Calm Waters - Demo Now Available

DazJ · Wed 09/05/2012 11:17:04

Presents

A MYSTERY THRILLER

FULL INTRODUCTION VIDEO CAN BE SEEN HERE: http://www.facebook.com/calmwatersgame

UPDATE OCTOBER 6TH 2013
Demo available - Complete with speech: http://tayannastudios.com/demo/CalmWaters_DemoBeta.zip

"I needed this holiday. I needed it bad. I'd hired a little private plane and a pilot to take me to the island of Thereus. It was a small port with very few tourists and little distractions. It was perfect. I was in heaven.

I was wrong."

About Calm Waters
'Calm Waters' is a commercial point 'n' click adventure game to be released on the PC and then hopefully the Android and iPhone.

The Plot
The game is centered around Peter, a man who visits a quaint Greek port to relax for a week. What he encounters is the exact opposite. Strange sounds and local tales emerge about an ominous island roughly 2 miles out to sea. With constant warnings to avoid the island and to stop asking questions, our holiday-maker soon realises that something's not right. Especially when the locals begin slowly disappearing one-by-one...

Screenshots

EXCLUSIVE! FIRST GLAMEPLAY TEASER:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecmY789sNbk

UPDATE: 28th JULY 2013

New Screenshot:

Production/Progress/The Team
Scripting - 30%
Background Art - 55%
Sprites - 50%
Music - 95%

3D Backgrounds and Rendering - DazJ
Music Composers - Doc_Savage & Joshua Ide (Joshy)
3D Character Artwork/Animation - DazJ

I'll be uploading voice samples from the main character some time soon.

In the meantime you can check out the Calm Waters Official Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/calmwatersgame

Iliya · Wed 09/05/2012 12:26:32

Super! Great graphics! Looks really very nice!

Chicky · Wed 09/05/2012 12:30:02

This looks great DazJ, the character fits in nicely! Do you have different renders for the changes in lighting?

m0ds · Wed 09/05/2012 12:42:10

Looking good! I agree about the character. It'd be nice to see what the inventory looks like, what happened to that cog and bag icon?

Anian · Wed 09/05/2012 13:12:57

Do you want to have those artifacts on the walls (especially the interioir of the restaurant)? Because that looks like a render quality issue otherwise.
But yeah the character looks fitting, glad you found you artist.

DazJ · Wed 09/05/2012 13:53:07

Thanks guys

Chicky: So far no, just relying on the good old brightness area changes.

m0ds: The bag and cog icon were actually a test for the Android (touch screen and all that), although I may bring them back in, I'm in 2 minds about it.

Anian: The artefacts on the walls are indeed caused by the rendering, especially when a lot of varying lights are used. I personally don't mind it though - it seems to give it a certain quality although if people think they're distracting I'll fix them up.

DazJ · Sat 12/05/2012 11:17:41

New background added:

Doc_Savage · Sat 12/05/2012 20:38:35

Nice ! That Looks gorgeous!

DazJ · Sat 12/05/2012 23:54:53

Cheers

Here's a sneak-peak at the GUI. Basic, very Broken Sword-esque. The items need some cleaning up, I'm aware of that.

m0ds'll be happy to know that the 'cogs' are back.

Big GC · Sun 13/05/2012 01:46:03

Cool screens. I like that inventory style.

I cant wait to solve the "Open door with soap" puzzle

DazJ · Sun 13/05/2012 14:19:10

A introduction video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdipiaXDvO8

You'll also get to hear the voice artist for the main character, Peter, along with a section of the game's music.

CosmoQueen · Sun 20/05/2012 12:24:05

This sounds so familiar like I've seen it in a movie. Is that where you got the inspiration for this? And the graphics are stunning by the way!

DazJ · Sun 20/05/2012 12:28:21

I usually say it's a cross between Twin Peaks and Lost, with a dash of Alan Wake thrown in there for good measure.

The story itself hasn't been done before (at least what I'm aware of).

Thank you for the compliment

DazJ · Sun 20/05/2012 21:45:22

New screenshot added. I'm experimenting with a film-like noise/grain overlay as you can see from the image below:

CosmoQueen · Mon 21/05/2012 03:25:34

Looks amazing! I usually don't like 3D-ish games cuz they tend to look very bland and cheesy. But this, looks so professional I love it!

Joshy · Mon 21/05/2012 06:52:55

It's looking great Daz! Really nice progress, can't wait to play it!

I'm assuming either you didn't receive my last email or I haven't received yours?
There may be an issue with one of our email accounts.

DazJ · Mon 21/05/2012 08:50:22

Hi Joshy

I've just sent you your email my friend - it was my fault, I got distracted :/

Joshy · Mon 21/05/2012 12:20:19

No worries! I just didn't want you to think I'd bailed on you, so I figured it would be worth checking.

Plus, I'd forgive you for getting distracted: the new screens look amazing!

DazJ · Mon 21/05/2012 18:42:39

For those interested, the full opening introduction video to the game has now been uploaded to the Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/calmwatersgame

It's pretty much the whole video although I'll probably make a slight edit when I have the time to the music/change just after the main title card.

LTGiants2000 · Mon 21/05/2012 21:20:56

Looks AMAZING!! This is so well done I would have thought there was thousands of dollars backing it! Bravo!