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[The Surprisingly Short Adventure of Leopold Kettle]

The Surprisingly Short Adventure of Leopold Kettle

Join Leopold on his incredibly short adventure on the lovely island of Peanut Wharf.

Made for MAGS, July 2015.

Thanks to:

Dualnames - Music.

Inkoddi - Sound effects.

Babar & Gurok - Testing.

> Visit games page <

or

> Download Here < [zip]

Runs best in a window.

I decided to take part in this years Adventure Jam.  I just about managed to finish although it was a bit close in the end, submitting right at the deadline.

Download on Gamejolt

or from the AGS Database

Life on this side of the wall is hard.  People are promised a new life in exchange for recycling scrap that is sent from beyond. Will Nara find what she is looking for after years of scavenging along the wall?

One click interface - Left click to interact/look.

320 x 200 resolution

Any comments and ratings would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy!

[Understaffed (Working Title)]

Hello! May I proudly present my game for the AGS Bakesale...

Understaffed (Working Title)

The story follows an elderly druid, Pad, on his journey to recover a staff that may help him regain his magical strength. Follow him, and his feathered companion (hoot), into the dark ruins to unearth some hidden mysteries.

Look, Screenshots!



Pad ponders about something ancient...



That tree looks suspicious...

Features:

- More than three (3) rooms of fun!
- A helpful owl (not as epic as Cedric I'm afraid).
- Gem puzzles that are not annoying (hopefully).
- Plenty of rocks!
- Voice acting in theory! (PM if interested)

Progress

Story & puzzles - 80%
Backgrounds - 50%
Animations - 5%
Coding - 15%
Music - More than 0.0001% (Yay for qptain_Nemo)

Thanks to Ben304 for drawing me the character sprite in about 7 minutes!

[Banks]

I've been racking my brains for a theme and have finally come up with this:

Banks

From a murky loan sharks office to high security national banks. Get those creative juices flowing.  The possibilities are (almost) endless...

Restrictions: AGS compatible!
You have about 2 weeks.

Go!

[cultures]

Hello I have come from the future where all the world has become engulfed in a nuclear winter (So stunningly portrayed by the one known as "FSi" in the last competition you know as the "Background Blitz"). We love to make point and click adventures as we understand these were one of the most popular forms of entertainment.  However, our people were wondering what the world was like in the time before the Great Cold so we can make some games.  

Therefore, we would like you to draw us some backgrounds representing the cultures of earth.  You are free to choose whatever culture you wish to represent, whether it be the Pagoda stylings of Japan or ancient stone temples of the Maya. Or even something to do with Soviet Russia!   As long as it is clear what culture you are representing, we will be happy.

There are no limitations with resolution or colour although I must ask that they are usable in the program known as "Adventure Game Studio".

You have until the 24th day of the 2nd month.

I will draw some appropriate trophies at some point to bribe you to enter...

Hi there, I have been working on this background for a few days now and have come to the stage where I need to get the lighting correct.



I think the building shadows are okay but I just cant seem to get the oil lamp to work.  Does anyone have any advice they wish to offer.  In exchange, I can offer cookies.

Here is my attempt at the streetlight



Oh and if anyone has any general critique, it is more than welcome. I am aware that some details are not done yet though.

Thanks in advance.

[Star Trek Newton - Episode Two: Distress]

Upper Tier Studios proudly presents:

Star Trek Newton - Episode Two: Distress

"If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

-Isaac Newton

***PREVIOUS EPISODE SPOILERS AHEAD***

Story:

Crewman John Fischer has gotten the excitement he joined Starfleet for, though now he wants to take his wish back!

A few other Crewmembers were found and helped around the deserted corridors, but the remaining 430 seem to have vanished, including one right before John's eyes. Having returned the Newton to somewhat working order, the remaining crew must work together to get a distress signal out and find out where their missing crewmates went.  


New Features in this Episode:

• Turbolift navigation system
• Animated close-up portraits
• Two playable characters
• Phaser fights!
• Better Music (Thanks ProgZ!)

