Alter_Fridge
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Thimbleweed is due very very soon!
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Point & Click Adventure Thread 2017 - Pixels Walk With Me
- Thread starter Sir_Crocodile
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I haven't checked anything about the game since backed to avoid all spoilers and discover it with fresh eyes.
Are previews good ? (i won't read them)
Or "meh" ?
Alter_Fridge
Member
Alter_Fridge
Member
Yeah everything is super positive
I played that game to death. I had no idea there was a voiced version!
Sir_Crocodile
Member
I guess I can do one.
basic_text
Member
I haven't been this excited for a game in YEARS!
THIMBLEWEED PARK!!! HNNNNNNGGGHHHH!
THIMBLEWEED PARK!!! HNNNNNNGGGHHHH!
Thank you kind sir (crocodile)
It's kind of hard to not go full fanboy over this game. Of course I really want it to sell and that the team gets the appreciation (I think ) they deserve. Really looking forward to play it today, even took the day off.
Yeah, I'm a little afraid, it'll fly under the radar, since it seems to receive pretty little coverage even for a point & click adventure, but we'll see I guess. Can't wait to play it tonight.
I am ridiculously excited about Thimbleweed Park; although I've backed it and read all the various updates I've had through Kickstarter etc., I still feel like I barely know anything about it other than the premise and who the playable characters are - but what I do know makes it seem absolutely brilliant.
Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
Dandy Lyin
Member
Can't wait to get home and start Thimbleweed Park! Hopefully this leads to Ron and company making more point and click games.
I will wait for your impressions. I don't know if Ron can make a proper P&C adventure game nowadays
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Ok, I've had to do this in much less time then I'd want since the game comes out in five and a half hours, but below is what I have - anyone think of anything that needs to be added before I post?
Thimbleweed Park - a Ron Gilbert game |OT| Thirty-scumm years of adventures
Ron Gilbert returns thirty years after Maniac Mansion, with his first true point & click game in twenty years. There are also 3 other Lucasfilm alumni in the team - Gary Winnick, who co-created Maniac Mansion with Ron, David Fox, who created Zak Mckracken, and Mark Ferrari, who did the fantastic background art for games like Monkey Island and Loom. This project apparently came about when Ron & Gary were talking about what made the old lucas p&c's so charming. They couldn't come up with a firm reason so decided to make an old style p&c and work it out for themselves (hence pixel art, verb interface, etc).
This was funded via Kickstarter, and you can see how the game evolved from the pitch to the finished product:
I should point out that just because they went with a scumm style interface doesn't mean there's been no evolution since the DOTT UI. As above, you can now see "between" the verbs. Obviously this is still dead-space, but it makes it feel less claustrophobic imo. The verb parser has also been moved from above the verbs to on-mouse, giving even more screen-estate to the actual game (bottom is cut off as I suck at making gifs):
Of course, you can turn this off if you want:
And I believe you can go total old school and lose the space between verbs as well.
Game trailer (Possibly NSFW, though it's just [lots of] beeped out swearing)
If you're interested in seeing how the game evolved, I would HIGHLY recommend visiting the dev blog, which has a wealth of information about how they got here, including design decisions, coding examples and over sixty podcasts.
- Five playable (and switchable) characters:
From left to right, Ransome, Franklin, Agent Ray, Agent Reyes and Delores.
- Multiple endings
- Set in 1987 with some playful pokes at things like Twin Peaks, True Detective and The X-Files
- Has "Casual" and "Hard" mode. If you enjoy P&C games choose "hard" as casual is really meant for newcomers to the genre
Works on:
* Windows (7, 8, 10),
* Mac OS X (10.9.0+)
* Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04)
* Xbox One (Launch console exclusivity, lasts three months)
Languages:
* Audio and text: English
* Text only: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano (I believe post-release Ron will have a system for crowd-sourced languages)
IGN Spain - 8.2/10
I'll add them as I see them. Let me know if you see one I've missed.
Thimbleweed Park - a Ron Gilbert game |OT| Thirty-scumm years of adventures
Ron Gilbert returns thirty years after Maniac Mansion, with his first true point & click game in twenty years. There are also 3 other Lucasfilm alumni in the team - Gary Winnick, who co-created Maniac Mansion with Ron, David Fox, who created Zak Mckracken, and Mark Ferrari, who did the fantastic background art for games like Monkey Island and Loom. This project apparently came about when Ron & Gary were talking about what made the old lucas p&c's so charming. They couldn't come up with a firm reason so decided to make an old style p&c and work it out for themselves (hence pixel art, verb interface, etc).
