Double Fine Using Kickstarter Bothers Me - Saving Content

Excerpt: "I asked a very simple question on Twitter that sparked healthy conversation between friends and acquaintances regarding my feelings about Double Fine starting a project using Kickstarter, a secure, crowd-source funding platform. Though I’m clearly in the minority for my thinking on this. A friend even stated I was being “mean spirited”, which is not my intention – I know it is a narrow focus of discussion, but it bothers me. I am a huge fan of Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions and have nothing against them or the idea of getting funding from fans to start a project that would otherwise never exist.

Let’s first take a look at how Double Fine got here (detailed in their pitch video). The most frequently asked question to Tim and the team is when they’ll make a classic point-and-click adventure game like that of Grim Fandago or Day of the Tentacle. If Tim approached a publisher with the idea to create a new point-and-click adventure game, they would be immediately re...

[gotgame1985]

No matter what someone is doing there is always going to be someone hating on them, I just don't understand some people.

[BrutallyBlunt]

It's not hating. I understand where the author is coming from as much smaller devs are in more dire need of funding. Tim is a very respectable person who has a lot of street credit. Good for him getting the funding but will the attention be taken away from the smaller guys?

[ThichQuangDuck]

If this leads to the game people wanted made getting out there. They donate and get the game what is wrong with this, I believe this raises awareness about kick starters for smaller developers and big developers a like.

[BrutallyBlunt]

Well i do hope this game is a success just for the sake that big companies don't like taking risks. We need more funding for original ideas.

[ThichQuangDuck]

Cannot agree more, this is the solution to the complaint of no new IPs. If you want a new ip fund it and you will get the game for free. They just start off with a base, I am assuming could be wrong that people who funded it will have a key part in the game. Thus they make their dream game through donations nothing wrong with that at all to me.