Versipellis
Member
That image is from Moebius. I fell for it too, the first time I browsed the page.
And 44 days? I think it's one of the longest campaigns I've seen so far (related to PC gaming, at least).
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Jane Jensen's Pinkerton Road Kickstarter project [Ended, $435K funded]
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That image is from Moebius. I fell for it too, the first time I browsed the page.
And 44 days? I think it's one of the longest campaigns I've seen so far (related to PC gaming, at least).
Hmmm, I find this curious:
Is the plan to seek this sort of funding each year with a guarantee of getting the games that are released in that year's scope? I think I quite like that - provided they can show the level of ability to keep to schedule that Telltale (generally!) does. And not the level of ability to keep to schedule that Valve does.
I think they're in with a good shot, at least. Musing on it for a bit, but I think I'll be donating.
Edit: There's further comments talking in terms of 'seasons' further down; looks like that is the intent. It's a very interesting approach, and one I tentatively approve of.
Is the plan to seek this sort of funding each year with a guarantee of getting the games that are released in that year's scope? I think I quite like that - provided they can show the level of ability to keep to schedule that Telltale (generally!) does. And not the level of ability to keep to schedule that Valve does.
I think they're in with a good shot, at least. Musing on it for a bit, but I think I'll be donating.
Edit: There's further comments talking in terms of 'seasons' further down; looks like that is the intent. It's a very interesting approach, and one I tentatively approve of.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Kickstarter has rules about directly funding companies. This seems to very heavily walk that line.
=GabrielKnight=
Member
this!!!
CecilRousso
Member
As I read it, this is to start up by funding a couple of specific products. Those products will then fund the company and further products.
I don't think they have rules against funding companies at all. They have rules regarding open-ended things like "starting a business" yes, but this doesn't fall under that. Here you are funding a full year of products, depending on how much is raised. It's a clearly defined goal. Basically they're kickstarting a subscription for all their games this coming year.
CecilRousso
Member
Asked Brian Fargo and Tim Schafer to spread the world. Schafer should really support this to help the genre gain attention. I hope those that supported the DF kickstarter support this at the lowest tier at least.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I think you'd be surprised. There are a slew of closet Jane Jensen fans in the gaming community.
Dan Brown is a poor comparison. If I didn't know who Jane Jensen was, the name "Dan Brown" would send me running from the hills.
CecilRousso
Member
Considering the amount of money Double Fine Adventure got, this really should reach it´s lowest goal at least.
When it was first mentioned in the video, I thought they were making a sarcastic joke about his writing abilities. I guess not.
Still not enough to dissuade me from backing it for the full season though.
Well, Anglophile Adventure's image looks like it could be a direct picture of an intended location.
Not quite accurate, though. Needs some teenager in a hoodie climbing on a war memorial.
CecilRousso
Member
Hope they go with 2D graphics. Although I really liked Gray Matter 1, the 3d models were not pretty.
Yeah, Gray Matter wasn't very pretty at all. Although, I thought they did a good job on the concept art style cutscenes.
To be fair, development of Gray Matter was completely fucked up, they changed studios in between and in the end nothing really fit together.
You're looking at the wrong picture. That's Moebius; the anglophile adventure is the Littlenidd Farm picture.
I might fund this one; I thought Grey Matter was a bit of a mess but promising nonetheless, and it would be interesting to see if Jensen et al can pull something more coherent together without changing developers, publishers etc.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Backed. Again, I fucking love KickStarter. (My wallet doesn't.)
Last Hearth
Member
This is the new gaming bubble.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Pitch sounds good, will definately back if it's DRM-free.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Please stop shitting up threads. Your agenda is tired, man.
CecilRousso
Member
Yep, I know. I just hope that they don´t go down the 3d route from start this time.
The kickstarter has really started slow. I think that the adventure games fans are shooting themselves in the foot by not supporting this. 15 bucks for a new Jane Jensens adventure game, and more to come, is a steal.
CecilRousso
Member
Yep, they really need a more inviting and less rough interface.
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
Pledging 50$ to this. It's so nice to see more adventure games. I can't wait for the Tex Murphy kickstarter. Moebius sounds cool, though I like the artwork for Gray Matter 2 more.
Does anyone know why Gray Matter isn't on steam or GOG now that they sell new games? It's only available at the adventure shop at the moment but it costs 30.
Does anyone know why Gray Matter isn't on steam or GOG now that they sell new games? It's only available at the adventure shop at the moment but it costs 30.
It´s available at Gamestop too. For me was the only option to buy it in Brazil.
