MaxRiga
Emperor
What do you think, is it fail? ))) - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1175173980/the-cold-war-era
I'm on Kickstarter, tell me the true
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Leonel
Breakfast Connoisseur
You created it yesterday. Not enough time to tell.
OrsonM
Our man
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Friendly criticism:
Awesome, you got a kickstarter campaign rolling, a lot of people don't even try. Kudos for that.
More in depth criticism:
Concept: There's a lot of Cold War Era videogames, what makes this one stand out?, knock that out quickly.
Video: The video is very dim. Get better lighting equipment. If you can't, try getting as much light as possible (hell, even try shooting the video outside). I want to focus on the game, not the quality of the video.
Audio: Keep the script shorter!. The presentation is way dense (and I could not care less about the cutting your hair part). Keep it short and simple. Show us the game!.
Presentation: Have more graphics on the screen. Have more concept art. You need to have a believable dog & pony show for your audience.
Also being a gamer is not a good collateral. Do you have any more games under your belt?, mention them!. Are you a programmer or an artist, mention it!. Even Tim Schafer had to present himself properly:
And he knocked that out on the 40 second mark. Tim's a pro. Study his video, it's very concise and entertaining.
Making games is also hard as hell, even the very mighty fall. Which also leads me to the next point.
Moneys: You can't make a game with 700 dollars! Well, you can, but then again, why asking for such a low amount of money?, ask for at least 10 times that amount!. It seems you sort of ask for that amount, but it's a bit confusing the way you ask for it. Instead of asking for 700 in hopes of getting 7000, just downright aim for 7000 (I'd aim for 70k though, all you need is a good dog & pony show).
And that's my take on it. I know creating a kickstarter is hard, and who knows, maybe you'll make all the money you are asking for (which would be awesome). But still, I have some knowledge of design and this is my take on your kickstarter. There's a lot about it that's awesome though, but I had to read the entire thing to find that out (I should had understood the entire thing within a few minutes, Schafer style baby!).
Believe me when I tell you I'm not trying to pick a fight, I'm also a struggling videogame developer, criticism is just part of the process. And I'm probably wrong in a few of my points there, but there's a few points that might help you there.
Awesome, you got a kickstarter campaign rolling, a lot of people don't even try. Kudos for that.
More in depth criticism:
Concept: There's a lot of Cold War Era videogames, what makes this one stand out?, knock that out quickly.
Video: The video is very dim. Get better lighting equipment. If you can't, try getting as much light as possible (hell, even try shooting the video outside). I want to focus on the game, not the quality of the video.
Audio: Keep the script shorter!. The presentation is way dense (and I could not care less about the cutting your hair part). Keep it short and simple. Show us the game!.
Presentation: Have more graphics on the screen. Have more concept art. You need to have a believable dog & pony show for your audience.
Also being a gamer is not a good collateral. Do you have any more games under your belt?, mention them!. Are you a programmer or an artist, mention it!. Even Tim Schafer had to present himself properly:
And he knocked that out on the 40 second mark. Tim's a pro. Study his video, it's very concise and entertaining.
Making games is also hard as hell, even the very mighty fall. Which also leads me to the next point.
Moneys: You can't make a game with 700 dollars! Well, you can, but then again, why asking for such a low amount of money?, ask for at least 10 times that amount!. It seems you sort of ask for that amount, but it's a bit confusing the way you ask for it. Instead of asking for 700 in hopes of getting 7000, just downright aim for 7000 (I'd aim for 70k though, all you need is a good dog & pony show).
And that's my take on it. I know creating a kickstarter is hard, and who knows, maybe you'll make all the money you are asking for (which would be awesome). But still, I have some knowledge of design and this is my take on your kickstarter. There's a lot about it that's awesome though, but I had to read the entire thing to find that out (I should had understood the entire thing within a few minutes, Schafer style baby!).
Believe me when I tell you I'm not trying to pick a fight, I'm also a struggling videogame developer, criticism is just part of the process. And I'm probably wrong in a few of my points there, but there's a few points that might help you there.
ImperialGuard
Prince
Shouldn't we support our fellow "Civfanatics" ?
It's one thing if someone signs up to the website, and places one post in order to advertise/solicit etc.
But for a guy who's been around for 9 years with 1000+ posts ... why can't he ask for support/advice etc?
I didn't see him ask for any money (directly) in this thread. It appears he's asking for his fellow Civfanatics help in assessing his kickstarter campaign.
I say kudos to our fellow Civfanatic member for trying to make his own game, and chasing his dreams !
Maniacal
the green Napoleon
It would really help if MaxRiga stopped making new threads for his game and just used one consolidated thread. His other problem is the often poor and lacking descriptions if he even has one. Last but not least, your English is a little weird sometimes, it should be "tell me the truth".
Otherwise its fine, goodluck with your kickstarter!
Otherwise its fine, goodluck with your kickstarter!
Aleksey_aka_al
Smiley
Grand strategy game set in modern times which takes little time and energy to play is exactly what I've been looking for quite some time. Удачи 
Seconded.
Seconded.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
You can use kicktraq to follow your kickstarter.
It will show you graphs and other relevant info that might help you figure out if you're going to be soccessful in getting funded or not
It will show you graphs and other relevant info that might help you figure out if you're going to be soccessful in getting funded or not
MaxRiga
Emperor
Everybody thx for replies. No matter will my kickstarter be successful or not I feel I've got great and enjoyable experience with game developing ))
))Mopean
Warlord
We seem to be making sorta similar games (though mine focuses on the Third World, during and long after the cold war, and also doesn't cost any money to make. )
I wish you luck, though It looks fairly interesting.
I wish you luck, though
It looks fairly interesting.
Benefactor
Beneficial
Have you linked the kickstarter in many places? Websites and forums where you might find people interested in this sort of game? People can't back it if they never see it .
Good luck with your kickstarter campaign.
.Good luck with your kickstarter campaign.
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