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Cicero posted:Be careful with this. Linux nerds are super I think you may be surprised; Linux users consistently pay significantly more for Humble Bundles (pay what you want for this bunch of games) than Windows/Mac users.
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Guys. Guys. I'm freaking out. I've been waiting for this day. I hope to see you all in Ballhalla.
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Scambl posted:Guys. Guys. I'm freaking out. I've been waiting for this day. I hope to see you all in Ballhalla. Go outside and start slamming for a while, and those jamming feelings will start to fade. Barkley 2 is coming, and this is canon. And listen to this every day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWKQiZVBtu4
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Dec 5, 2012 04:59
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I for one am dissappointed that tales of game's studios is catering to those disgusting heathens by translating the entire game in to their language. They should have to learn english anyway.
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Dec 5, 2012 05:16
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Node posted:Go outside and start slamming for a while, and those jamming feelings will start to fade. Barkley 2 is coming, and this is canon. For a while, I remember the top Youtube comments on the original version of the Space Jam theme were "This song makes me wanna use a zauber and do a chaos dunk" and another one about the post-cyberpocalypse. edit: Also, any time any of my friends ask me what kind of indie games are cool, I tell them about this game. edit2: Also, I've been patrolling the internet trying to figure out Charles Barkley's opinion of the Hoopz Barkley Saga, but I can't find anything. Please, let there be a better internet detective than I who found Barkley saying SOMETHING about this game. Scambl fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Dec 5, 2012 |
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Dec 5, 2012 05:22
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helopticor posted:I think you may be surprised; Linux users consistently pay significantly more for Humble Bundles (pay what you want for this bunch of games) than Windows/Mac users. It's true and it's cool, but it's important to remember that we're definitely talking per capita and not total-overall-revenue. It's still a small and proportionally very loud market. A Mac port is definitely confirmed at this point right, though? Because in my very limited understanding (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong because I wanna know) it's easier to port something on Mac to Linux than it is something on Windows.
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helopticor posted:I think you may be surprised; Linux users consistently pay significantly more for Humble Bundles (pay what you want for this bunch of games) than Windows/Mac users. a) Linux fans will go out of their way to support game initiatives that line up with their ideology (Humble Indie Bundle is cross-platform, DRM-free, lets you pay what you want). I guess Barkley 2 hits the first two of those, so that would help. b) Each linux fan that pays may be willing to pay more, but what percentage of them are willing to pay, period? Or rather, what percentage of linux users that game but don't dual boot to Windows will pay? I don't necessarily think it's a bad idea, but I don't think it's a slam dunk either.
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As a true otaku at heart, I am glad to see this project take flight so quickly, and proud to be a part of it, however chibi (small). Hopefully some baka (idiot) Western "developers" (if you can call them that) will take note of the success brought about by a true Nippon master's hand. It has been an infuriating injustice to see the near-constant fellation of boredom simulators like Minecraft while Barkley, Shut Up & Jam Gaiden: Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley Saga, a true gem of the JRPG genre, and in fact a shining example of what vidcons can be, no matter what the genre. Gomen nasai (very sorry) for the wall of text! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~Proud Saibaaduwaafu x Barzioth fan! (Saizoth OTP for lyfe XD!)~~
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Dec 5, 2012 05:38
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I agree, I dare say it would be akin to a chaos dunk. 
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Dec 5, 2012 05:41
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helopticor posted:I think you may be surprised; Linux users consistently pay significantly more for Humble Bundles (pay what you want for this bunch of games) than Windows/Mac users. Isn't that mostly because notch usually donates a few thousand dollars, which significantly raises the mean donation for the relatively few Linux buyers?
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MasterSlowPoke posted:Isn't that mostly because notch usually donates a few thousand dollars, which significantly raises the mean donation for the relatively few Linux buyers? Not really, no.
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Everyone but the most hardcore crazies are perfectly accepting of Linux software that costs money, especially for creative works like games. And the crazies who aren't don't play games anyways, so they aren't your audience. If you can "easily" (relatively speaking) port the game to Linux, I say why not.
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The humble bundle guys did some research or something that estimated the piracy rate at only like 25%, and their percentage of revenue that came from linux was pretty good - something like 20-30% of the total. I think linux users are kinda weird, but targetting them for a cool offbeat video game isn't dumb or anything.
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Dec 5, 2012 06:35
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If you use linux you're a nerd or a tech guy which means you're probably loaded. I remember some thread in yospos where some guy talked about some thousand dollar camera and a bunch of them went out and bought it like, the next day.
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Dec 5, 2012 06:48
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If you're on linux it means you're at work and thus have a job. It's that simple.
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Dec 5, 2012 07:29
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Threw in $40. If I could channel my b-ball skills into this kickstarter, they'd go in too. I know the licensing issue is a big hurdle to get around, but a Monstars DLC would blow my mind.
