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Tsundere · May 21, 2014

Saw this retweeted by Shahid Kamal.

$100,000 Funding goal with 5 Stretch Goals including PS4 support at $400,000.

Looks great, and I like the principle behind the game too!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sumoboythegame/sumoboy

Kickstarter's FIRST EVER Anti-Bullying Inspired Video Game!

SumoBoy is a stylized adventure game for PC, Mac, Linux and Mobile, focused on delivering a thoughtful story, colourful characters, a unique art style and an unlikely hero.

Inspired by the emotions associated with bullying and the anti-bullying movement, SumoBoy encourages you to find your voice and to stand up for yourself and others.

Battle mythological monsters and solve intricate puzzles as you navigate the rich and detailed spirit world of Seishin!

Delve into Japanese mythology and folklore and master Sumo moves to defeat the ultimate bully! Only you can find the courage to be a hero!

Experience dynamic and challenging combat in an immersive and stylized journey of discovery! We have crafted this action-oriented gameplay to be reminiscent of a few of our own favourite games, such as the old school Legend of Zelda, Bastion and Diablo III.

Use your Sumo moves inspired by real Sumo techniques to progress through this magical story. Each new ability you learn will enhance your playing experience as you dive deeper into Seishin. Mastering earth-moving skills like the Sumo Stomp can damage or even destroy your enemies completely, move blocks in a puzzle, or break a glass floor. Discover more Sumo move combos to win your battles with the grace of an elite Sumo fighter!

Defeat crazed minions and heal damage with Hitoshii, your trusty Blade of Balance. Using two unique modes, your blade can be a weapon of destruction or revitalisation. Will you smite a vicious monster, or dissolve its fear and win it to your cause?

Delve into unique boss battles and use combo moves tailored to defeat each opponent! Every boss battle is different and requires extra special attention. Can you uncover the secret to vanquishing each of Kurai Kami’s formidable minions?

https://soundcloud.com/taprr/sumoboy-story-time
https://soundcloud.com/taprr/sumoboy-piano-solo
https://soundcloud.com/taprr/sumoboy-flute-solo

More at the KickStarter Page

Dombrowski · May 21, 2014

Reminds me of Bastion, looks really nice. Hope it makes it through with that goal.

RodentBR · May 21, 2014

why does most of the kickstart projects leave xbox one out? =/

Tsundere · May 21, 2014

RodentBR said:
why does most of the kickstart projects leave xbox one out? =/

Stupid ID@Xbox parity clause. Small developers can't afford to delay their games' release dates.

Tizoc · May 21, 2014

Sumoboy reminds me of Russell from Up

Looking forward to this if it ever reaches its goal.

Acquiescence · May 21, 2014

Starring that scout kid from Up.

Edit - Ahhh shit! Beaten by seconds.

aly · May 21, 2014

Tizoc said:
Sumoboy reminds me of Russell from Up

Me too. It so adorable. Hope they get funded.

Dead Prince · May 21, 2014

ugh. game is gorgeous until you see his 3D model

Canis lupus · May 21, 2014

including PS4 support at $400,000

pfff

ezekial45 · May 21, 2014

Shane Koyzcan is also writing and narrating for this game. That's really fucking cool.

Banjo-Kazooie · May 21, 2014

So it costs 300K to port a game?

MUnited83 · May 21, 2014

Banjo-Kazooie said:
So it costs 300K to port a game?

If you actually readthe OP you can see that there are other stretch goals...

Tsundere · May 21, 2014

Banjo-Kazooie said:
So it costs 300K to port a game?

100K - Game gets made
150K - Complete Character and LORE Codex w/ Art
200K - Cinematic Cut Scenes for the Entire Campaign
250K - All Cut Scenes Fully Voice Acted
300K - Text and Vocie Localisation
400K - Console (PS4) Support

They've got other things they plan to do before porting it over, so PS4 @ 400K would include all of the previous content.

RodentBR · May 21, 2014

Tsundere said:
Stupid ID@Xbox parity clause. Small developers can't afford to delay their games' release dates.

Oh, I see. I hope Microsoft reviews that policy. It seems to be really bad for consumers, after all.

Rorschach · May 21, 2014

Does he walk that slow the whole time?

