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Re:Orbs CCG (YC S13) takes to Kickstarter to reinvent Magic:... by forrestthewoods on Friday July 19, 2013 @05:19PM (#6073027)
I don't know a polite way to say this so I'll be blunt. The first words out of mouth were "holy crap" at how bad the art is. The big image in the link and on the kickstarter video look like mediocre high school art. It's really bad. The game interface is then pure programmer art. Please, please, please hire multiple artists.

That said, this is a great market to be in as HEX raised 2.2 million. Their project already had significant investment before hitting kickstarter though. The bar is quite high. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/hex-mmo-trading-card...

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Re:Orbs CCG (YC S13) takes to Kickstarter to reinvent Magic:... by minimaxir on Friday July 19, 2013 @05:43PM (#6073149)
It appears that Orbs is copying the game UI and card design from Magic: The Gathering Online.

The only problem is that UI is literally 11 years old.

http://www.gamershell.com/static/screenshots/4002/61895_full...

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Re:Orbs CCG (YC S13) takes to Kickstarter to reinvent Magic:... by jrpt on Friday July 19, 2013 @05:53PM (#6073203)
The aesthetics of the app are going to improve.

The card art is pretty high quality, and I disagree with whoever said it was high school art. They're professional artists doing a good job.

That being said, the app's UX is actually really usable and what people expect when playing. It's evolved to the way it is currently based on user testing. It doesn't look as pretty as it could, but it's very easy and natural to use.

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Re:Orbs CCG (YC S13) takes to Kickstarter to reinvent Magic:... by wahjah on Friday July 19, 2013 @06:11PM (#6073303)
The MODO UI is /much older/ than that; it's heavily based on the Microprose game from 1997.

http://lparchive.org/Magic-The-Gathering/Update%2011/img-23....

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Re:Orbs CCG (YC S13) takes to Kickstarter to reinvent Magic:... by kevinpet on Friday July 19, 2013 @05:52PM (#6073201)
The purpose of the kickstarter is to raise money to finish it up, including getting 240 pieces of high quality art.
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