Ho ho ho!! (Christmas Quest game) - Page 2

Kolzig · 12-25-2005, 12:28 AM

Hehheh! Nice Christmas surprise!
Excellent game and funny dialogue.

tsa · 12-25-2005, 01:17 AM

Thanks Adventure Gamers, for my first christmas present ever! I live in Holland and we have Sinterklaas here, so normally we don't do christmas presents. But the game looks great! It only crashed twice in 5 minutes

I've got no time to play it now because I have to get dressed before my parents come home from church...

Have a very nice christmas everybody!

Tanukitsune · 12-25-2005, 02:01 AM

He he, I loved the

option, that really made my day!

insane_cobra · 12-25-2005, 03:45 AM

Thank you, this game is actually the best present I got! It's lovely.

Dasilva · 12-25-2005, 04:20 AM

This made my christmas. Thanks guys!

Hamham Chan · 12-25-2005, 05:25 AM

"I haven´t upgraded my computer in 10 years because i only play adventure games".
So very true.

Thank you for this game, i loved it!

"No need to go down there".
Nice Syberia reference.

Ps. Is the main character "geek" based on anyone in the Adventuregamers.com staff?

me

Martin Gantefoehr · 12-25-2005, 06:56 AM

This game lacks some very basic features, such as a couple of hundred AI-controlled passers-by, an open GTA-like 3D world, mo-cap body acting, and a rubber-band story with playable cutscenes.

What a rip-off.

Jazhara7 · 12-25-2005, 07:24 AM

This is fun! But is it normal that the character no longer says anything when I click the mitten on the "Brown pffering"?

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RLacey · 12-25-2005, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jazhara7

This is fun! But is it normal that the character no longer says anything when I click the mitten on the "Brown pffering"?

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It's not a bug. It's a feature.

***Jackal*** · 12-25-2005, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Gantefoehr

This game lacks some very basic features, such as a couple of hundred AI-controlled passers-by, an open GTA-like 3D world, mo-cap body acting, and a rubber-band story with playable cutscenes.

What a rip-off.

Those are in the upcoming commercial version. You don't get everything for free!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jazhara7

But is it normal that the character no longer says anything when I click the mitten on the "Brown pffering"?

Yes, that's part of the game's unique charm.

(Okay, no it isn't.) But...

Spoiler:
It works properly if you don't restore power before fixing the tree.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoccerDude28

Fov and Jack, ever considered working in an adventure game company?

What do you mean? AG is an adventure game company now.

You probably mean one that actually pays money 'n stuff... yeah, that'd be nice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamham Chan

Is the main character "geek" based on anyone in the Adventuregamers.com staff?

Probably all of us.

BTW, I hope everyone's trying all the various options at every stage. The comments about objects should change (almost) every time you do something new with them. We reward investigation! And remember to

everything. It's AG tradition.

***Jackal*** · 12-25-2005, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsa

Thanks Adventure Gamers, for my first christmas present ever! I live in Holland and we have Sinterklaas here, so normally we don't do christmas presents. But the game looks great! It only crashed twice in 5 minutes

Whoops, missed this originally. First of all, um... happy Sinterklaas, then!

(A few weeks late, I believe, yes? But better late than never.)

Sorry to hear about the crashes.

That's news to me. There's a Setup file in the directory where the game unzips, so try some tweaks there.

Martin Gantefoehr · 12-25-2005, 08:46 AM

I'd be interested in some, uh, post-mortem information.

How many people were involved in the making of this? How long did it take you from first concept to finisihed game? How many lines of dialog? Who did the introductory voice?

edit: As you can tell from my questions, I haven't seen the credits roll yet - I'm stuck.

*Dale Baldwin* · 12-25-2005, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martin Gantefoehr

edit: As you can tell from my questions, I haven't seen the credits roll yet - I'm stuck.

Tsk, tsk

Martin Gantefoehr · 12-25-2005, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Tsk, tsk

It must be a bug!

***Jackal*** · 12-25-2005, 09:19 AM

Sorry, Martin. No way around finishing the game. If you want credits, you need to earn it.

There are 10 people listed as primary contributors, though as you know, contributions come in various shapes and sizes, so plenty more people factored in support roles.

Unfortunately, our credit list didn't include our narrator.

So we'll consider that a supplementary game of "guess the voice". The only clue is: it's a member of AG staff.

But since it's Christmas, I'll give an extra hint: it's not Emily.

First concept came LAST year, but we all stood around like deer in the headlights at the prospect until it was too late. This year, we started kicking tires in mid-November. Nothing actually happened until early December. So the entire game was pretty much made in last-minute panic mode.

REAL "last minute" included something akin to hysteria. I've blocked out the trauma already, so I can't say much more about it.

As for lines of dialogue, rough count is 150 separate comments. Not all of them made it into the game, though most did (maybe 8 or 10 were left out). Plus, of course, the intro and a lengthy ending that people who AREN'T stuck already know about.

Erwin_Br · 12-25-2005, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackal

REAL "last minute" included something akin to hysteria. I've blocked out the trauma already, so I can't say much more about it.

