They won't go bankrupt nor lose money most likely. At most they'd piss of a select few fans that wanted to invest in the game.Well, enjoy bankruptcy I guess can't not a chance in hell that's happening.
Is Psychonauts actually good? I've seen videos of it and it seems like the writing and humor might be good, but the gameplay looked really uninteresting compared to other 3D platformers (Mario Galaxy 1, Mario 64, de Blob).
Gameplay-wise it's never in the same league as 3D Mario. Just navigating your character is never as satisfying. It has nice writing, likable characters, cool setting and a charming and creative world. Some side stories are actually really great. There are some great gameplay ideas too, yet it never feels like they reach their full potential. I'd still recommend it, especially if you enjoy the humor and appreciate new and good ideas. 10 bucks for PC is worth it, or you wait for a sale. If you plan on playing on console, check the version you're about to get. IIRC some had audio problems.Is Psychonauts actually good? I've seen videos of it and it seems like the writing and humor might be good, but the gameplay looked really uninteresting compared to other 3D platformers (Mario Galaxy 1, Mario 64, de Blob).
An 80% profit in 2-3 years seems a bit... sky high from the get go, tbqh.
I feel like any game that could make a convincing pitch wouldn't have to resort to Fig for funding.
Yeah, I've never played through the entire game, but I guess I can see why people like it so much. I guess it's just the loud fans that give the game so much praise that it just seemed more popular to me at the time. I kinda feel like the same thing happened with Beyond Good and Evil, and Beyond Good and Evil 2 won't be successful either.No. It won't happen. I won't even say good luck because PN is a niche game despite how much the fanbase praises it. There's no way it'll make those 2 million copies at 60 bucks Games drop in price too fast these days unless you are a heavy hitter.
There was bullshit with the Wasteland 2 campaign? I didn't know that.Frankly, this looks like fraud to me. Watch Fig pull the same bullshit with the Wasteland 2 campaign.
Wasteland 3, sorry. And the bullshit hasn't happened yet, but I wouldn't be too surprised is that the return estimates of the ongoing Fig campaign prove to be fraudulently optimistic.There was bullshit with the Wasteland 2 campaign? I didn't know that.
I'm not totally clued in on how these numbers are presented, but wouldn't the break-even number be even higher. This is assuming the $1.70/unit and full 6000 investor numbers plus a potential point in sales where Double Fine's take goes up?
eh, investing on fig should be looked at as paying for a game to exist with the potential to make money. basically, you're hedging the bet that a crowd funded title becomes really popular. if you just want traditional rewards, you can be a backer. it's less risky, but, if the in the unlikely scenario the title blows up in popularity, you just have a copy of the game instead of potentially thousands of dollars.
Going to be really hard for them. If the game gets a 8-8.5 review score it might break even. But their need to get scores of 9 or higher on most news sitea if we ever want to see a 3rd title.
It's a point-and-click adventure game disguised as a platformer.Is Psychonauts actually good? I've seen videos of it and it seems like the writing and humor might be good, but the gameplay looked really uninteresting compared to other 3D platformers (Mario Galaxy 1, Mario 64, de Blob).
Well, these investments accounted for $1.87M of the $3.82M raised, so if investors pull out at this point, the game could potentially dip below its goal. Not sure how Fig would handle that at this point though.I don't really see the big deal to be honest. The core crowdfunding campaign is over, the game is getting made.
This gif will be getting a lot of usage as this Fig continues.
So how the hell is fig even supposed to work then for most games if the overhead renders your ability to turn a profit basically nil?