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[Nighthawks - The Vampire RPG]

I thought this may be of interest to some of the people here:

Nighthawks - The Vampire RPG is an upcoming game by writer/designer Richard Cobbett and published by Wadjet Eye Games, with artwork by Ben Chandler and Ivan Ulyanov which is currently on Kickstarter. You play as a fledgling vampire who must find your way in a world where vampires have been exposed and are living uneasily alongside ordinary humans. Here's the gameplay trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjJDjYj1BiE

It seems to be very focused on storytelling, so it may appeal to a lot of the people here, since we all like a good story!

[Story:]

Story:
Created for MAGS September 2017, for the theme "Past and Future Collide". When villains from the future alter the past, a time traveller must try to set history back on track with the help of an imprisoned queen.

Screenshots:

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Details:

• Two-click interface: left-click to interact, right-click to examine
• 320 x 180 resolution
• Game Length: Short

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Story:
Made for MAGS February 2017, with the theme "As Time Goes By". After the loss of his beloved wife, an old man seems to be forgetting her. With the help of an old photo, can his son remind him of the good times they once had?

Screenshots:

Details:

• Two-click interface: left-click to interact, right-click to examine
• 320 x 180 resolution
• Game Length: Short
• Available for Windows and Linux

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Story:
Made for MAGS November 2016, with the theme "Afterlife". The Psychopomp must guide newly dead souls to the Hereafter, but can they make the journey to safety?

Screenshots:

Details:

• One-click interface
• 640 x 400 resolution
• Game Length: Short

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[Story:]

Story:
Old Woman Beardychin, a mature lady with inconvenient facial hair, is quite content to follow the same routine day after day, when suddenly her life is turned upside down by the arrival, and subsequent departure, of a Scruffedy Bumtious. Thus begins an frustratingly epic journey, full of peril and mishaps, which takes Beardychin far away from her safe and comfortable home. Will she ever find the Bumtious again?

Screenshots:

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Details:

• Interface: Two-click (left-click to interact/talk, right-click to examine)
• Resolution: 1024 x 768
• Game Length: Short (approximately 1 hour)

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[Story:]

Story:
Old Woman Beardychin, a mature lady with inconvenient facial hair, is quite content to follow the same routine day after day, when suddenly her life is turned upside down by the arrival, and subsequent departure, of a Scruffedy Bumtious. Thus begins an frustratingly epic journey, full of peril and mishaps, which takes Beardychin far away from her safe and comfortable home. Will she ever find the Bumtious again?

Images:

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Details:

• Interface: Two-click (left-click to interact/talk, right-click to examine)
• Resolution: 1024 x 768
• Game Length: Short
• Release Date: May 2016

Backstory:
I am creating this game as a birthday present for my mum (who, just to be clear, is NOT Old Woman Beardychin ). This is the first proper game that I have made, although I have played about with AGS in the past. I know it doesn't have the best graphics ever, but I've done my best. I'm just glad that my cows actually resemble cows.

Progress:

(15/04/2016)
The game is playable from beginning to end, although a few puzzles still need to be implemented. Some of the graphics still need improving (you can see in the screenshots that the paths are all different colours, for example) and I haven't even started on finding sound effects and music yet. But I still have about two weeks before the "Birthday Version" has to be finished, so it'll be alright. I can do it!

(20/04/2016)
The gameplay is done! It is now completely playable from beginning to end, with all puzzles in place. Next I have to tidy up the dialogues, improve some of the backgrounds, and add a few more animations.

(25/04/2016)
I think I'm pretty much done with the backgrounds now, and the dialogue is getting there. I still have a few animations to try and create, but I'll see how they go. Those parts might have to be left to the imagination! Then it's on to sound effects...

(30/04/2016)
OK, the Birthday Version is as complete as it's going to be and is ready for deployment. There are a few things I'll have to change (adding in full credits, etc.) before I add it to the AGS database, but hopefully I can release it sometime in the next couple of weeks. Yay!

(05/05/2016)
The Birthday Version went down really well! So I have added the game to the database, and you can find the completed game thread here.