The Importance of Controversy…

So, yeah. My Kickstarter page for “James – Journey of Existence” isn’t doing so well, despite the press I was able to snag for it. Unless it somehow gets a wave of backers in the last week, there isn’t much hope for it succeeding…

But I did get a lot of feedback, especially from sites like Reddit and Steam’s Greenlight Concept page, where gamers hang and aren’t afraid to downvote a post. Of the people who have seen the game, I’d estimate that roughly 91% don’t give a damn, 4% like the art style a lot, 3% hate the art style a lot, and 2% like the game’s concept but not the art in its current state. The interesting thing is, those last three groups are (almost) identical in size. Of course, that’s a huge estimate that could be way off, but that’s my interpretation based on comments.

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Did You Want To Be Part The Making Of “James – Journey of Existence?”

TO INTERESTED INDIE ARTISTS:

I’ve already been contacted by a few musicians from across North America interested in becoming part of the project. Who knew putting your game out there, on Kickstarter or Youtube, would be a way to make contacts with talented people so easily!

I do desperately need proper musicians, but I can’t really pay anyone until unless the Kickstarter campaign is successful (and yet, I can’t easily have a successful Kickstarter campaign with proper musicians, but c’est la vie). Until then, continue to feel free to send in your names for consideration with links to sample work, I appreciate any and all feedback and interest. This goes for all musicians, 2D-artists, 3D-artists, and yes, even programmers!

Of course, spreading the word to make this Kickstarter reach its’ goal sooner would allow me to start hiring others sooner, so by all means, show “James – Journey of Existence” to everyone you know! Even if it never reaches its Kickstarter goal, I want as many people to see it as possible, to get people to think: “Oh… I suppose a game could be made like that…” If I get that, then I would be satisfied.

– A.H.

KICKSTARTER UPDATE: “Character and Story Details (plus new Web Demo)”

So, is James the only character in “James – Journey of Existence?” Does he just wander aimlessly around the strange world he’s in? No, there’s a lot more to it than that. That’s why we’re showing you…

A PREVIEW OF THE “DEVELOPER’S SCRIPT” FOR “JAMES – JOURNEY OF EXISTENCE”!

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