electro)
mother FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu....... I was basically making this!!!!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: turf on January 04, 2017, 12:36:43 pm
This is a neat little project that I backed. It's a kit to build a DIY emulator handheld based on a Raspberry Pi Zero
Check out Raspiboy https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583173617/raspi-boy-retro-handheld-emulation-console-electro (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583173617/raspi-boy-retro-handheld-emulation-console-electro)
mother FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUu....... I was basically making this!!!!
Do it! This isn't huge. Keep up your work!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on January 26, 2017, 07:37:50 pm
Not a Kickstarter, but still a crowdfunded campaign:
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire https://www.fig.co/campaigns/deadfire
$72 for the campaign-exclusive physical boxed game.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on February 03, 2017, 11:24:31 am
I've gotten a couple of emails about this already... a smartwatch... with games?
http://www.gameband.com/
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: argyle on February 06, 2017, 03:55:44 pm
Not a Kickstarter, but still a crowdfunded campaign:
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire https://www.fig.co/campaigns/deadfire
$72 for the campaign-exclusive physical boxed game.
Both Obsidian and InExile have been porting their crowd funded games to consoles, but they never make the console versions incentives. Since I much prefer to play on console than PC, I'll just keep waiting on the games from both of these studios. :-\
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on February 06, 2017, 04:09:54 pm
Not a Kickstarter, but still a crowdfunded campaign:
Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire https://www.fig.co/campaigns/deadfire
$72 for the campaign-exclusive physical boxed game.
Both Obsidian and InExile have been porting their crowd funded games to consoles, but they never make the console versions incentives. Since I much prefer to play on console than PC, I'll just keep waiting on the games from both of these studios. :-\
I found it weird that on fig there was no information for strictly investing considering fig is an investing site with facets of other crowd sourcing sites like rewards for non investing.
EDIT: NVM they updated it with investing info and its some of the worst investing I have ever seen for fig.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: puddingm on February 10, 2017, 07:44:09 pm
Just saw this - looks cute ($80 physical PS4 + PSV options available) Aegis: Innocence: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aegis/aegis-innocence
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on February 10, 2017, 10:10:22 pm
Just saw this - looks cute ($80 physical PS4 + PSV options available) Aegis: Innocence: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aegis/aegis-innocence
Backed this a few days ago.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on February 19, 2017, 12:16:29 am
Not sure if anyone followed Sundered but towards the end of the campaign, they updated with a PS4 physical. It was part of the 99.99 pledge and included both PC and PS4 physical release.
If you are interested, they have a slacker backer going on til the 23 : https://www.humblebundle.com/g/sundered
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on March 21, 2017, 11:24:25 am
Attack on Kitten https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324484741/attack-on-kitten
I played this at PAX South, it's an alright game. Hoping they work on the platforming mechanics.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: bikingjahuty on April 11, 2017, 01:15:07 pm
A good friend of mine just launched a KS for his game MetalS0na this morning. It is inspired by JRPGs like FFVII and Chrono Trigger. I made a thread for it in General, but thought I'd post it here too.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: guilty0fbeing on April 11, 2017, 03:20:06 pm
I typically will not back a Kickstarter unless LRG has a hand in it.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: kamikazekeeg on April 11, 2017, 04:40:08 pm
So far I'm doing good on Kickstarters with Shovel Knight and Yooka Laylee. I have A Hat in Time and Bloodstained up next. A Hat in Time will be out this year, so another success, and Bloodstained will hopefully pan out. Oh and I quickly helped a learning Japanese RPG that released pretty quickly that I think came out fine. On a roll for sure.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on April 11, 2017, 05:13:51 pm
So far I'm doing good on Kickstarters with Shovel Knight and Yooka Laylee. I have A Hat in Time and Bloodstained up next. A Hat in Time will be out this year, so another success, and Bloodstained will hopefully pan out. Oh and I quickly helped a learning Japanese RPG that released pretty quickly that I think came out fine. On a roll for sure.
learning Japanese rpg? like an rpg that's designed to help you learn Japanese?
A good friend of mine just launched a KS for his game MetalS0na this morning. It is inspired by JRPGs like FFVII and Chrono Trigger. I made a thread for it in General, but thought I'd post it here too.
learning Japanese rpg? like an rpg that's designed to help you learn Japanese?
