Game News Are you ready for a Mandate in space?

[Haba]

This is one weird KS.

 

[Morality Games]

Funded. Ha, and you guys didn't believe.

 

[Zombra]

Uh oh. They made their goal. Now I have to stay on board for this overambitious insanity.

 

[SuicideBunny]

hm, doesn't look as if starbase boarding will make it... too bad.

 

[Trash]

I'd rather have an ambitious trainwreck in my favourite genre then yet another decade of derivative shit. Pledged.

 

[St. Toxic]

Guess fagz really want to date men in space.

 

[General Maxson]

Good, good. We can't have enough of ambitious projects, especially sci-fi. Maybe it will turn out good.

 

[cherry blossom]

They are already pushing for DLCs and "season pass" shit way ahead of time plus it is Real Turd with Pause. And too many gimmicky exclusives, reward promises and game features. They will burn through the money and cut a publisher deal to save their ass.

Backed.

 

[stony3k]

I wonder what the same guys will be saying a year from now, when the project is seriously delayed and has run out of money, lol!

Edit: Just read the FAQ and it says "The Mandate is being built as a AAA RPG experience" - that says it all. (a) they're trying to make a AAA level game for less than 1 million and (b) none of the seem to have much experience with RPGs

 

[Invictus]

Well this certainly looks like an interesting mix between Star Trek 25th anniversary, Homeworld & FLT...for $20 I'll take the chance
Backed

 

[Zombra]

hm, doesn't look as if starbase boarding will make it... too bad.

They hit the target for the stretch goal! ... For whatever that's worth

 

[mindx2]

Eh, I liked what I saw for the most part but two things kept me from pledging for this one: 1)

"Season pass" [3 first content updates and first expansion pack]

2) no boxed version . If it gets the Codex Seal of Approval when it's released I'll pick it up.

 

[Kem0sabe]

This is one of the more ambitious KS i have seen lately, we realy need a good scifi rpg, so the ME people can shut the fuck up.

 

[cherry blossom]

Backed out at last minute for the reasons I've given above + by the time this will be released and I'll find the time to play it, it will have been bundled with a bunch of other games at $6 + they did well enough to ensure they will be spoiled and go overbudget, especially with those stretch goals.

If only it were TB. Referencing JA, XCOM for combat and going RTwP. sigh...

 

[cherry blossom]

Edit: Just read the FAQ and it says "The Mandate is being built as a AAA RPG experience" - that says it all. (a) they're trying to make a AAA level game for less than 1 million and (b) none of the seem to have much experience with RPGs

They have experience with pretty serious triple-A games with RPG Lite mechanics and simulative subsystems which is plenty to go on. It is their language and rather flashy show offs that make me think. Similarly, I predict that it will be a tight and fun game with good production values and popamole RPG Lite elements but a bit too repetitively gamey and nothing too deep or mechanics driven as JA and XCOM.

 

[imweasel]

Many of the developers are Skyrim fags with over 200 hours of gameplay each.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1964463742/the-mandate/comments?cursor=5258560

Be prepared for awesomeness!

Spoiler

 

[Commissar Draco]

ETA set on June* of 2015? Someone here is very :Optimist: Maybe they will have working Beta on Christmas of 2015.

*January is obvious trolling print error.

 

[stony3k]

Edit: Just read the FAQ and it says "The Mandate is being built as a AAA RPG experience" - that says it all. (a) they're trying to make a AAA level game for less than 1 million and (b) none of the seem to have much experience with RPGs

They have experience with pretty serious triple-A games with RPG Lite mechanics and simulative subsystems which is plenty to go on. It is their language and rather flashy show offs that make me think. Similarly, I predict that it will be a tight and fun game with good production values and popamole RPG Lite elements but a bit too repetitively gamey and nothing too deep or mechanics driven as JA and XCOM.

Even (especially?) a tight popamole game costs money, if you want good graphics, voice over and high production qualities. A true RPG would cost much more, so I'm not even expecting that.

 

[Commissar Draco]

True RPG would cost much less than Bloom (Good Graphics ) Actors doing Voice Acting and Telewitz Marketing Campaign; the fact that they have jewgold for former but want AAA made Commissar to not pledging on this despite very interesting premise. He want to be wrong on this, he really does but this game does have strong smell of vaporware.

 

[Zombra]

This game does have strong smell of vaporware.

Yeah. I pledged 10% because I actually expect to get a game, 90% because I just want to support these guys for trying.

 

[stony3k]

Yeah, i meant full-fledged AAA RPG would cost much more

 

[Chunkyman]

I backed at $70 ($20-tier plus $50 for digital add-ons) because that will enable me to immortalize myself in the game for a reasonable price via the design-an-officer reward.

I'm a bit worried about the game overall because it seems like $700,000 is not enough money considering the scope of the game, with them underestimating costs likely leading to either a shallow, broken game, or having to make a deal with one of the bigger publishers to finance the rest of it. Since both of those would be rather undesirable, I'm really hoping my fears are unfounded.

 

[Lhynn]

I backed at $70 ($20-tier plus $50 for digital add-ons) because that will enable me to immortalize myself in the game for a reasonable price via the design-an-officer reward.

I'm a bit worried about the game overall because it seems like $700,000 is not enough money considering the scope of the game, with them underestimating costs likely leading to either a shallow, broken game, or having to make a deal with one of the bigger publishers to finance the rest of it. Since both of those would be rather undesirable, I'm really hoping my fears are unfounded.

KS is not going to be where the real money is coming from apparently, not all of it at least.

 

[Sensuki]

The notion of people leaving bigger companies for this one is what I found the most appealing. Roll the dice and hope something good comes of it.

Wonder who those mystery devs are.