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Re: Op Ed

Apr 19, 2012, 11:29

Beamer

Creston wrote on Apr 19, 2012, 11:23:
First of, the Big Three in the Kickstarters right now (Double Fine, Fargo and Weisman),

I don't think anyone's concerned about those three. All three have released games before. They know what it takes, they know they have the ability, and we know all of this.

It's the other games people are worried about. That Tactical Shooter is a good one. That Cop Warfare game linked to in the article is another excellent one to point out.

I still say those types of games won't be able to get six figures very often going forward. Those are the high risk low reward projects. Wasteland 2 was low risk high reward. If Chris Roberts were to say "give me $2 million and I'll give Wing Commander 2012!" it would be low risk high reward.

And maybe that's what Kickstarter will evolve into for games - famous, proven names making new games free from constraints of people expecting more from them than good games. The unknowns and unprovens won't get much attention or notice and will have to find ways to become names first, which means they have to be less ambitious out the gate, which is probably for the best as ambition is often what kills first projects - people try to bite off more than they can chew.




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