sixteen-bit
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New Shaq Fu, New Barkley....
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Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn crowdfunding was Success-Fu. Coming to last and current gen
- Thread starter ShogunDarius
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Shaq has a lot of appeal past gamers. I can see why this succeeded, but I'm still baffled by it.
The crowdfunding industry?
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
Oh now you did it now the mob's just going to jump on you "because Dyack."
But me? Well good sir I agree, and I like the cut of your jib. Carry on.
How so?
ScriptedReality
Member
I'm legitimately shocked. Even though the first was bad.. I'll play this lol.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Averagely, each backer "gave" $353. This project also had roughly the same amount of backers as the failed Cult County kickstarter (1,492 vs Shaq's current 1,340), and all of the higher $0000 tiers have been sold out.
43 people pledged $280,000 altogther. 43 people pledged half of the project. Shady as fuck.
43 people pledged $280,000 altogther. 43 people pledged half of the project. Shady as fuck.
The Jackdog
Member
key word there.
Dont want to help kickstart this game? I know this is a lot of steps to process, but bare with me:
1. Dont do it.
2. Thats it.
People define and find value in things that are different than you. Enough people found this had enough value, and its getting made, so what?
Even if its mostly this 50 or so people....50 or so people still did.
Sectorseven
Member
What exactly was the driving factor in backing this, just nostalgia for a terrible game? I wonder if a "Kazaam" sequel could get funded.
GAF's done. It existed for this comment. Close up shop.
Imbarkus
As Sartre noted in his contemplation on Hell in No Exit, the true horror is other members.
B-Ball buddies breaking out the big bills to prevent embarassment. Solid sports memorabilia rewards driving up the midtier donations. This isn't really a big mystery here.
50 million dollars for a new Wing Commander, now that's a big mystery.
Chairmanchuck
Member
So. Visiting their twitter and nothing since 2014. Is that project dead?
Are you really that surprised? Even when kickstarter was all the rage this seemed like a weird choice that I was surprised was funded and suspect only because it was all the rage at that point in time. This thing looked dead before the kickstarter was funded.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
It's dirty as hell, but this was preeveryone understanding that Kickstarter is not a place to preorder. At the same time, I look at the fact this was a game that tried to reboot a game that was considered "one of the worst games of all time" and it's hard to muster up sympathy. Now excuse while I continue to wait on my barkley 2. ;_;
NeOak
Member
Chairmanchuck
Member
Not really surprised, but I was just talking about Shaq Fu and remember there was a KS/Indiegogo about a sequel. Then checked their website and twitter and nothing happened since 2014...
I just looked myself to see if I could find anything on it, and I found this Instagram video that Shaq himself posted approximately 12 weeks ago. So, there's hope I suppose?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNsmY7qjSW2/
sixteen-bit
Member
hope springs eternal
Yeah this sounds like the guys took the money and ran. Who know's if they even attempted to make the game outside of the kickstarter since it was basically radio silence once it was funded.
Just checked their last FB post was also back in early September of last year, so at least its not much of a scam as we think it is... at least I hope.
Edit: Also there was a trailer at the VGAs in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apLitkjjXlo
Edit: Also there was a trailer at the VGAs in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apLitkjjXlo
