Kickstarter for a new Tim Schafer adventure game project

[Greg Squire]

Whoa!  I nearly wet myself when I heard the news.  Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert back in the saddle on an ADVENTURE GAME!  YeeHaw!  I like how they are going to document the whole process for the world to see as well.  Just became a backer for just that very reason!

[Eggie]

Soo gooood! And now my OTHER favourite developers who complain about publishers; their ears will be pricking up. They will be wondering. I will be waiting with my bank account and my clicky finger.

[Ali]

Weird and interesting news!

If they can raise so much with so little information about the game itself, I wonder if that might encourage other adventure developers to be a bit more daring. I'd be delighted to see Telltale come up with a wholly original series at some point.

[Greg Squire]

Weird and interesting news!

If they can raise so much with so little information about the game itself, I wonder if that might encourage other adventure developers to be a bit more daring. I'd be delighted to see Telltale come up with a wholly original series at some point.

Well I'm sure they raised so much with so little info, purely because of Tim Schafer's name.  He's a game design celebrity, and has a huge track record of successes.  Without that I'm sure it would have taken much longer to raise those funds.  I think crowd-sourcing sites like kickstarter are a great way to get a project funded and off the ground.  However we all have to "prove ourselves" to one degree or another before people are going to start handing over money.  I'm seeing a lot more video games that are being funded this way, and I think it's a good thing overall.  Especially as you've have some initial customers (backers) / fans right out of the gate before you really get started.

[cianty]

Backed. Come on, people! For Double Fine! For the adventure game genre!

[Ali]

Well I'm sure they raised so much with so little info, purely because of Tim Schafer's name. 

Of course! By adventure developers I didn't mean people like us, I meant established companies with track records of making good (if not particularly adventurous) adventures. Really, I did just mean Telltale.

[Armageddon]

I've never seen a Kickstarter get funded this fast. Just goes to show you, people still love adventure games. I can't wait to, hopefully, get lost in a new world built by Ron Gilbert and Tim Shafer. I just hope it's not 3D.

[Jared]

Well, they got my $30, not that they need it. Hot damn, 150% of the funding and counting

Have the Toonstruck guys thought about Kickstarter?

[blueskirt]

You are late, doimus!

[Sughly]

I've never seen a Kickstarter get funded this fast. Just goes to show you, people still love adventure games. I can't wait to, hopefully, get lost in a new world built by Ron Gilbert and Tim Shafer. I just hope it's not 3D.

This! Buuuut I'm sure it will be 3D. Not that they won't do a good job of it, but damn... can't help but daydream at the potential of a modern Gilbert/Schafer 2D adventure.

[Scavenger]

Have the Toonstruck guys thought about Kickstarter?

I would fund the hell out of a Toonstruck sequal drive. No word of a lie, I would back it in a heartbeat. If this resounding success sparks off one of theirs, it would make me very happy indeed.

[Dualnames]

This had 200.000 and 379 comments just this morning. 

[Ghost]

This had 200.000 and 379 comments just this morning. 

And they were aiming for 379 and 200.000 comments 
Exiting news. Mr. Schaefer's bound to come up with something. Maybe something good. I remain optimistic.

[Armageddon]

If it's even half as good as Grim Fandango I will eat my appendix.

[Nikolas]

Ok... Am I the only one weirded enough by this "15,000$ for dinner with Tim"?!?!?!

I'd gladly pay 15,000$ if I had it for dinner with a famous actor or something, but Tim schafer!??!?!

I think that Vince and Dave should consider their kickstart pages a little and redo them...

EDIT: For fucks shake... 1,2 million in 24 hours?!?!?! Yikes!

[Igor Hardy]

I think that Vince and Dave should consider their kickstart pages a little and redo them...

"Dave"? Which Dave and which kickstart page do you mean?

[Nikolas]

I think that Vince and Dave should consider their kickstart pages a little and redo them...

"Dave"? Which Dave and which kickstart page do you mean?

I'm talking about separate people and kickstart pages from imagination land...

[doimus]

You are late, doimus!

Erm... sorry...  I'll do it when they make One Hundred Billion Dollars!!!!

[Chicky]

Guybrush and Elaine.

Ahhh  You funny Steve 

On that note i pledged $15.

[veryweirdguy]

Yeah, yeah he was pretty hilarious posting that picture wasn't he. What a hilarious dude.