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A Prelude to an Adventure

by Hobo

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File size: 10 MB
Downloaded: 825 times
Graphics: 320x200, 32-bit color

Operating System(s):

Windows

Game Genre:

Fantasy

Story Type:

Original

MAGS (Monthly AGS competition entry):

✔

Release Date:

31 Aug 2020

AGS Panel Rating:

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Player Rating:

Play Length:

Short Game (can be completed within 30 minutes)

Short Game	Can be completed within 30 minutes
Medium Length Game	Takes at least 30 mins to finish
Full Length Game	As long as a Sierra / LucasArts classic
Non-Adventure Game	Using Adventure Game Studio for something else?!
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Language(s):

English

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8 people have rated this game so far:

Visual:

90%

Immersion:

85%

Puzzles & Pacing:

85%

Overall Enjoyment:

80%

About this game

Hey! If you got about 5-10 minutes, then come and help an adventurer to prepare for a mysterious trip to the Land of the White Elephants. A Prelude to an Adventure is a little interactive experience with light puzzle elements, tons of animations and catchy music. Have fun!

Originally made for LOWREZJAM 2020 and then updated for MAGS August 2020 and then updated again to current version.

See the people who made this game and any other games they've worked on >>

Hobo

Graphics, writing and scripting

8 other games: >>

Cino

Music, sound editing and testing

5 other games: >>

This game's threads

Completed Game Announcements thread

AGS Awards Nominations

Nominated, Best Animation 2020

Nominated, Best Short Game 2020

AGS Panel Review

"A short and beautifully illustrated feel-good experience."

8 people commented on this game (newest first):

A tiny and short game with very bad graphic.
I didn't like this terrible graphic style.
But the gameplay was ok.

2021-02-11 21:06:45 by Meystari F

I liked it a lot! The graphics and animations are just lovely. I hope it's really the prelude to a longer story!

2020-10-21 01:31:37 by Tambanian

Such a cute game. Gameplay is short, but there are some very nice animations/scenery that make up for it.

2020-10-03 17:26:33 by Andy

Loved it! Only wish there were more! Graphics, animations, the simple symbol-dialogue, music, all worked very, very well together and made me want to know more about this world and characters.

2020-09-07 19:11:05 by The Great Underground Empire

a beautiful game but way too short (as the name implies already)
Find a longplay and an elaborate comment here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGn9trAUlBw

2020-09-01 19:03:06 by selmiak

A very short but very lovely game! Nice work.

2020-09-01 09:58:34 by Matti

Interesting how graphics replace dialogs and it works well. I'd love to see more of this.

2020-09-01 05:17:00 by lanchong

Lovely game!

2020-08-31 21:42:08 by Durq

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