Okay look, “brand name” worship is when you blindly follow something no matter the endeavor and credibility of the name IN that endeavor. Here’s an example.

Being part of a game that not only got successfully funded (Freedom Planet), but has been released and is moving well beyond our original scope... I kind of feel that you’re being overly harsh on Kickstarters. The majority actually do move and are worth it, and crowdfunding is an amazing way for indies who otherwise…

Phil, this is coming from a game dev that you and a number of your readers will know. I don’t care or mean to offend you personally, but I’m a little stunned Kotaku published your article. And to clarify something immediately, I’m not a huge fan of Shenmue. But for you to begin an article with “I don’t particularly…

As lame as this article is- I was not aware that they had announced a PS4 Physical Copy backer tier. Thanks to your snarky little diatribe, I went and donated to this kickstarter. Thanks.

I still like the one I made.

Next time your decide to write for an outlet which reports on creative works, you should probably avoid starting your article with a sentence that essentially reads “I don’t care about something a large percentage of my readership cares about and also creative projects aren’t worth my money.” Generally, saying fuck…

Those stretch goals just provide a roadmap for enlarging the game. If they get more funding, other areas will be expanded upon. Those stretch goals will enable them to enlarge the other villages, Bailu and Choubu.

I agree, I’m sure he didn’t mean it this way, but when I read that first paragraph my mind jumped to ‘creative stuff isn’t worthy of money’

Jason, this is cool you’re listening and responding. I don’t have a problem with writers on Kotaku expressing an opinion if it seems well thought out and rational like yourself and Patrick do, even if I disagree sometimes.

In this case it seems to be a clear attempt at trolling a specific fanbase. Especially as the…

But you’re indirectly funding them by telling people which games they should and shouldn’t play.

This feels unnecessarily harsh, Phil. It’s placeholder box art! I’m as skeptical of kickstarters as anyone — probably more — but it feels a little off-the-mark to rail against a game so many people are excited about because the placeholder art looks like... placeholder art.

Not only does this article seem kinda pointless. But I couldn’t agree with this statement more.

“I don’t fund other people’s creative endeavors”

To each their own, but that seems like kind of a shitty attitude to be so smug about on a website dedicated to creative endeavors.

I’ve been waiting for this game since 2001 and it’s obvious that’s just a quick placeholder image. I don’t see why any rational person would be deterred by it when you have Yu Suzuki’s previous work to go off of.

I know there has been a lot of confusion lately with the Shenmue III kickstarter, but Yu Suzuki have answered a lot of concerns regarding the Kickstarter.

"Tolkien has become a monster, devoured by his own popularity and absorbed into the absurdity of our time. The chasm between the beauty and seriousness of the work, and what it has become, has overwhelmed me. The commercialization has reduced the aesthetic and philosophical impact of the creation to nothing. There is…

I bugged my Dad for what seemed like ages to take me to see a film. I think it was "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" but I could be mistaken. Eventually my father relented and took my two brothers, sister and I to the local cinema to see said movie. Unfortunately the film had left theatres a few days prior so instead of going…

Well, maybe not. Malcolm Klock has put together this lovely tribute to the games of 2013 that runs just under two minutes. It's really sorta just the year in console games—notable omissions include a bunch of super popular PC games like League of Legends as well as most great mobile games. But still… if you played…

Well, maybe not. Malcolm Klock has put together this lovely tribute to the games of 2013 that runs just under two minutes. It's really sorta just the year in console games—notable omissions include a bunch of super popular PC games like League of Legends as well as most great mobile games. But still… if you played…