Author Topic: THE BUM (Read 25094 times)

Gribbler · « **on:** 07 Dec 2012, 18:00 »

Hello fellow adventurers!

I'm happy to announce my first game, working title THE BUM, which is finally near completion. I started the project over 6 years ago (yep!) but as my graphics skills were pretty poor (and, quite frankly, still are...) it was rather stagnant for most of the time. Fortunately talented background/sprite/animation artist came onboard about a year ago and things sped up.

The game tells a story of a homeless man who communicates with the world using an old sock on his right hand. He's a huge football fan and plays it a lot near his backalley. One day he gets mugged by a wandering bully and looses his precious ball in the process. Now he must pull himself together, team up with a local superhero, find a new ball and confront his oppressor again.

Here are some screenshots:

PROGRESS:
Story 100%
Puzzles 100%
Scripting 90%
Graphics 95%
Sound 60%

Let us know guys what you think. We highly value your opinion.

Thanks!

TEASER TRAILER HERE:

TRAILER AVAILABLE HERE:

ZapZap · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 18:23 »

Loving it

Ghost · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 18:45 »

Quote from: Gribbler on 07 Dec 2012, 18:00

Now he must pull himself together, team up with a local superhero, find a new ball and confront his oppressor again.

That plot is right up my alley and I am eager to play! Very nice graphics, too, I like the cartoony style

Squinky · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 18:55 »

This looks awesome!

cat · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 19:10 »

Love the graphics and the story sounds fun!

CaptainD · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 19:18 »

Ah, for a moment I got really excited because I thought you'd made a game starring that bum in the airport in Zak McKraken... but this still looks great!

Tabata · « **Reply #6 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 19:18 »

Nice screenies with a lot of interesting stuff to explore
and the story sounds like we will have fun!

Miguel R. Fervenza · « **Reply #7 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 19:32 »

I love the plot and graphics. Stunning situation for designing puzzles. Good luck!

selmiak · « **Reply #8 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 20:17 »

loving it already

Fitz · « **Reply #9 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 20:58 »

The first sentence of the plot summary alone makes for an interesting premise. It'd be funny if the TALK cursor was a sock. And instead of in a pocket, he could store his inventory in another sock!

Gribbler · « **Reply #10 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 21:59 »

I'm glad you like the artstyle and somewhat abstract plot - protagonist is in fact a sock with a bum "attached" to it:)

JSH · « **Reply #11 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 22:33 »

This looks like a fun game filled with plenty of laughs, I like the cartoonish graphics and wacky plot. Looking forward to playing

TheBitPriest · « **Reply #12 on:** 07 Dec 2012, 23:34 »

Love the look! Can't wait!

KodiakBehr · « **Reply #13 on:** 08 Dec 2012, 01:26 »

I love it when somebody just appears out of nowhere and shows off something they've clearly been working really hard on. I'll play this for sure when it's ready.