Independent Adventuring column back on-line

[scourge]

I do pablo, i welcome comments, check my release thread. But unplayable is not a fair and sensible comment. Period.

[Ishmael]

Hey, nice to have your column back I was sort of missing it just a while ago.

"Interesting soundtrack"... Finally someone says something about the Tomb of the Moon soundtrack

[aussie]

Wow! You've got lots of reviews there!

I didn't know your blog, but I'm quite impressed. I'll sure follow it from now on.

[Mordalles]

if somebody who calls life of d duck's graphics professional (no offense to d duck authors), then i wouldn't worry about it, buloght.

man, if i just had a baby sister or brother, then i can ask them to do the graphics for me, and sell the game! 

[scourge]

I don't mind if he calls it stupid, the worse game ever made. But unplayable is a stupid comment. Clearly he only played like two minutes.

[Jozef]

Pablo: Thanks for the heads-up; the link is updated.

buloght: If you release a game, you are opening yourself to reviews; both good and bad.  If I write a review, I open myself for criticism, both good and bad.  So why not call it even now?  Also, the "purple link" will remain purple as long as your browser remembers that you visited the page it points to.  It doesn't matter whether you clicked on that link from my column or not; it's a browser feature.

Mordalles: Sorry if I didn't fully get your humor, but I wouldn't be surprised that the second Mordy, being as expansive as it is, gets additional reviews on other sites, which may have more fun-friendly reviewers   As far as D. Duck goes, I tried once to do such graphics as well, and failed miserably.  Doing "normal", computer-generated graphics and animations was much easier for me.

MrColossal: I'm very sorry for leaving out your game!  It's not the first time that I overlooked a game, and I tend to include such titles in my later columns, as soon as I'm told about them.

[Trumgottist]

Glad to see you back, Jozef!

[scourge]

I'm very well aware of bad and good reviews, my release page is full of them and i respect all of their opinions. But you said my game is unplayable which is simply not true. Just remove my review and we'll call it quits. I don't care if you ignore future games by me (which i'll probable keep to myself anyways). There are millions of other games more unplayable then mine but them you love.

[LimpingFish]

\O/ Always good to see more Adventure Game critiques.

Feel free to review my game, whenever it comes out, and be as harsh as you see fit.
Call it a big steaming pile, if you feel it is. I won't mind.

I'm a happy fish! 

[SSH]

Glad you're back, Jozef, even if you didn't like my epic CUTE game Actually, you do seem less generous here than you used to be with some games dismissed out of hand. For example "Awesmoe Quest" is actually Meta and is deliberately like that, the dialog is escapable and the game features some of the mst innovative puzzles ever and was nominated int he AGS Awards for a number of Categories. Likewise, Mind's Eye and maybe buloght's game (which I haven't played)

However, buloght you are way out of order and I'm surprised at you. I've been impressed by your work so far but you have to accept that some people might just not get it at all and they are entitled to say so. If they can only play your game 2 minutes becasue they find it hard then its hardly unfair that they base their judgment of the game on that.

[Helm]

Haha Jozef, are you carrying the Gladiator Quest joke, or did you really fall for it? Glad to read your reviews, happy you liked Caverns!

[Ishmael]

buloght, do you really need to take it so seriously? It's just one person's opinion. If the game looks great and has got a lot of positive attention, why should one person's opinion effect that in any way? I haven't played your game yet, and the only reason for me not playing it would be you getting so angry because of a such little thing as this. But I will play it, when I have the time and stuff.

[scourge]

For someone of his status or whatever giving reviews on all games he should take more time to play it. I don't care for bad reviews , I just think he's comment about unplayable is completely and utterly stupid and doesn't apply.

He is Jozef, the guy that makes reviews and basically buloght games have now been labelled as unplayable and that is the and probable be the only written review i get. So i might as well quit game-making.

Whatever, i've had enough.

[Vince Twelve]

Jozef, you can count me among those five people who were eagerly awaiting your return!  When DIY came back from its... break... I checked back everyday hoping to see a new installment.  Right up until recently when the editor went MIA again.

Hooray!  Thanks for all the hard work.

And since everyone is doing it:

Seriously, try META (Awesmoe Quest) again!

Fifa Football 2004 was released in 2003!    You probably thought it was new because someone bumped a three year old thread with a question about how Duzz did something in the game.

[MrColossal]

stop being such a drama queen Buloght...

The only reason now that I have no interest in playing your game is because of the way you're acting right now.

He said that for him personally he could not play the game, which would make it unplayable for him. Right?

Jozef:

http://kafkaskoffee.com/images/games/AutomationV1.1.rar

There's Automation if you want it!

[scourge]

MrColossal i don't think you would have played it anyway.

[Jozef]

SSH: You are right, I may have become a little harsher in rating games. Ã, Over the past few months I've been under a lot of stress, and I guess I let my mind wander while playing, instead of immersing myself in the game.

Helm: Are you serious? Ã, I thought the file was real...

Vince: Thanks for the heads-up. Ã, I guess I was so excited to see something by Duzz that I didn't look at the date.

As far as META goes, I may give it another try. Ã, Something tells me that if I'm patient enough and click through a nearly endless loop of text, just like I did with No! I am Spartacus!, I'll somehow get to the end.

buloght: I really value and admire your commitment to your game, but I cannot change what I wrote. Ã, This is an issue with consistency: I always write what I feel about a game, not what others think. Ã, I gave you the most benefit of the doubt I could by mentioning that other players thought your game was very good, but since I personally was unable to find a way to move forward, I could not write anything else.

However, you are free to post a comment to my column, where you tell your side of the story. Ã, In fact, I would really encourage you to do so, and as long as you keep to the issue at hand (merits of the game vs. merits of my description), you, as the author of the game, would be credible enough to convince the readers not to trust my description of the game.

Let me also tell you where I got stuck. Ã, This is not the Hints and Tips forum, so I don't expect you to help me, but this may be useful for you if you want to comment on my column. Ã, I've completed the rudder and fixed the telescope. Ã, I was then told to look at the map and move there. Ã, The only item that worked was the showel, but no matter where I clicked I got a "You must first complete the rudder" message or somesuch. Ã, I was then told to click on a very specific (but unspecified) point on the map. Ã, After I gave up, I concluded that there was one of the following three problems: Either the specific place was too small (pixel hunting), or the game used an unusual interface (hence my "awkward interface" comment), or the game was giving me the wrong feedback, another interface problem. Still, I don't feel that I've written anything untrue in my column.

MrColossal: Thanks for the link; I found v. 1; I'll redownload the game.

[scourge]

You add the rudder to the raft. Then use the shovel to travel accross the map .. use shovel with map... and sail to under the

Spoiler

compass

[close]

You never have to click on a specific place, you row and figure out it's as in hide. It's a puzzle, no pixel hunting,

I still wish you just listen to my PM and remove my review, i don't plan on making anymore.

[Squinky]

Asking him to remove the review is lamness of the highest order. Get over it and move on. Enough internet drama.

[scourge]

Asking him to remove the review is lamness of the highest order. Get over it and move on. Enough internet drama.

It's not if he's writing crap.