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Kickstarter regrets
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I thought it was really cool that game was by a Gaffer too. Wonder what happened to it.
No the quote is real, Polygon just misinterpreted it (and that's being nice) and structured the article in a way as to imply the game was put on cold storage and never coming out. That's never what happened, the project was never put on hold. The team just stopped working for a bit while they went over what needed to stay and needed to go.
It's actually a massive difference as one implies the entire production was frozen and put into cold storage for an indefinite time while the other just means they stopped working on it for x days to restructure things. There's no reason to keep work going if you're going through things and doing a large cutting process.
Wanna know how massive of a difference it is? Check out all the posts here from people thinking the game was dead and never coming out.
I backed a few successes like Battletech....and a few duds. Mighty nº 9 and Project Phoenix.
Project Phoenix is supposedly "still alive" but last notification was a year ago. And we're waaaay behind the original schedule.
We all know how Mighty Nº 9 turned out.
And one that i don't how it will turn out is the System Shock remake. Devs turned greedy and wanted to develop a full reboot of the series instead of a remake, went way over their heads and had to go back to the drawing board. Game is currently on hiatus.
Project Phoenix is supposedly "still alive" but last notification was a year ago. And we're waaaay behind the original schedule.
We all know how Mighty Nº 9 turned out.
And one that i don't how it will turn out is the System Shock remake. Devs turned greedy and wanted to develop a full reboot of the series instead of a remake, went way over their heads and had to go back to the drawing board. Game is currently on hiatus.
And speaking of that difference I mentioned in real time to prove my point:
They've been doing this since the project started and have never stopped.
They live stream development of it with Q/A about once a month and just posted a replay of their last one 2 days ago on YT.
They've been doing this since the project started and have never stopped.
I never got out of the polygon article anything other than that the project was temporarily on hold (or, if you prefer, the team, which again to me is a similar suggestion), but I think a lot of the people saying things like "Oh we'll never get that System Shock remake" are coming at it slightly more from a perspective of annoyance with Kickstarter rather than stone cold truth on the matter (if they actually gave money to the SS remake, they should know that it's still "on").
Anyway, I mostly took you up on this because I felt like my quote didn't really deserve to be blanketed in with the rest since all I did was echo that the project was (not *is currently*) on hiatus (which, hiatus meaning temporarily on hold) is not strictly untrue regardless of whether or not you want to say it's ultimately the team that is on hiatus or the project itself.
None so far. Wasteland 2, Pillars of Eternity, Torment ToN, Bloodstained, and Divinity OS2 all turned out to meet my expectations at the very very least.
I did come pretty close to backing Mighty Number 9, but ultimately decided not to. That was a hell of a lucky break.
I did come pretty close to backing Mighty Number 9, but ultimately decided not to. That was a hell of a lucky break.
Well, i missed those Q/As so thanks. That makes me more positive about the success of the remake.
I also backed both Red Ash kickstarters for a couple days before realizing that wasn't a good idea and pulled out.
I only backed Shenmue 3, I'm kind of worried by now given there's no expected release date to be announced. Very likely this will only come beyond 2020.
Kickstarter should have better insurance for the pledgers' money. This is the reason why I was always reluctant to pledge anything. Stories such as MN9, Project Phoenix, Lioness and PowerDrive 2000 and how Bloodstrained, Star Citizen and Unsung Story are being handled compromises the credibility of KS. You'll may never know if your money is actually being invested into what was promised.
Kickstarter should have better insurance for the pledgers' money. This is the reason why I was always reluctant to pledge anything. Stories such as MN9, Project Phoenix, Lioness and PowerDrive 2000 and how Bloodstrained, Star Citizen and Unsung Story are being handled compromises the credibility of KS. You'll may never know if your money is actually being invested into what was promised.
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Elysian shadows : delays (3 years and half at least), drama and stupid edgy "anti political-correct" main dev.
Little devil inside : devs take the money and remain silent. Then, 1 year and a half later they sent a message saying that 1. the game Will be delayed (3 years late). 2. they have additional founding but can't say by who. 3. Can't communicate more because of the aformentioned founding.
Little devil inside : devs take the money and remain silent. Then, 1 year and a half later they sent a message saying that 1. the game Will be delayed (3 years late). 2. they have additional founding but can't say by who. 3. Can't communicate more because of the aformentioned founding.
Little Devil Inside looked soo good too. Its basically what Zelda ended up becoming, but with a really bad UI.
Now im sure a ton of these projects had to upgrade to the latest version of Unity, just like Ghost Song has to do, along with Moonlighter and Battle Chasers, and from what I can tell its not a simple task. But still, that doesnt explain why they havent provided any updates regarding the development.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/669350010/ringbow-next-generation-gaming-accessory
Estimated Delivery: 6 years ago.
