Stabwound
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I'm not sure how many people here are familiar with Victor Ireland, the former president of Working Designs, a company that brought over a lot of JRPGs to North America. His work and his company were always controversial, because he'd add tons of stupid pop culture references to the games and other silly shit.
Anyway, he recently launched a kickstarter for the PSP blobber RPG Class of Heroes 2. The thing is, he's asking for $500,000 and the success or failure of the kickstarter doesn't mean shit for the game itself. The game was always going to be released, and it will be even if the kickstarter fails.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1272149684/class-of-heroes-2-deluxe-for-the-psp-system
Even if you aren't familiar with the game, it won't take more than one look at the kickstarter to see what's wrong with it. The only thing this kickstarter is for is so that he can pad his ego and release a "collector's edition" of the game full of landfill-filling junk like his previous games. Now, to be fair, if you're a fan of collector's editions then Working Designs games were by far the best. They put a lot of work into the extras, unlike most collectors editions these days.
But, the only reason for the kickstarter is so that he can pad his ego and be paid in advance. There is no way in hell a game this niche is going to make him $500,000 in profit, but that's what he's asking for in the kickstarter. The game is coming out no matter what; he already bought the rights to release it.
The stupidest thing about it is that you don't get a copy of the game until you hit the $60 + shipping tier. No PSP game costs $60, and if he paid any attention to the WL2 and DF kickstarters, the "cheap preorder" tier was by far the most popular. But no, you get a hearty thanks if you donate anything less than $60, AKA giving the guy money for no reason.
Let's summarize:
-He wants $500,000
-You get absolutely nothing of value until you donate $60 + foreigner shipping tax, ridiculous for a PSP game
-This is an obscure niche blobber game for a dead system, the sequel to a very flawed and not well recieved game
-The game is going to be released even if the kickstarter isn't funded, and since it will be a digital download it will be probably 1/2 the price you have to pay here to get the game
Now, I actually want the game and think the original was a good Wizardry knockoff, if not flawed. However, this kickstarter is just a total pile of bullshit. The graphics are totally animu and it will turn people off right away, but the gameplay itself is basically a Wizardry 1-5 clone.
Anyway, he recently launched a kickstarter for the PSP blobber RPG Class of Heroes 2. The thing is, he's asking for $500,000 and the success or failure of the kickstarter doesn't mean shit for the game itself. The game was always going to be released, and it will be even if the kickstarter fails.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1272149684/class-of-heroes-2-deluxe-for-the-psp-system
Even if you aren't familiar with the game, it won't take more than one look at the kickstarter to see what's wrong with it. The only thing this kickstarter is for is so that he can pad his ego and release a "collector's edition" of the game full of landfill-filling junk like his previous games. Now, to be fair, if you're a fan of collector's editions then Working Designs games were by far the best. They put a lot of work into the extras, unlike most collectors editions these days.
But, the only reason for the kickstarter is so that he can pad his ego and be paid in advance. There is no way in hell a game this niche is going to make him $500,000 in profit, but that's what he's asking for in the kickstarter. The game is coming out no matter what; he already bought the rights to release it.
The stupidest thing about it is that you don't get a copy of the game until you hit the $60 + shipping tier. No PSP game costs $60, and if he paid any attention to the WL2 and DF kickstarters, the "cheap preorder" tier was by far the most popular. But no, you get a hearty thanks if you donate anything less than $60, AKA giving the guy money for no reason.
Let's summarize:
-He wants $500,000
-You get absolutely nothing of value until you donate $60 + foreigner shipping tax, ridiculous for a PSP game
-This is an obscure niche blobber game for a dead system, the sequel to a very flawed and not well recieved game
-The game is going to be released even if the kickstarter isn't funded, and since it will be a digital download it will be probably 1/2 the price you have to pay here to get the game
Now, I actually want the game and think the original was a good Wizardry knockoff, if not flawed. However, this kickstarter is just a total pile of bullshit. The graphics are totally animu and it will turn people off right away, but the gameplay itself is basically a Wizardry 1-5 clone.