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Title: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: OneDollar on Sat 25/10/2008 17:09:36
Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
(http://onedollarproductions.googlepages.com/ErkScreen1.png) (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=1093)

Story
Failing Stone Age estate agent Erk is tasked with selling a cave before sundown in order to keep his job

Features
*Classic 320x240 graphics
*9 Screens
*Multiple puzzles
*Comedy setting
*Dinosaurs and cavemen!
*Unlockable director's commentary!

About
This is an entry to the October 2008 MAGS 'Stone Age' competition

Links
Direct Download: http://files.filefront.com/AISREInstallerexe/;12156082;/fileinfo.html
AGS games page: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=1093
October 2008 MAGS: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=35709.0

Please rate and leave any comments on the games page or in this thread.

Edit:
The October 2008 MAGS competition has now closed, thanks for all who voted. You can still play the other entrants by following the links in the MAGS thread (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=35709.0)
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: on Sat 25/10/2008 18:35:11
Short and nice!

I loved
Spoiler
painting on the wall, and the booklet made me laugh hard!
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The GUI is very polished (VXII approved, me thinks :)) and the option panel something that was really worth the effort (I like to tweak this and that to take full pleasure in my gaming experience)!

Thanks! And now, commentary!

Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: Eggie on Sat 25/10/2008 19:51:17
Threateningly good.

As talked about in the commentary, the key to this is how well the goals are set up. It really works.

Plus, that jumping dino animation is just rad.
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: Dualnames on Sat 25/10/2008 23:01:47
Looks WAY good..
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: robvalue on Sun 26/10/2008 09:51:56
This is excellent, a brilliant example of how games should be made. It was funny, entertaining and interesting. I loved the commentary too, and having a walkspeed slider was a great idea. Bravo!
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: AlbinoPanther on Sun 26/10/2008 10:16:47
This remindes me on Prehistoric  ;D
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: OneDollar on Sun 26/10/2008 15:17:26
@bicilotti
VinceXII should start making approval seals, give us all something to work towards :) I was going to do all the graphics before starting coding, making a ridiculously over the top interface was the result of me getting fed up 6 backgrounds in...

@Eggie
I was a little worried about how easy that was going to be to make, but in the end all I really had to do was rotate things on separate layers, then export 20-odd bitmaps. Any animation that doesn't involve redrawing is a plus in my book

@Dualnames
Thanks, hopefully it plays well too!

@robvalue
Thanks! The commentary was a lot of fun to do, definitely something I'll consider in any further games

@AlbinoPanther
Hmm, not heard of that one

Thanks for the comments guys, makes it all worthwhile ;)
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: Dualnames on Mon 27/10/2008 15:56:12
It plays as well. Short fast good cool.
Title: Re: Erk: Adventures in Stone Age Real Estate
Post by: blueskirt on Sat 01/11/2008 20:27:27
Great game, the customization panel was a nice touch that should be in every AGS games IMO.

My favorite moment in the game was certainly this one:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o303/blueskirt_bucket/Forums/Funtimes.png

Keep up the good work! :D