MAGS August “Distance/Separation” (RESULT)

Started by Stupot, Tue 01/08/2023 08:12:08

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What is your favourite game of MAGS August?

The Distant Door (by Durinde)
8 (100%)
The long August longing (by Cassiebsg and Blondbraid)
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 8

Voting closed: Fri 15/09/2023 10:22:50

Cassiebsg

#20
We started it... atm you have one puzzle (that consists in pick up 1 item...) very very challenging... :D

PS - And I was cutting the grass and think I aspired inhaled a tiny bit of grass when I empty the machine... Now it's stuck in my esophagus... :(
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Mandle

Quote from: Cassiebsg on Sat 26/08/2023 17:09:43PS - And I was cutting the grass and think I aspired inhaled a tiny bit of grass when I empty the machine... Now it's stuck in my esophagus... :(

Not the best kind of grass to inhale.

Cassiebsg

LOL :)
I see that 2 people liked my last post... hope it's because they liked that the game is progressing, and not that I "almost died"... :D

Anyway, looking for a beta tester or 2 (and spellchecker would be great too). Game is now playable but it's short, and it "only" has one minor crash inconvenience at the end of the credits... I'll see if I can fix it when I get home.

I posted about needing help here: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/recruitment/ags-help-wanted-beta-tester-abd-speelchecker-for-august-mags-game/

Just PM if you can/wish to help out. :)
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Radiant

Quote from: Stupot on Wed 23/08/2023 09:57:46How are we getting on, gang?
I didn't have enough time to get something playable, just a POC with a character moving around. Maybe next time...

Stupot

No worries @Radiant. Look out for September's theme very soon.

Cassiebsg

#25
The long August longing



Story and Graphics:    Gertrud Bondesson
Scripting:            Sandra T. Almeida
Beta testing:          Nahuel Peillat

Story:
After a little century, our hero wakes up and hopes to see her friends soon. But first she needs to send the invitation out and make sure her servant has the castle tip top.

Very short game created for MAGS August 2023 with the theme "Distance/Separation".

Game res.: 1024x640 (16:10)
AGS version: 3.5.1.10

Game page entry: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2687-the-long-august-longing/
Direct download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/gsmf3fdlapnczdo/The_long_August_longing_V1.00.zip/file

Edit: Updated. :)
I'll update this post in a while, I need to create the screenshots, type a description and create an entry on the games page.
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Durinde

Quote from: Cassiebsg on Thu 31/08/2023 23:00:52The long August longing

Story and Graphics:   Gertrud Bondesson
Scripting:      Sandra T. Almeida

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/gsmf3fdlapnczdo/The_long_August_longing_V1.00.zip/file

I'll update this post in a while, I need to create the screenshots, type a description and create an entry on the games page.

Glad to see it just wasn't me that entered!

Cassiebsg

Happy to hear that you could forgive my 53 second posting delay. I shouldn't have typed the last line.  (laugh)
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Kitty Trouble

I was planning to have something playable, but my health these last couple weeks hasn't been great, and I only finished my font, lucasarts-style GUI, main character, and part of the first room.

Question, is reusing stuff like fonts/GUI in the spirit of the competition? Or does it need to be made from scratch each time even if I want to do the same thing?

Stupot

That is no problem, @Kitty Trouble.

Thank you to those who participated this round, even if you weren't able to get an entry in.

We still got two great-looking games and I think it's going to be an interesting battle for votes.

Please vote using the poll above.




The Distant Door
by Durinde
The long August longing
by Cassiebsg and Blondbraid


RootBound

J. They/them. Here are my most recent games:

Tomags

Same here. Two great games with different approaches and strong points.

@Blondbraid , if you don't mind me asking, how do you do the animations? Do you use Dragonbones?

heltenjon

Here's my thoughts this month.

