Okay, my second attempt at an off-topic post. First was shut down to prevent rumors and speculation, which is good because it shows this Himalaya team conducts themselves with professionalism and integrity. Makes me more proud to be a backer.
Anyway, I would love to see a continually updated list with the details of current and past adventure game Kickstarters, similar to this German language one:
http://www.adventure-treff.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=475159#p475159
If anyone out there is able to translate that information, it would be great to have all of that information easily accessible in English somewhere.
I also think it's fun to see little rankings like "top funded adventure" and "highest percentage funded of initial goal", etc.
I've backed practically every adventure game Kickstarter since Leisure Suit Larry. You want a list, here it is:
My KS Profile Page (http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/intendant-s)
Quote from: Intendant S on April 02, 2013, 07:34:51 PM
I've backed practically every adventure game Kickstarter since Leisure Suit Larry. You want a list, here it is:
My KS Profile Page (http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/intendant-s)
That's legend status right there.
You can also check out Broomie's facebook page he created for adventure games in Kickstarter
http://www.facebook.com/kickstartventuresblog
Quote from: navynuke04 on April 02, 2013, 07:40:50 PM
You can also check out Broomie's facebook page he created for adventure games in Kickstarter
http://www.facebook.com/kickstartventuresblog
That is quite a nice tool to use for when you want to find an adventure game Kickstarter project. You'll notice that I've been helping out with posting news, too. 8)
A little bit of an update on the KickstartVenture front. Broomie asked me if I would help out with posting updates and news for the FB page and upcoming blog, so you know you'll be kept up-to-date on the goings-on of projects past and future.
Quote from: Intendant S on April 04, 2013, 11:43:47 PM
A little bit of an update on the KickstartVenture front. Broomie asked me if I would help out with posting updates and news for the FB page and upcoming blog, so you know you'll be kept up-to-date on the goings-on of projects past and future.
Excellent. Where is the blog going to be hosted?
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Quote from: Intendant S on April 04, 2013, 11:43:47 PM
A little bit of an update on the KickstartVenture front. Broomie asked me if I would help out with posting updates and news for the FB page and upcoming blog, so you know you'll be kept up-to-date on the goings-on of projects past and future.
Excellent. Where is the blog going to be hosted?
I'm not privy that that information. Broomie would be the one to announce the information when it's ready. I'll let you know here when I know.
Here's another good looking adventure game: A Small Favor (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clickshake/a-small-favor-2d-side-scrolling-adventure-game) by ClickShake Games. I loved their Reemus games and previous Small Favor games and I just had to back it. They're billing it as a 2D side-scrolling adventure and I'm hoping that it makes it.
Quote from: Intendant S on April 16, 2013, 02:54:17 PM
Here's another good looking adventure game: A Small Favor (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clickshake/a-small-favor-2d-side-scrolling-adventure-game) by ClickShake Games. I loved their Reemus games and previous Small Favor games and I just had to back it. They're billing it as a 2D side-scrolling adventure and I'm hoping that it makes it.
I'm backing it too! The price is right, and I liked their pitch video.
I'd like to announce that the Twitter feed is now live!
https://twitter.com/KS_Ventures (https://twitter.com/KS_Ventures)
The blog should be up soon. I don't have a date, yet, though
Realm is a new adventure game Kickstarter set in a future where nature has reclaimed the land over the ruins of humanity. Play as Sarina and her stone golem companion Toru as they journey to find a cure to save her sick mother. It looks beautiful and you should check it out.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/995134339/the-realm-game (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/995134339/the-realm-game)
AR-K (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432712414/ar-k-an-old-school-game-with-a-new-twist) is a traditional sci-fi PnC adventure where you play as a journalism student who works to unravel a mystery behind the "Golden Sphere". And it comes with plenty of humor, if you're into that sort of thing. The first episode is free to download on their Web site.
Realm looks great!
Yeah, Realm looks very promising
Realm looks VERY nice! I really hope it makes it!
Realm look absolutely appetizing! I hope it makes it and I hope I have the money to back it eventually.
What do you get when you take a traditional point-and-click adventure game and add a liberal dose of Boggle to the mix? You get Spellirium, a fun looking blend of story and spelling game. Now, it's not on Kickstarter or Indigogo, but they instead created their own funding page. Head on over to http://spellirium.com/ (http://spellirium.com/) and check it out.
Spellirium looks really interesting. I just grabbed myself a pledge!
Quote from: Intendant S on April 23, 2013, 11:54:16 AM
Realm is a new adventure game Kickstarter set in a future where nature has reclaimed the land over the ruins of humanity. Play as Sarina and her stone golem companion Toru as they journey to find a cure to save her sick mother. It looks beautiful and you should check it out.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/995134339/the-realm-game (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/995134339/the-realm-game)
I backed this game even after I swore I was going to lay off on backing KS projects until some of the ones I backed get released. But The Realm looks very promising.
