Kickstarter Shout-outs!: Cam's Eye View's Kickstarter Editorials.

Many times, I have seen the Kickstarter page get filled up with projects that are pretty much all the same. Sure, some might look different, but in the end, they are all the same game. Either a MMO that has no rules, or another zombie-filled game that will probably end up going to the pile of poor-looking and not fun zombie games you see on Early Access or on Steam. Luckily, Kickstarter picked up steam recently with a lot of interesting and varied games, including Thimbleweed Park by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick! This article will be yet another Kickstarter Shout-out covering multiple Kickstarters! How about we get started, since I have five interesting projects that you will all surely love to hear about? Kelvin and the Infamous Machine This 2D-point-and-click adventure game revolves around a scientist named Dr. Edwin Lupin, who made the first ever time machine. And yes, it does look like a portable shower. Unfortunately, the time machine gets labeled as the lamest invention of the ye

With Tim Schafer and many other industry veterans returning to the gaming scene with Kickstarter projects that pan out positively for the most part, I was wondering why more of the industry veterans like Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick don’t take a shot at Kickstarter? Well, Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick are now on Kickstarter with their newest project Thimbleweed Park. For those that need a refresher course, Ron Gilbert and his partner in crime, Gary Winnick, were two of the other bigwigs alongside David Grossman and Tim Schafer of LucasArts. They created famous adventure games like Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island, Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis, and Day of the Tentacle. Of course, Ron Gilbert is also known for his recent hits like Deathspank, Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue, and The Cave. Garry Winnick has also had success and popularity with his comic book series “Bad Dreams.” So, what do you get when you have two of the adventure gaming world’s biggest names go to Kick

Oh boy, how do I start this article off? If you follow anything about gaming, these past few months have had the gaming industry, and gaming in general, in a huge political uproar between gender equality, ethics in gaming journalism, and a lot of other topics that have gotten people buzzing. I guess since I have stayed out of the way of all this up to this point, I should at least give my two cents on the overall set of topics. I do think there needs to be equality among genders and races, I do think there needs to be more variety and well-made characters for our video games and not just buff white guys, and I do think there needs to be some changes made to the overall gaming journalism scene to where there aren’t any shady or crummy situations popping up. As for the infamous Anita Sarkeesian, the woman behind the online series, Feminist Frequency, and her videos about women in video games, I think she has good intentions with the video series, but I feel like she is tackling the issue

It always saddens me when I write about a Kickstarter and it doesn’t reach its funding goal. One example is Kaptain Brawe 2: A Space Travesty. I really wanted that game to reach its funding goal because the first game was charming and quirky, but it sadly didn’t. I think one reason it didn’t was even though it has had tried twice to get the game funded, the Kickstarter video was still the same one that was used last time. I think the lack of any actual gameplay footage to show off with temporary voices for the characters is what killed the Kickstarter. These days, you must have something to show off or else you won’t see your funding goal met. I hope Kaptain Brawe 2: A Space Travesty does get made and I wish the developer good luck! Now then, how about we move onto another quirky adventure game that has a playable prototype for you all to try out? This is where Her Majesty's Spiffing: The Empire Staggers Back comes into play. This is a 3D adventure game that not only has voice work