Yeah, the first one came out called "Learning Japanese To Survive - Hiragana Battle" and it teaches you how to learn and write hiragana. It's done with RPG Maker I think, but it's like an old Final Fantasy game where there's a villain and the things you fight are the hiragana characters and the only way to damage them is to use what they are called as the attack. In between battles you learn new stuff and even learn some simple common words and such, some of which use the hiragana you learn. I honestly haven't put enough time into it to say that I learned a ton, but it's meant to be a fun stepping stone into the language. Once things settle down for me, I plan to go back to it.
The newest one is Katakana War and you can tell what it teaches. That's the one I kickstarted, even having not finished Hiragana, just because it seems like an interesting idea to support.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on April 11, 2017, 05:58:17 pm
A good friend of mine just launched a KS for his game MetalS0na this morning. It is inspired by JRPGs like FFVII and Chrono Trigger. I made a thread for it in General, but thought I'd post it here too.
Project Rap Rabbit (PS4) with physical https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/460689844/project-rap-rabbit-working-title
Stretch goals include X1 and Switch version, extra levels, higher difficulty options, and multiplayer.
they missed the great opportunity to call it "Rap It Rabbit" much better title that way lol
Not too late!
I shouldn't be throwing big money at Kickstarters, but I hate saying no to plushies and physical games... The backing price for just the physical game is reasonable, though, imo.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 15, 2017, 01:09:44 pm
Also, the box art is backer exclusive. Retail release will have a different box art.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 16, 2017, 02:51:21 pm
I want to back, but I really dislike KS unless LRG is involved.
However, I'm sure this will make it.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 17, 2017, 09:23:14 am
Nintendo Switch version of Project Rap Rabbit moved down to $1.5 mil from like about $4.5 mil.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: rayne315 on May 17, 2017, 10:04:23 am
Nintendo Switch version of Project Rap It Rabbit moved down to $1.5 mil from like about $4.5 mil.
Well they just got my support then!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 17, 2017, 10:06:31 am
I'm getting in that dangerous mindset of thinking about double dipping if the Switch goal comes... but I know I shouldn't, especially after EVERY SINGLE BIG NAME KICKSTARTER EVER.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 17, 2017, 10:52:36 am
I'm curious if this will meet the goal?
I have a feeling people have Kickstarter fatigue.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on May 17, 2017, 11:27:27 am
Don't know why this popped up in my feeds, but here is Eskimo Bob for the NES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/80534516/eskimo-bob-for-the-nes?ref=nav_search
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: guilty0fbeing on May 17, 2017, 12:26:35 pm
Don't know why this popped up in my feeds, but here is Eskimo Bob for the NES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/80534516/eskimo-bob-for-the-nes?ref=nav_search
I might jump on this.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on December 01, 2017, 12:20:46 pm
Skull pirates. Same people who made a successful kickstarter of Plague road. Very limited edition only available through kickstarter and being made by EAS/Play Asia (250 for each PS4 and Vita) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcadedistillery/skullpirates-a-piratey-action-rpg/description
Only been live about an hour and already about to hit the goal.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on December 01, 2017, 12:26:07 pm
Skull pirates. Same people who made a successful kickstarter of Plague road. Very limited edition only available through kickstarter and being made by EAS/Play Asia (250 for each PS4 and Vita) - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcadedistillery/skullpirates-a-piratey-action-rpg/description
Only been live about an hour and already about to hit the goal.
That's rich. I think everybody expected LRG to handle the physical. I have to imagine that with EAS/Play-Asia taking business from LRG, they must be offering a good deal for devs, otherwise why wouldn't you go through LRG.
So does this mean the physical will be CERO rated or whatever? Does Play-asia rate their games yet?
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on December 01, 2017, 12:30:34 pm
I just got Caveman warriors yesterday and there isnt a rating on either the outer box or either insert (reversible cover). I havent really looked at the others but I will.
**EDIT** Just looked at my set. Blue Rider, Cursed Castilla, and Alchemic jousts are all rated. Semispheres and every one of them since has not been.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on December 01, 2017, 04:50:52 pm
Another update. Indivisible is down to 4 weeks left til backer kit is locked. Physical rewards are available for viewing including the collector's edition of the game : https://twitter.com/IndivisibleRPG/status/936690978664071168
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on February 12, 2018, 03:04:57 pm
Releasing 40 Winks for N64. Standard and Collector's edition. Stretch Goal to add special 40 winks N64 controller to Collector's Edition orders.
