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Hang on, I was a backer, they shipped the demo and all other rewards to backers. Their goal was always "to produce a game prototype" not much more. I don't fee

by new299 13y ago

Hang on, I was a backer, they shipped the demo and all other rewards to backers. Their goal was always "to produce a game prototype" not much more. I don't feel like they've let their backers down and the article seems to suggest. It's just sad that they've not been able to find follow on funding to continue their work.

mcv 13y ago
I still haven't looked at the demo yet, but the update in which it was announced said that the next step was to make a prototype/proof of concept with which to draw extra funding. That sounds like the demo isn't the promised prototype yet, and the prototype didn't get finished before money ran out. Also, I checked, and the original campaign didn't actually promise a prototype, it promised a game. A simple one, but still a fully functional one. But the wordt thing about the whole story is that they were silent for 5 months after they had promised to start working on that prototype.
- EthanHeilman 13y ago
  You should play the demo, it hits just about all the goals they set out for their prototype. It isn't perfect and I can beat the AI 9 times out of ten using a really cheap tactic, but if I limit the cheese the game works pretty well and introduces some concepts I wish other games would copy (best sword fighting sim on the market). The problem here is that aren't good at PR. This update could have been, we did a great job and shipped the product we promised (which by all measures they did), but instead they choose to announce that their product isn't good enough and that they would keep trying. Normally this wouldn't be so bad but a bunch of reporters are looking for the story "Don't Trust Kickstarter" and the update fit that narrative.
ZoFreX 13y ago
The author of the article doesn't seem to know what Kickstarter is, to be frank. If they delivered the rewards there is no claim for any backer to get their money back.
- jessaustin 13y ago
  Also, if they didn't deliver.

by new299 13y ago

mcv 13y ago

I still haven't looked at the demo yet, but the update in which it was announced said that the next step was to make a prototype/proof of concept with which to draw extra funding. That sounds like the demo isn't the promised prototype yet, and the prototype didn't get finished before money ran out. Also, I checked, and the original campaign didn't actually promise a prototype, it promised a game. A simple one, but still a fully functional one. But the wordt thing about the whole story is that they were silent for 5 months after they had promised to start working on that prototype.

EthanHeilman 13y ago
You should play the demo, it hits just about all the goals they set out for their prototype. It isn't perfect and I can beat the AI 9 times out of ten using a really cheap tactic, but if I limit the cheese the game works pretty well and introduces some concepts I wish other games would copy (best sword fighting sim on the market). The problem here is that aren't good at PR. This update could have been, we did a great job and shipped the product we promised (which by all measures they did), but instead they choose to announce that their product isn't good enough and that they would keep trying. Normally this wouldn't be so bad but a bunch of reporters are looking for the story "Don't Trust Kickstarter" and the update fit that narrative.

ZoFreX 13y ago

The author of the article doesn't seem to know what Kickstarter is, to be frank. If they delivered the rewards there is no claim for any backer to get their money back.

jessaustin 13y ago
Also, if they didn't deliver.