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Double Fine Adventure ("Broken Age") Development Thread
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Family Fry
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I don't think that will stay secret for long, quality stuff.
Lasthope106
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Probably one of the best episodes yet. At this point I feel like I've gotten my money's worth with the documentary alone, and I'm tempted to buy another copy of the game when it releases to help this guys out. Everything is starting to come together nicely.
Well, it's only got to last about a day or so. Should be possible.
I feel the same way, these videos have been fantastic. I can't wait for the Massive Chalice one's to finally start rolling out.
For real, this game is going to look stunning.
And most of the criticism/worries about the budget and production delays will lighten considerably when people see the final product.
Vulcano's assistant
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a few seconds in. kinky...
Haunted
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This episode was so good. Adding this whole following production series to the Kickstarter campaign of this game was just such an amazing idea.
Terrific, educational, moving entertainment.
Terrific, educational, moving entertainment.
oh, it'll get even better.
Vulcano's assistant
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Wonder how the guys filming felt when they had to go after JB and ask for written consent to include him in the documentary.
Chris Remo
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Backer access is actually approved automatically; we know (well, we assume) that someone who gave us money isn't a spammer. It can sometimes take up to an hour just depending on how frequently our backer system runs its verification. If it doesn't work within a couple hours, 99% of the time it's because the registrant signed up with an email that doesn't match the email address they used to back the game, so the system has no way to recognize them.
petethepanda
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Publicly announced now: Pen Ward (creator of Adventure Time) is part of the voice cast.
You just stole my words.
Very entartaining episode, and the game looks straight beautiful, i would never have tought it would turn out so good when i backed this.
What i really liked most until now is the audio part, from the episodes to the game itself, everything i've got to her was just straight up a pleasure to listen, i have great expectations.
that's like the first time I've heard tim sound nervous.
no need for that, it looks gorgeous
Got to play the game for about fifteen minutes tonight in downtown Los Angeles.
It's not a game that really lends itself for "Hey, come on down, check out our game!", but it was super solid. Most of the final VO was in there, and it sounded fantastic; the art and animations were stellar. I was unable to progress very far, but I was enjoying going through the dialogue trees and just seeing characters interact.
Been a weird journey, but the final product is gonna be just what we wanted, I think. = D
It's not a game that really lends itself for "Hey, come on down, check out our game!", but it was super solid. Most of the final VO was in there, and it sounded fantastic; the art and animations were stellar. I was unable to progress very far, but I was enjoying going through the dialogue trees and just seeing characters interact.
Been a weird journey, but the final product is gonna be just what we wanted, I think. = D
Thanks for the feedback, that sounds promising !
Yeah, the more I see and hear of the game the more I'm looking forward to it. Hope that the documentary films haven't spoiled too much because they're so entertaining to watch that I don't want to avoid them, haha. It's been fascinating getting an insight into the game, the company and the people that work there. The game looks fantastic. I hope this proves to be successful for DF, despite all the hurdles along the way.
Nabs
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This looks amazing.
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/vif30s/broken-age-wil-wheaton-reveal
Another reveal at VGX tomorrow.
Another reveal at VGX tomorrow.
That's the most obvious missing announcement, but they could always announce yet another (wonderful, mind you) wacky celebrity-voiced NPC.
Seriously.
The documentary has been quite enjoyable for me. I find it to be honest and straightforward. It's shaped up to be a fascinating look at a game development cycle.
indigo-cyclops
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Can't fucking wait. Hard to believe we'll soon be playing another Schaefer adventure game. The genre needs this.
The documentary has been compelling to say the least.
The documentary has been compelling to say the least.
CecilRousso
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Game looked great on VGX. Elijah Wood is doing the lead role. Good news all around.
ab.aeterno
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Slowly catching up with the documentary, was 2-3 episodes behind. Crazy to see the backlash the announcement got on the early access stuff. I never understood why people were so upset; Double Fine obviously made some mistakes with scope, but the game was going to be bigger for it, and more in line with what I, and I'm guessing others, hoped for from the project.
I mean, what I'm seeing now is far beyond what I ever expected when I backed in those first few hours. I'm thrilled with how it's taking shape.
I mean, what I'm seeing now is far beyond what I ever expected when I backed in those first few hours. I'm thrilled with how it's taking shape.
MulderWasTaken
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Did they set the date or it was just "January"? and when was the 2nd part supposed to launch? March?
Chris Remo
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No specific date yet, but yeah it'll be out January, with backers getting access before it's generally available to the public. We're still working out timing/logistics/etc. with Valve; I'm sure there will be a real date to share before too long. No specific date for the second part either, but it'll be a few months later.
I think the biggest problem was how df communicated the whole deal.
if they'd just said "we're releasing the game on early access" and that was it then it would've been a lot smoother. I think they kinda messed up and tried to overexplain how it was cut in half for a first part and then sell that part first and whatnot while really there's not much to it than going on early access.
most backers I feel should've been eased right away with that, and I feel like most people with the pitchforks are kickstarter haters that didn't back this but for some reason feel entitled to whine about it.
I backed dfa knowing perfectly fine that it could've crashed and burned and I'm glad it didn't and I'm super glad it led to the kickstarter movement as a whole, which is pretty much one of the most inspiring things about the videogame industry in like ten years. that we got a kickass documentary is just the cherry on top, anyone that complains about dfa is just insane.
The other factor was that they announced all of the changes immediately after the Massive Chalice kickstarter ended. I didn't personally feel that there was intentional subterfuge or whatever, but I can see how that could piss people off.
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