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I'd make a thread if I hadn't never made a gaming side OT thread before.

Already made one

 

[ElectricThunder]

Today is such a weird and awesome day for the RPG folks aiming for the stars between:

Seven Dragon Saga going for $450K

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/537511454/seven-dragon-saga-by-tactical-simulations-interact

Dungeons of Aledorn going for $60K

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1153206899/dungeons-of-aledorn-old-school-hardcore-rpg

Both of these are wildly ambitious, yet each tacking in very different approaches and directions. One has that fear that the high total and how many years it has been poking at it, the other the whole "Unknowns" aiming for an amount that screams Dark Horse Candidate---which is extra weird lately as there's been so many success projects lately that the term's exclusivity and rarity seems inadequate all of a sudden.

2015 is shaping up to be so nuts on KS and the like!

 

[More_Badass]

Halcyon was originally planned to hit Kickstarter in April 2014. Back then it looked like this

 

[More_Badass]

Ending Soon

• Orion Trail (24 hours)
• Blue-Collar Astronaut (33 hours)

Added to Ongoing

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander - $40,000 goal, ends 4/9 (PC, Mac)
Funded

A rogue-like sci-fi strategy survival game with base building, tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Dungeons of Aledorn - $60,000 goal, ends 4/10

A spiritual successor to the old-school hardcore RPG/Dungeon Crawler masterpieces, combining a tactical combat system and exploring in first person view.

Melancholy Republic - £15,000 goal, ends ()

A JRPG inspired, cinematic story driven game. Set in the beautiful city state Lorna, uncover the conspiracies and broken souls within.

Descent Underground - $600,00 goal, ends 4/10 (PC, Mac, Linux)

Descent’s SIX DEGREES OF AWESOME returns! Blast enemies, collect loot, and level up through pulse-pounding combat inside asteroids!

Seven Dragon Saga - $450,000 goal, ends 4/13

In this first installment of Seven Dragon Saga you shape the wild and dangerous Drakelands with your choices. Impress with noble deeds. Coerce with threats and violence. Or simply lay waste to the empire's enemies without mercy or regret.

 

[Smash88]

Crazy things have happened in the final days of campaigns before

Four Sided Fantasy

Neverending Nightmare

Well you were right.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schellgames/orion-trail/description

In less than 48 hours it climbed nearly $20,000. That is insane. I'm not the biggest kickstarter guy, someone linked this and my interest was piqued.

Still hope they reach the Bear Race goal. :3

 

[More_Badass]

Well you were right.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/schellgames/orion-trail/description

In less than 48 hours it climbed nearly $20,000. That is insane. I'm not the biggest kickstarter guy, someone linked this and my interest was piqued.

Still hope they reach the Bear Race goal. :3

Nice! Yeah, the final 48 hours are important. Reminder emails go out, backers increasing their pledges, a boost in exposure as people post on social media and other places

I've seen a few where they just barely pass the funding goal with a hour or less to go

Here's Orion Trail's chart

 

[titch]

Never in doubt!!!

Made the first level of funding with 12 hours to go

 

[nfreakct]

Yeah, talking with Dave and Evan the last few days of Orion Trail have been a bit of a rollercoaster to say the least. Add Orion Trail to the list of Neverending Nightmares-esque "never say never" Kickstarters.

Thanks everyone for helping those guys get funded! They're hoping to definitely at least hit the first stretch goal! The second one for the minigame seems a little too far away... but you never know.

 

[More_Badass]

Looks like there's going to be a gameplay teaser for The Last Night shown at Rezzed tonight.

New logo

Yeah, talking with Dave and Evan the last few days of Orion Trail have been a bit of a rollercoaster to say the least. Add Orion Trail to the list of Neverending Nightmares-esque "never say never" Kickstarters.

Thanks everyone for helping those guys get funded! They're hoping to definitely at least hit the first stretch goal! The second one for the minigame seems a little too far away... but you never know.

I was on the edge of my seat during the Four Sided Fantasy campaign. I had really wanted that to make it

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Seven Dragon Saga, right on the heels of Underworld. Man, what is with actual devs not knowwing how Kickstarter/crowdfunding works?