I must've been asleep. Boy, I'm glad to be in a different timezone!

--Erwin

***fov*** · 12-25-2005, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erwin_Br

I must've been asleep. Boy, I'm glad to be in a different timezone!

Ah, but you did an excellent job of talking me down off the ledge on Friday.

To follow up on some of Jack's answers, we had a rough design the first week in December. The script and most assets were completed by the 18th, and implementation and testing took place this week... mostly on the 23rd and 24th.

We wouldn't have been able to pull the game together without help from some non-AG staff members, to whom I am eternally grateful.

The intro voice (whose owner I won't reveal until we get some guesses

) was recorded Friday night in a frenzy of last minute "Hey, wouldn't it be cool if..." inspiration.

So, Martin, still stuck?

Hamham Chan · 12-25-2005, 11:59 AM

Quote:

He he, I loved the

option, that really made my day!

Dang, i forgot to try the pan.
How do you use it in the game?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jackal

As for lines of dialogue, rough count is 150 separate comments. Not all of them made it into the game, though most did (maybe 8 or 10 were left out).

I trust you will include those in the Special Edition

Martin Gantefoehr · 12-25-2005, 12:01 PM

Quote:

So, Martin, still stuck?

Finished it. (Phew...

).

It's a really cute game! Wonderful work, folks.

***fov*** · 12-25-2005, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamham Chan

Dang, i forgot to try the pan.
How do you use it in the game?

Click it on something.

12-25-2005, 12:28 AM	#21
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	Hehheh! Nice Christmas surprise! Excellent game and funny dialogue. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "The old standby, that never got old in the first place. We come back to them weekly, nightly, for hours at a time--and they always deliver. They are pure, timeless, and often taken for granted." - Nick Breckon - Shacknews My gamesale list updated 26.8.2007 Hey, dear people please buy my games, I need money to conquer Europe! Or do something similar.

12-25-2005, 01:17 AM	#22
tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Christmas present Thanks Adventure Gamers, for my first christmas present ever! I live in Holland and we have Sinterklaas here, so normally we don't do christmas presents. But the game looks great! It only crashed twice in 5 minutes I've got no time to play it now because I have to get dressed before my parents come home from church... Have a very nice christmas everybody! Share Share this post on Twitter

12-25-2005, 02:01 AM	#23
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12-25-2005, 03:45 AM	#24
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12-25-2005, 04:20 AM	#25
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	This made my christmas. Thanks guys! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

12-25-2005, 05:25 AM	#26
Hamham Chan Fulci lives Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 981	"I haven´t upgraded my computer in 10 years because i only play adventure games". So very true. Thank you for this game, i loved it! "No need to go down there". Nice Syberia reference. Ps. Is the main character "geek" based on anyone in the Adventuregamers.com staff? me Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - And you will face the sea of darkness and all therein that may be explored -

12-25-2005, 06:56 AM	#27
Martin Gantefoehr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 549	This game lacks some very basic features, such as a couple of hundred AI-controlled passers-by, an open GTA-like 3D world, mo-cap body acting, and a rubber-band story with playable cutscenes. What a rip-off. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-25-2005, 07:24 AM	#28
Jazhara7 Ale! And keep 'em coming! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beyond the Pattern of Reality...or Germany Posts: 8,527	This is fun! But is it normal that the character no longer says anything when I click the mitten on the "Brown pffering"? - Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ - "esc(x) cot(x) dx = -csc(x)!" Dennis added, and the wizard's robe caught on fire. "Gosh," Dennis said, "and some people say higher math isn't relevant." >>>Inventor of the Mail order-Assassin<<< And This...is a Black Hole - BYE!

12-25-2005, 08:46 AM	#32
Martin Gantefoehr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 549	I'd be interested in some, uh, post-mortem information. How many people were involved in the making of this? How long did it take you from first concept to finisihed game? How many lines of dialog? Who did the introductory voice? edit: As you can tell from my questions, I haven't seen the credits roll yet - I'm stuck. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-25-2005, 09:19 AM	#35
*Jackal* Hopeful skeptic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 7,743	Sorry, Martin. No way around finishing the game. If you want credits, you need to earn it. There are 10 people listed as primary contributors, though as you know, contributions come in various shapes and sizes, so plenty more people factored in support roles. Unfortunately, our credit list didn't include our narrator. So we'll consider that a supplementary game of "guess the voice". The only clue is: it's a member of AG staff. But since it's Christmas, I'll give an extra hint: it's not Emily. First concept came LAST year, but we all stood around like deer in the headlights at the prospect until it was too late. This year, we started kicking tires in mid-November. Nothing actually happened until early December. So the entire game was pretty much made in last-minute panic mode. REAL "last minute" included something akin to hysteria. I've blocked out the trauma already, so I can't say much more about it. As for lines of dialogue, rough count is 150 separate comments. Not all of them made it into the game, though most did (maybe 8 or 10 were left out). Plus, of course, the intro and a lengthy ending that people who AREN'T stuck already know about. Share Share this post on Twitter

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