SpaceVenture - Space Quest spiritual successor by Two Guys from Andromeda

[FeelTheRads]

Well, the Tex average per backer was skewed by the high tier backers and their "mysterious" backers. Otherwise, the percentage of $15 backers seems to be the same as for the other projects.

 

[HanoverF]

Yeah I'm surprised that Spaceventure has nearly twice the supporters, but still less funding, and I'm not sure a chance to win some old Sierra games is the right incentive to get some people to up their pledges.
I'm not sure you can fault the two guys for not having the charisma of Tim Schafer, but that not a good excuse for not having a good pitch video.
I also don't think many more games can get by with a 'Hey guys I want to make an adventure game' pitch.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Still hoping they have something prepared for today that would drive more people to increase their pledge. It's gonna be funded, not much chance of failure now, but would be nice if they got a bit more than the 500k. Maybe they open a PayPal option afterwards with the same tiers as on Kickstarter and keep it up for a while longer.

 

[Guido Fawkes]

They are going to make it. Who knew. And they already got more than Jensen.

 

[Aeschylus]

And that's what, a law of nature? They're being generous for a reason.

Er, no, but they have the highest $$/backer of *any* video game Kickstarter up until now. That is anomalous, no matter how good their campaign is.

 

[commie]

It's because Tex always appealed to the connoisseur of adventure games. It was so much different from the bog standard 2D colorful point and click games that Lucasfilm and Sierra were peddling. Those are the fast food, Tex is the gourmet meal. The riff-raff goes enjoys Schafer's bulging eyes and pulled faces, the elite favor the clean manner of Chris.

 

[kaizoku]

This one is really starting to look like an impossible mission
$200k in 9 days...

Anyway, I decided to re-watch (and share it here) this really awesome video on the SQ series and the origins and history of adventure games: http://www.youtubeXXX.com/watch?v=VGh7i2mj5tU
(this guy really comes up with amazing videos, a shame he stopped doing them)

Share it around (together with the http://www.tgakick.com link) by email, twitter, facebook, and maybe it will gather more pledgers.

wow... just a week ago I really thought this one was an impossible mission.
we're almost there... what a recovery.

I'm guessing this was what the TGfA have been listening this past week while putting out all those updates:

 

[Metro]

Tex series has always been a bit of a sub-genre for Adventure games and, as noted, has its own niche of fans.

 

[FeelTheRads]

IT'S IN!

 

[Aeschylus]

Aw yeah. They're back! I think this is an appropriate time to use this new smiley...

 

[commie]

Good to see it succeed. Now it's time for the SSI Gold Box team to get back together...

 

[Jaesun]

FUCK YEAH!!!!

 

[DisconnectD]

Adventure games are NOT DEAD: http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/sp...ure-by-the-creators-of-space-que/exp-cone.png

Ready to take this thing to the next level!?!?!

WIN SOME CLASSICS! PLEDGE AT LEAST $30 TO HAVE A CHANCE!
A fan, Rudy Marchant is offering up something for everyone to take part in.
With less than 19 hours to go before the Kickstarter deadline and with 100% of the goal
reached, pledger Rudy Marchant gives us all even more reason to contribute to the cause! He
will give away three ultra-rare highly-collectible Sierra games to three randomly picked
fans who pledged $30 or more!
Click here to read on: http://guysfromandromeda.com/win-classics-pledge-30-chance/
YOU WANT STRETCH GOALS? PROVE IT! Lets just see how high we can take this thing!
Make it rain in Andromeda!
Sell your children if you have to, because WE WANT STRETCH GOALS!
This was posted on the Kickstarter page by Warbird Games: ''This is my tribute to Space
Quest. Please share it with people who've forgotten all the great times they had in the
twisted universe of Scott and Mark: youtu.be/j4qMKZzLebM?a''

 

[FrancoTAU]

I wouldn't have taken 10:1 odds on this making it up until a week ago. Good for them.

 

[Aeschylus]

/stuffhe'ssaidalready

Could you maybe stop spamming this thread? People here are already sufficiently hooked in that you really don't need to keep reposting this stuff.

 

[DisconnectD]

Sorry..

 

[DisconnectD]

Know about the Pending 550k Stretch Goals that are in the works? Mystery as of now but they are being brainstormed!

 

[Jarpie]

I am surprised that they have managed to pass the goal which was set pretty high.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Hell yeah!

I was afraid classic Sierra games would be too hardcore for today's audience, even for those who played them back in the day, but I'm glad there's still enough support for them to make their goal.

 

[Whisky]

Wasn't sure if this was gonna pass. I'm glad it did.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Funded at $539,767 and more than 10000 backers. Not bad.

 

[Jaesun]

So Awesome! I really didn't think they would make it. But now we get another Space Quest like game!!

 

[trustno1code]

Time for the obligatory:


Wonder how much Astroglide you can get for a Brown Buckazoid.

 

[FrancoTAU]

Funded at $539,767 and more than 10000 backers. Not bad.

I'm more surprised by the 10k backers. I figured the upper limit for a ex Sierra/non sequel was going to be around what Jane Jensen got.

 

[kaizoku]

kind of fun to look at http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que
almost seems like it's time inverted

it almost seems like the fans were trolling them until the last week