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And please, don't take my comments as being negative.

Don't worry, I don't. I'm happy about constructive criticism, and you're actually right about everything you mentioned. There are many things I'll do differently in future projects, and Dirty Split was kind of a test balloon for me.
However, I'm glad that the game works out so well and that so many people seem to love it. I hope I'll be able to improve the experience for players next time with a more ambitious project, mostly avoiding the (totally justified) criticism about the game's length and difficulty

Thank you

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The voices overall were pretty fitting.  Usually in an adventure game, the main character's voice sounds weak compared to the supporting cast, but in this case I think the opposite is true.  Baxter's voice is very strong while some of the supporting cast were weak.  The only  really nagging performance was Walter's sister.  Her voice made her sound like she was 12 years old!  I can only vouch for the English version, though.

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You're right about some of the voices sounding too young, but it's hard to find good voice actors with mature voices. Especially female ones, especially if it's a no-budget independent production, and especially if it's your first game ever, to top it off. All of the voice actors did a great job, though... most of them are semi-professionals or ambitioned amateurs, I think. And it's hardly Denise's fault that her voice sounds so young. In her case I didn't think of it as much of a problem, though... Denise's age is about 23, and many girls still have extremely high voices at that age. In the end it was her believable acting that convinced me to give her the role.

The thing is that you'll very easily find amateur voice actors doing squeaky anime voices, but it's hard to find actors for more serious productions and characters like the ones in Dirty Split. I hope that finding the right voices will be easier the next time around, now that I can show Dirty Split as a reference work and convince people that I'm serious about what I do

The German version on the other hand has a voice cast composed entirely of professional actors, since I was lucky to find a few guys with the necessary connections. The age problem is practically nonexistent this way.

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Hey guys,

I've just released the English version of Dirty Split, a detective-themed adventure game that takes place in the 1960ies. You can download it for free at http://www.dreamagination.org/ .

The graphical style is inspired by Josh ("SHAG") Agle's paintings - I just love his simplistic and yet stylish work. The game has English voiceovers all throughout, as well as a number of original jazz/cocktail lounge tunes perfect for the era. The entire soundtrack to the game is also available for download.

Since this is not an AGS game I'm posting it here instead of the "Completed Games" thread. But I'm fairly sure you'll enjoy it anyway

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Have fun

My game Dirty Split is just about finished and 100% playable. Only sounds and cutscenes are missing now.
I need some playtesters and especially proofreaders for the English version.

You can find more information about the game here: http://www.dreamagination.org/
Please drop me a PM if you're interested.