Elite: Dangerous

[Tamas]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous


PLEDGE NOW. PLEDGE BIG. ME WANTS IT


If only... I spent some totally unhealthy amount of time on Frontiers

[Razgovory]

I don't have any pounds.  Sorry.

[Syt]

As someone said on RPS:

"Hey, remember Elite? So do we! Please give us two million dollars."

I will wait till they substantiate their plans a bit more before I back this, though the temptation is great.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

seems like this isn't going to happen...

squadron 42/starcitizen on the other hand. They're close to 5.5 million. Insane

[Josquius]

given how they've failed to produce elite 4 despite promise after promise I have a feeling this is a kickstarter project which despite collecting its funding will fail.

[Cecil]

seems like this isn't going to happen...

squadron 42/starcitizen on the other hand. They're close to 5.5 million. Insane

Final tally over 6.2 million.

[Tamas]

Still 750 000 pounds to go. Step it up! 

[Valmy]

seems like this isn't going to happen...

squadron 42/starcitizen on the other hand. They're close to 5.5 million. Insane

The quality of their game looks AAA like.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

seems like this isn't going to happen...

squadron 42/starcitizen on the other hand. They're close to 5.5 million. Insane

Final tally over 6.2 million.

and it can -will- still rise given the upgrade and other funding-after-the-crowdfunding-event-options they're apparently building in.

[Syt]

Meanwhile, Limit Theory has met its funding goal: of $50,000 with 25 days to go.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshparnell/limit-theory-an-infinite-procedural-space-game

In brief, Limit Theory is:

    An open-world space simulator / RPG
    A sandbox game : No story, no restrictions.
    Completely procedural : A completely new universe is only a button-click away.
    Infinite : The game universe has no boundary.
    Third-Person or First-Person : Command your ship from within or without.
    Deep and intelligent : Engage in far more than just combat or trading.
    Twitch-Based : Aim and fire weaponry directly, as you would in a shooter.
    Approachable : Intuitive controls and slick interfaces ensure that playing will never feel like a job.
    Strategic : Command an entire fleet when you amass enough cash to purchase more ships.
    Extensively-Customizable : Outfit your ship, fleet, and space stations with whatever equipment you choose.
    Single Player : A universe built just for you, that no one else will ever get to see (unless you choose to share it with them!)
    Beautiful and Atmospheric : Gaze in awe at a universe as diverse, vibrant, and uniquely-atmospheric as your dreams.

[Tamas]

Meanwhile, Limit Theory has met its funding goal: of $50,000 with 25 days to go.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshparnell/limit-theory-an-infinite-procedural-space-game

In brief, Limit Theory is:

    An open-world space simulator / RPG
    A sandbox game : No story, no restrictions.
    Completely procedural : A completely new universe is only a button-click away.
    Infinite : The game universe has no boundary.
    Third-Person or First-Person : Command your ship from within or without.
    Deep and intelligent : Engage in far more than just combat or trading.
    Twitch-Based : Aim and fire weaponry directly, as you would in a shooter.
    Approachable : Intuitive controls and slick interfaces ensure that playing will never feel like a job.
    Strategic : Command an entire fleet when you amass enough cash to purchase more ships.
    Extensively-Customizable : Outfit your ship, fleet, and space stations with whatever equipment you choose.
    Single Player : A universe built just for you, that no one else will ever get to see (unless you choose to share it with them!)
    Beautiful and Atmospheric : Gaze in awe at a universe as diverse, vibrant, and uniquely-atmospheric as your dreams.

I saw the latest demo done by the developer guy. Impressive one man project, but what is there right now that it's not already there in every single space game in existence?

Braben at least created Frontier Elite 2 (yeah I know, not alone), so he has some pretty good insight in how you make an awesome freestyle space game.
Plus they have awesome graphics in their dev diary.

I am going to pledge for Elite 4 and you ought too. It need to pass

[Syt]

Braben's project reminds me a lot of the old game Outpost in the 90s. Lots of promises, concepts and planned features. In the end it was released as a buggy mess with about half the features cut out. And by then giant Sierra, no less.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outpost_%28video_game%29

Initial reviews of Outpost were enthusiastic about the game. Most notoriously, the American version of PC Gamer rated the game at 93%, one of its highest ratings ever for the time. It was later made known that the reviewers had in fact played beta versions of the game, and had been promised certain features would be implemented, but never were.[citation needed]

Indeed, many of the features described in the game's own documentation simply did not exist in the game at all. These included the ability to enter diplomatic relations with the rebel colony and the ability to build roads, among other things. Many of these gameplay aspects were later patched in, though in appearance only, as many of them failed to have any meaningful effect on gameplay.

Following the release of the game, the game's general bugginess and perceived mediocre gameplay, along with the lack of features described in most of the game's reviews and the game's own documentation led to a minor backlash against the computer game magazines of the time by consumers who bought the game based on their reviews.[citation needed]

[Tamas]

Certainly, it can end up like that at this stage.

But so do the other "lets do a nostalgia game!" projects.

[Valmy]

Your dream game got funded Tamas just FYI

[Tamas]

Your dream game got funded Tamas just FYI

Thanks I pledged 20 pounds yesterday. Yay me!