Game News "What can change the nature of a game?" - Torment: Tides of Numenera Kickstarter is LIVE

[sea]

$886,383.

They are going to get funded in less than 6 hours.

Take that, Double Fine!

 

[mindx2]

mindx2 will not be happy.

I know. He's going to be missing out. I should have asked him what tier he wanted and hold one for him. But even now with the KS going so fucking crazy It would probably get taken the second I backed out of it.

Don't fret my friends. I snuck onto a computer at work this morning and grabbed one of the first $250 tier spots. My only dilemma was should I go with the $500 tier, I would really love to have this signed box next to my Wasteland 2 signed box.

It soothes the soul after that horrible Thief debacle yesterday, does it not?

Please don't spoil my KS high with that thought or Garriott's travesty to come.

 

[Jaesun]

Well. It COULD be good. And then again, a 15 foot satellite dish might suddenly fly out of my ass.

 

[Cowboy Moment]

Damn you for reminding me about Garriott, you fags.

 

[mindx2]

Now if becomes a stretch goal (*giggle*) I might have to go for the $500 tier just for his autograph and novella I'm sure he would write.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

Shit, you have to be careful not to blink or you just might miss the 900k goal, at the speed it's going right now we may not notice as it passes us by.

 

[Hobz]

I eared Chris Taylor is curling up on the floor right now, holding its head between its hands screaming "But I saw the kickstarter fatigue ! It is real ! I saw it !"

 

[Mrowak]

It had a very good gameplay. The gameplay was centered around exploration of the setting and the plot. You know - doing all those quests, learning about various factions and your plight, solving puzzles, going through dialogue trees, making choices, etc. PS:T is a prime example of the gameplay being used as a medium for telling a story.

So, while reading a novel, flipping to the next page is gameplay? Because that's what nearly every system in PS:T represents -- flipping to the next page of the story.

No, gameplay is what a player does. Reading on its own is not gameplay, BUT reading and using the acquired knowledge to make an informed decision and progressing in the game is one.

It's about how it gives you feedback (text), you processing the data and making the actual decision (solving a puzzle, or completing a quest in this or that way).

Almost every dialog tree revolves around dispensing lore. There are a couple dialogs here and there where you need to have been paying attention. But those are few and far between.

Ok, I'll say this in red: It is impossible for a human to progress in Planescape: Torment if you don't comprehend the text and act upon it. One could assume that because PS:T requires an informed and thoughtful action on the part of the "reader" it is a game.

I mean this assumption was an inherent part of computer text adventure games, and PnP RPGs. This is the gameplay in them.

If you don't agree than please give your own definition of gameplay.

 

[Carrion]

...aaaaand it's funded.

 

[Rane]

holy crap funded

 

[serch]

At the end I got the all digital one for 75 $ to add to the initial push. I prefer physical shit but I don't know how customs is going to react to all my fucking kickstarter turds

 

[Kirtai]

Wow, that was fast.

 

[GhostBadger]

Kickstarter fatigue, what a joke. Put together a pitch that isn't total dogshit (highly recognizable names help) and watch the money come in. Games journalism is awful.

You know it, brother. I got some Dickweed Games Journalism Fatique right here.

 

[LeStryfe79]

$900,000. Good Lord

 

[Hamster]

900,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Gondolin]

Change the thread title to FUNDED already.

 

[undecaf]

And it's funded in 6 hours. Congratulations to Brian & Co.




Next up, InXile VtM - Bloodlines spiritual successor Kickstarter with the word "Bloodlines" trademarked.

 

[mindx2]

My God this thing was funded fast!!!!

 

[likaq]

Funded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In ~ 6h .


$900,925

 

[Jaesun]

Holy shit! It's funded. Congrats inXile!!

P.S.

ZIETS!

 

[Koschey]

It's over 900.000!

 

[May God Gently Caress You]

Congratz, the team.

 

[catfood]

Ok nice, now I'm gonna hit the sack now and dream beautiful dreams. Maybe tomorrow it will have passed 1.5.

 

[serch]

lol at hypersonic funding

 

[Trash]

Wanted to make a screenie right at the 900.000 mark but someone donated big. Oh well.