Video Games - a general discussion thread — Page 273

Tobar said:

Well since we're pushing Kickstarter stuff in here now. I guess I'll go ahead and post about a couple.

First is from Stacy Davidson, creator of the Han Solo Adventures. He's looking for funds to start work on his first official game for his new studio Warbird Games. It's gonna be a classic point and click adventure game set in a Edgar Rice Burroughsesque scifi universe (awesome). Check it out!

Second, is for Sierra fans. The creators of Space Quest are back and wanna make a new game. I've only ever played the first King's Quest but Space Quest looks interesting. Check it out.

For the record, I donated and pledged to each of these.  Do you think Space Quest is going to make it?

Spaceventure doesn't look good right now. Daily pledges are just a couple thousand dollars now, and there wasn't any big spike after they released their second prototype demo yesterday.

Tex should be fine, but they're also going to need a small surge to safely beat their goal.

Tobar said:

Honestly, I never pledged to Space Quest. I was just posting about it in case there were any fans here. I did however pledge to Tex Murphy the other day after I finally got around to watching their video. =P

I played the remake of SQ1, and then went and got SQ2 and SQ3.  I don't think I ever played SQ4.  I made a pledge to them, because I'd like to see them find success, but I frankly might not even get around to playing the game.

Tex on the other hand...  I'm feeling confident that they will meet their goal... It's at about $300k today.  So they just need $150k over the next 17 or so days.  They've made at least $10k most days (with a few exceptions)... so hopefully it's just a matter of time.  Also, typical kickstarter projects get a large % of their funding in the last couple of days... I'm just not sure how typical this project is.  There are a lot of passionate fans... and then there's everybody else (*cough*005*cough*).  Since the fans have already donated... I'm not sure if we'll see much of a swell at the end.

GoG is having a Tex sale to help promote the Kickstarter, so that should help.

True.  You know what else would help, 005?

Spaceventure is picking up but needs a strong haul in the last two weeks.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que

Humble Indie Bundle 5 is quite a good deal.

http://www.humblebundle.com/

Amnesia, Limbo, Psychonauts, and Sword & Sworcery. Bastion, too, if you beat the average.

xhonzi said:

I just started playing Crysis 2 on Hard.  My guy seems to be a total wrecking machine, but on the other hand, I pretty much am getting blown away by guys that are 100 yards away.  I don't have a sniper rifle, and the zoom on the guns I do have are decent, but not great.  So I'm finding myself taking cover and engaging in white knuckle shootouts with about half a dozen guys as I move from space to space.  If I get caught in the open, it's pretty much over... which sucks since there is no save feature and the checkpoints can be spread out.

It's fine- it's a way to play a game... But I'm hardly Rambo or Master Chief running and gunning.  Am I playing this game right?

 

Been playing Halo Anniversary with the Mrs. It looks great and plays like the original, but man, the level designs are so repetitive. I know you went through the , now go through it backwards.

The big problem is that co-op doesn't have any permanent checkpoints. Once you start the level, you can't quit unless you want to start it all over again. On Legendary, that sucks.

RE: No checkpoints
Is that a Co-op thing, or just a Legendary thing?

Tex is getting close. Just cleared $350k and has about $95k left to go over the next 11 days. Hopefully it enjoys the big upswell at the end like a lot of other KS projects.

And, in other news, E3 starts today. Please post any shocking news here:

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WiiU "Pro Controller"

http://i.imgur.com/PDtxc.png

I'm not sure what the relationship between this, the "tablet" controller, and what I'm assuming will be an updated motion contoller remote.

Pre-E3 Nintendo video-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmbGApm1uN4

Here, he clearry says that you can still use the Wii remote, nunchuck, and balance board. Hmmm... no mention of the vitality sensor.

xhonzi said:

RE: No checkpoints
Is that a Co-op thing, or just a Legendary thing?

Damn 005. Damn him to h-e-double-hell.

Halo 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Em1MiiqT9A

Splinter Cell Blacklist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuhfD48VRGE

I didn't hear Doom3 was getting a re-release.

I bought that for Xbox (I think it plays on 360 as well) and put a couple of hours into it. I played all of the old Dooms, but probably mostly because they were the only game in town at time. Doom3 seemed like it wasn't doing anything for me at the time. One of my first 360 titles was Quake4, and I was really looking forward to it. I got half way throgh and then sold it.

They're repackaging it, with all of the other Dooms. I don't think it's getting an enhancement, though they are going to redo the controls so console players can hold a gun and a flashlight at the same time.

I don't know, man, tough call... Personally, I think the XL is to big. And even if you don't use the 3D, it's a fancy system, we have something like a dozen vintage games downloaded. Its pretty neat.

Our you could wait for the eventual 3DSXL. ;-)

Holy Carp!

Tex Murphy Kickstarter is blowing up today. They've been averaging about $9k a day for the past couple weeks. Today's haul so far is about $30k and I'd guess will be $40k by tonight. They only need another $50k to reach their goal, and have 9 days to do it.

I almost be surprised if it's funded by this time tomorrow at the rate it's going.

Whoppee!

It's all due to a clever scheme they've concocted. At $380k ($70k from the goal) they announced that they had seven backers who would pledge $4k every $6k between $380k and $450k. Meaning at $386k raised by the group, the first of the seven would donate $4k to take it to $390k. Then at $396k, the second of the seven would donate $4k to take it to $400k. And so on through to the end of the goal. I have no idea if they're the firsts to do this, but it seems to really be working for them.

The rumor is that there's a 3DS redesign in the works. Rumors have especially exploded this year with Nintendo, but that one might be one to take some stock into - because, unlike the other more ludicrous ones, this one has stuck around for some reason. I'd hold off, C3.