Post by: Mordalles on 12 Jul 2006, 22:54
(http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/608/dutysmallqz7.png)
Follow the adventures of Piet, a local pizza delivery guy, as he embarks on an epic journey to deliver a pizza to a mysterious customer.
A game inspired by the roger/ego-ratings-sprite. ;D
Team:
Mordalles: Story, Puzzles, Graphics, Sound, Portraits, Animation, Scripting, Beta-testing.
Buloght: Portraits, Beta-testing.
The Scorposer: Music, Sound, Beta-testing.
DOWNLOAD. (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=download&game=747)
4.1MB
(http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/5842/screenie57vc.gif)
Hope you enjoy. Sorry again for those who were confronted by bugs. and thanks for letting me know.
BUG FIXES:
- fixed the invisible ladder bug. for those of you who downloaded the game before 16:48, 13 july 2006, just don't interact with the invisible ladder before you talked with a ghost. ;)
- also fixed the invisible door bug. so, pretty much don't click on anything invisible if you haven't got the latest version. ;D
- fixed the dead-snake bug.
- fixed the floating-merchant-bug.
- fixed the losing-squirrel-bug and some other minor ones as well.
if you need a reason to download it . . . the music is excellent. ;D
Post by: The Ivy on 12 Jul 2006, 23:18
I'll add a real comment once I've played the game. :P
Post by: on 13 Jul 2006, 00:41
But hey! He keeps eating the pizza he's supposed to be delivering!!!
None the less, enjoying this a lot so far :) Well done to the team. More feedback as & if I get further.
Post by: Joyce on 13 Jul 2006, 04:17
The Ivy - I did find Spooks though lol.
Post by: piperhcombs on 13 Jul 2006, 05:07
Yay, you finally finished this! Now to hunt for the Spooks reference...;)
I'll add a real comment once I've played the game. :P
I found Spooks too!
If you wanna/need to know....
Post by: Phemar on 13 Jul 2006, 09:23
Good job!
Post by: Mordalles on 13 Jul 2006, 16:51
just fix the "invisible_ladder_in_attic bug".
Post by: R4L on 13 Jul 2006, 23:40
Post by: AlbinoPanther on 14 Jul 2006, 00:23
And you make a stupid plot into interesting one, now that is art!
You have my respect!
'dule'
Post by: Kweepa on 14 Jul 2006, 05:24
I love the small characters - hope to see more games like this that focus on gameplay. For example, MiniRon, and Everything begins with an M.
Post by: Phemar on 14 Jul 2006, 08:15
And Scorposer: Excellent work on the music!
Post by: jasonjkay on 14 Jul 2006, 12:11
BUG FIXES: fixed the invisible ladder bug. for those of you who downloaded the game before 16:48, 13 july 2006, just don't interact with the invisible ladder before you talked with a ghost. ;)What bug is this and where is it because I dont know if I've hit that bug or not.
Post by: Phemar on 14 Jul 2006, 13:03
Post by: Bartimaeus on 14 Jul 2006, 23:01
;D
Post by: TheJBurger on 15 Jul 2006, 00:05
I totally love the music and the graphics.
I also found the invisible ladder bug, and I found another:
One more thing, is there really a secret ending if you get all the points?
Post by: Mordalles on 15 Jul 2006, 00:33
thanks for letting me know about the bug, jburger. just fixed it. 8) er, secret lame ending was still there last I checked. why, don't you trust me? ;D but it so lame, its not even worth finding the points for. ;)
Post by: Rosie on 15 Jul 2006, 04:05
Post by: Sheepisher on 15 Jul 2006, 09:02
Congrats on a wicked - and somewhat epic! - game. I didn't mind the "beyond old school" graphics at all - I actually thought they were quite charming (particularly with Piet's idle animation, tucking into the pizza ;D), and the layout was a novelty - reminded me of the old arcade puzzle adventures.
Pros:
The epic nature of the adventure taking you to different times and locations was hugely enjoyable, made me feel like I had a whole world to explore! And, although I'm not usually a huge fan of point-scoring, the "secret" quests, i.e.
is a nice touch as it gives the game re-playability and encourages you to dig deeper into the game's world. And, as I say, I thought the graphics were rather charming - and actually pretty cool-looking on occasion, for example:
Cons:
The one down-side to the epic feel of the game was that the house, and the worlds you visited, sometimes became rather labyrinthine, with endless, slightly repetitive rooms / empty corridors stretching out. The 'esc' feature was useful, but I often found myself getting stuck - not because I couldn't solve the puzzle, but because the place was so huge, I'd simply forgotten certain places / people existed! Some condensing of locations might have helped there.
