Post by: lorenzo on 06 Apr 2022, 13:07
(https://i.imgur.com/Loh42OP.png)
After being stuck on an asteroid with a decrepit, gabby hermit for a week, Clotilde has had enough!
She must find a way to call for help and hitch-hike a ride out of there!
Will she manage to escape the asteroid?! Only one way to find out! Or maybe two.
(https://i.imgur.com/RUOQjGH.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/Ka3yQGl.png)
Meet the locals on a strange planet!
(https://i.imgur.com/hL4vZSk.png)
Taste exotic food, such as old cheese crusts and vegetable stock cubes!
(https://i.imgur.com/v3iErZC.png)
Be amazed (?) at the sight of what future technology has in store!
(https://i.imgur.com/lZLtFXa.png)
Visit interstellar garages!
(https://i.imgur.com/cX20MQy.png)
- Things to left-click on, sometimes even right-click!
- The sequel no one asked for, to a game no one remembers about!
- So many comic book-style cutscenes, it'll feel like reading a comic inside of a game, inside of your screen!
- Puzzle that may require entire minutes to solve!
- 33 rooms! Some of them are even playable!
An emotional story that deals with heavy, serious themes, that will make you cry.- Characters that talk and move!
- Jokes that may make you laugh, maybe!
Download it here! (https://lorenzob.itch.io/clotilde2)
Post by: eri0o on 06 Apr 2022, 14:40
Post by: lorenzo on 06 Apr 2022, 20:10
Post by: eri0o on 07 Apr 2022, 04:01
Post by: lorenzo on 07 Apr 2022, 15:20
The tween module is amazing, once you start using it, it gets addictive you want to add tweens everywhere (laugh)
Did you add it to AGS Games Database yet?I tried two times adding it yesterday, but had no luck. After compiling all the information, I pressed "add" and I just got an empty page, with no error text. I'm not sure what happened.
I didn't want to risk adding the game multiple times, so I waited to see if it just took some time to appear, but nothing so far. Maybe I'll retry later.
Post by: selmiak on 08 Apr 2022, 01:41
on the way a longplay happened :)
Post by: lorenzo on 09 Apr 2022, 18:54
I hope I'll be able to find that elusive typo you mentioned :D
Post by: Vincent on 09 Apr 2022, 21:34
I tried two times adding it yesterday, but had no luck. After compiling all the information, I pressed "add" and I just got an empty page, with no error text. I'm not sure what happened.
This also happened to me some time ago, try to compile all the informations without adding the screenshots. After uploading the game you can safely add the screenshots later
Post by: lorenzo on 09 Apr 2022, 22:58
This also happened to me some time ago, try to compile all the informations without adding the screenshots. After uploading the game you can safely add the screenshots laterI tried again today and it worked! I'm not what went wrong last time. I'll try the screenshot trick next time, if it happens again.
Post by: Vincent on 09 Apr 2022, 23:24
Post by: heltenjon on 10 Apr 2022, 12:15
Post by: xandmatt on 10 Apr 2022, 16:25
Post by: Laura Hunt on 10 Apr 2022, 18:13
Regarding the recommended settings (yes, I always read the README files :-D), the game looked WAY better for me using linear interpolation than nearest neighbour, which is usually suitable only for pixel art scaling, so if the fonts and borders in general are looking kind of "hairy" for anybody, I'd recommend trying this setting instead :)
Post by: heltenjon on 10 Apr 2022, 19:26
For us who are less than fluent in Italian - I suspect there may be some jokes behind all the character names? I get the obvious ones, but do the other names mean or allude to something?
Post by: lorenzo on 11 Apr 2022, 19:04
I think it would be hard to make a game to play every day, but one every decade? More than feasible! :P (laugh)
heltenjon: how did the demolition of your friend's house go? I hope your friend authorized you to do it! :D
I'm happy you enjoyed the extra descriptions, I like to put some jokes that you can skip here and there, for the more inquiring player ;)
I wanted to make the game longer than the first part, it would've been boring seeing the asteroid only!
