T w e n t y S i d e d
Jeff Palumbo was one of my contacts at the Escapist a while back. He’s moved on and is now trying to launch his own comic. Well, more like his own label, but also this book. He was nice enough to send me a signed copy of issue #1.
It’s got a good first-issue hook: We jump back and forth between our modern-day protagonist and (in this issue) someone linked to him in the old west. (As I understand it, the protagonist will connect with (?) other people in other times, so it’s really the set-up for a supernatural story, not a western story.)
Anyway. I was sad when I got to the end.
You can read issue #1 online for free. Now they’re doing a Kickstarter for ish #2. (The idea being that #1 will build the interest, the interest will drive the Kickstarter, the Kickstarter will fund #2, the sales of #2 will pay for #3, etc.) I don’t know enough about comics to know how feasible this is, but as a fellow dream-chasing indie-type person I’m really hoping he makes it.
Give issue #1 a look. Even if it’s not your thing, maybe pass it along to your comics-reading friends?
The Disappointment Engine
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Charging More for a Worse Product
No, game prices don't "need" to go up. That's not how supply and demand works. Instead, the publishers need to be smarter about where they spend their money.
Resident Evil 4
Who is this imbecile and why is he wandering around Europe unsupervised?
Are Lootboxes Gambling?
Obviously they are. Right? Actually, is this another one of those sneaky hard-to-define things?
Wolfenstein II
This is a massive step down in story, gameplay, and art design when compared to the 2014 soft reboot. Yet critics rated this one much higher. What's going on here?
Gave it a look, it seems really promising. I’ve backed the project, and look forward to reading more.
Thanks for the link. :)
Anyone else reminded of Roland Deschain reading this?
Totally backing! :)
Really like the art. Interesting premise.
Would be vastly improved by removing pretty much all of the square “the narrator explains stuff to us” boxes IMO.
I haven’t looked at the link yet, but narrators have been so overused in comics that it’s very difficult to use without falling into self-parody. I cringe whenever I reread the first Hellboy story because of that. It’s amazing how well Mignola managed to adopt a “show don’t tell” attitude.
Why don’t you do a Kickstarter for your game, Shamus?