You can access the Kickstarter here.

Check out the Trailer here.



Happy Gaming,

Ana

Thanks, Ana. This will certainly be interesting to watch.

Thanks for letting me know. I've just pledged. Hope they get there I loved the first and the second game in the series.

Thanks, Ana

Pledged - And thanks for the link, BrownEyedTigre

Thanks for the news, Ana! I pledged $110.00, which is way more than I should spend right now. But it will be worth it for that boxed collector's edition.

I also pledged and what I hope for is: That they answer all the unanswered questions in the original and that they do not have any action sequences. I'm hoping for a more pure adventure as was in TLJ.

awesome - just pledged

Woo hoo! I just pledged.

Woohoo +$330 in less than 24 hours!!
Think we'll see a slowdown now - now that most of the hardcore fans have pledged lol

How exciting Ana! Thanks for the update.

Just pledged also. Would LOVE to see this game come about!!

Wow, it's only the second day, and they are already getting close to the half-way point. So excited for this game!

Well what the hay, its only money!!....giggle!

I put my pledge in. I'm sure they will reach their goal.

Wish I had known about this sooner, could have saved $5.

Well, it's not like those 5$ were spent in vain...

wish i had the funds to pledge to this game. i loved the first 2 games and can't wait to see this one

woooohooooo...the game is funded

21 days left

It's amazing isn't it?

Now I'm hoping it makes it to 1,000,000 so we can get the "longer journey."

I just pledged £32 ($50), we need to reach the first stretch goal, I want to play it on the Mac...

Just pushing this Topic to the top so you can see that they have past the 1,000,000 mark.

See it HERE.


Chief

That is incredible! Good for them!

Thanks Chief.

Ana

And right at this moment they play Dreamfall live here:

http://www.twitch.tv/redthreadgames

So happy they made it to 1,000,000!! Longer journey!!

And thanks for the link, rmt. I was about to pop in and post it, but you beat me to it. I started watching the stream as soon as I got home from work. It's very interesting; they've been answering questions.

Me too I missed the beginning, I turned it on once I came back from work. In America they must all still be at work right now.

I play it on the Mac while working on the PC, but I have the sound off. Anything interesting in what they said?

Ragnar is saying he spent 6 months in Montréal last year, and was joking they would do a Canadian version, taking out the puzzles and replacing them with poutines and waffles (because of the maple syrup). That would be a first, a French-Canadian version. I would buy 25 copies...

Check out the trailer Here.

Looks lovely!

The link is not working for me.

Hi oldbroad,

The link works for me. Try again and see.

Nope. It starts to come up and then switches to "navigation to the web page was cancelled".

I am using google chrome and it comes right up.

It is an exclusive right now for IGN so I can't give you another link.

EDIT: Actually, I believe it's the same trailer now on their kickstarter page so you can try there.

Yea, it didn't like my MSN browser. Worked in IE though.

Thanks.

Great!

Ana

Ana, thanks for the link! I saw it yesterday through my backer updates, and it is beautiful. The wait until November 2014 is way too long.

The article on gamespot says this:



Dear me! We need that 2 million goal! I cannot pledge more, but if necessary near the end, and if it looks like the goal might be reached, I will have to think again.

The Longest Journey Home





Quotes are from the ***original article at Gamespot***.

That would be great, wouldn't it? I did not care for Dreamfall, but I did enjoy the Longest Journey.

Ana

I didn't care for Dreamfall either. If I had to choose between them, I'd rather support a Longest Journey Home made in the spirit of the original than a Dreamfall sequel.

Me too Jenny, and given the fan support of both I won't be surprised to see it become reality.

I don't get it. I thought this Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey was supposed to complete the game - April's and Zoe's stories(even though I never saw a connection between them). Now they're talking about 2 different games?

Don't forget that a miracle would be required to get $865,000 within 7 days when almost everyone already pledged to their eyeballs. They never thought this goal would be reached. As to the idea of another Longest Journey after this one... was it not on the cards? I think it was, but I could be wrong.

Looks like a wonderful game, wish it wasn't so long in the making. I'm ready to play it today!

That's just how I feel, too !!

I love Dreamfall, but I must admit that I am pleased to hear the next project after Chapters is going to be a follow up to April's first journey and it will be in the same 2D style. It's a shame they could not start with that project, it will be 2015 or 2016 before this game sees the light of day. The end of our own Stark might happen first.

