Broken Age (formerly Double Fine Adventure) (Finally complete!)

But it's closer to that than a $20 million retail game.

So's you're left nut

$2.5 million budget, minimum, and honestly I'm thinking $3 million is realistic. They're at $1.6 million now, and success like this tends to keep on rolling as it gets more and more coverage.

My personal hope is that the 2D engine they were planning on for this stays roughly the same, and the game grows to meet whatever potential might have been cut down due to the initial budget constraints. If they want to switch over to an 9-12 month cycle and flesh out the content, that's fine by me.

James

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Originally Posted by James

My personal hope is that the 2D engine they were planning on for this stays roughly the same, and the game grows to meet whatever potential might have been cut down due to the initial budget constraints. If they want to switch over to an 9-12 month cycle and flesh out the content, that's fine by me.

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Yeah, polish and content is what I care about most here. It really takes closer to a year to make a good game, just because of the process of testing and revising puzzles and the like. Rushing it wouldn't be good.

I think there's a lot of pressure here to really make a good product. I get the impression that Double Fine may have been more intrigued by the process than the product (hence the documentary), but I don't think the audience sees it this way. I think they see "Finally, a new point and click adventure from LucasArts people" and they're going to be holding the game to a high standard.

Honestly, I may care more about the documentary than the game right this very moment. I really want to see the moments of "Oh crap, what have we let ourselves in for?" they must be feeling.

James

I agree totally. That's why I'm putting the 30 in.

I've seen a lot of comments that say "Why are you spending our money on a stupid documentary," so you're probably in a small minority there. But I'm looking forward to the doc, I think it'll be better than people realize.

I'm fine with the documentary. These guys made gaming history. Let them record it and share it.

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

I've seen a lot of comments that say "Why are you spending our money on a stupid documentary," so you're probably in a small minority there. But I'm looking forward to the doc, I think it'll be better than people realize.

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You should probably avoid paying attention to the comments of the brain-dead. The Kickstarter is very clearly marked as $300,000 for the game, $100,000 for documentary. Anyone who contributes and then complains should instead just cancel their reserve. Also, leave the internet forever and neuter themselves to protect the species.

James

Eh, people buy products all the time and wish some part of them was different even before getting to the cash register. We'll all live.