 

[More_Badass]

Finally, a new screenshot of The Last Night

Kickstarter happens this month

 

[More_Badass]

Lovely new Last Night GIF

I haven't anticipated a Kickstarter this much since Rain World

 

[More_Badass]

Added to Upcoming

Gibbous - Late May/Early June

Gibbous is a classic 2d point and click adventure and a loving spoof of everything Lovecraftian

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Death's Gambit is being published by Adult Swim Games, so no plans for Kickstarter

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FreezeME's Kickstarter got confirmed for March
Here's a new GIF

 

[Yoshi88]

Just wanted to give a shoutout to Halcyon 6 although it's already fully funded. It was mentioned on a german gaming news site a few days ago and then i saw it in this thread.

I am somewhat proud to say, it's the first kickstarter i ever funded. I must admit, i almost caved with Orion Trail first, but after playing the demo, it just wasn't my cup of tea. This game on the other hand looks like it would take the best of some of my favorite space games like FTL, Startopia, Dungeon of the Endless and countless 4X games and combines them with Star Trek, a huge complexity and a charming artstyle. Their stretchgoals sound awesome as hell, too.
I want all of them

Favourite GIF so far:

 

[More_Badass]

Just wanted to give a shoutout to Halcyon 6 although it's already fully funded. It was mentioned on a german gaming news site a few days ago and then i saw it in this thread.

I am somewhat proud to say, it's the first kickstarter i ever funded. I must admit, i almost caved with Orion Trail first, but after playing the demo, it just wasn't my cup of tea. This game on the other hand looks like it would take the best of some of my favorite space games like FTL, Startopia, Dungeon of the Endless and countless 4X games and combines them with Star Trek, a huge complexity and a charming artstyle. Their stretchgoals sound awesome as hell, too.
I want all of them

Favourite GIF so far:

Nice! Welcome to the wonderful world of Kickstarter

The game that did it for me was Hyper Light Drifter. So far, I've only been burned once (Confederate Express turned out to be a scam, those assholes) but everything else is in development or is playable.

My main guideline is that I only back campaigns that show actual gameplay. Other stuff to consider: Are the goals reasonable for the team size and game scope? Has the developer documented the game's development on social media or a blog or dev diaries, etc.? What's the state of game now?
Besides the Confederate Express debacle, I think those guidelines have helped me make smart decisions on whether a campaign is legit and worth backing

 

[More_Badass]

So...uh...Starr Mazer might have hit a snag

 

[Momentary]

I've backed 6 Indiegogo and Kickstarter projects. The only people that have delivered was an artist that I backed for some new awesome artwork and Yatagarusa... which even still, is in beta, but at least the damn thing is in my hands and damn near fully playable.

I feel pretty safe with Strength of the Sword.

But these...

Hyper Light Drifter
Chasm
A.N.N.E
Project Phoenix

Yeah...

 

[More_Badass]

I've backed 6 Indiegogo and Kickstarter projects. The only people that have delivered was an artist that I backed for some new awesome artwork and Yatagarusa... which even still, is in beta, but at least the damn thing is in my hands and damn near fully playable.

I feel pretty safe with Strength of the Sword.

But these...

Hyper Light Drifter
Chasm
A.N.N.E
Project Phoenix

Yeah...

Chasm got a Steam page recently
http://store.steampowered.com/app/312200/
And it's been getting monthly dev updates. Here's the March update
http://steamcommunity.com/games/312200/announcements/detail/204125142568622263
So no need to worry about Chasm

 

[Momentary]

Chasm got a Steam page recently
http://store.steampowered.com/app/312200/
So that's a good sign

These guys just set unrealistic time goals. A.N.N.E. and Chasm look well on their way. But HLD and PF are still hiring programmers. Yeah I don't expect anything from them until late 2016.

 

[More_Badass]

I feel like I've been exceedingly lucky with my Kickstarters pledges so far. Of the 9 successful campaigns I've backed, one turned out to be a scam but all the rest either show regular progress or are playable. Or both. Rain World gets daily updates, Catacomb Kids and Heart & Slash are on Early Access, Noct got picked up by Devolver. That Which Sleeps is coming along nicely. Dex, Olympia Rising, and Four Sided Fantasy are almost finished.

Like you, the only real iffy one IMO would be HLD, but given the scope of the project due to all the stretch goals and crossovers, I'm not surprised by the slow development. But I'm not worried about that game yet

I've seen smaller games take years to complete. For example, the indie metroidvania Environmental Station Alpha has been in development since early 2012. It's finally releasing in April

 

[Moobabe]

Baddy have you got a link to your KS profile page or something so I can see what you've backed?

