You don't know how floored I was when I found out that The Jim Walls project was being made without Himalaya's involvement. Floored, absolutely flabbergasted. And then when I saw how Robert was managing the campaign... it was unbelievable. There were many people giving them advice and telling them, very politely too, how they could steer the campaign better. It was all met with flat out avoidance, tacit dismissal, canned-responses and PR double speak
The whole thing was a debacle of Ishtarian proportions. The bottom line on this is the they did not respect their audience at all - and it showed. The tried to blame their errors on Kickstarter, when the fault lay in so many other places.
Again, I was just absolutely shocked. Know your audience. "Precinct" by Jim Walls and Himalaya? TAKE MY MONEY. Like, no questions asked. For me, there wouldn't even HAVE to be a pitch! (I realize for most there would still have to be, but I can bet if that was the log line "Precinct - a Police Procedural Adventure game by Jim Walls and Himalaya Studios" thousands of us would have thrown money at this like it was a magic wish pool.) Instead, we got a half baked game idea, some sketches and a lot of chatting in a parking lot.
Ugh. Honestly, I was kind of disgusted my the unrepentant attitude.
Himalaya, do your own game. I know you know how to make an excellent adventure game, and people know, trust and love you - I know I'd like to see the game.
Bt
The whole thing was a debacle of Ishtarian proportions. The bottom line on this is the they did not respect their audience at all - and it showed. The tried to blame their errors on Kickstarter, when the fault lay in so many other places.
Again, I was just absolutely shocked. Know your audience. "Precinct" by Jim Walls and Himalaya? TAKE MY MONEY. Like, no questions asked. For me, there wouldn't even HAVE to be a pitch! (I realize for most there would still have to be, but I can bet if that was the log line "Precinct - a Police Procedural Adventure game by Jim Walls and Himalaya Studios" thousands of us would have thrown money at this like it was a magic wish pool.) Instead, we got a half baked game idea, some sketches and a lot of chatting in a parking lot.
Ugh. Honestly, I was kind of disgusted my the unrepentant attitude.
Himalaya, do your own game. I know you know how to make an excellent adventure game, and people know, trust and love you - I know I'd like to see the game.
Bt