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The thing with rpgs is that the term is kind of vague. There's the Ultima games, the Ultima Underworld games and other dungeon crawlers, there's Japanese RPGs like what RPG Maker is meant to make, there's the isometric type like Planescape Torment/Fallout/Arcanum, there's the Elder Scrolls type, and there's ones like Knights of Pen and Paper 1 & 2.
AGS could work fine for battle systems for some of them, but is ill suited for something like Elder Scrolls (which should be 3d anyway). Turn based battle is the type that AGS is most suited for. I tried it a couple months ago, but ran out of time and didn't know quite enough. I'm fairly certain I could do it now if I had time, though...
Of course you didn't mention what kind of battle you tried to script. But I assume it's real time since you mention fast paced, etc.

As a man of science, I'm a little disturbed by Mandle's assertion that he has been contacted in his dreams by some... some voice. But I'm hungover and this no ordinary island.

Yes, as someone who is called to prove that things are in fact mundane, this does disturb me a bit too. But there have been a few things I've been unable to disprove. Like the 3 toed sloth I was once shown that somehow could speak 3 different languages...

Cryptobiologist. In simplest terms, I study the biology of legendary creatures. Or I would if they actually existed. More times than not, I'm called to identify that some fur found on a tree belongs to a bear and not a big foot...

And I was in no way trying to take advantage of your intellect. Nor did I consider it inferior. I figured you must have had some sort of knowledge to be an architect of sorts.
But my mind is of your service if you can think of a way to use it. But I can't see how I could be of much use unless you or someone else found some hair on the umm, victim, that is not her own. And then I could tell you very little without equipment, unless the hair is a distinct shade that is noticeable to the naked eye.

Ah, the nouveau riche. Assuming if you don't flaunt your wealth, you must not have any. Not that I am wealthy, of course. But I am in the top of my field of cryptobiology. It's just that the pay isn't what it should be. But there is more to life than wealth and fine suits.

ooc: Yeah, Mandle could be playing a trick on us all. But it's up to the nurse to decide if it's worth the risk or not. And since luckily that's not my job this time...

Oh... I see. From the hasty introduction I had presumed you were a copy boy, or maybe a typist. Or one of those pesky journalists, perhaps. What an embarrassing mistake.
I would say pleased to make your late acquaintance, Professor, but alas, tonight we are all as far from pleased as we can be...

It's alright. I do wonder how mentioning writing a book with poor sales, but mostly writing for scientific journals would lead you to any of those conclusions. Those who write for scientific journals tend to be either scientists or professors. No actual journalists involved.
But yes, it is hard to be pleased at anything at the moment.
Unfortunately I'm not of much use in this case. I don't have any equipment with me. And even if I did, at best all I could do is rule out a big foot or a chupacabra having killed her.

Writing is considered a lowly profession? I have yet to meet a writer who also is a hired thug. Not that writing is actually my profession. Just no one asked beyond that. I am a professor, even if it at a fairly small university. The writing is mostly to maintain my position and to receive grants.
I also never said I know of good wine. But I have been to enough events to know the difference between decent wine and cooking wine.
I suppose I should have said more sooner, but the nausea from the trip and my annoyance at the circumstances made me be as brief as possible.

Kastchey You are mistaken. I took one sniff of that stuff and complained that it smelled like cooking wine.
And why would it have my duty to protect anyone other than myself? If her life is more valuable than anyone else's, then why did you not protect her? Besides, who was I supposed to protect her from? I had no idea she'd sing in the middle of the night and anger one of you enough to strangle her...

Thanks a lot for the feedback VampireWombat - and also Slasher

I took the name Allegra from eXistenZ - dont know about the allergy medication as I'm from Denmark

Good idea with the menu. I guess it's a bit annoying when taking a break from the game to sit through that intro again. Thank you!

Welcome.

Ah, okay. Funny how the only name I can remember from that despite watching it last month is Gas...
I didn't think you had chosen it for being an allergy medication name. But my first thought was Alexa and then at one point I remembered the medication.

