Living Nightmare: Freedom [Need testers.]

LRH · Fri 15/07/2011 03:45:28

Please note: I've taken your suggestions and nabbed a second job, so the going on this one might be a bit slow!

On with this thing, anyway:

It has been years to James. Thousands of years.

When we last left James, he was trapped in an endless nightmare that had taken place in his old home. Since then, he has been dragged through a never ending abyss of darkness by all kinds of tormentors, and was moved away from his home long ago.

The experience for James has been hell. Yet, things have changed so much in the time that he has been held prisoner. At first he was terrified, and his tormentors enjoyed his fear. Then he became angry, and his tormentors provoked them in any way they could.

And now? Now James is simply broken. Finished. He still becomes scared, angry, and depressed...but it isn't the tormentor's doing anymore. When he can, he rests, but most of his time is spent in an unusual state of mind. He knows very little. He's been handed over to something. Something horrible. It isn't like the other tormentors, though. It keeps him locked away in a cell, occasionally picking on him for entertainment.

The never changing atmosphere, dripping ceilings, and filthy walls certainly don't help.

This constant state of unease keeps James on edge. His emotions are unstable. He finds himself unintentionally screaming during his periods of rest. He blacks out, something pummels him...and then he is chained up. Powerless, James accepts his situation and attempts to rest once more. Upon hearing something unusual, James is momentarily filled with a feeling so old he nearly couldn't remember it: hope.

This is where the final chapter of this story begins.

Featuring an original soundtrack and (desperately needed) art assistance from Kelma, I present:

Living Nightmare: Freedom

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWsI3yFrKoo

***I will be fixing the text in these little cutscenes, don't worry!

Dualnames · Fri 15/07/2011 10:53:42

Text parser interface, damn am I hooked! ! !

CosmoQueen · Sun 17/07/2011 18:51:44

My goodness I haven't played this trilogy in so long that I had forgotten about it! I'll go replay them to refresh my memory!

LRH · Tue 02/08/2011 01:37:09

Thank you both.

A quick update: I'll have a trailer coming out for this game shortly.

Atelier · Wed 03/08/2011 13:02:10

I missed this the first time around. It's looking really good and the story seems very original. Good job!

LRH · Sun 02/10/2011 21:00:25

Wow...it has been a while indeed. Sorry about that. I wanted to post this video to give a little demo of a small section of the game. You can see some new mechanics I've put in. There will be quite a credit list this time around...

Check it out if you like.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWsI3yFrKoo

Lumpupu · Tue 04/10/2011 06:14:02

text parser! awesome!

but... well, i usually get problems when writing commands due to the non-english brain i have... I just remember the hours and hours i spent on Colonels Bequest just for things that in spanish sounded logical, and ingame just like nonsense.

nevertheless, great game so far!

LRH · Tue 04/10/2011 21:03:01

I am a bit worried that the parser wont pick up on various guesses that the player puts in...I'll try to add as many synonyms as I can as well as include a walkthrough before the game is finished.

david · Wed 05/10/2011 15:15:27

this will be worth wait I hope

look forward to it

monkey0506 · Wed 05/10/2011 20:40:29

I'm not familiar with this story at all (I gather it's something of a short series?), though there were a few points that intrigued me. The title got my attention. And the player's name. And holy monkey bladders, that's not the Flashlight module you're using, is it?

I'm horrible at text parser games, so I don't know whether I'd likely play this one or not, but it does sound interesting.

Oh, and if you are using the Flashlight module, I wanted to point out that the latest version allows you to use alpha-channeled beam sprites in conjunction with partial transparency. Or, if you're using 16-bit instead of 32-bit, you could at least benefit from making a larger beam sprite to help with those very jaggy edges. The less it has to scale up, the smoother your effect will appear.

LRH · Wed 05/10/2011 23:23:26

That *is* the flashlight module!

I think I have the latest version, does it look weird? The way I'm using it has to do with a (what I think is) neat system I put in place. When you're doing well, the diameter of the lit area increases and the surrounding darkness becomes more transparent. When you're doing poorly, the diameter constricts and the darkness becomes less transparent.

EDIT: Also, yes, this is part of a series I've made.

LRH · Sun 01/01/2012 18:15:51

Sorry for the bump, but it's...TIME.

That's right. I should be finishing up things by the end of this week, so I'll need some potential testers soon. Anyone interested?