The kickstarter funds being portrayed as enough to fund the game is the scammy part. It is now revealed that it was in fact seed money to convince investors.
It should have been obvious from the start as 100K or 300K is nowhere near “making a high-profile videogame money”.
I would argue that a platform mascot has to stay exclusive (or near-exclusive to allow for some weird spinoffs). This would trim down your list significantly: no Doomguy, no Gordon, no Geralt…
In fact none of the big ones would make the cut. Maybe Jill of the Jungle (and Jazz Jackrabbit ?), but they do not have many games to their names. Note even the Elite iconic Cobra ship would fit the bill, as Elite Dangerous was released on consoles.
That’s odd, today’s the release of the game on all platforms and they give it away on EGS.
For some background information on this: A year ago or more, we sent Epic an alpha, and they loved it. It was the first time we’d shared and received feedback on the game, so it was quite the morale booster for the team. They have a program where there’s a kind of “game of the week” on the storefront. We were offered to take part in it for modest compensation, which was an exciting prospect for us, as they typically reach quite a large number of players with this. And we want nothing more than to bring our game to as many people as possible. It’s for a very limited time, though.
Game development is a tough business (especially now). We’re hoping to reach a massive audience who will become champions for the game and help it spread through word of mouth, ultimately driving sales.
We hope fans will support us so that we can finance our next title, as our ambition is to build a franchise of truly crazy and ambitious games. 😊 Deliver At All Costs is just the beginning, we have something even crazier in the pipeline, though we’re many years away from that. 🤫
Daniel Nielsen Game Director Far Out Games
Announcing your redemption arc before even starting it sounds like a surefire way not to have one.