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| 20 JUN 2008 at 12:20am |
shadow9d9Sorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 295
Joined: 17 JUN 2006
Status : Offline | I will be buying it. I'm just the type of gamer/person that gets heavy into something for a while and then has a cooling off period(could be many months) before going back in hot again.
Disclaimer:&&&&Please do not take my opinions personally. I have strong opinions that may differ harshly with other popular opinions. I also have a rather direct way of expressing them. Keep this in mind when reading and do not get upset!
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 12:42am |
JKingSchattenjger
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Joined: 4 MAY 2008
Location: 0
Status : Offline | Having played the demo for a little while and seeing the quality of the game (as well as getting to know your tastes a little, Alkis), I am indeed interested in buying the game, but I'm a little strapped right now. Next time I run into a little extra money, it shall be mine! The free shipping is a very nice incentive, by the way.
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 12:57am |
shadow9d9Sorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 295
Joined: 17 JUN 2006
Status : Offline | There, I bought it.
Disclaimer:&&&&Please do not take my opinions personally. I have strong opinions that may differ harshly with other popular opinions. I also have a rather direct way of expressing them. Keep this in mind when reading and do not get upset!
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 1:49am |
Lady KestrelGuild Master
Posts : 4036
Joined: 27 SEP 2004
Location: US, NJ
Status : Offline | You didn't make a Mac version.
"Where is the fountain that throws up these flowers in a ceaseless outbreak of ecstasy?"
-Rabindranath Tagore
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 12:42pm |
KsandraSchattenjger
Posts : 2459
Joined: 2 APR 2003
Status : Online | I just wasn't that impressed by the demo. Sorry.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 1:12pm |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | From the demo it looked like a slow game with lots of going back and forth and only one - fairly large - area to explore.
A review I read confirmed this, so I didn't buy it.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 5:40pm |
pavel4444Space Cadet
Posts : 124
Joined: 2 MAY 2008
Status : Online | While the the plot is intriguing, the quality just wasn't up to the standard. The characters move like they did in late 80's and don't belong with the surroundings. The interface is not that great either. I would spend $5-10 on a game like this, but not $30 and I don't really want to encourage the decline in quality standards. Other thing that annoyed me was the main character, I didn't like his look, especially the hairstyle.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 5:41pm |
| Deleted User | Ditto what Shany and Ksandra mentioned above.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 5:49pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | I appreciate the comments people, please keep them coming. I will reply when an adequate number of votes has been cast.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 9:22pm |
GeraltIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 9
Joined: 18 JUN 2008
Status : Online | It looks like a good game, its getting good reviews as well, I should get it some time when I have done the games I have FT and GR. Did you make the game?
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 9:40pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | Yes I did, I'm the CEO & head developer of Atropos Studios.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 9:46pm |
Steve VSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 265
Joined: 16 MAR 2008
Status : Online | Alkis, I was one who voted 'i intend to buy the game in the future' I just was wondering, did you try and get a distribution deal for the game or did you decide at an early stage that the 'in-house buy online from us' sales method was the most realistic option? I have bought several games that I had never heard of but looked intriguing as an impulse buy in a game store so obviously you miss out on those kind of sales.
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| 20 JUN 2008 at 11:10pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
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Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | That's sort of a long discussion Steve and furthermore, it includes things I'm not prepared to say in public. Sorry.
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| 21 JUN 2008 at 2:33am |
An_InklingSpace Cadet
Posts : 171
Joined: 20 JUN 2008
Status : Online | I had not heard of it, and voted appropriately.
Having read a little about the game, I am certainly interested and am currently downloading the demo.
If I enjoy the demo I will likely buy the game.
Congratulations on getting something out there, from what I've seen and read the game seems nicely polished.
Also, good choice to go with 2D backgrounds, I still think it's the best option for an Adventure game (or fixed camera 3D).
Who is this great burdensome slavering dog-thing that mediocres my every thought? ([i]Nick Cave - We Call Upon the Author[/i])
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| 21 JUN 2008 at 4:04pm |
jalexSchattenjger
Posts : 2503
Joined: 5 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | It's on my list to buy and will get it soon. I havn't bought any games for a while and have been playing ones I have already. I like to buy 5-6 at a time.