Shit I'm considering backing for both copies... if only for the fact that the CE comes with a colored cart... which I'm kind of against.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on February 14, 2018, 01:15:08 pm
Absolute trash... ignore.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: strandedsail on February 25, 2018, 03:12:44 am
Hello friends. Huge retro gaming fan here, and I'm currently working with a small indie studio on a King's Quest/Maniac Mansion style game. Super excited about it and we just launched our kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2088193727/rite-of-passage
Would love to hear any and all feedback
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: strandedsail on February 25, 2018, 03:13:26 am
Updated the page a little bit
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: shfan on February 26, 2018, 06:47:30 am
I would offer you some constructive feedback, but are you really interested? (Might seem like a strange question, but I hate wasting time typing and chewing things over when the original topic poster posts once or twice and doesn't even come back).
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on February 26, 2018, 08:18:12 am
I would offer you some constructive feedback, but are you really interested? (Might seem like a strange question, but I hate wasting time typing and chewing things over when the original topic poster posts once or twice and doesn't even come back).
Yeah, I'm certainly not going to click and look knowing that they signed up just to share it here and disappear.
Screw that noise.
Also, I didn't see the words "physical" in the post, so definitely not clicking it.
ALSO, we have a dedicated KS thread, so this is just blatant annoyance.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: tripredacus on February 26, 2018, 09:33:34 am
Thread merged.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: strandedsail on February 26, 2018, 12:29:28 pm
I would offer you some constructive feedback, but are you really interested? (Might seem like a strange question, but I hate wasting time typing and chewing things over when the original topic poster posts once or twice and doesn't even come back).
Yes I'm really interested
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Yeah, I'm certainly not going to click and look knowing that they signed up just to share it here and disappear.
I'm still here bud. I do want to know what people think.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on February 26, 2018, 01:18:45 pm
I wish you luck on your kickstarter. Personally, I only back physical ps4 releases so if you decide to go that route, let me know.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: strandedsail on February 26, 2018, 02:45:58 pm
I wish you luck on your kickstarter. Personally, I only back physical ps4 releases so if you decide to go that route, let me know.
Probably not with this game, since it's a point-and-click adventure. I've thought about how that might translate to a console, but I just don't think it makes sense.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: shfan on February 26, 2018, 06:20:49 pm
OK then, I'm trying to be honest and helpful here so I hope this is of some use:
On Crowdfunding:
Crowdfunding is well established and an interesting wild-card that can be a great source of revenue for creators and bring things into being that otherwise wouldn't be. It's also old hat - Kickstarter has been with us for 9 years, for instance, most projects die on the vine and now a great many receive scarcely any interest whatsoever. Funders have been burned by projects not coming to fruition at all, not receiving their promised goods or projects running well over the stated time of release (sometimes by years). Crowdfunding is a potential source of funding, but the project will live or die on the level of interest and your ability to market your project appropriately for the medium. As with all things, project starters aren't just competing with others on crowdfunding sites, but all the other financial constraints and temptations in life. The newness is gone, in short, you have to earn your support!
Crowdfunding Video Games:
It's important to realize that this kind of project is all about the quality of the game unless it is either a famous face from video game development seeking funding, it's a game from a genre that is vastly under-represented or there are collectible goodies which encourage funders to put down their money. Those who work with these can succeed.
Know Your Audience:
Not only are you pitching a video game, you're pitching a particular type of game. In this case it's a retro-style point and click adventure game with an aesthetic that will mean little to anyone under 35 years of age. Ignition said something important:
Also, I didn't see the words "physical" in the post, so definitely not clicking it.
You've posted a retro-style game, on a collectors' site, and there's no physical option on your Kickstarter. A lot of the collectors here log Steam etc. games in their collections, but a lot of people here wouldn't touch download-only games, myself included. When the kind of game you're creating was released, there were no online downloads for games, physical was the standard.
Physical vs. Digital:
There's a battle between project creators and backers - backers want physical games, collectibles, soundtracks etc., project creators want to issue digital downloads only. Physical costs the project creator time and money - they need designing, producing, packaging and mailing. In response to this project creators routinely do not offer physical rewards, but this costs them backers, and in smaller projects those backers may be the difference between achieving funding or not.
What We Know About Rite of Passage:
It's a point and click adventure game. It uses rotoscoping so resembles Out of This World. The story concerns a man's self-discovery and dealing with the consequences of his actions. It's episodic, with self-contained episodes which form part of a larger story arc. We can see the animation and graphics from the video and images on the Kickstarter.
What We Don't Know:
How large or small the game world is, how long it would take to beat the game. Anything about the plot beyond the vaguest one-liner. Anything about the game world. High fantasy? Low Fantasy? Are there any NPCs? What organizations and schemes are going on behind the scenes? Or is it just an empty game world? Has Stranded Sail ever completed a game before? ..anything much beyond the graphics. There's just so little actually there.
