SpaceVenture - Space Quest spiritual successor by Two Guys from Andromeda

[FrancoTAU]

I don't know why they set such a high goal right after Jane Jensen "only" raised 425K for a non sequel game.

 

[Guido Fawkes]

Oh boy, I'm thinking they won't make it. Hope they don't give up after it.

The whole thing was poorly planned, guess they over-estimated their fanbase pull after all these years.

 

[HanoverF]

They started before Jane's was finished and I think at the time hers was kicktracking at like 600k

I'm holding out hope they can eke out funding, but if not restart with a smaller budget goal and clearer backer rewards that don't require a spreadsheet. Plus don't make people who backed for $100-1000 kick in 15 more bucks for a digital download, that just seems desperate and stingy.

 

[Alex]

They have finally announced the main character, as well as a few gameplay details. The part about death sequences...

Hilarious Death Sequences – rather than being a punishment for failure, you’ll actually be rewarded for finding all the unusual and hilarious ways to die - earning extra points and achievements - without having to “save/restore” your progress. Dying will be FUN... promise!

Has me a bit worried they are going to be a bit more Lucas Arts in this game (no dead ends, no chance of messing up your game completely, no need to be careful with saves, etc). Which is a bit of a downer, but far from a deal breaker. Specially if they do bring back the parser interface. And the rest of the announcement is pretty good too!

 

[Infinitron]

Ace Hardway? I don't know. Part of Roger Wilco's charm is that he was a regular-looking bro, even handsome in an awkard, Owen Wilson-ish way. This guy is more, I dunno, Adam Sandler? Maybe they can make it work, though. We'll just have to see...

 

[Jaesun]

Yeah. I don't not really care for that main character. I want to play some ugly fat plumber? I'd rather play that chicken.

 

[Alex]

Well, if I understand the press release right, you will get to during part of the game. Even if it is all inside the plumber's head.

 

[Metro]

They aren't going to make it -- $160k in 6 days? Probably goes without saying but I'm sure they would have done better if it were an actual Space Quest game (though I understand that isn't possible).

 

[Stabwound]

I wonder how well a failed kickstarter relaunch would do. At this point, it really doesn't look like they'll make it, but then again, neither did Hardcore Tactical Plagiarizer when it was in the final days. I suppose that if they relaunch it, they're not going to get much media attention the second time around, nor all of the enthusiasm from existing fans.

Hindsight is 20/20, but the obvious better route would have been to forget about all of the well-known voice actors and chop a large part of the budget out. This is assuming that well-known voice actors command larger fees than no-names; maybe I'm wrong.

Hopefully none of this matters and it pulls through in the end.

 

[Infinitron]

The emphasis on voice actors was, to be blunt, idiotic. It's a gimmick - hardcore fans don't give a fuck. And only hardcore fans fund Kickstarters, especially now that the DoubleFine hype has died down.

 

[Metro]

Gary Owens is crucial (not joking)! The rest, unnecessary.

 

[HanoverF]

Yeah. I don't not really care for that main character. I want to play some ugly fat plumber? I'd rather play that chicken.

I'm pretty sure we could all guess you'd rather play with the cock.

 

[Infinitron]

ACE HARDWAY

 

[Jaesun]

Yeah. I don't not really care for that main character. I want to play some ugly fat plumber? I'd rather play that chicken.

I'm pretty sure we could all guess you'd rather play with the cock.

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[Infinitron]

DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA
http://mixnmojo.com/news/Is-Paul-Trowe-of-Replay-Sabatoging-Other-Kickstarters

Is Paul Trowe of Replay Sabotaging Other Kickstarters?​

If you're not aware, Paul Trowe of Replay Games (the company who started the Leisure Suit Larry kickstarter) sent out a message to the press that he wanted to sue Wisecrack games for using Al Lowe's name and the Leisure Suit Larry name on their kickstarter. Al Lowe reponded to the message saying that he didn't intend to sue and that he gave his permission to use his name and wishes Wisecrack Games luck on Sam Suede.

