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Theres a lot of response to FLASHBAX 1....good and bad.

I`m toying with the idea of a vulgar/violence button....

so the player can adjust how the game will play...

might not make it in the final version.

If it does`nt cause to many bugs it`ll be in there.

foz

Have you made an ags game.....

I looked at your site and your project looks very opimistic.....

if you can get this made it will get loads of interest...

getting people to commit to a large project maybe hard.

foz.

Your screenshot looks pucker i look forward to seeing the finished game..

keep up the good work.

foz

yes i agree....aga.......i`m gonoing to sort that out and upload the revised verson.
I`ll make sure the preqeul will be better regarding this point..

cheers any way.
foz

Excellent work mate.....
the best thing to take away the bluriness is to out line in black/dark colour...set its transparency to 60/70%..and go over all you main areas such as posts and staircase....that idea of what you did on the wall is good to...
this looks good as it is ...so a little more tinkering and its gonna be tops.

good luck wiyh your game.

Remix0r

I was`nt trying to insult other peoples game..........
apprentice,bucaneer are good games and the best thing on these
forums..

i found that vel....had made his points such as
", the second set of puzzles is rather illogical, forcing the player to use the “use everything with everything” strategy. "
this opinion was clouded by the fact he did`nt like the VULGAR elements.
and i was trying to use examples to say why his opinion was floored...
i was`nt slating these games just saying that vel thought that my puzzle were illogical.....and some of the games he used as examples as to what i should aim for......got brought into the arena....

I have stated that alll this ho ha should be put to bed.......so lets sleep.

Theres no thread.
I meant the GAME you said is in prodution now.

VEL ........

as my last post said .....lets put this debate to bed....

I`ll make the PREQUEL........then you can review it if you like .....

then maybe we can start a new debate......

LATERS for now....
PS.....i would still be interested in seeing the game your working on.....
maybe i will be less critical.....who knows.

VeL we`ve spoke alot about this ....
can we put it to sleep now..
I`m not sure if the prequel will be as VULGAR...it may, it may not...
The button puzzle is basically this guy is addicted to porn (based on someone i know)...you ask him to push the button....he says "what will i get for doing it..."you evently find out the ARTISTIC MAG he wants is a porno....so when you give the mag to him he will go and push the button as agreed......this is so you can get the reactor...as an after thouht i flashed across to him.....pushing the button ....but he is so addicted to porn he can`t wait to look and pleases himself......thats what its all about....he slips off the button as he is more ingrossed in what hes doing.....

FRANKLY in most ags games i don`t really care about the character.....
apprentice included ,
as i had said i think to date this is one of the best ags games around but it has its own down points as do alll games.....you don`t see it thou..
Bucaneer.....is a couple of rooms very simple puzzles....granted it was made in 2 weeks but it shows ...if the guy making it spent more time on making the game in all aspects....i`m sure it would be good.....
both these games don`t in my opinion have great music either but i`m not looking to down them ......i just think you and some others have built these games up.....rightly so as the competition is rubbish.....

can we now end this toing and throwing.....
We`ll have to agree to disagree...

MINIMI  

Its not about me getting good or bad reviews or praise for it being good ....i think i get my point acroos in my last post..
there are to many people talking about how their games gonna be great.
posting average pictures and story that ramble on....when what they should be doing is actaully making the game.

I question others criticism when i can`t see any evidience that they have even tried to make anything of any quality..
with regard my game i would like to stop this banter as i need to get on with my prequel and another idea ive had....a mafia game called "THE FAMILY"....will the violence be okay in that sort of game???......they do kill each other and take drugs you know.....
any way i will leave it there.....i think you should only criticize if your an authority on the subject......

Right..........here we go.

POINT 1.    Your right vel is intitled to his opinoin,so am i.........
he states that my game is`nt as good as the likes of things like bucanneer,apprentice...know ive played most the games and most aint worth loading they look crap and open a draw to find a manuscript missing....and after talking to two characters and giving a bottle of brandy to find manuscript is hardly full of challenging puzzle know ....that got 92% i think.....and apprentice had bugs and parts that did`nt make sense....this is one of the better games made using ags....but this had odd puzzles like putting the milk in a saddle to make cheese.....i found that a bit odd....this game got a high score .
know had i released my game as a 2-3 room game with out a couple of the bit like the dirty toilet roll and taking a peee.......

you all would of said great game....may be you would`nt
....it turned out to have 14 rooms a load of cutscenes that is unheard of in most ags game....and the fact that the games tries a few things that no one else would dare to....you hate it.

i have decieded to leave the game as it is i `ll bug fix but the game sits as i made it.
if you don`t like it or play it it don`t matter. if you do like it then great.

POINT 2. now my banter with vel is`nt that i can`t take hes negative review,its the fact that i think hes biggest problem with the game is it steps over the line....which is true ,but he then slates the music and the puzzles....which are probaly better than most ags games out there.
and the fact that he doesnt seem to have made any kind of attempt at making any thing that i can see.........the majoirity of AGS games have bad animation,bad backgrounds,and usless puzzles, like pick up brandy glass and hand to woman....in my opinion that not a good game.
THE only game that is worth playing will be FOY....and i agree that i can`t make games as good as that will be(if it turns out as planned).
But i have made a game that changes your mould...of what a game should be.......and with anything that tries to be different ,can sometimes not appeal to all....

