Current Funding: $70,000 / $200,000
Time Remaining: Less than 36 Hours
Developer: Autumn Moon Entertainment
About the Game:
A Vampyre Story: Year One is described as an episodic-length prequel to the 2008 PC game A Vampyre Story. The developer likens the gameplay to older Lucas Arts adventure games, especially The Curse of Monkey Island, and claims that about 5 hours of content are planned. According to the Kickstarter video, the funds will be used to create a new game engine for Year One and future Autumn Moon projects. Options for German, French, and Spanish subtitles are planned.
The game itself can be obtained from a relatively small donation of $8.
About the Developer:
The lead developer on the project is William Tiller, the founder of Autumn Moon, a former member of Lucas Arts, and the lead background artist for The Curse of Monkey Island.
Platforms:
Base funding will only cover the PC release. On other versions, Autumn Moon has this to say: "We estimate it will cost $40,000 to $50,000 to convert the PC version to Mac and Linux based on past experience, but we are upgrading our PC game engine and that may (hopefully) lower the cost of conversion substantially."
If old-school adventure games are your thing, look into the first game; maybe you'll see something you like. If you're not interested, the least you can do is spread the word.
The Kickstarter has ended, and Autumn Moon failed to meet their goal. However, Bill Tiller promises that he and his team will push forward and complete the game in spite of their failure.
