News: Gamezone plans a Heroquest reboot

[Ragner]

A small video of the game HeroQuest to the 25th anniversary

[chaoticprime]

Nothing quite like advertising a game with concept art. Nobody'd want to actually see actual elements of the game advertised.

[ampersand]

& - While I agree we should wait and see what actually comes out, might I remind you of the old saying...
first impressions are everything.

First impression do count. Buy we are all a little biase aret we? and this is a second coming! The impact a great band had like the rollin stones for example when they first hit the scene is never going to be matched by a reunion. I see this as a similar thing. None of it is brand new. So straight away will be on the backfoot because it will be in direct competition with the original.

[TMU]

Is the Kickstarter up and running? Could someone link it?

[Tott]

no its not, their still preparing it. i think were not seeing much actual content because they haven't made it yet! we'll see some before the kickstarter but the whole point of a kickstarter is to get the cash to be able to make a full game.
that may also the reason they're not being particularly vocal, they do have a lot of work to do.

[TMU]

That makes no f***ing sense, we pay them so that they can send us something???

[knightkrawler]

That is basically it. Of course, they will keep on working to show off some stuff during the Kickstarter's run, but they will pretty much be dependent on the trust/the money we give them beforehand. Achievements of the goals will probably be pushed too far towards the end when interest will be evaporated and then -plop- bubbleburst.
Maybe I'm wrong. I certainly don't want this for anyone to happen, but, oh boy, are we on that path.
That has always been my problem with this whole shindig.

[torilen]

& - very true. I'm trying to keep an open mind.
I gotta say though - that video that was posted...that did NOT help any at all.


As far as running a kickstarter - my personal opinion is that, if someone was going to try and publish
a game, they need to have one full version of it ready to go so they can show it on their kickstarter,
so people will know exactly what they are backing.

I personally have been working on a full RPG based on HQ rules and plan to sell that when it is done.
I'm going to use kickstarter to help get the funding I need for my artists, copyrights, and trademarks.
The game will be done, though, and basically ready to print when I place it up on kickstarter.

(WHICH, by the way, might be sometime early next year...hopefully).

That is just my opinion - that's just what I feel would be the professionalism required to get the backers
one would need to fund a game publishing.

[Goblin-King]

Things I want the stretch Goals to say:

X-thousand: We can hire Gary Chalk to do new card illustrations

Y-thousand: We can hire Les Edwards to do a cover painting

Z-thousand: Licence from GW to use "Fimirs" in the game

Take my money!

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Also, torilen is doing it right. having a basically finished product that only needs funding for actually getting it in production.

[knightkrawler]

Exactly. like a mini sculpted in 3D at least. A card made in Photoshop and shown as backside and frontside.
Don't tell me that's not doable.