Sulphur on 4/12/2015 at 05:19
I'd love to see this happen, but given their mixed reputation now with crowdfunding in general (not just because of Broken Age, but because of things like Spacebase DF-9), this may not take off as explosively as we'd like. The second problem is Fig, which obviously doesn't have as much of a mindshare as Kickstarter, even if it comes to us with a pretty cool concept of backers getting a conditional return on their investment (if you've backed >$1000). I may not be the sunniest person on the planet, but you have to admit this is predicated on a few big things that have a higher than average probability of not working out.
Psychonauts was and is one of the best games I've played, and Schafer seems to have a strong idea of where he wants to go with it. I hope he's able to make it, and with as little compromise to the vision if this crowdfunding effort is successful.
Starker on 4/12/2015 at 05:45
Well, Tim isn't getting any younger, so it's probably now or never. I've gambled twice on them already and they did deliver both times, so I'm in for the third time as well, if I manage to scrape something together after Christmas.
henke on 4/12/2015 at 06:30
omg
On the one hand, what Sulphur said.
On the other hand, they do have all the right people on board. It would be great to see Eric Wolpaw write something again. That guy is the best writer in videogaming, and it's a shame he hasn't done anything since Portal 2.
icemann on 5/12/2015 at 07:15
I'd buy that for a dollar :).
If they put this on kickstarter I'll definitely back it. First game was awesome.
Sulphur on 5/12/2015 at 07:22
Yeah, you know, Psychonauts is the game that cemented me as a Tim Schafer fan, not Grim Fandango or DotT or Full Throttle or Monkey Island 2. I'm still backing this despite my misgivings because the original gave me some of the best memories I have of gaming, and that to me is worth further reciprocation, whether or not the sequel happens, lives up to its legacy, or buckles under the combined weight of collective expectation.
Starker on 11/12/2015 at 05:53
Psychonauts retrospective:
[video=youtube;oVizZG0QL9Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVizZG0QL9Y[/video]
Starker on 11/12/2015 at 05:54
Part 2:
[video=youtube;9WWSsw-16vw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWSsw-16vw[/video]
Starker on 11/12/2015 at 05:55
Part 3:
[video=youtube;E3zFPss3-9I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3zFPss3-9I[/video]