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Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter project by Harebrained Schemes [Ended, $1.8M funded]
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HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
You have not seen the two anti-Kickstarter threads, as well as the numerous "this is the next gaming bubble" posts?
Now, I will admit that I'm cautious about this trend, but I'm not downright pessimistic.
Yes please.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Steam, baby.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I see this becoming a problem in the future. I've seen very few game campaigns that have said "we're trying to get on Steam".
Not like Valve is going to reject a Kickstarter Game, that would be ridiculously stupid.
Not like Valve is going to reject a Kickstarter Game, that would be ridiculously stupid.
Hire some classic RPG artists to help with the concept artwork.
Larry Elmore
Tim Bradstreet
Steve Venters
Mark Zug
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Do get over it.
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
I AM ON THIS SHIT.
SNES Shadowrun was by far one of my favorites. Such a unique experience on the system.
TAKE MY MUNEEEEEEEEEE
SNES Shadowrun was by far one of my favorites. Such a unique experience on the system.
TAKE MY MUNEEEEEEEEEE
DiscoJer
Member
Definitely Tim Bradstreet. While he also did a lot on Vampire, I think he really set the look for Shadowrun.
I think all Elmore ever did was the cover painting for the first book
RPG Wizard
Member
As someone who still looks at his Shadowrun 3E book every so often, this is so backed.
SNES and Genesis games were both fantastic, even if the former took some liberties with the system. (Talk about serious multi-classing. Samurai, Shaman AND decker? Swiss Army Knife of runners, Jake Armitage was.)
I...really don't think much of the Xbox 360 game, mostly because it downright disregarded source material. Probably was a decent FPS, but it wasn't Shadowrun.
Anyway, looking forward to it.
SNES and Genesis games were both fantastic, even if the former took some liberties with the system. (Talk about serious multi-classing. Samurai, Shaman AND decker? Swiss Army Knife of runners, Jake Armitage was.)
I...really don't think much of the Xbox 360 game, mostly because it downright disregarded source material. Probably was a decent FPS, but it wasn't Shadowrun.
Anyway, looking forward to it.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
the shooter wasnt bad just got old after a while if they could go and make a full scale game later on a skyrim styled shadowrun would be pretty bad ass
Yeah, I always just assumed that everyone liked the Megadrive version better. Shows what I know.
Also, I'd just like to point out that the SNES game was by Beam Software, Data East merely published it. Beam also made an adventure game with action elements for the NES called Nightshade, to which Shadowrun is somewhat of a spiritual successor. Check it out.
Also, I'd just like to point out that the SNES game was by Beam Software, Data East merely published it. Beam also made an adventure game with action elements for the NES called Nightshade, to which Shadowrun is somewhat of a spiritual successor. Check it out.
NeoTokyo soundtrack was awesome. Another good choice would be Paul Taylor (nervous_testpilot) who did the equally awesome soundtrack for Frozen Synapse.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
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Keep the dubstep out of my Shadowrun, please.
Edit: Okay, to be fair, there isn't a lot of dubstep in that, but any at all bothers me after such over-use in music these days. Either way, he doesn't have near as much of a mind for melody and instrumentation. It gets redundant and emotionless really fast. Ed is just on another level.
Vyse The Legend
Member
Uh, where did you expect them to release this? Consoles? No thanks.
Releasing it on PC and mobile ensures that all the funding goes to the game development, not absurd Sony and Microsoft licensing red tape.
It's better to provide the boxes here than with all copies period. Some (like me) DO want them for games we particularly care about and if the packaging is actually good, whereas I know quite a few people don't. Here you're more likely to make a small, limited amount for a few that care rather than A LOT for a lot of people who couldn't care. Though this is probably more useful for Wasteland 2 than something like Double Fine's game, where it only serves to satisfy collectors who kept their decades old boxes (or at least got ones in good condition somewhere). Though I have to admit, it'd be nice to check off rewards based on your donation level rather than keep stacking like this.
And both are way ahead of Class of Heroes 2, but that's honestly not surprising.
That would be amazing.
EternalGamer
Banned
I don't think the Shadowrun one has a box.
No, so I just pitched in $15 and won't take it further than that. I wonder if it's a good or bad thing to not do that, it seems like an easy way to make people pitch in $50 but Class of Heroes 2 shows a primarily physical-oriented Kickstarter can be too expensive to allow a lot of funding for a digital copy.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Will this game have active reloads and slow mo?
Let the lesson be learned that a Kickstarter for swag is a bad idea; a Kickstarter that has swag is not.
MrCunningham
Member
6,505 backers at $300,193! At this rate it will hit its target in less than another 24 hours.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I wonder how much better they can make this game at 1 million? lol
If they get that high, I want playable Dwarves.
I think that REALLY depends on what the swag is. Is the swag the meat of what you're selling? Or is it just ridiculous dressing, like elaborate frosting on a cake? Because the Order of the Stick kickstarter for reprinting books went very well, but for CoH2 I think a lot of people would be more willing to pitch in to reach 100k for an improved localization and maybe a mildly discounted digital copy, with higher levels getting a traditional UMD release with a high quality manual.
This makes me so happy.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I need to be able to have sex with the dragon or no buy.
Trent Reznor left that label years ago, I don't think that's an issue anymore.
Or it's just that nobody gives a shit about CoH2. If the kickstarter was a game people wanted then it would be doing far better.
They're called wired reflexes, chummer.
Yeah, it honestly kind of feels like that Kickstarter may've done everything just wrong enough. A different title, or a different alignment of goals might've made all the difference, but as is who cares?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
You do realize that a shooter just reached its goal, right?
Ignis Fatuus
Banned
Barely. And its inevitable failure will not encourage others.
MrCunningham
Member
Ah, though I remember John Carmack mentioning last year at his Quakecon keynote address that they would like to use some of Trent Reznors unreleased Doom 3 tracks in Doom 4. But he was still uncertain about getting the rights.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
The market is there. Allen(?) just had a habit of doing thing half-assedly, not understanding what Kickstarter was, not understanding why past gamestarters worked, stealing art, not even offering a finished product, and insulting potential customers.
Takedown's faults are not a lack of interest in the genre. I love the shit out of Tacticals.
But back to Shadowrun.
It shall be amazing.
that is because the label still owns these particular rights.
Yeah, I don't care too much (mostly due to never seriously trying one), but it too was something that's underserved. And that's probably an even more damning indicator of the industry, that for the most part the focus is REALLY DAMN NARROW on what to make.
I probably would have funded something named 'Shadowrun' thrown up by some russian tycoon who bought the name and made a kickstarter page in ms paint
But I funded it after reading it, I didn't even notice the video
... that was a really well made video!
If even one of these kickstarter projects pans out, I'm gonna be so thrilled (Shadowrun, Banner Saga, Wasteland 2)
But I funded it after reading it, I didn't even notice the video
... that was a really well made video!
If even one of these kickstarter projects pans out, I'm gonna be so thrilled (Shadowrun, Banner Saga, Wasteland 2)
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Right?
That would be fucking amazing, Neotokyo was seriously one of my top 5 albums of the 2000s.