So far I'm down for:

Pillars of Eternity
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire

And I'm on the fence for both Crowfall and Halcyon 6

 

[More_Badass]

Baddy have you got a link to your KS profile page or something so I can see what you've backed?

So far I'm down for:

Pillars of Eternity
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire

And I'm on the fence for both Crowfall and Halcyon 6

Yup, here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/1996393667

That's not including: RimWorld, Dex, Scraps, NOCT, and Witchmarsh, since I backed those through PayPal

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Gibbous - Late May/Early June

THE FUCK.

 

[More_Badass]

THE FUCK.

What's so WTF about Gibbous?

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OP is up-to-date

Ending Soon

• Clive -N- Wrench (23 hours)

Added to Ongoing

Pythetron

The next evolution in shoot'em ups adds new mechanics with focus on speed, routing freedom, customizations and replay

NeverGrind

Nevergrind is a fantasy-themed RPG where you battle Nalatos and his minions in a struggle to restore peace and prosperity to Vandamor.

Upside Down Dimensions

Delve into an action adventure game of love and war, in a colourful paper crafted world, inspired by Japanese folklore and Origami.

 

[Purkake4]

There was a successful kickstarter for pixel art-y RPG where the theme was about being a interplanetary delivery company. Anyone remember the name?

 

[More_Badass]

There was a successful kickstarter for pixel art-y RPG where the theme was about being a interplanetary delivery company. Anyone remember the name?

Do you recall what year the Kickstarter was in? A recent campaign?
Orion Trail maybe? Or Starr Mazer?

 

[Purkake4]

Do you recall what year the Kickstarter was in? A recent campaign?
Orion Trail maybe? Or Starr Mazer?

Neither of those. It was 2013 or 14. It had a super bare bones combat demo and was compared to Fallout occasionally.

 

[More_Badass]

Neither of those. It was 2013 or 14. It had a super bare bones combat demo and was compared to Fallout occasionally.

Hmm, doesnt sound familar. Was it isometric?

 

[Purkake4]

Hmm, doesnt sound familar. Was it isometric?

Found it, Confederate Express. Doesn't seem to be doing super well though.

 

[More_Badass]

Found it, Confederate Express. Doesn't seem to be doing super well though.

Oh, heh, That was actually my first thought but you said interplanetary.

Nope, that was a scam. This post has some articles about it

Some more info on the Airbnb squatting saga here and here.

Looks like Maksym might be quite the scammer.

 

[Purkake4]

Oh, heh, That was actually my first thought but you said interplanetary.

Nope, that was a scam. This post has some articles about it

Not sure why I remembered it that way. I guess they can't all be winners, I liked the style though.

 

[Rootbeer]

Just wanted to give a shoutout to Halcyon 6

Thanks for posting about this game. I decided to back it at the $20 CAD level!


Pillars of Eternity is fully funded now. Hope it turns out well.

I've backed several games that have never come out, and a few that look like they may eventually come out but look way scaled back than what was originally promised, including one that I pledged $100 to and wish I could take it back (not only is it super late but the recent videos they have shown look VERY rough still). With this game having a huge name attached to it, maybe that's a good sign. Trying to be optimistic

 

[More_Badass]

Thanks for posting about this game. I decided to back it at the $20 CAD level!


Pillars of Eternity is fully funded now. Hope it turns out well.

I've backed several games that have never come out, and a few that look like they may eventually come out but look way scaled back than what was originally promised, including one that I pledged $100 to and wish I could take it back (not only is it super late but the recent videos they have shown look VERY rough still). With this game having a huge name attached to it, maybe that's a good sign. Trying to be optimistic

Not to be rude, but why did you back that one? Like I read through that page and it checks off all the warning signs.

- The video is literally art plus two guys talking
- The page and all the updates are 99% art with some rough concept tech demo footage
- There's little info about the actual game
- The focus is less on the game and more on the tons of ridiculously high stretch goals offering content that probably should be in the base game.

The entire KS page, updates, video is about what they hope and plan to do rather than showing what the game is already and how they want to expand and improve on what already exists.

Compare that to how the games are presented in the Kickstarter pages for Duelyst or Slain

 

[Popstar]

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[More_Badass]

The Duelyst page was full of cut and paste from other successful campaigns. They went and reworded a lot of stuff on the campaign page but you can still see some of it in the tiers (which can't be edited after they're added). It was pretty suspicious looking I thought.