Also, there were one or two pixel hunts in the third world (I did understand the in-game reason for them, but they were still a little vexing) which also suffered from slightly dodgy collision detection:
Anyway, those are merely my thoughts on the game, and I should stress that I did enjoy the game immensely and look forward to playing it again sometime soon - this time to try and get a perfect score!
Post by: sthomannch on 15 Jul 2006, 19:11
Post by: The Scorposer on 16 Jul 2006, 16:26
@ Zor: Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
Post by: mags_don on 17 Jul 2006, 02:04
Post by: Mordalles on 17 Jul 2006, 02:49
you can get 355 points, and still not get bess. her sidequest has no points attached to it. and yes, there is a small (lame) little clip if you do get all the points. ;)
Post by: Besh on 17 Jul 2006, 04:02
Awesome game Mordalles, amazing music and brilliant graphics.
...the best game of the year??? PROBABLY (this is my opinion therefore I don't want to start a discussion).
Do more, please!!! ;D
Post by: Mordalles on 17 Jul 2006, 16:09
thanks for those who let me know of the dead-snake-bug. i just fixed it. (hopefully.)
Post by: Ali on 18 Jul 2006, 17:21
While I'm posting I might as well mention a couple of bugs:
Thanks again!
Post by: on 18 Jul 2006, 18:49
Hurray i say to you!
Post by: Mordalles on 19 Jul 2006, 01:56
and thanks for letting me know about those bugs, ali! ;D
Post by: José Luiz on 19 Jul 2006, 04:06
I also liked it very much because I was able to solve most part of the puzzles without a walkthrough ;D. It was really exciting.
Congratulations to the team! I hope you make more games like "Duty and Beyond" in the future!
Post by: Afflict on 19 Jul 2006, 16:43
Post by: on 20 Jul 2006, 12:09
I really like you style... simple, clean, but very detailled...
I loved the london part, maybe you could try an "investigation game" next time ;D
Post by: Vlad on 20 Jul 2006, 16:22
Post by: Mordalles on 20 Jul 2006, 22:13
i have to thank scorposer and buloght again for their awesome contribution!
Post by: Ali on 25 Jul 2006, 12:46
Please continue making more games in this style. It's like adventure gaming concentrated: low-res, high-puzzle.
One tiny thing that bothered though me:
Thanks again, sorry for my mini-gripe.
Post by: buloght on 26 Jul 2006, 12:12
The Scorposer's music is brilliant and fits every setting perfectly.
Post by: Mordalles on 30 Jul 2006, 13:40
i didn't actually know british police didn't carry guns. ;D thanks for letting me know. ;)
Post by: paolo on 03 Aug 2006, 18:27
thanks ali and buloght. ;D
i didn't actually know british police didn't carry guns. ;D thanks for letting me know. ;)
Yep, there were a couple of other things that weren't quite English in the London section but they didn't make any difference to the gameplay. After all, this was an alternative reality, so maybe it was a London from an alternative universe. (Mordalles, if you decide to change this, British police officers usually carry a truncheon, which you might call a baton in your part of the world.)
A couple of other little bugs that I don't think have been mentioned yet:
But these don't stop the game being EXCELLENT!
Post by: Mordalles on 03 Aug 2006, 20:35
thanks ali and buloght. ;D
i didn't actually know british police didn't carry guns. ;D thanks for letting me know. ;)
Yep, there were a couple of other things that weren't quite English in the London section but they didn't make any difference to the gameplay. After all, this was an alternative reality, so maybe it was a London from an alternative universe. (Mordalles, if you decide to change this, British police officers usually carry a truncheon, which you might call a baton in your part of the world.)
A couple of other little bugs that I don't think have been mentioned yet:
But these don't stop the game being EXCELLENT!
thanks, paolo! i'll get right on those. ;D
Post by: eyeCoof on 07 Aug 2006, 14:26
Post by: SSH on 07 Aug 2006, 15:00
Post by: Mordalles on 07 Aug 2006, 15:03
Winzip won't unzip the file: it says corrupt archive and I tried both download sites on the games page :(
i just uploaded a new version, so you probably downloaded right in the middle of me putting up the new one. ;D sorry!
