Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 06 Dec 2019, 13:09
Story:
Help Molly achieve her dream of entering the legendary Feria d'Arles - France's greatest bullfighting competition. Meet, betray, and generally become a nuisance to a host of characters. Point and click your way around the French city of Arles, famous for:
- bull fighting
- being difficult to pronounce
- being where Van Gogh cut his ear off (and painted some masterpieces, I guess.)
With glorious pixel-art animation and quirky puzzles, this is a small game about a girl with big dreams.
Price: $3.99
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181570/Feria_dArles/
Itch: https://tomsimpson.itch.io/feria-darles
Screenshots:
(https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMjQyMjk3LzI0OTc2NjgucG5n/original/AMrnU5.png)
(https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMjQyMjk3LzI0OTc2NTkucG5n/original/%2Ba9Sh3.png)
Post by: Ben X on 06 Dec 2019, 13:29
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 06 Dec 2019, 13:36
Congrats, this looks gorgeous and fun! Reminds me visually of the Gobliiins games.
Thanks Ben! Long time fan of your games :)
Post by: CaptainD on 06 Dec 2019, 13:46
Post by: Click'd on 06 Dec 2019, 14:13
10% discount 2.96 €
Itch
Discounted price after tax and "translated" from dollars 3.85 €
Any idea how this works? Is it the "hipster" add-on?
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 06 Dec 2019, 14:33
Steam then converts and lets me manually change a conversion if I wish per currency.
Itch just does its thing.
Post by: Cassiebsg on 06 Dec 2019, 14:43
Hope it sells like
Post by: Jojo_the_monkey on 07 Dec 2019, 08:17
Post by: cat on 07 Dec 2019, 19:27
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 07 Dec 2019, 21:10
Congrats on the release!
Hope it sells likepastis... I mean hot cakes. (laugh) !
Thanks! And thanks again for all your help. You're one of the few that when they see the garage, they'll see llamas :)
Many congratulations on the release Tom! ;-D
Thanks Jojo! Dunno if you got the game yet, but have you found the jojo the monkey reference in there??
Congrats on the release! Is there DRM in the Steam version and does it require the Steam client? I'm thinking about where to buy.
There isn't any Steam DRM / doesn't require the Steam client. Both versions have steam dlls where I did the achievements, but if any issues please send me a PM :)
Post by: Creamy on 09 Dec 2019, 22:35
I've completed one task so far.
A couple of bugs:
It's been a treat to play your game after a hard day's work. Lovely stuff :-D
Post by: Edmundito on 10 Dec 2019, 02:34
Post by: Click'd on 10 Dec 2019, 02:54
And that's how far I got, myself
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 10 Dec 2019, 08:50
It's been a treat to play your game after a hard day's work. Lovely stuff :-D
Great! Glad you're enjoying it :)
Post by: Cassiebsg on 10 Dec 2019, 10:37
Like creamy I've only tried ESC, since that's a "default" key combo, and never thought of pressing F1.
I'm not sure I got to say this, but I think you should have a little GUI to the game to call in the menu/load/save... even if it's a "magical" GUI with just 1 button in the right upper corner that shows up when the mouse cursor is there.
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 10 Dec 2019, 10:41
The options / save / load screens I really like, because if you're playing at something like 3x and above in windowed, or full screen, you'll get to see Jen's high res illustrations even though the game is 320x180 ordinarily.
Post by: Cassiebsg on 10 Dec 2019, 11:34
Post by: Laura Hunt on 10 Dec 2019, 11:38
But yeah, I definitely agree with Cassie and Creamy. Pressing Esc to pause the game and show a menu with options, save, quit, etc, is pretty much standard game design these days. Having to learn three different keys for that is just not good UX :-D
Post by: WHAM on 10 Dec 2019, 12:09
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 10 Dec 2019, 13:09
I already got it yesterday and I plan on playing it this weekend! ;-D
But yeah, I definitely agree with Cassie and Creamy. Pressing Esc to pause the game and show a menu with options, save, quit, etc, is pretty much standard game design these days. Having to learn three different keys for that is just not good UX :-D
F1 does it all, just F5 and F7 go to those sub ones directly :)
Standard AGS keys! Darn kids and their escape keys :=
Post by: Laura Hunt on 10 Dec 2019, 13:20
I already got it yesterday and I plan on playing it this weekend! ;-D
But yeah, I definitely agree with Cassie and Creamy. Pressing Esc to pause the game and show a menu with options, save, quit, etc, is pretty much standard game design these days. Having to learn three different keys for that is just not good UX :-D
F1 does it all, just F5 and F7 go to those sub ones directly :)
Standard AGS keys! Darn kids and their escape keys :=
"Kid"? Me? OK, millennial (laugh)
But hey, I'll take the Esc key not doing anything over it quitting the game without a warning any day! (Yes, I've played games like this. And games that did not have a "quit" option at all and made me Alt+Tab+F4 to exit :all_the_facepalms:)
Post by: Khris on 10 Dec 2019, 13:30
Didn't encounter any bugs so far.
Again, awesome job, to all involved! The sheer amount of beautiful animation frames is mind boggling.
