Four days left to Support Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm

A really brief post because i just saw this over on Indiegogo. The developers of doujin fighting game Yatagarasu (including 3 former SNK staff members) are running an Indiegogo campaign for an update. The most important news is a worldwide release, but there will also be two additional characters if the funding goal is reached. Currently, it's about $4,500 short of that goal, so it might become a close call.

It's really tough for those indie devs in countries where Kickstarter doesn't operate to get funding - this would probably have gotten two times its funding goal on Kickstarter. It's a shame about the stretch goal characters, but at least the basic goal for an English release and two new characters is still within reach. It's another flexible funding campaign, but who knows what falling short of the goal will mean for the planned features...

Link to the Campaign

EDIT: If you want to check out the original version first, you can also buy it through Let's Build a Doujin Bundle!
There you have to buy at least two games together (some of the other choices are Croixleur and Ether Vapor Remaster), but the minimum pay is $0.75 per game, so that's not much of a problem. Note that this version of the game is in Japanese and might cause some hassle on non-Japanese computers, though.
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefe0gIpXI1N8nBEu-vKp-2TY3LK7N0zob9p3v3astZwsCeZL0EDz_Xgk51eVp7hVgB7eGymUIu_2qNpn_YkewWtBL-8HuLtUvFLO6_t-DEP66sirp2fBWSZFPSWpk3-1ZxZPavlBB0IU/s1600/yatagarasu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhefe0gIpXI1N8nBEu-vKp-2TY3LK7N0zob9p3v3astZwsCeZL0EDz_Xgk51eVp7hVgB7eGymUIu_2qNpn_YkewWtBL-8HuLtUvFLO6_t-DEP66sirp2fBWSZFPSWpk3-1ZxZPavlBB0IU/s640/yatagarasu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> A really brief post because i <b>just</b> saw this over on <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yatagarasu-attack-on-cataclysm/x/3181994">Indiegogo</a>. The developers of doujin fighting game Yatagarasu (including 3 former SNK staff members) are running an Indiegogo campaign for an update. The most important news is a worldwide release, but there will also be two additional characters if the funding goal is reached. Currently, it's about $4,500 short of that goal, so it might become a close call.<br /> <br /> It's really tough for those indie devs in countries where Kickstarter doesn't operate to get funding - this would probably have gotten two times its funding goal on Kickstarter. It's a shame about the stretch goal characters, but at least the basic goal for an English release and two new characters is still within reach. It's another flexible funding campaign, but who knows what falling short of the goal will mean for the planned features...<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yatagarasu-attack-on-cataclysm/x/3181994">Link to the Campaign</a><br /> <br /> EDIT: If you want to check out the original version first, you can also buy it through <a href="http://groupees.com/doujin">Let's Build a Doujin Bundle!</a><br /> There you have to buy at least two games together (some of the other choices are Croixleur and Ether Vapor Remaster), but the minimum pay is $0.75 per game, so that's not much of a problem. Note that this version of the game is in Japanese and might cause some hassle on non-Japanese computers, though.

Two interesting horror games you can help funding right now

At Hardcore Gaming 101, we're all for promoting cultural diversity in video gaming, and right now there are two opportunities for everyone to help making our gaming world more interesting through the funding of game development from outside the typical regions:

Dreadout is survival horror very much in the style of Tecmo's Fatal Frame series (which the developers openly compare their game to), but transferred into a more contemporary setting where the heroine uses her smartphone camera to deal with the ghosts on an high school trip that went awry. Developed by Digital Happiness in Indonesia, the game also channels Southeast Asian horror flick aesthetics. There's a demo available for download, which is already incredibly creepy.

The funding campaign runs on the niche platform Indiegogo, which explains why the project appears to have a hard time to even reach its basic goal. The way it is set up, Digital Happiness will get the support even if the goal is missed, but Indiegogo's share would be much bigger that way.

Among the Sleep by the Norwegian Krillbite Studio doesn't have that problem as it's on Kickstarter. It started out as a thesis project of a bunch of digital arts students, and is now being polished into a full game. The game seeks to explore the experiences in the nigtmares of a toddler, who still hasn't fully developed a sense of reality, which should hopefully make for some thoroughly surreal events and environments. Getting access to the early alpha build seems to require a rather high tier contribution, but Jim Sterling has recorded a run trough it at The Escapist.

<p align=justify>At Hardcore Gaming 101, we're all for <a href="http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/GOTW/GOTWindex.html">promoting</a> cultural diversity in video gaming, and right now there are two opportunities for everyone to help making our gaming world more interesting through the funding of game development from outside the typical regions:</p> <p align=center><a href="http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blog/dreadout.jpg"><img src="http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blog/dreadouta.jpg"></a></p> <p align=justify><i><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dreadout" target="_blank">Dreadout</a></i> is survival horror very much in the style of Tecmo's <i>Fatal Frame</i> series (which the developers openly compare their game to), but transferred into a more contemporary setting where the heroine uses her smartphone camera to deal with the ghosts on an high school trip that went awry. Developed by <a href="http://dreadout.com/" target="_blank">Digital Happiness</a> in Indonesia, the game also channels Southeast Asian horror flick aesthetics. There's a demo available for download, which is already incredibly creepy.</p> <p align=justify>The funding campaign runs on the niche platform <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dreadout" target="_blank">Indiegogo</a>, which explains why the project appears to have a hard time to even reach its basic goal. The way it is set up, Digital Happiness will get the support even if the goal is missed, but Indiegogo's share would be much bigger that way.</p> <br> <p align=center><a href="http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blog/amongthesleep.jpg"><img src="http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/blog/amongthesleepa.jpg"></a></p> <p align=justify><i><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krillbite/among-the-sleep" target="_blank">Among the Sleep</a></i> by the Norwegian <a href="http://www.krillbite.com/ats/" target="_blank">Krillbite Studio</a> doesn't have that problem as it's on Kickstarter. It started out as a thesis project of a bunch of digital arts students, and is now being polished into a full game. The game seeks to explore the experiences in the nigtmares of a toddler, who still hasn't fully developed a sense of reality, which should hopefully make for some thoroughly surreal events and environments. Getting access to the early alpha build seems to require a rather high tier contribution, but Jim Sterling has recorded a run trough it at <a href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/7174-Bonus-Jimquisition-Among-the-Sleep-Preview" target="_blank">The Escapist</a>.</p>