“I do not have permission from Disney to create this game as of now. Disney has no part of this as of now. I have received a reply from Disney telling me to ask Lucas Films,” Tripp explains in his introduction. He then proceeds to give us a glimpse into his vision for a perfect Star Wars RPG.
“Like many of us when we were kids, we wanted to be like Luke Skywalker or obi one Kinobi [emphasis mine], but like all of us, we do not live in a galaxy far far away.” Tripp then bemoans the lack of any good Star Wars RPGs (he must have skipped KOTOR) and decides to take matters into his own hands by writing a story that will “fit inside a RPG video game.”
Tripp is transparent, I’ll give him that. His Kickstarter reads like a 12-year old’s dream, innocent and naive. He longs to create a game where Jedi can freely explore the galaxy with no boundaries, but openly admits this: ”I am not a very good programmer, and I’m an even worst artist. I want to put this project into the hands of professionals, but in order to do that I need money to hire them.”That’s why he’s asking for $200,000, which seems to be an arbitrary and wholly unrealistic number. Inexplicably, that hasn’t stopped 65 backers from donating more than $15,000, and the Kickstarter campaign still has 26 days remaining. Are they funding this project ironically? Have they been duped? So many pressing questions! I’ve reached out to Devin Tripp directly for a comment, if only because the tone and content of this particular Kickstarter campaign exists on a level that’s both obtuse and…adorable?
Here’s the icing on the cake, though. Under Kickstarter’s obligatory “Risks and Challenges” section, Tripp includes: “Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals.” I have to imagine that Mickey’s team of lawyers (yep, I’ve reached out to Disney as well) are already in the process of tearing this one down to ensure Tripp never has to bother hurdling any of those obstacles.
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“Like many of us when we were kids, we wanted to be like Luke Skywalker or obi one Kinobi [emphasis mine], but like all of us, we do not live in a galaxy far far away.” Tripp then bemoans the lack of any good Star Wars RPGs (he must have skipped KOTOR) and decides to take matters into his own hands by writing a story that will “fit inside a RPG video game.”
Tripp is transparent, I’ll give him that. His Kickstarter reads like a 12-year old’s dream, innocent and naive. He longs to create a game where Jedi can freely explore the galaxy with no boundaries, but openly admits this: ”I am not a very good programmer, and I’m an even worst artist. I want to put this project into the hands of professionals, but in order to do that I need money to hire them.”That’s why he’s asking for $200,000, which seems to be an arbitrary and wholly unrealistic number. Inexplicably, that hasn’t stopped 65 backers from donating more than $15,000, and the Kickstarter campaign still has 26 days remaining. Are they funding this project ironically? Have they been duped? So many pressing questions! I’ve reached out to Devin Tripp directly for a comment, if only because the tone and content of this particular Kickstarter campaign exists on a level that’s both obtuse and…adorable?
Here’s the icing on the cake, though. Under Kickstarter’s obligatory “Risks and Challenges” section, Tripp includes: “Copy rights, pleasing all star wars fans, hiring professionals.” I have to imagine that Mickey’s team of lawyers (yep, I’ve reached out to Disney as well) are already in the process of tearing this one down to ensure Tripp never has to bother hurdling any of those obstacles.
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