Kickstarter report: Day 7. Mocap and new reward level. news - Cross of the Dutchman Game

Cross of the Dutchman

Triangle Studios | TBD

Cross of the Dutchman is an action-adventure game about our cultural heritage, the place where we come from (Friesland) and the language that the locals still speak (Frisian). It tells the true story of ‘Grutte Pier’ (Pier the Great), a folk hero who fought to free the land of our ancestors. Our goal is to create an authentic game that not only reflects the story of Grutte Pier, but also reflects living in the 16th century in a stunning game experience. Cross of the Dutchman is based on the folk legend of Pier Gerlofs Donia. He lived peacefully with his wife Rintsje in Kimswerd and he was destined to be a farmer. One day their village got plundered by saxon mercenaries. While he was trying to save the village from burning down, they caught Rintsje and killed her. In search for revenge he gathered an army around him and started fighting against the oppressors of Friesland. Soon his cause became a matter for all Frisian people, because he took it upon him to free Friesland.

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We have now arrived at day 7 of our Kickstarter campaign, and even though we have had some great responses, things are not as well as we had hoped. Last week, we’ve added the $15 reward, and it has certainly given us an impulse. However, we need to come up with something new in order to draw the attention of a large audience.

Posted by Timen on May 9th, 2012

We have now arrived at day 7 of our Kickstarter campaign, and even though we have had some great responses, things are not as well as we had hoped. Last week, we’ve added the $15 reward, and it has certainly given us an impulse. However, we need to come up with something new in order to draw the attention of a large audience.

But, now for some positive news. Just last Friday, we were invited to the Motion Capture studio Gameship, where we were offered a full day of motion capturing for Cross of the Dutchman. If that wasn’t enough, Arjen Meijer (who by the way is one of our first backers) has arranged for Mishael Lopes Cardozo to perform the movements. Mishael is a world champion and master in the arts of medieval sword fighting. I can safely say that the material we shot that day was nothing short of amazing. With these animations shot, we’re confident that there will be movements in Cross of the Dutchman that are unlike any other game that features sword fighting.

Which takes us to the next subject, the topic of gameplay. We’ve received a lot of questions from backers asking about gameplay footage. We have since made it our top priority to get this done, and are working to finalize the animations for our first Alpha footage. We hope to be able to reveal this to you later this week, or early next week.

To conclude, we’ve introduced a brand new and very exciting reward! We are now offering a unique, hand drawn and signed sketch of Grutte Pier made by our art director: Pascal Brander. We’re introducing this reward at the pledge level of $150. That is it for now, thank you for backing our project, and please remember to spread the word about Cross of the Dutchman!