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Title: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: Baron on Tue 06/05/2014 02:58:20
Baronic Games is proud to present the release of....

Blue Lobe Inc.

(http://www.vanwijst.com/games/B&O/office_promotional.png)

Three daring AGS entrepreneurs start up their own commercial indie label in their parents' basement in this zany web-comic/sit-com/adventure-game!  Join Lazarus (the writer/musician), Mothra (the coder) and Cuddles (the artist) as they struggle manfully against the myriad of setbacks that beset their project.  Will they be able to scavenge enough coffee to fuel the completion of their project demo?  Will Lazarus be able to salvage his inspiration to finish the soundtrack?  Will the group be able to beat off the negative publicity generated by internet trolls?   Find out more than you wanted to know about these questions and more in this thrilling peek into the adventure-game creating process!

Features:

-Fully voiced by full AGSers!
-Playable pixel game demo!
-Professional quality soundtrack!
-Irreverent adventure game humour!
-Obscure references to adventure game classics!
-Voice cameos by AGS A-listers!
-A full hour of gameplay!
-Deloused and debugged by experienced beta testers!

This game is part of the AGS Bake Sale II Bundle, which is fundraising to defray the costs of the AGS server.  Eager players should head on over there and....

Download Now! (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/1976/)

Edit November 2015:  I kinda forgot to release this to the general public after the Bake Sale rights lapsed, so... here it is!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: kconan on Tue 06/05/2014 05:49:41
YES!  I'll be sitting down with this one over the weekend.

Congrats on the release Baron!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: CaptainD on Tue 06/05/2014 09:06:14
Nice to see this one get released, Baron!  I can stop hassling you about it now. 8-)
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: Amuzo1 on Tue 06/05/2014 14:11:43
I love this artwork!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: AprilSkies on Tue 06/05/2014 14:37:53
Oh Yeah!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: CaptainD on Thu 08/05/2014 20:55:42
Just been playing this - absolutely love it!  The dialogues and voicing had me laughing repeatedly. :-D
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: Baron on Fri 09/05/2014 03:00:13
Quote from: CaptainD on Thu 08/05/2014 20:55:42
Just been playing this - absolutely love it!  The dialogues and voicing had me laughing repeatedly. :-D

An endorsement!  Can I put that on the back of the box?  ;)
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: CaptainD on Fri 09/05/2014 10:58:33
Quote from: Baron on Fri 09/05/2014 03:00:13
An endorsement!  Can I put that on the back of the box?  ;)

Yes!  And you can also quote me on saying that I liked the way you did the credits. :P
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: Baron on Fri 09/05/2014 11:57:44
Quote from: CaptainD on Fri 09/05/2014 10:58:33
Quote from: Baron on Fri 09/05/2014 03:00:13
An endorsement!  Can I put that on the back of the box?  ;)

Yes!  And you can also quote me on saying that I liked the way you did the credits. :P

That last bit is not quite as catchy....  But if there's still space left back there after I include all the real zingers, I'll put that one in too.  ;)
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: selmiak on Sat 10/05/2014 13:25:32
the voiceacting gives the game the last bit of greatness! So yeah, great game!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: Baron on Sun 11/05/2014 06:04:04
Thanks selmiak!

Here's a bit of barely edited teaser footage from the game.  Unfortunately I am not a highly skilled Game Recording Dude, so the image and especially voice quality have suffered a bit, but hopefully this will intrigue you fence-sitters enough to download the game!

[embed=640,480]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05-9Y7Wv4-g&feature=youtube_gdata[/embed]
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: AprilSkies on Thu 15/05/2014 13:51:56
Hey man, I finally found the time to play it, and I'm having a lot of fun!
This game is a little gem!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: CaptainD on Thu 15/05/2014 23:56:13
Just finished it.  That was really A LOT of fun, loved it! ;-D
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: Baron on Fri 16/05/2014 02:53:43
Thanks guys, glad you liked it!    ;-D

@ the Cap'n: I'd appreciate it if you could write a review (http://www.indiegamenews.com/2014/05/review-blue-lobe-inc-ags-bake-sale.html) tomorrow. ;)  Something objective that generates more interest in the game and Bake Sale, but also flatters the vanity of the little author in me.  ;-D  Thanks!

