MAGS September “No Talking, Please” (RESULT)

cat · Mon 25/09/2023 21:36:28

Quote from: Kastchey on Mon 25/09/2023 13:55:34Anywhere I can lobby for bi-MAGS?

Rather the other way round - I could more likely do an hour game or OROW than work a whole month on a game.

eri0o · Tue 26/09/2023 00:24:10

@cat , what is OROW?

DBoyWheeler · Tue 26/09/2023 01:10:00

Quote from: eri0o on Tue 26/09/2023 00:24:10@cat , what is OROW?

I can answer that for you.

OROW = One Room One Week. Basically, you'd have a week to make a really short game that only takes place in one room.

Stupot · Tue 26/09/2023 01:56:07

Quote from: cat on Mon 25/09/2023 21:36:28
Quote from: Kastchey on Mon 25/09/2023 13:55:34Anywhere I can lobby for bi-MAGS?
Rather the other way round - I could more likely do an hour game or OROW than work a whole month on a game.

Nothing stopping you from making a OROW game and submitting that for MAGS. The beauty of it is that you'll get an extra three weeks to test and tweak and make it perfect.

No spoilers, but I think anyone who's more inclined to make a very short game very quickly might be especially interested in October's theme, so keep an eye out for that on October 1st.

But for now let's see if we can get any games over the finish line for September.

heltenjon · Tue 26/09/2023 03:24:04

Quote from: DBoyWheeler on Tue 26/09/2023 01:10:00
Quote from: eri0o on Tue 26/09/2023 00:24:10@cat , what is OROW?
I can answer that for you.

OROW = One Room One Week. Basically, you'd have a week to make a really short game that only takes place in one room.

https://archive.org/details/adventuregamestudio_oneroomoneweek

Cassiebsg · Tue 26/09/2023 22:41:28

Yes, nothing stopping anyone from making a OROW, 24H or even 1 hour game. You have a month, but you can use as little or as much of the month as wish/have time for.

I finally have some time free again, so I might still be game. As said I have like 3 ideas... though one of them would be "wasted" in a short MAGS games. It's better suited to a longer story line.

4KbShort · Wed 27/09/2023 05:22:43

I finished one!
I did this one in about 4 hours. I was going to spend about 4 days, but my schedule changed last minute and I lost the weekend I was going to use to make this so this is what came out of it... I hope everyone gets the irony here:

The Delivery - A "Text Adventure"

Ponch · Wed 27/09/2023 11:20:21

Quote from: 4KbShort on Wed 27/09/2023 05:22:43I finished one!

Also, this thread has made me nostalgic for OROW. How long as it been since we had one of those? My most recent MAGS game was a semi sequel to an old OROW game I did years ago.

Creamy · Sat 30/09/2023 20:04:47

Can I get a couple of days please?

I'm nearly there but the game's not quite finished

Ponch · Sat 30/09/2023 20:21:19

Stu's call, of course, but I'm for it. I've certainly needed an extension to finish a few of my MAGS games in the past.

Stupot · Sat 30/09/2023 22:59:03

Quote from: Creamy on Sat 30/09/2023 20:04:47Can I get a couple of days please?

I'm nearly there but the game's not quite finished

Granted.

New deadline: end of October 2nd (UK time)

Meanwhile, anyone interested in making a shorter game (or four) might want to consider checking out October's theme.

4KbShort · Sun 01/10/2023 05:41:45

Quote from: Creamy on Sat 30/09/2023 20:04:47Can I get a couple of days please?

I'm nearly there but the game's not quite finished

You can do it! (Don't let me be the only one to submit something my game is short and ~~terrible~~ lazy!)

Creamy · Mon 02/10/2023 22:59:54

Thank you for bearing with me. Here's my hodgepodge:

LOST & FOUND

DOWNLOAD

Run the lost & found service of a big town in the absence of your boss.

Warning: contains cartoon violence.

Stupot · Tue 03/10/2023 15:23:29

Thanks for the entries guys.

Please vote using the poll above.

]	The Delivery by @4KbShort
]	Lost & Found by @Creamy

heltenjon · Tue 03/10/2023 18:05:47

The Delivery

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I found five ways to die.

Even though this was all text, it fit the theme very well, and the descriptions were much to my liking. Funny, although naturally limited.

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Lost & Found

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This should be all accounts be a stressful click exercise, but somehow it wasn't. Perhaps is was the calm music and the beauty of the art that made it a relaxing, almost meditative experience? The connection to the theme may be somewhat thin.

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I voted for

Spoiler

Lost & Found. Beautiful, fun and more of a challenge than the other game.

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Thanks for the games, guys!

Creamy · Wed 04/10/2023 17:25:35

Thanks Heltonjon

Spoiler

At first I considered a frantic banjo music and a shorter timer (Wario Ware style) but I prefer it this way.

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I played the delivery. A well-written little romp

Spoiler

The descriptions of the mayhem you cause are hilarious. The ending was pretty funny too.
A small bug: the mouse disappears after a game over.

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Ponch · Fri 06/10/2023 19:57:03

Huzzah! A proper competition!

4KbShort · Sun 08/10/2023 15:14:24

@Creamy Thanks for playing! Yeah the mouse bug is "known" in that it's how my version of the AGS engine for running my entries is programmed. I debated keeping it hidden or not and went with hidden. Downside is there's no indicator that there's a timer ticking down the credits for a reset so it can seem... trapped? Thanks for the feedback!

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Also, played through your entry as well! Very enjoyable and the artwork is awesome and well-mixed. Also found a small bug: trying to change the sound volume causes a crash, but there's little need so it's not game breaking!

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RootBound · Mon 16/10/2023 14:14:37

Enjoyed both games and played them both more than once - @4KbShort 's because I died, and @Creamy 's because I wanted to get a higher score.
I voted for

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Creamy, because it has more play time and feels like a more immersive experience. And even with the speed turned down, it's challenging!

I do think 4Kbshort had a stronger connection to the theme, though. It was a close decision.

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One minor bug(?) in Creamy's entry:

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Perhaps not a bug exactly. Returning the shoes plays the sound but doesn't change the artwork in the way the other items do.

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Stupot · Mon 16/10/2023 15:38:06

Last chance to vote, folks.

Thanks to those who have voted so far.

MAGS September “No Talking, Please” (RESULT)

What is your favourite game of MAGS September?