We first wrote about Crash Wave’s Iron Tides back in May, and former Cliqist writer Conrad Crisman was excited for it. The Kickstarter campaign recently launched after going through the Square Enix Collective program. So we had a chat with one of the developers on the game, Carina…
Josh Griffiths
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Josh Griffiths is a writer and amateur historian. He has a passion for 3D platformers, narrative-driven games, and books. Josh is also Cliqist’s video producer. He’s currently working on his first novel, and will be doing so on and off for the next decade.
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Broken Reality is a game that sells itself on weirdness. It’s not the, “America is letting a racist tangerine run for president” kind of weird. It’s more of the, “look at these brightly colored objects floating in nothingness” style of weird. Perhaps weird isn’t even accurate…
Josh Griffiths
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Back in July, we wrote about the Decline of Indiegogo over the last few years. Indiegogo claims to be the most popular crowdfunding platform, but the success of Kickstarter funded games brings that into question. 17 games raised more money than Indiegogo’s most successful gaming…
Josh Griffiths
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You’d think one of these days the zombie well would dry up. Yet somehow the gaming world keeps churning out 8-bit pixel art game after randomly/procedurally generated game after crafting survival game. Snark aside, Creekside Creep Invasion is one of the first this year in…
Josh Griffiths
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Fall of Freya has all the signs of a Kickstarter scam. Launched on October 3rd, it already has $10,050 pledged to it… from three backers. Two of those are at the $25 tier, meaning the remaining $10,000 came from a single backer. That’s $10k for…
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It’s still amazing that a crowdfunding campaign sprouted out of nowhere for a game nearly a decade old. It was only in May 2016 that Edge of Twilight made a triumphant return on Indiegogo. Its developer, Fuzzyeyes, needed funding to finally bring the game out…
Josh Griffiths
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A fair warning, a lot of law stuff is about to be spat out. If you have an aversion to that sort of thing, you might just want the highlights. That would be that the SEC (the US Securities and Exchange Commission) has ruled Fig…
Josh Griffiths
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Project Automata is a “bring a hard hat and lunch pail to work,” blue collar kind of game. It gets the job done competently, but – no offense to blue collar workers out there – it’s not exactly the most exciting spectacle around. It’s similar…
Josh Griffiths
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In these difficult times, it’s only natural to question humanity. We’ve seen the worst in ourselves all over the world in 2016. The sooner this year is over, the better as far as many are concerned. But there’s at least one hurdle we must still…
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There’s a good chance you’ve heard of the figurine and collectable company Sideshow, even if you’re unfamiliar with the name. Since 1994 they’ve been creating memorabilia for several popular franchises, including The Walking Dead and Star Wars. The gruesome Court of the Dead is the first…
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After an extended break, Kicked! is back on Cliqist, this time with Divinity: Original Sin. Watch as I find all new ways of angering a fan base, and completely butcher the name of one of the games I talk about. Strap yourselves in, its going…
Josh Griffiths
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It’s good to see 3D platformers suddenly taking off on Kickstarter. Alongside Griff: The Winged Lion, we now have Kewpie-Jazzy competing for your hard earned cash. I’m not going to say my article on crowdfunded 3D platformers brought about this influx, but feel free to…
Josh Griffiths
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Last week the prospect of a new crowdfunded 3D platformer filled me with joy. It was called Griff: The Winged Lion, but it wasn’t doing well on Indiegogo. Over at least a couple of days, it didn’t collect a single penny. In a bizarre twist,…
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Woven is a 3D platform/puzzle/adventure game that recently launched on Kickstarter. As a fan of mascot driven platformers, it drew my attention instantly with its gorgeous art and the unique gameplay mechanic behind it. As the name implies, you have to knit together your own protagonist,…
Josh Griffiths
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Megatokyo is an iconic web comic that has spawned several graphic novels and plenty of merchandise. In 2013, co-creator Fred Gallager launched a Kickstarter to transform Megatokyo into a visual novel. The other creator, Rodney Caston, left the project before the Kickstarter began. By the…
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[Update – 9/8/16] In a bizarre move, Breakerbox Studios have canceled their Indiegogo campaign and moved it to Kickstarter. The move comes less than a day after we posted this article. The campaign page appears identical, though the original Indiegogo video is now private, replaced…