@ AprilSkies: Thanks for the kind words.  Don't worry about not having too much time: the whole game can be completed in an hour, cutscenes and all.  Consider that hour a small token of my appreciation for the six or so hours of fun I had playing Donald Dowell.  :) If my game is a little gem, yours is the Rajaratna Ruby!  Once again, glad you liked the game, and by all means spread the word about it: the Bake Sale only has two weeks left to run!  8-0

 
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: CaptainD on Fri 16/05/2014 12:21:11
Heh... I fear my review may look more fanboy than objective, and of course I insulted you by indicating that we have a similar sense of humour, but all for the greater good, eh? :-D  Great game, was glad to be a small part of such a great project. 8-)

Altogether now....  SEQUEL! SEQUEL! SEQUEL!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: AprilSkies on Fri 16/05/2014 19:05:29
Just finished. Amazing!
Some sketches and some jokes are pure Genius. It made me laugh lound, trust me!
Spoiler
(maybe I clicked on the onion rings more than ten times).
[close]

and I couldn't stop laughing at the end of the game ...
Spoiler

When they were fighting like two children, with the guillotine-toy and the cat on the background ... the guillotine and the lion XD
I know I'm stupid, but that made me laugh a lot!
[close]
and ... art, voicing and music are gorgeous
I really hope for a sequel.
As for me it's a 5 cup!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc.
Post by: Baron on Mon 26/05/2014 05:10:12
Hey folks, just a heads up to let you know that this game is only available for
Five More Days!!! 8-0

After the Bake Sale is done this puppy's going back into the vault, so get it now before it's too late!

---------
Edit Five Days Later: Kerchunk!  That's the sound of the vault closing, I'm afraid.  See you in another seven years!  ;-D
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: Tabata on Mon 09/06/2014 10:57:48
(http://wuerziworld.de/Smilies/par/par37.gif)  YAY! (http://wuerziworld.de/Smilies/par/par37.gif)

Last chance
... for those of you who missed to catch this brilliant "documentary-game" about genius AGSers at work :grin:

Hurry up!

Just some leftovers!


(http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/userpics/12962/link.gif) (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=50433.0)
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: Baron on Wed 11/06/2014 21:38:42
Yes, it's true. ;-D  By popular demand the vault was reopened, temporarily I must stress, until June 15.  I highly recommend that you read the recommendations above that highly recommend that you download this bundle ASAP before it's too late.  I mean, c'mon, minimum donation is like $2 (which goes towards the AGS server): my college room mate gag alone is worth that!  Plus you get three other awsmoe games -it's a win-win scenario!!
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: Baron on Tue 17/11/2015 01:38:01
Bump!

Yeah, it's been like a year and a half.  But it's free now, so have fun. :)
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: CaptainD on Tue 17/11/2015 11:33:03
Was meaning to remind you about this actually, but forgot.  Good job you remembered all by yourself! :grin:
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: kconan on Tue 17/11/2015 14:44:28
  Cool!  Fun game made even funner by being free.
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: Mandle on Wed 18/11/2015 05:53:10
What an amazing contribution to the AGS library of true classics!!!

I just played it through this afternoon while dodging how much work I still have to do on my MAGS project...

The game both inspired and shamed me on how much work actually needs to go into a game to make it good...

SOOOOOO...I'm off to do some actual work!

{Also: DAMN! Cat, your American southern accent is incredible!!!! I almost probably nearly shit myself when I saw in the credits that that voice was you!!!










...oh wait...



forget the "probably" and the "nearly"....



and the "almost"...


Ummmm...Work on my own project continues forthwith!!!

{After a brief pause to figure out how to clean up my....Erm...how to close the brackets properly...

}
}
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Bake Sale 2)
Post by: Baron on Thu 19/11/2015 02:39:20
Thanks!  Also....

{ Ew! (roll) }
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: Shadow1000 on Mon 23/11/2015 00:52:25
Well done! Great light-hearted entertainment. Great team effort. Cute theme and I loved the game-within-a-game.

Cheers

SHADOW
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: Ponch on Mon 23/11/2015 16:11:18
Incredibly sexy voice work in this game! :=
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: Baron on Tue 24/11/2015 01:24:49
Quote from: Ponch on Mon 23/11/2015 16:11:18
Incredibly sexy voice work in this game! :=

Aw, shucks....  I've never had my nasal drone referred to as sexy before. :)  Wait, which voice work were you talking about again? ;)
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: kconan on Tue 24/11/2015 02:20:12
Obviously he is referring to The Bully's soothing dulcet tones.
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: CaptainD on Tue 24/11/2015 09:55:05
Come on people, stop being daft.  He is clearly talking about RoboVac.
Title: Re: Blue Lobe Inc. (Now Free)
Post by: Baron on Tue 01/12/2015 01:46:11
Now that I've got my server back up, why not let THE PEOPLE decide who has the sexiest voice work? :=

(http://www.boltactiongame.com/AvatarCompare.png) kconan's Bully's soothing dulcet tones. (http://www.vanwijst.com/games/B&O/GHOS323.ogg)

(http://r24.imgfast.net/users/2417/26/39/00/avatars/2-54.gif)CaptainD's devastating blue-eyed RoboVac (http://www.vanwijst.com/games/B&O/GHOS216.ogg)

I don't know how to start a poll so you'll just have to vote here.  The winner will feature both prominently and scantily-clad in an AGS fund-raising calendar, so do vote wisely. ;)