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Before i get cracking on the next game, I thought my character art skills needed some definite sprucing up.Ã, 

This is the main character for an unconventional sci-fi comedy starring a tough-as-nails grandma as the heroine.

Here we go, zoom 2x:





After some of the problems I ran into on Return to Civilization, I decided to go for a low-res art style.

What needs to stay, and what needs to be fixed?

Hey, you guys remember how apogee and epic used to release their shareware?

Put out one chapter of a really good three chapter game. Let everybody download and share the first chapter, get blown away by it, and sell the last two chapters to continue the story.

Has anyone ever tried this for adventure games? Make three chapters of one long game. Each chapter would be about 15 hours of gameplay time. Sell the next two chapters for dirt cheap (say, $5 each) and let those who want complete the story keep going.

I'm not advocating an end to freeware adventures. I just say that with the market the way it is, maybe adventure games should be sold in a bit of a different way. If you keep the crew on each game to a smaller size and make the graphics and music decidedly retro, it could work.

Return to Civilization is finally done!   

Download it here:
http://www.freewebtown.com/misterskipperdoo/files/ReturnTo.zip

Thanks to Mats Berglinn and attack_seal for contributing to the final product.
And thanks for playing!

Check out the official website at:
http://www.freewebtown.com/misterskipperdoo

For some time I've been working on a game called "Return to Civilization". Now, it is almost complete.

As an estimate, we're looking at:

Puzzles: 100%
Graphics: 98%
Sound: 98%
Music: 90%
Programming: 90%


Mostly I need to punch up cutscenes and dialog. Here are some screen shots:










As a breif summary of the storyline:

   Take control of Oswald West, famous treasure hunter. His most recent foray into the jungle has paid off-but now he needs your help to get home. Face off with cannabals, giant spiders, blood-sucking butterflies and other terrors. Can you find extra treasure along the way? Can you find all 13 ways to die?

    "Return to Civilzation" is a bit of an experiment in adventure game dying. You're actually rewarded for finding more amusing ways to kill yourself. A separate score keeps track, and effects the finale.

    Should have a beta out in about a month, maybe less.