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The 13th issue of the PDF magazine for adventure games, The Inventory, is released and is ready for download from the front page of www.justadventure.com

The 13th issue is dedicated to independent adventures and you will get the chance to read reviews of:

- The Apprentice
- The Adventures of JP & Cosmo
- Patrimonium
- Out of Order

You also get to read an article by Mark Lovegrove on cancellations and how can independent developers deal with them.

You will also get the chance to read interviews with the newly founded White Birds Productions (formed by the people who worked for Syberia) and an interview with Dreamcatcher Europe.

Feel free to add your comments/suggestions on the latest issue.

[Sealed Lips]

Join The Inventory’s adventure project!

Did you ever dream of becoming a game developer? If so, this might be your chance to break your way in the computer game industry. We have formed a development team and our goal is to create a 3rd person adventure game, inspired by movies like American Beauty and Donnie Darko.

The game, which is called Sealed Lips for the time being, will use full 3D graphics. It will feature a cinematic soundtrack and an innovative point and click interface. The gameplay will be reminiscent of games like Gabriel Knight, The Longest Journey and Syberia but it will also present players with new tasks to solve that escape the typical boundaries set by previous titles of our genre.

We cannot give a lot of details regarding payment right now. We will be able to discuss more about that later on, after we have had some meetings with publishers that are going to take place in the middle of March.

We are currently looking for concept artists, 3D modelers and storywriters. Storywriters with a background in psychology or criminology will be preferred.

Send your applications to sl_adv@yahoo.com

Dimitris Manos
Editor of The Inventory
Project Leader of Sealed Lips


PS: I apologise if this thread should be in another part of the forum. The moderators are more than welcome to move it to another part in such a case.

The 11th issue of the PDF magazine for adventure games The Inventory, is ready for download from the front page of www.justadventure.com . The 11th issue of the magazine contains:

- An extensive interview with Al Lowe, the first one of the legendary developer behind the Larry series since the announcement of the new Larry game. Read what Al has to say about the possibilities of him coming back to game development.

- An interview with Philippe Gaude, producer of the upcoming first person thriller Jack the Ripper, due to release in February 2004.

- A preview of the upcoming AGS mystery adventure Shadowplay, a game deeply influenced by the Gabriel Knight games and by David Lynch movies. Also a preview of the upcoming thriller Midnight Nowhere

- Reviews of Black Mirror, Law and Order 2 and Larry 7.

- A new fan fiction section. The first fan fiction we publish is called Lost Wind, it is written by Ugarte and is based on the Quest for Glory saga.

All this and much more in the latest issue of The Inventory, that you can download for free along with all the other past issues at: http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm

If you have any comments, complaints or questions you'd better keep them to yourselves. Just kidding. Feel free to post anything you have to comment on the latest issue.

Yep finally I am playing a great adventure again after a long time. I haven't finished the Black Mirror yet, but so far I can say that it's the best adventure I've played in a long time.

Puzzles are logical, innovative, smart you name it. There is no pixel hunting. The story is progressing smoothly and more and more questions arise as you continue playing. The only bad part so far is the voice acting but there are so many good parts about Black Mirror that you forget about it. It seems to be long as well. I've put already more than 8 hours into it and it seems like I haven't reached the middle of the game yet.  

But as already said I haven't finished it so this is just my impression so far. If it goes on like this until the end though then we are definitely talking about a classic. Another tiny drawback I just discovered is that the game has only 24 saves, and I've spent all of them on chapter 2. Why do developers limit the number of save slots  

Nevertheless, if this game continues like it's going now then it is a must buy for all pure adventure fans.

Here comes the offical announcement The PDF magazine for adventure games, The Inventory, celebrates 1 year of life by interviewing Jane Jensen, the best developer to have ever graced our genre. Download the latest issue and find out all the latest info on Project Jane Jensen. The interview also covers all the previous games Jane has worked for, like the award-winning Gabriel Knight series.

Furthermore, read The Inventory's new endeavour. The development of an adventure game. Are you a developer or an artist? Do you want to join? Find out all about it in the new issue.

Apart from all that the 10th issue features:
- Interview with DTP, one of the biggest European adventure publishers
- Reviews of URU, Tony Tough and In Memoriam
- Previews of The Moment of Silence and Cypher
- Get the chance to see for the first time the box cover of Syberia 2 in our Adventure Gossip section
- Puzzle page dedicated to Gabriel Knight
- Jokes by Al Lowe, creator of the famous Larry series
- Learn about the 'Prince of Persia Syndrome' in the Hydra

This plus much more on the latest issue of The Inventory, which you can download for free from the front page of www.justadventure.com

P.S. I saw a note about it so I might as well comment on it. The boycotters do not affect The Inventory or me at all. It's their rght to download or not download the magazine and actually it doesn't play a big role for me. It's not like I'm loosing money or anything.

