Shadowrun Returns Comes to Kickstarter
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I actually thought that FPS game was really fun. Apparently it had nothing to do with the rest of the series (I wouldn't know). It didn't have enough content, and the price was INSANE. But the game itself was unique, varied, and yes, fun.Andy Chalk said:
Man, with all these old school designers crawling out of the woodwork (all 3 projects worth of them!) I waiting for an announcement that Greg Costikyan is involved in a Kickstarter project.
The FPS was mostly destroyed by compromises, likely stipulated by Microsoft. For instance the platform crossplay between PC and XBOX, which did not work at all. And the utter lack of story. The idea itself could've worked, it just needed better design focus and more time for polish.Rooster Cogburn said:
We all knew that was going to happen.draythefingerless said:
I actually tried the FPS game, and it was fun for a little while. But overall very lackluster.
When I saw this article I was like "Omg, omg, omg, omg!" then I stopped for a moment, realising that they wouldn't be able to remake the FPS from Kickstarter... I'm likely one of a tiny amount of people disapointed it's the RPG and not the FPS they're talking about.
My friends and I played a D20 Modern campaign set in a dystopian cyberpunk future with high fantasy elements by cobbling together the Cyberrave and Urban Arcana settings. Then we found out about Shadowrun and felt stupid when we realized how much work we could have saved ourselves.
I don't think this has to do with this being available on Steam. The problem I foresee is that this will be available on Steam but if I donate now I won't get it on Steam, ergo I should just wait to see if it comes out and buy it on Steam defeating the entire purpose of a Kickstarter program. I would love a Shadowrun game like the one that is being presented, however, I also like having all my PC games in one area which for me and a lot of people is Steam.Dexter111 said:Are you dense?albino boo said:
They'll offer the game through Steam AND through other non-DRM platforms like Desura, GamersGate or even their own Website, Steam doesn't hold up any kind of need for an "Exclusivity Agreement" for any game.
So maybe if Mr. Weisman would wisen up and let us choose how we get our free copy I'd be more inclined to use my disposable income to help fund his pet projects.
Tim Shafer, what have you wrought upon the Internet masses...?
No offense to these guys, but I'm assuming that all Kickstarter-related projects started in the next few months will be video game related in some way, shape, or form now.
No offense to these guys, but I'm assuming that all Kickstarter-related projects started in the next few months will be video game related in some way, shape, or form now.
If they are doing things like Wasteland 2 is you can get a DRM copy or a steam key, I'm not sure why you would want the steam version but if you do it probably will be an option. Why don't you just ask the devs rather than making illogical assumptions?HellsingerAngel said:
Well, how they used to be played was you took a pen and stabbed the **** who's pager went off in the library/cinema/theatre/front bar/<insert place where telecommunications devices don't belong>.octafish said:
Well, for one thing you can just add it as a shortcut to your Steam game list. Everything is neat, tidy and where it belongs (I do the same thing). Or, according to the poster above me, you may well get a Steam key, so you don't even need to add the shortcut to Steam.HellsingerAngel said:
OT: I've only really heard the name Shadowrun, I was born to late to be familiar with these games, but that world sounds incredibly interesting. I haven't donated to any of the Kickstarter projects yet thanks to Amazon Payments not accepting Paypal, but my girlfriend got a credit card recently so I should be able to back this one. Hooray!
As much as I love this revival of all the great old game genres, these developers really need to agree to spread out their kickstarters. A lot of people are willing to drop a couple hundred bucks on some of these games. A lot less people are willing to do so once a month.
Wow, when I looked at it and pledged, it was at less than 100k and now it's almost 300k already. This will probably get to a million, easily.
When did this thing start? Because it's already nearly at its goal. I'm deeply impressed by just how successful Kickstarter is at funding this stuff.