Adventure Game Studio

Remember the star generator from Sierra’s “Space Quest I”?

In this vintage stylish prequel (look and feel of Space Quest III), naive engineer not-yet-janitor Roger Wilco learns why the sun of Xenon had to die in the first place.
Download this free full length classic adventure game (80 pictures) and travel to strange new planets, puzzle your way through parallel worlds, and discover new species from across the galaxy, all of whom want to kill you. And they WILL kill you!

Think you’ve already played this game back in 2020? You have NOT! That was just a draft of the first act to see if people from Terra III were looking for another Roger Wilco adventure. Turns out they were.

So, curtain up for your hero, Roger Wilco, a true “Son of Xenon”.

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This looks fantastic! Bigs congrats to you and the team on the release  ;-D

This looks amazing! Am I blind or is the download link missing?

Quote from: milkanannan on Fri 26/08/2022 02:45:20
This looks amazing! Am I blind or is the download link missing?

https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2436-a-son-of-xenon-space-quest-prequel-full-version-2022-/

Play it - it is amazing!

Looking great!

*puttingonmoderatorhat* I understand that this version of the game is hugely different (bigger) than the original version of 2020. In this case, please create a new database entry for this version. The ratings and comments on the game page all refer to the old version and it would be misleading to players who come across that database entry. While it is encouraged to add small updates and fixes to an existing entry, huge changes should result in a new entry. In case you don't want people to still download or play your old game version, you could simply change the title of the old entry to "A Son of Xenon - old version" or something and link to the new entry in the description of the entry.

In case you can't remember what your old entry was like, here is the page in the internet archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20210208191640/https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2436/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20210208191640/https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2436/)

Another benefit of creating a new entry is that your game will be eligible for the next AGS awards  ;)

Congrats on the release. I echo the sentiments of Heltonjon and Cat. This game rocks! It needs to be added to the database as a separate entity so that on the "games" page it appears under "most recent games" and is therefore more visible thus more downloads, more happy players, more votes for the best game of 2022 - form a queue behind me voters. Roger is baaack!!!

Woo-Hoo!!  Downloading now!!  (happy dance)  :)

I've tried it, and found it funny to play. It's not bland and generic jokes , but rather ironical dialogs and situations. There is an atmosphere.

The graphics are ok for the moment. I don't have have seen many because i died quickly without saving. I'm too lazy to restart all for now.

So my pro-tip is : save often because it seems you die often (the death was deserved btw, never touch all you see in this kind of old-school game).

Anyway i will restart because it's a good game.

Quote from: js on Sat 27/08/2022 14:05:30
The graphics are ok for the moment. I don't have have seen many because i died quickly without saving. I'm too lazy to restart all for now.

So my pro-tip is : save often because it seems you die often (the death was deserved btw, never touch all you see in this kind of old-school game).

Yep. Save often! There are some puzzles later on you probably will have to solve through trial and error, dying a lot in the process. There are lots of cool death animations and messages.

Ways in which Roger can die in"Son of Xenon"

Keeping up with current events

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touch the UPS

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Give until it hurts

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walk on the cracked tile

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A breathtaking experience

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use the fire alarm

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The wrong side of the bed

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crushed by your own bed

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Thanks a pantload Isaac

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walk out of the Lizard Lounge

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Dead drunk

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drink undiluted alcohol

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Right, not that one

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open the wrong gas cylinder

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A big bang

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take too long to ignite the gas

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Guess who's worm food

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get eaten by a grell

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The needle and the damage done

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shot by a Keronian sniper cactus

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Just deserts

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die of thirst

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A missed connection

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don't catch the drone

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Under pressure

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drown in the ocean

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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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Get atomized by Lt. Brakk

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A frosty reception

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get killed by Pearl

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Life comes at you fast

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don't reach the escape pod in time

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You missed two ways to die, Wiggy  :smiley:

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1: in the apartment (broken vacuum)
2: space lab tube (fan)

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I recently finished your game and it was really fantastic. You captured the vibe of those old Sierra Adventures, including cool EGA graphics and random stupid deaths.  :grin:
The puzzles were nice too, maybe a bit too logical in comparison with the original games.  :wink:
It was fun to play! Thank you for this.

This is great excellent job getting it up there and out there!  I just love the EGA graphics.  They're tops!!

I got stuck a couple times but it was a lot of fun. This game is brilliant, congrats! My playthrough:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAacnhMJv5E&list=PLDt6PqGYXtBcaPq7ysEIPgY3xzn33PD2-

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Finished your game yesterday, excellent job. Looks really like an old Sierra Adventure, and the random stupid deaths are wonderful.
I got stuck a couple times, but thats normal, finished it without a walkthrough, by the way.

So, when comes the next part?

Just to be clear, will this game be eligible for the AGS Awards as it is, or does the author have to make a new entry in the database to get the correct "time stamp" in order to be so?

Quote from: heltenjon on Wed 07/09/2022 08:46:15
Just to be clear, will this game be eligible for the AGS Awards as it is, or does the author have to make a new entry in the database to get the correct "time stamp" in order to be so?

Finally made a new entry in the database  ;)

I finished playing Son of Xenon last night and I absolutely LOVED every minute. I don't remember the last time we AGSers were treated to a good full length game.

- Graphics, sound, animation, music, all top notch in capturing that 90s gaming experience.
- Good story that progresses nicely as the game unfolds. I like how the story is "chapterized" with specific characters and tasks in each "chapter".
- I don't usually like games where you die frequently, but it actually worked well in this game, and the smart-a$$ caption on the "you are dead" screen captures that 90s Sierra feel.
- And now for the strongest point: PUZZLES. I love how the puzzles are complex and not obvious, but with just the right combination of logic, intuition and trial and error (ok and some pixel hunting at times), they are ALL solvable and exactly at that perfect difficulty level. I won't say more but the approach in the last chapter was AWESOME.

In all, the game must have been a huge time investment over years and the effort really shows.

Big congratulations.

Thanks so much for your kind words, shadow1000! We both worked really hard on it, so it means a lot to get feedback like that. I was especially proud of the last chapter, so thanks for calling that out!

I found finally some time to play this game. Fantastic!
- I appreciated the riddles, it took me quite some time for solving some of them, but they were all logical
- Good humor, so I had of course to try to die in several ways just to see the funny texts, well done
- Good graphics, it shows that even with AGI resolution you can create appealing games - I love this style that allows to fill out the landscape with your fantasy
- The style is consistent throughout the game
- I liked the twist of changing the dimensions
- The game is immersive
- I appreciated that the "arcades" were not corrupting the flow of the history (you know, when you have to train for hours to get through a mini game, it spoils the experience, but here it was just right)
Jury says 10 out of 10

Holy moly, this is an exceptional game! Congratulations!
You've really captured the Space Quest experience. As others have said, this is as good or better than the originals!
It was such a pleasure to go back in time and relive the fun and wonder of playing a brand new Space Quest. Thank you so much! I hope you keep bringing the 80s Sierra magic to more games!