Post by: SSH on 07 Aug 2006, 15:21
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Post by: Mordalles on 14 Aug 2006, 12:13
edit: mirror also now fixed. ;)
Post by: 2ma2 on 17 Aug 2006, 21:27
Graphics are solid and well developed. You deliver with a nice style, and keep it throughout the game. Kudos!
The puzzles are mostly by adventure standards, only some might stretch the logic a bit too far. I got stuck several times, but mostly due to dreadful pixelhunting. Yes I know, some people might find that sort of thing challenging but I am not that person. Oh well.
The story, oh the story. A bit of anticlimax at the end, but upto that, intruiging indeed. I felt midly amazed by the plot presented, but you are ammediatly thrown into a mansion to explore, and then the extra dimensions of gameplay (badum-dish).
The music. Oh the music, and sound is very impressive. Certainly worthy of my eary attention! No complaints there!
All in all, a great game!
Three thumbs up!
Post by: Mordalles on 17 Aug 2006, 21:37
sorry about the pixelhunting! ;)
Post by: Jhumjhum on 23 Aug 2006, 05:40
It's a fantastic game with a plethora of locations & characters & a variety of mind teasing (but not irritatingly difficult) quests.The eagerness to find the pizza ordering guy kept me anxiously glued to it.
One of the best things is: You have made such a big full-length game but the file size is so small! True, you didn't have hi-fi 3D graphics but you proved that you don't need these to make a great game. The graphics were colorful and atractive in a unique way of its own.
The music was fantastic & suited each world perfectly.
I only have a problem with 2 things:
1)
2)
I didn't/don't mind about pixel-hunting. It was fun and none of the objects were too difficult to locate. (Even if I couldn't locate the rocks. :-[) If you are an adventurea-gamea-fanatic you must have a keen eye for detail.
I'm eager to know what the ending might have been if I'd scored 355/355.
Was it essential to
But all said Duty & Beyond just happens to be a wonderful game & thanks for making it. Waiting for more from you! I'm also waiting for the third installment of the Mordy series.
Cheers!
Post by: Mordalles on 23 Aug 2006, 13:00
there aren't actually deadends. eg, the loose rocks in the underwater scene was purely extra (you don't have to find it to finish the game). i tried to add a bit of replayability (eg, getting full points), that there are more things to do than just finish the game. ;D
your right about the ending, i like yours much better! ;)
nope, it wasn't essential to
Post by: on 24 Aug 2006, 08:48
I really liked every part of it. Haven't finished so far.
The graphics are so cute und the music fits perfectly. I especially liked the Introtheme ("duuub duuub duuuub dubb") ;D
The story is epic and the dialogs funny.
Although I found a bug in the medieval times. Sometimes I can't leave the hill near the pig. First I stood on the hill and picked up the axe and Piet walked in the air to the axe, picked it up and returned to the hill...strange ???
However: For me, it's the best AGS-Game I've played so far. No fun!
Can't wait for the next game!
BTW: Is the Music originally in MOD oder MIDI-Format?
Post by: Mordalles on 24 Aug 2006, 14:59
scorposer made the music in midi-format from the start, i think, though, i don't know much about music formats, so i might be wrong.
thanks for that bug report. must be the 3rd bug report in that room where the character floats. haha. i'll fix it right away.
Post by: Mordalles on 01 Oct 2006, 14:10
(http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/608/dutysmallqz7.png)
ps, thats the age rating, not the game rating. :)
Post by: Peder 🚀 on 01 Oct 2006, 17:35
Post by: Afflict on 01 Oct 2006, 23:40
I like it, keep up the good work mordalles!
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Post by: Steel Drummer on 06 Oct 2006, 18:29
lame-techicallyincorrect-excusetobumpthread-somesortofcoverartattempt now included in zip! ;D
(http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/608/dutysmallqz7.png)
ps, thats the age rating, not the game rating.  :)
Looks good, but why the age rating?
Post by: Mordalles on 06 Oct 2006, 18:35
yoda, because the game includes low-res blood and death! ;D
Post by: nihilyst on 13 Oct 2006, 21:17
Post by: Mordalles on 13 Oct 2006, 21:50
Post by: Rui 'Trovatore' Pires on 16 Oct 2006, 14:06
Fun.
Funfunfunfunfun game to play. Couldn't stop it once I started, and right from the word go I KNEW I just couldn't let myself finish it without finding all gems. Bit of an eyesore at first, before I got used to it, but it cleared up eventually.
Fun. That's the keyword here. Fun game to play. And that's exactly why I play games, to have fun. Great game, congratulations!
