(http://i65.tinypic.com/egvbqh.png)
I'M NOT HERE (Dimension and Time travel) UPDATE Nº3 (New Character- New Backgrounds)
Dr. Dante's Lab
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2agrchx.png)
The Woods
(http://i67.tinypic.com/1247vrd.png)
The Temple
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2e5sie0.png)
The Apartment
(http://i66.tinypic.com/ogxerp.png)
CHARACTERS
Lucas Parax
(http://i65.tinypic.com/20jl382.png)
Dr. Dante
(http://i67.tinypic.com/dped0o.png)
Thanos
(http://i63.tinypic.com/35jh3pv.png)
Development Progress:
Story: 85%
Scripting: 15%
Graphics: 45%
Sound/Music: 20%
Hi there! Im from Argentina I started using AGS since 2004 but i never allowed my to publish anything that i have done because of my laziness, I wrote a lot of stories for myself and i always wanted to make a game but every time i started something i quit. Now im getting serious I work a lot but in my free time im working on this new game that i want to finish this year.
ABOUT THE GAME
Its a game about time traveling and multiple dimension. The Main Character Its a man called Lucas Parax, he is a unemployed journalist, that one day meets an strange man after that things start to change dramatically and he realize that everything, everything in this life its connected even "ghosts"... and something its really wrong.
EXCUSE my english.
Here are some picks:
[imgzoom]http://imageshack.com/a/img633/7476/qVoSRf.png[/imgzoom]
[imgzoom]http://imageshack.com/a/img910/1582/QZvOdB.png[/imgzoom]
UPDATE Dec 2015
Merry Christmas everyone
Im working on the inventory/ action/ dialogue GUI
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/o0tsva.jpg[/imgzoom]
UPDATE NUMBER 4
NEW GRAPHICS!
A few weeks ago i was thinking that the art style of the game didn't capture the atmosphere I wanted. So I decided to make a Rework of them and i think i found the style of art i wanted, of course it took me more time but i think im glad with the result. I change the resolution from 320x200 to 320x 240 and changed the plataformer style for a more 3D ambient. Here are some pick hope you guys like it.
[imgzoom]http://i68.tinypic.com/zm1rb6.png[/imgzoom]
(http://i68.tinypic.com/kcxkdy.png)
UPLOAD Nº5
WORKING IN NEW BACKGROUND REWORKED DOCTOR DANTES LAB + Dog XD
Background: 75% progress
[imgzoom]http://i63.tinypic.com/jqi2dl.png[/imgzoom]
UPDATE NUMBER 6: FINISHED LAB BACKGROUND + EMMET GODRELL HOUSE BACKGOUND
LAB
[imgzoom]http://i66.tinypic.com/wvubf4.png[/imgzoom]
EMMET GODRELL HOUSE
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/29wo5c5.png[/imgzoom]
UPDATE Nº7 BROKEN PC - REPARED - NEW BG IN PROGRESS
Hi everyone! 2 month ago my computer broke, I thought i had lost all the game but a friend of mine that is a computer engineer help me out and i could recover most of it. I have a new pc now and im working again.
BECKERS PUB (BG in progress)
[imgzoom]http://i66.tinypic.com/2vxrbyb.png[/imgzoom]
UPDATE Nº8 NEW BG DONE
BECKERS PUB FINISHED
[imgzoom]http://i68.tinypic.com/21k9wcm.png[/imgzoom]
-------------------UPDATE Nº9 ------ WALKING PROTOTYPE AND CHARACTERS FACE DESING
THIS SHOES ARE MADE FOR WALKING :cheesy:
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/nei8w5.gif[/imgzoom]
DOCTOR DANTE
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/2mrwrj4.png[/imgzoom]
LUCAS PARAX
[imgzoom]http://i68.tinypic.com/34ipb9s.png[/imgzoom]
EMMET
[imgzoom]http://i64.tinypic.com/9ucbvd.png[/imgzoom]
Looking nice, keep up the good work. :)
Time travel? Multiple dimensions? YES PLEASE! :shocked:
The pics looks really nice, too. You could make them larger, because the fine details are lost in such small images -- and that's a fine art style you have there.
