Messages

Been trying to get back into the swing of things, and work on some artwork. At first I was using deluxe paint, as it's an old favourite of mine, but well, I can only get so far with it. I've never been that great at sprites, though recently I started trying something different. Recently, as in, two days ago. Basically, anime.

Started doing some work on anime style characters on paper, and felt actually comfortable working on them, so I thought (today) I'd try do a quick two faces.

This is the first and second face in this style I've ever tried, and would love constructive criticism esp. with the second (apart from with the eyes, as I love them on this one, and as far as they're concerned, ignorance is bliss




I also have a background I threw together in deluxe paint after 2+ years of not really using it. The styles don't match, and after showing one person, I know there is definitely conflict about what the subject matter could be.





What all of this leads to is, I'm in the process of trying to find a style that I feel comfortable with, and will flow. Any advice you can offer will be welcome, and hopefully my work improves from here-on, in.




Adding something I threw together in photoshop in 5-10 minutes. It was easier to create than it looks, though -- if only everything was this easy.

What's with nobody liking QFG3 as much, I wonder? I can't answer the question, because I never got into it much... so I can't remember what it's like.

QFG4 was better, imho, than the others because of it's atmosphere and I think it had better crafted characters than 1 & 2, thus making it more memorable for me.

QFG3 was the africa setting. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but it's not quite up there. 1 set the stage, 2 was just great on the whole scale, 3 had a great finale imho, but was lacking parts in between. 4 was good, too, though I didn't like it as much as others may have.

I'm enthusiastic, trying to rediscover what it is I used to do when I made games, and am in a way, suffering a huge writer's block in terms of making a game.

When I used to make games, it wasn't the programming I needed help with, and while my artwork isn't the best, it usually gets the job done enough for me to get a bit further. I even used to know exactly what I was doing, in terms of which puzzles go where, and the overall plot (or at least goal for the current section). Now, though, I'm at a loss.

Maybe it's because my original idea "The Lost Planet" had been kicking around for 4 years before I even started on AGI, and it was a few years after that I started on AGS, so my idea had time to mature.

Anyhow, I've decided to start with a fresh idea, and while I know the story, I'm having trouble making the transition from story to game. I'd like to know what other people's experiences are in turning a new idea they have into a game, and how they have gone about it.

Cheers

It's hard for me to break things down to a single game, so I'm sort of stuck with four. I love many adventure games, (especially the LucasArts & Sierra ones), but for me:

Quest for Glory II
Little Big Adventure 2
Grim Fandango
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

From memory, you stopped because of Uni work, then never returned.

If it gives you some sense of continuity, the last thing I remember you saying was about the 2002 salary cap scandal.

That sounds about right to me. The last conscious effort I made of doing any AGS stuff was when I was going to enter a MAGS comp back in 2002, for Halloween (When Cannibals Attack!) However, yeah, uni took over. Ah, those were the days.

I don't know if any of you remember me, though I used to be kicking around the forums here about 2 years ago. I started working on an AGS version of something, and then somewhere along the lines I disappeared -- can't even remember why  

Well, I thought I'd say a big ol' hello to everyone. Sadly I've done nothing more on 'The Lost Planet' (ags or agi versions), and have had trouble even finding the source for my old versions (lots of reformats over this time).

Quite a few names I recognise, and even more that I don't. All good, however  8)


I've started playing around with an idea that I think it's best I don't reveal or make a fuss about in case I get sidetracked again, but it's good to see some things happening. Cheers!

Completely off-topic, but I recognise you! At least, if you're the person that made Naturette, that is


First time I've seen one of the AGI crowd around here.

Sorry to intervene here, but I have to back up EvenWolf. This whole Yahtzee thing has been going far too long, and I don't feel it's at all healthy to dwell on it after all this time.

Besides, shouldn't people be given a second chance? IIRC Yahtzee was last in the community about 2 years ago. People can change a lot over time, but the behaviour here is hardly likely to make him decide to return so that the newer members here can actually talk to him and judge for themselves.

CJ is right (as usual). I used to admin on some old MUD/MUSH style games, saw a lot of *bleep*ers come and go, but years later when I ran into them again, a lot of them had grown up/changed significantly -- not always young people, but sometimes people much older.

Of course, I saw 'stable' people go the other way over that time, but um.. yeah, that happens, too....

But I lost the ability to have children!!!