It was one of my first backed projects. The owner took the money and ran, and started another kickstarter at one point under another account. Somehow Kickstarter won't do anything about it. $55 gone.
Estimated Delivery: 6 years ago.
It was one of my first backed projects. The owner took the money and ran, and started another kickstarter at one point under another account. Somehow Kickstarter won't do anything about it. $55 gone.
After 14 kickstarters , i was satisfied each time. Or am i .
Out of the 14 the 2 left are bloodstained and shenmue 3
Bloodstain E3 demo was fantastic. And shenmue is still well in my eyes.
NO regrets.
Out of the 14 the 2 left are bloodstained and shenmue 3
Bloodstain E3 demo was fantastic. And shenmue is still well in my eyes.
NO regrets.
Project Phoenix - Was scrapped and its money used to create Tiny Metal. Fuck all of this.
Soul Saga - Backed ages ago where it felt like I was cheated out of money to send a guy to Japan with a new laptop. At least the game is still in production, though far different than what I originally backed.
Bee and Puppy Cat Show - Backed in 2012 and only just got my rewards this year. Animation is hard, but it was only six episodes that took over half a decade to arrive and the amount spent is no where near the level of the quality I got in the final product. I guess the bonus here is that I got two copies of everything, though both times they got the shirt size wrong. I also got my blu-ray in a slip case months after the show premiered elsewhere.
Soul Saga - Backed ages ago where it felt like I was cheated out of money to send a guy to Japan with a new laptop. At least the game is still in production, though far different than what I originally backed.
Bee and Puppy Cat Show - Backed in 2012 and only just got my rewards this year. Animation is hard, but it was only six episodes that took over half a decade to arrive and the amount spent is no where near the level of the quality I got in the final product. I guess the bonus here is that I got two copies of everything, though both times they got the shirt size wrong. I also got my blu-ray in a slip case months after the show premiered elsewhere.
Done.
I didn't mind the delay since the product came out great and I got the DLC with it so I'm good.
But yeah, I think the last one for me will be Indivisible.
What? Actually it's confirmed to come out in 2019, and they already started sending backer surveys, check out your email.
Oh right, also this game...
It's about to be almost 5 years?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alonsomartin/heart-forth-alicia
It's about to be almost 5 years?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alonsomartin/heart-forth-alicia
Can't say I have any regrets. Stuff running late, but either turned out great, or still very promising. Shantae/Shenmue/Muv-Luv/Bloodstained. No misses here yet.
On the success side of things, while Shantae did miss the window a bit, the aftermath and continued support has been great. The additional, the gestures of good will too with the ultimate codes.
Muv-Luv has delivered digitally as well, I mean yeah physical stuff is still taking its sweet time, but the novels been done and was released to backers in reasonable time.
On the success side of things, while Shantae did miss the window a bit, the aftermath and continued support has been great. The additional, the gestures of good will too with the ultimate codes.
Muv-Luv has delivered digitally as well, I mean yeah physical stuff is still taking its sweet time, but the novels been done and was released to backers in reasonable time.
Mighty Number 9 was the big one, I'll just attach Red Ash to it.
But my KS track record has been pretty good. The only things I really regret were:
Exploding Kittens, which was a card/board game that just wasn't very fun to play.
Omori, which seemed a cross between earthbound and Mirai Niki which I'm pretty sure is never coming out
Everything else, from comics, to albums to games, has been pretty much successful if not great.
But my KS track record has been pretty good. The only things I really regret were:
Exploding Kittens, which was a card/board game that just wasn't very fun to play.
Omori, which seemed a cross between earthbound and Mirai Niki which I'm pretty sure is never coming out
Everything else, from comics, to albums to games, has been pretty much successful if not great.
I've only backed The Good Life by Swery, so I can't regret that yet. I mostly backed it so Swery could keep making games. Even if it sucks I won't miss that $25 too bad.
I did want to know if anyone here has backed We Happy Few. Really interested in thoughts on the dramatic shift from what was promised to what it is seeming to be.
I did want to know if anyone here has backed We Happy Few. Really interested in thoughts on the dramatic shift from what was promised to what it is seeming to be.
Outright disappointed in myself that I backed them - Midora & Mighty No. 9. I'm not sure if anything will ever come of Cryamore, but I was really hopeful for something that reminded me of Secret of Mana from way back when. Yooka Laylee I was pretty let down with, but I realized I wasn't ever a fan of Banjo Kazooie either so... I'm not sure why I backed it.
It's been a long wait, but I'm really hyped for Chasm, and I'm hoping Timespinner goes well also. Bloodstained too I'm really excited for.
100% satisfied are Wakfu, Little Witch Academia 2, and Hollow Knight which is probably the most enjoyable $15 I've spent in my entire life.
It's been a long wait, but I'm really hyped for Chasm, and I'm hoping Timespinner goes well also. Bloodstained too I'm really excited for.