POINT 3.
to Gonzo

Now my qoute...
"HOW MUCH HAVE YOU EARNED WITH YOUR MUSIC...not much i guess"
i have made a living out of making music...its not a full time job but

18 released singles and 3 albums over the years has allowed a comfortable lifestyle....
The first time i tinker with a bit of amatuer game making...(midi tunes)..
Some guy called VEL states its not anygood when its just a background tune ....i did`nt get a lot of time with the music..and thought the stuff i`d done was better than some of the other games out there.....and the fact i used a tune composed by barber which can`t be considered bad and the theme from resovoir dogs which is most certainly not bad....i just think his mind was set because of the.... as he puts it vulgar parts of the game.....and has tarnished any other parts of the game.

POINT 4..
i don`t mind if you don`t like the game or don`t want to play it.....
i started this project as i have always liked adventure game since the first lucas arts game like manic mansion and zak mckrakken...when that came out first time around.

This might change my outlook regarding the PREQEUL...which i will still make even if the only person to play it is nihilist.

To VEL

Its me the serial PM master.....

You where not happy with my music..??
Your entitled to your opinion.

I have been making adventure game music for only a few weeks....

But i have been making house/garage/soul....all kinds of music for years

and earnt a few pounds in the process....

Just type..............FOZBEE..............into any web search engine

You might even find songs i made for sale on the internet....

FOZBEE is a unique name ive had for years the sites that sell my records are not
connected to me.........i`ve made my 10cents as it where......

so yes you can say you don`t like my adventure game music.....

HOW MUCH HAVE YOU EARNED WITH YOUR MUSIC...not much i guess

All thou theres a bit of a divide in who likes or who dislikes FLASHBAX 1

i had a plan from day 1 to do a Prequel.

HERE is a screenshot of the opening intro sequence....

Metropolis skyline....



FOZ

I released this as it still is ...

and have mixed reviews.    
some love it some think it vulgar.

i want to know what the majoirity think.

if most people think its too vulgar i`m considering reprogramming and changing certain elements...

you decide.
also i will make the prequel according to the feedback

if most people like it as it is......that how the new game will be
if it considered too vulgar by the masses   both version will be made accordingly ................i think any way not sure yet i`m a bit confused what to do....stand up a be counted

FOR or AGAINST the way i made this game.

found it

Theres doe`snt seem to be anything about
"Curse of the Mushmuroc castle" when i search...

why is that?

you forgot to mention people throwing up....

just a message to vel about the music.
one of the tunes in the game was borrowed from sylpher which is a good background tune as it doesnt aggrivate you to much with to many melody patterns.
the ending tune is adgio for strings by barber....a great classical composer
the torture music borrowed from resovoir dogs...little green bag great song..
and the rest are some tunes i put together in a couple of hours using LOGIC pro ...

2 songs are from established artsists/composers.
1 from sylpher which in my oppion is a good background song......
the rest from me....as i asked previously and you have`nt answered yet....
what games or graphics or music or anything have you done and we`ll all take a look and see what we think.
laters
MR FOZ

so nihilist it looks like your one of the people who would be interested that i`m working on a PREQUEL as we speak.

Should i make a tamer version or not bother
i`ll leave the decision up NIHILIST......let me know ...you control the fate of whether i bother or not..

thanks again

RE:AGS EZINE.......i think the bugs and stuff vel encountered have been ironed out in the latest upload..........let me know if not.................

in the light of this REVIEW......should i change the game.......or not....??

The is a prequel to this game already planned.......
SHOULD I CONTINUE TO MAKE THE GAME OR START A NEW PROJECT....??

I found the reviewer was more angered that i stepped over a line regards certain segments of the game which affected the overall score rating...

I tried to do something i`ve not seen before in a adventure game.....
The majoirity of AGS games baring a few are not complete, full of bugs ,unlogical puzzles,badly drawn......the list goes on....
But seem to ge excellent scores.....
I know its a bit warped......and the ending might not be all jolly the hero wins again......(the prequel was planned as part of this story ...)....but thats the point......things don`t always work out....


FLASHBAX .....has bugs (....so does games like APPRENTICE..)....but at least i spent the time to finish the project,rather than chatting about what i`m going to do....or putting a badly drawn screen on the forums saying this i going to be this ..or that....

I biased...... but i think my game is as good as any of the top AGS game out there...

I agree it pushes boundries and have since asked if people would like me to do a version that has been toned down...
as i said i would completely change some of the puzzles....and take out and replace some scenes.....(a bit like sensorship)....and have two versions....
if more than 2 people ...VEL and WanderLady request it i`ll remix the game.......im gonna stop ranting now....
it seems i have made a CULT game that appeals to some(nihilist,PeaceMan,Duzz,Minimi)....but not all....
One last question....
The is a prequel to this game already planned.......(The intro and first room are done)
SHOULD I CONTINUE TO MAKE THE GAME OR START A NEW PROJECT....??
laters foz