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Not too far off, but no.

Yes, The Bum's looking good. Congrats on releasing it. 

Completely unrelated:

It's Druuna.

That's the one. 
The first line of Ray Ivey's review says it: "This is the worst game that I've totally enjoyed."
See http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17437

Not Chronomaster. This one also has a visible player character, but I think he just went up the stairs.
I'll look for another screen tomorrow if it hasn't been guessed then.

There are black bars above and below the picture to fill up the screen, but that's all. I believe the inventory is visible below the picture, when opened.
The guy in the screenshot is not the player character.

1997

No, earlier.

No, it's not specifically aimed at children.

It's a weird game, but strangely fun too. The graphics are actually praised in reviews.

The Last Half of Darkness

Yes.

Pff, you guys guess litil divil and murder on the Mississippi but not

Not Fable.
Here's one with text.

Hah, famous five adventures actually do exist but that's not it.
It's also not a text adventure although the interface is indeed cut out I think.

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Brain Dead 13

I like to update my gip thread with a music sample.
How do I make a link so the music plays when you click on it (instead of only giving the option to download it)?
Does it need a specific file host, or a special command?