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| 31 OCT 2004 at 9:54pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | I'm happy to announce that my adventure game, Other Worlds, has finally been completed. It has entered the final testing phase today and the official release date is December 1st, 2004.
For those of you who don't know..
Other Worlds is a traditional game which took me 3.5 years to complete. It is a 3rd person, point & click adventure that looks and plays like the late 80s Sierra / LucasArts productions. My intention was to create the best amateur freeware game ever (in terms of gameplay; no way I can compete with Tierra's graphics, sound or animation).
Features:
-More than 150 locations to explore
-More than 40 characters to interact with
-Dozens of inventory items
-The infamous A.L.K.I.S. interface (A.L.K.I.S. stands for Advanced Language Kit and Interface System)
-An intriguing, humorous story full of surprises and plot twists
-A large number of challenging puzzles
It is a fantasy story of a young woman going on a quest to find her missing friend, and discovering a lot more.
Here are some screenshots:
[img]http://www.alkis.org/Pictures/Misc/OW5.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.alkis.org/Pictures/Misc/OW1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.alkis.org/Pictures/Misc/OW2.jpg[/img]
Now that the game is complete, I want to add three more people to my beta-testing team (which includes important members of the adventure gaming community such as Aya_Brea and Valadmin). That's because I want some players who will play the game from scratch, without skipping sequences they have seen dozens of times before. They might spot something we have missed.
The perfect "candidate" should be fluent in English. I would prefer it if he/she had some experience in retro adventure games, such as the late 80s - early 90s Sierra & LucasArts titles. Those who will be up for it will receive the CD version of the game with a printed manual.
Unfortunately, I will be away for a week so I will reply to you when I get back. I will send you the link to download the game and you will then have three weeks to test it. You will be given a walkthrough for your convenience. The important thing is to realize that I'm not looking for people who will just "take a look", instead I would appreciate players who are really interested in testing my title for any kind of bugs or errors. You will be asked to write a small report and fill in a questionnaire.
Thanks in advance, your help will be very appreciated.
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| 31 OCT 2004 at 10:03pm |
EvaGuild Master
Posts : 3247
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Where do I sign up?
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| 31 OCT 2004 at 10:07pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | Right here! Which reminds me, all those who reply please post a bit about your adventure gaming experience, and your e-mail address.
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| 31 OCT 2004 at 10:16pm |
EvaGuild Master
Posts : 3247
Joined: 5 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | Oh. Well, I guess I'm not the most experienced gamer...
I did play most of the classic Sierra/Lucasarts games(all the King's Quest, QFG, LSL+MI games, Maniac Mansion, DotT....I'm sure I forgot something...)
I've played a lot of early/mid nineties games....does that count?
I have only played adventures for 8 years....but I'm catching up.
I have a huge collection of games which I'm working my way through.
And I'm quite fluent in the English language...can't you tell?
I would really like to test the game...so...please?
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| 1 NOV 2004 at 12:32am |
lugumIntergalactic Janitor
Posts : 6
Joined: 24 SEP 2004
Status : Online | Hey,
I started playing adventure games like 10 years ago.
My first adventure game was Larry, and then followed all the other adventures from Sierra,Lucasarts and the rest. I think i played over 90% of all point and click adventures that exists.
Furthermore I played 2 amateur games:Cirque du Zale(good,but was missing soms things)and Zak McKracken 2(not so good)
With all respect to the creators of these homemade adventure games,they can hardly match with commercial adventure games.Which is understandable because most of the time they make these games beside their job or study.
What cought my attention was that you worked 3.5 years on this game,and looking at the features(150! locations to name something) i therefor expect this to be a great game.
email is haroldvdwaaij@hotmail.com
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| 1 NOV 2004 at 12:32am |
Agustín CordesGuild Master
Posts : 5696
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: AR, Buenos Aires
Status : Offline | Alkis, I'd love to try it! I think I can find some time to thoroughly play it during November. As for my experience... ask Aya
Drop me an email at agustin@nucleosys.com
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| 1 NOV 2004 at 5:08am |
lakerzPrivate Detective
Posts : 654
Joined: 11 OCT 2002
Status : Online | I dunno, something about Agustin tells me he is not an experienced adventure game player. You better let me beta test your game instead! I may suck at the guess the pic contests, but I have played quite a few of the classics in the genre.
What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas...
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| 3 NOV 2004 at 11:03pm |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | As it turns out, I came back sooner. Ok Eva, lugum and Agustin, welcome to our team. You will soon receive e-mails.
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| 5 NOV 2004 at 4:37pm |
DinkiPixieSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 356
Joined: 26 JUN 2004
Status : Online | Good luck with this. Sorry I can't beta-test - would do but can't guarantee the time to do it. Playing Parrot's game is another matter because other people will have done the hard work already
I'd like to have a copy when it goes out for sale, though.
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| 6 NOV 2004 at 12:54am |
alkis21Schattenjger
Posts : 2112
Joined: 23 OCT 2002
Location: GR
Status : Offline | It will be freeware so all you'll have to do will be to download it!
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| 6 NOV 2004 at 12:57am |
DinkiPixieSorcerer Apprentice
Posts : 356
Joined: 26 JUN 2004
Status : Online | *dizzy with joy*
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