Donjon : free Zongo (DEMO AVAILABLE)

eddy · Mon 13/09/2004 13:24:04

Hi!
I wanted to present a game I am currently working on using AGS.
This game is based on a french comic strip called "Dungeon".
The site presenting the US translation of this comic is here :
http://www.nbmpub.com/humor/trondheim/dungeon/dungeonhome.html

The story: Well, it's mainly based on the comic strip which is a very rich univers with a lot interesting characters. Let's sum up the game this way: One of the strongest monster of the dungeon is depressed. The guardian demands that you cheer him up. Sounds easy but the adventure will lead you to face powerful magicians, terrifying monsters, mighty warriors and ... Travel in time. And all of these may not be so easy when you're just... a duck...

The game: Well, it's AGS, with a 640*400 resolution, drawing I got from the books, with the permission of the authors.

/* Modification 03/07/2005 : COMPLETE playable demo available */

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Download here:
http://edouard.gray.free.fr/sauvez_zongo/DONJON-DEMO.exe

Dont forget to set the resolution to 640*400 and the language to ENGLISH using the WINSETUP.exe!!!

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Here are a few pictures:

Cluey · Mon 13/09/2004 16:18:51

Great looking graphics there mate,
It's a pity its in french, maybe you could get someone to translate it, your english seems good enough to start one.

Phemar · Mon 13/09/2004 19:00:20

Your backgrounds are very CMI-styled.

Good luck with the game.

Kweepa · Tue 14/09/2004 00:33:30

Nice backgrounds...
I don't think you've quite captured the style of the characters - judging by the cover images on the NBM site - but good luck!

eddy · Tue 14/09/2004 08:13:49

I'll think about translating the game once it's finished. I don't think it will ask more than one or two weeks to translate. The work on the many backgrounds and characters is much more difficult.

I don't quite get what you mean by CMI-Style, but I take it as a compliment.

For the drawing style, it's quite funny, because this comis strip is in fact totally crazy, and all you can see in the US is a tiny part of the Iceberg:
In fact, both authors are drawers and writers.
So in order to avoid frustration, they decided to do a second serie 100 episodes after, in order to switch their roles. Then, one of their friends asked to participate, so they did a 3rd serie 100 episode before (-99
exactly)
Then, they discovered that secondary characters were interesting, so they began a fourth serie, every episode telling the story of a specific monster.
And then an other friend came out, so they decided to make short stories happening between episode 1 and episode 2.
We're not quite sure, but it seems that they plan to do around 500 episodes of 46 pages.
Today, they made already 22 episodes, dispatched on every periodes, with plenty of drawers, each having different styles. But I guess you're right, I have to concentrate on Trondheim's style.

By the way, I hope being able to give a firstÃ,Â version around Xmas. (Well... If I don't fool around too much)

Thanks for your interest!

Eddy

Best · Fri 17/09/2004 14:51:19

Grrreat mate!
And drink me up yo arties yo ho!
The graphics are of the hook like the others said. An one more thang: work on the main character a lil bit more. I think you have the potential. It looks too.... white? Anyway! Great work! I would be curious bout the GUIs.

wyr3x · Sat 18/09/2004 20:18:19

cool (vewy cool !) backgrounds, i guess you work a lot to have a game like this.
only one word to go: cuac !

Vel · Sun 19/09/2004 20:44:10

Looks wonderful, love the background art!

Cluey · Sun 19/09/2004 21:27:31

CMI style means Curse of Monkey Island Style
It is a great compliment..

A CMI background...

eddy · Mon 20/09/2004 08:06:05

:o
Ok! CMI-style is not A compliment, it is THE compliment! Since I am a big fan of the serie (but aren't we all?), this was my objective!
I'm really touched!

I will try to give a better look to the main character. (I don't know how yet, but making the game is a quest in itself, so I guess it is part of the fun!!)

The GUI is very simple for the moment, but if anything more complicated is needed, i'll add more icons
The Right click of the Mouse allows to POINT, GO, SPEAK, USE and LOOK.

Here is the Game GUI when your mouse points to the top.
(In order: Inventory, Save, Load, Quit, Help)

eddy · Wed 06/10/2004 13:22:27

Still working on it!

I have now modified the main character in order to give him a look closer to the background. (And a shadow too, thanks to the technical forum)

And the story is getting richer, and the other characters, and so on...
The main problem may be the size of the game. (already 14 Meg and I didn't the third of what I want to do!!)

What is the maximum acceptable size for a game like this one?

stuh505 · Mon 11/10/2004 15:28:23

Nice. Reminds me of the Muzzy cartoon graphics!

eddy · Mon 18/10/2004 07:46:21

Just made it!

In this game, you will have to defeat a huge green tentacle.
(No, there is not a special day for the tentacle, no need to mansion it like a maniac...)
(Sorry about that...)

eddy · Mon 18/10/2004 14:02:19

Oh! And you will need to talk to a rabbit chewed by a big blue monster.
(Haven't found how yet...)

eddy · Wed 01/12/2004 07:36:53

DARN!
I won't be able to have a release for Xmas!Ã,Â :'(

In fact, I didn't plan to animate every background, and since I found it gave a totally different look, I spend all my time on doing small animation.

So I only did one third of the story so far.

Darn!

(Well, lots of fun anyway)

Erwin_Br · Wed 01/12/2004 17:05:29

Don't rush it! This game looks wonderful so far! Take your time to finish it!

--Erwin

eddy · Mon 07/03/2005 08:58:41

French demo version finally available

http://www.pastaga.net/sauvez_zongo

English demo version is on the way!

Gilbert · Mon 07/03/2005 09:00:29

* Gilbot V7000a can't wait for the complete game!

eddy · Mon 14/03/2005 07:37:40

I'm very proud to annonce a complete playable version of the game in ENGLISH TOO!

I used the translation tools of AGS, and I must say It was really efficient.

You can download it here :
http://edouard.gray.free.fr/sauvez_zongo/DONJON-DEMO.exe

THE GAME:
Your mission is to leave the dungeon to go drink a beer at the rabbits bar.

CONFIGURATION:
Do not forget to use WINSETUP before playing and to set the resolution to 640*400 and the language to ENGLISH. The default language of the game is french.

YOUR MISSION:
Well, it's just a demo with a complete different story of what is planned for the final release.
Just tell me if it's playable, enjoyable, and if it's worth doing a 3 times bigger game in this univers, with same characters, GUIs, background (there will be much more backgrounds), and so on...

MY APOLOGIES:
For the english translation , it's been made by myself only, and I know I really reached my expression's limits more than once...

Barbarian · Mon 14/03/2005 09:03:45

Hiya Eddy...
Been following the thread here for a while, and been looking forwards to seeing your game in action.. but, can I make a small request?

I'm really hesitant to download an AGS made game in .exe "installer" format, so, would you consider please making your game's files also available in ZIP format or somesuch compression format that is not an .exe "installer"?

Many thanx.