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This is the first thought that came into my head.
I'm not 100% on board yet, but the potential for something awesome is definitely there.
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Massive Chalice Kickstarter by Double Fine [Complete, $1.2 million funded]
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I'm not 100% on board yet, but the potential for something awesome is definitely there.
The Dutch Slayer
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Ok the kickstarter video was very funny, but not so sure yet about the game itself 
Technosteve
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Are you guys going to have a concept video of the game? I've never played crusader kings if it's like that.
I agree, but Brad Muir's Iron Brigade is the one Doublefine game that is the exception to this.
Well, that and the Automata(sp?) game, which is another project Brad Muir worked on. He just knows how to put the "
!" in "Gameplay !".A Human Becoming
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This is what I thought as well. Backed.
thetrin
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The aging premise reminds me a LOT of Venus & Braves. I'm 100% down with this.
Is Brazen Doublefine's take on Monster Hunter? If so, I agree!
Is Brazen Doublefine's take on Monster Hunter? If so, I agree!
Most likely not at all like that. Look up Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc?
Me too
and then 'Double Fine' and it went away. I love me some Costume Quest but not because of its gameplay, and those kind of games are ALL gameplay.
bonesmccoy
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I'm going to pass on this one. Each of the recent DF titles I've played have been nothing more than an interesting aesthetic over top of really, really boring game design.
Palehorse, so weak. I knew you couldn't hold out.
Palehorse, so weak. I knew you couldn't hold out.
Mister_Bubbles
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Amazing pitch video and interesting sounding game mechanics... in for $20!
grandjedi6
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Holy Union of my two loves
from the faq:
Are women in MASSIVE CHALICE only meant to have children and raise them? MASSIVE CHALICE will be a very inclusive game! Its true that in the pitch video we reference an immortal King (drawn in the likeness of Brad) but in the final game we want the player to have the role of an immortal king or queen. And your bloodlines and fighting force will be made of both male and female heroes equally capable of splitting demonic skulls!
lol you know the games industry is fubar on gender issues if even df has to state they're not sexist
Are women in MASSIVE CHALICE only meant to have children and raise them? MASSIVE CHALICE will be a very inclusive game! Its true that in the pitch video we reference an immortal King (drawn in the likeness of Brad) but in the final game we want the player to have the role of an immortal king or queen. And your bloodlines and fighting force will be made of both male and female heroes equally capable of splitting demonic skulls!
lol you know the games industry is fubar on gender issues if even df has to state they're not sexist
RPGCrazied
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How? Their first kickstarter game isn't even out yet. Is Double Fine that big to where they can have two projects going? Won't back, but will watch how it plays out.
Tim Schafer isn't involved with this one.
clay_ghost
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Fire emblem? Interesting.
They've actually got three or four games currently in progress IIRC. It's less that they're a huge studio and more that they're currently making smaller games.
Anyway, Massive Chalice doesn't really sound like my kind of game, but I feel like I'll end up backing the project anyway. If I'm willing to let anyone sell me on a new genre, it's Double Fine.
I think they've got three or four distinct teams, actually.
Chris Remo
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We have about 60 employees. Our teams range from just a couple people (Dropchord) to close to 20 (Broken Age), but all our teams fluctuate in size over time depending on the state of the game. (When a game nears completion, for example, the team tends to be at its biggest point.)
We've actually been working this way ever since Brutal Legend shipped! We transitioned to a multi-team studio with smaller individual projects at that point and it's now part of the core Double Fine culture.
RPGCrazied
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Oh ok, thanks for clarifying.
Love your games though, would really like to see another Grim Fandango game, even another Psychonauts would be awesome too.Messing around with dynasties in Crusader Kings 2 was great fun.
The combat was pretty bad, though. It isn't a major part of the game, but it was still significant enough to affect my overall enjoyment of the game. Then again, I played a lot of EU3 (way too much), so that likely accelerated the combat fatigue I felt.
Taking the best parts of CK2 and putting on a SRPG/Xcom tactical layer? Yes please.
The combat was pretty bad, though. It isn't a major part of the game, but it was still significant enough to affect my overall enjoyment of the game. Then again, I played a lot of EU3 (way too much), so that likely accelerated the combat fatigue I felt.
Taking the best parts of CK2 and putting on a SRPG/Xcom tactical layer? Yes please.
And now for something completely different... from the usual "is Broken Age out yet" posts.
In Irish mythology, the Tuatha de Danann brought with them four treasures to Ireland: a magic sword, a stone that pronounced the king, a magic spear, and a magic cauldron (from which no company ever went away unsatisfied). The stone is the same as the one in the Arthurian legends (had a sword in it), and the cauldron has also been depicted as a cornucopia.
The treasures had male and female aspects. Two of them are phallic (consult your local liberal arts major to figure out which), and the cauldron isn't one of those. If you can compare a spear to a phallus, it's only natural you'd compare a cauldron to...
Also, each of the treasures was brought from a different island city. The city from which the cauldron was brought is Muirias.
Coincidence? Probably.
In Irish mythology, the Tuatha de Danann brought with them four treasures to Ireland: a magic sword, a stone that pronounced the king, a magic spear, and a magic cauldron (from which no company ever went away unsatisfied). The stone is the same as the one in the Arthurian legends (had a sword in it), and the cauldron has also been depicted as a cornucopia.
The treasures had male and female aspects. Two of them are phallic (consult your local liberal arts major to figure out which), and the cauldron isn't one of those. If you can compare a spear to a phallus, it's only natural you'd compare a cauldron to...
... a chalice.
Also, each of the treasures was brought from a different island city. The city from which the cauldron was brought is Muirias.
Coincidence? Probably.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Dyack is spinning in circles.
I'll back this tomorrow. I'm sleepy.
I'll back this tomorrow. I'm sleepy.
Ninja Scooter
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Wait so brazen isn't happening now?!? Fuck no!
UltraMagnanimous
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Brilliant pitch video, and Double Fine turn based strategy game?
So, so, in.
Keep it funny guys!
So, so, in.
Keep it funny guys!
I don't know why they didn't do a kickstarter for that game. It would have easily made it's goal. I know I would have preferred it.
Someone should seriously send Brad a copy of V&B with a quick translation FAQ. I think there's much he could learn from it, and also the art style is still incredible.
Colonel Nasty
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I dunno about Iron Brigade but Trenched is awesome.
Sarcasm, or did you not know that they were the same game?
Colonel Nasty
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I know they're the same game but real bros played Trenched.