Double Fine Kickstarting for old school adventure game

[Jarrod]

You can find the details here.

Double Fine wants to make an old school adventure game, only publishers wont back it. So they're skipping the middle man and going straight to the fans, looking for donations to fund both the entire development project, and a documentary that follows the process. The goal is $400,000.

Pledging a measly $15 gives you access to the full game upon release, a beta when it becomes available, regular documentary footage following the game's development process, and private forums where you can interact with the developers and critique their work, helping shape the project. Pledging more grants you numerous other bonuses, and if you're a rich son of a bitch you can look forward to such treats as dinner with the team and a portrait of yourself appearing in the game.

Click the link above to see the pledge page and all the details, and check out Double Fine's humorous project introduction below.

EDIT: Stupid embed code isn't working. Video can be seen via the link above.
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[Benza]

I thought those telltale games were doing pretty well, seems weird that they can't get funding.
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[Mike\]

Totally pledging for this

edit: holy fucking shit at the 150,000 pledge reward. I would so do this if i had that kind of money D:

[Jarrod]

People supporting people without snooty publishers ruining the fun.

Get behind it!
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[theory]

Love Kickstarter. Was all geared up to drop a project on it once and then realised it was for US only. Not sure if this has changed yet. There's a ripoff Aussie site though. http://www.pozible.com.au/

Sorry for offtopicness. The extended pledges on the website are pretty funny. $15 for the game plus extra stuff is awesome, too. This is what is possible if you cut out the middle man. Cheaper games, more fun for everybody involved, probably a much shorter wait for game release after it's completed, etc.
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[Jarrod]

Plus you get what you want. It's like, "We want to make X, fans want us to make X, but the industry we're a part of is preventing us from making X". It's a realisation of the "if I had tons of money I'd make this developer make that" fantasy I think all gamers humour.

Funny thing is this is the kind of stuff Newell has been talking about for years, the game industry changes to adopt new policies that allow consumers to directly fund the projects they want. Minecraft proved big money was in it, and this is going to set another example.

In less than three hours they've had $128,507 pledged. Over 1/4th if the target budget, with 33 days to go. I love seeing stuff like this. It's a great example of how modern technology can do something right, and not result in a robot apocalypse.

EDIT: Unless their game turns out to be about a robot apocalypse.
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[Terrestrial_Hominid]

First I was like "Hellz yeah I'll chip in $15"...

Then I was like "What, the payment process redirects to Amazon.com and I have to use a credit card? LOLZ. PayPal or fuck off."

[Jarrod]

I think you can pay outside of Amazon. Maybe not. I don't know, I just used my debit card.

Anyway, already half way in less than four hours.
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[Benza]

man I wouldn't be surprised if we see a kickstarter for psychonauts 2 then.
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[Mike\]

pledged 250 dorrah <3

[theory]

You just paid $150 for some signatures? That's the only difference between the $100 and $250 pledges.

Man, I miss having disposable income.
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[Vervain]

Man, I wish I had the $250 to get a posted signed by Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer. Sadly, I had to make do with the $15 reward of a copy of the game.

Edit: Just realised that I have until March 13 to alter my pledge and add to it if I want a higher tier. Awesome.
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[Shadow Wave]

Might have to do this when I get paid next week!
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[Mike\]

[Neonyx]

Wow.. That was quick, the goal has been met.

[GooberMan]

The more amazing thing though - With an audience of 10,000 you can fund a game.

10,000.

Stick that up your publisher model.
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[admeister]

There would be way more than 10,000 people who would like to see a new Mega Man game. Hmmm. All I can say is that this success is an interesting sign for the future of the gaming industry.
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[Shadow Wave]

To celebrate hitting 400,000, some point n click history:

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[GooberMan]

You know, maybe it's too much to ask.

But just once. Before PALGN goes down. I'd like to see admeister post in a non-Japanese thread without mentioning something Japanese. And that's not also Scott Pilgrim.
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[admeister]

Meh, it's what came to mind since a lot of people are lamenting the apparent death of the series.
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[Jarrod]

Capcom can suck my thick hairy chub if they try this shit, because they already tried something similar with Megaman Legends 3, making the community do work, then canning the project and trying to blame it on the community.

Fuck the shills at Crapcom.
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[admeister]

Truth.
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[Banefire]

It's funny because i just saw this article yesterday on Gamasutra that relates to this awesome initiative.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40199/DICE_2012_Is_the_publishing_model_broken.php

I'm pledging for this and i hope its a success because i would love nothing better than to see stupid publishers lose for once, just like we lose when they exert thier influence on game development.

Thanks Jarrod! and well done Double Fine!!!!! (i love Iron Brigade)

[Shadow Wave]

Maybe if they get enough donations they will do sequels to Monkey Island (a true sequel not a telltale sequel) or Grim Fandango or something
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