Murran Chronicles 3: Life Drinker (COMPLETED)

[poc301]

As I mentioned in the main post edit, I finished coding the little minigame in the bar's arcade machine: Astro Chicken from SQ3: Pirates of Pestulon!  



The title screen.


Our hero in flight (well, falling).


A good, solid landing.

Thanks,

Bill

[poc301]

Hello everyone,

It's been a few months since I last updated this, but I just wanted to let anyone interested that we're still hard at work making this.  Neil has churned out some amazing character art, and I am plugging away on a daily basis.   The game has grown in scope beyond what I'd originally planned, but it shaping up to be (what I feel to be) an amazing and enthralling experience.  I updated the original post in this thread again to reflect the progress.

Thanks,

-Bill

[cat]

Yay, I'm looking forward to this  Did like the other parts very much, especially part 2.

[SuperDre]

can't wait to play this game, loved the first 2.. hehe.. keep up the great work...

[Dualnames]

As I mentioned in the main post edit, I finished coding the little minigame in the bar's arcade machine: Astro Chicken from SQ3: Pirates of Pestulon!  



The title screen.


Our hero in flight (well, falling).


A good, solid landing.

Thanks,

Bill

Sorry to quote the images but great!! Astro Chicken!! Bacooockk!!! Greatness, looking forward to this triple !!

[poc301]

Glad you like Astro Chicken  I loved playing that game when I was a kid.  Once I got the hang of it, it was a lot of fun.

I am glad people are anticipating this release, it has been a good while in the making, and a LOT of hours have been spent on this thing.  I am hoping to have Beta testing open within the next month or so.  I am working on the final portion of the game now (coding, etc).

Also, just because, here is another screenshot showcasing the character sprites that Neil (locutusofbored) has done up for the game.  Neil is a truly amazing artist, and I feel that his character sprites are going to put this thing over the edge.  In the screen below, the main character is in the jacket, the large gentleman in the purple sweater is Turner, your partner from Project Lamplight, and Gary in the background is the store clerk.  


Click for larger image


Thanks,

Bill

[xenogia]

Your game has a mysterious 80s appeal to it

[poc301]

I hadn't noticed that, but I guess it does   I was a child of the 80s (born in the 70s), so I remember it fondly.  Leather jackets, spiked hair, jeans... Yeah, its good stuff.

-Bill

[poc301]

Well, it has been about a month and 1/2 since my last update, and I wanted to post for 2 big reasons:

First, is to let anyone interested know that the game is still in development.  I am making great progress in the scripting, backgrounds and story/world immersion (or so I hope).  Neil is cranking out amazing character art and the game is coming along nicely.

Second, is to say that as of today, March 26, 2010, Murran Chronicles 3: Lifedrinker of Landsdowne  has been in production for one full year!  The game has come a LONG way from its original conception, and I've incorporated a lot of feedback from the community from my first 2 games.  I am looking forward to getting this out for beta testing, hopefully within the next few months.

And because I can, here is another screenshot :



Thanks,

Bill

[Wesray]

This looks more awesome all the time! I really like that you chose to draw the backgrounds in this one. Hehe, now you'll also have to release deluxe versions of your first two games!

Btw, its funny that you have a bar with a spacey arcade machine mini-game, as my game will have one too. From the looks of it mine will be much simpler though, a version of space invaders.

Keep up the great work!

[arj0n]

Looking forward to test this one Bill 

[neon]

Great to hear, that you're still working on it. The new style looks much better.

I found a typo in the screenshot. I won't tell you what it is, but I give you a tip: It's in the first line. ;-)

[poc301]

Thanks for the kind words guys.  Arjon, I'd love to have you as a tester again.

I might re-release the first two (episode 1 was my first ever game) with different sprites/backgrounds.  We'll see. 

Neon, thanks for the heads up.  It slipped by me.  I apologize for it.  Hehe.

-Bill

[Digital Mosaic Games]

I like the style of the game. Reminds me a bit of Southpark.

[poc301]

Just a little note to anyone who is interested, I took a few months off, but am back in development of the game.  Hopefully, it won't be too much longer until it is completed.

-Bill

[SuperDre]

Great news.. hope it goes well.. good luck..

[cat]

Yay! Looking forward to it! This is one of my favourite AGS series!

[Sslaxx]

Looks pretty interesting. Not played the earlier games in the series, but it looks like I should, so I'll go investigate!

[Cogliostro]

Glad to hear you're finishing up the third game.  I enjoyed the first two a lot.  Hope you're close to finishing up this one.

- Cogliostro

[poc301]

I've gotten several emails in recent days since I posted that the game was still on, asking generally the same questions: when it will be done, and how big it is after so long in development compared to my first 2 games.  I'm honored that people actually like my games (or storytelling is more like it since that is what I focus on), so here is a bit more info beyond what I posted a few days ago:

The game is looking like it will be entering beta test phase around mid January 2011.

Stats:

Game Screens (Not including cutscenes) : 74, and still growing.
Total Dialogs : 48, and a few more pending.
Total Characters : 34, with a few more coming.
Total Dialog Messages : 1894

To give some idea of the scope, the last game, Talons of Terror was:

Game 2 Screens : 26
Game 2 Dialogs : 15
Game 2 Characters : 17
Game 2 Dialog Messages : 482

So yeah, it's a LOT bigger

Thanks,

Bill