100% satisfied are Wakfu, Little Witch Academia 2, and Hollow Knight which is probably the most enjoyable $15 I've spent in my entire life.
It wasn't confirmed, it was delayed and expected to hit somewhere around 2019, but there's no certain it'll actually hit it and further delays will happen again.
I remember being interested in Soul Saga a long time ago, a love letter to the PSX days JRPGs kept me interested but it was long delayed and no expected release date was announced, so I lost interested. I might check if one day comes up, but the dev really trainwrecked here.
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I backed Mighty No. 9 at the $40 tier... yuck. Also Project Phoenix @ $50.
Then there's Ghost Song which I don't regret backing as it looks great and I'm sure will come out eventually, but it sure is taking a long time.
Then there's Ghost Song which I don't regret backing as it looks great and I'm sure will come out eventually, but it sure is taking a long time.
None, but I haven't backed anything gaming related (since this was posted on the gaming side).
Non-gaming, no regrets either but I have only backed two kickstarters:
Non-gaming, no regrets either but I have only backed two kickstarters:
- GT Channel's translation/subtitling of some Hot Version videos, which was awesome!
- The rally documentary Easier Said Than Done, also awesome.
I have done a lot and have only been burned once with this dumpster fire.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-plus-console/x/13929574#/
I have received a GPD Win 1 and 2 in the time this thing has been going on. (I absolutely LOVE the GPD Win 2 BTW)
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-plus-console/x/13929574#/
I have received a GPD Win 1 and 2 in the time this thing has been going on. (I absolutely LOVE the GPD Win 2 BTW)
Are you...are you implying that someone would just go on the internet and scream "fake news"...just to protect their ego?
The original estimate delivery date was December 2017. Four months later, it was abruptly announced the project had been scaled back to a port (plus new story bits?), that a bunch of contractors were terminated...and that the release date was pushed forward "18 to 24 months".
Certain other quotes ("the company is determined to honor its Kickstarter commitments, using funds from sales of other classic games updated and re-released by the company") imply that the Kickstarter fund won't be large enough to cover the entire development.
Nothing ominous here!
I regret putting as much money as I did to Lorenzo Etherington's HOW TO THINK WHEN YOU DRAW
I know they will deliver so it's all good, and it's very good content. I just really do regret all that money now that I am low on cash and about to go to Japan in a few months lol
I know they will deliver so it's all good, and it's very good content. I just really do regret all that money now that I am low on cash and about to go to Japan in a few months lol
I do not regret Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter at all. The game was decent (It's not a great game, but honestly, it gets 99% of its hate based on the graphics and it making fun of anime fans), it got two great retro games out of it (Mighty Gunvolt and Mighty Gunvolt Burst), and nothing about the project was deceitful and I got all the rewards I paid for. That is way more than I could say about many other Kickstarters.
People always use Mighty No. 9 as the worst Kickstarter, while ignoring the dozens of others that were far, FAR worse.
The Mandate never did come out, and Star Citizen is on the treadmill, oh well.
The most disappointing ones are the games that switched to a free2play model after the kickstarter campaign. I understand the devs probably make more from whales under that model, but that's not what I signed up for. Examples: Football Heroes, Duelyst (this is the one that hurts the most. at least a bunch of good tactical games came out recently to ease the pain)
The most disappointing ones are the games that switched to a free2play model after the kickstarter campaign. I understand the devs probably make more from whales under that model, but that's not what I signed up for. Examples: Football Heroes, Duelyst (this is the one that hurts the most. at least a bunch of good tactical games came out recently to ease the pain)
Ouya was bad for what it was trying to be. But for $99 it was a decent XBMC box at the time.
It's a massive game. You shouldn't have expected anything else.
Yeah, no wonder that kickstarter doesn't appeal to you. :)
It's actually ok to just take chance with some money once in a while. Most people sit with large amounts of money in their massive backlogs of game they will not play, so it's perfectly fine that some others use a bit of money to help projects succeed, even if some of them turns out to be failures in the end.
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At what point wasn't the game shooting for "2D-metroidvania with a tinge of Souls"?
I thought that was always the case.
I'm a horrible investor. I supported 3 games and lost interest in all 3 and only played 1. Mighty No. 9 was the first and the only one I played. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Yooka-Laylee were the second and third respectively, and I haven't played either. I haven't backed any kickstarter of any kind ever since.
You're really not a horrible investor, since this isn't investment.
I only backed 3 games so far. Two had full releases and turned out great (Grim Dawn, Overload). The third one is currently in early access and looking good.
2nd post nailed it.
That's my only real regret. I backed plenty of really frustrating Kickstarters (ahem, Watermelon Games/Pier Solar), but the end product always delivered, no matter how late.
But Mighty No. 9.....hooooo boy - that was a steaming pile of shit.