I think announcing early, and building some interest prior to launching the campaign was crucial. It’s hard to point to a single reason why a campaign does well. I really can’t thank our backers enough – with their help we are able to develop our dream game, and potentially even alleviate a little of the financial strain we’ve put ourselves under! It’s very humbling to have such a strong and generous community behind us. I actually wasn’t sure it was real, given how little sleep I’d had the night before! We got buried in emails and comments within a few hours, and actually missed our first couple stretch goal updates because we were so busy trying to get on top of outbound communication. Is that rude?Ĭhris Bourassa: A little, but we’re happy to roll with it! 😉Ĭliqist: Are you surprised by the success of the campaign? What do you attribute it to?Ĭhris Bourassa: We were taken aback by the initial surge, absolutely. So why are people clamoring to pledge money? Is it the unique sanity measuring affliction system that impacts nearly every aspect of the game? Is it the unique art style? Or did the team at Red Hook just do a great job of doing their Kickstarter homework? Chris Bourassa, Creative Director and Artist on Darkest Dungeon, was kind enough to give us some insight into the game, its campaign, and how to handle such significant overfunding.Ĭliqist: Normally I would start off by asking you about yourself, but I’d much rather talk about money. Since launching on Kickstarter on February 10th with a total funding target of $75,000, the creepy looking RPG has gone on to get press everywhere and is nearing $200,000 in pledges. If you haven’t heard of Darkest Dungeon from Red Hook Studios yet then you must not pay attention to crowdfunding.

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