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The art style is very nice.

Loved Aquaria, I think it might've been my first indie game ever. Pledged.

This game is gunna smash its goal.

This is fantastic, just when I thought I finally managed to stop backing things until something came out... sigh

Backed. Game looks really nice with the artistic style and pretty unique as well. Hope these guys destroy that goal.

Saw this a while ago. Looks great. Hope it comes to PS4.

that's pretty as fuck.

I really like what they're trying to capture, at least from the description and video. Seems to try to replicate the feeling many people have when they grow up and everybody changes and when they return home, businesses are dead, friends have left or are different, everything you thought you knew has changed. It's very evocative. When do you realize you have to forge your own path? Do you stay behind and get trapped?

Bea and Mae were best friends until 7th grade, when suddenly they weren’t. She worked hard throughout school, was valedictorian of her graduating class, and aced her college applications. But when her mother died, her father didn’t take it well. Bea stayed in Possum Springs to help him recover, and to take her mother’s place at the family business.

This description, for example, is a typical story. Bae had dreams. But, life interrupted and it changed her forever. She had to give them up, and in a way once your dreams die, a spark goes out of you.

The idea of a dying town where in this instance coal mining has left forever is very evocative of the steel and coal countries of backwater Pennsylvania. So many dead or dying towns off the back of fading coal mines and steel factories. It's very depressing, and also in its own way causing melancholy for the times lost. If you are a certain type of person, it becomes difficult to move on. You want to hold onto something that really never existed at all.



Anyway, I really love this concept so I will get this.

This is how I feel about my life right now.

I'd love to back it if I can get one of those aforementioned jobs.

Damn, Ami, you make me want to pledge to this project even if I have no money! I am very much in love with the concept, I guess many can identify with it. I feel I can to a certain point.

Could turn out special, it looks very nice. Good amount of style and has a unique vibe.

So what is the deal with Alec lately? He's also working on Grave with Adam Saltsman and I guess Marian was quietly cancelled?

Amazing concept, just screams creativity to me, I'm in for 25.
Looking good so far, let's hope there will be some nice stretch goals, go go go.

Loved the trailer. Had to pledge even though I'm kickstartered out.

Looks downright beautiful... unfortunately I'm banning myself from backing anything until I like, manage to play at least one of the things I've backed already.

Originally Posted by ZealousD

So what is the deal with Alec lately? He's also working on Grave with Adam Saltsman and I guess Marian was quietly cancelled?

I guess he's only making music on those other games, as he sometimes does, while he's the programmer on this.

Originally Posted by Rulp

Saw this a while ago. Looks great. Hope it comes to PS4.

The Kickstarter went up yesterday...?

I'm worried about Gregg's drink problem. I've no idea what Angus sees in him.

Yeah....in for $50, this looks wonderful.

Originally Posted by Amir0x

I really like what they're trying to capture, at least from the description and video. Seems to try to replicate the feeling many people have when they grow up and everybody changes and when they return home, businesses are dead, friends have left or are different, everything you thought you knew has changed. It's very evocative. When do you realize you have to forge your own path? Do you stay behind and get trapped?



This description, for example, is a typical story. Bae had dreams. But, life interrupted and it changed her forever. She had to give them up, and in a way once your dreams die, a spark goes out of you.

The idea of a dying town where in this instance coal mining has left forever is very evocative of the steel and coal countries of backwater Pennsylvania. So many dead or dying towns off the back of fading coal mines and steel factories. It's very depressing, and also in its own way causing melancholy for the times lost. If you are a certain type of person, it becomes difficult to move on. You want to hold onto something that really never existed at all.



Anyway, I really love this concept so I will get this.

Great post Ami, seriously. I relate completely just in a different way.

Update: FULLY FUNDED! Also, stretch goals? Consoles? Linux?

Both of them really seem to have a hard time right now, I hope they get back on track and just lay back for some time, they've done it!

I really liked Aquaria, but I don't like the style of this game.

Digging that art style!

Awesome, would love PSN port.

This looks pretty neat and charming. Looks like a world I would like to explore.

Thanks for the updates, kuppy :)

The tagline "At the end of everything, hold on to anything" is so impossibly good.

Oh man. This whole thing just looks amazing.

I was in for $15, but I upped my pledge to $25.

Simply because I can't stop looking at this.

Stretchgoals 1 to 3 'smashed to bits (3rd update)' which means they hired Charles Huettner to do some animating and Adam Saltsman (not gonna link this one, I don't want to be insulting) to make a game-within-the-game, if I understand correctly.

And then, 4th update: where they basically, and wisely imo, say that they're not gonna add ever-expanding stretch goal and stay focused and keep the game's scope as it is; and instead they'll use the additional money to make sure they don't run out of anything, bring in guest artists, attend events and festivals, etc.

So no console port? That sucks.

Love the artstyle. Also love that their not overtly putting in stupid game mechanics in what's clearly a puzzle/exploration game. They really hit it out of the park with the atmosphere.

This game is going to be filled with feels. Would be a perfect fit for Vita.

Originally Posted by ced

So no console port? That sucks.

quoting the update:

CONSOLES: We’re looking into it!

STEAM: We’re looking into it!

Originally Posted by kuppy

Funded!

Vita, Vita, Vita!




Edit: btw has anyone else listening to the soundtrack more than a couple times, too? totally digging it

*raises hand* I really like the "Back To The Holler" track and have been listening to it over and over again. I don't think my old crappy PC can handle this game but I backed anyway. Looking forward to the OST and artwork. :)

^hehe

New Update

Initial concept art. (Day)


(Night)

In the next few days we will finally have a Paypal option up for those who are reading this but can't back through Kickstarter. Admittedly it's a very small group of people who both haven't backed and are reading this. But just in case: now you know.

...and yet another one!

• two weeks left
• itw on paper droids
• this rad poster:

Originally Posted by Accent

...and yet another one!

• two weeks left
• itw on paper droids
• this rad poster:

That was a nice interview. Also, I love the poster!

Originally Posted by Lissar

This is how I feel about my life right now.

I'd love to back it if I can get one of those aforementioned jobs.

My Halloween job ends tomorrow.

Panic has already set in.

Update: Q&A Podcast + Why We Aren't Talking About Consoles

Ok, so let's talk consoles. Or rather let's talk about why we've haven't been talking about consoles. That's been the giant elephant in the room for most of the Kickstarter and we've been very up front about how things were up in the air. At this point we won't be announcing console ports before the end of the Kickstarter campaign. We've tried to be as transparent as possible about these kinds of things, so here's what's up:

Night In The Woods is still a ways off. We won't be releasing until 2015. As such, it's a bit early for us to promise a specific console port. We could very easily just slap another stretch goal down and say “we'll develop for ______!!!” but honestly this early on in development and this far from our release date all we'd be doing is just that - saying it. We've been in talks with folks about console ports and that's going to take a bit more time to iron out, especially since (as you may have noticed) things are a bit hectic for both we and a few major consoles this month. We'll be updating you all as we have updates to give. You've trusted us, and we want to respect that. No bluffing, no announcements just for hype. We'll announce our console port plans when we are sure of them and have deals in place. Until then, stay tuned and thanks for caring so much!

Platform-wise, PC, Mac and supported Linux builds are guaranteed. We will naturally be looking at Steam as our release date draws nearer, and will be providing Steam keys to backers. We'll also be looking at other distribution platforms which we'll announce later.

Seems to be sort of their nature as far as I can tell, let's hope for the best later on.

Oh cool, didn't know this was super duper successful!

Made a GIF for this at the start: