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| 14 AUG 2006 at 7:36pm |
RecklessJourneyman
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Status : Online | I like the style. It's a shame that the backgrounds look very static (for example that desk is screaming out for a manic goldfish in a bowl!)
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| 15 AUG 2006 at 2:24am |
KingRyanSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | I highly recommend that you all view the trailer!!!
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| 15 AUG 2006 at 9:46am |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Reckless (14 AUG 2006 7:35pm)
I like the style. It's a shame that the backgrounds look very static (for example that desk is screaming out for a manic goldfish in a bowl!)
Thanks. We'll take your criticism into account for the second episode.
Thank you Ryan, I'm glad you liked the game!
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| 20 AUG 2006 at 4:50pm |
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Status : Online | Looks good and promising. I like the graphic style-bight, colorful, and detailed.
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| 22 AUG 2006 at 5:25pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Finally! The 1st episode of The Exchange Student is released! I changed my post about the trailer so that I don't open a new thread. Read all about the release of the game on the first post.
@ Goddess of All Things Magical: Thank you and to be fair all the credit goes to our wonderful artists.
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 10:17am |
alkis21Schattenjger
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Location: GR
Status : Offline | Dimitris, this seems very interesting, and so does the idea of an adventure released in Episodes. Unfortunately, I have little to no time for playing games these days, but I will gladly support this effort; if anything, I know my fiancee will love it.
Please keep us informed.
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 6:09pm |
| Deleted User | Looks like an interesting game with a promising story. However...
How long does it take to get through one episode?
Does each episode has a cliffhanger or does it feature a stand alone story?
If the game is not successful will the series come to an ending or just quit somewhere in the middle of the story? (I'm still waiting for Shenmue 3, you know...)
Will there be a possibility to wait till the full series is released and get them in one package sort of like one real game?
Isn't 10 Euro a bit expensive for one part? I mean the graphics is more on handheld console / mobile phone game standard and getting all episodes will make the game much more expensive than a full price PC title?
Hmm that would be it for now... ^^
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 7:52pm |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Hello Alkis. Thank you for your support. I hope that your girlfriend (and you when you find some time) likes the game
Ogre,
How long does it take to get through one episode?
The first episode is shorter than we would have liked it to be. The average play time is 2 hours. An experienced adventure gamer who does not look at everything and tries to finish the game as soon as possible might finish it in 1 hour, an inexperienced gamer might finish this in 3 or 4 hours. We plan to increase the length of the game to 5-6 hours for future episodes. We plan to add more content per episode and to make future episodes more challenging than the first (but the puzzles will always have logical solutions).
Does each episode has a cliffhanger or does it feature a stand alone story?
Some episodes will feature cliffhangers, some episodes won't. Apparently, as it happens with all episodic mediums (whether TV or games) those who have played the series from episode 01 will be able to get a better grasp of what's going on.
If the game is not successful will the series come to an ending or just quit somewhere in the middle of the story? (I'm still waiting for Shenmue 3, you know...)
The game will be succesful and it will come to an ending.
Will there be a possibility to wait till the full series is released and get them in one package sort of like one real game?
There are currently no plans to release the game in a boxed format, but we do not rule out the possibility that this might happen in the future.
Isn't 10 Euro a bit expensive for one part? I mean the graphics is more on handheld console / mobile phone game standard and getting all episodes will make the game much more expensive than a full price PC title?
I don't personally agree with your handheld console/mobile phone comment. I never understood why everything in PC gaming has to be 3D. I mean they even made simpsons in 3D. How come TV shows can be in 2D but when it comes to games 2D is dead. Yes we were creating this game for mobile phones initially but we started over when we made the PC version and we recreated all backgrounds and characters so that they would be appropriate for a PC version. Anyway, just my humble opinion.
If you compare the price tag with the price of adventure games made in the 80s/90s (you would get 20 to 30 hours of gameplay for $40) then yes our game's price is steep. But, this is not the norm anymore. Adventure games cost 40 to 50 euros here in Europe for 6 to 10 hours of gameplay (Syberia, Longest Journey 2, latest Broken Swords etc). Our game is distributed online and tries to attract also the audience of casual games, people that buy games like tetris, bejeweled and inspector parker online for prices starting at $19,99. Those games usually have no voice overs and don't have too many animations, which make them much cheaper to produce than The Exchange Student - and we hired professional actors and artists which made the development even more expensive. We chose the lowest price range for games that are available exclusively online.
The first episode was a bit shorter than what we plan to have for future episodes due to the many initial expenses we had (copy protection system, new engine, porting licenses etc) but when in the future you will play episodes spanning 5 to 6 hours of gameplay I think the 10 euros price tag is very cheap when compared to Syberia 1 that was sold for 50 euros here in europe and some people were able to finish it in 7 hours. Furthermore big publishers who distribute their games in retail apparently have a bigger audience than independent developers whose only channel of distribution is the internet. So basically this is one of the cheapest games in the online market.
I hope I have answered your questions.
