KickStarter Kickstarter Watch.

[Kz3r0]

Lord British inspiration is hard in this one.

We are of the same opinion.

It's like an MMO, but can I play it single player?
Yes! There will be a simple private mode that blocks you from seeing other Player-Characters. Yyou'll be invisible, and messaging functionality with players will be removed so no one can say anything to you. You won't be able to tell it's not solo. You will still be able to interact with player created NPCs.

Lord British is already inspiring others.

Will there be anthros/furries?
Not exactly. There will be cat ears, tails, and "animal anatomy"(dicks), space elves, and more realistic sorts of monsters, tentacles, and aliens. However, it would be too restrictive to not let people make their furry player-character. You'll be able to set your character descriptors how you'd like as a custom race!

What sort of microtransactions will there be?
I'm not sure at the moment. I'm focusing on making the game good, not dwelling on how to monitize it. I know there will be buying increased character slots for sure. (The server has to save a ton of data such as visited NPCs, current and completed quests, so limiting them for free users is necessary)

There is a demo too:
http://www.playlewd.com/demo.html

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sadtaco/lewd-an-erotic-text-adventure/?ref=kicktraq

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/kickstarter-watch.70894/page-92#post-2642093

Ha ha ha, oh wow.

• Combat that can be won through sensuality or brute force.
• SSTD's - Sexy Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Examples: the Futa Flu, the Dick-Thickening Tremors, or the Sneezing Tits. All curable at appropriate medical facilities, unless you like what they're doing to you.
• Selectable classes at creation, each with their own unique roster of talents and abilities. At launch, two classes will be available, with more added during the life of the game.
• A diverse perk system that allows you to enhance your abilities in combat and in the bed.
• Sex scenes that are short stories in their own right and mold themselves to match your appearance using dynamic descriptors to ensure that your unique body is perfectly described.
• NPC's that can be recruited to join your crew and follow you around on your galaxy-spanning adventure, each with stat blocks and body types as robust and the player characters themselves, allowing for easy additions of ways to modify them.
• Possibility of ambushes in space with pirates, strange xenos, and more.

Money garb detected.

 

[Kz3r0]

old.

It's another website, seems that the guy got already aplenty of money, I didn't see this cited on the Kickstarter page.

 

[Jaesun]

Ahhh OK. I recognized that game from before. Didn't realize he was going for more money again on a different site.

 

[Space Satan]

Yea, it's like a special kickstarter for pedophiles, rapists, fags and, apparently, rich perverts with dick-thickening tremors.

 

[Jaesun]

Oh. Bryce's new alt.

 

[Zed]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/darkwood

Horror survival roguelike.
The developer introduction is fantastic :D

 

[Kz3r0]

Another cash grab added:

Nohurtme 4 days ago

http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter+basics#faq_41860

According to the FAQ, a project creator is legally required refund any backer whose rewards they can't fulfill. I wouldn't even consider legal action if they would at least keep us informed but they make no updates, their facebook, twitter, website were all abandoned when the project funded. The comments sections on the website are all filled with tens of thousands of random spam comments, completely unmoderated. It's been nearly 2 years and there's no end in sight, at this point I just want my money back, one of my backer rewards was to receive every game Blind Eye Games makes, but they can't even manage one!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ie-apocalypse-meets-the-oregon-trail/comments

 

[Kz3r0]

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/darkwood

Horror survival roguelike.
The developer introduction is fantastic :D

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...val-horror-indiegogo-campaign-now-live.81189/

 

[Western]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2013/apr/26/zack-braff-panhandle-money-kickstarter

Should he also give the movie away for free after it's made? After all he's a multi-millionaire right? He doesn't need the money. If he thinks his movie is really good he should give it away so the most people possible can see it.

Not the same, is it? Mind you, I'm not even bitching about it (yet), but it certainly seems like there is a tendency to keep your own money safe and rely on the public to sponsor your projects. Like Fargo saying that he'll use KS from now on. I mean, if his games are successful, he should be swimming in money, no?

Anyone has any thoughts on that?

This would partially depend on the scope of future projects. A successor to something like Bloodlines would likely need more funding than could be sourced through Kickstarter.

On a more personal level I would not want so much of the studios money invested in a future title that it's failure means the failure of the studio. I think there can be a middle ground, where the studio sets a budget and scope it can comfortably deliver on it's own, the Kickstarter would then be one big stretch goal detailing what can be achieved with greater funding.

That said it's bad capitalism as people feel more compelled to pledge when they think the creation of a project hinges on them.

 

[Destroid]

What's with all the Oregon Trail throwbacks lately?

 

[Spectacle]

Another cash grab added:

Nohurtme 4 days ago

http://www.kickstarter.com/help/faq/kickstarter basics#faq_41860

According to the FAQ, a project creator is legally required refund any backer whose rewards they can't fulfill. I wouldn't even consider legal action if they would at least keep us informed but they make no updates, their facebook, twitter, website were all abandoned when the project funded. The comments sections on the website are all filled with tens of thousands of random spam comments, completely unmoderated. It's been nearly 2 years and there's no end in sight, at this point I just want my money back, one of my backer rewards was to receive every game Blind Eye Games makes, but they can't even manage one!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ie-apocalypse-meets-the-oregon-trail/comments

Hahaha what a shitty scam, only 6000 dollars?
This one looks like a genuine scam, rather than simply a failed project. It wouldn't surprise me if trying to track down the project creator to sue him leads to a fake or stolen identity.

