Anybody speak Czech?

Las Naranjas · Wed 17/03/2004 22:07:32

I'd just like to say I don't hold anything against you for the review of Novo Mestro, I just hope you realise it's meant to be a joke now

Tomus · Wed 17/03/2004 22:13:46

Quote from: Las Naranjas on Wed 17/03/2004 22:07:32
I'd just like to say I don't hold anything against you for the review of Novo Mestro, I just hope you realise it's meant to be a joke now

Hm... The thing is I didn't really get the point, so I apologise... writing a review was a mistake, because even the readers were not too interested in Novo Mestro...

And I can clearly see I should try the game again - maybe I'll understand it now

Las Naranjas · Wed 17/03/2004 22:26:07

Hehe, I much prefered it when people didn't get the joke, but thought that it was meaningful, with you it was like you were close, but not quite there. Maybe, not to diss your English, there was a bit of a language barrier thing, but who knows. Who cares?

Tomus · Wed 17/03/2004 22:29:34

Maybe there could be a language problem. My english is far from perfect, that's true...

shbaz · Wed 17/03/2004 22:37:42

Quote from: Tomus on Wed 17/03/2004 22:29:34
Maybe there could be a language problem. My english is far from perfect, that's true...

Your common English seems good actually, but his game uses bigger and less common words than you'll see in most places. That and sarcasm has language barriers.

I thought it was funny, in any case.

jaz · Thu 18/03/2004 15:42:30

Hi Tomus,

I know you wrote the reviews, I just didn't feel it was necessary to tell the others you are a forum member. I buy Level from time to time, mostly because of your page since I almost lost interest in today's gaming mainstream. You do a really good job.
As for the translations, there is one more thread with a couple more reviews. It was called "Foreign AGS reviews" or something like that. If you want to post them, go ahead, but it would be better to proofread them first because I did the translations mostly in a hurry and I'm aware of many typos and grammar mistakes. You could post here or PM me if you want.

jaz

Tomus · Thu 18/03/2004 17:31:51

Quote from: jaz on Thu 18/03/2004 15:42:30
Hi Tomus,

I know you wrote the reviews, I just didn't feel it was necessary to tell the others you are a forum member. I buy Level from time to time, mostly because of your page since I almost lost interest in today's gaming mainstream. You do a really good job.
As for the translations, there is one more thread with a couple more reviews. It was called "Foreign AGS reviews" or something like that. If you want to post them, go ahead, but it would be better to proofread them first because I did the translations mostly in a hurry and I'm aware of many typos and grammar mistakes. You could post here or PM me if you want.

jaz

I still can't find the thread you're talking about...

Minimi · Fri 19/03/2004 09:28:19

WOW!!! There is also a review about my game Puddy Penguin! I would love to understand what they are saying about it. I don't mind if it's bad, but I never had any review on my game before!

http://plnehry.idnes.cz/adventure/puddy.html

Jaz, would you be so sweet to translate it for me, please! You would be my hero, and if you ever need anything like music, graphics, sounds, voices... I'll be there to help you out!

I'm really flattered that someone wrote a review about my game

jaz · Fri 19/03/2004 10:12:53

OK minimi, I will do it for you but I'm not sure if I will have time to do it today and I'll be probably offline till monday. But I will do it, don't worry.

jaz

Tomus · Fri 19/03/2004 19:32:02

Quote from: Minimi on Fri 19/03/2004 09:28:19
WOW!!! There is also a review about my game Puddy Penguin! I would love to understand what they are saying about it. I don't mind if it's bad, but I never had any review on my game before!

http://plnehry.idnes.cz/adventure/puddy.html

Jaz, would you be so sweet to translate it for me, please! You would be my hero, and if you ever need anything like music, graphics, sounds, voices... I'll be there to help you out! I'm really flattered that someone wrote a review about my game

Don't worry too much, as long as I can remember, it was quite positive, because Puddy is one of the very best MAGS games...

Minimi@work · Mon 22/03/2004 12:27:51

Foz,

Have you been able yet, to translate the review for me? Sorry fgor my impatiency!

Vel · Mon 22/03/2004 18:27:43

Its jaz, k?

Minimi · Mon 22/03/2004 19:31:23

yes, whoops.. I was in a hurry, cause im not allowed to use internet on my work, but sorry Jaz, the names confuse me abit

jaz · Tue 23/03/2004 12:25:15

Hey hey hey, Minimi, curiosity killed the cat, remember

Puddy Penguin â€" penguin versus yetti

A terrible monster has settled in the land of Puddy. It killed uncle Boris and threatens all the others. Is there anyone who could face it and kill it or at least kick it off? Everybody fear the monster, only little Puddy is brave enough to give it at least a try..

MAGS is an interesting project which has been running for more than two years already. Monthly AGS Competition. This contest is held monthly and the goal is to create an adventure game using AGS within one month. The rules are set by previous winner. Not only short time limit makes this difficult but also the game has to fit the requirements which change every month. There are three or four contestants every month, games are freeware. The games are usually of low quality because of the time limit but from time to time comes a pleasant surprise.