I'm sure a lot of people thought that. But if you kept track of Ragnar Tornquist's posts on his blog and elsewhere, you'd have read that he didn't consider Dreamfall as a TLJ2 and that TLJ2 would be a different game. Dreamfall is another storyline (mostly following Zoe) in the same universe as TLJ.

So it's nice to know that a TLJ2 is still being planned to be created at some time -- and even better that it's planned to be a 2D point-and-click in the spirit of the original.

However it's annoying to be asked to contribute more in order to finance a real TLJ 2. The chances of meeting the 2 million mark are rather slim -- which means any additional amount you pay will probably go for Dreamfall 2 and not for the TLJ2 that you really want.

If Red Thread looks at the number of pledges that were increased after announcing Longest Journey Home -- and there is a significant amount of them -- they might get an idea of the demand for it.

Since it looks like one of the other games I made a pledge to isn't going to make it, I went ahead and upped my pledge, but I still think Ragnar is taking advantage of people who want a TLJ2 instead of a Dreamfall 2.

He specified that the 2 million goal will only give them the chance to do pre-production on TLJ 2 while Dreamfall 2 is being made, and TLJ 2 would go into production only after Dreamfall 2 is finished.

I guess they mean that at that point they don't need more money for Dreamfall 2, hence any extra money will go into pre-production for TLJ 2. After that they will need finance for it, I think he said from the profits from Dreamfall 2, if they can (but I would not be surprised if another Kickstarter campaign is necessary). They don't know at this point. So at least 2 million will guarantee pre-production of TLJ 2, and from there we are more likely to get it made eventually.

Note that the PayPal money has not been added yet to the full amount we see on Kickstarter, they have not said either how much more there is from PayPal. My guess is that they probably will tell us in the next few days to invite more pledges at the end.

And the campaign will continue on PayPal after the Kickstarter campaign is finished. There is a chance the 2 million could be reached in the next few months:

http://redthreadgames.com/blog/2/3/2013/for-pledgers-some-information-about-the-longest-journey-home

As long as it is all clear from the start, I am fine.

Now, they invite us to suggest what the $1,750,000 stretch goal should be about, and I think my suggestion may be a good one for here on Gameboomers where we appear to prefer the original TLJ. Well I do hope you agree it might be a good idea... this is my comment and post to them:



They will announce tomorrow the suggestions for that stretch goal of $1,750,000 and invite people to vote. I predict they will reach the $1,500,000 goal, and I believe it is possible that in the next few months they could reach $1,750,000. But 2 million seems rather difficult. So I think we should help move the goal post of the pre-production for The Longest Journey Home closer to home.

Wow, I've missed a lot of discussion in the last few days. Like rmt said, it looks as though the extra money would go into the pre-production of TLJH, not fund an extra game.

Personally, I'm glad Dreamfall Chapters will be first. While TLJ was my favorite as well, I loved Dreamfall almost as much. And it needs resolution far more than TLJ does at this point. Imagine waiting another several years to resolve that cliffhanger! Also, it looks as though Chapters will be much more of a traditional adventure game than Dreamfall was. No combat or stealth, which I'm very happy about.

Of course I want TLJH as well, but I think it will happen either way regardless. It will just happen sooner if the Kickstarter makes it to 2 million. It's a shame it doesn't look as though it will, but we'll just have to hope that Chapters does well enough to fund it in the future. And I will certainly pledge to another Kickstarter in a couple of years, if it comes to that.

The Dreamfall Chapters campaign is reaching fever pitch in the comments as there are only 18 hours to go and the counter is going ballistic, soon to be $1,400,000. Plus many new exciting updates:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey/posts

Tomorrow Sunday is the big final live, join in!

Okay, I just went crazy, and pledged to the $250 tier. And if the $110 tier was too much for me, the $250 tier is way too much. It's just one of those one time things that won't come around again, though, and I think I would have regretted it had I not gone for it.

I have been debating upgrading to $110 (plus $15 for shipping costs outside US) or $150. I will wait until tomorrow though. I can't possibly go higher than that, but I wanted so desperately the Wonkers The Wattila USB key. Venus, is that what you went for?

Rmt, no, unfortunately I don't get the Wonkers USB key. The tiers are kind of strange because the digital and physical versions are spread out, and I really, really want a nice box. The next version to include the USB key is the $350 one, and that is just too much for me to spend right now.

