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[itch.io download link: https://kini-games.itch.io/d-list-divaAGS game page: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2694-d-list-diva/]

Hi all,

This is a short, free comedy point-and-click adventure game made by me, Matt Frith and Karl Dupéré-Richer for the $107 Adventure Game Challenge. It's about a misanthropic tour manager and a washed-up singer's rider demands. I hope you enjoy it.

(Currently available for Windows only.)

itch.io download link: https://kini-games.itch.io/d-list-diva
AGS game page: https://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2694-d-list-diva/

Hi all,

I've just launched the demo of my game (made in AGS), Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing, which I'm billing as "a point-and-click adventure with innovative detective mechanics". This is my first 'proper' game, so I'd really love some feedback.

(I hope it's OK to publish this under 'Completed Game Announcements', given that it's a demo. There's at least an hour of game there. Basically, it's 'Day 1', but I didn't want to make it episodic. Still, if this doesn't fly, please let me know and I'll happily remove the post.)

The game's about a young reporter named Ollie (my background is in journalism). On his first day at the local paper, he's been tasked with solving the mystery behind a schoolgirl's recent disappearance.

Alongside inventory puzzles and verb interactions, the game uses a unique text parser system, which I designed so that I could use puzzles like you might find in a detective game in an otherwise traditional P&C adventure.

Here are the links:

AGS page
Steam
itch.io

And here's the trailer:

If you give it a try, please let me know how you got on!

Thanks!

[EDIT:]

EDIT: I launched the demo on November 2. There's about an hour of game there. If you play, I'd love to hear your feedback!

Here are the links:

AGS page
Steam
itch.io

And here's the trailer:

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Hi everyone,

I have no idea why it's taken me so long to post here about my game, Signal & Echo: Iris is Missing. It's going to enter beta testing any day now (I've posted about that in the 'recruitment' section - if you're interested, please take a look). Well, better late than never!

Here's the copy from my website, www.kinigames.com, along with some screenshots. (EDIT: I've also now added some short videos a couple of posts down, showcasing the three main ways of using the text parser system.)

Any thoughts appreciated 



Just gimme the gist!

Informed by the developer’s past career in journalism, you play as Ollie, a wannabe reporter on his first day of work experience at the Signal & Echo newspaper, in the fictional town of Runeton, England.

Ollie thought he’d be chained to his desk all day, rewriting press releases. Instead, he’s been given a real assignment: find out what happened to missing schoolgirl Iris Wood.

Using a unique text parser system, alongside traditional point-and-click mechanics, help Ollie impress his colleagues and break the story wide open!



What’s this about a unique text parser?

Alongside the usual verb interactions and inventory puzzles, Signal and Echo: Iris is Missing uses an innovative text parser systemâ€"for conversations, searching the newspaper’s computer archive, and finding new locations on your map.

The system allows you to type any proper noun (i.e. capitalised noun, like John Smith, London, or The Beatles), so long as you’ve found it in-game. The system also accepts the name of any hotspot, from any location, including inventory items.

This means you can ask anyone about any of these things. You'll need to take notes and think for yourself! (All the puzzles use real-world logic, as opposed to cartoon or moon logic.)



I’m sold! When and where’s it coming out?

The demo is about to enter beta testing, so there’s not long to wait!

Once it’s ready, the demo will be free to download from Steam, itch.io, and (possibly) the Kini Games website.

Check back here for updates, or follow the developer,  Will Ackermann (aka Kini), on twitter games_kini