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A couple of new screenshots:

The Steam page is live! Wishlist it now!

Also, there's a teaser trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12CsUjgxXfU

Thank you

The issue is only with playback, the rest of the functionality should work with 3.5. I believe I'll have a solution within a few weeks, I'll do my best to speed things up.

Great, thanks!

Hello! Any updates on this? I've upgraded my most recent project to AGS 3.5 and have also been having the playback error.

Some behind the scenes footage of the first recording session:
https://youtu.be/oFXZWqmB_VE

Rosewater has a poster, courtesy of the amazingly talented Ivan Ulyanov:

Some obstacles in Rosewater will have multiple solutions. For example, you might want to help this poor fellow out by solving some puzzles, in exchange for him letting you into that building.

Or, you could just punch his lights out.



But be careful: violent actions have their consequences.

Here's a couple of new screens I've posted on Twitter:

Hey hey, it's Episode 123!

Revisiting basic knowledge that's easy to forget, as well as way too much information about kitsch artist Jeff Koons.

Hurray for western point-and-clicks! The art is amazing. Question: Do I have to stay on the good side of the law?

Thanks! And no, you can be bad if you want. Just prepare to face the consequences

[Grundislav Games Presents:]

Grundislav Games Presents:

The Story:
It's been several years since Harley Leger left New Bretagne and headed west, hoping to leave the past behind and make her way as a freelance writer. After arriving in the sleepy border town of Rosewater, a seemingly trivial assignment for the local paper leads to the hunt for a missing man's fortune—and the story of the century.

Harley and her ragtag posse embark on a harrowing journey across Western Vespuccia, facing bandits, rebels, ruthless oil barons, and many more obstacles on their quest for fame and riches.

Features:
- A thrilling treasure hunt with 5 travel companions. How you treat and interact with them affects the story.
- Traditional adventure game puzzles (i.e. inventory-based) some with more than one solution.
- Fully rotoscoped animations, including cinematic closeups.
- High resolution 1280x720 graphics (yes, that's 720p!)
- Full music score and voice acting.

Release: 2024

Wishlist on Steam!

Screenshots:

Meet the locals, and promptly insult them.


Have a drink at the Jack of Diamonds Saloon.


Explore the intricacies of 19th century medicine.


Redefine the meaning of "private property."


Participate in completely legitimate back-room deals.


Try your best to stay on the good side of the law.

Saw this and played through it this morning. Nice work! Great to see other developers embrace rotoscoping, and I was extra impressed by the sheer amount of sub-pixel animation that went into it.

The story was cool, although I have to admit:

Spoiler

The mustache disguise puzzle was a bit silly and tonally inconsistent in an otherwise serious game. It wasn't so much the concept of disguising yourself with a mustache, but the execution of it. If the receptionist hadn't been looking at you the whole time, or Richard hadn't immediately called and explained to Judy that he had used a disguise to sneak past the receptionist while she was still in earshot, it might not have sparked my nerd-rage. Then again, the receptionist didn't come off as the sharpest knife in the drawer

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Again, great work!

Here's another Episode 82!

Episode 122

Ben regales us with his thoughts and experiences attending his very first GDC.

Dates and locations sound good. I don't want to 100% commit just yet, but hopefully it won't be prohibitively expensive from here to October.

Episode 121

Do we finally feel free of limitations to make the games we want to make?

Of the commercial games listed (which I believe are Detective Gallo, Football Game, Lamplight City, and Unavowed) all but one are priced at $14.99 USD, and Football Game is $1.99, meaning you can get them all for $46.96.

I don't want to hijack this thread and turn it into a debate about how much indie games should cost and all that, but I'll just say that it's very difficult to persuade people to pay $14.99 for an indie adventure game, and offering a discount to increase the voter pool just feels cheap to me.

No disrespect meant to Stupot, but as someone trying to make a living from these games, this is something I feel very strongly about.

Well, well, well. Mr. Jones emerges.

Now I HAVE to go to this.

[The Gateway to Vespuccia, the City of Air and Light, Lamplight City]

For your consideration:

https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2292/

The Gateway to Vespuccia, the City of Air and Light, Lamplight City—the thriving port city of New Bretagne is a beacon of progress and industrial advancement in the New World. Yet beneath the promises of a shining 19th-century future, the city rests upon foundations of poverty, class struggle, and crime.

For police detective turned private investigator Miles Fordham, Lamplight City's shadowy corners are just part of the territory. But with his former partner constantly speaking to him from beyond the grave, his grip on sanity is slowly loosening. Can Miles find justice for his clients and track down his partner's killer before his entire world comes apart?

Lamplight City is a detective adventure set in an alternate steampunk-ish "Victorian" past.


Navigate the filth and squalor of Cholmondeley, AKA "The Chum."


Investigate the homes of the fabulously wealthy residents of Lyon.


Explore the borough of Gascogne, inspired by New Orleans's French Quarter.


Search for clues in Worcester, the working class part of town.


Interrogate suspects and witnesses in a closeup view.


The dead hold just as many secrets as the living.


The residents of Lamplight City make their voices heard.

Suggestions:
Best Game Created with AGS
Best Writing
Best Character
Best Gameplay
Best Background Art
Best Character Art
Best Animation
Best Music & Sound
Best Voice Work
Best Programming

Thank you!

Jess and I are also interested.