The Kickstarter thread

[inm8#2]

Please consider supporting Asylum, from the creator of Scratches!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...art-the-horror

Lots of cool stuff on their page - viral videos, playable demo, etc. They're not asking for too much. Agustin Cordes, the creator, has been a huge supporter of a lot of other kickstarters, so let's return the favor!

[Leplaya]

Consider supporting The Last Days Of Coney Island an animated feature from director Ralph Bakshi.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ently_launched

[Rather Dashing]

Holy shit he's FINALLY doing this? He was talking about a Kickstarter YEARS ago!

[Leplaya]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Holy shit he's FINALLY doing this? He was talking about a Kickstarter YEARS ago!

Yes, he's finally doing this. I'm pumped. I'm going to pledge to this sometime next week. I even made a picture to get the word out about this.

[Rather Dashing]

Originally Posted by Leplaya

Yes, he's finally doing this. I'm pumped. I'm going to pledge to this sometime next week. I even made a picture to get the word out about this.

I remember him talking about doing a Kickstarter for it at Dragon*Con two and a half years ago, and I'm sure that wasn't the first time he had ever said anything about it.

[Leplaya]

I guess he decided to wait until the time was right to use Kickstarter. Since most cartoonists(like John K, Nick Cross, Ed and Zak, and Lauren Faust) are using kickstarter to fund their projects. Looks like Ralph picked the right time to join in.

[Darth Marsden]

So hey, Tom Hall (one of the founders of id Software) wants to make a spiritual successor to Commander Keen.

This is awesome.

EDIT: Just to clarify - in the video he's talking about creating what is essentially a Platformer Creation Tool.

In actuality it's more like he's going to make the base game (Super Spaceship Club) and then release the editor/mod tools, allowing people to create their own levels or TCs for that game, at the same time.

[Johro]

I don't know if it's awesome enough to make 400K though. I have doubts here.

[Darth Marsden]

He's got until next month. I'd say it's doable, though I agree that it's hardly guaranteed.

Especially given that Worlds of Wander seems more like mod tools than an actual Platformer Creator.

[DAISHI]

http://thelastdoor.com/ just got kickstarted, and from the demo, it is awesome boogie oogie creepy adventure.

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

So hey, Tom Hall (one of the founders of id Software) wants to make a spiritual successor to Commander Keen.

This is awesome.

I agree. I'm backing the one for sure. I loved Commander Keen, and I still break out Commander Genius to play a bit of a fan-enhanced version of the original trilogy from time to time.

[TheBigGuns]

Help this guy go to LGM .He makes an awesome free and open source animation software SYNIG that can be used to make game sprites.http://www.indiegogo.com/dmitriev-lgm-2013/x/181218

[Silverwolfpet]

Hello friends,

I hesitated in posting this here but some of you suggested this over and over so here it is:
http://www.indiegogo.com/PlustardAndJohnny

It's a brand new series I am working on, Episode 1 is already out! Let me know if you like it and, maybe, share a dollar if you can :3

Thank you!

[Gibbeynator]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...the-action-rpg

Check out Cryamore. It's already funded, but if it gets more funding, it'll get console support.

[corruptbiggins]

Dreamfall Chapters is now up on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ongest-journey

[MusicallyInspired]

$850k. Wow.

[flesk]

Originally Posted by corruptbiggins

Dreamfall Chapters is now up on Kickstarter:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ongest-journey

Sweet. There's been several articles about the Kickstarter project in Norwegian media the last few days, but I didn't expect it to show up so soon, since there was no mention of a specific date. Tørnquist is such a tease.

It feels a bit wrong to pay $15 to get a DVD copy shipped from the US to Norway though.

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

$850k. Wow.

Compared to the 5 to 6 million Dreamfall cost it's not much. Makes the $270 000 they got from the Norwegian Film Institute seem like small change.

[Darth Marsden]

Given how recent 'big-budget' Kickstarter projects have been going, I have my doubts.

But hey ho. We'll see.

[flesk]

I won't say it's definitely going to make it, but the pledged amount has increased with $50 000 in a little more than an hour, so it's looking promising at least.

I'm a bit ambivalent about this kickstarter: I'm of course extremely psyched about potentially getting to revisit Arcadia and Marcuria. On the other hand I never finished Dreamfall, since I really, really hated the seriously broken fighting elements, and I do feel like I have to force myself through it before I can play the new game.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Given how recent 'big-budget' Kickstarter projects have been going, I have my doubts.

Yeah, so do I. The first 24 hours are of utmost importance. If they haven't got at LEAST half of what they want, I guess the chances of success are massively diminished. Let's see what happens when the entirety of the USA is actually awake.

Originally Posted by flesk

I'm a bit ambivalent about this kickstarter: I'm of course extremely psyched about potentially getting to revisit Arcadia and Marcuria. On the other hand I never finished Dreamfall, since I really, really hated the seriously broken fighting elements, and I do feel like I have to force myself through it before I can play the new game.

No need for ambivalence there. This out of Ragnars mouth immediately after D:C was announced:

"There are a lot of areas we can improve in. One is to get rid of the horrifyingly bad combat system. It never became what it was supposed to and we had to rush it out and it failed on all accounts. Luckily we were able to avoid using it most of the time. That's the first thing to go.

I encountered the same reservation in my German forum. Well, we could say: Serves Ragnar right that his six year old sins now come to haunt him. But the fact still stands that he has seen the error of his ways in this respect without any doubt. Chapters will be more Longest Journey and less Dreamfall, whatever the name.