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Was the seagull carrying something from someone on a deserted island (ie a note)?

No

Perhaps this item was destroyed while cooking?

No

Is she on a deserted island?

No. But...

Was the portable stove broken?

No

Did she forget to turn it on? 

No

Did she found something unexpected inside the seagull?

No

Did the woman have false, or no teeth. Meaning she couldn't chew through the meat.

No

Has it got something to do with the tide coming in?

No

Did she try to eat the seagull because she was hungry and there wasn't anything else?

No. But you're on the right track.

Was she crying because of the taste?

No.

I think I know this one! Though if it is the one I have in mind, I think the setup was different when I was first told it.

You're the third person to say that. I guess it's quite a popular one.

Was the woman a sailor

No.

did she spend some time at sea?

Not quite.

Was there something inside the seagull that caused her to cry?

No

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Was the seagull named Johnathon and was resented by his flock but then went off on a spiritual journey after his death and gathered other spiritual seagull followers to his side only to come back to reality and be shot by this woman and then she ate his flesh and realized he was the true seagull savior of the universe and that's why she cried?

That's definitely a different version 

Did the seagull taste bad?

Yes.

Was it edible?

About as much as an albatross I guess (viewer discretion advised)

Did the bullet hit something or someone else after going through the seagull?

No

Was she crying because the cooked seagull was still hot?

No

Everyone walking around with huge sagging pockets of random crap.

Exactly. And the walls of AGSville forever echoing with these words : "Hey, where's my screwdriver?" "Did someone see my oil tank?"

Was the seagull actually an albatross?

No

Was the woman an ancient mariner?

No

Did she bite on the bullet she used to shoot the poor bird?

No. The bullet went straight through.

Did the woman have some sort of relationship with the seagull?

No.

[BACKGROUND BLITZ - TRASH]

BACKGROUND BLITZ - TRASH

Dumps appear in a surprising number of adventure games.
Maybe because many point and click heroes are unrepenting scavengers?

Yet landfills/ junkyards would certainly be one of the last choice of scenery for an artist.
Sure, it's easy to have a forest or a castle look beautiful. But how do you make an heteroclite amount of discarded things look nice or simply readable?

The location is a staple of SF but nothing prevents you from showing us earlier polluted places.

Deadline: Sunday, October 11th.
Voting criteria:
Concept - your background should tell us something about the place you have depicted.
Playability - does it have clearly defined walkable areas, things to interact with, etc?
Artistic Execution - does the image convey the wanted atmosphere? What's the feeling of the place?

Let's get trashing.

Maybe Mouth for war should go ahead an pick one, because it looks like Creamy is handcuffed to a bed somewhere.

I found the key 

This one ought to be in the Black Stories thread. I know it from before, so I won't participate in guessing.

I never read this thread, sorry.
After doing it, I agree that it's definitely more suited to its tone and format.

Let's give it up then.

Some other recommandations:

Kuma Story

Every game by Pilchard

Two games by Matt Frith:
The Surprisingly Short Adventure of Leopold Kettle
The Shortest Journey


"Awakener" and "Shifter's Box" by Ben304 have been mentionned. I'd add Man Boy vs Doctor Sock and !

Q: What am I?
A: Are you a riddle?

I thought the previous sentence was a hint in disguise:

Q: a new one to hopefully rebirth this thread. What am I?
A: A riddle

My sister-in-law said me a riddle some time ago:

A woman goes on a beach with a portable stove and a riffle. She shoots a seagull and cooks it. Then she tries to eat it, spits it out and bursts into floods of tears. Why?

You may ask questions and I'll give you a Yes or No response.

A riddle?

What am I?

A miserable little pile of secrets.

I really dig Dreaming of Noir.

Due to very little time in the last months I decided to focus on my main project.

Way to tease us 

But all the best for these two guys, maybe I'll find some spare time someday to contribute some graphic stuff again

Feel free to contribute any way you want 

[Concept]

Concept: Jack. What's going on with this barn?

Playability: Cassie. Very practical and good-looking. The flowers and the trees are a bit too samey for my taste. Maybe you could turn them in different directions?

Artistic execution: Mouth for war. Neat and detailed. The wooden roof is a little strange. The character reminds me of the kid from Gorillaz

Sinitrena: nice composition but whatever post-treatment you used serves your picture badly IMO.

Milkanannan & son: that's a horny house.

Pogwizd: cute minimalist piece. I seem to discern a knight statue and vines between the buildings. It's hard to tell at such a low resolution.

I just had to give two to Creamy, because the piece is so lovely . Reminds me of the upcoming indie game, Dordogne.

Thanks. I look forward to this gorgeous game too.

Interesting.

I join the others about your voice being nice but hard to understand.

I didn't realize there were choices before coming here. I'll give it another try.

Thanks Lorenzo. It should appear on Tuesday 

Sorry for not being more responsive but my internet connection has been mistakenly cut off a week ago.

Played any good AGS game recently? Write a little blurb about it and have it featured on the main game page.

Cat asked me to lend a hand with the management of the pick but the rules remain unchanged.