MAGS February "Into the Woods" (RESULT)

[OneDollar]

Brian Eggs Is Lost In The Woods


My occasional acquaintance Brian asked me to submit this game on his behalf. I think I fixed most of the game-breaking bugs for him. Unfortunately he wouldn't let me do anything about the rest of it because it would, and I quote, "ruin my artistic vision".

My apologies.

Download here

[newwaveburritos]

Here is my submission!

It's woefully unfinished although it's technically possible to complete it there's just a lot of content missing and I think a few game-breaking bugs.  Once more I fell into the trap of being way, way too ambitious.  Still, the flip side of that coin is that there's a lot to look at and explore even if it's missing a few things to do along the way. 

All the debug features are intact in case you get stuck somewhere.  I also added a few of my own: "w" to teleport to a walkable area.  Backspace to bring up the story beat counter and +/- will raise and lower that although some weird behavior will certainly result from using that one lol.

Anyway, I had a blast making it and I'm certain I am certain I have spent at least 100 hours this month on this.  I had a few of the characters and backgrounds lying around already but I created almost everything this month which was wild.  1100 sprites and 22 rooms!  It was an insane grind!

Dracula's Mid-Century-Modern House of Mystery

[Babar]

Tough competition!

I was hoping to sweep in with a surprise last-minute entry, but even with the extra day this year, Feb is too short! I pounded away at it into the night with my secret team member, but it's a weekday, and I'm at work now, and can't continue.

I'd appreciate a tiny bit of an extension (maybe 15 more hours?), so I can get back home and not have it be totally barebones, but if that's not possible, do tell, and I'll release as is!

[Kastchey]

Use It All (Or Forget Your Ball)


Based on "The Golden Ball" scenario by The Great Underground Empire and heltenjon.

Download here

Untested.
There will be missing interactions.
Some items only work one way for now.
Music on/off doesn't work.
Help button doesn't work.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Edit: Replaced the original link with v1.1 that removes a game breaking bug.

[Babar]

Extension? Who said anything about an extension?!
I'd like to present to you

The Green & Red

Made by myself and jfrisby in the last week or so of this month. You can download it here

[Stupot]

Wow. Lots of beautiful entries. Thanks everyone.

The voting will be up and running soon.

[newwaveburritos]

Yeah, it's a good turn out!  Happy to see so many entries this month especially since it's the shortest month.

[jwalt]

Yeah, it's a good turn out!  Happy to see so many entries this month especially since it's the shortest month.

With some difficult puzzles, apparently. At least as far as I'm concerned. Currently stalled out on each of the entries I've tried, excluding mine. May need some lifelines, aka hints.

[Kastchey]

With some difficult puzzles, apparently. At least as far as I'm concerned. Currently stalled out on each of the entries I've tried, excluding mine. May need some lifelines, aka hints.

I've managed to beat all of them except Dracula, if you still need some help?

@newwaveburritos , I'm not sure if I'm missing something or ran into one of the gamebreaking bugs you anticipated Here's where I am:

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I found the cooking book (the book title cracked me up, btw =]) and some ingredients, but for each recipe there's at least one that I'm missing. The Woman says I should help myself to the herbs, but I can't seem to find any that I could click. I'm also unsure how to start cooking,

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[newwaveburritos]

That's exactly what I meant, yeah.  You've pinpointed my exact location at 11:59 on the day in question.  That's where it all falls apart.  Half the stuff you need is missing so it's not a fun puzzle so much as an exercise in futility.  If you press the backspace key a GUI will pop up and give you a number. 

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If that number is 6 enter the kitchen and you can find a new item I added as a way out to skip the puzzle but also it's not like the "ending" is that great, either, but I suppose it does technically exist.  Anyway, if your number isn't 6 then advance it with the +/- keys to 6 then re-enter the kitchen. Then you'll find a new item which finishes the puzzle for you.  Re-enter the kitchen after that (counter==7) and you can talk to Dracula one last time to finish.

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But the fact that you made it all the way to the last part is something!  That's most of the game except for the things that also seem like the got trimmed!  Next time I'm doing a one room puzzle!  I'm glad you liked the name of the book as that was kind of the idea I had that made me put the whole last part together.  If you can call that put together lol.

[Kastchey]

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If that number is 6 enter the kitchen and you can find a new item I added as a way out to skip the puzzle but also it's not like the "ending" is that great, either, but I suppose it does technically exist.  Anyway, if your number isn't 6 then advance it with the +/- keys to 6 then re-enter the kitchen. Then you'll find a new item which finishes the puzzle for you.  Re-enter the kitchen after that (counter==7) and you can talk to Dracula one last time to finish.

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The item being the gravy boat? I found it (thought this was one of the ingredients), but the game state is still 6. I think I've visited all the rooms at least twice since then. But that probably doesn't matter I've advanced the counter and finished the game. Lovely backgrounds by the way, and I loved the joke of the "back in time" cellar being drawn in an even more retro style!

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[glurex]

In Dracula's Mid-Century-Modern House of Mystery I found a little bug where the hand with a pencil cursor remains for the rest of the game. Since it happens in the very start of the game that's not  a problem: restarting the game and it doesn't happen again.

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[eri0o]

(hey any idea about March mags?)

[newwaveburritos]

Since it happens in the very start of the game that's not  a problem: restarting the game and it doesn't happen again.

Yeah, that was also making the cutscene act funny and hang the game in a blocked state and it was intermittent so I couldn't pin it down completely.  This is a buggy release!

[glurex]

Since it happens in the very start of the game that's not  a problem: restarting the game and it doesn't happen again.

Yeah, that was also making the cutscene act funny and hang the game in a blocked state and it was intermittent so I couldn't pin it down completely.  This is a buggy release!

No problem at all! I like the EGA aesthetic in your games, it has even a psychodelic touch that reminds me to the january theme!
I'm playing the other submissions, too. It was quite a prolific MAGS.

[jfrisby]

These games are awesome, thanks all

@newwaveburritos
I broke your game!

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Before getting the Necronomnomnomicon (hahaha), if you talk to the Ice Spirit twice, she slides left twice...  and when you get the book and reenter, you're stuck in place :p

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[newwaveburritos]

They were having a "buy two get three free" sale down at the bug store and I really can't resist a bargain.

[Stupot]

Five games! Thanks everyone.
It's now time to vote.

Vote using the poll above.

	The Second Secret of the Orbs by jwalt
	Brian Eggs Is Lost In The Woods by OneDollar
	Dracula's Mid-Century-Modern House of Mystery by newwaveburritos
	Use It All (Or Forget Your Ball) by Kastchey
	The Green & Red by Babar and jfrisby

[cat]

@newwaveburritos Is there a download version available for Dracula's Mid-Century-Modern House of Mystery?


@Kastchey I need a hint

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I have the needle, gold teeth and the broken instruments. The sheep is dead, the rock is hot, the fox is in its hole and the pig is wearing my garter

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[Kastchey]

@Kastchey I need a hint

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I have the needle, gold teeth and the broken instruments. The sheep is dead, the rock is hot, the fox is in its hole and the pig is wearing my garter

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Have you

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examined the golden teeth? Just by right clicking.

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