I love the fan scene and I think the Inventory has showed that numerous of times, being the only magazine who gives fan made adventures the same exposure as commercial ones. We are also preparing a couple of previews for the next months of games here from the AGS forums. Will there be people that hate our magazine? Of course, there's no publication in the world that is universally liked. The reason I didn't announce it here last night was that it was quite late and I was tired

[Mega interview with the developers of Broken Saints]

The 9th issue of the PDF magazine for adventure games The Inventory is ready for download from the front page of Just Adventure (www.justadventure.com).

The features of the 9th issue are:

- Mega interview with the developers of Broken Saints, award winning flash series and upcoming adventure game. An article-tribute to the flash series is accompanying the interview.

- Interview with Eric Viennot, creator of In Memoriam, an adventure that uses the Internet, Full Motion Video and puzzles to create a chilling experience.

- Interview with Lori Cole, creator of the Quest for Glory series and Mishell Baker, co-writer of the upcoming Quest for Glory novels

- A 5 page preview of URU: Ages Beyond Myst by Carla Melloni

- A new puzzle page called Solve It, by our new author Justin Peeples

And...
- Preview of Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Review tribute to Quest for Glory 1, probably one of the most innovative game in the entire adventure history
- Review of Agon, the new episodic adventure, by Justin Peeples
- Jokes by the legendary Al Lowe of the Larry Laffer fame, in the Al Lowe Show
- The latest adventure gossip by Carla Melloni
- Review of the month of Thorgal: Odin's Curse

This and much more in the 9th issue of The Inventory.

Let the download begin.

We've always been fan-friendly through our magazine, The Inventory (http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm) and be sure that we will continue to do so. I would appreciate it if you guys pointed out some fan-made adventures that you think are worth covering in a magazine with mass appeal.

We are mostly interested in games that have professional graphics - to give you an idea of what I mean with professional, some of the fan-made adventures that we have already covered are KQ2, Ozzie, Space Quest Prequels, Indy Foy, KQ9 and Space Quest 7- and that are quite long (i.e. we wouldn't be interested in an adventure that can be finished in half an hour) with a good gameplay and a descent interface.

You can mention both adventures that have been completed and that are 'under development'. Thanks.

[- For the first time in gaming history a comic strip based on upcoming adventure game by Emerald City Games.]

The 8th issue of the PDF magazine for adventure games, The Inventory, is ready for download from the front page of Just Adventure (www.justadventure.com). On the 8th issue you will find:

- For the first time in gaming history a comic strip based on upcoming adventure game by Emerald City Games.
The strip will be featured on every issue of The Inventory up until its release date, which is still undetermined. It will hopefully give the community a look into the world and characters of the upcoming game.  Emerald City Games and The Inventory are excited about this new type of promotion, which is the first of its type in gaming history.

- 5 page mega preview of Syberia 2
A preview with the first screenshots from the 3rd world of Syberia, The Youkol Village, the latest information regarding the game and a mini interview with the PR manager of Microids, Cedric Orvoine. Find out also what Microids holds in store for us in the future!

- Preview of Space Quest 7
The fan based upcoming adventure whose creditcs include even Josh Mandel, gets uncovered on The Inventory.

- The Al Lowe Show!
The Inventory is proud to present to you the creator of the magnificent Larry Laffer series, Al Lowe and his compilation of  the best jokes for last month.

- Interview with Legacy Interactive
The developers of Law & Order 2 are talking about everything surrounding their Law and Order series.

- Interview with Screen 7 Entertainment, developers of Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth.
The developers of the fan based adventure that brings the whip back in Indy's hands and the mouse back in ours, come in The Inventory lounge to talk about their future plans and their game.

- Reviews of Runaway, Salammbo and Fatman

-All the latest adventure gossip
Written by our very own Carla Melloni, also known as Carla, or Mallia Gedde

- Talking dead
The new column by Mark Lovegrove, project leader of Indiana Jones and the Fountain of Youth talking everything about adventures.

Let the download begin...

The 6th issue of the adventure PDF magazine The Inventory is ready for download from Just Adventure ( http://www.justadventure.com ). In the 6th issue you will find:

- Interview with the developers of CSI
- Previews of Legacy: Dark Shadows and Space Quest Prequels
- Review of the Month: Post Mortem
- Reviews of The Watchmaker and Monkey Island 3
- Lots of gossip around TLJ2, Syberia 2, Black Mirror and other adventures...

and much more (actually not much but a little bit more but saying much more sounds very cool...oh yes...and EXCLUSIVE screenshots and all that).

Feel free to make your comments on the new issue (as long as they are positive...nahh just kidding...make negative ones as well ).

I don't know if you already know this, but I'll post it anyhow. There is a new fan made adventure from Germany called The New Adventures of Zak McKracken. It had been released in German for some time now, but since April the 10th it is available in English as well!!!

Go to this page to download it: http://www25.brinkster.com/lucasfangames/  

(for free of course). I've played it since last night and it is fun like hell!!!! Totally loyal to the older Lucasarts adventures. And damn funny too...