For us who are less than fluent in Italian - I suspect there may be some jokes behind all the character names? I get the obvious ones, but do the other names mean or allude to something?
xandmatt: thanks you very much, I'm glad you liked it! :cheesy:
Laura Hunt: thank you! "Perfect for a rainy hangover sunday", that quote will go on the box ;)
You're right regarding the recommended settings. I recommend using the intended resolution (1280x720, which should be the default one you get in the settings, unless I messed up something...), but linear interpolation looks better if you stretch the image to fit higher resolutions. Time to update the read me, I guess! (laugh)
Post by: heltenjon on 12 Apr 2022, 02:30
heltenjon: how did the demolition of your friend's house go? I hope your friend authorized you to do it! :D
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I'm happy you enjoyed the extra descriptions, I like to put some jokes that you can skip here and there, for the more inquiring player ;)*Warning* *Joke incoming* *Enable serious mode?*
Post by: cat on 13 Apr 2022, 20:38
However, there are a few things that should be addressed to make this game go from good to great:
Post by: lorenzo on 15 Apr 2022, 09:29
Post by: cat on 15 Apr 2022, 16:57
Post by: Shadow1000 on 28 Apr 2022, 03:36
Cheers
Post by: lorenzo on 28 Apr 2022, 12:33
I tend to make puzzles easier in favour of game flow (if that makes sense), and in fact I reduce the complexity of some of them that were a bit harder originally. Maybe next game I could try making them more difficult and see how testers react!
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Small update!
I've just updated the game, based on the feedback.
I've fixed some of the text and added a pick up from the floor animation. That should make cat happy ;)
If you want to see it without having to replay the game, here it is in all its glory (?):
Also, I've changed the default setting to "Linear interpolation", as suggested by Laura Hunt!
Post by: cat on 04 May 2022, 12:40
I've fixed some of the text and added a pick up from the floor animation. That should make cat happy ;)
Awesome work! Thank you for taking user feedback into consideration and making the game even better!
Post by: lorenzo on 07 May 2022, 19:57
I usually update my games after I release them to fix issues I find or that get reported, but I always forget to write notes of what I've changed, so it may not look like it. (laugh)
Thankfully, unlike bugs, typos are easy enough to fix, once you have spotted them. Too bad that they keep hiding everywhere. ;)
Post by: Vincent on 07 May 2022, 20:44
Post by: lorenzo on 09 May 2022, 15:27
Post by: Rik_Vargard on 09 May 2022, 18:52
I love the cartoon graphics; the colors are vibrant.
Also the cartoon storytelling (cutscenes)
The story is fun and every character stands out.
I like how you made me think I needed something but then it was another situation.
i did need to watch the @semliak video for the soup, tho... (Thank you selmiak for those btw)
So to me the puzzles weren't "too easy" :P
Anyway, I had a great time and I'll be watching out for the next episode! :)
Post by: lorenzo on 11 May 2022, 14:03
Puzzles are the hardest thing to balance! Different people get stuck in different spots of the game, while others don't get stuck at all. (laugh)
Not being the best at puzzle-solving myself, I try to leave a lot of signposting and hints to help players, but it's difficult to judge when it's too little or too much (i.e. giving the puzzle away).
I hope you at least felt that the solution to that specific puzzle was logical, and didn't make you go "How the hell was I supposed to know that?!" ;)
Post by: Rik_Vargard on 11 May 2022, 17:10
Hi Rik Vargard, thank you for your comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the game!
Puzzles are the hardest thing to balance! Different people get stuck in different spots of the game, while others don't get stuck at all. (laugh)
Not being the best at puzzle-solving myself, I try to leave a lot of signposting and hints to help players, but it's difficult to judge when it's too little or too much (i.e. giving the puzzle away).
I hope you at least felt that the solution to that specific puzzle was logical, and didn't make you go "How the hell was I supposed to know that?!" ;)
Yeah don't worry it was all logical, we could talk all day about what's logical for one person and not the other: I agree with everything you said about creating puzzles; it's really challenging (for me) (nod)
Post by: AlanH56 on 22 May 2022, 14:04
Post by: Vincent on 22 May 2022, 19:41
Thank you, Vincent! To be honest, I watched how they did it in some cartoons and made the animation pretty close to one I liked. :-D
You nailed it, good job!! 👍
Post by: lorenzo on 25 May 2022, 22:41
AlanH56: thank you for playing!
Vincent: animation is so difficult, so if I get something that looks half decent I'm happy! :D