The $110 box was only a slipcase cover, and now I will receive a nicer, signed box, a paperback copy of Journey's Birth, a paper Arcadia map and the expanded manual, which from what I understand includes more story information. Oh, and I'll also get another outfit and hairstyle for Zoe. Too bad they weren't included for everyone, but hey, at least I'll get them now. And I'll get my name in the credits and a signed postcard.

If you do end up going for the $150 tier, you'll have to let us know how you like that Wonkers key. Even the $110 tier is nice. I could have stayed at that level, but I got caught up in the excitement.

What tier are you on now?

EDIT: Oh, I just realized the Wonkers USB isn't included in the $150 tier but the $200 tier. Sorry about that. Oh, well, I guess neither one of us will be getting Wonkers.

I am on the $50 tier, and I will upgrade at the last minute when everyone go crazy. I just checked and the Wattila key is at $200, I cannot afford it. Anyway, I think I would prefer the box to the key, which is why I am thinking $110. So now you are telling me the box at $110 is just a box? And $250 is the right box to get? Aaarrrgh!

Rmt, sorry I didn't mean to put you in a box dilemma. The $110 is a DVD slipcase, pretty much the standard nowadays. The $250 is more like the original Dreamfall box, a double wide DVD case, probably to accommodate the Journey's Birth book inside. There are even better boxes at higher tiers, but I can't afford those.

Here is the link with the different boxes: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey/posts/403370.

Personally, I think any physical copy is worth getting, especially considering how rare they're becoming. But even the digital copies are going to be DRM free, so whatever you decide, I think you'll be good.

It took me a while to transfer and understand all the different timings and I just realised the campaign tomorrow will end at 11:04 am London time. They go live on Twitch TV at 08:00 am London time (I think).

Dear me, perhaps I should upgrade before going to bed (although I am not sure which tier to choose yet), I might not be able to wake up in time and I might miss the final!

To make things more complicated, many countries change their time tomorrow to adjust for summer time!

For me, the Twitch TV stream starts at 4 am. I have to be at work at six. Luckily, I have a job where I start nice and early, so I get off early in the day and have the rest of it free. I'm not a morning person, but it's worth it. Still, I don't think I'll be getting up that early, especially with the time change. I suppose I may catch about twenty minutes or so before I have to go to work. Do you know if the stream will be saved to Twitch, as the Dreamfall playthrough was? I assume it will be.

Rmt, if you do upgrade, let us know which tier you choose.

I don't know if the Twitch TV broadcast will be available later. I'm sure it will, the final is after all more important than the Dreamfall playthrough. I might put my alarm, watch the last hour and pledge during that time. I think it is worth it. Right now I am considering $75 for the extra books, outfits and early access. Maybe I will go for $110 for the box and other extras. $150 would be my max, I'll see how I feel tomorrow at the end of the campaign!

That's a good idea, that way you will be swept up in the excitement at the end. Of course, that may mean that you'll end up choosing your most expensive tier. Personally I would love that $500 Shifter edition, but that's just insanely expensive. I'm afraid I can't afford that one. On the other hand, I'm afraid of what I'm going to do when and if they have The Longest Journey Home Kickstarter. I'll have to start saving money now.

Yes, you're right, it makes sense that the finale will be saved to Twitch as well. That way I can catch up on what I missed minus the twenty minutes or so I may see in the morning.

The Event goes LIVE in 4 hours!
Have fun...
http://no.twitch.tv/redthreadgames

Final: $1,538,425 and 21,858 backers!

Plus the PayPal money apparently $34,000 (hope this is true, someone said so in the comments), so full total: $1,572,425!

We did it!

I just woke up, I was in a panic to up my pledge, I had 2 minutes to spare and I was pressing every button on my iPad, so I did not have the time think and now I am at the $75 tier. Money well spent... Now the longest wait begins.

Well, I'm glad they got up to the "Director's Cut" level at $1,500,000 with the additional content.
The $2,000,000 level was always a long shot.

More about the additional content in the Director's Cut ***here***.

Rmt, wow, that was close! Congratulations on getting your upped pledge in at the last minute. Glad you got the tier you wanted. And you'll have early access to the game and get all the digital books now.

Thanks for the link, Jenny. I'm really happy we made it to the Director's Cut. (Also love the fact that Ragnar is a Joss Whedon fan. ) The $2,000,000 was a long shot, but I'm sure many will be willing to pledge for TLJ Home if/when there is a Kickstarter for it.