KickStarter Double Fine's MASSIVE CHALICE - Released... but nobody cares

sser · Jun 11, 2014

Releasing a game to a select few PC players sounds like an invitation for people to just pirate the shit out of your game.

Irenaeus · Jun 11, 2014

MASSIVE GAYNESS

80Maxwell08 · Jun 11, 2014

Humanity has risen! said:
I still don't understand how the dynasty system works with same sex marriages.

Well they could probably reasonably have it happen by a parent passing down equipment and techniques. No idea how they plan on it working since honestly for as much as I liked hearing about the concept I just don't care enough to remember info about this.

Haba · Jun 11, 2014

Backers are truly delighted by the news. After all, more money for development and more gamers that get to enjoy the game! 'sup J_C?

J_C · Jun 11, 2014

Haba said:
Backers are truly delighted by the news. After all, more money for development and more gamers that get to enjoy the game! 'sup J_C?

I always knew this game was a scam, I told it from the beginning. That's why I only pledged 1 dollar, so at least I can see the updates.

Ninjerk · Jun 11, 2014

Haba said:
Backers are truly delighted by the news. After all, more money for development and more gamers that get to enjoy the game! 'sup J_C?

Truly, are they?

Blackthorne · Jun 11, 2014

You know, it's stuff like this that really strengthens my resolve to launch a Kickstarter to support my penis. For the low, low price.... er pledge, you too can support my boner.

Bt

Haba · Jun 11, 2014

Blackthorne said:
You know, it's stuff like this that really strengthens my resolve to launch a Kickstarter to support my penis. For the low, low price.... er pledge, you too can support my boner.

Bt

What sort of pledge rewards you had in mind? Maybe some polaroid photos or a cast?

Trash · Jun 11, 2014

Amazing how much effort they seem to make to have all that goodwill they get evaporate.

Metro · Jun 12, 2014

And yet it doesn't evaporate. I'm convinced Tim Schaefer could verbally insult every single person that backs his games and take a dump on their lawns and people would still throw money at him.

tuluse · Jun 12, 2014

Metro said:
And yet it doesn't evaporate. I'm convinced Tim Schaefer could verbally insult every single person that backs his games and take a dump on their lawns and people would still throw money at him.

b-but grimfandango (a game which probably half of the massive chalice backers haven't even played)

pakoito · Jun 12, 2014

The good news about Grim Fandango is that given that's a consolecentric port they'll certainly keep the wonderful tank controls.

Good, excellent news.

anus_pounder · Jun 12, 2014

A damn shame. Of all their games, this was the (only) one I was genuinely interested in. :negative:

catfood · Jun 12, 2014

tuluse said:
Metro said:

And yet it doesn't evaporate. I'm convinced Tim Schaefer could verbally insult every single person that backs his games and take a dump on their lawns and people would still throw money at him.

Click to expand...

b-but grimfandango (a game which probably half of the massive chalice backers haven't even played)

And the other half haven't even heard of it.

Trash · Jun 12, 2014

Fuck Grim Fandango. I actually remember when Monkey Island came out and became the Next Big Thing. Mostly from a poster at a shop though. Didn't play it until much later. Apparantly the poster really did click with teenage me.

Then again. It is awesome.

tuluse · Jun 12, 2014

Trash said:
Fuck Grim Fandango. I actually remember when Monkey Island came out and became the Next Big Thing. Mostly from a poster at a shop though. Didn't play it until much later. Apparantly the poster really did click with little me.

Then again. It is awesome.

Monkey Island is Ron Gilbert's baby though. Shafer just worked on it.

Aeschylus · Jun 13, 2014

The only conclusion I can really come to at this point is that Schaefer just got old, and lost interest in really pushing things creatively. I mean, he's either directly or tangentially responsible for some of the greatest games of all time, so I can only conclude that the spark dimmed a bit somewhere along the line.

That's probably my biggest issue with the Kickstarter thing in general -- while it's certainly allowed a resurgence of classic games, it's a platform where most of the money goes to the 'old guard', and while there's nothing theoretically wrong with that it's pretty challenging for new and enthusiastic talents to break in, and those are the kind of people who gave us the classics in the first place.

tuluse · Jun 13, 2014

Aeschylus said:
The only conclusion I can really come to at this point is that Schaefer just got old, and lost interest in really pushing things creatively. I mean, he's either directly or tangentially responsible for some of the greatest games of all time, so I can only conclude that the spark dimmed a bit somewhere along the line.

That's probably my biggest issue with the Kickstarter thing in general -- while it's certainly allowed a resurgence of classic games, it's a platform where most of the money goes to the 'old guard', and while there's nothing theoretically wrong with that it's pretty challenging for new and enthusiastic talents to break in, and those are the kind of people who gave us the classics in the first place.

I think he was thinking about saving his company and tried to play it safe.

Irenaeus · Jun 13, 2014

You'd need a good developer studio filled with passion for ~~money~~ the genre to filter the new and young talent. Alas, that's hard to come by nowadays. At least, hard to find one studio with the money to invest like in the golden days (Sierra, Lucasarts).