TheMajormel 2014-06-19 16:14:01

saw that video last night , Reminds me of how Ive been working on this flash fighting game for like, 3 years.

OOGIDIBA 2014-06-19 17:44:49

I've been "so close" to finishing my "masterpiece" game for about 4 years. I just hope that action-script 2 still works online when it's done haha. SCK looks like it's gonna kick ass btw. I got the credit card ready!

Rad 2014-06-19 18:02:03

Aw man, I can feel his frustration.

VicariousE 2014-06-19 20:39:13

Yeah. Took me 3 and a half years to finish an indie movie, which was supposed to be just a promotional for the screenplay. Oh well, I learned. I made a good chunk of money in TV and freelance video afterwards, so I can't complain. Just under ten years of fucking around, then getting paid for it.

Should I have stuck with video production, after the turn of the century recession, and all my equipment died on a cross country trip? I still don't know, but being out of the 'creative game' sure sucks, and even made it hard for me to join NG. After all, this place was for content providers, professionals in Flash, animation and music, not the stuff you saw on cable TV :p

VicariousE 2014-06-19 21:42:36

Oh I agree, the hours of work really do show through any half decent production/project. Spikevallentine PM'ed me after reading this, asking me where he can see my work. I was about to tell him, "In my box trailer." but that seemed rather snide.

Along with furniture, ancient electronics and about a 1000 VHS movie tapes I was given, is my pile of stock footage, a few dozen tapes spanning 2 continents and a few hundred people. Never got around to transferring it to digital, since I never had a computer capable enough to edit (or even store) video. Could probably stir up some shit on on YT with what I've got in the can...

squidly 2014-06-19 22:41:02

It better be good you lil' shit. I spent 20 bucks on your kickstarter. Failure results in death.

By failure, I mean it must no less than 100 levels, 200 upgrades, 300 NPCs, a living, breathing, world where every decision is able to be reflected on how every single thing reacts to you. You also need 500 collectible cards to get special bonuses, and throw in some four player online co-op with different abilities for each player.

VicariousE 2014-06-20 20:45:42

Ok.... saw the same Canon L2 I used to use on Ebay for a C note, guess I'll place a bid!

VicariousE 2014-06-21 02:08:46

IDK man, I was getting about 400 lines of resolution from the Hi-8 camera, and though they show a SVHS plug on the device, there's no mention of it anywhere in the product specs |: Maybe http://www.hauppauge.com/ has something; that was my out of reach choice after my gear died, and my one buddy moved to Washington State with his 2 Canon L2's...

You'd be surprised the kind of res you'd get from a 6 head VCR on a digital TV, with an S cable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_video, but still not as rad as 12" video laser discs.

Snubby 2014-06-21 07:47:13

I can relate a lot to this having spend a little over 3 years on my game Straight Bullyism. It's a tough situation when you reach the point of no return by already investing a ton of time into a project. Glad to hear you're still optimistic about SCK being worth your time, for me I knew my game wouldn't be that great but I finished it anyway. It's hard to say whether or not I regret finishing it, as opposed to giving up at around year 2, but I definitely regret not doing extensive planning beforehand.

Pene 2014-06-21 15:42:45

I love you.