Good news, everyone! The blog is now officially live and includes not just news about Kickstarted adventure projects but also reviews, interviews, and other articles. Come check it out and have fun.
http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/ (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/)
Quote from: Intendant S on May 12, 2013, 02:03:05 PM
Good news, everyone! The blog is now officially live and includes not just news about Kickstarted adventure projects but also reviews, interviews, and other articles. Come check it out and have fun.
http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/ (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/)
I love this, but the formatting shows up really awful on my iPhone. I don't mind making the adjustments in my browser to be able to read it, but I think the formatting could be tinkered with slightly so that it is easier to read on some mobile devices.
Also, I mentioned this earlier:
http://www.adventure-treff.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=475159#p475159
I also wish the Kickstart Adventure blog had all the info this German post has, but in English.
Anyway, great job with the blog!!!
I can't read German, but I think I get the idea. We're looking at expanding the information for each project in the games page to include things like platforms supported and possibly if there's a "slacker backer" program still in effect.
Nelly Cootalot (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/315061806/nelly-cootalot-the-fowl-fleet-retro-pirate-adventu) is a traditional point-and-click adventure game where you play as a pirate on a quest to rescue a bunch of hypnotized birds from the clutches of evil Baron Widebeard. If you're a fan of Monkey Island, I'd highly suggest you give this a glance as it looks to have the same charm and humor.
They made a previous game (called Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy) that is freeware and they have a link to it on the project's front page.
I played Nelly Cootalot-- I rather liked the whimsical art style, it had some good humor (like the cat burglar.) I'll back it!
Ages of Madness (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1226167176/ages-of-madness-the-game-0) is a Lovecraft-style point-and-click adventure game where you play a young student named Balthasar. You're tasked to unravel a mystery in the ancient Middle East, and the fate of the world could rest in your hands as the conspiracy unfolds. If you're a fan of the Cthulhu Mythos then you should check this one out. Go mad...or go home.
The creator of Earthworm Jim and The Neverhood, Doug TenNapel, is now developing yet another claymation pen-and-paper adventure game by the name of Armikrog (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog). It stars a space explorer named Tommynaut and his blind dog-like companion Beak-Beak in a sci-fi adventure. As the project page promises: "They crash land on a weird planet and end up locked in a mysterious fortress called Armikrog. Then...the adventure begins!"
We have not one, but TWO articles up on the KickstartVentures blog for you to check out, too:
A new "Currently Kickstarting" by Michael Shaw (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-armikrog/)
A guest article by fellow AGRM member Speedster (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/welcome-back-a-game-designer-who-wields-the-pen-of-10-zaniness/)
A Vampyre Story: Year One (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/876324751/a-vampyre-story-year-one) is a humorous point-and-click adventure where you play as Mona De Laffite as she wanders Castle Warg and tries to escape it. It is a prequel to the original A Vampyre Story and it promises to tell the story leading up to it.
Now on Indigogo: Fleish & Cherry in Crazy Hotel (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/now-on-indigogo-fleish-cherry-in-crazy-hotel/) by Red Little House Studios
"Do you pine for the good ol' days when cartoons were in black and white? Are you a fan of adventure games? Well, that answer is obvious if you're already here. Fleish and Cherry looks like it will be a nice trip down memory lane all wrapped up in an interactive action-adventure story. With a twist. Instead of the traditional "damsel-in-distress" plotline, the male lead is instead the one captured and the heroine has to step in to save him."
Currently Kickstarting: Alum by Micah Orsie (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-alum/)
"There have already been a number of retro Sierra- and Lucasarts-style adventure games Kickstarted over the past year, so why not add another one to the list? Micah Orsie and the people at Crashable Studios has just gone live with a classic point-and-click adventure game called Alum. You play as the titular character as he goes on a quest to find the cure to an epidemic dubbed "the vague" that has befallen the people of his city of Cosmos."
This page summarizes a lot of adventure game Kickstarters:
http://www.adventureburger.com/
Puts everything in one place.
I'm also helping out with that site, too.
When you think of American McGee you generally think Alice. So who better to create a darker and more disturbing Oz than him? Just like his previous games, this isn't your grandmother's fantasy story. No, OZombie (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-ozombie/) is so much more than what you've read or seen. Little has been revealed about the plot, but what I've seen leaves me breathless. And they promise an action-adventure experience that should make fans of American's other works happy.
