Today I wanted to finish up my coverage of three indie games that I had determined to cover, but this last one became a bit more of a task than I had anticipated for an awesome reason. Cthulhu Saves the World is now out on the personal computer along with Breath of Death VII: The Beginning. I have kept my nostalgic eye on these games since it was first announced that they were coming to the PC. I loved RPGs from the 8 and 16-bit era. I think that the death of the traditional JRPG is tantamount to 2K saying that strategy games are contemporary.
In that same vain, I recently stumbled upon a game that I want to play now. You hear me PVGames? NOW! The game is Aleph and won't be released until the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve, but hey, you know what? That is not that far away, and it's got a solid chance of being released before Black Mesa Source updates their Twitter again.
With the release of the game not exactly upon us, the most interesting thing about Aleph for me is the financing. It is being done thought a website called www.kickstarter.com. Their tagline explains, "What is Kickstarter? We’re the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world." So, here is another game developer (not a team this time like Interstellar Marine, but just one guy" taking his idea straight to the public (through a mediator) and asking for help.
The developer is by no means begging, for your contributions you will be compensated. For a five dollar donation you get your name on a grave in the game, but for a 500.00 donation,"
This is a major support reward: You will receive my eternal thanks, the $100 reward, a copy of the development binder, and you will get to design your own dungeon! This is your chance to put the player through hellish traps and devious puzzles!"
Why can't my wife understand that $500.00 is not too much to pay for immortality? I am sure that if she could have a zombie named after her in Plants Vs Zombies that she would gladly mortgage the house and sacrifice our retirement to have the pleasure. If only PopCap could design a zombie that slowly sucked the souls out of your plants little by little year by year we would have a perfect fit, but I digress. What were we talking about again, oh yeah, money!
There are investments in between the $5.00 and $500.00 mark with varying degrees of rewards for your support. PVGames, you my good sir are a genius. Your game seems cool, but as someone interested in games, I would love to give you the 250.00 necessary to get a copy of your development binder. I love games and am infinitely interested in the process of making them and the people in that process.
The time is almost up to invest, but I am sure if you e-mail the guy he would be more than happy to take your money. Here is a video of how the game is shaping up. Good luck PVGames, I hope you continue to receive the support you need for the game we all want.
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