The guy's sorry. Let's forgive him.
All will be forgiven when this game gets released, assuming it's the game we're all hoping for.
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Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter project by Harebrained Schemes [Ended, $1.8M funded]
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All will be forgiven when this game gets released, assuming it's the game we're all hoping for.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I can't think of another multiplayer FPS on consoles or un-modded on PC that let me see an enemy through the ceiling above me, let me teleport through the floor behind him, and cut them down with a katana. It borrowed a lot from other games but it was definitely unique.
Prophet Steve
Member
It felt pretty unique to me.
You've got a point there, but it felt more... like a patchwork mess of all kinds of things to me rather than something unique.
Edit: That probably makes it unique, though. Hm. Guess it just wasnt my type of "unique".
The bit that *really* amuses me after writing out that list of Kickstarters in an earlier post (and we can now add Jane Jensen to that list) is the realisation that just how *many* devs were waiting for *someone* to take that first brave step. Tim's got an awful lot to answer for!
One interesting factor I've picked up on: $100 is basically what we spend for a full-price release title in the UK (not that anyone with any sense *buys* a release title at full-price any more, but still...), which makes it very easy for me to plump for that tier and feel like I'm making a difference to something I'm truly passionate about rather than the alternative.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Vyse The Legend
Member
Finally, Shadowrun returns. I will fund this!
BudokaiMR2
Member
I honestly think a better art style could have went a LONG way with that game.
There were definitely balance issues but it really did have some interesting gameplay.
I guess my biggest problem with it is that I didnt...get the impression that those "unique" skills were all that unique. Like summoning monsters (How is that fundamentally different from building a turret in TF2?) or spells with wide range effects (sort of like grenades/bazookas I guess?). The seeing through walls thing also was present in other games before which advanced tech stuff, like Splinter Cell if I recall correctly. Might be misremembering that, but my point is it seemed to me like a usual Arena shooter with reskinned effects (of features I already used in other games) for an unusual flavor instead of a completely unique game.
GuitarAtomik
Member
The art style (which I kind of liked actually) would have only helped a tiny portion. That game had everything going against it.
* First 1st party MS game to be priced at $60 (remember when 1st party games were all going to be $50?)
* Multiplayer only which was unheard of those days (AND at $60).
* Set up as the poster child for the abysmal rollout of Games For Windows Live because of the cross platform play.
* Bad PR from one of the leads pissing off old school SR fans and taking a lot of liberties with the license.
That game was truly sent to die. Despite that, I loved it.
I will shut up about it now and stop derailing the thread.
If you want a patchwork mess of a fantasy cyberpunk FPS...
But EYE: DC is fun as fuck, though janky like only Eastern European games can be, so don't diss it too much.
Apart from the bolded, I agree with this post.
I am pretty sure the team behind EYE is french...
DraculaDillenger
Neo Member
Inspired by Data East's classic, you say? As long as that doesn't include the targeting system.
In place of money, will they accept donated labour? There's this boy I found in the park yesterday.
In place of money, will they accept donated labour? There's this boy I found in the park yesterday.
Yep, I agree though that I would have associated this certain vibe with Eastern Europe developers too.
Haha, thank you for making this.
ElectricThunder
Member
Oh man oh man OH MAN!
Granted, the slight hat-tipping to the SNES game moreso than the Genesis one (I'd like to see them address the Sega CD one really...) is mildly vexing----but damn it all this is finally a chance at proper Shadowrun even with the mess of a licensing situation!
WHY must I be destitute during this unprecedented time to help all these various awesome game projects that SHOULD exist, and should've already been existing were it not for high-level corporate idiocy?!
I'm going to be watching this like a despondent hawk and hoping to somehow get some funds going in time to chip in.
Damn you extended joblessness period! Slot off such that I can replenish my cred stick and appropriate some funds into this Kickstarter's account!
Granted, the slight hat-tipping to the SNES game moreso than the Genesis one (I'd like to see them address the Sega CD one really...) is mildly vexing----but damn it all this is finally a chance at proper Shadowrun even with the mess of a licensing situation!
