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If this rumor is true this is good news. Game of Thrones has such a mean ending to the 3rd season and I want to know how it goes on, but I can't be bothered to read the books

No problem - I can spoil it for you in a minute or two.

Far corners of the world?

It is looking a lot nicer though, much nicer than I can do at least!

Stop that. Your look for Technobabylon was already awesome.

Not really worth the fuss and cost involved in getting bbc.com back though.

Nevermind bigbluecup, but I do really wish we got bbc.com back, considering all the rubbish news they post there these days.

Shame I already had all of these except for the HOGs.

EDIT: Well, I don't have the Roach, but I'll survive without it for now.

I was really attached to the cup-themed original domain. Why hasn't it been renewed? Was it left to rot intentionally?

I tested the build with Calin's FontSprite plugin (scaled from 720p to 540p) and it looks much better while still the scaling produces slightly messed up edges for some letters. Nothing more can be done I guess since the native resolution isn't much higher than the target.

Alas, supposedly 720p is low res for indie adventure games in 2013

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/11/04/wot-i-think-lilly-looking-through/

Great plugin. Thanks, Calin!

I'd rather Google knew about my browsing history than, say, my mum.

I think by the US law Google sends out complete browsing history of each child to their mum.

It's a shame that AGS doesn't support high-resolution widescreen resolutions yet. Is that in the works with the new update?

There's a perfectly working HD version of the newest AGS beta. I tested it for my 720p game I started on an older custom build done by Skygoblin. I also got to scale the game screen to different sizes (so that it could fit on the image from an 1024x768 projector for instance) and so far runs flawlessly.

So you're saying you wouldn't want to punch Alfred Hitchcock or any other filmmaker, but you would Roberta Williams? Weird.

"In order to be successful", "perfection", "masterpiece"? Why so serious, squirrel? What is so great about a stupid film going through to the end on its own, without interaction, that you prefer that experience to being stuck on figuring a puzzle?

Adventure games are not machines, they don't need to efficiently go through all their programmed processes to serve some mundane purposes. They are about allowing yourself to get lost in an artificial world, giving into the lie, so the illusion of participating in an adventure can overtake you. If you're not able to do that, a perfect puzzle will not help you enjoy an adventure game either.

I will never forget the hilarious discussion about 11th hour's silliness in the Big Blue Cup podcast. Haven't played it myself.

But I did 7th guest and I quite liked it - camp, warts and all.

Actually the whole point is a mistake.

You might have only just realized there will never be a perfect puzzle, but it's pretty much common knowledge among fans of adventure games. However, the puzzles never needed to be "perfect" in the first place. Their unpredictability and variety is part of the fun of solving them.

Assuming that the other genres are free of frustration and tedium for the player - or that they don't attempt to ride on the nostalgia factor - is similarly silly.

Still, I'm really sorry you can no longer enjoy the thrill of playing an adventure game.

This is like the most boring question EVER!

I do sometimes though.

Dualnames is alive!?

Looks great, Jan - very fluid and fun.

Was there any extra challenge to make the controls this precise and responsive within AGS?

This is definitely a game for us who love adventure games focused on story, characters, and setting.

Where did you come from, you freaks of nature, and why have you messed up my favorite genre!?

No problemo, Nemo. Your pants - my pleasure.

You're selling yourself short Armageddon. It was supposed to be MAGS game initially. We both lacked the skill to do it justice in such a short time span.

But back on topic: Could I be actually cooler than Secret Fawful?

I'll try to spread the word, but I barely know anyone who uses Steam outside these forums tbh.