Something Classic Games

Hey everyone,

We have officially entered the final 72 hours of our campaign and have hit 75% funding! We are feeling super pumped about getting this game fully funded and the last few days have seen a HUGE increase in pledges. Thanks to you all!

Thanks to your efforts you have unlocked the next surge reward!

The Magma Sanctum is one of the final dungeons of the game where the player must traverse timed heat rooms, jump over lava pools, and solve complex Wraith Orb puzzles.

When tasked with composing the music for this level, I knew I wanted the music to be earthy and have a tinge of anger to it. The element of fire brings to mind strong, visceral feelings. I felt the best way to capture this energy was in a 12/8 Afro Cuban rhythm (example here: https://www.google.com/search?q=12%2F8+afro+cuban&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8).

This piece features fiery brass stabs, an ethereal sitar melody, and a relentless afro Cuban rhythm played by the bass, piano and drums. Not being content having this tune only existing in the context of Shadows of Adam, I then adapted the tune for my 19 piece big band, The Tyler Mire Big Band. In fact, it was just this last Sunday that we went into the studio and recorded it!

Click to unlock your reward!

Some people were curious about the previous surge reward (alpha access up through the Wind Tower dungeon) and its availability. Once the Kickstarter campaign has ended we will focus on finalizing the alpha build and will make it available to all backers through a private link.

There are only 2 days left, but plenty more rewards to unlock! Here’s a reminder on how you can help fill the surge meter.

Don’t forget to vote YES for us on Steam Greenlight. We are very close to being greenlit, and would appreciate your help in these final hours!

Before we sign off we would like to point you guys to a very cute project in its own final hours. Wandersong is an adventurous little title where you walk around and interact with tons of unique and memorable characters through song and music. It has really colorful visuals and a fun, whimsical, style. It’s a beautiful title, and with your help it can sing for you songs of praise!

And that wraps things up for tonight. With just $5000 left to raise, we are confident that this game will be funded. But don’t be lulled into a sleep, there are only 2 days left! If you have yet to pledge, or have been meaning to increase your pledge now is the time to do it.

What’s at the top?
Today the surge has really picked up, and we’ve found ourselves quickly hitting the 60% funded mark. With all of your support you have also unlocked the first surge reward! When this game is funded, each backer will get a Shadows of Adam desktop background illustrated by professional artist Kim Herbst.

Thanks to a tremendous effort on reddit the surge meter is cruising straight for the next reward. We will reveal what the reward is next update, will it be unlocked by then? If you forgot or don’t know how to unlock the surge rewards this list will remind you.

And don’t forget to vote yes for us on steam! Comments go a long way!

And now for today’s update. We have upgraded and changed the Shard Guardian, Legendary Hero, and Wraith Lord tiers.

Shard Guardian -you can now design the weapon AND armor for the hero of your choice

Pledge and pick your favorite before it’s too late!

Legendary Hero
-Now includes the Design a Quest reward. Lowered cost by $50

Wraith Lord
-Now includes the Design a Quest reward. Lowered cost by $100

Be sure to take advantage of these new deals while you can. The surge is growing and they’ll be snapped up before you know it!

And finally we will wrap up this update pointing you to a project in need of a surge. Overpower is an arena shooter inspired by the MOBA and MMO genre. Customize 4 different classes and enter
into multiplayer deathmatch mayhem! With 5 days left, it is unlikely to be funded, but a little bit of awareness can go a long way.

As always, if you have yet to back or have been meaning to increase your pledge be sure to check out our main page.

Welcome back backers and potential backers to another action packed update!

After hitting 50% we surged forward to 55% very quickly. We suspect this pace will continue to grow over the week, and there is a good chance we will be fully funded!

The first surge reward is almost unlocked! A backer exclusive Shadows of Adam desktop background illustrated by Kim Herbst. A woman of some internet legend thanks not only to her amazing talents, but also a piece of Zelda fan art that’s gone viral on many different occasions.

A sampling of Kim Herbst’s work

Keep supporting us and promoting the game to unlock this awesome reward for backers at every level! As a reminder message forum and reddit posts to us directly for us to confirm and add them to the chart.

Now to thank you for your patience, here are 19 reasons to back Shadows of Adam!

1. Tubular tulips triggering tentacles

The Tangle!
2. Suplexing spores Sabin style

Suplexing a giant mushroom!

