HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
pffft.
I'm going to take a wild leap here and say that they are either really young, or not in an art field.
Or they are one of those people that is in an art field, but hates other artists.
Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter project by Double Fine [ended, $3.3 Million funded]
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pffft.
I'm going to take a wild leap here and say that they are either really young, or not in an art field.
Or they are one of those people that is in an art field, but hates other artists.
EatinOlives
Member
It's the internet, at least one person must hate something somewhere. Even if it's a thousand 20x20" lithographs of puppies being handed out for free some moron is going to go "BRAINWASHING SCUMBAGS THE LOT OF YOU!!!"
Fuck, my shareholders are gonna be PISSED.
EatinOlives
Member
outunderthestars
Banned
I don't see anyone claiming that the game is going to be groundbreaking.
Dog Problems
Banned
I don't think anyone is expecting something ground breaking. Just a game from an old genre that's become niche by a couple of great minds.
faceless007
Member
I never played Full Throttle. I do have the disk though....wonder if that would run. My donation will make up for my blasphemy.
http://www.scummvm.org
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
The game itself is not going to be ground-breaking, kind of by definition. I am familiar enough with Tim Schafer's oeuvre to give him $15 for an idea he has. That's all there is to it.
We don't want groundbreaking. In fact, give us the same ground you broke 20 years ago, Tim.
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
I see. That totally validates things like:
btrain87 said:
btrain87 said:
btrain87 said:
Right...
Hellsing321
Member
Who is saying this is going to be ground breaking? People are just excited they can donate to have an old school adventure game made by Time Schafer and Ron 'Fucking' Gilbert. If that doesn't excite you fine but to imply the people donating are getting swindled is ridiculous.
EternalGamer
Banned
I don' think it is going to be "groundbreaking."
What I am thinking is this:
I like Double Fine's games.
They want to make a game and need funding.
I pay $15 and get their game, which I am almost positive that I would have bought since I like Double Fine's games.
Then I get this cool bonus of the serial documentary for my "pre-order."
goldenpp72
Member
I think the money is not actually taken until it hits or exceeds the requirement.
Spending $15 not only for a game but for what will probably be a kickass documentary isn't that big of a deal. If you're an adventure fan it's not going to drain you of your money and if it DOES suck we'll at least get to see how these games are developed and give our input during the process.
They're not idiots. They know they're going to make the money. Hell they'll hit the half-way point in probably less than half a day after it started. I do know why you're asking -- just wanting to know what would happen (even though there is virtually no possibility). Well, as far as I know the money is ONLY taken if the goal is reached. The goal will, however, be reached (fairly soon too).
EDIT: It would be interesting to see what would happen if it only got to 300,000 though. I wonder if Tim would simply cancel the documentary portion since he said that alone would be a fourth of it.
Who the fuck ever said/or expects it to be ground breaking?
outunderthestars
Banned
oh that's boring
i wanted to tell my kids "when i was your age i was involved in a class-action lawsuit against the dude who made full throttle, what have you done with your lives?"
Too bad it's not Giant Bomb doing it.....
It will be the first post once they decide to wake up.
To turn attention back to more important things: Get Lamp: http://www.getlamp.com/
This is a good documentary too
This is a good documentary too
Thanks man! Definitely going to bust the game out in celebration!
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Keep in mind it looks like that will happen within the next few days.
From the looks of things, it'll happen sometime on the 9th. They're already almost halfway there.
We all weigh the odds with how we spend our money or what we put trust in. We look at the price/context of the decision and decide whether to jump in or not. In this case not only is the cost little, but the context involves a unique business opportunity, a new game from a developer we might respect, and a return to a genre that said developer made it's name on. If you don't see the value then fine, but considering the situation (reputable site, developer) the people who do aren't suckers. It's quite apparent from the get go that the game could be bad, but I think we're all adults here and come to our own decisions. Come back when someone is trying to sell some snake oil.
EatinOlives
Member
Since it's pretty established at this point that they're going to raise probably 3 or 4 times their goal, I wonder what they'll use all that extra money for. I mean, when they wrote:
I don't think they were quite expecting the game to be THIS overbudget. They'll have enough funding for the entire game multiple times over.
I don't think they were quite expecting the game to be THIS overbudget. They'll have enough funding for the entire game multiple times over.
It's not taken out till the day the fund raising ends. So MAR 13, 5:00PM PDT. You can cancel up until that point too.
Necromanti
Member
Holy crap. One second, it's approaching $100,000 (about 30 minutes ago)...and now it's already almost at $180,000.
HOW do you do this Gaf?
Dog Problems
Banned
Steam does have a four-pack of the two Indiana Jones games, The Dig, and Loom. There's also the first two Monkey Island games on there. But other than those, you'd need to track down the discs, extract some files, and run them with ScummVM or Residual (for Grim Fandango)
SomeOneInaHat
Member
I was planning to give $15 every Wednesday until the goal was reached, but now it looks like I'll need to re-plan in order to give Tim and Friends their just amount for such a novel idea.
Plus, do kickstarter donations stack? Would hope to not end up with multiple copies of the game.
Plus, do kickstarter donations stack? Would hope to not end up with multiple copies of the game.
edit: ^^^ I believe you can just amend your pledge to a higher amount, so at some point you'll break into the higher tier rewards if you just keep adding $15.
What a cool idea.
I'm in for $30, first Kickstarter project I've ever pledged to. I hope this is successful for them, it might start something big.
What a cool idea.
I'm in for $30, first Kickstarter project I've ever pledged to. I hope this is successful for them, it might start something big.
You can't make this shit up, lol.
Bravo!
Didn't really care for it myself and I grew up loving these games. Doc was good for 30 mins and then it starts losing focus.
Also personally I think the guy is kind of a dick for charging so much when there are a million ways to get a niche doc to people without asking them to fork over $40 for it.
You wouldn't pledge again; once you're in, there's a 'manage my pledge' function where you can increase/decrease your dollar amount and change your reward level (it's basically the same as the initial pledge page.)
Up until fundraising is over, I believe you can change or cancel your amount as much as you want.
Hopefully they'll have enough money to add sweet QTEs
As long as your using the same account I would assume you just change your pledge. So if you started out with $15 you would change your pledge to $30 and so on if you were adding another $15. You would just upgrade to whatever the next tier is. So just 1 copy.
Takes out the need for a publisher, gets the community involved in a big way and makes passionate fans more passionate. I'm telling you -- I'm not a HUGE fan of adventure games but the documentary has me very intrigued. I'm definitely going to be spending $15 for that.
I get uncomfortable putting blind trust in ANY developer. And Chavelo you're god damn right I love Double Fine, but that doesnt mean Tim gets my wallet. First copy of this game he sells puts him in the green, but at least we all get a documentary. I'm uneasy about this stuff.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Someone start a kick starter to pay off my student loans. 
outunderthestars
Banned
Kickstarter is a really enjoyable site. I've funded a dozen or so projects thus far and have gotten some cool stuff out of it.
