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'Old-School RPG' Kickstarter project canceled

Richard Mitchell — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:30:00 EST

Shaker, the "Old-School RPG" Kickstarter project from game industry veterans Brenda Brathwaite and Tom Hall, has been canceled. Started on October 3, the project raised over $247,000 of its $1 million goal with 13 days to go. An update on the Kickstarter page reads, "In the industry, games are pitched every day," adding that "some make it to the next stage, but many don't."

"Ultimately, our pitch just wasn't strong enough to get the traction we felt it needed to thrive." It seems developer Loot Drop was leery of the project actually reaching its goal. The studio considered pushing forward, but after examining feedback and discussing the matter, "we decided that it made more sense to kill it and come back with something stronger."

Loot Drop is apparently going back to the drawing board, and tells fans to "expect something more soon."

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Old-School RPG Kickstarter update details game's story

Alexander Sliwinski — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:00:00 EST

The "old-school RPG" Kickstarter by industry vets Brenda Brathwaite and Tom Hall took some lumps the other day for not revealing more about the game's story. Today the pair rectified the criticism on the project's Kickstarter page.

Two games are planned if the project reaches a $1.9 million stretch goal, one designed by Brathwaite and the other by Hall; both will take place in the same universe. The first game is about James Connelly, an employee of Shaker, "a Bridge corporation between time and worlds." For a fee, the employees can become anyone. An incident occurs and Connelly is stuck in his form on a medieval era planet, with no way home.

The second game, which only happens if the Kickstarter reaches the outer milestone, would follow Darien Cole, a rising star at Shaker who is affected by the same incident. The game's Kickstarter page gets into far more detail.

With 30 days to go, the project has received $167,048 of a $1 million goal.

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'Old-School RPG' Kickstarter created by industry vets Brathwaite, Hall

Alexander Sliwinski — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:00:00 EST

Industry veterans Brenda Brathwaite and Tom Hall want to make an "old-school RPG," and are seeking a million dollars on Kickstarter for that to happen. The pair, who run developer Loot Drop with another industry vet, John Romero, are on a quest to make an RPG in the classic style of the genre from decades past.

With respect, the pair have been around the industry for quite a long time. Brathwaite worked on the Wizardry and Dungeons and Dragons series, while Hall was a founder of id Software and worked on Commander Keen, Anachronox, Doom, Wolfenstein and much more.

The stretch goals on the project are also interesting. At $1.9 million, which Obsidian's Project Eternity reached in about ten days, Brathwaite and Hall will make "two full games." One will be designed by Brathwaite, the other by Hall.

Those who pledge $15 to the project will receive digitally distributed copies of the games created. If you're looking to be a big spender, with a $10,000 pledge, you'll have Brathwaite, Hall and Romero show up at your door and deliver the game in a box on a red velvet pillow. The Kickstarter and its many tiers are live now.

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