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Kickstarter: Project Rap Rabbit (Parappa x Gitaroo Man creators)
- Thread starter Kenzodielocke
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I thought you don't have a choice? It's wherever the creator of the campaign is based.
Didn't seem to have hurt Yooka Laylee's Kickstarter success.
BassForever
Member
It didn't stop yooka laylee from blasting through it's ks goal
There are a number of reasons this is failing
1) it's a super niche spiritual successor to a super niche collection of games
2) people who aren't big in ks and only jumped in for the mega big projects feel burned after mn9 and yl
3) poorly handeled campaign with no gameplay and badly placed stretch goals which burned any good momentum this would have
Kickstarter and other crowd funding websites as a platform for game creation is still very much alive and doing very well. It's not the platforms fault this game won't be funded, it's the creators fault.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Man, this project is going to get cancelled so bad.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Seems a bit unfair to blame this on the ppl. They botched this pretty hard
I have only visited the KS page once since the announcement so as far as I know this game is only going to be six songs. They didnt have any footage or prototype of the game to show,nor do they have a demo ready. Even if they did release a demo containing 2 songs, thatd be a significantly large portion out of a six track game, so theyd have to create demo exclusive tracks. Thats not to mention that this type of game lacks incentive to replay many times. All this to say, the funding price is too high imo.
If all these issued have been addressed and fixed, I stand corrected.
If all these issued have been addressed and fixed, I stand corrected.
dickroach
Member
none of those issues have been addressed. everything about this kickstarter was bad.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
They're supposed to be unveiling gameplay next week.
They've been having Q&A developer streams, twice now. Both times, they were announced in the comments section of the KS page, with less than a day's notice.
I really don't know how someone can be paid to run a kickstarter campaign so badly.
GuitarAtomik
Member
How is this not cancelled yet? They really need to cancel and come back with a better pitch and more to show.
dickroach
Member
I think it's a good idea to keep this current one up for now, that way they can get feedback from people after they unveil the gameplay video in a couple of days, and use that when they re-launch it.
Assuming they have actually started working on it and have a demo, a re-launch is inevitable
Minutes away from finally showing gameplay. Get in here y'all!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/460689844/project-rap-rabbit-working-title
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/460689844/project-rap-rabbit-working-title
mate that looked like it's going to be the SHIT when it has the full production values
DarknessTear
Banned
I mean consider the fact that the rap was made by a developer, and the voice acting was too. It's just a general concept.
outunderthestars
Banned
Based on the KS campaign I have doubts as to a full production ever happening.
Ginger Hail
Member
Obviously a bit of a rough WIP, but the concept seems good at least.
TheSpoiler
Member
In what universe is this going to get ful production?
There'll be plenty of time for I told you so in 10 days. For now, only HYPE!
Seriously. I know people are getting wary of kickstarters that don't come out with some form of early build footage, but a rhythm game like this that's heavy on lyrical music is basically all about its final quality assets which you couldn't really put together in a pre-production period.
It's not like they can demonstrate if they're competent at building game mechanics (rhythm games have some of the most basic mechanics in video games) and they couldn't really have elaborate art or sound assets (which are practically the entire selling point for this kind of game) to show off without spending a chunk of change.
AlexFlame116
Member
Well I really liked the concept video! I know that it's a very long shot but I do hope that somehow this project comes to fruition!
Napalm_Frank
Member
Oh man, I was way too positive for this barely making it when it was announced. This venture was a total bomb 
Oh man, I was way too positive for this barely making it when it was announced. This venture was a total bomb
Yeah, they kind of gave up after the test footage was released. One day left and there hasn't been any sort of update since June 9th, they didn't even do one that they scheduled for the 10th showing the game's art evolution. It's too bad they completely bungled the start of the campaign because I really wanted to see this happen, hopefully they manage to bounce back somehow.
AcademicSaucer
Member
They need a publisher
calc84maniac
Member
I thought they got PQube to sign on as a publisher from the very start.
dickroach
Member
they need to make a game that'd make it's money back.
a six level rhythm game that costs $20 isn't selling 100,000+ copies. there's not enough demand.
they need to do a Guitaroo Man-ish game, or just a basic rhythm game that has nothing to do with rapping. license some quirky japanese songs, so it's A LOT less work. have like 15 in the game. sell it for $20. then sell DLC songs for $2-3 a pop.
Amplitude's kickstarter goal was $775,000, the game had 30 songs (15 made for the game. 15 licensed).
Ultimadrago
Member
Almost there! It's going to make it!
Grim Patron
Member
Just a bit more :"D
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
In todays day and age where you can knock up a Unity/UE4/GameMaker prototype in a weekend, launching a million dollar Kickstarter without anything of substance just immediately makes me think your outfit isn't actually capable of making games.
This goes DOUBLE for a supposed passion project, and here in a rare case TRIPLE because its a music game and they didn't even produce one professional track as a base. "Draw some pictures" is not a viable project pitch.
This group seems incapable of making videogames in the current climate, which is sad because I loved Gitaroo Man, but there it is.
This goes DOUBLE for a supposed passion project, and here in a rare case TRIPLE because its a music game and they didn't even produce one professional track as a base. "Draw some pictures" is not a viable project pitch.
This group seems incapable of making videogames in the current climate, which is sad because I loved Gitaroo Man, but there it is.
Yup, this was an absolutely atrocious campaign that deserved to fail.
MasterOfNone
Member
Too many kickstarters have failed before, the consumers are getting wiser about these and need to acertain the ability of the developpers to ship a game. Having people who have shipped games before doesn't mean the studios as it is right now is able to.
FantasticMrSnake
Member
Yes, it sad.., I guess that's it then.
A shame, I wanted to see this project succeeded, but i didn't pledge for this same reason, no prototype.. , only a bad video almost at the end of the campaign.
Iva Demilcol
Member
Just 4 hours to go!