I'm counting on the following halloween and christmas sales, though it seems to me like 20 bucks is very low, I don't think they are going to discount more than 50% in a sale.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
STEAM | October 2015 - You had me at "game ... comes to Steam".
- Thread starter jshackles
- Start date
- Status
I'm counting on the following halloween and christmas sales, though it seems to me like 20 bucks is very low, I don't think they are going to discount more than 50% in a sale.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
yeah, but that's not a steam key, right?
$30 tier is lowest tier with a digital copy of a game? Isn't that kinda high?
right, it's that club of theirs key
steam copy can be bought only on steam
I can wait
crazyrabbits
Banned
Sure, I'll make a trade. Always enjoy their games (and I've been looking to score them on a sale).
Give me a shout - my Steam ID is alexngregory.
Nope. 3 million owners on steamspy and constantly top 5 seller on store page. They will probably release some dlc or some new edition just to constantly keep the price at $60. PS4 and X1 versions still kind of expensive on amazon too.
Gipsy Danger
Member
The game will be $30 at launch. So just means you aren't getting an early discount, which admittedly is kind of whack but it is what it is.
It will keep up until they release new GTA, true, but then it will drop as a rock
or not as a rock
Well, that seems a tad too high for me regardless, tough luck.
What I'm saying I won't be buying for $30 either if/when it's released.
What is the most a game has gotten when crowdfunded on indiegogo?
Actually didn't know indiegogo was that popular as I have only used kickstarter.
The battle looks interesting, but I am sceptical about the platforming part. I am not big fan of 2d characters in 3d environment
Gipsy Danger
Member
Surely you can't make that decision unless you know whether or not the game's content is worth $30?
You are right, of course, it's just that gut feeling I trust so much when dealing with games and backing them.
Gipsy Danger
Member
Fair enough. I'm fine with it because Skullgirls was fantastic and I'd like to give them $30 just as a tip for providing that game to us.
ashecitism
Member
The most a game has done is probably under a million as I don't see it on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest_funded_crowdfunding_projects
Wouldn't say indiegogo is that popular for games, but Lab Zero have a good relationship with them, they had a successful campaign for Skullgirls DLC and IGG takes less cut than KS.
crazyrabbits
Banned
I already had you on Steam. Sent you the trade offer, enjoy!
Much appreciated! Just bought it. Will try it out this week, and hopefully complete it after FFV and before Wasteland 2 DC.
Y'all should've bitten on GTA V when the China loophole was open
Shit, there was a price mistake?
At least it doesn't look as hideous as Skullgirls.
Will have to keep an eye on it, though I'm kind of more interested in the Hiroki Kikuta soundtrack than the game itself.
Also, it's nice that they are completely open about the budget and how much 505 will kick in if the gogo campaign is successful.
VR Painting - TiltBrush
Goddamn I want a VIVE for stuff like this, might have to get one instead of upgrading my graphic card next year.
How are the VR headset for people who is near-sighted and have to use glasses/contact lenses?
Goddamn I want a VIVE for stuff like this, might have to get one instead of upgrading my graphic card next year.
How are the VR headset for people who is near-sighted and have to use glasses/contact lenses?
Lucky for you soundtrack is cheaper but comes without a game, of course.
that's the spirit!
I'm with you, instead I $5 it a decade from now or some more, no rush
TheAutomator
Banned
Will buy GTA 5 for 5 dollars during a price error.
Gipsy Danger
Member
Does not compute. The character designs are questionable but Skullgirls looks fantastic.
Regular price actually. Chinese price for it was 30$ during preorders, and it still is, but they made it so it couldn't be bought as a gift from China anymore.
Ban Puncher
Member
I now know that Sailor Moon feminine hygiene products exist.
Thanks, Ayumi.
Thanks, Ayumi.
Hero Prinny
Member
Gta5 online is so lame, you spend most of your time looking at loading screens, dont know how anyone could enjoy that
Skullgirls is beautiful, what are you talking about?
I don't like how it looks, that's all.
freshVeggie
Member
Good summary. Looks like Escapist fucked up and doubles down on it. Good luck on CiG to blast their asses. Making controversy like that just for clicks should not go unpunished.- Escapist publishes article concerning apparent illegal activities at Cloud Imperium Games [CIG], including embezzlement, racism, ageism, and homophobic behaviour - serious and illegal if true. Most of these claims are directed towards the actions of the CEO Chris Roberts and his wife (and VP of Marketing) Sandi Gardiner, mostly towards the latter. The multiple sources are treated anonymously.
- Star Citizen Redditors lose it and start investigating as all good net detectives do. They find a series of reviews posted on review site Glassdoor Australia that contains very similar claims (in some cases word for word duplicates) as in the Escapist article, posted in the days before the article was published. The flames of destruction begin to grow.
- Chris Roberts responds by sending an (understandably) emotionally charged email to the Escapist, but doesn't have his comments added to the article until after it has been published.
- Lizzy Finnegan (the author of the article) begins refuting claims the anonymous sources were a fabrication and the information was taken from the Glassdoor reviews.
- This is then corroborated by senior staff at Escapist, who post an article providing further details surrounding the sources. One of the sources apparently provided evidence by way of an employee ID card with the name blocked out.