Post by: Mordalles on 16 Oct 2006, 20:53
Post by: i k a r i on 23 Oct 2006, 21:02
Congratulations and please make more, you get better and better.
Post by: Nikolas on 23 Oct 2006, 21:11
At last I found a tiny ammount of willpower (what's left in me) and some time to look the game. And then I got stuck! Not in the game, like I would require a hint (yet), but actually in fron of the computer.
I hate you Mordalles!
You've "wasted" my time!
Anyways. Cutting the jokes away, the game is awesmoe. Brilliant concept, good puzzles, the grahpics rock (in this oold fashioned way), and the music (done by Chris) is again brilliant, as is in every other game he takes over.
I wish you all, all the best for a new game in the future.
Post by: Mordalles on 23 Oct 2006, 23:19
Post by: Jonez on 26 Oct 2006, 15:33
But the ending... Seems like no'one liked it. And I'm not an exception. ;) Maybe you could make an alternative ending? :) I mean I would play the game again if there were another ending (well I think I'll anyway play the game again some day).
Ok you dont have to improve the game anymore. It's almost perfect already :) Just keep making great games in the future. Hope we hear about you soon.
Post by: Mordalles on 27 Oct 2006, 10:19
i doubt i'll make another ending. ;D it seems like nobody liked the ending, but i liked it. so i'm keeping it. ;D
to get all points and extra little ending you need the gems. ;)
Post by: ninerfan on 31 Oct 2006, 22:28
Also, pixel-hunting became less of a factor when I cranked up the brightness on my monitor (especially underwater).
Thanks for that experience Mordalles. You and your team really need to be hired by a studio.
Post by: Mordalles on 31 Oct 2006, 22:39
Post by: on 02 Nov 2006, 11:21
Post by: Mordalles on 02 Nov 2006, 11:37
answer:
if you are stuck, you can try looking here for hints and tips:
http://americangirlscouts.org/bbc.com/yabb/index.php?topic=27426.0
or, a walkthrough here:
http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2005/06/duty-and-beyond-walkthrough.html
;)
Post by: thewalrus on 07 Nov 2006, 16:58
Post by: Mordalles on 07 Nov 2006, 19:05
Post by: Snake on 13 Nov 2006, 12:55
--Snake
Post by: Mordalles on 13 Nov 2006, 12:58
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Post by: Mordalles on 19 Jan 2007, 11:06
no, it does not have a website.
Post by: Afflict on 23 Jan 2007, 16:38
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/803/dutyandbeyondpczone9gn.png)
Page 134 of the December 06 edition, and you evil Mordalles have never spoken a word about this... >:(
Its ok, ;D it was a great surprise. Once again great game, I think I might play it again now.
The strangest part of this however was the weird link... http://tinyurl.com/jrmv8
It all makes sense now...
Post by: SSH on 23 Jan 2007, 17:11
Congrats for your deserved mention in print though, Mordy
Post by: TheCheese33 on 27 Jan 2007, 21:08
Post by: Stupot on 28 Feb 2007, 20:24
but I have a question.
Great game... So much going on, so much to think about and so many items and I've only been playing for half an hour.. hehe.
Post by: jetxl on 28 Feb 2007, 20:46
Post by: landslidepurist on 01 Mar 2007, 22:09
Oh, and
Post by: Mordalles on 02 Mar 2007, 18:32
i didn't actually put any cats in the game, so er, i'm not sure what tree you are referring to. ;D
Post by: Akatosh on 02 Mar 2007, 18:43
Post by: Mordalles on 02 Mar 2007, 19:01
Post by: Maverick on 04 Mar 2007, 08:35
Looking forward to the next one.
Who is the Matie on the team?
Post by: Mordalles on 04 Mar 2007, 12:21
Post by: Afflict on 05 Mar 2007, 19:10
Maverick a fellow countryman? AWESOME! Welcome and well, I cant wait for more 'local" influenced games!
BTW : Well done on the article in the German mag Mordalles.
Post by: Matt Hammill on 06 Mar 2007, 22:47
Post by: Stupot on 08 Mar 2007, 11:45
Post by: Afflict on 13 Mar 2007, 10:08
Post by: on 27 Apr 2007, 18:13
No matter what I do in London, I can't put the fish in the vent. I've followed the walkthrough, but it always tells me he needs a reason to do it.
Am I doing something wrong, or is it a bug?
Cheers, Del
Post by: Mordalles on 01 May 2007, 00:38