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Jennifer Hale also played Naomi Hunter and Emma Emmerich. Cool to see these two working together again.
Hopefully this game is able to catch a lot of attention in the remaining week it has. My guess is TB and Notch among others will champion it and people will throw money at it fairly quickly.
Considering how fast DoubleFine and Wasteland 2 achieved their goals, it's not impossible by any means to raise 200k in a single day. But that requires a lot of PR from the right people.
Also, shameless plug for Grim Dawn:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crateentertainment/grim-dawn
Considering how fast DoubleFine and Wasteland 2 achieved their goals, it's not impossible by any means to raise 200k in a single day. But that requires a lot of PR from the right people.
Also, shameless plug for Grim Dawn:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crateentertainment/grim-dawn
I think they shot themselves in the foot by not announcing it as a PC title from the get-go. These Kickstarter projects need momentum more than anything else, and if your initial proposal isn't appealing enough then no amount of eventual backtracking will get you the support you need.
Not saying it's right, but that's the pattern I've seen.
Not saying it's right, but that's the pattern I've seen.
@Draken
Grim Dawn is a hell of an awesome looking game that has my support. Those guys seem genuinely excited to be making the game, too. That has to mean good things.
As for Republique, maybe if they don't hit the half a mil they could wait a month or so and put up another Kickstarter. Maybe aim a little bit lower next time... 350k or so? It's not that I think half a mil is too much to make a game. It's not. It just that people might be reluctant to contribute to a Kickstarter that doesn't appear to have a chance to hit its goal. Seems possible to me that a project like this might make MORE money with a lower goal.
Grim Dawn is a hell of an awesome looking game that has my support. Those guys seem genuinely excited to be making the game, too. That has to mean good things.
As for Republique, maybe if they don't hit the half a mil they could wait a month or so and put up another Kickstarter. Maybe aim a little bit lower next time... 350k or so? It's not that I think half a mil is too much to make a game. It's not. It just that people might be reluctant to contribute to a Kickstarter that doesn't appear to have a chance to hit its goal. Seems possible to me that a project like this might make MORE money with a lower goal.
@ Tristrix
It's definitely possible, but I personally feel in line with King Kong Five.
Kickstarter is all about momentum. Getting a lot of it right away and keeping it going is a big part of raising money like this. They had the coverage early, but they didn't support the platforms that would generate the cash.
Also, when the lowest tier is only $10 and it nets you the full game, it not only discourages people from paying more, but it also means you need that many more people to reach a goal of $500k.
It's definitely possible, but I personally feel in line with King Kong Five.
Kickstarter is all about momentum. Getting a lot of it right away and keeping it going is a big part of raising money like this. They had the coverage early, but they didn't support the platforms that would generate the cash.
Also, when the lowest tier is only $10 and it nets you the full game, it not only discourages people from paying more, but it also means you need that many more people to reach a goal of $500k.
I really don't think it's going to make the Kickstarter goal, but Payton has said that he's been getting some calls and some offers due to all the publicity. So even if it doesn't make the $500,000 goal, I'll bet this game still gets made anyway.
500k was way too steep, they left it this late to try and turn it around and they aren't even halfway yet.
Agreed with Bobthecatlol. I think 500k might've been too ambitious a goal for this kind of game. Obviously, it's not impossible to raise that much, but asking for that amount right away seems like a turn off. Still, I really hope the game gets made. Even if I'm not an iOS gamer, this seems like just the right kind of project for the device.
Unfortunately, being from Canada I can't back it myself, so I'll have to put my faith in our allies to the south.
Unfortunately, being from Canada I can't back it myself, so I'll have to put my faith in our allies to the south.
Maybe they should nix the voice actors and just make a game. I don't think there is any game I've ever played where the voice actors made the experience significantly better/different. But then I guess it's telling that I don't care much for cinematic/cutscene driven games anymore. I usually turn in-game voices way down when given the opportunity.
Wait, this is being developed with iOS as the lead platform or is this a PC game that's getting dumbed down for smartphones? If it's the former, I pass, regardless of how fucking awesome David Hayter is.
I'm already going to backtrack and say that the Portal series had phenomenal voicework. And Ghostbusters. But in both cases, it also has to do with the writing being tolerable.
But then I hear Blanka in the back of my head saying "You'll never survive in the jungle!" and cringe all over again.
But then I hear Blanka in the back of my head saying "You'll never survive in the jungle!" and cringe all over again.
@ctg867
It was lead iOS. Then, it was learned that the iOS crowd doesn't research for things to fund, and then they announced PC support since many PC supporters wouldn't bother funding a project they couldn't play.
It still is lead iOS, it'll just have a windows version shortly after or developed at the same time. It seems that initially announcing it as iOS only still did the damage of not getting covered by many sites.
Jim did inform everyone when it became +PC, but its still short on funds.
It was lead iOS. Then, it was learned that the iOS crowd doesn't research for things to fund, and then they announced PC support since many PC supporters wouldn't bother funding a project they couldn't play.
It still is lead iOS, it'll just have a windows version shortly after or developed at the same time. It seems that initially announcing it as iOS only still did the damage of not getting covered by many sites.
Jim did inform everyone when it became +PC, but its still short on funds.
I'm greatly torn about how I feel about this. On one hand, Hale and Hayter are great, and Republique looks like it'll be pretty good.
On the other hand, is this even part of why they needed a kickstarter in the first place? Because they needed AAA voice talent for a game that, no matter how good it ends up, won't be?
I know I'm probably far from being one to judge, but this is one of those times I want to call out the fact that if the budget couldn't handle these people, then they didn't need to be involved in the first place.
On the other hand, is this even part of why they needed a kickstarter in the first place? Because they needed AAA voice talent for a game that, no matter how good it ends up, won't be?
I know I'm probably far from being one to judge, but this is one of those times I want to call out the fact that if the budget couldn't handle these people, then they didn't need to be involved in the first place.
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