Fun little Pirate game kickstarter coming to many platforms...

[knave]

I just like the look of this game...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaslightgames/master-of-the-seven-teas

[vorghagen]

Game looks cute enough. I just want to know what music is playing through the trailer, it sounds so familiar.

[Vigo]

Game looks cute enough. I just want to know what music is playing through the trailer, it sounds so familiar.

I tried Shazam, came up empty. Might be original. Reminds me of Canon in D on a harpsichord.

[eds1275]

I swear I played that onh Xbox 360 over a year ago

[garwil]

I swear I played that onh Xbox 360 over a year ago

This actual game or Age of Booty? This really looks like an Age of Booty clone, set in a teacup. Aaarrrgghh! 

[eds1275]

Nope, it was this one! Released march 13, 2013. I only played the demo.
http://indiegamereviewer.com/review-master-of-the-seven-teas-from-gaslight-games-xblig/

[Howard_Casto]

Thanks for posting this, I knew I had played that before but I give knave a hard enough time so I didn't want to say anything until I was certain. 

I know they want to add features to the game, but considering that it's already been released, aren't we just paying for them to port it... which, if it was popular at all they would be able to do via the sales of the original?

*sigh*  Kickstarter.

[knave]

...but I give knave a hard enough time so I didn't want to say anything until I was certain.

Thanks Howard, it's all good my friend. 

[eds1275]

*sigh*  Kickstarter.

Kickstarter/indiegogo/etc... beg-a-thon. I think a full 99% of projects are ridiculous.

[Howard_Casto]

It's a double edged sword really.  Kickstarter is supposed to be for inventors, charity workers ect... aka people that are flat broke and actually need money to get their idea to market.  Because of that it's very structurally loose and it needs to be for those ends.  The problem is people that have no business asking for money do. 

If you've already released a commercial game, I think kickstarter is pushing it a bit.  It's like these people I see rolling around in Caddies paying with their groceries with food stamps. 

I'm not hating on this game at all, if I remember it was quite fun, BUT  what happened to their profits?  If the "new" game is based on the old one wouldn't the costs to update it be rather small?  I mean Microsoft is the company that asks for outrageous licensing fees... a steam port should be pretty cheap.  So release the, cheaper, steam port first... if it does well then use that money to port it to the other consoles, if not... well then you are probably wasting your time unfortunately.  I mean I don't know the internal goings on of that company, maybe there is something I'm not seeing.... but it looks a bit fishy to me. 

[knave]

...Kickstarter is supposed to be for inventors, charity workers ect... aka people that are flat broke and actually need money to get their idea to market.  Because of that it's very structurally loose and it needs to be for those ends.  The problem is people that have no business asking for money do. 

If you've already released a commercial game, I think kickstarter is pushing it a bit...

I agree. with a bit of room left over.  I didn't know that this game was released last year on the xbox360 indie shop. So that's interesting news to me. Does it make them greedy or otherwise guilty of abusing the principles of kickstarter? That I'm not so sure.

Their are other games that are on the fringe of being able fund themselves for which kickstarter could be a good fit. I mean like Howard said, KS is for devs who want to make their game but can't afford it...so KS gives them that opportunity as long as their is enough interest.

All I know is that If I as a consumer, want a game to be made...I can be convinced to throw down $5-10 to support the cause.  But can tell you...I'm pretty picky.

[Felsir]

Or like this kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/846511652/the-worlds-first-true-atomic-wristwatch-the-cesium
Basically it is a pre-order for a limited run of 6-10 watches. The other pledge rewards are basically watches they're already selling. This has nothing to do with kickstarting an idea. It is preselling a product. With a limited production run even.

[eds1275]

Or the million "I have no film experience and want to shoot this amazing idea of people sitting around in a coffee shop! I just need $25,000 for cameras and $10000 for lighting, but I already have some editing software that came on my imac so we're good to go there! Roflololol!"

[Howard_Casto]

Or like this kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/846511652/the-worlds-first-true-atomic-wristwatch-the-cesium
Basically it is a pre-order for a limited run of 6-10 watches. The other pledge rewards are basically watches they're already selling. This has nothing to do with kickstarting an idea. It is preselling a product. With a limited production run even.

Dear god.  And they are halfway there.  I just goes to show you that even rich people have no taste.  That looks like something your 6 year old son would make for you and you'd have to pretend to like it until you inevitably "lose" it. 

[pbj]

"Integrating the atomic clock side to the quartz watch movement was not a simple task, as the voltages and polarities have to be matched,"

Yes, only the finest engineers were on hand to painstakingly turn the battery around.

[Vigo]

"Integrating the atomic clock side to the quartz watch movement was not a simple task, as the voltages and polarities have to be matched,"

Yes, only the finest engineers were on hand to painstakingly turn the battery around.

 

[Howard_Casto]

You can get a digital watch at the dollar store.  Assuming you regularly change the battery it'll be accurate to within 1 second for as long as the battery has a charge.  I honestly don't get in this day and age how accuracy can be a selling point for a wrist watch. 

I've also got an "atomic" watch that I wear that I got for around 60 bucks.  Unlike that it doesn't look like a makezine project and it syncs itself with the atomic clock once a day... so yeah...

[pbj]

Lol you wear a watch

[Howard_Casto]

Well I haven't mastered the Crocodile Dundee method of b.s.-ing  people into thinking I can tell time without one, so yeah, it's kind of a requirement for a person living in modern society.