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KickStarter Queen's Wish: The Conqueror - the Jeff Vogel Kickstarter
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Mustawd
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yah i love vogel's aesthetics tbh. But I srsly doubt his creativity. Right now im only at half chub. let's see what he come sup with.
The Brazilian Slaughter
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I pronounce it Jen-eh-forj. Like generation is Jen-eh-ray-shun.
Geneforge is a composite word made up of the components "Gene" and "Forge". These two composites are clearly identifiable due to the game's setting and theme (you're creating creatures by forging genes!), so it's not like it's hard to figure out. And unless you have no idea how composite words work, you're going to automatically pronounce this as "Gene-forge", and not as "ge-ne-forge". I mean... you'd never get the idea to pronounce it as "ge-ne-for-ge" with four syllables, are you? Even though theoretically you could pronounce "forge" as "for-ge", similar to how you pronounce Brian Fargo's name.
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It's like the codex's version of those retarded white/blue dress, yanni/laurel things. Well except that anyone thinks it is 3 syllables doesn't know how English composites works and is straight up retarded.
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The Kickstarter page is austere, to say the least : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/619141553/queens-wish-the-conqueror
We are Spiderweb Software! Since 1994, our tiny little mom and pop operation has created fine, indie fantasy role-playing adventures for the gamer masses. We specialize in retro games with enormous worlds, open-ended game systems, and intricate stories.
We don't write games with good or bad guys. We create worlds in which you have the freedom to wander, choose a path, pick a side to join, and fight with them to victory.
We're really excited by this new project, and we're looking forward to sharing it with the world. However, we're very small, and art is expensive. That is why we are coming to you for help making Queen's Wish live up to its potential.
We invite you to escape into the all-new world of Queen's Wish. This will hopefully be an all-new trilogy in a a unique and fascinating setting, which you will be free to remake to your liking.
You are the youngest child of Queen Sharyn, the absolute leader of the Empire of Haven. While your older siblings have grabbed fame and power, you have slid by in a life of quiet luxury. Until now.
Your mother has decided to force power upon you and send you out into the world. Your new home: The wild, war-torn land of Sacramentum. There was once a successful Haven colony there. It then fell apart, for reasons not entirely clear.
To win the Queen's favor, you must go to Sacramentum and rebuild Haven's colony. But will you? Will you crush the nations of Sacramentum and expand Haven? Make peace with them and earn a place in their lands? Or just try to escape from your mother and homeland?
It will be up to you.
Queen's Wish will be a huge fantasy role-playing game for Windows, Macintosh, iPad, and possibly iPhone. It will feature an enormous world, sharp dialogue, cunning quests, and fascinating characters. It will be old-school 80's-style gaming, with a low budget but tons of clever design and charm.
Explore an enormous outdoors and search for towns and dungeons. Fight clever, carefully designed turn-based battles. Meet three different fierce nations, and deal with them with cunning, diplomacy, or (if you choose) violence.
Build new forts and customize them. Install your own smithies, shops, and furniture, giving each fortress your own unique spin. Choose how to expand your towns. The sorts of shops you specialize in will give your character different bonuses.
We currently have two stretch goals in mind for Queen's Wish: The Conqueror:
$50K Level - iPhone Port!
For a long time, we have released all of our new games for the iPad. We would love to put out our next game series on phones too. The extra funding will help pay for the extra art and programming work necessary to make this happen.
$75K Level - A New Realm!
We plan to have Sacramentum be settled by three different nations, each with their own culture, beliefs, problems, and tendency to violence. We would like to add another, an alien underworld nation shrouded in mystery. This will require a bunch of extra design time and art, though.
Risques et défis
Finishing a computer game is, of course, a big challenge. A lot of ambitious gaming Kickstarters have run into trouble along the way.
However, we've been writing indie games for a long time We have a 25-year history of releasing fun games on time, and mostly bug-free. We are very confident that we will continue this unbroken record with Queen's Wish.
If you trust us with your money, we will take that seriously, and we will give you monthly updates to reassure you that everything is on track. We have always been determined to treat our customers with the respect they deserve.
I don't mind that he goes a super cheap way, that's how he works and that's how Kickstarter should be used, judging by the minimalistic page he does not care about players who don't know him which is fine. However I am really not sure due to the plot that the game has full party creation which lowers my interest.
We are Spiderweb Software! Since 1994, our tiny little mom and pop operation has created fine, indie fantasy role-playing adventures for the gamer masses. We specialize in retro games with enormous worlds, open-ended game systems, and intricate stories.
We don't write games with good or bad guys. We create worlds in which you have the freedom to wander, choose a path, pick a side to join, and fight with them to victory.
We're really excited by this new project, and we're looking forward to sharing it with the world. However, we're very small, and art is expensive. That is why we are coming to you for help making Queen's Wish live up to its potential.
We invite you to escape into the all-new world of Queen's Wish. This will hopefully be an all-new trilogy in a a unique and fascinating setting, which you will be free to remake to your liking.
You are the youngest child of Queen Sharyn, the absolute leader of the Empire of Haven. While your older siblings have grabbed fame and power, you have slid by in a life of quiet luxury. Until now.
Your mother has decided to force power upon you and send you out into the world. Your new home: The wild, war-torn land of Sacramentum. There was once a successful Haven colony there. It then fell apart, for reasons not entirely clear.
