A new 3D platformer kickstarter: FreezeME

[Alph]

Looks like the Kickstarter for this has started up. If you haven't heard about it, it's an indie 3D platformer with a bit of a Mario Galaxy feel to it except with larger environments and freezing gimmick. Also it'll be on Wii U, which is something A Hat in Time was never able to guarantee (why is that, I wonder?)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/680102942/freezeme

[dotEXE]

I can't decide if I like it or despise it.

On one hand:

* It's cute.
* It's a 3D platformer collectathon.
* The freezing mechanic is interesting.

On the other:

* It's extremely derivative. Large portions are ripped directly from Super Mario Galaxy. Like if SMG had a world-builder, this is what I would expect on the "download free levels" shop. I feel like these "indie" platformers are just stealing what they can and hoping coat-tail rides and nostalgia get them there.
* It's amateurish. Needs significant polishing and the controls seem fairly loose.
* The worlds demonstrated seem very messy. Like floating assets were just thrown in without consideration for overall aesthetic.

I guess I just lose a bit of interest when you gather a golden FEZ cube on a Mario Galaxy planet and do Mario's signature peace sign (1:33), or when you're diving off Mario Sunshine's assets in Treasure Trove Cove (1:25). Do something new in the spirit of other things.

I dunno. I haven't liked a single indie platformer yet barring Lobodestroyo, and even that is on the fence with it's thematic choice. I ALMOST backed SpookyPoo because of how off-the-walls weird it was.

[Tidus1117]

This studio making this game is based on 3 developers in Barcelona, they are trying to do their best with what they got. It looks fun, it might not be entirely original but still I am supporting it. Its just $10 Bucks to get a digital copy of the game. They said that the game still needs polishing so Im giving them a chance

[polomi]

[Xellos]

At least it's looking way more promising than Clive 'N' Wrench could ever hoped for.

[dotEXE]

I've gotta agree there.

[Tidus1117]

[dotEXE]

It didn't remotely interest me. Especially after all of the "Look how similar to Banjo Kazooie we are!" stuff. And then when I watched their video it's nothing like Banjo Kazooie. They're just trying to ride on the success of others.

[Rueckkoppler]

[dotEXE]

Except their whole advertising platform was "fans of Banjo Kazooie come buy us because nostalgia!" Couldn't stand it.

[Coolboyman]

[polomi]

[Shawnsim]

[Rueckkoppler]

[Coolboyman]

[Tidus1117]

[dotEXE]

[NPChilla]

Games like this are failing left, right and centre on Kickstarter - it looks like Poi will fail in the same manner as this one did.

Partly I think these games are simply asking for too much - no-one is going to invest huge amounts in a brand-new company from developers they don't know from Adam.
But also, as others have remarked, many of them look largely interchangeable. Perhaps because the builds are so early.

[John Enigma]

[John Enigma]

BUMP!

Well looks like this game will be coming out on February 2nd. If you buy the game for the Wii U on the first week, you'll receive a discount price of $9.99, because after that, the game'll be $13.99 after the first week. ()

My opinion(s): Looks like Rainy Night Creations is giving the head start on releasing 3D platformer games this year. Nobody knows what's going with Gears For Breakfast's A Hat In Time, nor when will they release it for consoles, and Playtonic Games still hasn't told us about their progress with the Toybox(++) demo build of Yooka-Laylee. Don't worry, because I still haven't forgotten about Yooka-Laylee's release date in October of this year.

EDIT: Is it me or is nobody talking that much about this game? Am I, seriously, the only one talking about it?