Puddy Penguin â€" winner of one of previous MAGS contests is one of these little gems. The hero is a young Puddy the Penguin. He lives with his parents in a comfy igloo somewhere in Antarktis (don't mess up with animated cartoon Pingu the Penguin, resemblance is purely coincidental). One day he finds out that horrible and dangerous monster threatens the neighbourhood. When he discovers that it killed his uncle and best friend, Boris and destroyed his igloo, he gets really mad and takes a decision: When everybody is scared, he will fight him ant get rid of him. The basic plot is obvious but not everything is straight as it could seem to be. Puddy will surprise you. Not to mention that the game has two endings which is rarely seen in amateur adventure games.

Technical side of Puddy is fascinating. It's true that scripting, especially combining inventory items is not the best we've seen but visually Puddy is one of the very best AGS games (AGS, not MAGS! - jaz). The fire is burning in the igloo, snowing outside changes the intensity. Graphics are in 640x480 and offer well crafted snow-icy backgrounds. It's more difficult to judge the music since the theme is annoying. On the other hand, the game is so short that it doesn't matter much.

As I have already mentioned, Puddy is very short, it will take you about ten minutes to combine about five items, talk to few characters and beat it. Story is simple but nice, especially the kids could love the little Penguin's stories. The only problem is that the game is in English but there is not much dialogues and it's pretty intuitive too. Only the controls could have been better. It takes some time to figure out which pictogram represents which action. If I was to compare Puddy with complete freeware adventure scene, it would be only a little over average which can brighten your break at work or tame annoying child. But it stands high above rest of the MAGS projects as it can hold the candle to the regular projects. And considering amount of work which had been done during one single month â€" hats off.

Double thumbs up!

Minimi · Tue 23/03/2004 13:21:42

Wow! Thank you so much! This review rocks! It's encouraging me to make a Puddy Penguin 2 one day

I love you forever, jaz!

I should make a better, and less annoying music-theme, and better interface

I had only one month

Though I don't think it's one of the best ags-games, just maybe original.

There's a new project of me now in heavy development, but besides that I'm going to look if I can make it work PUDDY PENGUIN II

Tomus · Tue 23/03/2004 17:36:20

Quote from: Minimi on Tue 23/03/2004 13:21:42
Wow! Thank you so much! This review rocks! It's encouraging me to make a Puddy Penguin 2 one day I love you forever, jaz!

I should make a better, and less annoying music-theme, and better interface I had only one month Though I don't think it's one of the best ags-games, just maybe original.

There's a new project of me now in heavy development, but besides that I'm going to look if I can make it work PUDDY PENGUIN II

I'd love to see Puddy 2 as a non-MAGS full lenght game...

Tomus · Sun 02/05/2004 20:52:46

I report new czech AGS review: Cirque de Zale (http://plnehry.idnes.cz/adventure/cirquedezale.html)

adriana · Fri 04/06/2004 13:41:42

Quote from: jaz on Tue 13/01/2004 12:46:11
Bearly Sane:

Grr! Bearly Sane â€"Bear's revenge

Dan is a poor fellow. Not only he has to work his ass out under a cruel boss for a minimum wage but he also has to wear a disgustingly merry bear mask and to be nice to little evil brats. What happens when his patience reaches a critical level? Ã,Â

Grr! Bearly Sane is simply an excellent game. It offers an easy to empathise everyday life story., original puzzles, innovative game mechanisms and it offers a good amusement value. The main character's name is Dan and he is a poor fellow. Why? Well, he works for peanuts, his boss is mean and the job is simply humilating. Kids just kick his balls and dogs take a pee on him. He runs out of his patience faster than it's usual. And what happens if he runs out of it completely? Well, you're going to find out in this game whose name is a clever game with words. Dan finally decides to revenge on his fat arrogant boss after he tells him he won't get no money this month due to improper behaviour towards visitors. (And by â€žvisitorsâ€œ the boss meant seemingly innocent boy that kicked Dan's balls once again). That means Dan cannot pay his rent and he is kicked out of his apartment. Misery is complete with a dog taking a pee on his foot.
The Boss Must Die! But â€" how to do this? There is a shooting â€" gallery loaded with potential leathal weapons. But there is also a guy even the owner of the shooting- gallery is afraid of. There are more obstacles scattered through the amusement park/fair. Staff only doors remain closed to him although he technically is an employee. Snack machine allows him to pay for his food but refuses to give it away. And a little graffiti spraying brat won't even let him get close to him under threat of lawsuit since his father is a lawyer. There is an interesting innovation in this game. It's called anger Ã,Â meter and it simply measures how upset the main character is. It 's not there for nothing. Some actions could be done only if the character reaches a certain level of anger. He has to be red - hot to destroy the snack machine or to definitely get rid of his hated boss because he wouldn't even think about such things at a normal sane state.

Anger meter enriches the atmosphere of course, but at the same time it makes the game more difficult since it's not enough to simply use everything on everything and go through all dialogue branches. But on the other hand, the puzzles are mostly logical and make sense. There is a verb-coin interface which is a bit uncommon for an AGS product.
The game is excellent graphic-wise and it features, apart from beautiful (however a bit off- perspective) backgrounds, a fair amount of animations. It runs in 640x480 resolution and it's a pure eye candy. The tunes are also pleasant to listen to. Ending credits with a folk song are Ã,Â funny too.
Almost all important has been said and there is nothing more to say than what has been said at the very beginning: Grr! Bearly Sane is an excellent game.

PS: there is also a walkthrough available.

Excellent, Duzz! And it got 96% rating from readers.

can you tell us what the walktrough is?

Anybody speak Czech?

Minimi@work

adriana