- Escapist staff clarify that Chris Roberts' reply was received before publication but was not noticed because it was sent to a spam folder and that he only sent it to one staffer when he should have sent it to others working on the article.
- Several current employees publicly comment on their experience working at CIG, voicing a positive opinion of the company and Star Citizen's development.
- Escapist runs a podcast discussing the article, repeating the claims of illegal activity and criticising the development and management of the ambitious title.
- Redditors go from "livid" to "completely batshit furious holy wackadoos" and up their investigation/harassment (depending on your perspective).
- CIG co-founder and former attorney Ortwin Freyermuth sends Escapist a strongly worded letter further refuting the claims made, demanding that the site retract their article, issue a public apology to those accused, and allow an independant third party investigate the validity of their sources. The letter continues to question the validity of the anonymous sources, pointing out that employee ids are not used by the company at any office location.
- Lizzy comments via twitter that the id described looks similar to images provided by those conversing with her. Said images show generic RFID cards used by many many companies around the world (side note: the uni I work at uses these cards. I have several; didn't realise I was secretly a CIG insider
- CIG employees show their "id cards" and prove that there is no identifying information such as names printed on them.
- The Freyermuth letter gives Escapist a 24 hour ultimatum to meet their demands or face legal action in the U.S. and the U.K.
- Freyermuth also states that to CIG's knowledge several other journalistic sites were offered this "inside information", suggesting this is not a case of separate individuals but of a coordinated effort. These other sites declined on the basis of no hard evidence substantiating the claims made.
- Derek Smart throughout all this giggles with childish glee.
Note that before all of this happened Escapist had also run several articles that (depending on who you ask) showed noticeable bias against the game. They have also been linked with Derek Smart (who's been campaigning against the game and depending on who you ask has been at odds with Roberts for several years predating Star Citizen) by way of him, Lizzy, and Escapist in general being supporters of GamerGate and "ethics in journalism", a hilarious case of irony to be sure. Also noteworthy is that Smart had recently been seeking the support of Gamergaters in his attacks against the game.
And as insane as Redditors are, they have nothing on ol' Smarty Pants (case in point, his recent outcries via twitter involve comparing Freyermuth to Hitler due to his name, and threatening to sue various people including industry exec Kevin Dent for arguing with him over the internet).
That's probably not everything, and some of it isn't in order correctly, but this plot is getting so twisty even George R. R. Martin wouldn't be able to disentangle it.
Ban Puncher
Member
Se7enSword
Banned
ashecitism
Member
People say they're comfortable with glasses.
Tizoc
Member
^I think I use California for my US account and amazon address?
Not considering all the work they've put in fr the animation.
$30's fine for me and I don't generally drop $30 for crowdfunding games, but this is from a group I've enjoyed their previous work so I'm confident they'll deliver a very interesting game.
That doesn't answer the question; what about it don't you like
You just repeated what what you posted before.
If the combo of pretty looking characters+body horror and freaky animations creep you out, well...that's intentional bruv~
Not considering all the work they've put in fr the animation.
$30's fine for me and I don't generally drop $30 for crowdfunding games, but this is from a group I've enjoyed their previous work so I'm confident they'll deliver a very interesting game.
That doesn't answer the question; what about it don't you like
You just repeated what what you posted before.
If the combo of pretty looking characters+body horror and freaky animations creep you out, well...that's intentional bruv~
Gipsy Danger
Member
Do you mean State? If so then use Oregon.
salazar547
Member
played the prototype just now , usually i dont like turn based rpgs but in this case the game feels more active with combos during combat and platforming parts , hope they can get the game funded
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
indiegogo campaigns always make me weary. It's as if they had enough confidence they could pull in some money but not enough to take a chance at failure through KS
Yeah state XD Oregon it is then.
Gipsy Danger
Member
It's a fixed funding campaign so if it fails to reach its goal then all backers will be refunded.
Ban Puncher
Member
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
ahh okay, i assumed that all indiegogos got their money even if the goal isn't reached. I was looking on their website to see how it handled contributions but i couldn't find anything that talked about it
lashman
Steam-GAF's Official Ambassador to Gaming-GAF
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Atraveller
Banned
"Vault", are you Disney?
Darth Kupi
Banned
Skullgirls is beautiful, what are you talking about?
I agree with him. Skullgirls looks bad to me. It has nothing to do with how many frames of animation it has or whatever. Smooth =/= automatically looking great.
ramoisdead
Member
I'm from NY and I never get charged with tax on buying digital products from the PS store. However at Amazon, tax does get charged.
"Please note that this is a Fixed Funding campaign. Though your payment will be processed immediately, you will receive a refund if the campaign does not reach its funding goal."
I like KS way better. Rather take the money once it is funded than have it taken right away.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
At least I'm the only one who isn't "in" to Skullgirls.
Give me Darkstalkers any given day.
Give me Darkstalkers any given day.
This is very, very attractive
From the art style to the gameplay to the concept, it just seems like a great overall package.
It's only missing cards and cheevos =P
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
seems fair then.
I wonder why they didn't go to KS though. What advantage would they gain from indiegogo if they're doing a fixed funding campaign instead of a KS. Is it that the funding is more certain under the a fixed funding campaign vs what amounts to pledges from a KS campaign?
- Status