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http://www.tokbox.com/conf/21m5oa2nk2uuppd8

Some fun?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I would rather be on Tokbox, but IndieBoyMan is set up if that's where the party is at.

Are we going to turn up at the same time on tokbox ever again?

Happy birthday LGM and The Suitor!

Happy Birthday Babar 

Happy Birthday Pilf!

I got the game now, but thanks anyway Abisso. I must of been trying on an "off day" or something.

Sorry, I did try to download the game a couple of times and each time I got a corrupt file. The problem might be my end, oops.

Great game! I thought I tackled the toughest puzzle in the game mid-way, but that final battle one cheeky, very cheeky. You had me writing pages of notes over it. Very good. Shifter's box or !... I can't chose now.

Evil, ben. Very evil. But good.

I don't seem to get the whole battle scene yet. I have been trying to solve it for half an hour. Maybe I'll just sleep on it and try again. Although a little hint would be nice.

I second the happy birthday wishes to Misj'

AHHHH! and I'm meant to leave my house soon AHHH! *indieboy panics and tries to play this game he leaves*

While 2 cups are certainly intended to express encouragement, they do put most players off.

I don't think it's the 2 cups themselves that put most players off. 2 cup games can be off putting only in the context that so many other games you can play that have received 3 cups or more. It's usually all about having to make choices because of a limited time.

The whole "Let's look at what you could of won" thing from Bullseye?

My previous post expresses how I feel on this whole matter, but it seems like this thread is turning into a broken record in terms of points and discussion. Why don't you personally rate your own game by the amount of cups of coffee you drank while making it and add that to the games description. Surely it would be more attractive to players to see the time and effort put into a game in terms of cups rather than the level of enjoyment you will get out of the game in terms of cups.

And babar my game is better than yours 

But Dual, we called you Dual on stickam. 

Gah! I never get involved with these random forum rants:

I always thought the ratings were down to organising the database and not a specific, 100% accurate and official rating made by "AGS elite". Such an organisation is only to really benefit non-ags community members and non-active community members, which will tend to only play the 4/5 cup rated games (generally). Any other game with whatever rating is still played by the community and will get the same exposure as any rated game on the database (excluding the honour and promotion of pick of the month and the awards). I mean people aren't going to be put off by a rating, I wouldn't be and this is also mentioned by a few members in this thread. Evidence is mags games, hourgames, orow games, currently unrated games, currently popular game threads etc.

Now disabling the rating after over a thousand games have been individually played and rated over the last few years, with the same system is silly and is rather insulting to the panel who have taken the time to do a service to the community which is un-paid.

Although saying this nothing is perfect, and it's going to be near impossible to make a 100% consistent system, due to the nature of the community and the medium that is games which is all rather subjective. I am totally honoured, with my demo (which was originally a short game rated 1 cup) and the 3 cup rated mags game I was involved with, to be in the database and was individually rated. However I am not taking it as a level of stature which I come think people come to desire, i.e I'm not screaming my ratings for my games in the street.

Anyway the database is controlled by a panel, let them go do what they want with their database. The awards, the threads in forums, personal blogs and countless other review type sites is down to everyone else. And with this whole thing been started by Calin's game I'm sure, by the recent publicity he will be a strong contender in these up and coming awards, which the community decide.

Games are mean't to be fun, why can't we be all light hearted.. and fun?

I think I would sound like some weird old entertainer:

High pitched scottish accent not good

Looking good so far. I really admire your pixel work here.
Here is a little personal tweak to your first 3 guys. (I might of done more, but I want to work on my game )

I played with the feet, added eyes and noses. Also at your current angle I don't think you would see the left arms, so I've removed them and played with the torsos. I hope my little edit would be of use, but they are looking good and your idea for an Animatic game would be awesome. Like the stage between storyboard and actual animated frames, that some cartoons do these days?
Example- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6jhJhmw2u4

Also thanks again for the feedback on IRC.

Which is why I added to Scarab's point. (3 posts up in one day )