Sometimes you need to take risks to make progress. That's essentially what Kickstarter is about, the little guy taking a risk in order to potentially move forward in this medium and it's also the primary theme of a current game that needs funding from Kickstarter, Something Fragile.
Dubbed as a poetic puzzle game for PC and Mac, Something Fragile is being developed by Happy Badger Studio, an indie development team out of St. Louis, Missouri. It is meant to be a game of symbolic meaning to present its themes of love and risk.
The game's design is meant to be both challenging and inspiring at the same time. All of the in-game graphics are made from real-world items, brought to life through stop-motion animation. The game's evokes some feeling of a more light-hearted Limbo in my mind, going for a minimalist approach but with an obvious amount of effort behind it.
Your character in-game is meant to protect a heart, but in order to progress properly, you need to place the heart down, which also puts it in danger of environmental hazards. It's an interesting concept that brings the cult classic Ico to mind.
The game needs $18,000 to get the necessary funding, and is currently at $1,835. The campaign ends on April 25th.
If you want to see more information and potentially back this project, here's the link: Something Fragile Kickstarter.
