Doubel Fines new Kickstarter: Massive Chalice

Mark Hamill

I couldn't find another thread about this, but thought people might be interested:
Double Fine is kickstarting a new game called Massive Chalice, a fantasy tactical turn based strategy headed by Brad Muir (creator of Iron Brigade, also worked on Psychonauts and Brutal legend). From the kickstarter page:

As an immortal King or Queen, you must unite your kingdom under a powerful dynasty, eliminate the demonic threat, and reforge the MASSIVE CHALICE!

The game is structured into two main layers: strategy and tactics. In the strategy layer, you oversee your kingdom, arrange royal marriages, conduct research, and make the far-reaching decisions that will determine the fate of your legacy.

In the tactics layer, you fight brutal turn-based battles to defend your kingdom using small squads of customizable heroes.

Permadeath is inevitable: your heroes will grow, age, and eventually die. You'll have to choose between keeping your favorite heroes on the battlefield or retiring them from combat to foster a new generation of warriors.

Drawing from roguelikes we love, content is modular and randomized. Each playthrough begins with a random assortment of male and female heroes from various bloodlines, guaranteeing that each game is unique. Your knowledge and skill will increase over multiple playthroughs, but the details of every game will change based on your decisions and the whims of fate.

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wonX0JYZFA

I kickstartered (kickstarted?) the Double Fine Adventure game from last year (although I've stayed away from the backers forum because I want to avoid spoilers) and so I kickstarted (kickstartered?) this.

Overheal

How does that man have such pristine looking canines?

Nody

Damn you; now I've got 4 kick starter games in waiting (one's already released a beta but I'm waiting for final release before I play it) but I'm having enough fun in Brutal legend to motivate to give them more money.

ShooterSF

Yes thanks! Was trying to come up with game ideas I'd want to play for my new found love of the game development hobby and had though of something similar so would really love to play this.

danthefan

Backed it, looks really interesting.

ShadowHearth

They make cool and fun videos. Ill give them that. Thought its way too early in and looks like just an idea so far with very little hard info or focus.

Looks like they will do all right without my backing, but I will keep an eye on it when it is done.