News Double Fine Adventure seeks public funding

Schafer and Gilbert go back to basics.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2012/02/09/double-fine-adventure-funding/1

 

Suggestion: Don't say 'public funding', say 'funding by the gaming public' or something like that. Your current title makes it seem like they're trying to mooch money from a government 'culture fund' or something.

 

Do those who contribute funds also get a say in the game development?

 

I think they do if the dev team can't agree on something, and no doubt the forum only backers get to access would be read by the team as well.

They're up to nearly $700,000 - it seems all the kids who grew up playing LucasArts adventure games are now older and much wealthier...

 

Either that or the kids who grew up pirating LucasArts games are paying for a little penance.

 

I was listening to a Radio4 programme (I think) the other week about crowdsourced funding, and it was saying how the UK & Europe are far ahead of America in terms of the idea because it's currently illegal under US legislation - presumably that's now changed if Double Fine are using it a?

I think these kinds of microfinancing projects are the way forward - if the banks won't fund new businesses, then get the people to fund those new businesses instead.

As for new Schafer/Gilbert game, all I have to say on the matter is: w00t!

 

Donated! and I don't even really like Adventure games. Hell I bought monkey Island 2 a year ago and still haven't bothered playing it (please put the hammer down Joe) but I will support the Hell out of a company like DoubleFine on a mission like this.

I won't touch Starcraft 2, Diablo 3 or Assassins Creed 2 (amongst others) due to the ******** online only restrictions but I just paid £60 towards this.
I piss on publishers and developers that try and screw me and treat me like scum for buying their product and I reward those that offer clever original ideas. Take my money DoubleFine, you deserve it. Oh, and **** you Ubisoft!

PS Seriously though, Pyshonauts 2, hurry. Really, get on it soon. I mean it!

 

Up to $943k already....

 

They are now nearly at 1.2 million. All this at day 1. This is really cool. I love point and click adventure games. And these guys are legends at it. It would great to see such game come to life, and not "another Call of duty imitation, because that is what sales" game.

I think at the end, they'll have enough for developer the game in full package (full voice acting, nice music, and longer play (no cuts)), and delivered on multiple platforms.

 

Go to France and Germany...where the point-n-click Adventure never died

 

I HATE point and clicks because I am endlessly frustrated by them, and yet I buy every single one I come across and bludgeon myself in the face with my keyboard until I break down and go to GameFAQs.

So...Donated. Besides Ben There, Dan That and the Penny Arcade adventure (which was an awesomely strange action-point-and-click-adventure-rpg amalgamation), I can't think of a single point and click from the last decade.

And Tim Schafer? Gilbert? Seriously? F-Yes!

 

Just donated. Even if this game is awful, hopefully it'll kickstart (duh-dun tish) the genre back into life.

Day of the Tentacle 2 please!

 

Errr.

Right.

2002: Syberia
2004: The Black Mirror
2004: Syberia II
2005: Fahrenheit (aka "Indigo Prophecy")
2006: Secret Files: Tunguska
2006: Scratches
2006: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
2007: Sinking Island
2009: Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis
2009: Machinarium
2010: Heavy Rain

 

Yeah, probably
Farenheit is MOSTLY P-n-C though.
In my defense, my wife is the Adventure-player, I live for Kane

My point was, there have been some great ones in the last decade.

 

In the final hours, they are now up to over 3million$ (3,059,299 with 80,542 backers), and it continuous to grows.
Link, and updates: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66710809/double-fine-adventure/posts

If you like adventure games, what are you waiting for, donate! Only 8hours to go.