Looks like the backing rate is higher than it was 10 minutes ago. I guess people are noticing the kickstarter page is up.
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R-Type Final 2 kickstarter live (PS4/X1/Switch/Steam) - 400k$ in one week (update: funded - stretch goals open)
- Thread starter Eolz
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I'm also not a big fan of what I played of R-Type Final, but I'm willing to take a shot on this. I like the visuals and game footage they've shown so far.
Yeah they'll likely hit 400k easily. But alot of these low tiers on the stretch goals look like things that should be in the game anyway like leaderboards and subtitles. It doesn't exactly incentivize people to further invest who already are going to get the game in their own language anyway. The things people would actually would want to donate for (classic stage remakes) don't start until 900k USD.
Gradius VI developed in a modern engine would be a delight for me to see.
I don't need the formula to change for it to stay fun. More of the same but prettier is fine for me.
The timeframe of this Kickstarter seems so weird, especially since some of the stretch goals really need to happen. The 2.5 million goal is really the one I want to see hit, I loved all the ships in Final. That said, I'll be glad if it even gets funded truthfully. Went in at the ~100 dollar tier, I wish I could do more to make this a reality, but it's cool that I may get to be a small part of bringing R-Type back.
True, but there's also been several kickstarters that have used the extra time to course correct when things weren't going well.
I want to... I so want to...
But between the price of the pledge for a digital copy and the expected release date, I'm just going to wait until release.
But between the price of the pledge for a digital copy and the expected release date, I'm just going to wait until release.
They say they're making dozens of ships, given how much redundancy there is in the Final ship list (several ships being just like the previous ship but with one more charge loop) that'll probably cover all the interesting ships. Would anyone ever miss, say, the R-9AD2 Princedom?
I paid enough for that but opted for digital only since the shipping is just so much money that I'd rather contribute to the project than shipping.backed 🙌
There's probably a bunch I wouldn't actually miss, but I had a huge obsession with unlocking them all and reading their little tidbits of lore. Final isn't the best R-Type out there, but it scratched this really specific itch for me with wanting to see all kinds of R series ships and getting weird shmup story. In a perfect world I'd still like to see all the ships, but I'll just be happy to see another R-Type happen...if it happens.
I assume this is because they chose EMS, in Japan they prefer to use that service for international shipping.
I just backed it with the 3300 Yen tier for the digital code. This is actually the very first Kickstarter project I'm supporting (not sure why I was waiting for this long tbh). Granzella will always get my full support. Hopefully it'll be successful. After Disaster Report 4 getting resurrected and now R-Type Final 2 being a thing, I'm still dreaming that one day they might be able to get the Bumpy Trot / Steambot Chronicles license from Irem to resurrect the cancelled sequel.
Is IREM even involved?
Style is on point, gameplay looks a little slow. Wonder if they just slowed it down for the trailer.
I'm going to hesitate to say that's gameplay. The ship movement looks so smooth and interpolated, it's probably a sort of concept video.
backed for 200 USD, in for the 100 plysical tier
i believe in kujo
i would hope the game doesn't end up having floaty, euroshmuppy analog controls instead of tight 8-way digital movement
i believe in kujo
it's likely the 2 trailers they've shown were hand animated proof-of-concept videos and not in-engine
i would hope the game doesn't end up having floaty, euroshmuppy analog controls instead of tight 8-way digital movement
Unless they added a speed function, i don't think its gameplay footage exactly. The ship moves too smoothly and at various speeds. I think its something akin to a real-time cutscene.
Their only involvement is licensing out the name. All their video game development staff left years ago to form Granzella (who is developing this).
Yeah, human input doesn't look like that even with analog controls. Even if that's realtime it's pre-programmed movement following some curve, not actual input.
I barely ever back any Kickstarter games but I'm throwing in for this. The R-Type series means a lot to me
For a second I saw that and though "Holy shit, you're fucking keen. $11,000!".backed 🙌
It's too early.
They really need to reconsider their KS approach. I'd suggest:
- pushing the deadline back to a month
- Add more consistency with backer rewards(e.g. always get a digital copy and other features for $20 and above)
- Give away R-TYPE Dimensions download codes for higher reward tiers.
- Chop off most stretch goals in the millions until they get closer to the 6-digits.
- Promise R-TYPE Dimensions 2(with Leo, III and Delta) and a remaster of Final.
I see this clearing $1,000,000. Can't see it doing much more than that, but a nice even million seems likely based on the opening-day take.
Backed for a physical copy for the collection, but I wish there was a Physical & Digital version available so I could have my console on the shelf and a Steam version too.
Backed for a physical copy for the collection, but I wish there was a Physical & Digital version available so I could have my console on the shelf and a Steam version too.
Backed for the physical & soundtrack, but very surprised it's only a one week campaign. I think this would have comfortably reached the goal in a month and hit stretch goals. They're going to struggle to hit any of the stretch goals in a single week.
Maybe just different tactic. With long campaign some people instead of pledging instantly could just put on hold until later date and then don't pledge at all.
True, but you also miss out on people who never get to hear about it at all. I've seen plenty of 1 month+ kickstarters where some people only find out about it a few days before it's over.
The over the top postage cost is really making it hard for me to hold on. I'm currently pledged but i'm thinking if it makes it, I'll pull and grab it from Amazon JP upon release, the saving would be substantial.
Curious to see if they make it to their goal, i'm not super convinced they will, especially with the short time line.
Curious to see if they make it to their goal, i'm not super convinced they will, especially with the short time line.
They've got stretch goals going up to 3.5M - if they were interested in actually hitting any of them it's bizarre to just go for a week imo.
Plus they only get interesting at 900K, which is more then double the initial goal. I don't think subtitles for a shoot'em'up are going to be bringing in many people.
