rowe33
1983
I kept thinking this project had something to do with actual cases, like ipad cases, iphone cases, something like that. Didn’t even realize it was a game!
Editer
1984
David Sears, the producer of the original SOCOM games, is Kickstarting a new “spiritual successor” to the game for PC.
H-Hour: World’s Elite
Kicktraq page with links to articles and interviews
Thank god we have Kickstarter to remedy the complete lack of military-themed FPSes.
Editer
1986
While I’m with you on there being no lack of modern military FPSes, this isn’t Yet Another COD wannabe. It’s at least worth looking at if you’re into the realisticish special forces shooter thing.
Dear God, 40 updates for the Ace of Aces Kickstarter and still no end in sight. I wonder if its too late to bail.
OZombie - American McGee needs $950,00.00 to make another game with edgy art.
This time it’s Wizard of Oz with monsters.
After converting most of the Land of Oz to his faction, Scarecrow now seeks to destroy the remaining Immortals. He fights to free Oz from “lazy magic” and to begin a new era where “life matters because there is death.” His idea of utopia is one where creativity, passion and imagination are evil and should be repressed. Mindless repetitive activities and Luddite prejudices align with his goals. Happiness comes from conformity.
Ooooh! So edgy!
Ugh. I hate it when people dump on Oz. If he’s going to try for “dark and edgy,” doing the actual texts would go a long way toward that. The books are quite violent, in a Brothers Grimm sort of way. In the first book, the Wicked Witch of the West sends crows and wolves against the party. The Scarecrow wrings the necks of the former, and the Woodsman chops up the latter with his axe.
The 90s just never ended for Mr. McGee, did they?
(obligatory Penny Arcade “Strawberry Shortcake” comic reference here – no link, it got Foxed)
Shouldn’t he ask for a lot less seeing he hires cheap labor in foreign countries to create his games?
He should be paying us to play his games.
Nothing on the internet is ever lost.
His idea of utopia is one where creativity, passion and imagination are evil and should be repressed.
His subjects are forced to play an unending succession of mediocre video games based on formulaic, paper-thin re-imaginings of stock works from the public domain.
PA really does amuse sometimes, even if they are a pair of cranky bastards.
(I use the slide on disinhibition for lectures)
I just cancelled my pledge for Cthulhu Wars. My main annoyance is that the cultist ($140) pledge states that you are able to get ‘all stretch goals that are applicable’ but the fine print for the most of the stretch goals says that you have to pay $200 to get them. Cultist level gets you some extra dice and that’s it. Them adding extra expansions for $48 each as stretch goals actually takes away my desire to participate. $800 for the complete game? No thanks. I already own all the Arkham Horror expansions and don’t feel the urge to go all OCD on a rethemed Chaos in the Old World for that price.
Editer
1998
Deus Ex Machina 2 is the follow-on to a 1984 Euro-game I somehow missed in the olden days.
Definitely looks to be… original.
Pod
1999
My favourite thing about American McGee is how he put his name on the box, like Sid Meier. What did he do before that? Make Doom levels?
Actually what’s funnier is that he still puts his name on the box, even though every single one of the games he designs are crap games with big themes. I’d be embarrassed by now. Probably even put someone else’s name on the box to deflect the blame.
I’ve never heard of the original game either. The remake has Christopher Lee! And he even pronounces Machina correctly. Still looking rather weird, though…
I remember the original Deus Ex Machina, it was 1984’s bizarre and weird game whose box people would pick up in the store, and put back down again after 10 seconds of seeing the back of the box. The sequel looks more like a remake to me. I don’t think the world was ready for it in 1984. Not sure this has changed in 2013 either judging by the Kickstarter progress, but you never know.
That was my reaction to the Kickstarter page. Those images are disturbing, and I can’t imagine what they’re depicting being remotely fun.
