Satellite Reign: Syndicate’s spiritual successor hits Kickstarter

Sorry, call me a cynic, but I really don't buy all this spiritual successor nonsense. To me it's just people trading on nostalgia and name recognition. I'd rather just judge it on its merits than foster hopes it'll bring back old memories.
 
£195,370 pledged of £350,000 goal with 20 days to go. Looking good so far. I sincerely hope these guys know what they're doing.
 
Kickstater gives me mixed emotions. On the one hand I really want to see some of these games made BUT I don't like buying to the hype, or get flooded with information about the game prior to release. I sort of like to get 'just enough' info to recognize it as something I would like to play but then distance myself enough from the game so when it comes up I feel like it is a fresh experience.

Same goes for movies. I had getting shown half the plot of a movie in the dozens of trailers they release for the big budget ones.
 
MOnk said:
Kickstater gives me mixed emotions. On the one hand I really want to see some of these games made BUT I don't like buying to the hype, or get flooded with information about the game prior to release. I sort of like to get 'just enough' info to recognize it as something I would like to play but then distance myself enough from the game so when it comes up I feel like it is a fresh experience.

Same goes for movies. I had getting shown half the plot of a movie in the dozens of trailers they release for the big budget ones.
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I'm still positive about the guys who make kickstarters. At least they are saying the right things and listening to what the consumers want. I haven't been burned by them yet, so I'll give them a chance. I have however been burned by the AAA publishers so I'm less likely to give them another chance. The cheaper pricing and extra goodies also don't hurt :D
 
How do you know of you have been burned or not? Have any games you backed come out yet?

I'm really interested to see what happens when the really big kickstarter games get released.
 
MOnk said:
How do you know of you have been burned or not? Have any games you backed come out yet?

I'm really interested to see what happens when the really big kickstarter games get released.
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I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt at the moment. They haven't disappointed me yet, unlike the AAA guys.
 
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  • Agents can and will die!
  • If your agents body dies their consciousness is removed and implanted into a new body.
  • Agents will keep their skills and abilities which are carried across with their consciousness.
  • New agents are cloned from a selection of bodies back at base.
  • New bodies can be obtained by multiple means, like: purchasing them from the black market or harvesting them from the population.
  • Cloned bodies have genetic traits that give small bonuses to your agents.
  • Agents lost in the field will lose their augmentations and equipment but if you are fast enough you can salvage the corpse for spare parts or we have multiple insurance packages available to suit your needs.


Classes

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  • This is only the agents starting point.
  • You are free to customise each of your agents to be fully combat oriented, fully espionage oriented, or anything in-between.
  • Agents will be able to be customised by giving them different augmentations, skills / abilities, weapons and gear.
  • Each of these customisation options will allow them to play more of a combat role or an espionage role, or anything in-between.
 
The funding has slowed down dramatically. I hope that it gains some momentum again as it gets closer to the end.
 
£256,578 pledged of £350,000 goal with 10 days to go

Stretch goals:

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MOnk said:
How do you know of you have been burned or not? Have any games you backed come out yet?

I'm really interested to see what happens when the really big kickstarter games get released.
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I think most people understand there is a risk, but its way to vote to get something you want to get made, instead of leaving it up to EA to choose what we want.

I'm looking forward to shadowrun next week.
 
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