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| 3 MAR 2005 at 5:13pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | That is really funny.
What is that thing? A demented telephone cable?
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 5:23pm |
| Deleted User | Somehow I never imagined the Dark, Dark Fall with slimy red tentacle-claws, but it looks very cute on him! Don't know about scary though. [smiley=zombie.gif]
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 5:30pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
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Status : Online | I don't know...that cover makes it look like an action-adventure. The guy sure looks like he's ready for combat, holding that dagger.
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 5:58pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | It's funny, whenever someone draws those horror themed pictures they always look like they belong in the 80's. Amazing. Maybe it's the shirt tucked in the jeans thing...still, he's got a goatee which is kinda modern again...
Dark fall 2 looks more relevant.
Anyway, I just saw the one for Moment of Silence. eek. At least it stand out a bit, the europe one is bland.
Oh, and was I immagining one of the Still Life covers as a close-up of Vicktoria aiming a gun at the viewer? Now THAT looks like an adventure :.
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 6:41pm |
jonathanboakesSpace Cadet
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Joined: 10 MAY 2003
Status : Online | I absolutely adore the Russian artwork, it really has made my year (so far).
It evokes memories of playing SpectrumZX and Commodore games in the 80's, where the box art was the prettiest thing about the 16 color games. Many of these games were successful at creating atmosphere from no budget, or professional sheen. So, perhaps the Akella Dark Fall cover is a fitting tribute. Oh, except for the red dripping slug. That element should only been known to myself, and my psychiatrist.
Jonathan
[img]http://www.darklingroom.co.uk/warning.jpg[/img]&&[url=http://www.thelostcrown.co.uk]Darkling Room: The Lost Crown[/url] / [url=http://www.barrow-hill.co.uk/sales]Playing: Barrow Hill[/url]
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 6:43pm |
AyaGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Offline | yeah! i was just about to say that the cover looks like a good old spectrum action/adventure game!
You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 6:56pm |
jonathanboakesSpace Cadet
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Joined: 10 MAY 2003
Status : Online | It's true! I shouldn't say it, but if I saw that game package in a charity shop, or Garage Sale, I would be convinced it was from that era. Which, I personally, love to bits. The 80's are coming back! (Now, where did I park that BMX).
I might have to find out who produced the illustration, and send them a big net-hug.
Jonathan
[img]http://www.darklingroom.co.uk/warning.jpg[/img]&&[url=http://www.thelostcrown.co.uk]Darkling Room: The Lost Crown[/url] / [url=http://www.barrow-hill.co.uk/sales]Playing: Barrow Hill[/url]
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 8:56pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Shany (3 MAR 2005 5:57pm)
It's funny, whenever someone draws those horror themed pictures they always look like they belong in the 80's. Amazing. Maybe it's the shirt tucked in the jeans thing...
Yeah, I agree!
<hurriedly pulling his shirt out from the waistline of his jeans>
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 9:07pm |
vestrummattIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 30 AUG 2003
Status : Online | I'm glad I wasn't the only one who had to do that after reading this.
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 10:13pm |
SirDaveGuild Master
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Location: US
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By jonathanboakes (3 MAR 2005 6:55pm)
It's true! I shouldn't say it, but if I saw that game package in a charity shop, or Garage Sale, I would be convinced it was from that era. Which, I personally, love to bits. The 80's are coming back! (Now, where did I park that BMX).
I might have to find out who produced the illustration, and send them a big net-hug.
Jonathan
Come on 'fess up. You created that illustration yourself in a drunken stupor in the dead of night and sent it to those unsuspecting Russian publishers screaming Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
The future ain't what it used to be!
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| 3 MAR 2005 at 10:49pm |
AnneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Nah.That would have been SJH who is In San Fransisco.
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 12:38am |
WatcheroftheskiesIntergalactic Janitor
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Joined: 22 JAN 2005
Status : Online | Mad they called me, when I wouldn't get rid of my skinny ties. Well, let's see who laughs, now. I've just got to tuck my shirt in, and get my official Flock of Seagulls hair spray. [smiley=zombie.gif]
Mike
An absence of evil can be as dangerous as its continued company.
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 2:14am |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | maybe the russians got the Dark Fall Directors Cut...where you actually fight these claws of darkness. :-*
[IMG]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/971/kamisig94ct.gif[/IMG]&&&&If the Earth would be a Sphere, and not a Disc, I wouldn't be so afraid to fall of the Edge...
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 3:06am |
jonathanboakesSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | Bright red slugs dripping goo?
Who?
