Panzer Dragoon Saga remake via Kickstarter?

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Originally Posted by 5233

We don't even know how impossible it would until we try. It's not going to be a full fledged remake, just a reconstructed version with the original assets ripped that could be ported to multiple platforms. Whitehead calls himself "Friend to pixels and polys alike" and seems in tune enough with SEGA that he may consider it. We'd need to ask him if both he and in turn SEGA will consider it and how much the costs would be before we even begin to initiate a Kickstarter so a proper judgement can be made. I don't think the fact that it was coded for SEGA will make a difference with modern OSes for things like Steam, or even your standard Android platform, if you want it to be cross-platform. I still think there's a chance for this thing to get off the ground. No one has really inquired about it to the candidates mentioned, so like I said, we need to see how things could go.

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The IP is dead. The talent behind it left, and their team now makes sports games like Mario & Sonic. The spiritual successor is on Xbox One, and it's a critical flop. If you wanted something a hell of a lot easier to approach Sega with, be it port begging or remakes, look at their arcade games or follow through with the ultimate failure behind what is written in my signature.

Also, consider their more popular Shining series. Completely neglected, with developers actively hateful toward it's old global fan base who raised awareness and decided to rally and show Sega some love.


Sega doesn't care. A kickstarter would need clearly defined goals and the green light from the beginning, from the overlords in Japan.

Someone needs to raise capital and buy the IP before a remake is considered. It won't happen. It's only value is served when supported by Sega's own legacy branding. Panzer Dragoon is a dark fantasy setting with dragons. How many of those games do we have now? Times change, and PD isn't retro enough to be successful and cheap indie, and it's too swamped with better 3D games in the same genre. Orta was the swan song that failed. Sega's Arcade-first game design philosophy is dead. Thank Nintendo and Sony for it.