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I am very much interested and plan to be there.

The accomodation sounds great.

Yes, I still do it. It's the cheap and easy way to get out of animating!Ã, 

If you'd like a tutorial, let me know, and I'll gladly make one for the next animation I do.

Also, Eric, Sierra filmed people against bluescreens and then digitzed/pixellated them.  You can see an example of this in the "making of" video that comes with the GK1 CD.

CJ looks like a blonde Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean.

I was pretty indifferent towards the movie.  On the one hand I thought it was cool to see all the songs sung in a movie, on the other I didn't think it could be considered a good adaptation of the album.  I guess that's just what comes from making a movie from music.

The scene with the baked beans was pretty messed up, though.

Melt the Limit 2 (As well as 1) wouldn't have been possible without everyone's awesome participation.  I'm just the schmuck holding the camera and trying to make some sense out of all the great stuff you guys did.

Looking forward to making Melt the Limit 3: You're All Chairs!

Yes, let's look at the differences and you'll see that it really was a product of situation. (Using my own attendance as an example).

New York: At Eric's place we were in a secluded location, we had plenty of room, and there were only 13 of us, so we had lots of time to hang out and socialize.Ã,  We went out to a couple of bars one night and had a good time.Ã,  We had plenty of other things to do to socialize.

Greece: Another semi-secluded location, with the AGS Lounge and a large expanse of beach available to us every night.Ã,  This time there were 18 people.Ã,  We had more to drink, sure, but nobody got ridiculously drunk, (except maybe AGA but that was more amusing than anything else).Ã,  Fun was still had by all.

Benidorm: In the middle of a big tourist city.Ã,  There were 21 people.Ã,  The campsite was not a good place for us all to sit due to the lack of light and chairs.Ã,  Some attendees were more prone to go out and drink than others, but that will always be the case.Ã, 

I think Matt made a lot of very good points.Ã,  I'm sorry that there was a feeling of separation, but those of us that did go out most nights didn't in fact go out with the intention of drinking to the point of passing out, we were just going to have some fun and a good time with friends.Ã,  Personally I knew my limits, and once I figured I'd had enough booze I just stopped and continued enjoying the company.

One thing I noticed was the motive behind the desire to go to the secluded beach.Ã,  Someone said it was "a lot like Greece" and the general feeling was that the nostalgia of Greece wanted to be captured.Ã,  I understand this desire, but personally, I think each place Mittens is held should be experienced for what it is, and not trying to recreate Mittens past.Ã,  Then again, I could be wrong, and it was just a mutual desire to get away from the campsite.

So like Matt said, if I did anything to offend anyone please let me know via PM, but as far as I could tell we didn't come back to the campsite making an obscene amount of noise or waking everyone up.Ã,  Come next Mittens, if there is alcohol I will most likely have it, but obviously if we're sitting around in good company in a lodge, the amount had will differ than if we were all doing a pub crawl around Calgary.

On a lighter note, here's Melt the Limit 2!
http://www.grundislavgames.com/mittens06/videos/mtl2.wmv

Here are my pictures!

http://www.grundislavgames.com/mittens06/

And here are some videos!

http://www.grundislavgames.com/mittens06/videos

Why, this promotional video, of course!

I am alive as well.  Just got home, very tired and not much in the mood to sort through photos or videos, but I will post them as soon as I can.

It was great to see all the oldies and meet the new people, everyone there was awesome.

MORE BEER!

Okay, I bought it...but now what?  I didn't get any downloads or links to download or anything.

An excellent question.

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She's a witch like everyone else in the town, though. The graveyard is obviously fake, as there's no bodies.

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How do you know the whole graveyard is fake?Ã,  And how do you know everyone who has ever lived in the town is a witch? 

It's a conspiracy to make Mittens seem more exciting.

I got an email from my father with the subject "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER CANCELLING YOUR TRIP."  I just hope they stop the ban on carry-on luggage by next Tuesday, otherwise if they lose my luggage I'm screwed.

Hey all, thanks for the feedback.Ã,  I'm glad people seem to be enjoying the game.

I was a bit dissapointed in Ben Jordan's voice. It wasn't a very strong voice, you know, like I imagined Ben would have. Someone like chicky (as I remember from podcasts) or even yourself could really have played this role. Ben really sounded very weak throughout the game.

To me, Ben sounds pretty much as he does in the game.Ã,  Keep in mind that this is the first case, he's new and eager about the whole thing, so to have him sound bold and confident or with a deeper voice just wouldn't work for me.

Hmm, the one puzzle I was wondering why the

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the sharp tooth and arrow head didn't work, but the sign edge did, is it because it's got better grip?

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Lastly, did you rip Blanka :o

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Yes, the sign's edge was filed down to a point, so driving a big pointy stick through the tree would be more effective in making a big hole than small objects like the tooth and arrowhead.

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And no, I didn't rip Blanka, but I did use him as reference

Also, I'd like to add that GarageGothic is asking all the right questions.

Here it is, the shiny reworked Deluxe Edition of Ben Jordan Case 1.Ã,  This is what the first game would have been originally if I hadn't been so anxious to release it.Ã,  It's got a slightly extended story (providing more of Ben's personal life and a glimpse into the overarching series plotline), reworked graphics and full voice acting.



As you can see, this new version is a bit gorier than the original, so if you're turned off by that sort of thing...well, you might want to cover your eyes.

Game database page here or direct download here.

Bring on the nudist beach!


...assuming it's full of beautiful busty naked spanish women and not wrinkly old tourists.

That was an onion ring!

I did use the SQ2 template...so...yeah!

The Ballad of Onion Head!

Hehe that's great.  Hand-drawn screenshots are the best!