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Dec 5, 2012 07:46
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Dec 5, 2012 08:03
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Pretty much every good RPG has a slot machine or blackjack in it. Barkley LOVES to gamble. Will Nightmare city have a casino?
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Dr. Arbitrary posted:Pretty much every good RPG has a slot machine or blackjack in it. Barkley LOVES to gamble. Except the nightmare is that you win every time you play: http://vimeo.com/13946670
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I'm playing through Shut Up and Jam:Gaiden, and where the hell do I know the music in the Michael Jordon/Vinceborg fight from? e:v Cheers. Pomp fucked around with this message at 08:46 on Dec 5, 2012 |
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Pomp posted:I'm playing through Shut Up and Jam:Gaiden, and where the hell do I know the music in the Michael Jordon/Vinceborg fight from? NO ONE SCOOP ME it's from Blue Dragon
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Dec 5, 2012 08:42
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My favourite thing about that track is that in the game folder the file's album or genre field is 'jesus christ the guy from deep purple sang this'
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Dec 5, 2012 11:32
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What's the history of the summerslam mix? For such a classic mix I can't seem to trace its origins. Also, I'm putting my pledge sometime this week.
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Dec 5, 2012 13:10
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Oh man, i'm glad we're probably gonna be getting Nightmare City. I want more content, all the content. This is gonna be the Skyrim-killer, i can feel it.
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Technique posted:Oh man, i'm glad we're probably gonna be getting Nightmare City. I want more content, all the content. This is gonna be the Skyrim-killer, i can feel it. We're probably going to reach the terrible 73k stretch goal too. 
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AnonSpore posted:We're probably going to reach the terrible 73k stretch goal too. Pants-wearing is scary but necessary! Upped my pledge for the cause.
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Dec 5, 2012 13:44
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$73,001: Birth of Hoopz DLC
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Be careful with that Linux support. I hear as soon as you say you're bringing a game to Linux as a stretch goal whiny gamers appear to complain about it because it doesn't benefit them. The whole whiny gamer ethos is to make up anecdotes that didn't happen and try to tell you what you should be doing instead. Have you looked into porting to the Commodore Zilog Z80? It's a small market, but you'd own it! Think how much we Zilog fans would pay for a game!
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300k stretch goal: OUYA exclusive Here's a weird question: Do Kickstarted games do alright in sales eventually? If you raise $200k but it's all in promised sales what happens if the game finally comes out and nobody else buys it?
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Dec 5, 2012 14:47
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Heh... the real BSUaJ:G fans speak Japanese Al Bhed. In Barkley 2 you should license this other equally ridiculous version of Eternity. When I heard this, I was like, "Hahaha woah poo poo, this song was in Barkley" because I've never played Blue Dragon. The vocals are in Japanese, which makes it the true version of the song, even though it came later. No Deep Purple guy though. If they got him to sing in Japanese I probably would've poo poo myself. THE AWESOME GHOST posted:300k stretch goal: OUYA exclusive Promised sales? You mean like pre-orders? With a successful kickstarter, they've already paid for the game's development, so any post-kickstarter sales would just be pure profit.
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Dec 5, 2012 14:52
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:300k stretch goal: OUYA exclusive FTL was a huge success, wasn't it? I think the Giana Sisters game did alright too. Can't think of any other funded games that've come out off the top of my head, though.
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I want some kind of nifty widget in the $20-$25 category maybe. Actually I just need my next paycheck to get here so I can slam with the best. I should play the original at some point.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:300k stretch goal: OUYA exclusive Isn't the whole point of Kickstarter funded developement to pay for the game BEFORE it's release, rather than having a publisher bet on a game and make up their investment with sales profits? I mean it's great if the developers sell more copies, but they don't have to.
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notZaar posted:Isn't the whole point of Kickstarter funded developement to pay for the game BEFORE it's release, rather than having a publisher bet on a game and make up their investment with sales profits? I mean it's great if the developers sell more copies, but they don't have to. The point of Kickstarter funded development is getting a game onto the market without publisher funding, what stage you are in development has nothing to do with it. The extreme pre-orders are a sales tactic.
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Nanomashoes posted:From that link: With zero indication of what OS those donations belong to, nullifying the point. One would assume they follow the regular spread. I have a feeling that Notch's donations would end up marked as Windows or Mac. Garry's definitely would. Neither have ever championed linux.
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I use a linux for work, I would play Barkley 2 on it when I have free time and poo poo 
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:With zero indication of what OS those donations belong to, nullifying the point. One would assume they follow the regular spread. I have a feeling that Notch's donations would end up marked as Windows or Mac. Garry's definitely would. Neither have ever championed linux.
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