A Place In The Sun

tor.brandt · Fri 16/12/2016 15:52:43

Presenting
A Place In The Sun

Details:
320x200 resolution
32-bit colours
Original music score
Chatter-free (no speech)
30-45 minutes gameplay
Game entry page

A big thank you to my great testers, slasher, Creamy, Grok, xBRANEx & arj0n who helped make this game so much better!

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Mandle · Fri 16/12/2016 16:19:07

AWESOME!!!

I have only two more days until I'm off for winter holidays for a few weeks, so I can't wait to play this game then when I have the time to soak it all!

Slasher · Fri 16/12/2016 17:41:02

Congratulations on the release

tor.brandt · Fri 16/12/2016 17:45:45

Quote from: Mandle on Fri 16/12/2016 16:19:07
AWESOME!!!

I have only two more days until I'm off for winter holidays for a few weeks, so I can't wait to play this game then when I have the time to soak it all!

Hope you'll enjoy it

tor.brandt · Fri 16/12/2016 17:47:14

Quote from: slasher on Fri 16/12/2016 17:41:02
Congratulations on the release

Thanks!

And thanks again for testing, it's been a huge help!

TheBlindRabbit · Fri 16/12/2016 19:27:41

Congratz tor.brandt

I've been following the project from afar and I'm glad it's finally out.
Will definitely play this!

DBoyWheeler · Fri 16/12/2016 19:57:44

Neato! I may have to try this sometime.

tor.brandt · Fri 16/12/2016 20:52:02

Quote from: TheBlindRabbit on Fri 16/12/2016 19:27:41
Congratz tor.brandt
I've been following the project from afar and I'm glad it's finally out.
Will definitely play this!

Thanks! Hope you'll enjoy it:-D

tor.brandt · Fri 16/12/2016 20:52:43

Quote from: DBoyWheeler on Fri 16/12/2016 19:57:44
Neato! I may have to try this sometime.

You really should

arj0n · Fri 16/12/2016 21:06:43

Congratz on the release of this little gem, tor!

tor.brandt · Fri 16/12/2016 21:37:42

Quote from: arj0n on Fri 16/12/2016 21:06:43
Congratz on the release of this little gem, tor!

Thanks!
And thank you for your testing as well, it really helped a lot

marko33 · Sat 17/12/2016 12:16:11

Did I just witness a death? guess the man will never learn

tor.brandt · Sat 17/12/2016 13:53:34

Quote from: marko33 on Sat 17/12/2016 12:16:11
Did I just witness a death? guess the man will never learn

Careful with the spoilers there

Danvzare · Sat 17/12/2016 15:57:29

Yay, congratulations on the release!

Downloading now.

tor.brandt · Sat 17/12/2016 16:44:03

Quote from: Danvzare on Sat 17/12/2016 15:57:29
Yay, congratulations on the release!
Downloading now.

Thanks!

Hope you'll enjoy it

Haggis · Sat 17/12/2016 19:00:54

Lovely little game - stylish artwork and colour scheme and, while few in number, the sound and music are very effective at contributing to the atmosphere. Simple but effective plot too.

Will PM some further feedback.

tor.brandt · Sat 17/12/2016 19:40:43

Quote from: Haggis on Sat 17/12/2016 19:00:54
Lovely little game - stylish artwork and colour scheme and, while few in number, the sound and music are very effective at contributing to the atmosphere. Simple but effective plot too.

Will PM some further feedback.

Thanks!

I'm glad you liked it

Shadow1000 · Sun 18/12/2016 05:10:38

I was NOT expecting that...

This game is excellent in every way. The simple colours and graphics are beautiful. The puzzles are well-designed and pace the game and story at a perfect rate.

But what really stands out is the emotions that this game evokes. I was very moved in the first few minutes because this game is so REAL. I think we all know someone who is so focused on work and has little ambition past work, no life, relationships or common sense that life really amounts to very little. I don't get emotional easily but it was hard not to empathize with the character.

My only points where you can improve the game is that the player should be able to skip the speech. I found it taking too long for the speech to finish and it got a bit annoying. As well, the music seemed appropriately depressing BUT I think there is one note in the score that is played constantly and I found that to be really grating.

Otherwise, my overview of the game is: I haven't used the words "must play" in a long time. Well done!

SHADOW

tor.brandt · Sun 18/12/2016 09:48:09

Quote from: Shadow1000 on Sun 18/12/2016 05:10:38
I was NOT expecting that...