To win the Queen's favor, you must go to Sacramentum and rebuild Haven's colony. But will you? Will you crush the nations of Sacramentum and expand Haven? Make peace with them and earn a place in their lands? Or just try to escape from your mother and homeland?
It will be up to you.
Queen's Wish will be a huge fantasy role-playing game for Windows, Macintosh, iPad, and possibly iPhone. It will feature an enormous world, sharp dialogue, cunning quests, and fascinating characters. It will be old-school 80's-style gaming, with a low budget but tons of clever design and charm.
Explore an enormous outdoors and search for towns and dungeons. Fight clever, carefully designed turn-based battles. Meet three different fierce nations, and deal with them with cunning, diplomacy, or (if you choose) violence.
Build new forts and customize them. Install your own smithies, shops, and furniture, giving each fortress your own unique spin. Choose how to expand your towns. The sorts of shops you specialize in will give your character different bonuses.
We currently have two stretch goals in mind for Queen's Wish: The Conqueror:
$50K Level - iPhone Port!
For a long time, we have released all of our new games for the iPad. We would love to put out our next game series on phones too. The extra funding will help pay for the extra art and programming work necessary to make this happen.
$75K Level - A New Realm!
We plan to have Sacramentum be settled by three different nations, each with their own culture, beliefs, problems, and tendency to violence. We would like to add another, an alien underworld nation shrouded in mystery. This will require a bunch of extra design time and art, though.
Risques et défis
Finishing a computer game is, of course, a big challenge. A lot of ambitious gaming Kickstarters have run into trouble along the way.
However, we've been writing indie games for a long time We have a 25-year history of releasing fun games on time, and mostly bug-free. We are very confident that we will continue this unbroken record with Queen's Wish.
If you trust us with your money, we will take that seriously, and we will give you monthly updates to reassure you that everything is on track. We have always been determined to treat our customers with the respect they deserve.
I don't mind that he goes a super cheap way, that's how he works and that's how Kickstarter should be used, judging by the minimalistic page he does not care about players who don't know him which is fine. However I am really not sure due to the plot that the game has full party creation which lowers my interest.
Elwro
Arcane
Did he ever try an Android port ? I'm wondering why he chooses the Ipads but not the Android devices
Probably the least exciting KS pitch I've seen in a while.
VOGEEEEEEEEEL!
You do know that Vogel is a Mac guy, right? He used to make games Macintosh first.
VOGEEEEEEEEEL!
You do know that Vogel is a Mac guy, right? He used to make games Macintosh first.
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Explorerbc
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Now I know it says early pre-alpha and the budget is supposed to go into art, but that video makes it look like the only thing changed is the perspective + forts.
Not that it bothers me, I was just expecting more radical changes in the gameplay and looks.
Not that it bothers me, I was just expecting more radical changes in the gameplay and looks.
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I like Vogel or rather his games but this is really a disappointing low effort pitch.
Also, wasn't this KS supposed to finance a completely new engine? Its the same as always.
Also, wasn't this KS supposed to finance a completely new engine? Its the same as always.
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Well, he's sort of returned to the top-down Exile perspective hasn't he? 
Goddamnit why did he just launch the kickstarter immediately after announcing he'd do a Kickstarter, but BEFORE revealing what the game is actually about?
It's a much better idea to reveal the game first, THEN go into KS after people already know your game exists, so the KS launch day will be more effective.
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Just checked out the pitch, and damn is it barebones. First thing I usually do is scroll down to check the screenshots... and there aren't any
Just the video and a few paragraphs of description and... that's all.
This is the most low effort KS I've ever seen.
It's a much better idea to reveal the game first, THEN go into KS after people already know your game exists, so the KS launch day will be more effective.
EDIT:
Just checked out the pitch, and damn is it barebones. First thing I usually do is scroll down to check the screenshots... and there aren't any
Just the video and a few paragraphs of description and... that's all.
This is the most low effort KS I've ever seen.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/619141553/queens-wish-the-conqueror/comments
Sup JarlFrank
Jeff is just too old and tired to add screenshots. I wonder what happens if this fails? I'm guessing he makes the game on the new engine anyway, but with crappier art or something.
Sup JarlFrank
Jeff is just too old and tired to add screenshots. I wonder what happens if this fails? I'm guessing he makes the game on the new engine anyway, but with crappier art or something.
Elwro
Arcane
I know, I've been playing his games for years, I'm just wondering how making an Ipad port is worth it and making an Adroid port isn't.
Most probably he simply doesn't know how to do it.
talan
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fantadomat
Arcane
He is still going on about piracy,he doesn't get it that because of piracy he made a lot more sales. The game looks typical spiredweb game,will buy on release,hope that the kickstart is success. Also Vogel does look like mix of gaypedobear and a cuck,thank god that he doesn't push that shit in his games.
Wait, I just watched the video. Do the latest remakes of Exile/Avernum and Avadon look this good? I haven’t played a Vogel game since I stopped being totally Mac dependent after college over a decade ago. This Kickstarter looks a hell of a lot better than how I remember his games of old.
I might back purely out of curiosity. Plus, I have a soft spot for developers who openly tell their customers to suck a dick, rather than spouting pleasant bullshit and then behaving as though their customers can go suck a dick.
I might back purely out of curiosity. Plus, I have a soft spot for developers who openly tell their customers to suck a dick, rather than spouting pleasant bullshit and then behaving as though their customers can go suck a dick.
Elwro
Arcane
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