[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]aunched on January 24th, the Project Scissors: NightCry (henceforth referred to simply as “NightCry”) looked to have absolutely everything going for it. Despite what I believed to be a lackluster version of the product on display, funds poured right in at launch. Thanks to…
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[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]roject Scissors: NightCry was a heck of a Kickstarter campaign to watch. The newest game by Clock Tower designer Hifumi Kono had an amazing team and concept, yet found itself struggling to gain attention and funds early on. Many even felt it would fail…
It’s no secret that I was not particularly enthused by Project Scissors: NightCry debut on Kickstarter. There were a multitude of reasons why the campaign seemed lackluster in my opinion, but it basically boiled down to this: It didn’t look like a game made by…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he first utterance of a game known only as “Project Scissors” by Hifumi Kono was a tremendously exciting event. As a fan of the Clock Tower series, it was something I wanted to see more of in the modern gaming landscape. Other developers have…
Horror games have been around for years now, but for the longest time some of the original concepts of a horror game were effectively lost. No longer were players powerless and instead received tons of weapons which all but diffused any real terror of the…
As I’ve mentioned previously, Kickstarter gives any studio the chance to get their game successfully funded. Coupled with a strong social media presence and excellent rewards, the only thing that can stop a strong campaign dead in its tracks is the developer, which leads me…
Contrary to popular belief, the totally awesome retro-inspired High Strangeness is not the first video game to ever seek funding on Kickstarter; it was the first successful video game Kickstarter campaign, launching May 20th, 2009 and raising $1,559 of their $1,500 goal. So what was…
Can you believe it? 2015 is over, and with it, I have managed to gather data on Kickstarter video game campaigns for almost the entirety of the year. If you’ve been reading these analyses posts since the very start, then you’ll know that for whatever…
[dropcap size=big]C[/dropcap]urious to see which Kickstarter video game campaigns reached their funding goals in 2015? You’re in the right spot! Below is our official list which is updated on a weekly basis. For in-depth analysis be sure to take a look at our monthly analysis…
[dropcap size=small]D[/dropcap]o you remember the Kickstarter video games heyday? I certainly do. Although the website has existed in some capacity since 2009, it was only when Double Fine took to the site in 2012 that a majority of gamers finally discovered its existence. Now, we’re…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very month on Kickstarter is filled with success, failure, and tons of excitement. As such, February featured a whole host of great projects which found themselves funded! If you want a general look at all 27 successful video games then you can check it…
February was an incredible month for crowdfunding. Not to say there’s ever a dull month, but a surprising amount of excellent projects which launched in January finally finished. Unlike previous years, it also appeared that very few campaigns could see fuding straight out of the…