Information Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden 2 Kickstarter Launched

[ghostdog]

 

[Jaesun]

Backed! And congrats to the team. You guys really did your homework. THIS is how you do a damn Kickstarter. And holy shit, It's almost already funded.

Better get working on those tiers guys.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

So it's basically Shadowrun Genesis with a lampooned setting and more elaborated quests?

 

[LeStryfe79]

Backed for $40, although I strongly considered the $10,000 tier.

 

[eric__s]

So it's basically Shadowrun Genesis with a lampooned setting and more elaborated quests?

For some areas, yes. This is definitely a cyberpunk game but the really great thing about the crazy Barkley setting is that we can do whatever we want and it won't be out of place. One of the areas I'm really looking forward to working on is this 60s/70s fantasy-inspired tower with psychedelic visuals and imagery. But mechanically, I'd say it's quite different from the Genesis Shadowrun game in terms of depth (even though this game is humorous, it has very real and hardcore RPG character development and choice mechanics) and scope (completely non-linear and open ended).

 

[A user named cat]

We named ourselves after the "Tales of" games because they were the worst games we could think of.

That is actually how we got our name.

Seriously? I don't even like or play JRPGs anymore but one of the few series I could still stomach were the "Tales of" games. Sure they have their fair share of cliches and animu garbage, but their battle systems are fun as hell and they always have tons of content. There are far worse series out there, especially when it comes to Jap RPGs.

 

[Murk]

Hahaha, I still remember that fucking intro.

INDEEEGNAAASHHHOOOONNNNN

 

[Zed]

cboyardee
I'll back this and if you ever find yourself in the socialist realm of western Sweden, I'll buy you a goddamn socialist beer too.
Shit I might even buy you a new mic as well.

 

[FrancoTAU]

We named ourselves after the "Tales of" games because they were the worst games we could think of.

That is actually how we got our name.

Seriously? I don't even like or play JRPGs anymore but one of the few series I could still stomach were the "Tales of" games. Sure they have their fair share of cliches and animu garbage, but their battle systems are fun as hell and they always have tons of content. There are far worse series out there, especially when it comes to Jap RPGs.

I used to play a bunch of JRPG shit on top of my cRPG stuff, but that "Tales of" series literally has the worst combat system of all time. It makes RTwP look like chess. Maybe they got better since the first couple?

 

[Livonya]

For $10 I can back this... been super happy with FTL, and can't pass on a $10 pledge for a cool looking indie game.

Good luck with it.

 

[Harg Harfardarssen]

So it's basically Shadowrun Genesis with a lampooned setting and more elaborated quests?

For some areas, yes. This is definitely a cyberpunk game but the really great thing about the crazy Barkley setting is that we can do whatever we want and it won't be out of place. One of the areas I'm really looking forward to working on is this 60s/70s fantasy-inspired tower with psychedelic visuals and imagery. But mechanically, I'd say it's quite different from the Genesis Shadowrun game in terms of depth (even though this game is humorous, it has very real and hardcore RPG character development and choice mechanics) and scope (completely non-linear and open ended).

You had me at "for some areas yes". (Pledged!)

ETA: Holy shit the tiers are brilliant. Also its kind of funny that kickstarter will charge the $1000 backer $15to ship their impersonation opportunity to them outside of the US.

 

[A user named cat]

I used to play a bunch of JRPG shit on top of my cRPG stuff, but that "Tales of" series literally has the worst combat system of all time. It makes RTwP look like chess. Maybe they got better since the first couple?

Yeah, I think Tales of Phantasia and Destiny 1 had annoying, restricted 2D combat. Destiny 2 on PSX is when I remember the shit got fun. Then there were the PS2 and Gamecube Tales games which were actually enjoyable if you overlooked the puff-puff weeaboo nonsense. Nothing like beating the shit out of monsters with chained combos, nice change of pace from other menu-based Jap games and actually made grinding fun. May be tougher to try playing them nowadays and getting past the kiddy anime stuff though.

 

[Kosmonaut]

Backed for 10 dorras only. Fucking Larry Elmore got all my pledge money. I intend to increase my pledge later.

 

[kazgar]

trending towards $800k! that's a lot of blackjack and cyberhookers.

of course kicktraq isn't great for early predictions.

 

[ironyuri]

 

[Esquilax]

You should do a 300,000 dollar stretch goal

Hiring the real Charles Barkley to endorse the game and dress up in cheap looking cyber-inplant props and do cutscenes.

Sounds turrible. Just turrible.

 

[kazgar]

Hiring the real Charles Barkley to endorse the game and dress up in cheap looking cyber-inplant props and do cutscenes.

It would be glorious if those cutscenes looked like early 90's dawn of fmv sequences, pixallated, and done on a green screen over a badly animated background.

Or even up to emperor of dune level.

 

[Irxy]

Dunno, the gampeplay concept sounds fun, but the setting is kind of stupid. Some kind of local meme gine wild?..

 

[Yaar Podshipnik]

Backed!

 

[Murk]

Dunno, the gampeplay concept sounds fun, but the setting is kind of stupid. Some kind of local meme gine wild?..

The fuck's amatter with you

 

[MurkyShadow]

Why are you making Barkley 2 an Action RPG instead of a turn-based JRPG?
Turn-based RPGs where you only control one character generally aren't very fun!

Well, I still like the concept.

 

[Crooked Bee]

 

[Volrath]

Kickstarter fatigue my ass. Do an inspired pitch and the money will flow.

 

[LeStryfe79]

That pitch video had many great nuggets, from multiple genders to dissing "sub" par sandwich shops. Looks like it will get funded in a mere couple of hours too. Bravo old chap!

 

[Charles-cgr]

We will send you pictures of every developer in Tales of Game's for you to have lunch with.