(Possible) New Kaiju Game From Matt Frank And Simon Strange

[miguelnuva]

From Tohokingdom and several other places.

http://tohokingdom.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=9145

"Kaijusamurai" Hey guys - just the other day, ol' faithful Chris Mirjahangir got in touch with me, saying that we had an opportunity to make the next big kaiju fighting game.

Here's the thing - with Kickstarter blowing up everywhere, and crowd-sourcing becoming viable, we could get Kaiju fans everywhere to pool their money, and get a game made. Not just any game, though! A game that exactly conforms to what WE, the fans who would pay for it, would want in a Kaiju battle game.

This isn't just idle speculation - I got on the phone with Simon Strange, thanks to Chris, the Pipeworks mastermind behind all three of the Godzilla fighting games, and we spent half an hour talking about what it would take to make this happen. Turns out, "what it would take" is very dependent upon what we, the fans, would be willing to pay for.

So, in all seriousness, and FOR REALS I put out this question: What would you like to see in a new Kaiju battle game, and how much would you be willing to contribute to make it happen? There are several options, and I've put together a poll for each one. Let's keep discussion in this thread, please.

Question 1: Which set of monsters?

Option #1 - A full-scale licensed Godzilla game.
Option #2 - Just like #1, but with Gamera, instead of Godzilla.
Option #3 - Just like #1, but with All-original Kaiju. (No licensing of monsters = $ saved!)


Question 2: What technology?

Option #1 - Online fighting with fully 3D monsters.
Option #2 - Asynchronous fighting (we each take turns, but not necessarily in real-time unless we're both online) with 3D monsters.
Option #3 - Just like #2, but with sweet 2D art.
Option #4 - 2D card-based brawler.


Question 3: What platform?

Option #1 - Consoles.
Option #2 - PC / Mac / Linux.
Option #3 - Something browser-based.
Option #4 - Mobile phones (iOS and Android)


Get to voting! Remember, it's not about what you *want* so much as *how much would you pay* to help make this happen? The best part is that everyone who contributes would get to be at least partially involved in shaping the final game.

This is for real!

[DinoGeekProductions]

I don't get it. We are we to cast a vote? At the responsible party's page? Or will the responsible party be looking to Toho Kingdom and/or Kaijuphile? How are donations to be made out?

[miguelnuva]

Originally Posted by DinoGeekProductions

I don't get it. We are we to cast a vote? At the responsible party's page? Or will the responsible party be looking to Toho Kingdom and/or Kaijuphile? How are donations to be made out?

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So far they are looking at Toho Kingdom. We've pretty much decided that were going for a Godzilla game and their going to eventually ask for donations to get the game done and

Any Toho or atleast Godzilla kaiju is eligible to be playable.

[DinoGeekProductions]

Well, I've been looking at it all, and while I'd prefer a console release, I'm liking what Mr. Strange is laying down. Sure, I'll have to invest in a REAL computer, but DLC, MMO-style premise, fan input at every level of development. . . Oh, God, I wish I had money! This could be the greatest Godzilla game ever.

[miguelnuva]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...2/kaiju-combat

Here's the kick starter page let's get this game made.

[DinoGeekProductions]

Kickstarter is live again. We've got 36 days to spread the word:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...fighting-onlin

Hello all - I'm Simon Strange. Saw there was a thread here on the game I'm trying to create, and I thought I'd poke my head in and make myself available for questions.

Just to head off a bunch of questions I tend to get first...

Here's a link to the Kaiju Combat Design forums - where we discuss the game in detail and vote on design decisions:

http://kaijucombat.com/community/index.php

If you want denser detail, here's a link to the design wiki - which is where all the decisions we make are recorded. It also has a page which links to all the concept art, audio, and bios of our original monsters.

https://kaijucombat.wiki.zoho.com/StartPage.html

So with that out of the way - anyone want to know anything? I might take a while to reply during Thanksgiving... but I'll keep checking back.

[nifanatic]

Originally Posted by DinoGeekProductions

Kickstarter is live again. We've got 36 days to spread the word:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...fighting-onlin

Appreciate posting of the link!

Here's some more interesting tidbits for those who haven't checked:

* If sales of this game turn out great, Toho will gladly look into and lend the Godzilla license for this franchise (Simon Strange, the lead designer behind this game, has been a Toho contact since 2002)

* The Gamera and Ultraman franchises have been largely considered, and contacted for possible releases

* Matt Frank! You can never go wrong when Kaijusamurai is around.

* A teaser:



If there are any questions... ask away!
Or, join the forums and ask there: http://kaijucombat.com/community/index.php
Plenty of Godzilla fans to be found there.

Hey, I'm glad there's a thread on here for this. Simon's doing an IAmA on Reddit right now, if anyone's interested.
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment..._has_built_my/

Hey guys! Glad there's a thread for this. Simon's doing an IAmA on reddit right now if you wanna check it out. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comment..._has_built_my/

[DinoGeekProductions]

Kaiju Combat has reached 65% funding, but there's only 9 days left! Come on, guys! PUSH IT!

[Kevzilla]

I would love to gave money to this, looks really really good and every time I look it up I have a Joy-over load thinking about the monster battles that could happen.

but right now is not a good time, money is tight for me right now and it's close to Christmas.

[Egg-Zilla]

I question the wisdom of trying to wrap up the fund raiser during the holiday months....

[Kevzilla]

Originally Posted by Egg-Zilla

I question the wisdom of trying to wrap up the fund raiser during the holiday months....

Bad timing I guess

[Kevzilla]

look like they reached their goal, with three days to go.

[nifanatic]

Originally Posted by Kevzilla

look like they reached their goal, with three days to go.

Congrats to them! I was seriously hooked on that last week, some of the biggest pledges withdrew due to behind-the-scenes drama. Now the game is officially undergoing development... Looking forward to the alpha build in May? I believe.

I'm even more surprised that all 50 monster collaboration spots were taken. o_0 Matt's going to have a whole lot of fun this time around. There's even a "sponsored monster" roster... I'm hoping the NES Godzilla Creepypasta monsters Solomon and Red make the cut!

[Egg-Zilla]

^That would be awesome!

STILL THE BEST 1973

[DinoGeekProductions]

Originally Posted by Egg-Zilla

^That would be awesome!

STILL THE BEST 1973

Sponsorship has concluded. The winners have been announced. Play a drumroll as click it:
http://kaijucombat.com/community/ind...inners.1677%2F

EDIT: In a strange turn of events, Solomon has a confirmed slot in the game:
Simon Strange:

Two of our up-for-sponsorship monsters lost the selection last week, but their fans aren't letting them go that easily! One of our progenitor sponsors has failed to make their pledge, or contact us to make other arrangements. That left a hole in the schedule, and Mecha-Tiki "Ku" has stepped up to fill it! That means that Ku now has a guaranteed slot!

But even more amazingly, one of our progenitor sponsors has decided that, rather than collaborate on his own character, he would rather give up his slot to an established character from the sponsorship process. And so we are pleased to announce that SOLOMON is now an official part of our collaboration queue as well!

[Egg-Zilla]

^That is pricelessXD

[DinoGeekProductions]

Trading cards, anyone?

[DinoGeekProductions]

And the roster vote is live!
http://kaijucombat.com/community/ind...vote-1.3188%2F