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Blue Moon takes mostly 90% of my time dedicated to AGS (I'm currently on location 4 out of 6), but I've been doing hand-drawn sprites for Dwarven Dagger 2, and I've got a fairly stable idea of another game I want to do.
And of course all the other ideas that pop into mind during the day when I'm at work and think: "Hey! This could just be a very cool game!...Nope, I don't think so..."

Hi vict0r,
I'm not sure this is something you're going to like hearing but I think that school in Volda is actually your best move to make and I'll try to explain why.
18 year-old kids only have their school paid by their parents (generally speaking, of course) in northern European countries like Norway. Down here you go to public school and that is if you don't have to start working at 17 (like I had to), specially if you have brothers or sisters.
Working in tourism in the Caribbean may sound cool but do you know what you're going into? I've worked in tourism all my life and if you don't mind the long hours, the after hour-hours, the no weekends policy, then fine!
Will you still write when you're tired or just needing some time to stress out?
It took me more than 15 years to get some reward out of tourism (I own a bar/pizza place) and believe me when I tell you that it's not f...... funny any more!
How I wish I was 18 with the opportunity to study animation in bloody Volda!
Take your time man, you're still young and there is plenty of time for you to study or work in Japan or the USA.
I hope you don't get upset by the straight answer but I believe it's better than the "go for it dude, chase your dreams!" story.

I would say that, because we are intelligent, we follow rules, laws and even divine beings. But because we are intelligent we know that it's damn good to do whatever we want to!
Like everything else, the right move is somewhere in the middle.

Societies were created and modelled by man and they do end, as civilizations do too, the future is uncertain but it will surely resemble something out of a James Cameron movie, as the gap between the powerful and poor enlarges with time.
And maybe, and that just a big maybe, as I would not want that to happen, what Obama is willing to do about the American health services turning it into an "Europeanized" version might just be the end of the US as the weight of the Health Department on National budgets is, in some cases, bigger than 30%. And if you promise and give to a country such a bonus on life quality it makes it something very hard to "take back" as it would create social riots everywhere!
It's not hard to figure why Cuba has some of the most advanced medicine in the world as their government cuts down on everything else!
As for your "functional society" that never was, I guess man will have to reinvent something else.

HillBilly, a welfare state within a social democracy is far from perfect as you can see European countries and their governments enlarging their debts on a suicidal spree just to keep social welfare running!
It will end in a close future, if not, at the very peak of the current world crisis.

KhrisMUC, I also think modern civilizations are better than they were 50 years ago but at the cost of the hard labouring man that has to go to work every day, has to raise children and pay for their education, and still pay for everything he needs or thinks he needs at an unreal price!
How much does a house really cost? Why do we pay 20 times more?
How much does food really cost? A lettuce? An egg? Why do we pay 10 times its price?
Shellfish is the most outrageous over priced product in the world! It's more common in Angola than grains of sand!
We pay for water in plastic bottles sometimes more than we pay for gasoline!

350+ rooms 100% ready to explore! :o
That's a ton of work you did there, amazing!
The screenshots look good and I am eager to play this one.

I know I would be in pain and suffer for knowing that I would be apart from my wife and kids.
I actually fear death a lot, it really scares me that I might die and not accomplish the things I have in mind.
It's not a physical fear, it's much worse.
Death is a serious issue and not on a "Grim Fandango" way.
Even believing in God doesn't take away the fear I have for the ones that I would leave behind.

[babar]

babar, although I personally agree with you about any form of forcing people on personal things such as appearance or religious beliefs I think that there is such a thing named culture and some civilizations who are older than many contemporary ones have existed with those rituals and beliefs. Maybe when we, (western cultures) tried to change it, a gigantic gap was formed between our different worlds. Lawrence of Arabia the film deals with such affairs.
And yes, the world is sic and we are but pawns in it.

Nacho, I meant to say/ask if the information we all get is as close to the truth as it should be, and if the risk of some info being directed to form opinions and attitudes, sometimes dangerous ones.
I also wanted to kind of humbly warn everyone for the risk of being mislead by smart and opportunist characters that always appear on this fragile moments.

Makeout Patrol, maybe we should all boycott  TV programs like the ones showcasing meaningless people's mansions and their wardrobes full of the most expensive shoes and clothes! Programs showing artists million dollar rings and necklaces made with the sweat and blood of some.
It is that kind of money driven culture that you so well mentioned and I totally agree that we must fight and teach others to do the same.
The sad thing is that you are right. We need money, so bad that we sometimes forget how to be happy without it. 

Hello Agsers,

    One of the big mistakes of modern civilization is to think History didn't happen. The words of the elder and wise lost their weight on young people who are dominated by tons of superfluous information that arrives in a constant wave of propaganda every single minute.
    Like zoombies modern people live to buy and work for the ones that sell.
    Who is awake? But more important and dangerous, what kind of people are awake?
    The world stands trembling on the verge of social chaos with the capitalist societies crumbling apart. There are riots and a crescent revolt and need to change.
    There's a serious risk of the wrong people taking over important roles in the society.
    Charismatic persons normally rise from the crowd telling others they have the truth!
    This events just last week:
    Someone in South America just got a law approved that may allow him to be the newest dictator around.
    Someone in North Europe just denied the Holocaust like it never happened and told millions of people that what they learned in school was wrong.
    Some Germanic  anti-immigrant, skinhead and neo-Nazi groups in the eastern city of Dresden staged one of their biggest demonstrations since German reunification in 1990 last weekend, as 6,000 extremists marched through the streets .
    Wise thoughts and decisions needed.
    Please comment, thank you.     

We get this in Portugal but I don't think that's what you wanted to know, Stu.

Well, I have an Acer Laptop for 3 years and it works pretty well for what I want/need, that being mainly for AGS though I also play Oblivion on a decent rate.
I only had to install extra RAM and never had any problem and I use the Acer Software.
I guess I got lucky.

[matti]

matti, actually the weather it's pretty crappy around where I leave right now. Still there's no comparison with the harsh winters over central and northern Europe.
My new avatar symbolizes the sun, the ocean, and swimming with naked girls.

Layabout, Portugal sits proud at the far south-west of Europe since 1143 after we beat the living shit out of the Spanish!

Nacho, why do you always have to bring religion to every simple thread you see on general discussion?

Jedi? Pirate? Er...
Ahh!!!!
miguel finally gets the joke and giggles

I also could not find that remake, Monkey!
But then I thought it was a joke that I wasn't getting it's meaning and didn't care.

Well, since you ask I think you should stick with Manboy and Annie styles, you clearly master that technique better than anyone else here, but maybe you want to change?
Either way I know I'll keep going back to your games and to the critic lounge to see what you've been up to.

With Leon on your side you can be sure that NO BUG SHALL PASS!
Keep it going Dualnames, a project that big takes its time but in the end you'll reward us with something cool, I'm sure of it.

Everything was said already but well I could not help myself and come here to say congratulations on a great game, Ben.
We now can say "A Ben304 type of art" for a game, that being a complement.
Can't wait for the next one.

I feel the same ManicMatt, George Stobbart was much fun to play when he didn't have to push crates
I think hi-res 2D can be the way to rescue adventure games.
And thanks for the post Misj', great work!