Kickstarter projects of note

[drauch]

Okay, well, I can give props to that, at least.

[null1024]

Hm, why hasn't this been mentioned yet?

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kungfury/kung-fury

Because it looks really, really awful. I think we have enough Adult Swim shows and revival horror/cult/indie/whatever Troma and DTV comedies in the last few years to last us a lifetime.

If it was just the trailer then.. genius, but im worried about 2 hours of that

Anyway, since when were the 80s dumb??, obviously made by 90s gen x 'ers. Any one looked at the 90s recently ?

The 90s were great! Somewhat. There are a lot of things that really shouldn't ever have been a thing though [for example, nearly all graphic design on television throughout that decade was atrocious -- actually, graphic design in general that decade was just bad, and then there were the boy bands]. On the other hand, the 90s was one of the best times for western animation [generally had more detail than 80s stuff and didn't have the Flash look that took root in the 2000s], arcade games [same thing -- better visuals than the 80s, more developed gameplay, and big budgets since home gaming didn't completely destroy arcade profitability until around the middle of the PS1's lifespan], practical effects in film were superb [being a time when practical effects were well developed and CGI was too crap/expensive to use on a wide scale -- those explosions were real! That car being destroyed? Real [for some degree of real ]!].

Although, other than tech levels being shit, the 80s were probably better, haha. Better design sense, often better music but not completely, etc, etc. And personal taste might shift one way or another, of course.

Also, Kung Fury looks neato. Sure, I'd worry about how they'd expand it to full length, and it doesn't seem like something that would have any real plot at all, but I really have a softspot for almost fully greenscreen films [like Speed Racer]. At worst, it'll be cool looking shit. At best, it'll be actually funny. Either way, it's passed its funding amount [but hasn't hit 1mil, so no feature length film yet], so we'll see how it goes come next year.

[Ganelon]

Yasumi Matsuno—creator of Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, and Final Fantasy XII—is working on a new Kickstarter SRPG called Unsung Story: Tales of the Guardians: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/482 ... -guardians

However, the extensiveness of Matsuno's involvement and the nature of the game itself is still relatively murky. The main game will be built by Playdek, an apparent card video game company. There are actually 3 upcoming games in the same universe: 2 card games and 1 SRPG. This Kickstarter is for the RPG with an option for the 1st card game.

So far, the concept art looks like it belongs in a Matsuno game. Also interesting is that Hitoshi Sakimoto—known for Matsuno's games as well as for his Raizing work—is a potential stretch goal composer for the card game. Overall, this project is currently really light on details compared to most other Kickstarter RPGs but it does have the cachet of the most well-known SRPG designer around.

[railslave]

DEUS EX MACHINA 2




I thought I had issues !

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/155 ... a-2-reboot

[BulletMagnet]

Olympia Rising isn't anything groundbreaking, but looks worth the five bucks for those who don't mind another vertical-heavy action platformer.

[opt2not]

Mega Man Boardgame:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/182 ... board-game

Kinda expensive, but it looks pretty fun!

[Ebbo]

La-Mulana 2 got a Kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playism/la-mulana-2

[CRP]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sca ... -the-death

Genre combining, beat'em-up, shoot'em-up, action game

If it fits more in "Shmups Chat" then a mod can move it there instead.

[Ghegs]

Some Sol Divide vibes there.

[Ganelon]

Not a new Kickstarter but some unexpected trouble for The Banner Saga: http://kotaku.com/candy-crush-saga-make ... 1506188958

Apparently, "Saga" is the new "Edge." As good a reason to boycott Candy Crush Saga as any.

[BulletMagnet]

Hopefully it'll end up going the same way as "edge" and happen a lot more quickly, damningly, and decisively, especially considering that the perpetrator this time around isn't a lone washed-up troll but an active and highly successful corporation, which should (theoretically) have a more "elevated" modus operandi.

[evil_ash_xero]

La-Mulana 2 got a Kickstarter page:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playism/la-mulana-2

I hope they tone down the riddles, since everything else about the first game was great.