Thank you so much for your nice words!
This really makes all those hard hours of work worth it

I'm so happy that my game has touched you, that's all I can really ask for.

Regarding speech skip, you CAN actually skip speech by pressing Return

You can also use W, L, P, and U to select the verb modes.
Those are all in the manual PDF included in the game folder, but perhaps I should have included a small controls section on the start screen as well...

Thank you for taking the time to review my game

Shadow1000 · Sun 18/12/2016 21:24:56

Quote from: tor.brandt on Sun 18/12/2016 09:48:09

Thank you so much for your nice words!
This really makes all those hard hours of work worth it

I'm happy to hear that!

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Regarding speech skip, you CAN actually skip speech by pressing Return
You can also use W, L, P, and U to select the verb modes.
Those are all in the manual PDF included in the game folder, but perhaps I should have included a small controls section on the start screen as well...

Indeed. Like most people, I don't usually read manuals, I just wing it. It happens to be that I started reading the manual and at some point I thought "ok, yeah...I know how to play an AGS game!" and I didn't bother to finish reading.

You're right that since it's documented that I have no right to complain. However, one thing I learned a LONG time ago about releasing any product is that it's much better to provide something the user is used to and expects than something not expected even if documented.

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Thank you for taking the time to review my game

Most welcome! It was a pleasure to play.

Do you agree with my analysis of the character or was I off from what was intended?

SHADOW

shaun9991 · Sun 18/12/2016 21:59:05

Looks cool, downloading now

Cassiebsg · Sun 18/12/2016 22:13:55

As usual... do you have a mirror? Gamejolt doesn't work for me. $:-\$

tor.brandt · Mon 19/12/2016 09:04:49

Quote from: Shadow1000 on Sun 18/12/2016 21:24:56
Do you agree with my analysis of the character or was I off from what was intended?

Well, I never think there's ONE valid analysis of anything I do, but your thoughts are definitely interesting.
I think it's a very common thing, not least for myself, to put your energy in the 'wrong places' so to speak, and yes, that very often leads to rather pointless living in the end. I agree very much with you that the protagonist of my game is largely in the dark about what truly matters in life.
And then I have to remember the saying that all the characters you create are mirrors of yourself

tor.brandt · Mon 19/12/2016 09:05:18

Quote from: shaun9991 on Sun 18/12/2016 21:59:05
Looks cool, downloading now

Hope you'll like it

tor.brandt · Mon 19/12/2016 09:06:07

Quote from: Cassiebsg on Sun 18/12/2016 22:13:55
As usual... do you have a mirror? Gamejolt doesn't work for me. $:-\$

I have set up a mirror: https://www.mediafire.com/?aa2vh4a9dpolguw

Let me know if that works for you!

Cassiebsg · Mon 19/12/2016 14:02:51

Tks!

Downloading.

CaptainD · Wed 21/12/2016 12:49:34

Congrats on the release!

I must get round to giving this a try... though I have to admit the colour palette is freaking me out a little.

tor.brandt · Wed 21/12/2016 13:05:09

Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 21/12/2016 12:49:34
Congrats on the release!

I must get round to giving this a try... though I have to admit the colour palette is freaking me out a little.

Thanks!

Is the palette really that weird?

Danvzare · Wed 21/12/2016 15:19:58

I actually rather like the palette.

tor.brandt · Thu 22/12/2016 12:02:15

Quote from: Danvzare on Wed 21/12/2016 15:19:58
I actually rather like the palette.

Arj0n pointed out to me that it's actually pretty CGA-ish, which I hadn't thought of at all.
I guess it's really just ultra-classical with a 32-bit twist.
Computer game palettes come round full circle

CaptainD · Thu 22/12/2016 12:11:57

My first thought was that it looked like CGA, only different!

arj0n · Thu 22/12/2016 19:05:38

Quote from: CaptainD on Thu 22/12/2016 12:11:57
My first thought was that it looked like CGA, only different!

xBRANEx · Tue 27/12/2016 12:24:37

I've tested this beauty and I hope people will play it. It takes an unexpected turn in the end and from a mediocre game it turns to a really unusual and a great experience!

tor.brandt · Wed 28/12/2016 09:14:49

Quote from: xBRANEx on Tue 27/12/2016 12:24:37
I've tested this beauty and I hope people will play it. It takes an unexpected turn in the end and from a mediocre game it turns to a really unusual and a great experience!

Cheers

And thanks again for testing!