3. Wacky witches whirl wildly while wistfully wooing!

Kooky Witches!
4. Bolts brightly beating barriers

Lightning!
5. Slice slimes, shock slimes, smolder slimes!

Wailin’ on slimes…
6. Determination doesn’t deter dragons

Rally against giant dragons!
7. Kellan Kickstarters keenly

Kellan!
8. Threatening thief throws threads

Mutant thief bosses!
9. Aggravated aviary assault

Bird chasin’
10. Magical Moments

Street magicians!
11. Asrael anxiously awaits an answer

Asrael!
12. Hoppin’ hills

Cliff hoppin’
13. Shrieking throuh scary swamps

The Haunted Swamp!
14. Curtis will Suplex you if you don’t!

Curtis!
15. Wretched Wraithlings warble-womping without worry

Wraithlings!
16. Casually cruise currents

Ridin’ wind currents!
17. Mind-mashing mine mazes

Mine carts!
18. Talon treasures the tiers

Talon!
19. We’re almost at the top, don’t turn your back now!

Don’t turn your back now!

Finally, we’d like to point you towards an excellent game on Kickstarter which is in its final week as well. Children of Zodiarcs is a beautiful looking tactical JRPG which is a bit of a throwback to PS1 strategy games of yore. It has major Final Fantasy Tactics flavor, is highly polished, and offers a lot of promise for anyone craving fresh content akin to the strategy games of that era.

As a reminder, if you have yet to back Shadows of Adam or have been meaning to increase your pledge and just haven’t gotten to it yet, please check out our page for the latest rewards and their availability.

Thank you backers, we finally hit 50% We couldn’t have done it without you, ,but with only 7 days to go, we will need your help now more than ever to reach our goal.

We’d like to add incentive to your help. Introducing the surge meter! Through various forms of promotion and social activity surrounding our game you can fill the meter with points. Reaching certain point thresholds will unlock exclusive Kickstarter rewards for backers of all levels.

The first reward will be a Shadows of Adam themed desktop background for all backers created by a secret special guest artist that will be revealed as soon as talks with them are wrapped up.

There are numerous ways to fill the surge meter. Below is an overview of all the ways to earn points.

If you start a new forum post, reddit topic, spot a news article, or let’s play video, please send us a message and we will confirm them and add them to the meter.

https://www.facebook.com/SomethingClassicGames/

https://twitter.com/SomethingClassc

Upvote these reddit topics or create new ones for even more points.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kickstarter/comments/42hnu5/shadows_of_adam_16bit_inspired_jrpg/

https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/4264t7/shadows_of_adam_demo_review_new_2d_jrg_now_on/

https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieGaming/comments/426itr/shadows_of_adam_new_2d_rpg_for_pc_linux_and_mac/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/41yjdh/shadows_of_adam_a_16bit_era_characterdriven_jrpg/

Finally, we’d like to take this chance to spotlight another game in their final week. The game is called Invisigun Heroes and is a very cute looking multiplayer shooter. The catch is that each player is invisible! I get a total TowerFall vibe from this game, and would love to see it funded!

As a friendly reminder, if you have yet to back our game or intend to increase your pledge please check out our most recent reward tier offerings for the best deals before they’re gone!

Hey everyone! We are nearing the final stretch of our campaign and in order to lure some more potential backers and reward those who have pledged so far we’d like to share with you some screenshots of future areas in the game. We’ve been hard at work getting our alpha build done and we have nearly every area and scene completed. What’s missing is a lot of sprites, animations, monsters and other graphic needs which the kickstarter would help fund.

We’d like to thank everyone who has commented, liked, shared, tweeted, re-tweeted, re-tweeted a liked retweet, Let’s Played and generally sent positive vibes to this project. We couldn’t have done it without you all!

(Note: Some shots could slightly change in final version of the game.)

So without further adieu, let’s do a screenshot explosion!

Airship!

Campfire

Magma Sanctum

Our heroes look like they are in trouble!

Cease

The doors to the Wind Tower

The port town of Brashear.

Earth Maze Scene

Jumping down huge cliffs in the Earth Maze

The Haunted Swamp

Carr Castle

Water Garden

Castle town of Dradora

Also we are still on Steam Greenlight and could use your votes:

Thanks so much!

-Team Something Classic