The most successful Kickstarter project ever has closed and officially raked in a massive $3.3 million. That's a mere 830% more than the original goal of $400k. In the end over 87,000 people pledged to back the as of yet unannounced adventure title.

So what do we know about the project? It will be a classic point-and-click adventure game, it will come in a fancy box, and nearly 90,000 people would be a rather large mob for Tim Schafer to upset by making a bad game.

The whole project and development process is supposed to be completely transparent, documented by 2 Player Productions who will release monthly updates on the game's progress. Of course, we'll keep you up to date as we learn more.

Update: There's some SoaDA gameplay footage mixed in during an interview with Blair and Craig from the Ironclad team over at GamesRadar.

Similar to Double Fine's Adventure, Fargo is looking to raise a significant chunk of capital in comparison to what's normally seen on Kickstarter with the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter campaign. In Wasteland 2's case $900k is the mark to reach, which is three times what Double Fine asked for in their record breaking campaign. Anything more turns into extra content for the game.

There are a number of potential incentives for fans that pledge, including signed collector's edition copies, trinkets, and in-game acknowledgements. Just keep in mind, much like with any other Kickstarter project, there is absolutely no guarantee on quality, release, or customer satisfaction. Once a consumer commits to the project they're locked in permanently.

If you'd like to keep tabs on Wasteland 2 outside of Kickstarter then you'll want to bookmark both the official blog and forum.

Game Informer - 10/10
For two full games, we heard about the Reapers. Mass Effect 3 shows us how great this threat is both to the inhabitants of this fictional universe and to the players who must face off against it. I guided Shepard across three massive games spanning over 100 hours, and feel BioWare has delivered one of the most intricately crafted stories in the history of the medium. After getting to know these characters so well, it’ll be hard to leave this universe behind, but it’s been one hell of a ride.

Eurogamer - 10/10
The dramatic peaks and troughs resonate all the more since these aren't sterile cut-scenes from a pre-determined story, but emotional beats in a tale that's been yours to tell. Entire species will be wiped out, beloved allies will fall, and anyone who has invested themselves in this saga and its richly drawn cast will get a lump in the throat at some point.

G4TV - 10/10
Here, Shepard is trying to determining the fate of everything but the inevitability of the final is inescapable. All the decisions you continue to make in Mass Effect may be less consequential but they feel all the more grave as if the game is becoming a testament to who you are, or who you want to be.

IGN - 9.5/10
All told, Mass Effect 3 is an absolutely amazing game, one that successfully puts a bow on the Mass Effect trilogy while still leaving us hungry for even more. It looks and plays great, but Mass Effect 3’s true strength lies in its ability to tell a deeply-woven story. Better yet, the sheer ambition shown by BioWare in announcing an intersecting trilogy complete with save importation becomes fully realized in Mass Effect 3. BioWare deserves applause for not only having the courage to attempt something like the Mass Effect trilogy, but for pulling it off with such exceptional poise and skill.

Giant Bomb - 4/5
At the end of the day, Mass Effect 3 is a game for people who liked Mass Effect 2 so much that they absolutely need to see how it all ends. Despite claims to the contrary from the game's publisher, I really don't think newcomers will get much out of it at all. All it would take is getting to the new character creation screen and being forced to select between Numerous, Ashley, or Kaiden from a screen that asks you who died during your previous missions for a new player to realize they're being asked questions they couldn't possibly answer in an educated way.

Another space game called FTL got me good last week too. I dug into the OnLive demo almost obsessively and managed to pull off an "impossible" feat according to the developers. It turns out that the end-game boss at the end of the demo can be defeated, and I was the first to do it. I've been told that a reward is on its way, and the devs even gave gave me (and VE) a mention on their KickStarter page. Cool beans! I was actually recording with Fraps at the time, so I'll post the video showing how I did it in a bit.

There's not all that much else going on though, aside from our shift to a weekly update format that Socket mentioned last week. Let us know though what you guys have been up to, assuming you can actually log in (yep, we're having trouble with comments lately too). For now, here's a little skit on Double Fine's Adventure that the guys at The Busted Pixel sent in.