New (Game) from the TA(and Co.) Developers

Day 11 - $4K

What's worse than "abysmal"? I'm running out of adjectives here...
...which reminds me of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r3AcKofOIo#t=237s

From the other (wrong) thread:

Godus raised approx. $850K and was at roughly the same amount at this point in time so I wouldn't hold that one up as a positive sign for Wildman which is gunning for $1.1M.

That's before you take in to account the fact Molyneux has a FAR higher profile than Taylor, and that his "vision" for Godus is much more obviously connected his past works, despite the fact it too was poorly defined at the beginning of the campaign.

The projection is probably spot on, they will probably fizzle out at 750k or so.

I really hope it will pick up again when CT is doing more PR work and more people will be aware of the game. Otherwise, it is pretty much stalling to 0 right now.

It looks like they are not going to make it.

I dont know why they do this.

This game is just not needed. The people who pledge are CT fans or Supcom fans or TA fans that hope he will make a RTS in the future or just want to help him survive.

I cant find the target group of this game. At least I dont think their target group is on kickstarter.

Latest update gave me a better idea of what he's trying to achieve.

To me it does look like an RTS but with an ARPG element for your "commander" in between levels.

They did
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1NmN9_-KLE

Nor did it explain in any way how a hybrid MOBA/RPG/RTS even works in practice OR in theory

Oh, I assumed you mean just show how the gameplay in the engine would be like, but if you are referring to the specifics of combat and details then I am mistaken.

Another day, another $3K.
Every time I think it can't get any worse... it does!

Does it? I saw him drawing his little arrows saying "This isn't a MOBA/DOTA!!!", but it sure looked like one to me. I didn't see any RTS elements at all. Your troops just spawn, and go running towards the enemy, so you have no control over them... so there's no strategy.

But actually that raises more questions: if it's an RTS, what are the resources? Can I just build as many bases as I want? What's the limiting factor? I just... don't get it...

Oh man, I figured you had been working on this game all along when I saw this on your blog:

"Back in May I moved off of the Age of Empires: Online project onto a new, still unannounced, project. I am heading up the AI development on this new project, so that is really exciting. I can't wait for this game to finally be announced so I can share more details."

I guess this was one of those games that got cancelled that we'll never hear about. :cry:

Well now I feel guilty about being so negative, this is really sad. Hope they pull through although it looks less likely by the day...

I'll leave the genre discussion alone, it is rarely a fruitful one, but to say an inability to control individual units means no strategy is a patently false statement.
Strategy is about defining the broad strokes of how to approach a conflict.

Hell there have been several ideas discussed on this very board for PA that, if taken to their extreme, would produce gameplay mechanics with not too dissimilar results.

There is strategy in what to produce, and when to produce it, managing the expenditure of your resources to best respond to the threat.
Whether or not you had over the reigns to someone/thing afterwards.

The latest vid gave a clear direction of what the game is going to be like and it seems to have positive feedback. Perhaps this video might attract more people, although to be honest, the majority are more attracted by CG or nice little cinematic rather than an informal detailed layout of the game. I too hope this kick starter succeeds.

Finally more than 30% now, hope they can still find a way to get media's attention, they really should have done that after they make clear of the game mechanisms, not before it.

A few of their recent KS comments of interest: