Zak McKracken Game and Dott 2?

Joseph DiPerla · Fri 28/05/2004 18:22:44

I have known about the Zak game for a while. Its Zak McKracken Between Time and Space. Did you guys know they have a 23meg demo up?

I am still in the process of downloading it.

Check it out at: http://www.zak2.org/zakmckracken/index_e.php?content=screenshots

Also, did anyone else notice that there is a DOTT 2 fan game being made? Check that out here: http://www.dott2.de.ms/
http://dott2.dyndns.tv/assets/images/Artworks/neu1.jpg

They both seem to be made with Visionaire. Why? I dont know. Not that I dont think Visionaire is a good engine, but I still think that these types of games would be better made with AGS. I think the demo files would be smaller if it was made in AGS.

The graphics seem somewhat a bit of their own in Dott 2.

Check em out if you havent.

JD

jetxl · Fri 28/05/2004 18:30:32

DotT in German??
Jet sends E-mail to Lucas Arts legal department
KIDDING! (Jerry's are ok by me)

Zak 2 looks very good. Dark and mysterious...

Pet Terry · Fri 28/05/2004 18:50:14

I remember playing some Zak McKracken 2 demo a while ago, but I didn't understand a word since it wasn't in English.

Those games look really nice btw.

Haddas · Fri 28/05/2004 18:54:05

Quote from: Petteri on Fri 28/05/2004 18:50:14
I remember playing some Zak McKracken 2 demo a while ago, but I didn't understand a word since it wasn't in English.

This one has an english download, or so it says

Joseph DiPerla · Fri 28/05/2004 18:55:41

Well, I have 600k to go of the download for the Zak Demo. I will let you all know how it is and if its worth it and if it is in English.

JD

Haddas · Fri 28/05/2004 19:05:02

I downloaded it, but there was some freaky bug or something, music worked fine, but Ell was black with occasional blips of coloured cubes

Haddas · Fri 28/05/2004 19:23:04

You don't have to. I don't that's required in this game. It's a good game though. I have it for amiga

Pet Terry · Fri 28/05/2004 19:57:02

Downloaded and installed the demo, but it didn't work. I got error message saying "Could not initilize graphics!"

Bah.

AGA · Fri 28/05/2004 20:11:13

The demo is so large because it has speech. It's also German-language only.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Fri 28/05/2004 20:47:30

I resent the term "DOTT 2". By rights, it should be "MM 3".

Kinoko · Sat 29/05/2004 06:26:46

Quote from: redruM on Fri 28/05/2004 20:47:30
I resent the term "DOTT 2". By rights, it should be "MM 3".

-Exactly- what I was thinking.

Mats Berglinn · Sat 29/05/2004 06:27:11

Redrum, redrum, redrum... DOTT was only called MM2 to some, it's not officialy called MM2 so DOTT2 shouldn't be called MM3.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sat 29/05/2004 07:32:00

I don't see the logic of officially releasing a sequel to what is officially already a sequel and then slapping the number 2 in it. WHY it isn't known as MM2 is almost beyond me, I suppose it is mostly because of all the technological changes that preceeded DOTT that made it so different from MM. But it's still obviously MM2, the characters are all the same, it's still Dr. Fred, and it even resembles the interface of MM, even if widely updated. So any sequel to DOTT is a sequel to the series.

LucasFan · Sat 29/05/2004 08:11:47

QuoteThey both seem to be made with Visionaire. Why? I dont know.

1024x768?

QuoteDOTT was only called MM2 to some, it's not officialy called MM2

First page of the official Maniac Mansion 2-manual:

Joseph DiPerla · Sun 30/05/2004 22:38:41

Well, I downloaded it. I am a bit disappointed becouse of a few things:

1) The game is 23 megs to download
2) The game only has one playable room, a small intro, credits and a save load screen
3) Its only in German, and I dont understand German.

I feel a bit ripped off, becouse if AGS doesn't support that Graphics format, Agast and other engine do, and the Demo wouldn't have been so large.

Plus if they would have used AGS, despite everything else being smaller in size, you could have used OGG sounds to do voice. Plus who needs 1024x768 resolution? I wouldn't be surprised if AGS at some points support all Resolutions. Not too mention that Visionaire wont support multiple languages which means that they will have to upload to different versions, or only do a German Version. It seems to me that they are only using Visionaire so they dont have to script. I hope thats not the reason.

But going to the game itself... All in all it seems pretty decent. The Graphics are nice and it does have a nice SCUMM feel to it. If the Demo wasn't so big, I would say download it. It looks really nice.

JD