WHY must I be destitute during this unprecedented time to help all these various awesome game projects that SHOULD exist, and should've already been existing were it not for high-level corporate idiocy?!
I'm going to be watching this like a despondent hawk and hoping to somehow get some funds going in time to chip in.
Damn you extended joblessness period! Slot off such that I can replenish my cred stick and appropriate some funds into this Kickstarter's account!
Yup, thats the best thing to come out of these Kickstarter games. Same for the Wasteland 2 game. People make it for the love of the game and not to explot the franchise any further, so they can put into anything they've got
Awwwwwww, now I feel sorry for him. Mission accomplished, Jordan. ;__;
Ah, really? My bad. Though, perhaps the writing should have clued me in...
Dude, watch the vid on the Kickstarter page before you get jumped on in this thread, or alternative use some deductive abilities trying to find out the meaning of the GIF right below your post.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
While the game sounds like something I might like, I've never played any of Jordan Weisman's games or any Shadowrun game at all. While the video had some funny bits, I don't think he did a great job selling it. The difference between this and Wasteland 2, which I haven't played the original and knew inXile's last game had lukewarm reviews, was knowing Brian Fargo had created the Fallout series and came off very passionate about the project. Probably even more so was the steps they took to get donor feedback. I agreed with 95% of the suggestions people were making and the 5% I didn't were not getting much support. Seeing the people supporting the project wanted the same type of game as me and Brian Fargo's understanding of the response to his "social elements" comment was enough for me to bump my pledge up from $15 to $50.
I don't have the money now to fund it, but maybe if some more details come out in the next couple weeks I'll support it.
I don't have the money now to fund it, but maybe if some more details come out in the next couple weeks I'll support it.
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
The SNES version was one of my most cherished childhood memories! I'm in!
BassForever
Member
Wow a new Shadowrun RPG! This is awesome! Now I feel I need to go back and finish the SNES Shadowrun :X
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
Member
Like I wasn't broke enough as it is. Thanks, Tim Schafer!
The SNES version is one of the best WRPGs of that console generation. Try it out for yourself, if you can.
Or just play Deus Ex: Human Revolution for a taste of something similar. It's not the same, but it's a great game nonetheless, so play it anyway.
Shadowrun 2007 was not crappy, nor was it great.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
The important thing to know about this is that Shadowrun is also a tabletop RPG and it seems like the whole team has continued to be involved in playing and developing the franchise since it began. They aren't saying "Hey, remember when we did this?" but working with the whole concept seems to be their hobby in life. In the past they've had to try and think of game concepts that would sell to publishers. Now they can just go ahead with what it was meant to be, which is interactive scenarios of the tabletop design. That's why they're not just writing their own stories but also making the level editor available, because personal scenarios are at the heart of classic RPG.
I'm only in if it's like the SNES version, if not, don't care.
MMaRsu
Member
You obviously did not play it.
Obviously, thats the reason. Dismissing any of my other comments I made about it on the same thread page.
I played it, not for long, but long enough to realize that this game wasnt for me and didnt bring interesting or innovative (for me anyway, reasons mentioned somewhere above) concepts to the table.
You are most likely not going to get more than this. I also don't get what's nebulous about it. It's a turn based 2D RPG. I played a lot of those. If you don't know what such a game might look like no one can help you.
Pachterballs
Banned
If there's no budget; it might be a great 2D tactical shooter; I was excited about faraxis xcom reboot til I saw videos.
backing this.
backing this.
Mistwalker
Member
Actually I agree that specifics and gameplay details are largely missing from the Kickstarter description, but am in for $30 based on the team and what they ARE saying (yay to the original source material).
Seraphinianus
Banned
kickstarter is a very good thing
Is it mission-based or open-world? Is it purely mission scenarios or will there be dialogue trees and exploration? Is there multi-player and is it co-op and/or versus? These sort of questions need to be answered, in the case of Wasteland 2 it was a bit more acceptable that they weren't really delved upon because they said it would basically be Wasteland with Fallout 1/2 improvements.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Backed. I fucking love KickStarter.