Oh really? I didn't realize. That is pretty scummy. I also read earlier that the devs decided to make the game F2P

So maybe not the best example. But Slain is the kind of campaign that does it right IMO. A video that shows off gameplay. A lot of information and footage (here GIFs) showing off the game and its current status. A reasonable goal and a reasonable outlook of how they plan to improve the game. An active Twitter page and numerous articles demonstrating they've been working on the game. The only confusing thing might be the amount of tiers, and how some are console only, or console and PC, etc.

 

[Popstar]

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[misscelan]

FreezeME - $15,000 goal, ends 4/23 (Wii U, Steam, Win, Mac, Linux)

A 3D Platformer inspired by the N64 classics, but wait there is a twist!

 

[More_Badass]

FreezeME - $15,000 goal, ends 4/23 (Wii U, Steam, Win, Mac, Linux)

Working on a thread for Kickstarter, give me a sec
Good luck with the campaign!

Edit: FreezeME thread is up

 

[Jazz573]

There are a few kickstarter projects I haven't seen posted here so I'm going to do so.

The first is a visual novel called Regeria Hope. It's already been funded and is in its last 26 hours.

The second is another visual novel called Cursed Sight. It's already been funded and has 17 days left.

The final game is an adventure game called Shadow of Nebula. It has 27 days left in its campaign.

Edit: I found some more games I thought you might want to know about.

Mulaka - Origin Tribes is a 3D Action Adventure game, that has 22 days left.

The 8th Continent has 29 days left.

Rewind is a horror game with 23 days left.

Armed and Gelatinous has 10 days left.

 

[More_Badass]

Ending Soon

• Regeria Hope (9 hours)
• Cadence (14 hours)
• Crowfall (20 hours)
• The Song of Seven (25 hours)
• Adopted (26 hours)
• Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (47 hours)

Added to Upcoming

Renoir - late May

Renoir is a story-driven noir puzzle-platformer.
As private detective James Renoir you will investigate your final case. On the complicated path to solving it, James must finally overcome his past and face the fact that in a city saturated with fear and corruption, there is hardly a future for him.

Added to Ongoing

Armed and Gelatinous

Armed and Gelatinous pits you against your friends in a fast-paced couch-competitive multi-player game of blob warfare in the far reaches of space!

Cursed Sight

Cursed Sight is a visual novel about struggling with fate.

Mulaka: Origin Tribes

Mulaka is a 3D game inspired by the Rarámuri, or Tarahumara, mythology. It aims to communicate great insight about this amazing tribe that is commonly misunderstood and ignored. We want to achieve this through great combat and puzzle mechanics surrounded by a great story full of powerful deities, enemies, and mysteries.

Rewind

A dramatic, emotional horror game in a cinematic gameplay experience with high quality visuals and audio

Shadow of Nebula

Point'n click adventure game set in a science fiction world mixed with cyberpunk, spaceships, a lot of puzzles and a deep storyline.

FreezeME

FreezeME is a 3D platformer in the spirit of the N64 era!
We want to bring you back to those huge wonderful worlds filled with magic and that feeling of discovery and excitement.

 

[More_Badass]

Ending soon

• Slain! (20 hours)
• Toejam and Earl: Back In the Groove (21 hours)

 

[More_Badass]

MP4 of this screenshot. Kickstarter will be launching in April

 

[NoFaceNico]

Has anyone checked out the ZRRO Kickstarter lately? I think some funny business might be going on with their funding.

I was lurking around this Kickstarter because I thought it was a hopelessly stupid idea for an Android TV gaming console.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1623845638/zrro-touch-your-tv-from-the-couch/?ref=kicktraq

This project was doing fairly okay initially but the project had some seriously bad luck after the Nvida Shield Android TV console was revealed for the same price they were asking for- $199. The comments have several backers stating that they were canceling their pledge and ordering a Shield instead. Adding to their bad luck, a prototype was lent out to Gizmodo and the verdict wasn't positive.

http://gizmodo.com/the-zrro-hoverpad-is-almost-the-game-controller-i-want-1691360433

Things were not looking good and the project was seeing more money disappearing than was coming in! In fact, it's still losing money today. It might be the first time I've ever seen that happen where a Kickstarter's projected outcome has gone down.

Then something very interesting happened. Between around March 23rd to the 24th, they gained seven (7) new backers. Those backers brought in $49,322 to the project! That's $7,046 each! Just a reminder- the console they're trying to sell is $199.

Currently the project sits at a very comfortable (and awfully convenient) 100% funded with less than a day left.

