Fhaloness

[Hobbes]

Fhaloness
(MAGS May 2021 Entry)

From the guy who brought you Buccaneer (https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/258-buccaneer/) errm... 18 years ago... and then... never did deliver on Buccaneer 2... he, ah, finally decided to enter another MAGS competition.



I'm proud to present:



It features 10 rooms (yes, I am counting the Main Menu   the End Screen). Six characters. Some wonky walk cycles (at least they're not gliding across the screen anymore). A few small puzzles (hopefully with enough guidance to feel like a game but not cause frustration!). And hopefully, plenty, plenty of melodrama.

The story is set in a fantasy world I once developed and never used for anything... so hopefully it'll all make sense. If time permitted there would've been readable books, a browseable map, etc, but hey, I can always promise a Fhaloness 2! (Too soon for that joke?)

Please find it on the AGS Games Database here: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2543-fhaloness

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UPDATE: I've begun working on the next part of Fhaloness, rebranding this game as the Prologue. For more information on Chapter 1, please go here!

[heltenjon]

Played it. I like this world and would like to see more of it, perhaps even in less than 18 years? 

The game is short and easy, yet holds some nice details. I liked that I couldn't just grab my sister's equipment before talking to her (on my second playhtrough). The characterization is good, giving the feel of some real people doing their own things. That's very welcome and makes the world seem real.

Now, perhaps the Isle is surrounded by dangerous buccaneers? Or perhaps there's a branch of the magical tree reaching the pirate world?  Now, wouldn't that make for a Strange Day? 

[Hobbes]

Thanks for your kind words, heltenjohn! And for the comment left on the AGS Game page. I'm really happy to hear you found it to be an atmospheric game, since this was the first time ever I composed any music.

And as for buccaneers showing up... or anything of the sort... I'd rather underpromise & overdeliver this time round so... who knows. :-)

[Hobbes]

For those of you having some download issues due to slow speeds, I've now added it to Itch.io as well:

https://hobbeshk.itch.io/fhaloness

[selmiak]

another MAGS another episode would be really cool! That gave a taste of a bigger game that should be fun!

also I recorded a longplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3hZFn5VMRU

[Hobbes]

Selmiak, this is amazing! Thank you so much for doing this!

And as I posted on your YouTube video, I'm not committing to anything at this point, but I'm definitely toying with the idea of expanding this. I'm just VERY aware I said exactly the same thing with Buccaneer and we all know how that went.

[Syos Spaniel]

Very cool! I am impressed by the deep characters, details of the world, and the mysterious story. I hope this is only the beginning.