You're Asking 5k not $5:
It may sound snippy, but it really does bear stating. You're pitching for $5,000 and have made allowances for up to $40,000 of funding - this is not a modest sum. More than anything I'd suggest you stand back and ask yourself/selves if you've really written a Kickstarter pitch which would get that much interest and achieve that much funding. Countless other projects fall by the wayside, why is yours special? What are you offering? The first three tiers of backer rewards are the $1 attaboy and two levels of pre-order, they're safe bets and will probably net you the most support, but in order to really make them work for you you're going to have to treat the Kickstarter as if it's a request for between $5,000 and $40,000 and that you're asking strangers.
Money for Old Rope:
The next tier of backer rewards ($15) offers a PDF of concept art. That means you're asking $5 for a digitally-transmitted file of images that are generated as part of the development process, from a game that nobody knows anything about from a start-up hobbyist/part-time studio that nobody knows anything about. Why is that concept art any more interesting than the millions of free images that google spits out with a few keystrokes? The next tier ($20), adds the first level from an unfinished previous project. Again, why is Stranded Sail's unfinished work suddenly worth money? Anybody can go to Armor Games or Kongregate and get access to hundreds of completed games for free! I can see that this is an attempt to involve backers in Stranded Sail's work, but without any history and any guarantee that you guys are going to continue after the project, why is that interesting?
Vanity Has a Time and a Place:
Now it gets... painful. Vanity backer rewards are very patchy and to the larger part pointless. For $100, an extra $80, you'll list someone as executive producer in the credits. You're charging someone $80 for a few keystrokes, in effect. By the same token I should be billing you $5,000 for this post, at least. Now, back in the day, this kind of thing might have got some interest, but crowdfunding video games is old hat now. Again, why is someone going to be so driven by your project that they're going to give you $80 just to have their name on the credit roll? More likely, someone would blush if others knew that they'd blown that kind of money just on having their name appear tucked away in a small game project. Next up ($250), so another $150 on the table, backers get a T-shirt and a short message and their name attached to an in-game object. That's... not likely. To put it mildly.
Suggestions:
Step back and take a long, dispassionate look at your campaign. Are you treating it like an event to raise thousands of dollars, really? Involve your backers - add options to let backers create dialogue/objects/characters/areas through you to be added to the game - this can help raise funds. Price vanity accordingly - the two vanity options are at least 4 times as much as they should be, in my opinion. Consider physical rewards - it may be that they will simply be more expensive or time consuming, but you lose backers by not offering a physical copy of the game. By the same token, a limited Kickstarter-exclusive boxed game will attract backers. Give backers more details. If it really is just an empty world with the character wandering around, then big-up other aspects of the game, it just looks empty right now.
Stretch Goals:
OK.. so why will it cost $5,000 to get the project out of the door with 2 episodes, yet each additional one will cost $10,000? Cross-platform support is good, but is mobile support more important to your backers than a more complete game?
I hope that's been of some help, the best of luck with your project and the campaign (and it is a campaign, don't just watch it like an Ebay auction for gawd's sake).
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: strandedsail on February 26, 2018, 08:25:15 pm
That's a hell of a reply, thanks for your time and consideration.
I agree with a lot of what you said, for sure. I think the vanity rewards are silly and we added them in there more for the sake of having high-tier rewards than for the expectation of receiving those kinds of pledges. I went in assuming most people would be interested in just the game downloads.
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Stretch Goals:
OK.. so why will it cost $5,000 to get the project out of the door with 2 episodes, yet each additional one will cost $10,000? Cross-platform support is good, but is mobile support more important to your backers than a more complete game?
It's because the first two episodes are already largely developed. We'd be starting on the third one from scratch. You are probably right about additional episodes being worth more to backers than a mobile port.
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Physical vs. Digital:
There's a battle between project creators and backers - backers want physical games, collectibles, soundtracks etc., project creators want to issue digital downloads only. Physical costs the project creator time and money - they need designing, producing, packaging and mailing. In response to this project creators routinely do not offer physical rewards, but this costs them backers, and in smaller projects those backers may be the difference between achieving funding or not.
This honestly is not something we had even thought about, but now that I am considering it, I can see your point. It does make sense that an early backer should have the possibility for some kind of "real" reward, rather than just downloading the game like everyone else could do after release.
