MAGS December “Diverse Perspectives” (VOTING)

[WHAM]

My game is finally out! It's had woefully limited testing done to it, but I hope it will survive your playhtroughs without too much issue:

https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2814-a-place-of-significance

I wound up having to use .wav format audio, which ballooned the game size considerably, so as to avoid issues with audio not looping correctly. Sorry about that!

[VampireWombat]

Hopefully I'll get something playable by the deadline. I made the mistake of going out and am still recovering from sensory overload.

[VampireWombat]

The answer is no, not really. Just proof of concept. But hopefully the intended functions work.

https://vampirewombat.itch.io/mystery-mansion-mayhem

[pell]

Here's "Mazzled!"



https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2816-mazzled-

It's only one of the three levels I intended,the easiest one. Find your way to the end. You'll know when you get there. The interface is pretty barebones. Use the mouse to press the "up" button to move forward and the "left/right" buttons to turn. When you're ready to quit, press Control-Q or close the window. There's no saving games.

Edit: It may be necessary to run the AGS editor from within the "Data" directory rather than trying to run an executable. I'll see if I can get the executables to work.

Edit again: I updated the download to include the missing Windows executable. Thanks to @WHAM for the heads up.

[WHAM]

Here's "Mazzled!"

The downloadable zip is busted and doesn't contain the actual game executable. You've probably made changes in AGS after compiling the game, so the compiled exe is gone.
Simple recompile, zip and upload should fix that up for you!

[pell]

Here's "Mazzled!"

The downloadable zip is busted and doesn't contain the actual game executable. You've probably made changes in AGS after compiling the game, so the compiled exe is gone.
Simple recompile, zip and upload should fix that up for you!

Thanks. I'll see if I can figure that out. But try running the engine from inside the top-level Data directory. That works for me.

Edit: It should be working now. Thank you for pointing that out.

[Ponch]

Congrats to those who finished their games. Sadly, I made a lot of progress early on, but once the holidays arrived, I just couldn't find time to work on it. Still, when measured against most of my (many, many) other unfinished MAGS projects, this is probably closer to completion than most of them. Maybe I'll finish it up later this year, when "finish your mags" time rolls around again. 

[pell]

@WHAM

I just finished a playthrough of POS. Very nicely done. Kudos for fitting a fairly fleshed out story and replay value into a game jam entry.

I'll probably play through a couple of times more, but I did want to point out what was probably a bug while I'm thinking about it.

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I made hot chocolate drinks and gave the girl a cup before spiking it with alcohol. Then when I spiked the remaining cups with the licquor, the girl got sick without drinking another cup.

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[pell]

@VampireWombat

I took a look at MMM. The graphics look very nice. I know you got stuck in asset development and didn't finish the game. Looks like you're all set up for the next "finish your MAGS game" topic.

For whatever it's worth, here are a couple of issues I encountered:

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When the player character is facing any view except towards us, it is in silhouette. Also, when the character climbs onto the ladder, they get stuck. Pushing and pulling the ladder works even when the character is on the ladder, but nothing allows getting off.

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[WHAM]

..I did want to point out what was probably a bug while I'm thinking about it.

Spoiler

I made hot chocolate drinks and gave the girl a cup before spiking it with alcohol. Then when I spiked the remaining cups with the licquor, the girl got sick without drinking another cup.

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Thanks! I'll put up a fix for this after the MAGS voting ends for this round. Not a major issue, but a good example of the kind of thing that slips through the cracks when rushing to finish a project.

[VampireWombat]

@VampireWombat

I took a look at MMM. The graphics look very nice. I know you got stuck in asset development and didn't finish the game. Looks like you're all set up for the next "finish your MAGS game" topic.

For whatever it's worth, here are a couple of issues I encountered:

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When the player character is facing any view except towards us, it is in silhouette. Also, when the character climbs onto the ladder, they get stuck. Pushing and pulling the ladder works even when the character is on the ladder, but nothing allows getting off.

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Thanks.

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That's not an issue so much as the only way I'd have time to make the game. The maid is the only character I got any amount of walkcycle done for. As for the ladder, I'm not surprised. I ran out of time before being able implement searching for anything in the bookshelves.

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[VampireWombat]

I accidentally replaced the game files instead of uploading alternative downloads. Changes made: fixing ladder issues brought up by pell and adding 2 books accessible via the ladder.

[heltenjon]

I played the games.

Mystery Mansion Mayhem by VampireWombat

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This looks promising. I got Cluedo vibes and think I spotted the murder weapon. I hope you finish it in an upcoming Finish Your MAGS game round.

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Mazzled! by Pell

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That's a cool prototype. The change of viewpoint to the map view is of course necessary to fit the theme of the month, while leaving it out except for the first screen would have made the game harder. (Especially if you placed traps or monsters at the wrong turns.) I hope you finish the other levels, too.

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Place of Importance by WHAM!

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I'm sure when you look at this, you see mostly the stuff you had to cut, while us players merely see all that's in it. And wow, is that a lot! The idea is very good, and the storytelling as well. It's very cool that what you do in one era can be referenced in another. I've only played through it two times, but I guess I'll need to do some more playthroughs to see every variation. The only minor drawback will be that on later playthroughs, the waiting will be noticable. Great game!

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[Stupot]

Now voting. Please vote using the poll above.


A Place of Significance by WHAM


Mystery Mansion Mayhem by VampireWombat


Mazzled! by Pell


Sorry for the delay in getting the poll up. Please let me know if I've missed anything.

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Mystery Mansion Mayhem by VampireWombat

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Looks like an interesting concept, but at the moment that's all it is - a concept.

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Mazzled! by Pell

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Fun idea! I didn't expect this at all. A bit bare-bone, but nicely done!

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Place of Importance by WHAM!

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Very intriguing idea. I was surprised at how many eras you managed to squeeze in within just one month. I like how the same place changes over time, but there is still something in common. Nice touch with the theme chosen at the beginning following through the story. There were no real puzzles but some decisions to make. I found the waiting time in the teenager sequence quite annoying, especially when playing again to get a different story.
Is there a way to get the girl? I had her throw up and go to sleep.

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[WHAM]

Place of Importance by WHAM!

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Is there a way to get the girl? I had her throw up and go to sleep.

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Yes there is, but you may have to suppress your adventure game instinct a little bit. And yeah, I can see how the timers might be annoying if playing the game over several times. I designed the game as a single playthrough experience, where the first time through is each players 'true' path, since I personally don't like to re-play games after finishing them. Hubris on my part, I know, but I also just really like the idea that some things happen over time, naturally, and are not completely bound to the players actions.

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