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Community => Adventure Related Talk & Chat => Topic started by: CaptainD on Wed 06/05/2015 18:48:18

Title: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: CaptainD on Wed 06/05/2015 18:48:18
Finally, the English version of Zak McKraken: Between Time and Space, is going to be released on 12th May 2015!  Been waiting a long time for this one, but it looks like it will have been worth it...

Check out the trailer and screenshots. (http://www.retrogamingandemulation.com/2015/05/zak-mckracken-between-time-and-space.html)

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Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Frodo on Wed 06/05/2015 18:55:33
This has made me VERY happy!  :cheesy:


Looks absolutely fantastic.  Can't wait to play it  :grin:

Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Slasher on Wed 06/05/2015 18:58:58
Yahoooooooooo (laugh)
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: selmiak on Wed 06/05/2015 19:13:06
pffft, I played this in german ages ago.  ;)

but there sure are a lot more cgi cutscenes in it that makes me want to replay it a lot!
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: ManicMatt on Wed 06/05/2015 20:18:17
Stale baguettes for the win!!
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: CaptainD on Wed 06/05/2015 20:37:54
Quote from: ManicMatt on Wed 06/05/2015 20:18:17
Stale baguettes for the win!!

Forget the stale baguettes... I want to play the kazoo again!! :grin:  I also hope there are nose glasses...


@Selmiak - Since you have played it already, how were the puzzles and humour? 
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: selmiak on Thu 07/05/2015 01:17:44
I so hope the german humor translates well. more caponians plz! :-D
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: CaptainD on Thu 07/05/2015 08:43:42
Quote from: selmiak on Thu 07/05/2015 01:17:44
I so hope the german humor translates well. more caponians plz! :-D

It should be better, it's well known that Germans have no sense of humour and therefore I was silly to ask you!! :P :P :P :P

(Ducks and runs....)


But seriously... yeah, humour is so often linked to clever use of language, so I hope it does translate well.
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Grim on Thu 07/05/2015 11:28:35
I'm Zak's fan. I would've prefered pixel art for this one, but never mind, I'll give it a try anyway;)

(my favourite part was Zak's apartment; so much you can do in there!)
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Cyrus on Thu 07/05/2015 15:40:02
Woooooooooooooooooow, I'll finally get to play it! I wish we could one day see Zak McKracken and the Alien Rockstars...
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: IndieRetroNews on Wed 13/05/2015 16:05:24
And it's out!

With a quick view by ourselves :)

( Devs have already said thanks )
http://www.indieretronews.com/2015/05/zak-mckracken-between-time-and-space.html
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: CaptainD on Wed 13/05/2015 16:13:58
Quote from: IndieRetroNews on Wed 13/05/2015 16:05:24
And it's out!

With a quick view by ourselves :)

( Devs have already said thanks )
http://www.indieretronews.com/2015/05/zak-mckracken-between-time-and-space.html

Great!  Thanks especially for posting the download mirror, I tried last night and failed to get it to download.

[EDIT] - whoa there... 3Gb download! 8-)
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Mandle on Thu 14/05/2015 06:38:39
Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 13/05/2015 16:13:58
[EDIT] - whoa there... 3Gb download! 8-)

hmmmm...So slightly bigger than the original Zak game? :P
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Radiant on Thu 14/05/2015 11:36:40
I've found a site with several more sequels or sequels-in-progress here, http://www.zak-site.com/zak2.htm
Title: Re: CALLING ALL ZAK FANS!!!!
Post by: Joseph DiPerla on Sat 16/05/2015 15:03:28
I am pretty sure that those sequels are cancelled, especially the one I worked on 16 years ago ;-P But this is a pretty good indie/fan game. I can tell the humour is off slightly but is pretty funny. Some of the English translation is a little off too, but it is hardly noticeable. My only problem with the game is that I notice in some places the Visionaire engine is awefully buggy(GUI Disappearing, pathfinding a little off the beaten path, mouse cursor doesn't always detect objects, etc...) I really feel that Visionaire has potential, but AGS would have been less buggier. Regardless of such, this is an awesome game and I am enjoying playing it. The puzzles are fair. The story is great and very much in line with the original Zak. David Fox, Lucasarts and such would have been proud to play this game.