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There are only 14 hours left, not half the time, so this is the last chance for it to succeed. I doubt I will make another Kickstarter. I don't have the equipm

There are only 14 hours left, not half the time, so this is the last chance for it to succeed. I doubt I will make another Kickstarter. I don't have the equipment or resources to really edit a better video. I think it's important to just let the product speak for itself. I really believe in the game and that it is the first puzzle game that is genuinely better than Tetris, which is perhaps the most difficult game development feat. The tournament setting will not be there in the OUYA version, it is the final scene from the "bob's game" RPG. I haven't had the chance to make a build outside of that context yet. I want to keep the game very inexpensive so that many OUYA owners will buy it and make it more fun for everyone by having a larger tournament pool, and I can't really offer any greater value than the game itself. I don't feel right selling a poster or a t-shirt for more than the game, since the game itself took so much more effort. I appreciate your critique and I understand where you are coming from and why your suggestions are successful, but I don't have the resources to do what you're suggesting, which is why I'm doing the Kickstarter in the first place- which is really in the original spirit of Kickstarter itself.

egypturnash 13y ago
I shot the video for my pitches with the camera in my Mac, and edited it with a demo copy of Final Cut. I probably could have done it with iMovie, to be honest, except I got sick of trying to do some complex camera moves on still images in iMovie. Also if the tournament setting won't be there in the actual product then why on earth is it in the video and images? IMHO it's actively driving people away from your game. Present what you're intending to actually deliver. Oh, and the easy higher tier to draw larger donors in: Your Name In The Credits. Name A Game Mode. Name A Level. Etc, etc.
- bobsgame 13y ago
  I could probably edit video with a non-trivial degree of frustration, but I am honestly sort of philosophically opposed to making a "proper" Kickstarter campaign and I want to keep it as simple as I can even though it is not the best approach. I haven't really been able to make a build outside the context of the RPG yet. Originally I had a "name in the credits" tier but decided to remove it, because I didn't know how to handle it for future versions of the game. Everyone is supposed to be able to make their own level/mode, so that's out.
  - jackmaney 13y ago
    "I am honestly sort of philosophically opposed to making a 'proper' Kickstarter campaign" Then why the hell did you bother in the first place?
    - bobsgame 13y ago
      Because I am sleeping in my car and have no resources to get new equipment, and I would honestly like to make an OUYA version because it is a good platform and I appreciate their stance on development. I don't like the "infomercial" feel that most successful Kickstarters seem to have but I do like the original spirit of Kickstarter which I feel was more intended for situations like mine.
      - jackmaney 13y ago
        I'm sorry to hear that you're sleeping in your car, but whether or not you want to develop for the OUYA (and you shouldn't, because it's a flop and a piece of crap), it seems that you've put no thought whatsoever into your Kickstarter campaign. From your other comments, though, it's obvious that you don't intend to listen to any criticism. So, believe whatever you want. Perhaps you can make another game based upon bob's game (which is based upon bob's game which is based upon "bob's game"). Maybe call this one 'bob's game'? Or how about A Game of Bobs?
        bobsgame 13y ago
        It's not too bad sleeping in a car, it's just getting a bit cold and I would like to upgrade to a van and get a nice laptop to work on. It's a choice and a matter of integrity, if I could pick any way to live it would be this. I want to develop for OUYA because I like their stance on development and it is a nice home console I can put my game on with real controls. Whether they are a "flop" or not has nothing to do with that, and I think it is too early to make that call regardless.

egypturnash 13y ago

I shot the video for my pitches with the camera in my Mac, and edited it with a demo copy of Final Cut. I probably could have done it with iMovie, to be honest, except I got sick of trying to do some complex camera moves on still images in iMovie. Also if the tournament setting won't be there in the actual product then why on earth is it in the video and images? IMHO it's actively driving people away from your game. Present what you're intending to actually deliver. Oh, and the easy higher tier to draw larger donors in: Your Name In The Credits. Name A Game Mode. Name A Level. Etc, etc.

bobsgame 13y ago
I could probably edit video with a non-trivial degree of frustration, but I am honestly sort of philosophically opposed to making a "proper" Kickstarter campaign and I want to keep it as simple as I can even though it is not the best approach. I haven't really been able to make a build outside the context of the RPG yet. Originally I had a "name in the credits" tier but decided to remove it, because I didn't know how to handle it for future versions of the game. Everyone is supposed to be able to make their own level/mode, so that's out.
- jackmaney 13y ago
  "I am honestly sort of philosophically opposed to making a 'proper' Kickstarter campaign" Then why the hell did you bother in the first place?
  - bobsgame 13y ago
    Because I am sleeping in my car and have no resources to get new equipment, and I would honestly like to make an OUYA version because it is a good platform and I appreciate their stance on development. I don't like the "infomercial" feel that most successful Kickstarters seem to have but I do like the original spirit of Kickstarter which I feel was more intended for situations like mine.
    - jackmaney 13y ago
      I'm sorry to hear that you're sleeping in your car, but whether or not you want to develop for the OUYA (and you shouldn't, because it's a flop and a piece of crap), it seems that you've put no thought whatsoever into your Kickstarter campaign. From your other comments, though, it's obvious that you don't intend to listen to any criticism. So, believe whatever you want. Perhaps you can make another game based upon bob's game (which is based upon bob's game which is based upon "bob's game"). Maybe call this one 'bob's game'? Or how about A Game of Bobs?
      - bobsgame 13y ago
        It's not too bad sleeping in a car, it's just getting a bit cold and I would like to upgrade to a van and get a nice laptop to work on. It's a choice and a matter of integrity, if I could pick any way to live it would be this. I want to develop for OUYA because I like their stance on development and it is a nice home console I can put my game on with real controls. Whether they are a "flop" or not has nothing to do with that, and I think it is too early to make that call regardless.