The Beard in The Mirror

CaptainD · Wed 29/05/2013 22:05:50

Quote from: cat on Wed 29/05/2013 18:45:06
Sadly the new title is less awesome than the original

I have to agree!

Fitz · Thu 30/05/2013 08:22:31

Wasn't the full title supposed to be "The Beard in The Mirror is Yours"? That last bit is the little twist that I liked so much about it.

CaptainD · Thu 30/05/2013 08:51:52

It was "The Beard in the Mirror is not mine" if I remember rightly.

Fitz · Thu 30/05/2013 12:33:38

Hm... The replies' topics are by default "Re: (whatever the topic was at the time)" and stay the same even if the original post's topic changes. So a quick look at the first reply will show you it was "The beard in the mirror is yours". Though I have to say I like your version just as much

dactylopus · Thu 30/05/2013 14:34:03

That's all very exciting news! I'm still looking forward to this one.

I like the new title, not too different from the previous.

Keep the updates coming!

CaptainD · Thu 30/05/2013 15:07:35

Quote from: Fitz on Thu 30/05/2013 12:33:38
Hm... The replies' topics are by default "Re: (whatever the topic was at the time)" and stay the same even if the original post's topic changes. So a quick look at the first reply will show you it was "The beard in the mirror is yours". Though I have to say I like your version just as much

Oh weird, I was absolutely certain I'd remembered it right! Which just proves that my head really isn't a safe place to keep anything important. :-

Still, looking forward to this game whatever it's called!

Paul Franzen · Thu 30/05/2013 16:12:50

You guys. You guys. This is getting out of control. That's it, I'm renaming it again. Now it's called "IT'S MY DARN GAME AND I'M CALLING IT WHATEVER I DARN WELL WANT, AS LONG AS MY WIFE APPROVES: The Graphical Adventure Game That Will Become Your World, by Paul and Lizo."

I'm just gonna go ahead and register IMDGAICIWIDWWALAMWATGAGTWBYWBPAL.com now.

But really, the whole boring story is that we added the "is Yours" to the end of the title to make the game sound more serious, but it went a little overboard and made the game sound pretentious (to us, anyway), so we chopped it back off. I'M SORRY!

CaptainD · Thu 06/06/2013 15:22:53

Quote from: Paul Franzen on Thu 30/05/2013 16:12:50
I'm just gonna go ahead and register IMDGAICIWIDWWALAMWATGAGTWBYWBPAL.com now.

You are clearly bluffing, as I have checked this several times (yes I am that sad!

) and it is not registered.

I plan to register TCTMPFAHWRTBINMTTBITMINMWICTSTARBWSFACT.com.

The Campaign To Make Paul Franzen And His Wife Rename The Beard In The Mirror To The Beard In The Mirror Is Not Mine Which Is Clearly The Superior Title As Rafa Benetiz Would Say FACT.

(Incidentally, I just want to say that I am still looking forward to the game.)

Paul Franzen · Thu 06/06/2013 23:05:18

Haha, I really should have! I just went on a url-registering spree, nabbing thebeardinthemirror.com and paulmfranzen.com (both of which just point to my own development blog, rather than anything particularly useful).

PRO-TIP: If you're linking a WordPress blog to a new domain name, don't buy the url through a different service because it's "cheaper"; just get it through WordPress itself. WordPress is charging me extra to associate the url with my blog, anyway, even though I'm already paying an annual fee through GoDaddy. In trying to save myself five bucks a month, I think I'm actually spending like seven extra, instead.

On the plus side, GoDaddy called me a couple days after I registered the domains, just to see how I was doing, and ask if I needed any help. They didn't try to up-sell me or anything; when I said I was good, that was it. The call was over. It was adorable.

Ummm, is this too far off-topic now? Am I gonna get modded? If so, here's a late-breaking The Beard in the Mirror development!!

I added a sound effect today.

Paul Franzen · Tue 25/06/2013 00:49:19

Links to our new teaser trailer and Facebook page added to the original post!

...but I'll paste them here, too, so you don't have to scroll back up:

Teaser trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPC4LP6NU7g
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheBeardInTheMirror

kaput · Tue 25/06/2013 02:52:34

Very charming promo. It's also really sweet that you guys play adventures together (in a nice way, like, I'm happy for you guys kinda way). I look forward to play it.

dactylopus · Tue 25/06/2013 05:22:28

Nicely done.

I am significantly more interested in seeing this game after seeing that teaser.

Looks like a lot of fun, can't wait to play it!

CaptainD · Tue 25/06/2013 12:17:47

I was very disappointed that only one of you had a beard in real life.

Paul Franzen · Tue 25/06/2013 15:25:32

If I grow mine out more, can it count for both of us? Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone!

Paul Franzen · Fri 16/08/2013 02:06:31

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that Lizo and I are going to be demoing The Beard in the Mirror at Boston FIG this year! Come say hi if you're in the area! Free hugs for all.

Also, we started working on a title screen. Yes, eight years later. That's not weird, right?

(We can't really take any credit for it; it's courtesy of our friend Kate Jay.)

CaptainD · Fri 16/08/2013 08:44:52

Looking nice, Paul. But... there's a mirror, where's the beard?!?!

dactylopus · Fri 16/08/2013 09:42:08

Quote from: CaptainD on Fri 16/08/2013 08:44:52
Looking nice, Paul. But... there's a mirror, where's the beard?!?!

The beard in the mirror is yours!

But seriously, I am still very much looking forward to this game. It looks to be coming together quite nicely.

Good luck at the festival! I hope it provides you with many opportunities.

CaptainD · Fri 16/08/2013 10:28:15

Quote from: dactylopus on Fri 16/08/2013 09:42:08
Quote from: CaptainD on Fri 16/08/2013 08:44:52
Looking nice, Paul. But... there's a mirror, where's the beard?!?!
The beard in the mirror is yours!

Ah, of course... and it's not me looking in the mirror on the title screen. I understand now. Um... I think.

Paul Franzen · Fri 16/08/2013 14:32:34

Quote from: dactylopus on Fri 16/08/2013 09:42:08
Quote from: CaptainD on Fri 16/08/2013 08:44:52
Looking nice, Paul. But... there's a mirror, where's the beard?!?!
The beard in the mirror is yours!

Beat me to it! We're using the Beard 5000 plug-in for AGS that detects users' facial hair, and doesn't even let them start the game until they've got at least a half-inch of growth. It's sort of like the old Monkey Island code wheels, but with beards.

No, but really, the exact nature of the beard in the mirror would be a big spoiler, so we decided not to allude to it in the title screen. Maybe I can find a font that adds wisps of scraggly hair to the title or something... Umm, wait, actually, that would be awesome. I'll have to look into it.

Paul Franzen · Wed 04/03/2015 23:04:02

HEY! Long time, no...make any appearances on the forums, whatsoever. I thought some of you all who've been following this game's progress for the past 37 years might find this interesting...

Our little-big adventure game is coming to Steam!! It's so weird to think that the weird little project my wife started in college is going to be an Actual Video Game, released on a Real Website. I'll take it!

We're not ready to announce a release date or anything, although if I had to guess, I'd say we have maybe 5% of the game left to build. (...And of course, it's that last 5% that's taking the longest.) We're still working on it a little bit each day; just yesterday I squashed a bug where the main character grew 18x his normal size when walking through a specific doorway.