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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Double Fine raises more than $1 million, promises 'better' game.

    Double Fine's crowd-funded adventure game project has gone on to break records at Kickstarter, now standing at more than $1.3 million.
    Feb 10, 2012 8:30am PST
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, Double Fine raises more than $1 million, promises 'better' game.

    Double Fine's crowd-funded adventure game project has gone on to break records at Kickstarter, now standing at more than $1.3 million. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      glad they are gonna take out the RTS elements. that's what killed Brutal Legend for me. : electricsun
      • That's the joke. : repeat2k
      • man humour is lost on some people it seems. : trelainThis person is cool!
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        The RTS factor of Brutal Legend shows why if you can get out from big publishers, the better off you are.... : MasemThis person is cool!
        • I was pleasantly surprised when the RTS part came up. I wanted something like this for a while. : Sailor of Fortune
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      And now Chris Avellone, the writer for Planescape, is considering making an old school isometric rpg tha... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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        Well, he didn't exactly specify: https://twitter.com/#!/ChrisAvellone/status/168014910675099650 But he d... : Memphis-Ahn
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          Actually: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/10/obsidian-want-to-know-what-you-want-them-to-make/ ... : ysbreker
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            People better not fuck this up by asking for an Alpha Protocol 2 or some shit : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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              What the fuck is wrong with Alpha Protocol? : kikilupoThis person is cool!
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                It's fine but an isometric rpg would be a billion times better : Mecha Tofu Pirate
                • AP2 would 0wn, s0n!!!!!!!! : CrustaRThis person is cool!
                • isometric alpha protocol! I'd rather have a new Planescape though if I had to choose. : kikilupoThis person is cool!
                • I can't decide which I want more. JUST MAKE BOTH. : Rauol DukeThis person is cool!
              • Biggest thing would be cost, I don't think we're going to raise 25million or whatever it would be to make... : one random winner
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                The controls sucked, the hacking minigame wasn't very good, and the AI was kinda janky. I say this a h... : deject
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                  I hated the last level too, pissed me off that they went that way. : one random winner
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                    Some of those fights were brutally difficult. : deject
                    • It wasn't even about the difficulty, story wise I felt like they went for the obvious twist instead of do : one random winner
                  • Isn't that suppose to be trend? *Thinks back to the last level of Psychonauts.* : Timberwolph
      • oh god : derelict515This person is cool!
      • thats pretty cool. And also cool that kickstarter is allowing for this to happen. More importantly, if ... : JuffoWupThis person is cool!
      • Please let this happen. : The Grolar Bear
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        He will have my dollars. : icedcoolThis person is cool!
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          And my kroner. : aaarrrghThis person is cool!
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            And my axe. : MikkleThePickle
            • And my space rodent. : Psigun
      • !!!! Whoa! That would be excellent! : GwyndionThis person is cool!
      • UNFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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        I'd be ok with a isometric rpg ala Planescape from them, even if they just used text instead of voice act... : Frozen Pixel
        • Yeah, Planescape did it perfectly with certain characters having a couple of lines voice-acted and the re... : Memphis-Ahn
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          Yeah I would too especially if it means they make make it more non-linear and have a deeper/longer story ... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
          • I don't mind linear so long as it's interesting. Too many generic boring RPGs that sell the non-linear op... : avatar_58
      • Oh my god, please please please. : brickmatt
      • God this would be fucking amazing. fucking amazing. Would be so cool if this started a new trend of t... : disembodied potatoThis person is cool!
    • I supported the cause as well but really I wish it was for Brutal Legend 2 that I was supporting :( Ma... : valcan_sThis person is cool!
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      This is a nice write up from the perspective of kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/24-hours : ysbreker
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        "Tim Schafer, you just made a million in 24 hours - what are you doing?" Cue video footage of Tim Scha... : aaarrrghThis person is cool!
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          also this tweet: TimOfLegend Tim Schafer $1,343,061! We've passed the budget of Day of the Tentacle... : aaarrrghThis person is cool!
          • They should hire Mark Hamill for this game too : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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            Tim Schafer is just a cool dude. I think he's my favorite guy in the industry. : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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              Definitely one of, big fan of Gaben too. : one random winner
              • Gay Ben : eonix
            • It actually kind of brings a tear to my eye. Its so fucking exciting to see a new avenue for talented peo... : disembodied potatoThis person is cool!
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      Is that Elevation Dock any good ? Sounds like something I should pitch in now : MrLoboThis person is cool!
      • Looks really expensive for what it is, imho. : Memphis-Ahn