Mr.Vic20 Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oncelostgames/the-wayward-realms/ What: Elder Scrolls style open world ARPG When: 1 year to early access, TBD after that How much: $40 nets you a copy once its release (it also gets you early access) Why: Because Bethesda sure as hell ain't getting it done! Goal: $500,000 (currently a 216K) End of Campaign date: June 29th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 By their own admission, the Kickstarter campaign/demo is intended as a "pitch" to obtain more funding which is something I wouldn't hold my breath over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: By their own admission, the Kickstarter campaign/demo is intended as a "pitch" to obtain more funding which is something I wouldn't hold my breath over. True, and the scope is ambitious, even taking into account that they plan to use procedural generation. That said, these are some X Bethesda kids, so there is some reason for mild optimism here...maybe? RIGHT?! Shut up Wade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 As much as I doubt Bethesda after Starfield I truly believe ES6 will be very good. I like this ambition from a small studio and I actually liked some of what they showed but it just can't compete with the big boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 16 minutes ago, Best said: As much as I doubt Bethesda after Starfield I truly believe ES6 will be very good. I like this ambition from a small studio and I actually liked some of what they showed but it just can't compete with the big boys. As much As I want Bethesda to succeed with ES6, I'm tired of putting all my fish in one kettle. The more developers, of any size, working on more open world RPGs, the happier I will be. Not everything needs to be a AAA game, there is plenty of space in the industry for b tier jank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 The stated scope for this project simply isn't in the single digit millions - this is easily a $10+ million project that will require external funding. Good luck to them, because they sure as hell are gonna need it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 There is no intention to have voice acting and the world creation will be procedural. That said, I still agree that this is a 10+ million project and I would guess it will take 3+ years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 You should back "A Memory of Eternity"'s projects, the guy always delivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 11 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said: As much As I want Bethesda to succeed with ES6, I'm tired of putting all my fish in one kettle. The more developers, of any size, working on more open world RPGs, the happier I will be. Not everything needs to be a AAA game, there is plenty of space in the industry for b tier jank! I agree. It's just extremely difficult for these small studios to pull off anything comparable to AAA so it's unfortunate because yes, having more open world RPGS on the market is a very important thing for the industry to keep growing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 5/31/2024 at 11:41 AM, Mr.Vic20 said: As much As I want Bethesda to succeed with ES6, I'm tired of putting all my fish in one kettle. The more developers, of any size, working on more open world RPGs, the happier I will be. Not everything needs to be a AAA game, there is plenty of space in the industry for b tier jank! Especially now that Embracer has pretty much killed off Piranha Bytes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 The procedural generation part worries me. It’s a shortcut to more and larger amount of content that I don’t think anyone has really cracked how to make areas not feel barren or soulless, and very repetitive after a few generated instances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 The Kickstarter campaign/private equity funding pitch has gone live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 Currently sitting at 452,000 of 500,000. Based on the provided stretch goals, this one is just going to limp over the finish line, even with 22 days remaining remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 21 minutes ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Currently sitting at 452,000 of 500,000. Based on the provided stretch goals, this one is just going to limp over the finish line, even with 22 days remaining remaining. I'm pretty sure that's because people are relatively certain that a full release is never going to see the light of day, so why bother backing it? It's just far too ambitious to have a realistic chance of coming to fruition. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Also, the Kickstarter boat as a vehicle for funding videogame projects sunk a while back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted June 7 Author Share Posted June 7 59 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I'm pretty sure that's because people are relatively certain that a full release is never going to see the light of day, so why bother backing it? It's just far too ambitious to have a realistic chance of coming to fruition. I believe your assessment to be clear eyed and founded in clear historic trends, but I'm going to be the dope who holds the torch, once I can put down this Star Citizen distress beacon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 And they did it. 13 days in and the kickstarter is funded. OF course, if you know how most kickstarters work then you know that they are typically 30 days long and only the first three and last two days are real money makers. The rest is called "The through" and usually accounts for less than 20% of the total haul. So they just made it by. On to the next windmill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr.Vic20 Posted June 12 Author Share Posted June 12 I think the best part of this Kickstarter has been the CEO of this company managing to name name drop Barry Manilow and the F bomb all in the first page of his thank you letter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 5/31/2024 at 9:53 AM, Keyser_Soze said: You should back "A Memory of Eternity"'s projects, the guy always delivers. @Mr.Vic20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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