Looks like tons of fun! Best of luck getting it done ;-D
I love everything about your project!
The story sounds like so much fun...The art is beautiful...AND...
The title of the game is amazing! The title alone made me click on this thread: So simple and yet so intriguing.
If you are looking around for someone to proofread and polish a final english version of the game then please get in touch with me. I've done the proofreading on quite a few AGS games, including one which is soon due for a commercial release (my first paying gig...yay!)
Thanks for the positive feedback all of you. This was my first post so i will put larger images next time sorry about that. I have wrote the story a long time ago and im glad that you liked the topic. I love old school pixel art so i decided to use that style in my drawings for this game. I made the music myself too. I will be posting soon in January. And Mandle yes of course i could use some help. Thanks all again.
Quote from: Rocchinator on Fri 18/12/2015 14:00:05
so i will put larger images next time sorry about that.
Feel free to edit you post, and zoom to the image tag. ;) that's where there is [ img ] replace with [ imgzoom ] (minus the spaces). Then we can all take a closer look at your art. :-D
Thanks that was useful pal. But for some reason they lose detail when zoomed but well...
Does the player get to move different characters or is it the same character with different clothes? Looks like a lot of work :)
The Main Character is the one on the first image, the second one is part of a cutscene, but I had the idea of playing ancestors in small parts of the history just to make some events happen. Yes its a lot of work but im motivated :grin::-D. And i want the game to be large so maybe i will divide it in chapters.
Lots of work is a + :-D
Please consider me your number one fan :)
Plot sounds very intriguing and the game is looking great. Good luck with the production. And don't give up this time. You can do it!
Thanks everyone! Im working on a new background now;-D
(http://imageshack.com/a/img903/8986/TaPcHZ.png)
My screen isn't big enough. :~(
Looks great though. Keep it up!
It's looking good, dude. Keep up the good work.
Sorry to be a pedant but you need an apostrophe in "I'm Not Here".
All the best :-)
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/o0tsva.jpg[/imgzoom]
(http://i65.tinypic.com/egvbqh.png)
I'M NOT HERE (Dimension and Time travel) UPDATE Nº3 (New Character- New Backgrounds)
Dr. Dante's Lab
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2agrchx.png)
The Woods
(http://i67.tinypic.com/1247vrd.png)
The Temple
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2e5sie0.png)
The Apartment
(http://i66.tinypic.com/ogxerp.png)
CHARACTERS
Lucas Parax
(http://i65.tinypic.com/20jl382.png)
Dr. Dante
(http://i67.tinypic.com/dped0o.png)
Thanos
(http://i63.tinypic.com/35jh3pv.png)
Looking really good.
I really love the character design, can't wait to try this!
Thanks Captain D and Funkpanzer i will try to have a demo in March or a video gameplay. I'm motivated.
Really liking that clean pixel art style, very neat. :)
Also - time travel? Niiiice, that's more than enough to make me interested in the game! :D Best of luck with the project!
I rather like the beautiful golden gui/inventory menu, many games have great graphics but but extremely boring and even downright ugly menus. ;-D
Thanks Blondbraid totally agree with you I think the game should be beautiful and interesting even in the small details. ChrashPL thank you too for the commentary im an architect so I love to be very careful and caring with my drawings. I fell in love with pixel art since my first adventure game That was Loom back in the 90s and then totally interested in the plot of gabriel knight series . Thanks again for the positive feedback.
UPDATE NUMBER 4
NEW GRAPHICS!
A few weeks ago i was thinking that the art style of the game didn't capture the atmosphere I wanted. So I decided to make a Rework of them and i think i found the style of art i wanted, of course it took me more time but i think im glad with the result. I change the resolution from 320x200 to 320x 240 and changed the plataformer style for a more 3D ambient. Here are some pick hope you guys like it.