And yeah, you probably didn't even think about the menu because in play testing you know exactly what to do. Of course having a pause before everything starts could work too. But a starting menu also adds a bit more professional look.

Edit: Just finished it. Good job. Definitely better than any of my games so far.

Are you wanting help with trying to make it less linear or are you asking if it's okay to be so linear? The thing is that if you have a specific story to tell, then it will end up being pretty linear. Some things just can't make sense if you change the order. It comes down to what's most important to you.

I would love to get any kind of feedback. Probably can't correct all mistakes / make all ideas you come up with, but I can try!
The important thing is to see what works and what doesn't - and if it runs at all

I haven't played much yet, but so far it's looking like a well made game. Not much other feedback I can give at the moment, sorry.

Edit: After going back to the game, I have one piece of feedback. You need to create a screen for choosing to create a new game or load a game. Not an issue for most MAGS games, but since yours immediately starts with dialog and doesn't have a break for quite awhile, it requires holding the esc down for a minute or two.
Either using a room or a GUI should work.

Also, it's kind of funny that your version of Alexa shares a name with an allergy medication.

Wolfsbane mojito? In a bottle? Ugh. Cocktails should never be premixed in a bottle. Especially since if it's like a regular mojito using wolfsbane instead of mint, the leaves should be fresh. But I suppose it has to be better than that dreadful wine.

To me, non-horror in this case is something that's not horror at all. But could take place on Halloween or such.

Which means that The Neverending Story 3 wouldn't count. It take place partially on Halloween, but I can think of no scarier movie taking place on Halloween... *shudders*

But my recommendation was Spaced Invaders. It takes place on Halloween, has the girl from Jurassic Park, and has stupid aliens trying to take over the world.

ooc: To be honest, I see no reason to lynch tzachs. If I were to lynch anyone at this point, it would be Mandle. There's just something off about his character...

Ugh. That stuff smells horrible. Are you sure it's not cooking wine?

ooc: Isn't it a bit early to want to lynch, lock up, or do anything else with someone? I mean, if the butler did it, what exactly did he do? It's not like anyone is dead or otherwise harmed yet.

So, hopefully a game size of 426x240/240p won't be too weird. It seemed a good compromise and puts human game sprites at about the same size as a lot of arcade game sprites. I'm not 100% happy with what I have, but it's time to move on. My plan is now to create 1 background and do some programming for that room every day. Then this weekend I plan to add details and fill in whatever gaps may be missing. And the following days I plan to add any refinements left. Animations, music, etc.
No leaving things last minute this time...

Lassie the Hunted? Fine, so I combined Lassie with the name of a Benji movie. But clearly this is what happens when Lassie gets tired of helping people out of wells.

No wonder this place is in such ruins. The owner can't even afford to pay the butler. And now that I think of it, how does this place have working electricity? I suppose it would require some kind of generator. But that would require someone to maintain it. I wouldn't be surprised if we lost all power in the middle of the night.
But I am glad Thomas Jolly III has joined us, even if he's not being paid. Hopefully he will be able to find something of use.
I guess it's time for the logic puzzles? I don't suppose anyone has seen a game board lying around anywhere? Or statues with missing limbs?

Nice to meet you owl man. There is one problem with your theory about setting up a stage. Set up a stage where? And using what equipment?
Unless you brought your own equipment, there doesn't seem to be much chance. Of course I'm not a professional in music or sound, but I suppose it is possible there might be natural acoustics somewhere that could work.
At this point I'm wondering if we're supposed to have a free for all on choosing rooms or if they've been somehow chosen for us. Or worse, what if we have to solve logic based puzzle games to get keys for our rooms?

1st: 7
2nd: 4
3rd: 5

Voice acting? Nice...

It's rare, but I don't think there's anything against sharing a prototype.
At the least I'd be willing to play it and give feedback. Though from what I read from another thread, you have much more experience with game making in general...
And different people use different places. I use Itch.io. But Google drive should be fine.

Now if only I can actually get my graphics done...