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 8:19pm |
MarkGuild Master
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Status : Offline | No matter how short, cornball, 2D or 3D, successful or (Heavens forbid!) unsuccessful The Exchange Student may be...there is no denying the graphics absolutely leap off the screen in a most vivid and stylistic fashion. Lots of clarity and depth for 2D there. Colors that just scream at you.
The voice-acting is "just right" funny, also. Not "too-too". Good job with that.
...and Vincenzo has the teensiest legs and littlest feet I've ever seen on an otherwise nice-looking student kid. I mean, look at Vincenzo's feet, then look at Emilio's...dang!
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 23 AUG 2006 at 9:02pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
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Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | The way I see it, the game is a CARTOON. Cartoons are supposed to be in 2D and the colors are supposed to be very bright, anything else just doesn't look right to me (Simon 3D, Monkey Island 4, Wanted).
The high point of the game as I saw it was the voice acting, which I adored. I have plenty of Italian friends who speak English and the accents of the characters brought a smile to my face several times. As Mark said, it feels just right, not exaggerated at all.
I also felt right at home with the interface.
I have a question; I read in the instructions that you can only play the game on the computer you will use to make the payment. Is there no way to come around this? My fiancee's PC is not connected to the internet and I'd really prefer to install it there, but the only way I can transfer the money is through my own PC.
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| 24 AUG 2006 at 8:34pm |
| Deleted User | Hi Dimi, thx for answering all my pestering questions... ^^
Originally Posted By dimidimidimi (23 AUG 2006 7:52pm)
The game will be succesful and it will come to an ending.
LOL, Spoken well my friend!
I don't personally agree with your handheld console/mobile phone comment. I never understood why everything in PC gaming has to be 3D.
I'm not saying that everything has to be 3D. Also 2D can be rich in detail. Granted, your game is cartoon style and so less fits.
Adventure games cost 40 to 50 euros here in Europe for 6 to 10 hours of gameplay (Syberia, Longest Journey 2, latest Broken Swords etc)
Hehe, it took me a "tiny little longer" to finish those games.
the audience of casual games, people that buy games like tetris, bejeweled and inspector parker online for prices starting at $19,99. Those games usually have no voice overs and don't have too many animations, which make them much cheaper to produce than The Exchange Student - and we hired professional actors and artists which made the development even more expensive.
Yeah I agree, I still wonder why people pay for the 10th tetris clone, though since there a gazillions of freeware versions of those casual games. Hmm I guess it also depends on the country, I know and heard that a lot of people here buy mobile phone games but practically no one indy games for PC in other countries it might be different.
I hope I have answered your questions.
Yeah, you did and thank you for doing so in such detail! Anyways I really hope this works out for you!
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| 25 AUG 2006 at 1:56am |
dimidimidimiSchattenjger
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By alkis21 (23 AUG 2006 9:01pm)
The way I see it, the game is a CARTOON. Cartoons are supposed to be in 2D and the colors are supposed to be very bright, anything else just doesn't look right to me (Simon 3D, Monkey Island 4, Wanted).
The high point of the game as I saw it was the voice acting, which I adored. I have plenty of Italian friends who speak English and the accents of the characters brought a smile to my face several times. As Mark said, it feels just right, not exaggerated at all.
I also felt right at home with the interface.
I have a question; I read in the instructions that you can only play the game on the computer you will use to make the payment. Is there no way to come around this? My fiancee's PC is not connected to the internet and I'd really prefer to install it there, but the only way I can transfer the money is through my own PC.
Hello Alkis,
Sorry for taking some time to reply to this, but me and the coders were working on an application that would solve your problem. So if you want to buy the game for a computer that has no internet connection, this is what you should do:
Download this application called Baby Serial.
You have to copy it on the PC that you want to play the game on. Run it, enter the email address where you want us to send you the serial number and click on "Generate". When you do that the app will display a url string. Now you can copy this url string and use it on a computer that is connected to the internet. Best way i could think of is to save it in a txt file and transfer this txt file to a computer that is connected to the internet. When you enter this url in your browser you will be moved to a paypal gateway where you can buy the serial for the computer that you used when you run the Baby Serial application.
I hope this helps.
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| 25 AUG 2006 at 7:07am |
MarkGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By dimidimidimi (25 AUG 2006 1:56am)
...Baby Serial...
Too cute. You should be fined for breaking the "Too Cute" law.
I was thinking you could have called the application "Pablum", but that's not nearly as cute.
Please proofread your posts carefully to see if you any words out.
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| 26 AUG 2006 at 3:30am |
| Deleted User | Lol, an adventure game taking place in Västerås... Who could have predicted that?
Seriously, cool news!
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| 26 AUG 2006 at 11:29am |
alkis21Schattenjger
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Location: GR
Status : Offline | Dimitris, I followed your instructions and everything worked smoothly.
Congratulations on your flawless customer service.
Will I need to follow the same procedure when I purchase the next episodes?
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| 26 AUG 2006 at 9:27pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
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Status : Offline | Well, Roula started Episode 1 tonight and she completed it in less than 40 minutes. But she's certainly a very capable player (Indiana Jones & the Fate of Atlantis took her 4 days). She liked it, and we'll buy the next episodes keeping Dimitris' promise in mind that they will be considerably longer.
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