About:

Star Trek Newton is set in the Original Series era (around the 2260s) and the titular vessel is a sister ship of the Enterprise.


Screenshots:



Intro cutscene, showing off the new dialogue portraits and font.



A leisurly starlit walk on a tritanium hull.



Main Engineering.


Team:

Tier- Story, scripting, and animations
Disco- Animations and additional design
Magintz- GUI


Progress:

We hope to have this game finished before Spring (Northern Hemisphere), but as this episode has double the rooms and more puzzles than the previous one it is hard to say how long beta will last.

Story:      85%
Backgrounds:   60%
Animations:    20%

Series:

Distress is preceded by the Star Trek Newton debut episode "Anomaly" which can be found and enjoyed here.


Follow the game and series progress on our Facebook fan page:

Upper Tier Studios

['SECRET HIDEOUT']

Allright, the new background blitz will be entitled:

'SECRET HIDEOUT'

Let's see some backgrounds of a Master Evil World Super Genius' lair or your little treehouse in the woods (or something inbetween).

AGS compatible as usual.  Thats it!  Have fun

Entries by the 18th January

Star Trek Newton: Part One - Anomaly

I am pleased to announce the release of the first part of the Star Trek Newton series.  It has been an interesting few months of learning AGS but i'm pretty happy with the result.  I hope you all enjoy it too.  I look forward to beginning Part 2 and learning some more about AGS also!


Download Here

See here for more information on the project.

[Star Trek Newton - Episode One: Anomaly]

Upper Tier Studios proudly presents:

Star Trek Newton - Episode One: Anomaly

“No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess”

-Isaac Newton


Story:

Crewman John Fischer is a recent graduate of Starfleet Academy assigned to the USS Newton, a
Constitution-class vessel currently tasked with performing scientific surveys in Sector 004. On
the completion of his first week aboard his new assignment, John begins to realise that the reality
of life in Starfleet isn't all chasing hostile aliens and meeting strange cultures. In fact, it can be quite
dull.

No sooner does he log this gloomy summary than the ship is rattled by some unseen force that
disables many of the ships systems! Isolated and unaware of what is wreaking havoc on the Newton,
John must get to his duty station and help himself and his crew stabilise the ship.


About:

Star Trek Newton is set in the Original Series era (around the 2260s) and the titular vessel is a
sister ship of the Enterprise.


Screenshots:



A calm before the storm



The mysterious disturbance has left one of the crew injured.


Team:

Tier- Story, scripting, and animations
Disco- Animations and additional design
Magintz- GUI


Progress:

We are pleased to inform that the game is, for all intents and purposes, finished. With a
complete alpha, we are now turning to beta testing and spiffing up the code and adding a few more
interactions/music. Expect the completed game to be posted before November.


Series:

Each episode is intended to be one part of a three episode story arc, with each featuring roughly 40 to 60 minutes of gameplay.

Follow the game and series progress on our Facebook fan page:

Upper Tier Studios


8th October
-Updated the screenshots with the new GUI

As you may have heard, in the last couple of hours,Ã,  British Airways has had to cancel all domestic and Shorthaul flights due to some strike.Ã,  I was supposed to be going on holiday this evening but my flight was cancellled (although i did not know until i got to Heathrow).Ã,  I am angry but there is not much i can do about it.Ã, 

This may affect any mitteneer planing to use BA so you better keep up to date on the news. Hopefully it wont!

Who else in England is getting their A-level results tomorrow (AS or A2). Personally im dreading it because the outcome will possibly change my life.

What are your thoughts?

I saw Troy yesterday and was quite suprised, it was actually very good.  From the previews, it looked to be a epic battle type of film, but the plot was actually  quite interesting.

The fact that it was a 15 rated film allowed the film makers to make it fairly violent.  Also, you didnt get any little kids screaming out every 5 minutes.

I'm not going to give anything away, but if you have seen it, tell me what you thought of it.

(p.s ignore the one i put in the comp and activities forum, i have no idea why i did that)

This tuesday (14th october) i shall be going away for about 2 weeks on a sailing voyage   I get to be a pirate arrr!!!



