Another broken estimated release window. They have really bad management/prediction team.
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Another broken estimated release window. They have really bad management/prediction team.
It's kind of amazing that Biobux are still a thing. Why can't they just make it real god damn money, I can't imagine updating those old games to support it would be difficult.
I've certainly learnt my lesson from backing broken age. I do adore point and clicks and their previous work, and I do really like Broken Age part one, despite its short length and simplistic nature. But the wait for this second part has been a continual drag. I'm sure the actually game will be nice and I'll forget about how long it took to actually get it. However, I am much more wary of who does these kickstarters or other backing projects.
This and spacebase mean I will definitely not back any more of their projects even though I may buy them when they are done. Other kickstarters and backing experiences have been far and away more superior
Atraveller
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You can say, the download is Endless.
Well you've got 6 tiers of BP pricing, 1200, 800, 560, 400, 320 and 160 BioWare Points but only 4 packages of currency 1600, 1200, 800 and 400 all priced in quantitative amounts (£12, £9, £6 and £3 a pop) but there's so few combinations that don't leave you with change and the larger priced items, the Story Content DLC is only a handful of items compared to the smaller skins, weapons and such which have over twice as many packs. Saying that even put it to a real currency price doesn't take away that some of it is priced higher than other DLC and even more so when sales have next to never happened. I think I'm going to hold off until DA: I gets some DLC to see if this loopy system is still in place, fingers crossed it's a no.
darkchewie
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Yea, that or packaging a complete / DLC collection for those who are holding out. I wouldn't mind buying it even with some duplicates that I already own, just to get rid of the headache. Without some of the DLC (especially the character driven ones), you really can't get a compete experience.
If i remember correctly Act 2 was scheduled for April/May this year?
Making games is difficult.
Yes, pls send more millions.
Fixed the pun to be more franchise appropriate. No charge!
NingenJanai
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So difficult they couldn't finish spacebase DF-9
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Dio Brando
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We're brothers in spending money with games then o7
Chairmanchuck
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Maybe just focus on one project first instead of having multiple projects. According to Wiki this is what came out in 2014:
Broken Age
Hack 'n' Slash
Massive Chalice
Costume Quest 2
Spacebase DF-9
And some of these also arent finished. Then they are still working on the Grim Fandango Remake...
AHA-Lambda
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Plus they had another project they never announced that ended up getting cancelled too =/
Dragon1893
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Like I said a few pages back, a ME trilogy remaster would justify its existence just by having all the dlc in a single package (and allowing us to holster our fucking weapon).
Trust me i know that but breaking promises month after month is laughable.
I rather take a broken release date estimation than shipping a broken game.
The kickstarter money wouldn't have lasted very long if they had to pay salaries to the entire studio with it.
Exactly. If the game isn't good then the release date doesn't matter. If the second act is excellent (or even as good as the first one which was great) then I'm much more eager to forget when it should have been out.
Just imagine Double Fine as an significant Other. For that matter, do that for every company. Ubisoft would straight go into abusive territory. Punches you in the face and breaks promises regularly, but damn does she look fine.Trust me i know that but breaking promises month after month is laughable.
Good! I bet that if you had bought it you would be stuck with the same problem I have that EA knows about but doesn't even mention, that some people can buy BW points but not spend them. Known problem since over a year and no solution in sight.
I didn't enjoy any of the DA2 DLC but ME2's was good (played on console). Would love to get the stuff for ME3 but trying to get EA to give it to me for free and just let my points rot in there have not worked so far.
I'm glad they don't use it for newer titles but they really should change to real money for the old stuff too.
Except she's trying to hold onto her youth by wearing the same style of clothes every year.
Jawmuncher
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Double Fine is still feeling the pain from messing up Brutal Legend.
No, that doesn't really make much sense. Unless if you want Double Fine to go down, of course.
Chairmanchuck
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It should still make sense, since they got how know how many millions for Broken Age so that should be their first priority instead I think.
Making the money dry quicker? Yeah, that really would help.
From everything they posted, they never made a commitment other than to say it would be in 2014. Would not surprise me to see the date move even further into 2015, but I have so little interest in the game and its production after so much time, that it almost doesn't matter.
Amusingly (or not so) I have realised just now though, that it has been so long that I have actually moved house twice since the Kickstarter began, and I have no obvious way of changing the delivery address for my other yet to be received rewards. Had to shoot them an email
AHA-Lambda
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There's surely no way that ep2 is still scheduled for 2014?
Actually is anything scheduled for release after Game of Thrones?
Chairmanchuck
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It just seems with the KS money they got they changed their whole company structure.
I mean we are talking about a simple Point and Click adventure. Daedalic e.g. can release 2-3 full games each year.
The whole Broken Age development is a small desaster. I mean at one point they said even 3,3 million wouldnt be enough, then they made a video "Hey. Look. We got Elijah Wood. But we need money!"
Jawmuncher
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It looks pretty though.
hardcastlemccormick
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Almost as if video games are expensive to make, and Kickstarter isn't a magical fairy wand to make that fact suddenly irrelevant!
NingenJanai
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The Dream Machine and a ton other lower budget games look better though
Hero Prinny
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That's the game that has the guy from lord of the rings, right? I'm assuming most of the budget is going to keeping him around.
Dream Machine is so nice. Was that the final episode they released recently or will there be another?
Chairmanchuck
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AHA-Lambda
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How the hell were DF planning on doing it with $400k originally? O_O
Chairmanchuck
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I still wonder why they choosed DF9 from the prototypes. I think it was one of the weaker titles.
I would have loved to see this Team-Ico influenced prototype turned into a game.
Stallion Free
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It's production values shit on the majority of other adventure games and DF can't pay terrifyingly low wages to their employees like that companies churning these games out in Europe most likely can.
That's pretty simple. The game that they would be doing with that money would be much lesser in scope than what it is now.
There's surely no way that ep2 is still scheduled for 2014?
Actually is anything scheduled for release after Game of Thrones?
That's what we've been talking about. It is now set for "early 2015", but I suspect it could be even later than that.
Chairmanchuck
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Actually the Daedalic Games are made in Germany and I would say the wages are the same as the ones in an american company.
NingenJanai
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If you are comparing with Tim Schafer salary you are probably right, but DF problem is probably management, that company looks seriously bad managed to me lately.
I honestly don't think they would have been able to stick around for 14 years if they were badly managed.
I've read rumours Deadalic uses unpaid interns for most of their artwork for the game.
Then they just fire them, hire new ones and do a new game.
NingenJanai
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Fixed it, sorry, I meant lately, their beginnings were great.
I knew someone who worked there, it's really bad. Low pay, a lot of hours, bad work environment, he told me. And that's why he quit.
edit: I send this guy a message regarding the artwork thing. I don't have regular contact with him, so I don't know if or when he will be replying. I'll let you know, though.
In this forum, I think. Probably the Adventure games thread? Can't recall, that's why I said rumors.
Isn't that like 75% of the game companies out there?
Also, I knew a guy who used to work in the movie industry and apparently it's the same there.
I know that there was April/May mention somewhere
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-24-double-fines-broken-age-act-2-now-fully-funded- Status