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Okay, been slowly working on it... whatcha think?
I think that I should go with colored pencil because it's what I know. LOL I'm not that good with computer art.

Work in Progress done in PSP

Uhm.. yeah.
Pencil sketch.

A rough sketch of a bedroom with a butterfly theme. Supposed to be kinda cluttery, but not a mess. Many people wonder where the bed is. It's on the left in the corner and not completely showing. That's where the window for the bedroom is too. The light will come from that side where you can't see the window.Ã, 

Pencil Sketch

...but has anyone played the newer adventure games? Adventure gaming isn't dead persay, but it is a minority, that's for sure. And it's being updated, and personally I think if someone can do a good job on the 3D aspects, then more power to the adventure gaming community. Anyway, there's two good ones that come to mind.

"Runaway" - It has a gorgeous story about a guy that gets uncannily caught up in the mafia. It's funny, the puzzles are well rounded and interesting, and it incorporates 3D characters into a 2D world which is quite an astounding leap in this game's creation. I found it to be a good transition personally, it didn't bother my eyes like most 3D cel shading does with other clearly 2D anime/cartoons/games...
The company is Spanish and so the game has been out in other countries for quite a few years, and the USA is just now getting their hands on it. So far the only place I can find this game is Circuit City and online. It's a nice $30 game. Well worth it. Go. Buy. Now! What are you waiting for!  
http://www.runaway-game.com/

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" - Have not played it yet, but I definitely want to. It being in pure 3D throws me off a bit, but the story and challenges look exciting!
http://www.journey-earth.com/index_us.htm
(Btw, I discovered that if you click to the main page you will get a flash screen that details the game and if you click the either logo (from the first page or the flash page) a few times you'll get samples of a few different song tracks! Haha. Nice little easter egg there even before you buy the game.  )

Yeah, so. Anyone play these or know of any other good looking adventure games that are recently out and about? The problem is the lack of advertising and the exclusiveness of the stores that carry these types of games so I'm helping these minor companies out and trying to keep adventure gaming alive!! Even it it's in evil 3D mode.

If ANYONE knows the game title, I will be forever grateful!! I have been looking for it forever! I know how it starts and that's it. It was first scene...  : .... SEEN... on a friend's computer and that friend only had like an hour each day on the computer so.. yeah. Never got to play much since my time on their computer was considered part of their time limit... gah... parents.

Anyway, the game is set in a medieval setting and you start as a guy in a cell in a dungeon (or a tower maybe?). All that is in the dungeon is a door, a window, a torch and a pile of straw. Naturally you have to torch the straw and pretend that the fire was an accident while the guards inspect your cell. You then escape, lock the guards in the cell, and go on your merry way.

Vague memories of the game involve a town with a pub and a rude bartender who I think was an ogre?? Or maybe the ogre was a bouncer?? Hmm.. what else..?? I do believe the graphics were VGA (do not take my word on that), there was sound and music but no voices, and it was definitely an adventure game. I do NOT remember if it was point and click or text based but remembering the puzzle of the torch and straw makes me strongly believe that it was an adventure game.

Any ideas?? Thanks.

*does the waaaaaaave*  

Hey, name's Allison "Arasan Nayamu" Grutter but you can call me Arasan or Arasanime or even just Al. I really don't care as long as it's not... never mind. Every time I tell people what not to call me, they do it just to piss me off. Idiots. Besides that, I am female (any other hardcore female gamers here?), I'm 21, and I live in Michigan. I have chronic anxiety and minor bi-polar, am a serious night owl (it's 9am), a complete nut for many different games, mostly RPG and AG, but I like the occasional MMO too... and last but not least, I am currently pondering the significance of the universe... particularly the number 42 (RIP Douglas Adams) intrigues me to no end. I have a shih-tzu, a ball python (royal python) and now I have a betta. I have a fiance too. That's not a pet though. Well... I suppose that's how you look at it.
Haha.  

My favorite genre of gaming would have to be adventure gaming and I just recently bought the latest retail installment in the adventure gaming genre out there! "Runaway!" If you haven't got it, GO GET IT! Best Buy does not carry it from what I've seen. I have only found it at Circuit City so far. Go! Buy! It's 3D... but in classic 2D format!! It's such an awesome graphics idea! The only problem I had with the game was that it felt like it was TOO DAMN SHORT! Even though it definitely wasn't short at all. A good way to ruin the length of the game would be to look up the walthrough half the game but I got so caught up in the story that the puzzles didn't concern me. Now that's rare with me. I usually like to slowly ponder my way through things but this game seemed too fast paced and exciting to want to work it through! Oh and the only other downside was the fact that you had to insert Disc 1 before loading the program at all. Which meant if you were on Disc 2 or 3 you couldn't just use Disc 2 or 3 to get to your save game like with CMI.  

Speaking of CMI, can I just say I god damn love that game to pieces! Better than any MI ever! Even the first! But.... my all time favorite classic adventure game to date has always been and hopefully always will be... Simon the Sorcerer 1.  

Haha yes good ole' Simon.  8)

So... let's see if this AGS program even works on my computer. Assuming it does, I'll set up some threads for my ideas on some games. I have one overall main idea, but I am not sure if I want that idea to be used in an adventure game. You can learn about the main idea which involves a fairly high fantasy world called Durasia at my site http://www.durasianstudios.com LATER when it's up. Right now, there's a bunch of random art. Look, but don't touch. Do not steal my art. You have been warned.