The 7th Guest's fan-made sequel reaches $40k Kickstarter goal

[Administrator]

Last year The 7th Guest developer Trilobyte launched a crowdfunding campaign for a third game in the series. The effort was a failure though, with the developer only raising $41,218 of its $65K goal. Yet a group of fans at Attic Door Productions have raised even more than that to fund their own fan-made sequel, The 13th Doll.
Currently at $41,891 with another 15 days on the clock, Attic Door's successor was given the go-ahead by The 7th Guest's license holder to move forward with the project if it could raise the funds to do so. The fledgling studio has done just that, as it shot past its $40k goal only halfway through its campaign.
How did the unofficial fans do what the original series creator's couldn't? The jury is still out on that one, but based on The 13th Doll's Kickstarter page, it seems like Attic Door knows what it's doing with a smart pitch, lots of stylish early gameplay footage, a coherent outline, and a firm grasp of what made the original game so special.
Read more…


More...