Broken Sword devs showered in $400,000 after promising to drop AI upscaling and draw 55,000 frames by hand for…
Revolution Software's Kickstarter for the Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror remaster has surpassed its funding goal by over 500%, reaching over $422,000 USD. The success comes after the studio decided to drop AI upscaling in favor of redrawing all 55,000 frames by hand, a decision that has been met with strong community support. Studio head Charles Cecil stated that AI cannot replicate the subtle characterization and human expressions that their team of classical animators can provide.
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