Star Citizen Raises $55 Million, Making it The Most Crowdfunded Anything, Ever
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Are you serious? No Man's Sky doesn't even come close to SC in the graphics department. Giving things a color not usually associated with them doesn't mean your game looks good. I suppose it looks interesting with all the bright colors, but I can't honestly say I think it looks great. So... yeah, it's just you.Whatislove said:
I'm not talking about graphics, I'm talking about the games as a whole.Floppertje said:
I know I used the word looks confusingly in the original post.
We have no idea if either game will actually deliver, but on paper, if I'm going to play a sci-fi space sim, I'd rather be playing in a literal infinite universe with planets the size of actual planets.
Star Citizen looks like much of the same we have come to expect from games (albeit of high quality), No Man's Sky looks to be trying new things.
Again, that's just my opinion, I'm not trying to shit on Star Citizen because I think it will be a decent game but I'm much more excited for No Man's Sky in the sci-fi space sim category.
well that is subjective opinion, can't argue with that (actually I guess I just kinda DID. who came up with that saying?).Whatislove said:
Anyway, apart from the fact that Star Citizen is going to feature procedurally generated planets as well, 'What we're used to from space sims but better' is kindof what we got into this thing for to begin with.
Chris Roberts made many of the space sims we are used to and his aim with this project is to basically make a bigger, better-looking, broader, MMO-er version of the games he's already made. So Star Citizen looking like it does isn't just unsurprising, it's what they're actively trying to do. Nevertheless, they have some amazing artists so I'm sure they've got some surprises in store for us. But if it's something completely different you want, you're probably better off looking for it somewhere else. More power to you though.
I disagree. I want to play the game but I've not put a single dime to the game because I don't pay for the games that haven't been made. Alot of people do it that way. Its probably more accurate to say that there are alot of hardcore fans of space sims that are willing to put up 56million dollars for the game despite being no game. Mere enthusiasts, skeptics and people that will see it on Steam at a discount will buy it when its released. Wasteland 2 is doing fairly well after its release and it had only enough hardcore fans to raise like 2.5million.josemlopes said:
You have a lot of faith in four guys with no budget who only have one major project in their history (and it's not a space sim), one of whom claims that procedural generation will provide all the content in their game.Whatislove said:
Say what you will about Star Citizen - at least it's concrete. You can go and buy your way into the beta right now, and learn about what they're planning to do by watching the huge backlog of developer videos or reading the pages upon pages of fluff articles and dev blogs.
No Man's Sky has been all promises and dreams since it was announced in 2013 - I don't expect much to come of it. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but at most I'm expecting a game that gets boring after 4-5 hours because when you're done flying around at random and getting into fights with other players there just isn't much to do in a world that consists only of random land-and-skyscapes.
No need to cram it on a disc...so 50GB is a tight fit eh? So what size will the game be than? Sounds like he wants some 200GB behemoth.
sells out buys in.
Yeah I recall seeing that and going "ha knew it". The man is a pretty good (though he never came off as believable to me, he clearly works a lot of people) heel on the mic, but all the promo skills in the world won't stop a lot of people's delusions shattering when heMinionJoe said:
The game is currently projected to be "complete" by 2016. The project started around 2012 and they released their first module around mid 2013. Considering most games of this scale take 6+ years to develop and there's usually not a working beta released until about 6-8 months before launch, I'd say they're doing pretty well.008Zulu said:
HUZZAH
I'm pleased by this. I'mma celebrate by dropping another 300!
[sub][sub]I'm joking, I'm tapped out on Star Citizen.[/sub][/sub]
I'm pleased by this. I'mma celebrate by dropping another 300!
[sub][sub]I'm joking, I'm tapped out on Star Citizen.[/sub][/sub]
Way to take words out of context. Yes, he did say that the ps4 and xbox one are basically mid-level pc's so there is some potential, but he also said that this would require microsoft and sony to be more flexible, which it really doesn't seem like they're going to be, so I wouldn't hold my breath.Rozalia1 said:
I hope this does well, but I would never back it. I don't put money into things before they're released. Sure, I never get any cool bonuses with my games, but I've also never been burned by a pre-order or an early access game.
The only exception I've made to this was with Space Engineers and that was because there was a lot of gameplay footage of it already and I knew that I could already justify the price of the game even at it's current state.
The only exception I've made to this was with Space Engineers and that was because there was a lot of gameplay footage of it already and I knew that I could already justify the price of the game even at it's current state.
I laughed pretty hard. Thanks, GrimSerious.GrimSerious said:
I'm going to say "I'm glad for them". Chances are that it isn't/won't turn out to be nearly as revolutionary a game as it's been advertized, but seeing space sims on the market pleases me. Not sure if I'll ever get around to financing the kickstarter, though. Even if the game comes to its users bit by bit, 2016 is still a huge deadline, and the info on the game is still rather... nebulous at that point, no horrible pun intended. Perhaps some time in the future.
On another note, seeing these numbers makes me regret that there's no possibility for actual space programs to seek financial help via kickstarters.
(If the quick google search I made is to be believed, NASA is bound by law not to ask for any donations, which is all well and good, but regrettable for the future of man in space. Granted, crowfunded private initiatives still exist, but those don't have the same visibility.)
Did people paid 100 dollars for their personal Spaceships?P-89 Scorpion said:
Fair enough. I hear similar things for other games and it were more expensive than this one.
To create your enemy,Boss,Weapon etc I mean.
As much hype and money is going into SC I can't ever seeing myself getting into it, I'm far more interested in No Mans Sky especially since it's 4 people and none of them talked down to other platforms let alone shunning them completely and their user bases so I'm more likely to go for NMS and respect those devs.
Well, this should be interesting when it finally comes out. Maybe I'll have actual money by then.
The Dogfight Module Alpha is a lot of fun to play with, but that's all there is so far.RA92 said:
Compared to the deathly silence followed by other Kickstaters the steady stream of small updates for Star Citizen is quite promising. Constant (if slow) progress is looking good, I just hope they have better control of the budget than other KS projects have done, 280 people is a lot of money spent very quickly.