I will be going on this ship, its called the Stavros S. Niarchos and we have to carry out all the tasks, like raising the sails and steering ^_^

The link below has some more pictures if you are interested.

http://www.sta.org.uk/category.asp?cat=523

Anyway i will see you all later, and bye if i dont say so somewhere ^_^

So I decided i really need to improve my art but i need to improve effects such as shadows and lighting.  I threw together a random scene and i wonder if you guys can help me with the effects:



Double sized (image seems to look odd)

Hi guys, im making a fold down bed animation and i thought i would post it to see if it looks (remotely) realistic.  I would like some comments and criticism about it please



Double sized: (looks a bit wrong)



Thanks

I'm a bit stuck on this background, as it looks a bit bare and devoid on anything interesting.   8)

I would appreciate some ideas to make it look any better.  And i am aware it is greyscale, its because its a cave and it appears differently in the game



Double sized :


Thanks

As some of you know, after seeing the reference to Pleughburg in PC Gamer's August issue, i have written an article on amatuer adventure gaming, with some reference to AGS.  I just want to post it here first before i send it, jsut so i can make sure it is allright and make sure i ahve not offended anyone in this , or and other Adventure Game Community.  Anyway, here goes:

                  ~Going Deeper Underground~

I  noticed you wrote a small article on a game called Pleughburg in August's Issue.  I am just writing to say that I also create amateur Adventure Games like this (although not as good) using the same games engine. I use an engine called Adventure Game Studio (AGS).  There are many quality games created with it, and although they are not the best graphics, they have excellent plotlines and puzzles.  

Many people believe that Adventure games are a dying genre, but I disagree.  There is limitless potential for the types of games that can be created as long as the creator has some sort of imagination.  Is the main reason why it is a dying genre because they are boring to play?  I think not.  I have seen some amazing puzzles in amateur adventure games, such as the afore mentioned Pleughburg.  I fact, I have been playing it for a while, and I still, occasionally, get stuck.  

Another great thing about the underground adventure gamers is that we don’t have to wait around for adventure games to be released in the commercial market, and to be fair recent examples, such as Escape From Monkey Island wasn’t exactly the most polished game ever.  We have the ability to create our own games, without needing to wait, and we can also re-create the style of the classics over yester-year, such as Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island 2 and of course Sam and Max (which I might add, I am looking forward to the sequel, although it would have been better in the old style).

The best thing of all about creating your own games is the self satisfaction after all the hard work of scripting, animating, and background drawing is done.  Although it takes a lot of effort, the end product is amazing, even if the game is not the best in the world, but we don’t get paid do make them, so they are not going to be the best.

Communities of game creators often team together to make ‘game companies’, such as the featured gaspop software.  I would like to tell everyone about some other websites which offer amateur games of good quality, to prove my point that adventure games are still out there, even if they are not up to with top genres such as FPS or RTS.   I would advise people to play these games as they are amongst the best amateur games around, well the ones that I know of.  http://ilb.notrix.net/ ,
http://www.hello.to/tullesworld  and http://gac.gamespage.com/ are just a few of the top quality websites that produce some excellent games.

To sum up, adventure games are not dead; they have merely retreated underground where they may well have found a better home.  I  reckon this is where they will stay as the other, more dominating genres, have sapped away gaming classics which should never be forgotten.  In the words of a certain character in a certain pirate game: “Look out, behind you”.

Matthew Frith

Tell me if i need to change it, and i gladly will
Sorry if its rubbish

Hi, Magintz and I were discussing about films of adventure games, and we were joking about who would star in them.

For Monkey Island, I thought Johnny Depp would play Guybrush and Cameron Diaz would play Elaine.

Who do you reckon would star in it, other characters as
well ^_^

Hi its me again, yippee!.

I was extremely bored at school today so I decided to doodle, and I ended up doing a pretty good character. ^_^

So I inked it and scanned it in (badly) and here is the end result.  The one on the right is the same character with the hoodie down.

Tell me what you think. Any  C&C please



~Tier~