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Psychonauts 2 Announced (Crowdfunding on Fig, PC/PS4/XB1, UE4, $3.3M goal--funded!)
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PurpleMoustache
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Plus Broken Age got made and is good (not the greatest adventure game, but pretty good), AND Massive Chalice got made and had no problems.
Double Fine's track record with crowdfunding is solid.
#sorrynotsorry
Member
After Massive Chalice, I'm pretty done with Double Fine. That game was insanely unbalanced and it had an achievement that is literally impossible to unlock without savescumming.
It's not worth my support.
It's not worth my support.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Double Fine made Fig, worse case scenario they are the ones taking your money anyway.
NoFaceNico
Member
No one really knows, it's too new, their only funded project hasn't delivered nor failed. I honestly don't expect they're any riskier than Indiegogo as long as you're just a backer. If you're an investor, then I guarantee you it's extremely risky unless you don't mind throwing away money or waiting a really, really long time to break even.
It's not a new crowd funding platform. It's made specifically just for this game.
It ended on a cliff hanger
Actually Fig was created by the big KS success stories. DF is basically the mechanism they saw as an opportunity to really get people to sign up. But before this they had InExile, Df, and other big KS guys on board with it.
liliththepale
Banned
Why would you use that as evidence instead of just looking at the critical success that the original Psychonauts was?
If this was a promo for Massive Chalice II you'd have a good point.
Admiral Woofington
Member
the first one ended on a cliffhanger and there's a bunch of cool possibilities to a sequel
Oh ok, nice then !
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Start panicking if suddenly there's a cartoon series announced midway through and a second campaign starts up for voice acting.
liliththepale
Banned
It's ending was rather like the ending of Incredibles. It wraps up the current story really well but says "there's a whole lot also going on in this universe if we ever get the chance to tell that story."
Nightmare452
Member
Wait, game comes out planned for late 2018. Aka, Star Wars episode 8 might release earlier judging by previous Double Fine schedules...
Not gonna fund this by any stretch. Game is not even near done, so not gonna put money on something I don't know how it will be. No gameplay, no support from me. Crowdfunding is a joke, glad I stopped funding projects years ago, all of em seem like wasted money looking back.
Not gonna fund this by any stretch. Game is not even near done, so not gonna put money on something I don't know how it will be. No gameplay, no support from me. Crowdfunding is a joke, glad I stopped funding projects years ago, all of em seem like wasted money looking back.
NoFaceNico
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I see the point your trying to make isn't literal, but it's still wrong.
Their first campaign was just barely successfully funded with heavy investor backing. Also, Harmonix used Fig to take a $15 million investment so it's really more of an investment platform with a little crowdfunding sprinkled on top, but it's definitely not made purely so Psychonauts 2 can exist.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
The first didn't end in a cliffhanger. It ended, and then you get a tease ala Back to the Future.
outunderthestars
Banned
You mean there is no guarantee that a game that doesn't exist might not be good when it comes out in three years? Shocking. Thanks for enlighting us.
That said, I am willing to out my money on the line to find out.
liliththepale
Banned
It's going to be like Psychonauts 1 but with different minds to explore and a few new PSI powers. You certainly don't have to back this but don't pretend like those of us who are interested have nothing to go on.
More_Badass
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Yes, it is. There were already two other campaigns.
Space exploration game Outer Wilds
And 5th Cell also had a game on it: Anchors in the Drift
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
This was the megaton of the night for me. 2015, the year everything got freaking announced. Shenmue 3, TLG, FF7 remake, Samurai Jack season 5. God damn.
SoulUnison
Banned
So, now even second-rate platformers get sequels crowdfunded but yet Microsoft and Rare continue to ignore us Banjo-fans. I would pledge to this though, if an Xbone retail version was an option. SInce it is not, I'm not interested.
Harumph.
So, now even second-rate platformers get sequels crowdfunded but yet Microsoft and Rare continue to ignore us Banjo-fans
But for an extra $18 you can get an XB1 version of the game. Plus, Yooka-Laylee?
If the graph in the video is accurate and to scale, it looks like it's expected to a $10 million+ project, including the Fig crowdfunders, Fig investors, Double Fine Money, and the unnamed external partner
NoFaceNico
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If Tim hasn't learned his lessons from his last crowdfunding campaigns, then yes, that analogy will be rather enlightening. Give it some time.
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Deleted member 80556
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Also, Notch better donate to this!
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1149492
Glad you get the news! (Best of all, it's in Adult Swim)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1149492
Glad you get the news! (Best of all, it's in Adult Swim)
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Sorry, but from a gameplay perspective, Psychonauts has a hard time against the greats like Mario, Banjo and Rayman.
Not retail though, right? Just a measly download code?
TheCarrotKiller
Banned
Just woke up and didn't even know TGA already been, awful time here in Europe. But wow, I'm glad I woke up early to be a early backer! Amazing!
paperspace
Member
If those things were true for Psychonauts 2 it could still be a masterpiece.
You could get the PC physical copy and an XB1 download code. I dunno, is it for display purposes?
As for the Banjo thing... Um, Yooka-Laylee?
I never really saw that ending as a cliffhanger. It leaves potential for a sequel sure, but if left alone it's a perfectly fine "the adventure continues" ending.
CompC
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If the graph in the video is accurate and to scale, it looks like it's expected to a $10 million+ project, including the Fig crowdfunders, Fig investors, Double Fine Money, and the unnamed external partner
It does say,
Still waiting on my collector's box for Broken Age, née Double Fine Adventure, which is pretty annoying after all of these years. That plus the craptacular burnouts of Spacebase DF-9 and Massive Chalice make me really apprehensive to back this. I'm likely going to just wait for the game ot come out, and even then probably until a sale. I like Tim's creative vision, but I just don't really trust him with my money anymore.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
I'm happy about Yooka-Laylee, it's not Banjo-Threeie though.
And no, it is not about display purposes, but preservation. I don't play on PC and usualy PC discs are worthless anyway because they require online activation. I've paid for one download code in my life (Yooka-Laylee) and I don't want to make that more. And even in Yooka's case I was really struggling with that decision and ultimately decided for it because I just wanted to support the guys making the game so much it outweighed the fact I just recieve a DL-code.
DXLelouch153
Banned
this shits already at over $450k
people are super thirsty for more Psychonauts and i dont blame em
people are super thirsty for more Psychonauts and i dont blame em
arglebargle
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loved the first one. im in, just need to figure out for how much.
NoFaceNico
Member
Actually, it's sort of leaked out in the investment section. They say they need to gross $14,188,036 in order to break even, so that's pretty much the budget.
Lili's dad (the Psychonaut bigwig) got kidnapped though. There's something big going on.
I caved, backed for $33. I don't think I've ever wanted a kickstarter to succeed more than this. We need more 3D platformers, especially ones with hilarious writing, creative worlds, and unique abilities like psychonauts.
Reading this comment a few hours in is pretty funny. At 450k already.
Reading this comment a few hours in is pretty funny. At 450k already.
DangerMouse
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Same, trying to figure out what I should back at.