The Distant Door
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The rpg style graphics are not my favourite style, but they work and fits the mood of the game. The writing is good, and the feel of both endings is that this may happen. The puzzles are mostly a result of having a realistic approach to inventory items instead of piling up everything that is not nailed down. As realism is a point in this story, I felt this choice worked well. Also nice voice acting.
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The long August longing
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Simply gorgeous looking, with easy, yet clever puzzles. The story is humorous, creating an intended clash between horror mood and comedy.
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I haven't decided who to vote for yet! But I will cast a vote. It is difficult because
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The games outshine each other in different categories. TLAL has far better graphics and puzzles, while TDD has the best character development/story and more emotional impact. It's also a case of apples and oranges to compare a comedic piece with a tear-jerker type slice of life story that invites to afterthought.
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Blondbraid

Quote from: Tomags on Sun 03/09/2023 09:46:26Same here. Two great games with different approaches and strong points.

@Blondbraid , if you don't mind me asking, how do you do the animations? Do you use Dragonbones?
Yes, you guessed right! Plus Firealpaca for art assets used in the animation.

Funnily enough, the reason I made a Renaissance vampire woman in a gown was so that I didn't have to do any tricky leg animations while testing out Dragonbones.


Tomags

Quote from: Blondbraid on Mon 04/09/2023 06:17:59
Quote from: Tomags on Sun 03/09/2023 09:46:26Same here. Two great games with different approaches and strong points.

@Blondbraid , if you don't mind me asking, how do you do the animations? Do you use Dragonbones?
Yes, you guessed right! Plus Firealpaca for art assets used in the animation.

Funnily enough, the reason I made a Renaissance vampire woman in a gown was so that I didn't have to do any tricky leg animations while testing out Dragonbones.

Thanks! I think the animations worked very well with AGS.  I tried to do some tests on Dragonbones a while ago, I may go back to it. Thanks for letting us know about Firealpaca, I didn't know it.

Good idea to simplify the model for the animation.

4KbShort

Quote from: Kitty Trouble on Fri 01/09/2023 03:13:53I was planning to have something playable, but my health these last couple weeks hasn't been great, and I only finished my font, lucasarts-style GUI, main character, and part of the first room.

Question, is reusing stuff like fonts/GUI in the spirit of the competition? Or does it need to be made from scratch each time even if I want to do the same thing?

@Stupot would have to weigh in on this one, but I will admit that since my first entry where I made my GUI and set up my "default" game design criteria I haven't changed any of them and just use the same Sierra style system with generic graphics and plug in the game behind them. I figured this was okay since when you see a Sierra game you know it's a Sierra game by the GUI more than anything. No one has said anything to me about it, yet so I'm going to assume it's okay. :grin:
I've made some games: https://4kbshort.itch.io/
I've made some videos: https://www.youtube.com/@encouragingthings
And some game videos: https://www.youtube.com/@4Kbshort

Stupot

Yeah. Once upon a time there was a fairly strict 'no pre-existing assets' law. Everything had to be made from scratch. I think it was felt that this made it too overwhelming for newcomers (though I wonder if it did encourage more team entries, where everyone had a specific job to do).

So for a while we had it where the topic-setter could choose whether or not premade assets were allowed, but almost everyone said yes, so I stopped asking. Since then it's been much more lenient. No one has complained and while it hasn't done much to increase the participation numbers, it does lower the barrier for entry to those who would like to enter but can't do everything from scratch.

In the more specific case of reusing something you'd made for a previous entry (whether completed or not), I don't see a problem with that, especially if it helps increase the number of entries. Others will say so if they think someone has taken too many liberties, if not in writing then in the voting.

Cassiebsg

Finished playing. :)

The Distant Door (by Durinde)
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Nice little game, and with voice acting as sherry on top. :) Plus check on having 2 endings!
Strong story, and ending 1 just felt so wrong, that even when I replayed it to get ending 1, I wished I could have changed my mind half way through the task.

Maybe if you decided to release a polished version, you can allow the player to exit the building and go to to the Hospital anyway, even though she said she couldn't? On that note, one could also blow Matt and leave the package by the door and end up on ending 1 (or ending 3 - you've been a total douchbag by saying yes and then not doing it).

One thing that annoyed me was the displays. Maybe next time consider using CW's TypedText module, and get the narrator's text on the lower black end of the screen. :) I think it would fit the game. ;)

Great job anyway!
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Stupot


Stupot

Thanks for the votes, everyone.
I honestly thought this was going to be tight, as both games look great. But the people have spoken and the winner with 8 out 8 votes is...

The Distant Door by Durinde

Well done, Durinde. I'll PM you soon about setting a theme for October.

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