From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
Oh dang. I have been wanting this sort of thing for like forever.
ReplyDeleteThings that are making me think "Nope.": $5 extra to get a digital copy of the game's MANUAL. "Extreme" units for high level backers (which means anyone who doesn't pay that will ALWAYS be disadvantaged in multiplayer).
ReplyDeleteWhile I love the concept, elements of the Kickstarter are making me VERY reluctant to let them have my money. Even though it would be cheaper, and I have greater confidence in its release, than the other video game I've backed.
Yeah, I haven't backed any video games. I'm not excited about waiting over a year for release.
ReplyDeleteOh man I want this so badly, but I will not support "Pay to Win" tactics.
ReplyDeleteDang. I hadn't noticed the pay to win bit. That does make me much less excited - but if the single player campaign is robust, then it might still be worth it.
ReplyDeleteBut pay to win is icky. CONFLICT.
Theres way too many unknowns for a video game. Once its out and i can see actual screenshots and gameplay demos, then i would buy. So remind me to check this out next year :-)
ReplyDeleteIn the tabletop game "extreme" models have the same stats as their normal versions. They only look different.
ReplyDeleteI expect this to be the same in the video game.
If that's the case, then they need to state it. As it stands, last I saw, there was no mention of the "extreme" units being mechanically equivalent, which leads to people drawing their own conclusions.
ReplyDeleteThey're doing a lot wrong here...
They're clearly targeting the Kickstarter at people who already play the tabletop game. I am not one of those people.
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