(btw, I switched off the highres sprite scaling and I'm kind of torn between the pixel-perfect old school look and not missing out on the highres animation frames... might switch back)
Post by: Click'd on 10 Dec 2019, 15:41
Continuity error:
Post by: Athanor on 11 Dec 2019, 08:30
Anyway, fantastic work, well worth the price. :)
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 11 Dec 2019, 10:24
Continuity error:
Post by: Click'd on 11 Dec 2019, 11:16
Post by: Edmundito on 11 Dec 2019, 14:45
Another bug I noticed:
Post by: Laura Hunt on 12 Dec 2019, 07:14
I think, however, I've run into a bug:
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 12 Dec 2019, 10:37
Loving it so far! It's all that I hoped for and more, congratulations again for the fantastic work ;-D
I think, however, I've run into a bug:
Glad you're enjoying it!
Post by: Laura Hunt on 12 Dec 2019, 11:50
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 12 Dec 2019, 12:58
Did you forget the 6th screen? :-D
Post by: Laura Hunt on 12 Dec 2019, 13:29
So I finished the game and really enjoyed the experience! Well worth the wait and the hype. Hope there's a sequel at some point (pretty please?) ;-D
Post by: Click'd on 12 Dec 2019, 13:40
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 12 Dec 2019, 14:00
(http://tom-simpson.com/shockedmolly.png)
I'll get working on that like a bat out of hell
Post by: Jojo_the_monkey on 13 Dec 2019, 11:53
Post by: Kini on 13 Dec 2019, 12:29
A few minor points:
All in all, you did a fantastic job. The puzzles, writing, art and animation were all great. I, too, look forward to a sequel! :-D
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 13 Dec 2019, 12:48
Congrats on the release! I've just finished the game and really enjoyed it. Great work! I'll leave a glowing Steam review in just a sec.Thanks :kiss:
I'll fix those points in a future release!
For anyone interested in picking it up - the launch discount of 10% on Steam is coming to an end in the next few hours, and Steam doesn't let it go on sale again for 2 months so now's your chance!
Post by: Morumotto on 15 Dec 2019, 14:42
Post by: cat on 28 Dec 2019, 19:53
We enjoyed the story, characters, graphics, millions of animations, puzzles and music.
A few things I want to especially point out:
There were a few issues that I would like to mention, though:
I don't have much time to play long games anymore, so little gems like this are more than welcome :)
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 10 Jan 2020, 16:00
Btw, reading labels in the mirror was hilarious
Hah yay, at least one person did that interaction :cool:
Quick review roundup!
First up is Adventure Gamers, who gave the game 4/5! - https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/39391
and secondly it was reviewed on the latest episode of the Adventure Games Podcast - https://adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast/2020/1/10/episode-46-reviews-of-feria-darles-and-over-the-alps-and-adventure-game-of-the-yeardecade
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 25 Feb 2020, 06:01
Feria d'Arles on macOS!
Thanks to Edenwaith (https://twitter.com/Edenwaith), there is now a version of Feria d'Arles available for Mac! You can pick it up on itch.io now: https://tomsimpson.itch.io/feria-darles
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_4afe019a4fea4b2491a90df56f199213~mv2.png)
Tested on macOS Mojave (10.14)
Buried Treasure
John Walker reviewed Feria for his Buried Treasure site. Check it out here: https://buried-treasure.org/2020/02/feria-darles/
AGS Awards
Thanks to everyone who nominated! Feria is up for 9 awards. Now we're into the voting stage - The awards voting closes on Sunday 15 March 2020.
Best Game Created with AGS, Best Writing, Best Character, Best Gameplay, Best Background Art, Best Character Art, Best Animation, Best Music & Sound, Best Puzzles
Thought I'd give a few samples as a refresher, of if you didn't get a chance to check out the game yet!
Best Writing
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_c3331e69979a46dab9a76f8b133e4c86~mv2.gif) (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_93ed9d9a5d5647319cdd489219e4e0c7~mv2.gif)
Best Background Art - Construction of the Alley scene
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_89962f6b925e497882a195478c69d2ab~mv2.gif)
Best Animation
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_a895efeb7ad540b5928b788ff506ca6c~mv2.gif) (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_a0146a3ae86e4a07a04cd67134ebf604~mv2.gif) (https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_328352f52b694fdebae3baa919d0e7c3~mv2.gif)
and one of my personal favourites, the opening of Raiders...
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_32326d8662f04c38a75d08dd6c148a68~mv2.gif)
Best Character - Molly
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_24e0305a23a4475b9b473194f2e194f5~mv2.gif)
Adventure Gamers Aggies
Feria also got a 'Best Retro-Styled Adventures' Silver Aggie from AdventureGamers.com, alongside being a runner up in the Best Writing – Comedy category.
https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/39494/page14
(https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f31578_b37b4e6c6c9948949aa04a3d259445ab~mv2.jpg)
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 26 Jun 2020, 02:59
Feria d'Arles is 20% off! Available on both Steam and itch.io;
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181570/Feria_dArles/
https://tomsimpson.itch.io/feria-darles
Post by: Privateer Puddin' on 23 Dec 2020, 12:58
Feria d'Arles is now a whopping 25% off!
For both Windows and Mac:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181570/Feria_dArles/
https://tomsimpson.itch.io/feria-darles
Merry Christmas one and all!