Parakeetman · May 21, 2014

Tizoc said:
Sumoboy reminds me of Russell from Up

Looking forward to this if it ever reaches its goal.

was just about to say the exact same thing pic wise.

Ianan · May 21, 2014

Literally been designing a game on my own for the past 4 weeks just like this in terms of look (Slightly more Samurai Jack though) and story, not in gameplay however.
Game looks really nice though!

Haunted · May 21, 2014

I like the colour palette they're going for here.

Lucent · May 21, 2014

Canis lupus said:
pfff

Yeah I see this as being difficult. Would like it to make it though. I mean, I could always play it eventually after getting a desktop PC, but I love getting games for the PS4. Love the dualshock 4.

kuppy · May 23, 2014

Really sweet game, I hope they can make it.

SwiftDeath · May 23, 2014

Backed. Looks good

Corpekata · May 23, 2014

Backed but these seem like pretty ambitious goals.

Usobuko · May 25, 2014

Tizoc said:
Sumoboy reminds me of Russell from Up

Looking forward to this if it ever reaches its goal.

Yea, that's the first thing that came to mind.

rezuth · May 25, 2014

Wow, beautifully crafted game, have to back.

Bomber Bob · May 25, 2014

Banjo-Kazooie said:
So it costs 300K to port a game?

Dunno but console's dev fee aren't cheap

Polioliolio · May 25, 2014

This game glorifies childhood obesity.
I'm not sure if I'm kidding.

I do like the combat based on real sumo techniques. That's pretty cool.

outunderthestars · May 25, 2014

I love the concept behind the game! Backed.

kuppy · May 29, 2014

Gameplay Update

Video

Fantastic video.

outunderthestars · May 30, 2014

I don't understand why this isn't getting more attention.

thesaucetastic · May 30, 2014

This looks awesome and adorable. Hope it gets funded!

SonyToo! · May 30, 2014

outunderthestars said:
I don't understand why this isn't getting more attention.

This, looks good

Pixels · May 30, 2014

Love the art style!

Tizoc · May 30, 2014

Doesn't look like this'll reach its intended goal sadly but maybe what happened to Flying Hamster 2 can happen to this game as well?

VanWinkle · May 30, 2014

Man, too bad about it being so low. I gotta say I don't really understand it. Game looks so promising and cool.

bryehn · May 30, 2014

I was at a panel the other day about crowdfunding that included an honest to god indie and the guy in charge of Star Citizen and these guys are basically hitting all the don't or "pain" points with the stretch goals. No way it costs 300k to port to PS4.

kuppy · May 31, 2014

Another really cool update: Characters Coming to Life

Video

Amazing art direction.

It really is odd that their funding is going so slowly.
Maybe they should change out their main image, it doesn't represent the game too well and I for example only clicked on their page out of good will.

Yeah the PS4 goal could attract a lot more attention if it would be more reachable, but I think the way they have planned out their stretch goals right now is absolutely reasonable. First of they want the basic game, afterwards improvements to make it a overall better product and then they think about porting. The PS4 cost is effectively 100k, and let's not forget that although Sony is so indie friendly it is still a lot of work to bring your game to the platform, this can totally take them about 100k.

kuppy · Jun 1, 2014

Update: We Want to Bring SumoBoy to the Home Console Sooner!

Well…we have decided to re-organize our Stretch Goals and are proud to announce that if we reach $200,000 in funding, we will be able to reach this milestone! A console port is estimated at an additional $100,000 (this figure hasn’t changed since our campaign launched, we have only bumped it up our Stretch Goals list). We don’t just want to make a direct port, but rather, try to utilize the strengths of each platform(s) we wish to bring SumoBoy on.

So this makes their goals look like this:

BrainZEROX · Jun 1, 2014

Awwww... That looks really cool. I'd play that on my Vita. I hope it gets funded and the console support is reached.

Bundy · Jun 1, 2014

200k for a PS4 version?
Meh....

edit.
still too much ;(

Dash Kappei · Jun 1, 2014

Considering all the bad shit that gets funded I'm surprised this isn't getting any attention

kuppy · Jun 16, 2014

10 days left, haven't even reached 10% in funding, this is sad.

Chairman Yang · Jun 18, 2014

This Kickstarter doesn't appeal at all to me, but I'm still kind of sad and surprised because of how badly it's doing. It's clear tons of work has been put into it.

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