Taken - A Lovecraftian Roguelike by Old-Ones Studios

[Cruise Control]

So, hi. I'm Chris, I went by Cruise Control forever ago. I'm the owner of Old-Ones Studios, and the creative lead on Taken.

It's certainly a cool idea and not a huge amount being requested but I think it's inadvisable to put up a Kickstarter at all when you have nothing to show. A text description is good and all but anyone can make it sound like they're passionate developers with strong vision and blah blah blah. It takes a lot more to ship a game. I don't really see this campaign going terribly far unless they can show their potential fans that this isn't just a pipe dream.

(This goes for almost anyone trying to make a Kickstarter. I'm sure this group really does believe in their concept, but that's not enough to be successful.)

This is absolutely true. As of right now, we have $125 in two days, and another $100 pending today already. To be completely honest, $500 was the minimum I could request, we only need $100 for our fee, as the majority of us are starving college students, and in my case I also have a family. As a team, we're unproven, but as individuals, I didn't involve anyone on the team who doesn't have a history of completing projects on time and to spec.
That said, we absolutely don't have nothing to show. The only thing we don't have is art assets, which is why it seems barebones. I'm expecting game and company logo within the next four days, we'll be purchasing our art tools within that window as well, and begin the production of art assets. Everything else is between 30-80% complete.
The purpose of the thread is to less ask you for money, and more just to talk about it, answer any questions, and perhaps find a spriter and a writer. Anyone interested?