Technically, it took less than 11 1/2 hours, but either way $100000 is a huge number for this type of Kickstarter to achieve in such a short time.
I hope this bodes well for the final number.
As long as they are able to maintain this momentum it should be possible to go well above the $450000 goal; which is a very good thing.
The Pandora Directive cost over $4000000 to produce back in 1996. I realize the technology has gotten better and you can do a lot more for a lot less money, but $450000 doesn’t seem near enough money to make Tex Murphy 6 as good as I would like it to be.
ComputerAbuser
Even though her Kickstarter met their $300 000 target a short while ago, I decided to make a pledge anyway.
Sadly, the Pinkerton Road Studio Kickstarter has served as an example of how not to run a Kickstarter.
The initial pitch was overly complex and unspecific. Although, through dozens of updates they have been able to hammer the idea down to a single game pitch “Moebius” and better explain the idea of a Community Supporter Game system.
I’m a fan of the Gabriel Knight games, so I’m willing to make a small pledge to see what they can do with a new IP.
ComputerAbuser
Tex Murphy Kickstarter NOW LIVE!!!
Well it seemed like forever, but the Kickstarter of all Kickstarters has finally launched.
As of 9 AM, Mountain Standard Time, Project Fedora – the Kickstarter for a new Tex Murphy adventure game, is now up and running.
It’s off to a strong start, but that doesn’t mean anything if the money stops flowing in once the “Die Hard” fans have made their pledges.
I’ve already made my pledge and I will be watching very closely as the days progress.
ComputerAbuser
Lost on Netflix Canada
Apparently, my family and I are some of the few people who haven’t already watched the TV series “Lost”. Everytime it comes up and I mention to friends that I have never watched it, I always get disbelief and then “well, you have to watch it!”.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always wanted to watch it, I just never got around to it.
Well, imagine my surprise when I logged in to Netflix a little while ago and was greeted with a nice big picture of “Lost” and the words “recommended for you”. According to What’s New on Netflix Canada, it went live on April 15th.
We are already on Episode 6 and kids can’t seem to get enough. Who would have thought a TV show about a bunch of strangers stuck on island in the midle of nowhere would bring a family together.
ComputerAbuser
I’m actually pretty excited for the Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards re-make that will now be made as a result of their successful Kickstarter.
The only LSL game I ever played was Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude. It’s nothing like the original and it was made without Al Lowe’s involvement, so it doesn’t really count.
I enjoyed Magna Cum Laude to a certain extent. There was some fun to be had, but nothing groundbreaking. It ended up continually crashing at a certain point and I was never able to finish it. No big loss. read more…
To the surprise of everyone, including I would assume the expo organizers, PAX Prime has sold every single pass in under 48 hrs.
I personally was completely taken off guard. I was on the road for work, but I made an effort to check the PAX Prime website at least once a day for the past week on my smartphone.
Don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with Wasteland 2 and I think it’s awesome that they have been able to get as much money as they have.
I cancelled my pledge because I’m not a fan of RPGs, especially turn based RPGs, I can’t stand them. I pledged $15 back in March before it had hit the $900 000 goal. It seemed like the right thing to do after all of the excitement with Double Fine.
Clearly there is no longer a concern that they will hit their target (currently just shy of 2.5 million with 3 days to go). So, I figured I could cancel my pledge and not feel bad about it.
I wasn’t really sure that I could and I’m glad that they have the option. With the most important Kickstarter ever launching May 15th, I really need to save my money until then.
ComputerAbuser
Arkham City – A Little “Riddle”culous
Last night I finally finished Batman Arkham City. Not the main story mind you, I finished that some time ago. No, I finally finished the damn Riddler side mission.
Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a good value and I definitely got that here. I picked up Arkham City (PS3) for only $30 during a Best Buy sale only a week or two after release. Sadly, I only got around to playing it a couple of weeks ago.
As it was, I had found around 300 of the 440 total riddles by the time I finished the main story line. I could have left it at that, but decided for completeness sake I would finish all of the side missions, including the Riddler, which requires finding 400 riddles.
The other side missions didn’t take long to finish, but damn what a pain in the ass it was to find all of those damn Riddler trophies. I actually had to use a walkthrough and cheat for the last 8, I had just had enough by that time. Unfortunately, the reward for all of my hard work (grinding) was a short, easy to complete, not very Riddler “like” final mission. Disappointing to say the least.
Note that the game was great otherwise.
ComputerAbuser
Tex Murphy Kickstarter Announced!!!
I almost crapped my pants when I read this….
and then watched this…..
Kickstarter announcement on YouTube
I’ve mentioned it before, but the Tex Murphy video games (well UAKM, PD and Overseer) are some of the greatest video games ever created. Don’t just take my word for it. Take a look at some of the YouTube reviews or read some of the comments following the Kickstarter announcement on any video game site. I’m not alone in my beliefs.
Anyway, it’s a little early to get too excited. The Kickstarter campaign doesn’t start until May 15th. In the mean time, the folks at Big Finish Games will be putting together the campaign details. They are also asking for suggestions for rewards and campaign ideas from fans. You can submit those ideas to their contact page at http://www.bigfinishgames.com/contact or on the Unofficial Tex Murphy web site.
Expect to hear a lot more about this once the campaign begins.
ComputerAbuser
Almost Out of Free Movie Passes
Well, I’m am almost completely out of General Mills Cineplex movie passes. I had a pretty good haul this year.
If my memory is correct, it looks I was watched 11 free movies in February and another 2 (2 for 1) in March. I wouldn’t mind a few more 2 or 1 passes, but I haven’t been able to locate any more boxes with passes on them. Pretty sad that they cleared out of stock and the promotion is supposed to continue until the end of May. Oh well, there’s always next year (hopefully).
As for the movies, the biggest surprises where the lesser known movies like The Grey, Chronicle and Goon. I actually really liked Chronicle. The disappointments were not surprisingly the big releases including Underworld: Awakening, Journey 2 and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (all sequels and all in 3D).
ComputerAbuser