 

[Jaesun]

Brian Fargo on Crowdfunding and Redefining the Gaming Business Model

 

[Arkadin]

I know this isn't a game, but it may be relevant, similar though on a greater scale to what happened with the conquistador game...

Zach Braff finds 10 Million Dollars to fund his kickstarted Garden State "spiritual sequel"

As if this douche didn't already have so much fucking money already from Scrubs, it turns out he doesn't need fan funding either. I just worry how these kinds of events are going to affect legitimate Kickstarter projects.. No one should be looking to do it for movies, when in America a "low-budget film" is what, under 15 million dollars? But here we see it happening, and I worry how it's going to affect the whole affair.

 

[Zed]

I just backed the JA KS.
You get all the classic JA games by just pledging $5, so even if you're not interested in the new game you can still do that :D
I gave them $25 though.

 

[Destroid]

I just worry how these kinds of events are going to affect legitimate Kickstarter projects..

They bring more attention and money.

 

[OuterSpace]

Solid looking X-com like game. They talk about designing the aesthetic of the game in a way that reduces art asset costs. This is key when developing a game on the kind of budget they're asking for.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1692066826/artifact-red-x-hybrid-rpg-tb-strategy-game?ref=live

 

[Kz3r0]

Solid looking X-com like game. They talk about designing the aesthetic of the game in a way that reduces art asset costs. This is key when developing a game on the kind of budget they're asking for.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1692066826/artifact-red-x-hybrid-rpg-tb-strategy-game?ref=live

Sincerely the promise of a tabletop in addition to the PC game doesn't convince me, especially for that amount of money, unless the Codex will be really in love with this game I will ignore it.

 

[Grauken]

released on time, Crayon Chronicles, looks like a kiddy game, but is a full-blown (albeit simplistic) roguelike

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/900438563/crayon-chronicles

best buck I spent on kickstarter so far

 

[Metro]

Gah, wish I had seen that during the funding period.

 

[Infinitron]

David Jaffe on Kickstarter: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ses-indie-dev-on-the-ultimate-car-combat-game

As the platform matures and becomes more popular, fans have struck back against Kickstarter drives they feel are coming from creatives that should already have their own funding. Recent examples include Molyneux's Project Godus and Zach Braff's film Wish I Was here. Jaffe closed with some choice words for critics of those funding drives.

"I do think it's kind of absurd; this idea of 'this is what Kickstarter is for and this is what Kickstarter is not for.' If you don't like something, don't fund it," Jaffe stated. "If you think someone has a name that's too big, whether it's me, Dyack, or Molyneux, don't #$%^ing fund the thing. It's so simple. That idea of saying, 'you're not allowed.' What a bunch of elitist bullshit. Go $%^& yourself."

 

[agentorange]

I agree.

 

[JohnTheRevelator]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stompybot/heavy-gear-assault-0

From Mektek, though e-sports and "f2p that isn't like f2p but actually is" bullshit make me raise an eyebrow. I want to like it but I just dunno.

 

[trustno1code]

OK, I don't even.

Deus Ex Machina 2

Deus Ex Machina 2 is the reimagination of the classic 1984 Game Of The Year, Deus Ex Machina, the first true multimedia video game ever made. Written by Mel Croucher, creator of the original game, it's a cradle-to-grave roller coaster of your entire life. First time round, Deus Ex Machina was an interactive movie and a rock music album. This time round, Deus Ex Machina 2 is set to make a little bit of gaming history all over again.

And it's got Christopher Lee in it.

And it seem Ice Pick Lodge has a serious contender for "Most trippy something of the decade".

Spoiler

And finally:

 

[Kz3r0]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stompybot/heavy-gear-assault-0

From Mektek, though e-sports and "f2p that isn't like f2p but actually is" bullshit make me raise an eyebrow. I want to like it but I just dunno.

Already failed.

And it's got Christopher Lee in it.

Added.

 

[Dexter]

David Jaffe on Kickstarter: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ses-indie-dev-on-the-ultimate-car-combat-game

As the platform matures and becomes more popular, fans have struck back against Kickstarter drives they feel are coming from creatives that should already have their own funding. Recent examples include Molyneux's Project Godus and Zach Braff's film Wish I Was here. Jaffe closed with some choice words for critics of those funding drives.

"I do think it's kind of absurd; this idea of 'this is what Kickstarter is for and this is what Kickstarter is not for.' If you don't like something, don't fund it," Jaffe stated. "If you think someone has a name that's too big, whether it's me, Dyack, or Molyneux, don't #$%^ing fund the thing. It's so simple. That idea of saying, 'you're not allowed.' What a bunch of elitist bullshit. Go $%^& yourself."

On that front, look what turned out to be a scam:


DeNA and Gree are two mobile/social game companies that went as far with their exploitative business plans as to get the Japanese government involved in regulating that sector: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...cks-plunge-as-japanese-government-cracks-down

Edit: Also, I don't agree. It's stupid to say that "big projects" somehow damage the KickStarter culture, but whoever funds these obvious scams and retarded projects or takes the risk-factor away from billion-dollar companies should rot in hell. You might as well be defending Hitler from crowdfunding WW2 by saying that you don't have to do it if you don't want to.*
Also, "big business" is looking to get involved: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brianso...r-is-missing-one-key-ingredient-donald-trump/

* This might constitute an exaggerated example of what is actually happening to make a point