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Just bought this from Indievania - http://www.indievania.com/games/metal-dead - but it's downloading as a 1[1] file (whatever that is   ), so Windows doesn't recognise it.  I can't even unzip it or open it.  

How do I make this work in Windows?

That's really odd. Check your private messages.

["Stuffing a zombie head down your pants has never been so much fun!"]

I just purchased this, but only had time to play for a few. I love what I see so far! I really hope you guys are succesful in sales. I'll try and spread the word around to what few people I know!

Thanks! Any help is much appreciated!

Also, our first review is up now:

Alternative Magazine Online
"Stuffing a zombie head down your pants has never been so much fun!"

Hey congrats on releasing this! I wish I somehow could find the time to actually play games. 

Thanks so much. 

By the way, The Journey Down was a big inspiration for us. Absolutely gorgeous game you have there.

Sorry to hear about the setup problems.
The game should be installed in the Desura folder just like Steam. So if you head to where ever you installed Desura:

Desura > Common > Metal Dead

The winsetup file should be in there and you should be able to change the settings or even run the game straight from the exe if you so desire.
Hope that helps you out. If you have any other problems pm me anytime.

Finally! Bought it and will post my thoughts later when I've played it some.

Big congrats on releasing it! Hope it does well.

Thank you for the kind words, hope you enjoy it!

On a side note, we're also now available on Desura.

http://www.desura.com/games/metal-dead

Metal Dead is now available for sale at Indievania for $4.99.

The completed game thread is here.
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=44998.0

Thanks to everyone in the community who's supported us so far!

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Metal Dead is a comedic, heavy metal influenced, apocalyptic point'n'click adventure game packed with everyone's favorite undead creatures, zombies!

This twisted tale centers on two metal-heads in the midst of a zombie invasion. After crashing their car in front of a medical research facility, they become trapped and are forced to use their wits to puzzle their way to freedom. Along the way, they must deal with a cast of characters who range from mildly deranged to completely insane.

FEATURES

Metal Dead is a full-length old school adventure game, featuring:

- Over 40 interactive rooms
- 17 unique, quirky characters
- 13 Achievements
- Built-in hint system
- Fully orchestrated midi soundtrack
- Extensive novel-length script packed with comedy goodness

PRESS

Alternative Magazine Online
"Walk Thru Walls Studios have launched with an inspired debut effort... Stuffing a zombie head down your pants has never been so much fun!" - 8.5/10

Adventure Gamers
"This first outing by two-man developer Walk Thru Walls floored me pretty much across the board with its humorous, gory, zombie-filled romp." - 4/5

The Reticule
"Admittedly, the zombie genre is getting a little long in the tooth, but Metal Dead approaches the apocalyptic with a fresh style and comic humour throughout." - 4/5 (Head Shot)

A Hardy Developer's Journal
"Metal Dead is a fun parody of the zombie survival genre, showing just how versatile adventure games can be." - 4/5

GameCola
"The narrative combines horror and comedy elements to provide a story that is both entertaining and surprisingly poignant at times." - 7/10

Capsule Computers
"Metal Dead will win you over � no questions asked." - 7/10

2011 Aggie Award Nominees
Nominated for two Aggies: "Best Writing - Comedy" and "Best Independent Adventure Game"!

 

 

 

What's with all of the Australians?

Robert Wriedt
Australian

Love the Aussie theme! Posters cracked me up. 

heya, it is october 2011

Unfortunately we've been delayed until November due to Australian censorship classification woes. They don't make it easy for indies here since they charge the same amount of money to classify a small game as they do for big budget full-price titles.

Metal Dead is essentially ready for release though!

Hey its Robert (design/art/code)

I can see how alot of people are getting over the whole zombie thing but Liam (design/script) and I always wanted to play a full length zombie point and click adventure, so we thought, why not make one! 

I played a little bit of Brutal Legend. Loved the themes and style of the game but I thought some of the gameplay was a little lackluster. Overall it was nice to see a metal themed game.

On a side note for the metalheads amongst you I've been spending my long hours of coding listening to "In Mourning" and "Istapp". Brilliant bands! 

Liam (writer/designer) here.

Are you interested by a french translation for Metal Dead ? It will be great for european countries.

Once we've released the game, we'll consider translating and we'll keep your offer in mind, thank you!

As a fan of heavy metal, I am interested in this game. Although I think zombies are overdone. What do you guys think of Brütal Legend? It is Jack Black's heavy metal game for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

I agree that zombies have been overdone in the gaming world, but when we started this project, there were no significant point and click adventures that featured them. We put our own twist on zombies though, so they're a little different to their appearances in other media, as you'll find by playing the game.

As for Brutal Legend, I played it, finished it and liked it. A nice mix of comedy/fantasy and heavy metal.

Edit: Both of us posted at the same time. Creepy.

Time for an update!

The game is almost ready for release, and should be out by October 2011!

Added a trailer to the original post, along with the website, facebook and twitter.

We'll be showing the game off at Emulator Art in our hometown of Brisbane, Australia, so on the off chance that there's some fellow Brisbanites reading this, come along and say hello!

http://www.emulatorart.com.au/

Thank you so, so much for all the kind comments guys! It's very much appreciated. 

Hahaha!
Looks (un)deadly! the quotes on the screenshots are promising.
At first I smelled Akatosh, but it's not him!
Lookign forward to this game.

Thanks for the support! We need it!

[Walk Thru Walls Studios Presents]

Walk Thru Walls Studios Presents

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TRAILER

http://www.walkthruwalls.com

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TWITTER

GAME

Metal Dead is the first in a planned series of comedic, heavy metal influenced, apocalyptic point'n'click adventure games packed with everyone's favorite undead creatures, zombies!

This twisted tale centers on two metal-heads in the midst of a zombie invasion. After crashing their car in front of a medical research facility, they become trapped and are forced to use their wits to puzzle their way to freedom. Along the way, they must deal with a cast of characters who range from mildly deranged to completely insane.

FEATURES

Metal Dead is a full-length old school adventure game, featuring:

- Over 40 interactive rooms
- 17 unique, quirky characters
- 13 Achievements
- Built-in hint system
- Fully orchestrated midi soundtrack
- Extensive novel-length script packed with comedy goodness
- 5-7 hours of gameplay

Price - $4.99 from Indievania

Hoping to have some reviews up soon!