So yea, from an objective standpoint, it looks as if we're probably not going to reach our five thousand dollar goal in this campaign. You seem to have a strong grasp on this crowdfunding stuff, what would you recommend in terms of a relaunch? Would you let the campaign ride out and eventually post a message about a relaunch on xyz date? Or otherwise?
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: shfan on February 27, 2018, 10:15:36 am
It's my pleasure, I really like the look of what you've produced and wish you well!
I think the vanity rewards are silly and we added them in there more for the sake of having high-tier rewards than for the expectation of receiving those kinds of pledges.
This is the kind of problem a lot of people in creative industries experience - crafting things is a pleasure and a consuming passion, but marketing and making money from them are different skills altogether! You have three things that you can use to fill those higher reward tiers - creative talent, game creation ability and the willingness to listen. If you offer tiers where you work with backers to put their ideas in the game (with clauses! - you retain control of the tone etc.) then they truly become part of the project and would have something which would justify a higher price tag. There are any number of 'things' which you could market as up for grabs - puzzles, objects, characters, in-game areas etc. etc. If you can adapt your vision/development to include these then not only do you suddenly have a lot of pigs to bring to market, it's a skill in itself which you can take forward to another crowdfunding campaign for your next game.
It's because the first two episodes are already largely developed. We'd be starting on the third one from scratch. You are probably right about additional episodes being worth more to backers than a mobile port.
That's fair enough, just be aware that potential backers may be thinking something along the lines of "well you've got this far on your own, why does anyone need to fund the rest of development?" I'm not suggesting that's something you need to 'justify', least of all to me, but that's something which potential backers may be thinking. Regarding porting - that's just my personal take, your backers could give you more advice.
This honestly is not something we had even thought about, but now that I am considering it, I can see your point. It does make sense that an early backer should have the possibility for some kind of "real" reward, rather than just downloading the game like everyone else could do after release.
That, in a nutshell, is exactly what gamers and game collectors were excited about in the first place, along with possibility of resurrecting dead franchises (Shenmue III) or replacing them (Mighty No. 9 and Bloodstained). Whereas the big-name titles tend to include Kickstarter exclusive physical loot and physical releases, smaller studios and start-ups have moved farther and farther away, instead offering Kickstarter exclusive download items and no physical game option. So instead of feeling 'part of something', crowdfunders now do little more than pre-order, the party's over. It doesn't have to be, but a lot of pitches run shy of offering physical rewards.
So yea, from an objective standpoint, it looks as if we're probably not going to reach our five thousand dollar goal in this campaign. You seem to have a strong grasp on this crowdfunding stuff, what would you recommend in terms of a relaunch? Would you let the campaign ride out and eventually post a message about a relaunch on xyz date? Or otherwise?
I'm just a guy who's been locked-out of numerous crowdfunded games because no physical game was offered or it was offered at a ridiculous price, had years to chew it over. I certainly wouldn't advise you to cancel your campaign - you already have some backers (hurrah!), my main 'point' is to encourage you to see the campaign as a separate entity as opposed to just a way of getting funding and to look at it from a potential backer's point of view. You certainly can point to another campaign from this one's page down the line, it's a way of keeping backers informed. The other thing is false positives - if you don't achieve your goal this time, without looking at this as a marketing exercise and negotiation with potential funders, then you may all think "well, that isn't going to happen", whereas it could be that giving more information, different backer opportunities etc. would get you over that finish line. Being discouraged is the biggest threat to you, not the success or failure of a single crowdfunding campaign.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: strandedsail on March 02, 2018, 03:27:44 am
Didn't get to the rewards yet (and some of them are locked out because they've already been pledged) but I revamped the page and the trailer. Would love to hear feedback if possible: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2088193727/rite-of-passage
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on March 06, 2018, 12:27:11 pm
Chicken Wiggle Workshop - by Atooi https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2029149553/chicken-wiggle-workshop-for-nintendo-switch
Mutant Mudds folks... You just KNOW they are going to do a physical with LRG.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: shfan on March 08, 2018, 10:02:04 am
Didn't get to the rewards yet (and some of them are locked out because they've already been pledged) but I revamped the page and the trailer. Would love to hear feedback if possible.
It's a definite improvement (in terms of pricing and appearance), it's great to see those animations on the page, I'm also pleased to see one person bid on your higher tier too. One thing I meant to say (positive!) is that it's refreshing to see a video focusing on the game rather than a badly-filmed segment of one of the team members drivelling on about how "passionate" they are about the project (so many pitchers fall into this trap).
