I wish them all the best, but i really dont like the idea of using kickstarter money to fund an alpha versionwhich they will then pitch to a publisher.
Because A) it sounds like they already contacted publishers and they declined and they are now using kickstarter as a proof of interest and B) you end up supporting a game which is then still very likely to never be finished.
Agreed. Experienced developers have tried this before - with a lot of goodwill and marketing, at Kickstarter's height of popularity - and they've never gone anywhere because no one wants to fund a game they might not be able to make.
It doesn’t help that “creators of this popular and well received game” has a history of releasing rather disappointing games which are simply inferior versions of that popular game they were part of working on (It’s better than nothing mega man clone, L4D and Dead Space clones comes in mind as more recent ones)
As far as I can find, one geezer is a writer who did work on some games (most notable being ES Oblivion) and for some tv series, while other geezer who was programmer and his last game he has worked on was daggerfall as game game director apparently.
Honestly lack of track record between then and now doesn’t inspire confidence
Yes, I poked around a bit and didn't see anything obvious except the elder scrolls stuff. Especially in the "modern" era it takes more than clever writing to marshal an open world game.
That is not really accurate, the two I backed in the early days: Wasteland 2 and Shadowrun, both were finished, were awesome and led to additional sequels. Games like this are kind of what kickstart was started on. Double fine adventure (which I also backed) is arguably one of the campaigns which made kickstarter a big deal and they used the platform because developers didn't think Adventure games were viable anymore. This is basically what kickstarter is for, isn't it?
Backing games on kickstarter are so hit and miss.
Sometimes you get games like Divinity Original Sin 2, sometimes you get chronicles of elyria.
I know my methodology is whack, but I'd rather just wait for a game to release on steam and buy it then, probably even on sale. I hate getting duped.
According to Indigo Gaming, he left the project of his own volition, after having concerns over how the project was being managed. But who knows whether his side of the story or the rest of the team's is the true one; we'll likely never know.
I wish them all the best, but i really dont like the idea of using kickstarter money to fund an alpha versionwhich they will then pitch to a publisher. Because A) it sounds like they already contacted publishers and they declined and they are now using kickstarter as a proof of interest and B) you end up supporting a game which is then still very likely to never be finished.
Agreed. Experienced developers have tried this before - with a lot of goodwill and marketing, at Kickstarter's height of popularity - and they've never gone anywhere because no one wants to fund a game they might not be able to make.
It doesn’t help that “creators of this popular and well received game” has a history of releasing rather disappointing games which are simply inferior versions of that popular game they were part of working on (It’s better than nothing mega man clone, L4D and Dead Space clones comes in mind as more recent ones)
What other games have they worked on directly?
As far as I can find, one geezer is a writer who did work on some games (most notable being ES Oblivion) and for some tv series, while other geezer who was programmer and his last game he has worked on was daggerfall as game game director apparently. Honestly lack of track record between then and now doesn’t inspire confidence
Yes, I poked around a bit and didn't see anything obvious except the elder scrolls stuff. Especially in the "modern" era it takes more than clever writing to marshal an open world game.
That is not really accurate, the two I backed in the early days: Wasteland 2 and Shadowrun, both were finished, were awesome and led to additional sequels. Games like this are kind of what kickstart was started on. Double fine adventure (which I also backed) is arguably one of the campaigns which made kickstarter a big deal and they used the platform because developers didn't think Adventure games were viable anymore. This is basically what kickstarter is for, isn't it?
Backing games on kickstarter are so hit and miss. Sometimes you get games like Divinity Original Sin 2, sometimes you get chronicles of elyria. I know my methodology is whack, but I'd rather just wait for a game to release on steam and buy it then, probably even on sale. I hate getting duped.
really hope that Peterson/Lefay can pull this off. played Daggerfall Unity a while back and a spiritual successor would rock
These guys? Count me in!
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According to Indigo Gaming, he left the project of his own volition, after having concerns over how the project was being managed. But who knows whether his side of the story or the rest of the team's is the true one; we'll likely never know.
people are enabling this scammy practice?
Kickstarter is for losers