Kickstarter: Serpent's Tongue - Shut Up and Take My Mon

Venture Forth.

I love Alien Fronteirs.

Josh Look wrote: Venture Forth.

I love Alien Fronteirs.

Looks like it cancels out then.

Josh Look wrote: Venture Forth.

I love Alien Fronteirs.

Looks like it cancels out then.

back to the actual topic...this sounds like something i would have thought was really cool when i was a kid. not to bag on it. but now it just sounds basically impossible to play.

Bridger wrote: Ah, I take it that here at FAT it's common place to scowl on the concept of kickstarter then? Might I ask why?

See this thread .

iguanaDitty wrote: back to the actual topic...this sounds like something i would have thought was really cool when i was a kid. not to bag on it. but now it just sounds basically impossible to play.

I agree. Based on that brief description, Serpent's Tongue sounds like it will fall somewhere between unplayable and unenjoyable, despite the interesting and original concepts.

Is it common on kickstarter to pledge a higher amount for future expansions that might never exist? Because holy shit is that sleazy.

Gibberish speaking gimmick aside, there doesn't seem to be a lot of info on the card game part of all this. They also seem to pitch the game as a LCG rather than the CCG it is.

If legit, the game sounds like it could be good, even though I'd ignore the chanting stuff. But there are a lot of signs that say wait for retail release here.

Bridger wrote: Ah, I take it that here at FAT it's common place to scowl on the concept of kickstarter then? Might I ask why?

It's all about gamer cred, acting "professional," and telling other people how they can spend their money.

TheDukester wrote: It's all about gamer cred, acting "professional," and telling other people how they can spend their money.

Also, suavely stating that when a game is released 'professionally' (which never would have happened outside of Kickstarter) that you'll take a look, and damning Kickstarter for the fact you purchased a bad game, which has obviously never happened in a normal retail setting for anyone. See also: 'those one guys had a bad business model!' and the complete misunderstanding of the word 'vaporware'.

Just took notice of Serpent's Tongue a few days ago. I'm keeping an eye out and waiting for more info, but it looks promising.

SaMoKo wrote: Gibberish speaking gimmick aside, there doesn't seem to be a lot of info on the card game part of all this. They also seem to pitch the game as a LCG rather than the CCG it is.

If legit, the game sounds like it could be good, even though I'd ignore the chanting stuff. But there are a lot of signs that say wait for retail release here.

Yeah, It's definitely a CCG and not an LCG. I too, am waiting for them to release some info on how the cards actually interact (beyond the attack vs. defense example they've given) before I back it. I think they have mentioned that there are more videos in the works to explain the specifics, and they have been updating their website about once or twice every other day with new details.

Not sure why you'd ignore the main point of the game, which is the memorization. That's the attraction for me, but there does need to be something beisdes that for me to buy it. I'm also interested in learning more about their supposed 40 hour DMless campaign, and how they'll handle the meta-game elements they have been talking about.