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The style looks perfect, keep up the good work!

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Istvan, the style looks simplistic indeed and nice, I would like to see more consistency in the sprites 

[Buloght]

Best Idea: Buloght, the heart idea got me! (chicky's was unique and almost had my vote)

Best Design: Loominous, that's some interesting design with the boat

Best Functionality: Neil Dnuma (very interesting playing area)

Best Technique: Buloght. It's seems the obvious choice is loominous, but man, buloght you master pixel art and that is amazing with the atmosphere you create with plain old pixel art. Neil Dnuma was also in consideration here.

Have you seen the database? Most of the games look like they've been spewed up (no offense to the creators) but a good story and gameplay more than makes up for graphics.

Have you? At least half of those games have pretty decent graphics. A lot of them have exceptional graphics. They aren't naturally commercial standard, but duh, these are freeware games that does not look like they've been spewed out.  Maybe you should look again, there are more games than just yahztzee's. And I'm not one of the creators.

I won't post here again, just gave my opinion, as the game is overpriced, doesn't matter who made it.

Good for you. I did the same thing (gave my opinion)

For me, games have 1 price, CDs have 1 price. A CD sold half price, means that it's out of fashion, or faulty or something, and thier trying ot sell it. Simple. A game just came out, shouldn't be like that.

anyway your opinion about the qualtiy, and mine as well.

BTW. Who said enything about buying of feeling sorry? I'm just explaining how the whole commercial venue, may work! It tkaes money to make something so big, and they need to pay the bills. Giving the game away for free, or telling everybody that the game sucks, won't help them!

I don't think that the game sucks! I strugle as the next as well. I bought it, and I'm enjoying playing it, more than a lot of games. But of course I have also enjoyed other games, commercial and freeware as well

somehow it seems that for you the game does not reach your top 10 and for that it shouldn't be commercial. At least this is what I get, with the arguments, there are better games/grahpics/sound/whatever. So? Of course there are. No one here came and said, this game has the best graphics ever! Or the best anything, but for the size, and effort it is comercial.

I won't post anymore either. Let's take it to PM if you want

(But of course had to saythe last word ... )

You are assuming things. A game doesn't have to be in my top 10 to pass for commercial, it must simply feel and play and look professional. Professional is well-done consistent graphics, it doesn't even have to be standards of today, but if it wasn't (as al emmo isn't) it shouldn't be priced like commercial games of today. End of story.

Most people here would love to make adventure games for a living, a lot most likely have that dream here. But most are realistic. Bringing a group of amateurs together (apart from the musicians since I don't know music that well, and from what I can tell the composers are really more than professional) doesn't make the game pro. You get skilled artists that can be professional. I don't think the 3D was even close to professional, it more resembles 3D of years past and that alone doesn't in my mind give this game standard price of today. You can't go make an amateur graphically outdated game and expect to charge it similar to biggest games on he market. Games don't have one price. The graphics in this game is amateur, it's insulting to what classic games were. The 3D animation was aweful, outdated, the character rigging was aweful. It looked like someone still learning the basics in 3D, that's not how you make a commercial game. According to this game most of the freeware games in production here and of recent times can go for 30 bucks (should they be made longer)

I just gave my opinion, it's no need to try and force me to change it. Let it go. I won't post in your thread anymore nikolas  (nor your forums)

I buy games on the quality, not feeling sorry for those making it. I struggle as much as the next, but if you gonna make a commercial game it should look and feel commercial. It doesn't. There are most polished freeware games I can play, and so I will. I won't post here again, just gave my opinion, as the game is overpriced, doesn't matter who made it. It's got bad 3D graphics/animation of ten years ago, the 2D graphics have flaws (though it is better than a lot of freeware graphics, but some freeware are equal/better and it is definitely less than I would expect from something commercial).

I don't agree with nikolas. How is supporting the commercial games like al emmo helping or supporting other independent/freeware game makers. I also would rather spend my money on something like Vampyre Story. Al Emmo isn't up to standard with the price and cannot be compared to something like half-life. There are too many freeware adventures around that are more fun and less forced in humour. Better/Equal and more consistent graphics. Al Emmo is a great game for an amateur game. Badly drawn backgrounds and voice acting (among other things) throws it way off course from anything of the classic gaming as well (since one won't pay 30 bucks for them neither these days). The classic games had very good professional graphics and were outstanding and pro in all aspects. Al Emmo just not good enough in my opinion for what you are asking. And the 3D is aweful in it. I'd rather support Dave Gilbert or Yahtzee or other donate games (if I wasn't a poor student)

But still Al emmo is a good game, and this is just my opinion.

YAY! Another favoritism thread! Again we can piss some people off while sucking up to others.

My favorite AGS characters in order:

1. Knight from Knightsquire (this guy is brilliant in design)
2. Mortia from Spooks
3. The team from Da New Guys

hi victor. The background is looking nice. Also, mad the light in your edit should make the surrounding area lighter, not darker, but you have done what I wanted to suggest by unifying to colours (except for the sign).

Take a look at DanClarke's backgrounds.
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=12950.0

Also take a look at how nacho's bg was coloured in this competition. Look at Paco Vink's, the original MI1 bg posted there, buloght's final version, cpage's final version.
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=25073.0

All these have one thing in common. They create atmosphere by making it blueish or unifying the colours. At night things aren't as different coloured. Examine how danclarke implements his lights. It's very good study material

I'm looking forward to Donna, Time Out, Oswyn, Drugbust, Heartland, Square John Boy, of course FoY fervently and enduringly, new Ben Jordan.

And there I thought you avoided LEC/sierra look-a-likes.

1. Legend of the Lost Lagoon
2. Super Jazz Man
3. Apprentice 3
4. Indian Jones and the Crown of Solomon
5. FOY
6. Krysis's game (Knight something)
7. Drugbust
8. Drugbust
9. Drugbust
10. Incomparable Drugbust

Goodwork, keep going

Look's brillaint, keep it up!

Yes, amazing backgrounds, almost looks unbelievable that you did them looking at the sprites.

I'm not a starwars geek, but still gonna play

Haha, looks awesome!

Awesome, barb, good work!

This looks unique, goodluck!

Keep it up, your game is visually stunning!

Goodluck guys, hope it turns out for the best!