Kickstarter - Project Phoenix - Indie JRPG

37 hours to go, $854,000 is the Kickstarter total right now (and about $25,000 via Paypal direct). Doesn't look like they're making the next stretch goal, which is really a shame.

They set out some pretty ridiculous stretch goals, though, so here's hoping they claw that back a bit and say "hey, you know what, we were being a bit silly, we'll do some of that stuff anyway".

Here's hoping someone steps up, but it's fairly certain they're just about done at this point. I still think it'll be a great game with the talent they have; I'll also always wonder what it could have been if it had been mega-funded like some other projects.

It's a JRPG. Of course there's chibi art involved. What were you thinking?

Um. Just no. Broaden your horizons a bit.

Sorry, too tired to figure out sarcasm... my bad.

They made the $1,025,000 stretch goal, which was (as far as I'm concerned) one of the more important ones. The other important goal was multiplayer/co-op, but that was $4 million, so... yeah. Wasn't gonna happen.

Also, they didn't make the voice acting goal, which might actually be a bonus. Voice acting can be great. It can also suck. We won't have to worry about that now.

Supposed to have had forum access in October, no forum access yet. I saw something in an update about how they want to do it right the first time -- but come on now, it's a forum, how hard could it be?

Forum registration is up! The developer NDA is also ridiculous and will likely prevent me sharing anything of value, gg.

Well, I don't know how many people from RR backed this, but so far, not a whole lot has been shown. They have switched game engines, there have been some unfortunate staffing issues, and they're way late on delivering. Hopefully, they can get back on track. I'm looking forward to seeing some progress.

They've promised a new release schedule in the next short while. I guess they're just figuring out where everything stands with the staffing.

If they don't deliver, I know I won't be the only one who's seriously jaded as a result. Hundreds of people pledged for over $400 (Developer pledge, of which I am one). Some went as high as $5k-$10k, and those guys are definitely getting antsy at this point. Final deliverable was supposed to be last month.

Edit: Oh, forgot to mention, if you haven't created an account on projectphoenix.info yet, now would be a good time. When things do start rolling again, that's where it'll happen. If you're a Founder or above, that's where you'll see inside information as well. If you have problems creating an account, just PM me here. I am one of a couple of people running the Phoenix forums these days.