Hi everyone, I just backed a Kickstarter project to fund an adventure point-and-click game named Dropsy by Jay Tholen. Though its roots are in the point-and-click games of old, Dropsy will be an almost entirely text-free experience. There are colorful characters to communicate with, but the dialogue is handled visually (via icons) rather than linguistically. Oh, and the music is absolutely brilliant. Jay Tholen borrows from almost every relevant genre of the past 70 years, so the music evokes memories of an old Soundblaster card or FM Synthesizer, fuzzed out guitars, organs, tape echo, 70's drum machines, vintage keyboards...
Here's a link to the Kickstarter page:
--> Dropsy: A Surreal Exploration Based Adventure Game - Kickstarter Page (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaytholen/dropsy-a-surreal-exploration-based-adventure-game/)
Definitely the most perfect Kickstarter video I have seen yet.
Cheers,
Tom
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Those are some seriously 1992-era graphics...awesome!
Do you remember the days when you'd hear the line "It's dangerous to go alone! Take this"? While there have been a couple action-adventure games covered in a "Currently Kickstarting" article, none have captured the charm of the early days of the likes of the original Legend of Zelda games. Sword 'N' Board (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-sword-n-board/) looks to be one more game that will tickle your nostalgic bone. Instead of a point-and-click romp through a Sierra or LucasArts style game, you're hacking and slashing your way through dungeons.
The mind is such a complicated thing. People have been diving into the human psyche for ages, trying to plumb its depths and unlock its secrets. Which is why it comes as to no surprise that psychological horror is such a popular subgenre in media these days. The latest adventure addition to the Kickstarter stables is Shades of Sanity (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-shades-of-sanity/), a contender for surreal and maddening awesomeness.
EDIT: The Elementary, My Dear Holmes! campaign has been suspended by Kickstarter. More details here: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/06/ouya-free-the-games-fund-project-suspended-by-kickstarter/ Elementary, My Dear Holmes! has launched on Kickstarter. The development team at Victory Square Games describe it best:
QuoteA point-and-click adventure game starring legendary sidekick John Watson on an epic quest to prove that Sherlock Holmes is just a jerk.
These guys are big fans of all the old Sierra and LucasArts adventures and want to make something every bit as fun and funny as those classics of yore.
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Check out the concept art and the pitch video on Kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1375982935/elementary-my-dear-holmes
Bureaucracy. Red tape. Conspiracies. What do these things have in common besides being major annoyances? Well, for one man it's his continued existence. Both in a literal and figurative sense. The latest in a growing stable of adventure games coming out of IndiGoGo is Conspirocracy (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/now-on-indigogo-conspirocracy-2/), a tale of intrigue and paperwork. "The truth, it seems, is rarely pure and never simple."
"The truth, it seems, is rarely pure and never simple." is a very true statement
What is a good way of promoting an adventure game to make people understand that we are making a game that will exist and be a great game with compelling story?
Survival horror is such a popular genre in gaming, and we have yet another adventure with supernatural leanings to showcase in "Currently Kickstarting". U55 – End of the Line (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-u55-end-of-the-line/) looks to be another great addition to the roster with not only crap-your-pants horror, but it also offers the use of a unique technology that can make your blood curdle with feelings of fear and anxiety if done right. Get ready to experience a subway ride that you won't soon forget. Read on if you dare.
As many of you know by now, the Elementary My Dear Holmes Kickstarter campaign got suspended yesterday to to funding irregularities.
That's a politically correct way of saying that someone astroturfed the project, creating hundreds of fake Kickstarter accounts and pledges. The details are on http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/kickstarter-suspends-elementary-my-dear-holmes/ (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/kickstarter-suspends-elementary-my-dear-holmes/)
I'm going to edit my post above to make clear the campaign's been suspended.
I hope this sort of thing doesn't happen to other adventure game projects on Kickstarter. I've been truly excited about all the great new projects starting up recently.
What do you get when you take a potbellied exterminator, a purple bear bard, and the most nastiest slugs you've ever seen and put them together in a 2D point-and-click adventure game? Why, you get the continuing saga of Reemus and Liam, that's what. Enter The Ballads of Reemus 2 (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-the-ballads-of-reemus-2/), another game being Kickstarted that started its life as a Flash-based adventure on the likes of Newgrounds (http://zeebarf.newgrounds.com/)and Kongregate (http://www.kongregate.com/games/zeebarf).
In space no one can hear you scream. Which might not be a good thing in the case of the newest addition to the action-adventure stable of games trying to get funded through Kickstarter. Take Europa 2022 (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-europa-2022/), a blend of traditional point-and-click adventure with the more "actiony" elements that can be found in the likes of Heavy Rain or Uncharted. Toss in a liberal dose of sci-fi horror and you've got the makings on a unique gaming experience.