I think one person complained about the chest on the main character's design. Kind of blows my mind. I don't think it'll be mentioned again though. She's not exactly the sorceress, now is she?



The vid is funny, and I like the Japanese and American flag mix on her jeans. It reminds me of Inafune put on that U.S. cap at the end of the Mighty No. 9 vid. Suck up a little to the backers.

I chipped in my bit. I don't think it's gonna make it to consoles, but whatever. The first one didn't take much horsepower to run at all.

[scrilla4rella]

I pledged 20 to Unsung Story, the Matsuno game. I hope they meet their goal but thus far the kickstarter campaign has been confusing. Is Sakimoto making the music for the game, or is he just a stretch goal? It's all very unclear. Oh well, I wish them the best but I'm not going to get my hopes up. I really hope my buddy Alex Smith gets involved with the writing.

[opt2not]

Kung Fury!!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kungfury/kung-fury

[Ruldra]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14 ... ok-studios

Roguelike turn-based RPG where your characters can become insane. Looks very promising.

[BIL]

I think one person complained about the chest on the main character's design.

Prob a paedo tbhqh

[Skykid]

I think one person complained about the chest on the main character's design.

Well she is a female with breasts and a cleavage. We can't be having that sort of thing now can we? It's just improper.

[system11]

Quick, in the name of equality and not demeaning women, make her as ugly and flat as possible!

[Skykid]

Quick, in the name of equality and not demeaning women, make her as ugly and flat as possible!

Lol, that's about the gist of it.

[nasty_wolverine]

Quick, in the name of equality and not demeaning women, make her as ugly and flat as possible!

Not sure about the ugly part, but i dont mind DFC at all.

[drauch]

This is getting interesting...

[Necronopticous]

Here's one I'm backing and excited for:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ra ... rain-world

[Ruldra]

Just noticed that La Mulana 2 still isn't funded yet. About 10 days to go and $20,000 left. A shame if this doesn't get funded, but then again $200,000 is quite a lot to ask for.

[system11]

Change your passwords everyone, Kickstarter got hacked.

[Turrican]

BLACKMORE: A Steampunk Adventure Game.

A sort of spiritual successor of Snatcher, with a dream team behind it: Jeremy Blaustein, Motoaki Furukawa (and just for him, everyone at shmups should pledge!), Satoshi Yoshioka (Snatcher, Policenauts charades), and voice talents David Hayter and Jeff Lupetin (Gillian Seed!)

Pledge on this, guys.

[Octopod]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14 ... ok-studios

Roguelike turn-based RPG where your characters can become insane. Looks very promising.

I'm backing this one. It looks pretty damn interesting. They hit their goal in the first day and it looks like all the stretch goals will end up being covered as well.


This project looks pretty cool to me.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19 ... c-princess

[Fudoh]

just a reminder that the La-Mulana 2 Kickstarter will be ending tonight. A playable demo is available from the Kickstarter page as well. Unfortunately none of the stretch goals are in reach, but the game's gonna rock. I really really loved the first one.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pl ... a-mulana-2

[Ruldra]

By the way, is the PC version of La Mulana not freeware anymore? There's no download link in the main site - although you can still find it for download in old sites.

[evil_ash_xero]

just a reminder that the La-Mulana 2 Kickstarter will be ending tonight. A playable demo is available from the Kickstarter page as well. Unfortunately none of the stretch goals are in reach, but the game's gonna rock. I really really loved the first one.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pl ... a-mulana-2

I was a little disappointed in how much the game looked EXACTLY like La-Mulana. I was hoping for it to look at wee bit different. This is sorta like the Mega Man games.
That being said, this demo is from really early in development, so it may look different later.

I chipped in my cash. I'm hoping the best for Nigoro.

I wonder how much money Platinum could raise on Kickstarter? I have the feeling they wouldn't have had to go to Nintendo for Bayonetta 2, if they had put it up on there.

[Turrican]

The BLACKMORE kickstarter project needs a bump... I'd recommend everyone who's following this thread to consider it. A steampunk adventure game with very talented people involved on every aspect of it: story, music, graphic design... For the sake of good gaming, let's make this true!