Yogventures Kickstarter . . . wait what?

Aldurin · 04-06-2012, 04:44 PM

Yeah, I'm still not sure what to make of this.

They're definitely shooting for some high standards. My impression is that they're trying to make Minecraft with curves, plus every other video game idea they have.

I'm torn on whether or not to contribute to this, since on one hand it could do very well, but could also fail spectacularly.

What do you guys think?

Marc v4.0 · 04-06-2012, 06:16 PM

...can you actually accept money for a game based on Youtube channel based on the name of a wow guild called "Ye Olde Goon Squad"?

Aldurin · 04-06-2012, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc v4.0

...can you actually accept money for a game based on Youtube channel based on the name of a wow guild called "Ye Olde Goon Squad"?

Apparently 53 thousand dollars worth of people say yes, with more to come likely.

This kickstarter is obviously going to be a success if not a severe overload, but I don't think it will be as ridiculous as the OotS kickstarter.

Ramary · 04-07-2012, 03:52 AM

There is a line we should not cross.

We have long since pasted this with Kickstarter. This is gonna be a very quickly bursting bubble.

Oh well, got my new Tim Schafer adventure and Wasteland 2.

TDK · 04-07-2012, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramary

There is a line we should not cross.

We have long since pasted this with Kickstarter. This is gonna be a very quickly bursting bubble.

The line where kickstarter does what its supposed to do?

I'm confused about what you mean.

Anyway, don't know how I feel about the game, but I like the yogscast (usually) so this could be pretty cool.

Ramary · 04-07-2012, 01:13 PM

The problem with kickstarter is that after something is fully pledged, the people who get the money have literately no obligation to put out a working product(besides fan backlash of course). So considering this is an ambitious project (abet essentially a minecraft clone) with a rookie dev team, there is a high chance, if funded, it will just plain never get finished, or is not that good. But you can't tell from this stage. Stuff like Double fine/Wasteland had LEGENDARY developers in charge and even then, it still felt like a risk for me to give them my money, since I have nothing to go on except "we are totally gonna make it like this". Games do not stay the same from pre-production to complete.

It just feels like everyone is jumping onto the kickstarter boat way too soon, before we even seen the results of the very thing that started the trend, Tim Schafer's game.

Basically, I am worried that this is gonna have a huge backlash down the line, and it's potential squandered.

synkr0nized · 04-08-2012, 12:07 PM

The best Kickstarter is the one some comedian set up to purchase Kickstarter.

04-06-2012, 04:44 PM	#1
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	Yogventures Kickstarter . . . wait what? Yeah, I'm still not sure what to make of this. They're definitely shooting for some high standards. My impression is that they're trying to make Minecraft with curves, plus every other video game idea they have. I'm torn on whether or not to contribute to this, since on one hand it could do very well, but could also fail spectacularly. What do you guys think?

04-06-2012, 06:16 PM	#2
Marc v4.0 Fight Me, Nerds Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,470	...can you actually accept money for a game based on Youtube channel based on the name of a wow guild called "Ye Olde Goon Squad"? __________________

04-08-2012, 12:07 PM	#7
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,861	Sometimes begging for money works, though. The best Kickstarter is the one some comedian set up to purchase Kickstarter. __________________ Find love.

04-07-2012, 03:52 AM	#4
Ramary HE OPENS THE DOOR TO HIS DARK PAST Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Some craphole Posts: 770	There is a line we should not cross. We have long since pasted this with Kickstarter. This is gonna be a very quickly bursting bubble. Oh well, got my new Tim Schafer adventure and Wasteland 2.

04-07-2012, 01:13 PM	#6
Ramary HE OPENS THE DOOR TO HIS DARK PAST Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Some craphole Posts: 770	The problem with kickstarter is that after something is fully pledged, the people who get the money have literately no obligation to put out a working product(besides fan backlash of course). So considering this is an ambitious project (abet essentially a minecraft clone) with a rookie dev team, there is a high chance, if funded, it will just plain never get finished, or is not that good. But you can't tell from this stage. Stuff like Double fine/Wasteland had LEGENDARY developers in charge and even then, it still felt like a risk for me to give them my money, since I have nothing to go on except "we are totally gonna make it like this". Games do not stay the same from pre-production to complete. It just feels like everyone is jumping onto the kickstarter boat way too soon, before we even seen the results of the very thing that started the trend, Tim Schafer's game. Basically, I am worried that this is gonna have a huge backlash down the line, and it's potential squandered.