Beta testers for ALVIN FROM EARTH [1 Day left on Kickstarter!]

teemue · Thu 14/06/2018 18:16:37

1 DAY LEFT on Kickstarter! We're 110% funded so Alvin Season 01 is happening for real. You still have time to add yourself in the credits or get to draw YOUR pixel art in one of the episodes by choosing one of the special rewards!

Go to the Kickstarter here : https://tinyurl.com/alvin18 https://tinyurl.com/alvin18

Alvin From Earth Beta episode 03

EDIT : We've updated our website : www.alvinfromearth.com www.alvinfromearth.com
- If you're new to the thread, you should visit the website to get a quicker grasp of what Alvin From Earth is all about!

Hi guys!
Been a looong time. Originally helped Chris Jones back in the day by creating the default bar graphics for the DOS version of AGS

- yeah, sorry, but you have to forgive me, I was like 15 years old

Now I'm running a game/animation studio of 7 people and we're coming out with our first title : ALVIN FROM EARTH. This is not exactly an adventure game ONLY - it's community based and we will keep updating the content EVERY DARN WEEK! Sounds impossible? It used to be, until our studio came up with a magic tool to make it possible (more of that later).

This is the first public place I'm posting about this title, so anyone interested, drop me a pm here with your e-mail or reply this thread with contact info & a short sentence WHY you'd like to join the Beta testing.
- will post more concepts etc on the forum in few days!

Meanwhile, you can check our other animations and games at : http://www.nopia.fi

Cheers!

PS. Pixel artists are also very welcome to contact - we might be looking for a lot of art help in the future!

selmiak · Sun 17/06/2018 12:45:27

looks interesting

The animated shorts on your page are also of high quality, keep us posted

teemue · Tue 19/06/2018 14:02:11

Thanks!

Here's a small taster of the animation style we're at :

https://imageshack.com/a/img923/8018/54cjuW.gif

Also, you can still for few days sign up at : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWLE4hGUuPThDtvAZ07YJpqDqUbA-frGcsZ0sR38sW9DLG7Q/viewform

After June, we'll close the sign ups for the Beta!

teemue · Mon 25/06/2018 13:27:04

Thanks guys! There were quite many sign ups actually. Will post here when we get to the actual biz!

Privateer Puddin' · Mon 25/06/2018 13:45:59

Quote from: teemue on Thu 14/06/2018 18:16:37
Been a looong time. Originally helped Chris Jones back in the day by creating the default bar graphics for the DOS version of AGS

- yeah, sorry, but you have to forgive me, I was like 15 years old

Ha! What a claim to fame

cat · Mon 25/06/2018 15:41:46

Is this going to be an AGS game or are you using another engine?

Click'd · Mon 25/06/2018 16:52:49

Quote from: cat on Mon 25/06/2018 15:41:46
Is this going to be an AGS game or are you using another engine?

Judging by the choice of forum, it's not AGS.

teemue · Tue 26/06/2018 10:12:53

Quote from: cat on Mon 25/06/2018 15:41:46
Is this going to be an AGS game or are you using another engine?

Hi cat! Unfortunately no - for a moment we were thinking to use AGS but ended up creating our own engine. Currently of course this is very linear and the engine will grow with us as we go

teemue · Tue 26/06/2018 10:15:52

PING! The Beta sign ups is closed now. We got a whamming 156 VIP Beta testers! Thanks a lot everybody!

I will be posting more wips and behind the scenes content very soon here for y'all to see.
If you'd want to make sure you don't drop from the train, you can subscribe to our newsletter at alvinfromearth.com and we'll inform you along the way & keep you in our special "Early Adopters" box!

teemue · Mon 13/08/2018 18:10:58

Hi guys! We're live! Episode 02 aired to beta testers last thursday and we started working on the ep03 today - having it out in less than 3 days!

Check out the previous episodes here : https://youtu.be/UrgkpF9INT0

and first one here :

https://youtu.be/tN7lW6G8K04

- Keeping you posted how this art/game/series -experiment goes!

teemue · Fri 31/08/2018 16:47:15

Wohoo! There's a teaser now : https://vimeo.com/287225492

And Next week... on 4th of September we're opening a Kickstarter campaign for "Alvin From Earth" - We're very excited - here's just some of the feedback we've been getting :

â€œTHE WRITING STYLE MATCHES OLD LUCASARTS STUFF TO AN ADMIRABLE LEVEL AND THE DIALOGUE HAS A LOT OF ZING TO IT
WITHOUT BEING TOO TAME." â€" JD Sorvari, Lead Writer, Rival Games Ltd

"THIS EPISODIC FORMAT IS GREAT!" â€" Veikko Pukkila, A Local Hero, Pori

â€œI AM REALLY ENJOYING THIS. THEY ARE JUST THE RIGHT LENGTH TO TAKE A BREAK DURING THE DAY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME." â€" Jennifer SuoperÃ¤, Avid Gamer

Mandle · Sun 02/09/2018 03:14:22

Quote from: teemue on Fri 31/08/2018 16:47:15
THE DIALOGUE HAS A LOT OF ZING TO IT
WITHOUT BEING TOO TAME.

No matter how many times I read this, I'm confused. Are things with a lot of zing to them often or usually too tame?

teemue · Tue 04/09/2018 13:31:10

Quote from: Mandle on Sun 02/09/2018 03:14:22
Quote from: teemue on Fri 31/08/2018 16:47:15
THE DIALOGUE HAS A LOT OF ZING TO IT
WITHOUT BEING TOO TAME.

No matter how many times I read this, I'm confused. Are things with a lot of zing to them often or usually too tame?

via Imgflip Meme Generator

Don't worry, we didn't either, but it sounded cool

teemue · Tue 04/09/2018 13:40:43

OK!
ANNOUNCEMENT!

It's Here, It's time. Today at 11:30am GMT+3 time, we launched our KICKSTARTER campaign for Alvin From Earth!

We're super excited, the initial backing has been very good already - if this keeps up we should be funded in 3 days!

Be quick if you want to be involved!
There are some early bird rewards, such as 'Naming a thing in the series' - Want to decide what the 3rd Human Planet is called? OR what is the number or code on Alvin's room door at the headquarters? Only $20 USD for that tier but act fast, they're limited!

And if you pledge at least $5, you will get to VOTE and Suggest through private links after each episode what actions Alvin should take on the next episode. Then we'll throw your suggestions to the public and they can vote on what they think is the best/funniest/weirdest/appropriate/inappropriate suggestion from you guys. We're hoping we're creating together something really funny, witty and meta at the same time.

You can ask me direct questions here as well in case you're wondering any aspect. Cheers guys, hope to see many of you in AdventureX this year!

Teemu

teemue · Wed 03/10/2018 17:25:04

Aaaaand we're Funded! 111% funded this far and still 24h left in the Kickstarter campaign if you want to book YOUR VIP pass : https://tinyurl.com/alvin18 https://tinyurl.com/alvin18

Thanks to anyone who has backed and a big hand goes to Anas Abdin for the praise & support and kicking my twitter skills back to this millenia

See you on the season 01 and hopefully will start a new thread for Season 02 very soon with an actual downloadable game!