What makes a good Kickstarter project and what kills it? What makes backers decide whether a project looks shady or trustworthy? It takes a lot more than a good idea to win us over, it takes a lot of hard work. However, there are some…
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Stephanie Smith is an English Teacher in Mianyang China with a passion for gaming. Stephanie is dedicated to Edutainment and wants to bring video games into the classroom and help other teachers do the same. She's a little too overly enthusiastic about collecting Steam badges and fairly grumpy if she doesn't get her daily dose of Markiplier and Game Grumps.
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Lightime intrigues me a lot. On the surface, it seems like just another low poly puzzle platformer Kickstarter, but there’s a lot of ambition in this project. Lightime focuses on time as a mechanic for solving puzzles. I don’t find the actual mechanics particularly innovative,…
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When I first saw Hyper Sentinel on Kickstarter I thought of Space Invaders. Admittedly I thought of Space Invaders on steroids, but I was definitely thinking “oh look, it’s new age Space Invaders”. Maybe I should have been thinking oh look it’s Space Intruders. I’ll…
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With a name like The Superfluous, this Kickstarter seems like a humble endeavor. This Sci-fi platformer has a tiny funding goal of $500. It’s already managed to get more than half of its funding and still has nearly an entire month to go. I can…
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Escape From Pleasure Planet is a game whose target audience is gay men. Isn’t it strange how rare that is? Escape From Pleasure Planet made me realize I haven’t seen a gay game on Kickstarter before. What a missed opportunity! Kickstarter is the absolutely perfect place for…
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I was a little surprised by Wizard of Legend’s large funding goal of $50,000. Usually, when I see a retro or pixel art style game on Kickstarter it’s on a shoe string budget. I’m not sure what all the money is going to go into…
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The Lunar Colony development team recently announced that they are terminating work on their project. I poked my head into the comments with that same morbid curiosity of a disaster tourist. Usually, when a Kickstarter can’t deliver, backers tend to become a pack of bloodthirsty keyboard…
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Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a bit of heartwarming Kickstarter. The creators behind the game are a father-son team who want to prove that being on the autistic spectrum won’t hold them back from their dreams. Their current game is a run and gun…
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Maybe it’s absurd that I’m excited over a Netflix and Chill sequel, but I am. Being a religious watcher of Markiplier I saw the game earlier in the year and gave it a try. I still love the goofy 2D original and always thought it could…
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I found the Dire Vengeance Kickstarter a little sparse for my taste. I’m still undecided as to whether it’s condensed or lacking, but either way, I’m left unsatisfied. When I saw the trailer for this retro-style 2D Action Platformer I was excited. It looks great!…
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We Happy Few left a great impression at E3 with its new gameplay trailer. It isn’t hard to see why! While still colourful and vibrant this Orwellian dystopia wreaks of menace. The trailer shown at E3 really set the tone. I haven’t paid attention to We…
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Where do I even begin with the Mighty No.9 documentary? We all know that the Mighty No.9 Kickstarter is a continuous source of dissatisfaction for backers. Maybe I’m still a little sore from that Anime-fan on prom night comment. However, even before that, we’ve been documenting…
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You’ll remember that previously this action adventure game caught my eye. Broc Copeland is certainly one of the more committed Kickstarter developers I’ve come across. It is very clear to me that he wants Guardians of the Rose to succeed and is willing to chase that success….
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Defenders of Naxia seems to have a pretty dedicated team behind it. This action-RPG has clearly been in development for a while and it really shows. The pre-alpha, while still definitely an alpha, is worth playing, but let’s push that aside for a moment. What…
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As a teacher by trade, Survive The West really appeals to me. The Kickstarter campaign promises that when released the game will be historically accurate while also allowing the player the freedom of a sandbox game. It’s games like this that help reinforce my faith in gamification in…
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I love Norse mythology, I really do. I love how it worms its way into gaming as a whole, from the Fenrir wolf to Midgar and Nibelheim in Final Fantasy VII. The concept of Norse mythology being part of a beat ’em up is certainly…
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