Imagine taking a hand-crafted world and turning it into an amazing side-scrolling adventure. Knite & The Ghost Lights (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2011341880/knite-and-the-ghost-lights) delivers a mixture of adventure, storytelling, and action from games we know and love like Metroid and Castlevania, but with a completely fresh feel for today's gamer.
One aspect of adventure games, or really any game at all, that's important to the playing experience is music. It helps to breathe life into the story. But, few actively pursue it as a central theme. Enter Bolt Riley (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-bolt-riley/), a story of reggae music and finding one's place in society. Working your way up to being a legend is the name of the game here. And it looks like a great take on the genre.
Cyan (makers of Myst and Riven) are making a brand new first person explorative adventure game with the Unreal 4 engine. "Obduction (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyaninc/obduction)" is on Kickstarter and is already 55% funded (with a goal of $1.1m with 11k backers at the moment) with still 20 days to go.
I've been waiting for a new game from Cyan for a long time. I love everything they do. I think it was smart to not do just another Myst sequel, but we need more games with Myst's style and atmosphere!
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The awesome guys at Infamous Quests just launched a Kickstarter for an old school hint book for their Quest for Infamy retro-style adventure game. Complete with the red cellophane decoder that we all remember and love from the glory days of Sierra On-Line. Also, if you missed out on the original campaign, you can get a copy (physical big box or digital) on some of the tiers.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992695780/the-quest-for-infamy-companion-art-strategy-hint-b/
Quote from: Intendant S on February 04, 2014, 01:20:11 PM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992695780/the-quest-for-infamy-companion-art-strategy-hint-b/
That is so cool! I am getting one. It's sad how the internet and the availability of instant hint lookups has taken away some of the challenge and fun in adventure games for some people. But I think that it just takes self-discipline and restraint to keep from looking up stuff. I hope maybe Himalaya considers a hint book like this for their games in the future.
Steampunk is a genre that doesn't get as much love as it deserves. Like its cousin, cyberpunk, it deals with themes of advanced technology (for its time, at least) and with the plight of a downtrodden people, forced to live in disgusting and poor conditions, while the upper class lives off of wealth. Unlike cyberpunk, though, its generally represented in a past setting (usually in the 1800s) instead of the near future. Enter Blackmore (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-blackmore/), the latest in an ever increasing stable of crowdfunded adventure games and paying homage to this underutilized subsection of science fiction storytelling.
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today is the awkward title of an intriguing, dark point-and-click adventure game currently on Kickstarter. I like the stark, angular art style.
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The Great Wave, a world-shaking catastrophe, has plunged humanity back into the dark ages. A mysterious plague spreads over the land, granting people psychic powers... before dissolving them. You play Michael, a "Blankhead" who can remember nothing of his past, and little of the events surrounding The Great Wave.
Check out the playable demo on the Dead Synchronicity Kickstarter page (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fictiorama/dead-synchronicity-tct-a-dark-point-and-click-adve). (There's an extended demo available for project backers.)
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Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today is the awkward title of an intriguing, dark point-and-click adventure game currently on Kickstarter. I like the stark, angular art style.
Terrible title. Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, and it doesn't mean anything to someone not familiar with whatever the plot is.
But it looks like a cool game! The art reminds me of Out of this World.
Yeah, the name is awkward, both to say and to type. "Tomorrow Comes Today" sounds like it came directly from the James Bond film title generator machine. But it looks like the campaign is picking up a bit of steam. They've now released the extended demo to non-backers as well.
Dystopian and post-apocalyptic titles are pretty commonplace in media in any form, and with good reason. It takes a bleak look at what the future could hold for humanity should it ever stray towards the path of self-destruction. A warning letter to future generations to get their act together, if you will. And to stand out in the crowd you'd need to have some something unique to get people to take notice of it. Dead Syncrhonicity (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/ending-soon-dead-synchronicity-2/) promises the standard trope and more. With a twist unlike any other that's come before it.
"In 1945 a group of captured soldiers were placed in a POW camp and told they would never escape. Using their specialist skills, these man promptly devised a plan to attempt their most daring breakout yet."
So if you can steal enough supplies,
and sneak past the guards,
and if you can get over the fence...
maybe you're ready for...
The BREAKOUT! (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-the-breakout/)
The tales of H.P. Lovecraft are timeless for those who enjoy a good horror story. And with good reason. His stories have inspired generations that have come after him just as Edgar Allan Poe had influenced his writing. Delving into many aspects of what makes a person lose their mind and drawing from their deepest, darkest fears is what brings people back to classics like the Cthulhu Mythos. And the latest game to tackle these themes is The Eldritch Cases: Dagon (http://www.kickstartadventure.com/home/currently-kickstarting-the-eldritch-cases-dagon/), an adventure game that sets its sights on one of the most iconic villages ever put to pen by the seminal author.