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[[Category:AGS games in production]] | [[Category:AGS games in production]] | ||
'''''SPHINX''''' is the working title of an episodic AGS game in production. The game is also known as the '''Massive AGS Project'''. ''SPHINX'' is an open project, and encourages contributions from all. You can contribute to the game or look at the current progress at [ | '''''SPHINX''''' is the working title of an episodic AGS game in production. The game is also known as the '''Massive AGS Project'''. ''SPHINX'' is an open project, and encourages contributions from all. You can contribute to the game or look at the current progress at the [http://www.americangirlscouts.org/snarkywiki/ SPHINX Development Wiki]. | ||
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<small>Early sample screen from the game.</small> | |||
== Summary Description == | == Summary Description == | ||
In ''SPHINX'', you will play as Ravi, a travelling puppeteer and charlatan. Ravi has come to the big city to make his fortune (or at least enough for a ticket somewhere far away from anyone he owes money to), but instead he meets a girl with a mysterious past, and gets mixed up with revolutionaries trying to overthrow the government. In the middle of the city, among skyscrapers and subway stations, someone is digging up an ancient, enormous sphinx, and the statue is causing political and religious tensions to boil over. | In ''SPHINX'', you will play as Ravi, a travelling puppeteer and charlatan. Ravi has come to the big city to make his fortune (or at least enough for a ticket somewhere far away from anyone he owes money to), but instead he meets a girl with a mysterious past, and gets mixed up with revolutionaries trying to overthrow the government. In the middle of the city, among skyscrapers and subway stations, someone is digging up an ancient, enormous sphinx, and the statue is causing political and religious tensions to boil over. Nothing you can't deal with... until the sphinx wakes up. | ||
== Project History == | == Project History == | ||
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The project stalled around February 2006. The overall design was not yet complete enough to hand off to the different teams, and recruits waiting around for something to do started to drift away. As interest died down, the designers' output also decreased. | The project stalled around February 2006. The overall design was not yet complete enough to hand off to the different teams, and recruits waiting around for something to do started to drift away. As interest died down, the designers' output also decreased. | ||
In May 2006, when the project showed no further progress, Snarky decided to abandon the organization of roles and responsibilities, and open the game up for general contributors. The work in progress is currently being posted to | In May 2006, when the project showed no further progress, Snarky decided to abandon the organization of roles and responsibilities, and open the game up for general contributors. The work in progress is currently being posted to a [http://www.americangirlscouts.org/snarkywiki/index.php Wiki], and announcements with calls for contributions will be made on adventure game forums. | ||