Tell me this doesn't look suspicious:

http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1623845638/zrro-touch-your-tv-from-the-couch/

Any thoughts?

 

[Feep]

Tell me this doesn't look suspicious:

http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/1623845638/zrro-touch-your-tv-from-the-couch/

Any thoughts?

This is pretty simple. They weren't going to make their goal. They had friends or family (possibly with money given to them by the creators) back the title for as much money as they needed to make sure they'd hit their goal. As other people have given money, the seven faux-backers have been steadily reducing their own pledges (they lose a percentage when it goes through KS, so the less money they run through the system, the better).

A little scummy and technically against Kickstarter ToS, but there's probably no direct way to prove it. Getting zero money when you don't hit your goal makes people pretty desperate.

 

[Rixa]

Today is such a weird and awesome day for the RPG folks aiming for the stars between:

Seven Dragon Saga going for $450K

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/537511454/seven-dragon-saga-by-tactical-simulations-interact

Wut?

Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator 6 days ago.

 

[NoFaceNico]

This is pretty simple. They weren't going to make their goal. They had friends or family (possibly with money given to them by the creators) back the title for as much money as they needed to make sure they'd hit their goal. As other people have given money, the seven faux-backers have been steadily reducing their own pledges (they lose a percentage when it goes through KS, so the less money they run through the system, the better).

A little scummy and technically against Kickstarter ToS, but there's probably no direct way to prove it. Getting zero money when you don't hit your goal makes people pretty desperate.

Y'know, I didn't think about that, that instead of regular people pulling out their money, the faux-backers are reducing their contribution as new backers come in. However, the analytics do say they are actually losing money and backers for sure.

Between the time I inserted that link and previewed the post, the money they lost increased from $139 to $507.

Yeah, I agree, no sure way to prove the faux-backers shenanigans. But it sure is circumstantial as hell. It's so awful. If your $200k project is going to be $50k short, then just let the Kickstarter fail before you really dig yourself too deep.

 

[NoFaceNico]

It looks like the ZRRO team are responding to their sketchy Kickstarter funding:

Creator ZRRO Ltd. 3 minutes ago
@backers, regarding the $10,000 pledges added - those are from companies who are looking to integrate ZRRO's tech into their products. We were contacted by many manufacturers and will make sure to choose only the best to integrate with ZRRO. These contacts are in early stage and under NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) so unfortunately we cannot provide any specific names at this time. This does not change our commitment to the project in any way, and we have already begun finalizing the design and software to enter the manufacturing stage. We are doing everything we can to make ZRRO the best product we can.

Sounds like bull to me. Even if it were true, isn't it against Kickstarter ToS? I remember back when Ouya was doing a promotion where games on KS that committed to releasing on Ouya would get their funding matched by them. Kickstarter pulled a few campaigns because they said it violated ToS.


The backers have also noticed that things look suspicious.

Techno Banana about 2 hours ago
@creators, I'll give you guys another 12 hours or so to clarify our (all backers) concerns. Otherwise unfortunately at this time I'll be abandoning ship.
Maybe I'll pick it up in store one day.
Good luck.

Marv 2 days ago
Well, I pledged down to a dollar, only to stay informed. Suspicions about this project seem warranted.

Kayz Ruan 2 days ago
Okay. I'm out. Good luck with the project. I will get one when it fully supports other console box. This project is so suspicious, and the questions are not fully answered with confusing explain. I have seen you responses to me and others, not so clear and professional.

Roland 4 days ago
Six anonymous "Android Box Manufacturers" have together pledged suddenly 60,000 dollars while early birds are flocking away... what is wrong with this picture?

Ouch. The funding campaign isn't even over yet and things are already looking bad.

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

What's so WTF about Gibbous?

i want it all over my body.

 

[Feep]

To my knowledge, you CANNOT reduce or cancel your pledge if it means putting the Kickstarter below its funding target.

 

[More_Badass]

I was suspicious of that ZRRO project when it was first posted about here. The concept makes no sense. The part of the pitch is a controller that you don't touch, but instead it senses your fingers hovering above the screen. Right?

What? That's ridiculous. One of the biggest complaints with touch screen game is the lack of feedback. Why would anyone want to use a device that provides even less feedback?

Am I understanding that properly?

To my knowledge, you CANNOT reduce or cancel your pledge if it means putting the Kickstarter below its funding target.

This whole thing feels like a scam.