I... don't know. The CSG concept sounds... strange? You pay 50$ to be a CSG member for one "CSG cycle" (which is supposedly one year?) and you get all the games they release during that period of time. That's cool in theory, but I can't imagine that this will work out in practice. It's apparently a very small studio, so it seems unlikely that they'll actually put out more than one substantial game during that time. Heck, looking at Grey Matter I'm not sure that they'll be able to release a single game in that time...
I'm still not sure whether that part of the video was a poor joke or meant seriously.
CecilRousso
Member
It's apparently pretty difficult to get adventure games on Steam. Daedalic, one of the few publishers who still release many point and click adventures, complained in the past that it's very hard to get their games on Steam.
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Deleted member 80556
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I am worried for all Kickstarter projects, including this, there are way, way too many projects, and I'm starting to think that people will only see the important ones (like Wasteland 2 and Shadowrun sequel), instead of nice projects like these.
That or, the possible under-funding of deservefull projects. I hope this project gets all the funding!
That or, the possible under-funding of deservefull projects. I hope this project gets all the funding!
Spectacular Dr Dawg
Member
That's a shame. They did release Gemini Rue and the Blackwell games on steam so maybe they're changing their minds?
They should try selling it on GOG, I'm sure they'd love to have more newer games on their store, especially if they're not on steam.
CecilRousso
Member
Sounds interesting......but...........Gray Matter 2!
I think adventures developers should get together and not release more then 2 kickstarter's projects from the same genre at the same time. It could be a real problem. Yesterday i spend 115$ on Al Lowe Larry´s game, and today 15$ for Shadow Run and 110$ for Jane Jansen. It's a lot money for a week!
HOLY SHIT
If they make a Gray Matter 2 direct sequel I will dieeeeeee of joy. I want more adventures with David and Sam solving supernatural mysteries. Since they don't have the GK license, it's pretty much the spiritual successor to the GK series if they do it like that.
VERY, VERY tempted to put in $250 for the games + tickets to see Scarlet Furies concert. Their songs were so good in Gray Matter. But fuck, that is so much money
Probably have to stick with just the games.
THIS and the Tex Murphy kickstarters NEED to hit their goals. Jane Jansen and Chris Jones making ALL NEW ADVENTURE GAMES are the best kickstarters yet imo, so I'll be really bummed if they aren't funded.
However, the time schedule seems really dubious on JJ's one. Mainly because they'll have a real adult adventure game out by March 2013 and then ANOTHER ONE 3 months later in June? Uhhh, making games takes a lot longer than that! They should know since Gray Matter took 8 years+!
If they make a Gray Matter 2 direct sequel I will dieeeeeee of joy. I want more adventures with David and Sam solving supernatural mysteries. Since they don't have the GK license, it's pretty much the spiritual successor to the GK series if they do it like that.
VERY, VERY tempted to put in $250 for the games + tickets to see Scarlet Furies concert. Their songs were so good in Gray Matter. But fuck, that is so much money
Probably have to stick with just the games.THIS and the Tex Murphy kickstarters NEED to hit their goals. Jane Jansen and Chris Jones making ALL NEW ADVENTURE GAMES are the best kickstarters yet imo, so I'll be really bummed if they aren't funded.
However, the time schedule seems really dubious on JJ's one. Mainly because they'll have a real adult adventure game out by March 2013 and then ANOTHER ONE 3 months later in June? Uhhh, making games takes a lot longer than that! They should know since Gray Matter took 8 years+!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Hrm. Supporting the studio for a year is an interesting model. I think I'll have to think about this some more before I consider which level to support.
I wish, I'd love to see more of Sam. But I get the feeling that isn't going to be the popular choice, I guess a lot of people didn't enjoy the game. :<
I wonder how much design work has already been done on the games? Might account for the short time they're giving themselves.
Maybe the thread title should have Gabriel Knight in it somewhere, because apparently no one under 30 knows the name Jane Jensen anymore
*is technically under 30*
indigo-cyclops
Member
I agree, we'll see how it pans out. I'll pledge $50 just to see how it works as I can't not support Jane and her trying to go independent. If there's success in there, we may see a new GK at some point...
This was posted on a Adventure Gamers forum by the way:
She's Robert's daughter. Jensen is her step-mom. She's also the singer in The Scarlet Furies. The theme songs for Sam and David in Gray Matter were probably the best thing in the game, so it's going to be plus if we are going to hear more of her in future games.
The pitch video was great, maybe the best out of the recent Kickstarters.
The pitch video was great, maybe the best out of the recent Kickstarters.
CecilRousso
Member
Other succesful kickstarters should mention them on twitter. Anyone feeling like pestering them about it?