The Order

[lapsking]

The Order
an oil adventure game on canvas by lapsking

If killing one saves hundreds of lives, assassination is permitted...

Story:
AD 1096, Iran - AD 1096, Iran – You are one of the Order of Assassins fedais, an assassin who would sacrifice anything including his life to execute his master's order. And this time your master Sabbah wants the Seljuk prince of Rudkhan Castle removed. All an assassin needs is a dagger and a clever plan.

Screenshots:






Development Progress:
Story: 70%
Scripting: 25%
Art: 25%

Features:
• All art is painted by hand with oil on canvas (backgrounds, characters, objects and inventory items)
• Historical fiction
• High resolution: 1920×1080
• First-person with 9-verb UI

[heltenjon]

That looks great! I'm looking forward to the Persian historical setting. 

[Rik_Vargard]

This project looks epic! Good luck!

[Racoon]

This is a cool idea! But I guess you are in for a lot of work by painting traditional. Can´t wait to see it :-)

[lapsking]

When painting is all you can do but you want to make a game, even your inventory items will be oil on canvas. It seems finishing this game is going to take ages!


And this is the last result the player will see.

[Darth Mandarb]

Please read the forum rules and update your first post accordingly, thanks.

Thanks and good luck with the production!

[lapsking]

Oh, I see my post was very messy. Added a quick short story and screenshots. Might edit it again later. Though I really don't know about the developement progress as it seems it's taking me into odd places.

[Athanor]

I'm very interested in the setting and I really like the handpainted artstyle. It looks very unique and original. I look forward to more screenshots.

[lapsking]

New screenshot:

[heltenjon]

Looking good. I just noticed...the Gothic Ps look a lot like Bs. I read "Bull" and "Bush". 

[lapsking]

Thank you heltenjon. Yes, capital A also looks a bit weird. But this medieval font is only used for GUIs, I'm using another medieval font for speech text which is easier to read. Well, one has to get used to medieval era in this game, even most puzzles are medieval!

[InfernalGrape]

Unique art direction here.

[lapsking]

It's been more than 6 months that I've been dealing with my wife's unexpected cancer treatment, it has been a life changer. But the life and the game both are moving forward slowly. The new room screenshot (5 out of 16):

[heltenjon]

So sorry to hear about that. All the best wishes! I hope game making can be a welcome distraction in a difficult time.

[lapsking]

All the best wishes!

Thank you heltenjon!