[imgzoom]http://i68.tinypic.com/zm1rb6.png[/imgzoom]
(http://i68.tinypic.com/kcxkdy.png)
Wow, that's a beautiful improvement!
Just seeing that new screenshot, makes me want to play the game.
This looks awesome, but please post screenshots in their original resolution and put them in an [imgzoom] tag so we can actually properly appreciate them.
I agree with Danvzare, huge improvement and it gives a better sense of room in the surroundings with the shift in perspective. I like the changes to the character as well, all in all the new screenshot looks great, looks a lot like the old classics!
The new art style looks awesome! Wish I could draw like that!. (nod)
Also, what Khris said. Use imgzoom! ;)
Any particular reason why you went from wide screen to 4:3 ration? Seems like the opposite of what people are doing (including me) ;).
Thanks all for the nice comments I'm happy with this new art. I have a little bit of problem when uploading the pictures, maybe is the page im uploading it with they look blurry when i upload it in 320x240. If someone could give a little help I'll be glad.
try imgur.com if you are not satisfied with tinypic. The second picture has a size of 1120x1500!? Just upload it in original size and use imgzoom :)
And of course I love your artistic improvements too! This wood scene is pretty amazing!
Quote from: Kumpel on Thu 18/02/2016 23:08:55
try imgur.com if you are not satisfied with tinypic. The second picture has a size of 1120x1500!? Just upload it in original size and use imgzoom :)
And of course I love your artistic improvements too! This wood scene is pretty amazing!
Thanks man! The resolution its actually 320x240 . But I took a screenshot from it That its why is so big. The problem was when I upload the image in the original size I Put image zoom but you cant see the detail it becomes blurry. They are * .png* should I upload it in *.bmp* . ?. Excuse my english.
It might be your browser, Rocchinator. Do other threads with zoomable images exhibit this problem for you? There are rules in place for most browsers to ensure .png and .gif files are rendered with crisp edges when zoomed. You might want to try Mozilla Firefox (which I know works, at least on Windows) or perhaps list your browser and OS combination in the website bugs thread. Note: Depending on your configuration, it might just not be possible to support your browser. The CSS directives used to control scaling are experimental/candidates.
FWIW, I tried constructing a zoomable version from the larger version, but automated resizing was hopelessly off as the pixel size varies.
Quote from: Gurok on Fri 19/02/2016 02:52:21
It might be your browser, Rocchinator. Do other threads with zoomable images exhibit this problem for you? There are rules in place for most browsers to ensure .png and .gif files are rendered with crisp edges when zoomed. You might want to try Mozilla Firefox (which I know works, at least on Windows) or perhaps list your browser and OS combination in the website bugs thread. Note: Depending on your configuration, it might just not be possible to support your browser. The CSS directives used to control scaling are experimental/candidates.
FWIW, I tried constructing a zoomable version from the larger version, but automated resizing was hopelessly off as the pixel size varies.
Thanks Gurok I will try That. next week I will upload New pics of the game and I will try Firefox. Thanks again.[emoji1] [emoji1]
The second picture does not look blurry to me, just huge.
The first picture IS blurry. It looks like you (or something) scaled the picture down using anti-alias.
Yes i uploaded the second one taking a screenshot directly from photoshop in 200% some but i have to recreate the image from AGS that is why the character has shadow in the second one XD. About that, someone knows how to put shadow to the characters? something like I did in second picture.
Can't you just run the game at its native resolution in window mode, and take a screenshot then (press ALT + PrtScrn). It'd probably save you the hassle of recreating a screenshot.
Oh man I totally forget that command so silly of me. Thanks Pal!
UPLOAD Nº5
WORKING IN NEW BACKGROUND REWORKED DOCTOR DANTES LAB + Dog XD
Background: 75% progress
[imgzoom]http://i63.tinypic.com/jqi2dl.png[/imgzoom]
That is just lovely! (nod)
Yes, it's more realistic than before, while retaining the soft colors (nod)
wow, really nice!!!
