Kickerstarters and old Adventure games: has anyone pledged?
I noticed that there has been a frequent spike in Adventure games Kickerstarter projects recently; from games to the Leisure Suit Larry remakes to the Broken Sword sequel, almost every non Lucasarts game you can think of is getting a remake or a spiritual/direct sequel. With that said, has anyone pledged for an adventure game Kickerstarter project?
I pledged $250 for the Broken Sword game. I wanted to pledge for the Larry games, but I missed the deadline. Even though the Kickerstarter has ended for the Broken Sword game, it appears that one can still donate or edit their donations through the revolution game - I am tempted to donate 8 more dollars to get the Order of the Goat membership despite having no idea what the membership is exactly for.
I pledged $250 for the Broken Sword game. I wanted to pledge for the Larry games, but I missed the deadline. Even though the Kickerstarter has ended for the Broken Sword game, it appears that one can still donate or edit their donations through the revolution game - I am tempted to donate 8 more dollars to get the Order of the Goat membership despite having no idea what the membership is exactly for.
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I'm in at $30 for Double Fine Adventure and $15 for Tex Murphy, and that's it for adventure Kickstarters.
Double Fine Adventure
Jane Jensen/Pinkerton Road Studio
Leisure Suit Larry
Tex Murphy
Broken Sword
I also wanted to back the Two Guys SpaceVenture but I needed to save money at the time and since then I've not been in a position of both being able to afford it and remembering to look into backing via Paypal. It may yet happen when I have a spare £10 odd and I remember that I can still back via Paypal. Though to be honest, I've not been particularly enamoured with their project anyway so I may just let it pass me by without much worry.
Hey! High-five, someone else actually backed that with me!
Being able to donate after the Kickstarters has ended sounds similar to what is Revolution is doing with Broken Sword. I wonder if one can donate more to SpaceVenture or Larry through their websites even though the kickerstarters are over.
I meant spiritual sequels in the sense that SpaceVenture appears to be a Space Quest game without the license and Hero-U appears to be in the same universe as QFG.
I am thinking that Double Fine Adventures would be an all new IP despite that it would be made by former Lucas Arts employees.
Why yes, you can for SpaceVenture and Larry
It definitely had an interesting plot premise... the concept art was a bit iffy though.. same with Sam Suede. It would have been interesting to see what they came up with if both projects were allowed to go past the concept stage though.
I've since backed an animated short film called 'One Per Person' and a T-Shirt company called 'ArmorClass-10', because I liked their Keep Calm and Roll Initiative design.
I also backed Shaker (the other 'big' RPG that's not going to meet its pledge), but cancelled it when I realized it'd be first person. That'll teach me not to read the description properly.
As for rewards? I've gotten the ones from Reincarnation (I love the talking dolls, so expect to see them crop up in a future review when I get back into doing those), I got the CD of Unemployment Quest standing on my shelf and Kingdom RPG has been released, so I've downloaded that, though I've yet to actually play it due to a huge backlog I really need to clear at some point.
Same here, in addition to Jack Houston, Lily Looking Through and Reincarnation. I also backed Reversion on Indiegogo.
Yeah, those are really something. I love the t-shirt and I can't wait to get my hands on the boxed game. It's the one Kickstarter I've felt paid off most of the ones I've backed already, because of the interesting forum updates from the team members.
I've also been wanting to join in on your game club, but it's a bit late for me and I've played most of the games you've played so far within the last year.
That is exactly what I said that you replied to.
I know, but you only said SpaceVenture. I was more interested in funding Larry
Ahh. It's just that...
...this threw me off because you said SpaceVenture and Larry.
And that's about it.
Some of them I only backed because I am a fan of adventure games but I am really looking forward to the doublefine adventure and Jane's moebious.
I really meant Larry, but threw in SpaceVenture just so that I don't sound bias. I don't really care for SpaceVenture despite being a fan of Space Quest
I'm actually getting really excited at the prospect that the 2012 adventure kickstarters will start releasing their games soon.
- Double Fine Adventure
- Feeble's Fable (didn't make it)
- Leisure Suit Larry
- Jane Jenson's thing
- Rob Swigert's Portal (didn't make it)
- SpaceVenture
- Rob Swigert's Portal v2.0 (didn't make it - again)
- Tex Murphey - Project Fedora
- Reincarnation: The Root of All Evil
- Sam Suede in Undercover Exposure (didn't make it)
- Lilly Looking Through
- Quest for Infamy
- HeXit (didn't make it)
- Jack Houston and the Necronauts
- Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse
- Hero-U (does this count as an adventure?)
- Dreamfall Chapters
...wow. That's a LOT. And here I thought RPGs were my favourite genre!
-SpaceVenture
That's it. I would have backed Quest for Infamy if I had any cash left at the time. I also backed Ken Allen's Music Kickstarter: Under The Half Dome, which I and a few other musicians in the Sierra community (including James Mulvale from Quest For Infamy) are now going to be performing on.
+ Shadowgate (I have fond memories of the first one)
+ The Red Queen of Oz: Two Fates (unsuccessful)
This is my new favorite to watch, Dreamfall Chapters, but I also funded Project Eternity. I am really hoping Dreamfall makes it, loved that series since the Longest Journey and would like to see the rest of the story.
I moved his post over to the general Kickstarter thread (since this one's more for adventure games people have backed and the other one's more of a free-for-all) if you wanna check it out, maybe talk to him...
It looks like, out of the biggies, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded is going to be the first to be released. I am very much looking forward to this one.
Also backed the fun-looking and beautiful Mage's Initiation recently... it's the game that I wish Hero-U had been, though I am going into Hero-U (which I also backed) with an open mind.
Well they certainly made their goal, right now they are trying to reach 1.5 million, so they can include previously sidelined features. Since they have 1.41 million now, and will allow PayPal donations after today, I figure they've got a good shot.
I can't say I've been very active supporting all the projects. Totally missed out on a few projects. Other than Dreamfall, there Quest for Infamy & Spaceventure.
Also part of another game called Mage's Initiation.
*dramatically slams it down on imaginary table*