It looks like it's not going to happen this time. I strongly suggest you look into ways of incorporating backers into the design process and physical rewards/physical copies of the game. One other thing - you mentioned that consoles weren't a good fit - there have been several adventure games released on physical for consoles that are available in retail stores right now, if you can make that leap then you've potentially got a much more interesting proposition for backers. I would also strongly suggesting that you (or another member of the team) becomes the 'designated driver' for future campaigns and has responsibility for negotiating with the team what they're willing to put into the project in return for funding, as well as researching crowdfunding in general in order to be able to put together a really good pitch. All the best!
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on March 26, 2018, 01:24:05 pm
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/476090608/the-good-life Made by Swery65 and the creator of Panzer Dragoon
Physical PS4 at $130.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on March 26, 2018, 06:50:59 pm
I sent him a message asking if he is possibly going to make a basic tier of just physical game only. Hope so cause $130 sucks.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: soera on May 11, 2018, 10:16:29 am
Updating this since I forgot. The Good life has made its goal. So far, the only way to get a physical PS4 copy of this game is to back it (Im not sure if there is going to be a slacker backer option) at the $120ish level.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: shfan on May 11, 2018, 02:23:05 pm
Is it exclusive though? From what I've seen kickstarters are getting increasingly slippery with these developers working with publishers and just using the platform as advertising.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: desocietas on May 11, 2018, 02:28:31 pm
Is it exclusive though? From what I've seen kickstarters are getting increasingly slippery with these developers working with publishers and just using the platform as advertising.
I would be surprised if it stayed exclusive, but I figure this particular variant will only exist through Kickstarter. I figure it's likely for it to be released again as a non-KS exclusive edition and/or on another platform if it does well enough.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: shfan on May 13, 2018, 09:27:35 am
That's where I am with it, hope it does succeed but that kind of money isn't available to just throw at one game. My last big expense was pre-ordering the special edition of Metal Max Xeno, but that's just £20 more than a retail copy and comes with a soundtrack.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: argyle on June 19, 2018, 06:39:51 pm
wrong thread :-\
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: bikingjahuty on July 18, 2018, 12:53:23 pm
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ignition365 on September 28, 2018, 02:02:50 pm
I've been off KS stuff lately...
Bushiden (PS4) with a physical release. Only 1,500 copies being produced allegedly as part of this KS. But doesn't release for 2 years. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelarcstudios/bushiden-a-futuristic-ninja-action-platformer/description
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: ghostsweeper on October 02, 2018, 07:17:24 am
Well Ive committed to the Resident Evil 2 Board Game but as far as video game KS's go I went in on a couple of Switch games, 198X and Island. 198X is an adventure set within a dingy arcade in the 80's, featuring a variety of games and playstyles. The music is being done by Yuzo Koshiro. Island is a beautifully crafted strategy survival game, a throwback to some of the older pc games some of you may remember. Hunt, craft, explore, survive.
Well Ive committed to the Resident Evil 2 Board Game but as far as video game KS's go I went in on a couple of Switch games, 198X and Island. 198X is an adventure set within a dingy arcade in the 80's, featuring a variety of games and playstyles. The music is being done by Yuzo Koshiro. Island is a beautifully crafted strategy survival game, a throwback to some of the older pc games some of you may remember. Hunt, craft, explore, survive.
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: weirdfeline on April 19, 2023, 02:08:50 am
Poglings inspired by Sonic's Chao garden and Animal Crossing created by YouTuber Chadtronic and developers of indie 3D platformer Skylar & Plux - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yojoyco/poglings
Title: Re: Kickstarters and you
Post by: savingthevideogame on January 21, 2024, 06:19:43 am
Geeks-Line Publishing launched their Kickstarter last week for a four-volume history book on the PS2 that will be released Winter of 2024.
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From the Kickstarter: This limited, numbered boxed set of the PlayStation 2 Tetralogy pays tribute to the best-selling game console of all time. From its genesis to the end of its commercial run, from its incredible history to its various collector and non-collector models, from its revolutionary architecture and Emotion Engine to its most original accessories and reviews of its library of over 4,420 unique games, the PlayStation 2 Tetralogy is the world's most accomplished series of books chronicling this legendary console.
Each volume will have specific dust jacket artwork: PS2 Anthology Vol.1 - God of War Dust Cover PS2 Anthology. Vol.2 - Okami Dust Cover PS2 Anthology. Vol.3 - Prince of Persia Dust Cover PS2 Anthology. Vol.4 - FFX Dust Cover