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| 22 JUN 2008 at 5:25am |
GonchiSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 337
Joined: 24 SEP 2007
Status : Online | No reason other than my current financial situation and location considerably prohibit frequently purchasing games. Free shipping is a nice incentive, but I don't often have $30 to spend freely.
But I'm not so complicated as to flee, &&or stand here in silence. &&But I'm not so simple as to not caution, &&that there aren't three minutes, or a hundred words, that could define me.&&&&[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-6Tw-5bE]Brief description of my person[/url] - Cuarteto de Nos
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| 22 JUN 2008 at 6:25pm |
IviniaGuild Master
Posts : 4459
Joined: 7 JUN 2003
Location: US
Status : Offline | For me I just wasn't crazy about what I saw in the demo. In the past this wouldn't have mattered as I tended to buy any indie game out there to show my support. I was only disappointed once. Now with having to watch my spending, I am much more selective and the demo didn't really capture my imagination. :-/
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| 23 JUN 2008 at 10:42am |
Erwin_BrPrivate Detective
Posts : 455
Joined: 7 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | It was the graphics for me, also. I know there's much more to a game than graphics alone, but for me they are quite important. Not that I demand the latest 3D technology or anything (On the contrary! - I'm still a fan of lo-res 640x480 hand drawn artwork), but the images have to inspire me, and capture me. I hope I'm making sense here.
I probably would've bought this game if it was in the 10 to 15 USD pricerange.
I hope all the info you're gathering here will help you in any future projects. Don't give up on game making!
--Erwin
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| 23 JUN 2008 at 8:54pm |
tmalusIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 11
Joined: 19 NOV 2005
Status : Online | Originally Posted By pavel4444 (20 JUN 2008 5:40pm)
While the the plot is intriguing, the quality just wasn't up to the standard. The characters move like they did in late 80's and don't belong with the surroundings. The interface is not that great either. I would spend $5-10 on a game like this, but not $30 and I don't really want to encourage the decline in quality standards. Other thing that annoyed me was the main character, I didn't like his look, especially the hairstyle.
I agree with pavel4444, especially the hairstyle. The demo makes a bad impression. Sorry I'll pass.
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| 23 JUN 2008 at 9:19pm |
GeraltIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 9
Joined: 18 JUN 2008
Status : Online | I like his hairstyle, it kind of looks like George Stoppard's to me.
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| 24 JUN 2008 at 1:46am |
pavel4444Space Cadet
Posts : 124
Joined: 2 MAY 2008
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Geralt (23 JUN 2008 9:19pm)
I like his hairstyle, it kind of looks like George Stoppard's to me.
yeah like a poor ugly imitation of Stobbart, his face, neck, nose and jaw also annoyed me.
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| 24 JUN 2008 at 6:15am |
Steve VSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 265
Joined: 16 MAR 2008
Status : Online | I believe the game was made using the Adventure Game Studio engine which, while a good program for what it is, provides certain limits graphically on what is possible so I wouldn't judge how good or bad Alkis' team are at creating images because of the tools they had to use.
In its own way this poll is a useful indicator of how polarised the AG community is, almost evenly divided between people who are not going to play it because they didn't like something about it and others who have indicated a commitment to purchasing the game in the future...I wouldn't like to be a developer trying to work out what peiple want nowadays!
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| 24 JUN 2008 at 8:53am |
| Deleted User | Jason's hairline ~ attractive or not ?
Oh yes... DITR definitely stands or falls on this absolutely vital criterion ?!? [smiley=skull_laugh.gif]
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| 24 JUN 2008 at 10:08am |
ShanyGuild Master
Posts : 3313
Joined: 19 JUN 2003
Status : Online | Originally Posted By Steve V (24 JUN 2008 6:14am)
In its own way this poll is a useful indicator of how polarised the AG community is, almost evenly divided between people who are not going to play it because they didn't like something about it and others who have indicated a commitment to purchasing the game in the future...
Huh? Isn't every audience devided more or less in this way?
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