Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter concludes with $3.3 million

@Cwagmire21 I know there probably not sweating now but I bet they are taking notice that developers can get funding without them

I gave them my 15 bucks. All Tim Shafer has to do is ask! He is one of the last few hopes the industry has to gain ANY of its integrity, freedom, and decency back.

@blackace Yeah, but these and the Wasteland 2 guys are developers with a reputation, a team, and many releases to their name. I think thats why they are succesful. There are a ton of indie kickstater projects and not a single one is anything close to this level of success. But I realy like this, as I posted earlier, for me its the oportunity to play the kind of games I used to love, made by the same people. That is amazing. Oh! And to all the people who say "games are becoming more dumb" this is the chance to be heard! You want complexity? Let your wallet speak!

Hopefully they make a kickstarter project for Dungeon Keeper 3!

Outstanding!

I still want a Brutal Legend 2

They are already at $740,000. They will make $900,000 easily. Maybe gamers should tell developers what they want made and then have the developers sign up for kickstarter so we can donate to them so they can make the game. The only problem I have with this method is that one developer will eventually not get the game made and take off with the money. Once that happens, no one will want to donate any money to developers again. I know Double Fine will get the job done. I don't know about other developers.

I forgot to donate before I went on my cruise. I came back and it's over. Whaaahh!! I'll still buy the game when it's finally done anyways. I wonder if they will do this again for Pyschonauts 2?

Brutal legends please... :'(....

I'll be waiting for my Psychonauts trilogy

I have heard so many good things about Wasteland that I am curious about what they might come up with.

I backed this project without ever playing any old school adventure games, I have that much faith in Schafer and the rest of the Double Fine team. Any recommendations on where to start? I was thinking about Grim Fandango.

Can't wait to see what they deliver. It's going to be fun to watch the docs, I just hope they don't spoil too many of the puzzles. Congrats to a deserving studio!

BTW if they did ask for support to make a Psychonauts sequel, I´ll support it, But maybe thats a game that could find a publisher to fund it. I prefer to back projects like this or Wasteland 2. These are the type of games I love and grew up playing, made by the people who used to make them!

@mhaed no it can´t. This isn´t a preorder, We aren´t funding their studio, we are lending money to help make this project a reality. It´s not "their" money to do as they please with. I pledged my money for an adventure game, and for that only.

Double Fine is officially more Epic than they were before.

@mhaed That would be unethical.

@decebal I heard that Phil Fish said some bad things about someone. What did he say exactly?

If Double Fine could get this kind of support for an un-named project I wonder what they could get for Psychonauts 2.

This should be the new way to pay for games. The $15-30 price range is good for those with low income. I can spend $60-$200 depending on the game. And those who want in game billboards, statues, npc's of themselves are willing to spend $500-$2,000.

Winning a prize doesn't change the fact that you are a douche. Phil Fish will not see a penny from me. Stealing other people's work and claiming credit for it does not go well in my books. The past will catch up with him eventually...

This is great news for gaming fans, especially those of 'niche' genres that developers won't touch anymore. Granted, you need a name like Schafer to make that kind of money, but not every game needs 3+ million either. Now instead of complaining about how there's nothing but shooters on the shelf, we can put our money where our mouths are. Speaking of which: Treasure? Johnson/Voorsanger? Meretzky? If you guys want some money, let me know.

Tim is a legend! Kudos, please make great adventure game for us! :)

Tim said that Grim Fandango cost 3 million to make, so this game should definitely be high quality.

@Marky360 While I like your comment, I don't think they're sweating just yet. However, it does bode well for the game industry that developers can find other avenues than pushy publishers that want to sell the same game to their customers each year.

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oooh look the publishers are sweating now. game developers can get funding for games they wanna do and not what a publisher thinks will sell well.

Following the progress of this game development is going to great!

Considering they got 8x the amount they felt they needed, I really hope this ends up being a great game.