[img]http://www.darklingroom.co.uk/warning.jpg[/img]&&[url=http://www.thelostcrown.co.uk]Darkling Room: The Lost Crown[/url] / [url=http://www.barrow-hill.co.uk/sales]Playing: Barrow Hill[/url]
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 5:23am |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | <Quickly takes out side ponytail and removes leg warmers.>
That picture for the first game is hilarious! [smiley=laughing.gif]
The one for Lights Out is actually kind of nice. It's a little more ... relevant to what the game is actually about. But what is that center screenshot on the back of the jewelcase? I can't figure out where it's from. I recognize the two on the left, though.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 7:56am |
LokiIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 1
Joined: 4 MAR 2005
Status : Online | Well, guys, all the things you said here are really funny. As I joined the Akella company just a few months ago I missed the time this art was created. And being a gaming journalist I suspected it to be a little further from the game plot than it tried to seem.
Just for your curiosity, this artwork was made by a freelancer artist and not by the artist of our company. And it might represent the game content a bit incorrectly but it brings much fun however- as you yourselfes have already proven.
If you have any comments, please feel free to contact me by e-mail: erkin-at-akella.com
And thanks again, guys, it is a real pleasure to start the working day this way. And special thanks to Jonathan, I hope we'll publish more XXv games in the future.
UPD: Sorry, I mistyped my e-mail, just fixed it. It's erkin-at-akella.com
:-: No love left in me, no eyes to see the heaven beside me... :-:
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 3:45pm |
mbc841Space Cadet
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Status : Online | they always look like they belong in the 80's. Amazing. Maybe it's the shirt tucked in the jeans thing...
Someone help me out here. If you wear a button - down shirt and TUCK it in, is that out of style? on't get me wrong, I LOVED the 80s, and remember them fondly, but I had no idea that tucking your shirt in somehow was particular to that time period. Good grief, I really AM behind the times! LOL!
Mike
(now let me go throw my OP shirt away!)
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 3:53pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | I wouldn't say that's a style particular to the 80's, but it does make any book or game cover look 80's-ish.
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 5:16pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
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Status : Online | It's the combination of (a) button-down shirt (b) tucked in (c) jeans. Throw a sport coat and sneakers with it, and you've got a great 80's look going!
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 5:21pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Location: US, Texas
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Originally Posted By Pastor_Disaster (4 MAR 2005 5:16pm)
It's the combination of (a) button-down shirt (b) tucked in (c) jeans. Throw a sport coat and sneakers with it, and you've got a great 80's look going!
Substitute good deck shoes for the sneakers and you have the everyday look I have had since long before the eighties - and still do today.
Cheers, Terry
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 7:51pm |
MarkGuild Master
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Joined: 10 OCT 2002
Location: US, Georgia
Status : Offline | Dark Fall hero packs a purse in Russia!
Did ya also notice: our hero also is carrying a (gasp!) shoulder bag?!? A purse?
How European! How stylish!
To get around American male egos (whom wouldn't be caught dead carrying a purse), we shall refer to it as the "knife bag".
[font=book antiqua]Could it be a Prada?
I also wonder how many of you noticed the S***Force logo on the back. My Dreamcatcher version didn't have that "accessory". Not to mention that the Russian version specs are about a Pentium higher than the American release:
[font=book antiqua]U.S. Version: Pentium 233 minimum or equivalent
32Mb Ram (64 recommended)
24 x CD ROM (or PC DVD)
SVGA capable graphics adapter
32 bit color at 640x480
Russian Version:
Pentium III 400
64Mb Ram
24 x CD ROM (or PC DVD)
SVGA capable graphics adapter
32 bit color at 640x480
I suppose the extra "oomph" is required for the StarForce...
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 10:12pm |
Pastor DisasterJourneyman
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Mark (4 MAR 2005 7:51pm)
Did ya also notice: our hero also is carrying a (gasp!) shoulder bag?!? A purse?
Of course not! That's a...umm...carrying case for his laptop!
Dyslexics wonder why there isn't a word that means the same thing as "cinnamon."
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 10:13pm |
KamisoriXSchattenjger
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Status : Online | IT'S NOT A PURSE! IT'S EUROPEAN! :-*
[IMG]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/971/kamisig94ct.gif[/IMG]&&&&If the Earth would be a Sphere, and not a Disc, I wouldn't be so afraid to fall of the Edge...
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| 4 MAR 2005 at 10:24pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Joined: 12 OCT 2002
Status : Offline | Originally Posted By mbc841 (4 MAR 2005 3:44pm)
Someone help me out here. If you wear a button - down shirt and TUCK it in, is that out of style? on't get me wrong, I LOVED the 80s, and remember them fondly, but I had no idea that tucking your shirt in somehow was particular to that time period. Good grief, I really AM behind the times! LOL!
Mike
(now let me go throw my OP shirt away!)
I am amazed that some of the guys in this thread are so fashion conscious. If it's cold, I tuck in my shirt. If it's hot, I pull it out. If I just ate, I might pull it out then too if it's uncomfortable. It's really very simple. Why agonize over it?
And people tucked in their shirts long before the 1980's so I don't know why anyone thinks it's an 80's thing.
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