Revelations 2012 - A Dark Artz Disaster

[Stormy]

http://www.kctv5.com/story/16618067/faces-of-kansas-city-video-game-business-a-family-affair

man, these guys should have just thrown a bunch of cash at interlopers. They obviously had to take out a loan to survive for the past two years, they'll never pay it back.

[MrBlackspoon]

yeah, quit sad if you look at it like that Black_Stormy. They really didnt knew in what for mess they were helping themself in the past 2 years. This game will certainly not make any profit for them. I wonder how much did they paid valve for the source engine license? That alone would have been a big investment, that they unfortunately cant earn back.

Here is their steam forum, http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/f ... php?f=1399

Seriously, that Stixsworld peep is starting to get on my nerves.

[source-maps]

oh gosh dark artz steam forum... must control.. troll.. inside me...

[Stormy]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/s ... ?t=2671272

That confirms it, this is actually the most intense and well thought out plan ever to troll struggling indie developers and modders. My hat goes off to the mastermind.

[nub]

Still can't get over this. I mean...considering their situation prior to forming the studio and the fact that they have zero industry experience, I give them props for even attempting to make a game. I just really hope for the studio's sake that they aren't in enormous debt because of it.

[[Steve]]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2672874

Interlopers should so post in that thread and explain why the level design sucks.
That stixsworld guy is so annoying and clearly hasnt a clue about level design. please somebody

"I am going to start running this like the courts...where is the evidence for yalls allegations?

---Stixsmaster "

[cra0kalo]

Wow really I thought that cybercrime source engine game was bad 0_o

[Xanthi]

Tried this for 10 minutes, and the first impression was pretty bad. Particles, leveldesign and most important gameplay where far below average. I still can't believe it's 16 euros..

Also on their employment page they ask for 3 + years industry experience, they can better try to get some experience them self first before asking this ridiculous amount from others.

[skoften]

All I can say is that we went threw a lot and I think the main reason it got released as it was because we thought it was complete enough and stress levels were threw the roof. We were going to try to release the game back in december 2010!! Oh god how blind we were. In another 5 months we will say how blind we were in April

People also keep telling us about how beautiful Dear Esther is and how it is on the source engine. I will agree how beautiful Dear Esther is. I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing. We also aren't working with the power of 4 displacements because it was crashing the game.

Ultimately we released the game to soon and got kicked in the balls hard for it lol What can we do? Well we lay on the ground for a few seconds. Catch our breathes then get back up and keep moving forward.

^ me while reading the post

[MáØ]

Wait.. power of 4 displacements? Go back and check Briscoe's old displacement time lapse x.x

Its set at 3.

[source-maps]

Wait.. power of 4 displacements? Go back and check Briscoe's old displacement time lapse x.x

Its set at 3.

seriously, you can tell by the posts that he has no idea what he's talking about, I find it a miracle the game runs at all

[Armageddon]

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

[The Giblets of Jesus]

At least they dropped the price, now it's $9.99, or £6.99.

..still not worth it though.

[Mr. Happy]

They dropped the price AS I WAS BUYING IT LOL.

I had an extra ten bucks so I bought it because it's on the Source engine, because they are out in BFE, and because why the hell not. Might be ok for a few laughs. Reading this thread I feel really sorry for them. I've chosen to play worse before.

[Sathor]

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

I believe if our mapper had another year under his belt. He would be doing the quality Dear Esther is doing.

Now, please don't ban me, but this was so totally necessary.

This guy shows how clueless he is ... I thinks DE just looked so good because the mapper had one year more experience ... ... I have seven years ... meh ... I want to ... kill myself.