Thanks all! Im working harder now, im working on the music a little bit and a puzzle That is giving me headache but im motivated
UPDATE NUMBER 6: FINISHED LAB BACKGROUND + EMMET GODRELL HOUSE BACKGOUND
LAB
[imgzoom]http://i66.tinypic.com/wvubf4.png[/imgzoom]
EMMET GODRELL HOUSE
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/29wo5c5.png[/imgzoom]
Nice BGs
(btw, looks like the height of 1 of the 2 armrests of that garden chair is a bit off)
Thanks argon you are right. I will correct it.:smiley:
Old style looked great! New style looks better!
Thanks man, I working a lot after hour to get more shape and detail.
Both of the screenshots look Lovely, thogh I was initially confused by the title of the imige thas says LAB as the dog in the image is clerly a beagle. :)
Quote from: Blondbraid on Tue 01/03/2016 15:07:28
Both of the screenshots look Lovely, thogh I was initially confused by the title of the imige thas says LAB as the dog in the image is clerly a beagle. :)
Thanks. Yes you are right and That little friend will help a lot in some searching. Little spoiler.
UPDATE Nº7 BROKEN PC - REPARED - NEW BG IN PROGRESS
Hi everyone! 2 month ago my computer broke, I thought i had lost all the game but a friend of mine that is a computer engineer help me out and i could recover most of it. I have a new pc now and im working again.
BECKERS PUB
[imgzoom]http://i66.tinypic.com/2vxrbyb.png[/imgzoom]
I'm so happy to see you back on track with progress.
This game is such an eye candy! Everything is just a treat to be looked at ;-D I like the pose in front of "BECKERS PUB" (laugh)
Keep up the good work and the updates :)
Glad to hear everything turned out fine in the end. Keep it up!
Nice! :)
Sad to hear about the PC breaking. :~( But happy you managed to salvage the game! Remember... backup backup, b... ;)
(keep one online of the game files once in a while, you just never know when a computer or HD decides to misbehave).
I got a couple remarks about the background, but I'll PM you so I don't pollute the thread. (nod)
Quote from: Rocchinator on Thu 12/05/2016 16:18:22
UPDATE Nº7 BROKEN PC - REPARED - NEW BG IN PROGRESS
Hi everyone! 2 month ago my computer broke, I thought i had lost all the game but a friend of mine that is a computer engineer help me out and i could recover most of it. I have a new pc now and im working again.
Like Cassiebsg said, it's good to keep a backup.
It would certainly be a shame if this game had been lost forever! :)
Quote from: AnasAbdin on Thu 12/05/2016 20:04:23
I'm so happy to see you back on track with progress.
This game is such an eye candy! Everything is just a treat to be looked at ;-D I like the pose in front of "BECKERS PUB" (laugh)
Keep up the good work and the updates :)
Yes I was so sad when it happened I thought that i had lost it all but im glad to be back, BTW the background is not finished yet i will upload the finished one soon. Thanks and congrats for your game its looking amazing day after day cant wait to play it.
Quote from: Blondbraid on Thu 12/05/2016 23:34:53
Quote from: Rocchinator on Thu 12/05/2016 16:18:22
UPDATE Nº7 BROKEN PC - REPARED - NEW BG IN PROGRESS
Hi everyone! 2 month ago my computer broke, I thought i had lost all the game but a friend of mine that is a computer engineer help me out and i could recover most of it. I have a new pc now and im working again.
Like Cassiebsg said, it's good to keep a backup.
It would certainly be a shame if this game had been lost forever! :)
Thanks all of you, yes I was really sad and I had a lots of ideas and the time without the computer makes me so anxious, thanks god now i can retake the proyect. i will do backup from now on. I will post the finished BG of the pub SOON
UPDATE Nº8 NEW BG DONE
BECKERS PUB FINISHED
[imgzoom]http://i68.tinypic.com/21k9wcm.png[/imgzoom]
Pretty! :-D
Looks great, good job! (nod)
It sure looks beautiful, love the detail on the fences!
It feels like the game has undergone quite the evolution since the first pics! 8-)
Ooh, I love the depth in that picture.