However, some posters on the Adventure Gamers forums have dug up something rather concerning. According to this post by Adventure Gamers poster supaplex, a person called "gamespygeek" has been trolling the Sierra related kickstarters. There is a profile on Myspace also under the name gamespygeekthat looks like Paul Trowe. Additionally, the name on the Myspace page "Jiminy Drambuie" is friends with Paul Trowe on Facebook, and both Paul Trowe and Jiminy Drambuie are listed as living in Austin, TX.

Also, an Adventure Gamers forum user by the name of Siddhi noted some similarites between Gamespygeek's trolls and Paul Trowe's own posts.

Gamespygeek wrote on SpaceVenture kickstarter:

I don’t know who the heck this guy Chris Pope is, but I believe in Scott & Mark and their ability to make a game after all these years. I originally dropped my pledge to $1.00 because of the technical screw ups but I don’t think that’s The Two Guys’s fault…I blame that on the Chris guy…he’s leading this effort.

Paul Trowe wrote:

Ask them why they didn’t join up with the folks at Replay Games to create Sierra 2.0 and instead chose some guy they’ve never heard of, Chris Pope, to run a company they don’t own.

All of this evidence does seem like Paul Trowe, or a friend of Paul Trowe, is trying to sabotage other Sierra related kickstarters. And if that is indeed the case, it's incredibly poor sportsmanship and reflects poorly upon Replay Games.

Update: The gamespygeek myspace page has been removed. I had anticipated that might happen, so I saved an image of the page, which can be viewed here.

 

[trustno1code]

Anybody else didn't bother to finish the 3rd Prototype like an ass and missed this?

 

[Infinitron]

Fuck. Would you let this guy manage your company? So glad I didn't pledge money to LSL.

WTF is Al Lowe doing in bed with this douchebag?

 

[FeelTheRads]

http://www.spacequest.net/index.php...rowe-of-replay-sabotaging-other-kickstarters/
This topic has some other info/assumptions on the matter.

Paul Trowe is a moron and definitely not likeable, but the Wisecrack guys are way more worthy of the douchebag title.

Anyway, since you didn't donate to LSL (although, seriously, Al Lowe and Josh Mandel?), then maybe consider throwing that on to the Two Guys.

 

[Infinitron]

(although, seriously, Al Lowe and Josh Mandel?)

Yeah, but it's still just a fucking remake. I can get those for free.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Go to reddit and vote the shit out of that AMA!

 

[Aeschylus]

It's been a solid last few days for them. If they can keep up the trend they will make the goal. It's going to be close though. I'll probably end up boosting my pledge even though I can't really afford it.

 

[Keshik]

Will be an interview with Ken Williams at 10:45 EST - http://justin.tv/andromedaguys

 

[kaizoku]

3 days to go... 80k missing
about 26k per day are needed

if it happens it will be so so so fucking close

if it doesn't I hope they start working on it anyway (after work hours) and 6 months latter start another campaign asking for less money and showing a bit more of the game

after all, these guys are the experts on dying and trying it again

 

[DisconnectD]

Hi there, I just wanted to give everyone an update on the SpaceVenture Kickstarter by the Creators of Space Quest:

We are currently hovering at 420k and need 80k to seal the deal but there is only 71 hours left so if ever any of you guys and gals were on the fence about Joining the cause for Andromeda, now would be the time!

Tons of awesome stuff even in the 30 dollar tier but the real meat is about 125 *Buckazoids come to mind*

Of course, ANY amount at all that you pledge will mean the world to us. We love our $15 backers to pieces , after all!

Go here http://tgakick.com and peruse the rewards and I think you'll like what you see!

Be a part of bringing this classic game developing duo from the Gold age of SIERRA back to the forefront to join their pals!

Thanks a lot and hopefully we'll see you on the comments page!

 

[FrancoTAU]

He means well, but I'm still somewhat annoyed by the spamming fanboy when it's an active 7 page thread that's already following the KS closely. Still, I'm amazed that they might actually make their goal. I completely wrote them off a week ago.