[quote]Supporters of Ron Paul are chronically frustrated over an apparent lack of attention given to the presidential hopeful. One supporter is trying to fight the tide by creating a Web video game. "Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution," due later this summer, will illustrate his quest to for the White House in an interactive format.
The game is the brainchild of 27-year-old Daniel Williams, who aside from being a devotee of Ron Paul, is a fan of indie games, and "making liberty sexy." The combination of the three led to the idea for the "Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution," now being pitched on Kickstarter using the following video:
"Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution," is initially slated to launch on the Web later this summer, though it may be headed towards mobile platforms and the Xbox Live Indie Channel shortly thereafter.
The player guides Paul across all 50 states, as he collects delegates and gold (not cash, but real gold, which the game refers to as sound money). Boss battles will occur along the way, 13 in total, each representing a branch of the Federal Reserve.
The fund raiser to help fund the project was launched a few weeks ago, but only in the past few days has the initiative gotten serious attention. The goal was $5,000 and has already been met; it is currently at $7,222 and has 11 days left.
As he notes in the video, Williams is hoping that "Ron Paul: Road to REVOLution" is "something that Libertarians can be excited about." Libertarian through and through, Williams even views indie gaming through that lens:
Through this game, and others, my sincere hope is to perpetuate the spirit of Indie Games, which I feel is sort of the last bastion of 'Free' gaming. There is so much red tape that game developers face in the world of gaming today that destroys what may have been some of our favorite games.
Williams goes on to speculate that indie gaming will hopefully thrive in the "face of dull, spiritless, cloned, big-budget games" by producing that is fun, and how the indie environment, which allows for greater risk via autonomy, will perpetuate this.
Matthew Hawkins is an NYC-based game journalist who has also written for EGM, GameSetWatch, Gamasutra, Giant Robot and numerous others. He also self-publishes his own game culture zine, is part of Attract Mode, and co-hosts The Fangamer Podcast. You can keep tabs on him via Twitter, or his personal home-base, FORT90.com. [/quote]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ydrfs8bpBY[/media]
From msnbc.com
[url]http://www.ingame.msnbc.msn.com/technology/ingame/ron-paul-video-game-works-724491#[/url]
Woo, now I, too, can play the lunatic zombie who would burn the country to the ground!
:v: what the christ?
Extreme sitting in a chair, alone, simulator.
Expected kickstarter
Edit:FUCK it is...
Will you collect gold coins? :v:
you sure im not in dd?
I'd play it
Another great, original game kickstarter which is totally worth giving money for.
Definitely looking forward to this.
Wish I can play it as I go to the Ron Paul Rally this Sunday in Philly :v:
[QUOTE=Siminov;35639293][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ydrfs8bpBY[/media]
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is "WINK" going to be the games catchphrase?
Making liberty sexy?
Yes please!
It's going to cost $999 because if you can't afford it it's your own damn fault you lazy fuck.
[QUOTE=sp00ks;35639961]It's going to cost [B]$999[/B] because if you can't afford it it's your own damn fault you lazy fuck.[/QUOTE]
No that's Herman Cain's game.
[QUOTE=Aredbomb;35639986]No that's Herman Cain's game.[/QUOTE]
Do you play as a chicken hell bent on eating your farmer alive? :v:
So this is a game about Ron Paul physically beating people into supporting him?
Hello, Daniel.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35640001]Do you play as a chicken hell bent on eating your farmer alive? :v:[/QUOTE]
I'd play that one.
I saw Ron Paul speak yesterday at a rally. I agreed with pretty much everything he said.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;35640201]I saw Ron Paul speak yesterday at a rally. I agreed with pretty much everything he said.[/QUOTE]
Where at? I'm going to see him this Sunday in Philly
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35640253]Where at? I'm going to see him this Sunday in Philly[/QUOTE]
He was at the URI campus in Kingston, RI.
I hear some media outcries about a few of the candidates over in the US, but I've never actually heard a lot about this guy. How is he received?
they should make herman cain: the game because it would be insane
[editline]19th April 2012[/editline]
rain made of pizza slices
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;35640356]I hear some media outcries about a few of the candidates over in the US, but I've never actually heard a lot about this guy. How is he received?[/QUOTE]He has a small but fiercely loyal following that refuse to listen to anyone else and reject criticisms of him and basically view him as the world-saving messiah.
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;35640356]I hear some media outcries about a few of the candidates over in the US, but I've never actually heard a lot about this guy. How is he received?[/QUOTE]
The general opinion is "don't feed the trolls", most people just ignore him. However, his (very) few supporters have a worse cult of personality than North Koreans.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35640413]He has a small but fiercely loyal following that refuse to listen to anyone else and reject criticisms of him and basically view him as the world-saving messiah.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.qkme.me/35xi8f.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Marik Bentusi;35640356]I hear some media outcries about a few of the candidates over in the US, but I've never actually heard a lot about this guy. How is he received?[/QUOTE]And yeah, you never hear about him really because he doesn't have a large following, and is actually pretty much a non-event during elections. Though if you ask his followers, its a media conspiracy to intentionally keep him down (I wish I were joking.)
is ron paul still trying? im curious
[QUOTE=Ermac20;35640554]is ron paul still trying? im curious[/QUOTE]Yeah, as far as I'm aware. I suspect the GOP delegates though probably aren't all going to suddenly decide to go with Ron Paul over Mitt Romney.
Please say there's a minigame where you have to convincingly flip your opinion on contentious issues back and forth during a debate to get both the hardcore right and the swing voters.
[sub] * IE homosexuality[/sub]
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