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This dosen't bode well for my play of this, but where is the gun in the first room?

I've created a thread in the hints & tips section and moved the post there: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/hints-tips/save-me-this-jazz-a-film-noir-detective-game-74588/

First of all, I want to say that all games hit the theme, each in their own way.

Vasile the Templar

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Wow, this game is huge! The demo alone is already almost one gig. How big is the full version going to be?
I like the graphics and the voice acting. However, the concept didn't work for me at all. It's not how learning a language works for me.
You should decide if you want to tell a story or teach a language. Reading the sentence first and then hearing it again was weird. Why not just have Romanian voice acting with English or Romanian subtitles?
The intro sequence and dialog was fun but the cooking was so boring, I just clicked through all the dialog and didn't listen to it.

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The Vasa Fasa

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I remember visiting the Vasa museum many many years ago. It is indeed an impressive ship and museum. However, this does not really show in the game. The room is very limited and most of the time I didn't know what I was doing. I shot the barrel just because and only later realized what I was supposed to do.
The graphics are nice and the animations really smooth.

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Three Lions

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A blast from the past. For someone living in England in 1996 this must be a trip down memory lane. I didn't, so I probably missed quite a few references. Fun nonetheless! The intro and outro with the music and the photos are a nice touch.
The graphics are nice and there is a surprisingly large number of locations to visit. Very classic adventure game puzzling.

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Tauno

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A deep and complex game. An unexpected protagonist from a person that does not drink alcohol at all, if I remember correctly.
The graphics are clean and consistent, there was a lot of effort put into sound effects.
There is a plethora of different puzzles, some involving quite some coding. I loved the one where you have to wait for the old lady to finish. The maze was actually quite clever, but I didn't get it myself, I needed a hint. Same applies for the beer can puzzle. The problem with the game is, that all the thoughts that went into it are somewhat hidden and not obvious (like the secret alcoholism stat, just way too subtle for me to get), so if I hadn't read your commentary, what remains is doors that are super annoying to open.

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I still have to ponder for which game to vote.

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I have not returned the cans. He says there are not enough of them. I still have one half-empty can in my inventory, but if I drink it it's too much and the game ends.

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I made my bed right at the beginning. I think I found the wallet but he just kept the coins from it. I got more money from the teens, IIRC, and spent some in the pharmacy and for the beer. I still have a few coins, but the cashier says it's not enough.

Btw, I enountered a bug: In the supermarket, my inventory was already full so I didn't see the beer I took from the shelf and was caught shoplifting. Only when I drank some of the half-empty cans the pack of beer showed up in the inventory. I think there should be arrows to navigate the inventory.

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I'm stuck at Tauno

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I was able to get beer and coffee with the hint above, but I don't have enough money to pay for the coffee. I don't have enough cans to return them.

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Interesting process, @Creamy , thanks for sharing!

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I restarted the game several times. I got the sphere sparkle once but never had the machine come out until I tried it with the order you provided. It seems to be quite fragile, but I'm sure you can fix it.

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Ok, I finally managed to finish the game

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I have to say, it is REALLY buggy. It's like the Apollo 13 startup sequence. You have to do things in the absolutely correct order or it won't work. Even after starting the machine and looking through the telescope, when clicking the red X nothing happened. Only after leaving the telescope and looking through it again, I saw the creature.
Most hotspots are missing a label.
Also there is the bug with the broken walking view (blue cup) and a telephone appears for every interaction.

I had no clue what was going on in the game. It was lacking a proper introduction (only read here in this thread afterwards that the PC's dad has died and you take care of what is left)
I also didn't understand the end.

The graphics are very good, I like the style, the color change in the end adds to the atmosphere. I hope you will have some time to work more on the game, because it seems to be very interesting.

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The lamp on top of the machine blinked once and I read all dialog options of the bookshelf. In which area of the sky is the hotspot supposed to be?

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I was able to activate the machine and get the dialog options but I don't see a new hotspot in the sky.

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Now to see if I can execute in time!

You mean finnish in time

I'm stuck

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I entered the code in the machine, moved the knob from one hole to another (for whatever reason) turned the wheel and switched the switch but nothing happens.
It took me quite some time to realize that there are more hotspots than the ones with mouse-over text, so I'm not sure if I missed a hotspot or something.

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Fun "special effect" on the walking view

I completely forgot to give short reviews for each game 

The Year of MAGS

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Interesting concept, but without save feature this is useless. I played two month but didn't get any points.

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The Expedition

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Nice graphics and good use of frames, but I hate dungeon crawlers and turn-based battle, so...

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The Twilight Zone - The Lost Episode

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I've never seen any episode of the Twilight Zone, so I can't say anything in this regard. I like how the frame topic is included not only literally with the TV set, but also figuratively in the story. The game could use a bit of polish here and there.

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I voted for

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The Twilight Zone - The Lost Episode

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But even the OED link you shared states it is an abbreviation 

No, it lists it as noun and only states that it originated as abbreviation in the 1940s.

Edit: Snarky was quicker.

Merriam Webster lists it as abbreviation

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admin

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So yeah, not a real word.

However, Oxford English Dictionary lists it as noun

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https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/admin?q=admin

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So, definitely a word. Since Wordle is originally British, it makes sense to include the word.

We already discussed that it is quite random what is accepted and what not.

Edit: I got it in 4

Oh, too bad there was only one entry. I'm still going to play it, even without voting.

Ok, this is ridiculous

Wordle 1,438 2/6*

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I agree that it is totally ridiculous to use AI and then deny usage.

But I don't understand why you have to justify the reason you are using AI. I mean, it's a tool, and if you decide to use it, you use it. If I make pixel art, and state I did it with Aseprite, do I have to justify why I used it? If you ask, I will certainly explain the benefits of the program, but I don't see a moral obligation here.

And don't get me wrong, I DO see problems with AI (mainly the enormous energy consumption) but I also see lots of useful applications.

I think I get where you're coming from. I mean...it's like having a discussion about junk food and people suddenly start to talk about health. It not like these things are inherently connected right?

Yeah, that's the point - just imagine a conversation people are having about junk food. They are discussing what chains they like, their favourite burgers, etc. and everytime someone says that they tried the a new burger someone will answer "Junkfood is bad for your health. It is made from meat that animals have to suffer for. Fuck junkfood." Is this a nice conversation to have?


(And yes, Ministeck is awesome!)

Btw, what I meant with small print in reference books is, that they will probably explicitly ALLOW transformative works. When books don't state this, legally the content is subject to copyright law (which is quite a complex topic itself).