This was funded via Kickstarter, and you can see how the game evolved from the pitch to the finished product:
I should point out that just because they went with a scumm style interface doesn't mean there's been no evolution since the DOTT UI. As above, you can now see "between" the verbs. Obviously this is still dead-space, but it makes it feel less claustrophobic imo. The verb parser has also been moved from above the verbs to on-mouse, giving even more screen-estate to the actual game (bottom is cut off as I suck at making gifs):
Of course, you can turn this off if you want:
And I believe you can go total old school and lose the space between verbs as well.
Game trailer (Possibly NSFW, though it's just [lots of] beeped out swearing)
If you're interested in seeing how the game evolved, I would HIGHLY recommend visiting the dev blog, which has a wealth of information about how they got here, including design decisions, coding examples and over sixty podcasts.
- Five playable (and switchable) characters:
From left to right, Ransome, Franklin, Agent Ray, Agent Reyes and Delores.
- Multiple endings
- Set in 1987 with some playful pokes at things like Twin Peaks, True Detective and The X-Files
- Has "Casual" and "Hard" mode. If you enjoy P&C games choose "hard" as casual is really meant for newcomers to the genre
Works on:
* Windows (7, 8, 10),
* Mac OS X (10.9.0+)
* Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04)
* Xbox One (Launch console exclusivity, lasts three months)
Languages:
* Audio and text: English
* Text only: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano (I believe post-release Ron will have a system for crowd-sourced languages)
IGN Spain - 8.2/10
I'll add them as I see them. Let me know if you see one I've missed.
The perfect Dark
Banned
When is it available on gog.com?
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Thanks!
Should be the launch times above unless there's a problem (so 4 hours, 21 mins from now). GOG and Steam have their preview pages up already (click on the images).
Tizoc
Member
So it'd go up around the same time as it releases on Steam.
Wonder if the Steam release is DRM-free too...
That OT is good Sir_C.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Alright, thanks!
Looks good! Maybe add the before / after pic to show this is a Kickstarter that has actually delivered more than was promised.
Oh, also, the dev blog was pretty amazing imo, deserves a link, too.
Really excited about Thimbleweed Park. Looking at all the artwork reminds me more of Zak McKracken than any other game.
That was my first P&C and I only borrowed the Amiga version from a friend, so I never finished it. But I did stay up all night to play it, which was the first time I'd ever done that.
Which reminds me - I have ZM on GOG now. I really should go back and play it.
That was my first P&C and I only borrowed the Amiga version from a friend, so I never finished it. But I did stay up all night to play it, which was the first time I'd ever done that.
Which reminds me - I have ZM on GOG now. I really should go back and play it.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Good calls both, thanks.
StrongArmSteady
Member
4 hrs till thimbleweed park pogchamp
Winnie the Pimp
Member
Added to wishlist!
Also: I have heard good things about Night in the Woods, is that actually a PnC or more of a hybrid?
Also: I have heard good things about Night in the Woods, is that actually a PnC or more of a hybrid?
It's more Telltale-y - there are no puzzles, just running around talking to people with some very light platforming and three rhythm game sections.
It's not bad, but it requires essentially no brain power.
It's more like Oxenfree than a Telltale game.
Yeah, it's almost all story and characters and lovely music. I like it a lot.
Mr Underhill
Member
Huge adventure game sale over at GOG.
Tizoc
Member
I forgot to ake a thread for this, thanks for reminding me
Sir_Crocodile
Member
You not playing Thimbleweed Park then?
CecilRousso
Member
85% on Metacritic after 30 reviews. 29 positive ones, 1 mixed, 0 negative.
I normally fall back on gamefaq but with TWP I'm forcing myself to play all on my own and it's great so far. A few odd puzzles but not too convoluted yet.
The writing is funny and starting to get genuinely​ mysterious.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Story is interesting, personally I enjoyed it. Puzzles are superb - very logical, and some I found pretty tough. But I managed to complete it in 10 hours without hints or spamming inventory on everything.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Here's a dev update on The Fall Part 2, it sounds very ambitious compared to the first episode. The bolded is especially interesting:
basic_text
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Full Throttle |OT| Full HD Throttle
Full Throttle |OT| Full-er Throttle
Full Throttle |OT| More life than a Duracell bunny
Full Throttle |OT| Do not kick dumpster
Shite I know but my pun sense isn't working today!
ThatStupidLion
Member
Wow, you can get The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 and Deponia for PS4 for $1 on the latest Humble Bundle. It's US PSN only, but everyone got an account for each region, right?
was wondering if Deponia is worth my time. always wanted to try the series..should i get on ps4 or just get for pc?
I enjoyed Deponia; however only the first game is available for PS4. Maybe this sale is a good opportunity to try it?
alexanderftw
Banned
get the whole 4 games on PC. I personally love the series.
Theres also a huge sale right now for Daedalics games http://store.steampowered.com/sub/55062/ For 16 euros you get quite the package. Night of The Rabbit was also amazing, whispered world great, etc.
ThatStupidLion
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