Shadowrun Returns (New PC game, being done by the right people) Kickstarter

**Cantih** · 2012-04-04 17:19

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...dowrun-returns
Just read that shit.

If you do not get a raging erection/ladyboner, you may be legally deceased.

**Qalbert** · 2012-04-04 17:29

I don't want to get my hopes up, but it sounds great.

**Kaisha** · 2012-04-04 17:39

$400k seems a bit shy for what they'd probably need for something of the scope I'm hearing of, so I'm assuming they got a fair bit of their own cash to throw at it to make up the difference if they don't get much more than that.

Could be cool though, and I like it when a studio takes the time and effort to give a little backstory (and pedigree) and reason for wanting to kickstarter it, unlike a lot of the other 'me too' kickstarter projects I've seen recently trying to ride off Double Fine's unexpected results.

**Raldo** · 2012-04-04 17:43

Limp dick. I'll be sure to call a lawyer ASAP to get a will written up before I become comatose.

On a serious note though, I'm sure it's cool, but I've never even heard of any of the game that guy mentions. Maybe they were before my time. I'm not a tabletop gamer, so "2D turn-based game" doesn't exactly scream exciting, but I'm having trouble thinking of similar games.

**Kaisha** · 2012-04-04 17:45

Originally Posted by Raldo

On a serious note though, I'm sure it's cool, but I've never even heard of any of the game that guy mentions.

You never heard of Mechwarrior or Crimson Skies?

**Raldo** · 2012-04-04 17:49

Originally Posted by Kaisha

You never heard of Mechwarrior or Crimson Skies?

Offhand perhaps, but if someone actually asked me what it was, I could not answer. Judging by the name and my distaste for mech games/anime/anything, it's probably not surprising.

**Burningthought** · 2012-04-04 17:52

Sounds pretty cool, i'll donate $1 until I see some more substantial stuff, i'm not big on the whole donate to ideas bandwagon.

**Cantih** · 2012-04-04 18:00

Originally Posted by Kaisha

$400k seems a bit shy for what they'd probably need for something of the scope I'm hearing of, so I'm assuming they got a fair bit of their own cash to throw at it to make up the difference if they don't get much more than that.

Well, I didn't bother to count, but lets call it a dozen people in that studio, with $400k and an estimated delivery of Feb 2013, that's 30k/year to each person (less for whatever they'd need to pay in legal/etc. cost to get published, office bills/rent, but I don't have enough knowledge to estimate those costs.)

And you are a bit right regarding other funding. iirc, Weisman is Smith & Tinker, and he's licensed Battletech to the MWO guys AND these guys http://www.mwtactics.com/ so is/will likely get funds coming in from there.

**Viq** · 2012-04-04 19:28

Originally Posted by Raldo

Offhand perhaps, but if someone actually asked me what it was, I could not answer. Judging by the name and my distaste for mech games/anime/anything, it's probably not surprising.

Gonna go out on a limb and guess that you're about 14 years old. I imagine it would be quite literally impossible for someone to have played PC games during the late '90s/early 2000s and not know Mechwarrior and/or Crimson Skies.

On topic: Just about any game with the name Shadowrun stamped on it will have free reign over my wallet.

**Moridam** · 2012-04-04 20:00

fuck yeah! been waiting for a proper shadowrun game for a loooong time. i still get mad every time i'm reminded that godawful xbox game exists.

**Raldo** · 2012-04-04 21:45

Originally Posted by Viq

Gonna go out on a limb and guess that you're about 14 years old. I imagine it would be quite literally impossible for someone to have played PC games during the late '90s/early 2000s and not know Mechwarrior and/or Crimson Skies.

lol, I'm in my twenties, but I've never been a PC gamer (I think I own less than 10 PC games). The original intent with my first post was to ask if someone could think of a game similar to the one he is proposing (a "2d turn-based story driven game"). All I can think of is FFTactics, but somehow I get the impression that this isn't intended to be a strategy game... or is it?

**Arelian** · 2012-04-04 22:45

Baldur's Gate, Fallout.

**Cantih** · 2012-04-05 00:32

**Burningthought** · 2012-04-05 01:42

Originally Posted by Cantih

Oh man I bet he gets shit on at work all the time for the fail that was Shadowrun on xbox lol.

**Odin'sLaw** · 2012-04-05 10:33

i'm presuming this is a remake of that fanfuckingamazing SNES game where you pretty much had urban street crime mixed with the future mixed with a tiny bit of steam punk? game was amazing but i'm not so sure i should have played it at the age of 7....

**Qalbert** · 2012-04-05 10:41

you presume incorrectly, try actually looking at the OP, or even jsut the thread title.

**Qalbert** · 2012-04-05 10:44

also, goal has been met.

$401,054
PLEDGED OF $400,000 GOAL

**Cantih** · 2012-04-05 10:50

Originally Posted by Qalbert

also, goal has been met.

$401,054
PLEDGED OF $400,000 GOAL

**Qalbert** · 2012-04-05 10:53

did you look at all the kickstarter rewards? the 10k one is one of the Shadowrun dudes coming to your town and running a Shadowrun game for you and your friends. do want. also varying levels of doc wagon cards

**Cantih** · 2012-04-05 11:17

That is pretty spiffy, I haven't personally seen a game run by those dudes since the AOL days.
But a bit out of my range. If I had 10k, I'd have a few other things to do with it. (But that dude that has, he's in for a treat.)

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