You have such a beautiful artstyle. :-D
That's some nice pixel art there. Great details :)
The latest background has less generic textures also, which is an improvement.
Quote from: Cassiebsg on Tue 17/05/2016 21:46:23
Pretty! :-D
Looks great, good job! (nod)
thanks cassie for the advise on the BG it was really helpfull! :)
Thanks everyone for the nice words really apreciate it. :):):cheesy:
edit by darth - double post combined
again... please stop double-posting.
-------------------UPDATE Nº9 ------ WALKING PROTOTYPE AND CHARACTERS FACE DESING
THIS SHOES ARE MADE FOR WALKING :cheesy:
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/nei8w5.gif[/imgzoom]
DOCTOR DANTE
[imgzoom]http://i65.tinypic.com/2mrwrj4.png[/imgzoom]
LUCAS PARAX
[imgzoom]http://i68.tinypic.com/34ipb9s.png[/imgzoom]
EMMET
[imgzoom]http://i64.tinypic.com/9ucbvd.png[/imgzoom]
I love that walk cycle. It has a sort of (probably unintentional) goofiness that I like. It gives personalitiy to the character and goes well with the artstyle. :-D
The portraits are a little scary though.
Quote from: Danvzare on Fri 03/06/2016 18:08:57
I love that walk cycle. It has a sort of (probably unintentional) goofiness that I like. It gives personalitiy to the character and goes well with the artstyle. :-D
The portraits are a little scary though.
Yes, I agree with that.
The portrait expressions seem slightly weird in a frowny sort of way,
and the last guy's lips look a bit white for my taste.
The walking animation is nice, he looks like he's in a bit of a hurry! :)
I like the characters :)
I wanted to comment on the walk cycle but this is not Critics' Lounge (don't want to upset Darth!)
Quote from: Blondbraid on Fri 03/06/2016 19:13:44
Quote from: Danvzare on Fri 03/06/2016 18:08:57
I love that walk cycle. It has a sort of (probably unintentional) goofiness that I like. It gives personalitiy to the character and goes well with the artstyle. :-D
The portraits are a little scary though.
Yes, I agree with that.
The portrait expressions seem slightly weird in a frowny sort of way,
and the last guy's lips look a bit white for my taste.
The walking animation is nice, he looks like he's in a bit of a hurry! :)
Thanks everyone for the kind words, and thanks for the advice about the character face desing, i will correct the expressions. Everything to make the game more atractive
Some small comment about the walk cycle (maybe you should start a critic's lounge thread for this game, so Darth wouldn't get mad):
Instead of letting the characters mass centre differ on the x-axis (he moves left and right in the gif), you should try letting him differ on the y-axis. This way the walk looks more realistic. There is some characteristic walk cycle head movement you can find in every walk cycle tutorial. Maybe check them out.
B2T: This seems to come a long nicely! Any infos on the expected game length or the amount of rooms yet? ;-D
Quote from: Kumpel on Sun 05/06/2016 14:10:08
Some small comment about the walk cycle (maybe you should start a critic's lounge thread for this game, so Darth wouldn't get mad):
Instead of letting the characters mass centre differ on the x-axis (he moves left and right in the gif), you should try letting him differ on the y-axis. This way the walk looks more realistic. There is some characteristic walk cycle head movement you can find in every walk cycle tutorial. Maybe check them out.
B2T: This seems to come a long nicely! Any infos on the expected game length or the amount of rooms yet? ;-D
Thanks Kumpel you are right about the walkcycle im working on it since the other day the same way with the characters faces, i will start a critics lounge, The game was expected to be a long lenght one because its based on something i wrote and has lots of pages and very very long story. I decided that it was too long for a single game so probably will be a 3 series game:grin:. I have done 9 rooms and 6 are playable by now and i think about 20 min of gameplay I started scripting seriously about a week ago and I think i have a lots of work to do. I'm alone so its a long process the music, the voices, the drawings, the story and the scripting, but i don't complain i love it maybe I could use some help when the game its more advenced.