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I feel a  bit behind. I haven't even gotten past the planning/research phase. I don't even have a title yet.
But all the talk and doing a bit more research has made me decide I can at least make a mock up version of my game using generic looking mobile game type graphics.
And no, I'm not at all tempted to use the name Chucky and the Cheese Pack. Though it does give me an idea...

Today and tomorrow I'm going to be making backgrounds in a style that would be similar to if Sam and Max was given an update like DOTT. I will be exporting each background into 1920x1080 and 640x360. Most, if not all of them will be donated to the trove since it's for practice. If anyone wants something specific, send me a message. Otherwise I'll just be remaking some unused backgrounds and a few other random things.

Okay. Two more days suits me. I'm currently on holiday at the moment and sorting the voting out in my phone is a pain in the asphalt.

Thanks for the extension. Unfortunately I just wasn't up to the task of getting it finished.

Awesome! I plan to play the entries this afternoon as a break from some other projects. Can't wait!

Sorry, but due to sleep deprivation the last week and horrible allergies I ended up going to sleep early instead of finishing.
And now that I've actually actually had enough sleep to think properly, I know that even if I did try to finish the game, it's really not enough of an improvement over the original to be worth anyone's time.

It's 7 pm here. I've found solutions to my previous problems, but still have to import graphics and a few other things. Assuming nothing goes wrong, I should be finished in the next 2-3 hours.

You play as the guitarist and have to go around the house to find small household items that can be made into a rat sized guitar.

This makes me think of a version of the Borrowers, especially the anime version. This idea gives a lot of possibilities. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

Since the trove has been released before I had time to contribute, I'm going to offer to make graphics for anyone wanting graphics for this month. Anything I do will be publicly available for all, will be donated to the trove, and may not be great since I'm still fairly early in the learning process of using Inkscape.

Welcome and please remember to keep all small rodents away from microwaves.

I blame sleep deprivation...
From Moon led me to The Adventures of Pluto Nash. Which led to the Sixth Day, which led to Total Recall.

So, a cheese heist game with 2-6 playable characters with different abilities. All of the characters will be anthro rodents/small mammals living on the moon. And the goal will be to steal cheese from the casino built by the rat version of Rex Crater. And I have no idea how to work in the other stuff yet...

Having just woken up a few minutes ago and not having breakfast yet, my mind is working differently than normal...
Rat makes me think of rat pack. Which makes me think of Oceans 11. Which makes me think of the Deep Space Nine casino heist episode. Which also makes me think of a movie called Arena which also had Armin Shimmerman in it, as a rat faced alien. Which then makes me think of a Sam and Max Freelance Police episode with rats that live on the moon. Which makes me think of the movie starring Sam Rockwell called Moon.
So, maybe somehow I can put all of these random connections together to form a game...

How much time do you need VW? I'm not really able to close the contest yet anyway.

2 days should give me enough time to either fix the problems or find a workaround.

I fear I have to back out of the competition after all. Enough minor issues keep popping up that there's just no way I can finish in time for the deadline.

I am still more or less on track with where I planned to be. I should have everything completed and tested by 6 or 7 pm my time tomorrow.

I'm currently using Inkscape to make graphics for my MAGS game, so I might be able to easily convert some of those for generic use.
And Tuesday I'm planning to spend a few days just playing around with Inkscape. So I can make some backgrounds and characters specifically for the trove.

I'm still working on my game.
Everything is more or less on schedule. I'm slowly working on bits a couple of hours a day and will be doing animation and refinements this weekend.

With all the talk of RoN and the additional mention of Maniac Mansion Mania, I have an idea.
What if we started something similar specifically for MAGS? Each month those who participate could choose to have their assets added.
I'm thinking maybe 2 or 3 series could be started. Modern, scifi, and maybe fantasy or such.
Or divide each series into different graphics style.
Maybe one month could be specifically for starting each series.

[Concept:]

Concept: Blondbraid
Playability: lorenzo
Artistic Execution: selmiak

Alright, a reboot it is. Now to learn how to make the graphics in Inkscape, find a name for the main character that's not shared by a baseball player, and get a new box of paper for the monkey typewriter room...

I know that the rules say prequels and sequels, but the topic has the word reboot.
Would a reboot of a previous game I made be okay? It would have completely new graphics, new dialog,be 3rd person instead of 1st person, and have more characters, rooms, and puzzles.

I know from my own experience when trying to make games for MAGs which didn't get finished, part of the issue was just trying to figure out an art style and getting graphics done.
What if there were some MAGS starter packs? They could include templates for rooms, sprites, and a simple GUI.