Underground Scene of the Day - Friday 2 February 2007

After a brisk nap · 02-02-2007, 07:41 AM

City of Fortune

Another Friday, another game that never saw release. After two separate attempts, Bernie gave up on this epic adventure, and went on to make Cedric and the Revolution, a couple of platform adventures, and recently Reactor 09.

Cedric is probably my favorite UG adventure in the "comedy LucasArts" genre, and Reactor 09 is currently nominated in a bunch of categories in the AGS Awards. So I would say things have worked out well.

You can get all of Bernie's completed games from his website.

After a brisk nap · 02-02-2007, 07:58 AM

A couple of more screenshots from the game. Bernie has removed most of the ones that used to be available, and this is all that remains.

(The buttons in the second screen have been modified, by me, as part of a discussion about user interfaces. Bernie had laid them out in a 2x3 grid, and I suggested a 3x2 grid instead. I don't have the unretouched image, unfortunately. A later version had a much more funky design.)

*Melanie68* · 02-02-2007, 09:20 PM

I find it interesting that he claims to 'suck' at finishing games and yet now he has finished what looks like 4 games.

Maybe that just wasn't the right game for him to finish (whether it was the story, gameplay,etc.). I wonder if he ever got pelted with strawberries?

02-02-2007, 07:41 AM	#1
After a brisk nap Elegantly copy+pasted Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,773	Underground Scene of the Day - Friday 2 February 2007 City of Fortune Another Friday, another game that never saw release. After two separate attempts, Bernie gave up on this epic adventure, and went on to make Cedric and the Revolution, a couple of platform adventures, and recently Reactor 09. Cedric is probably my favorite UG adventure in the "comedy LucasArts" genre, and Reactor 09 is currently nominated in a bunch of categories in the AGS Awards. So I would say things have worked out well. You can get all of Bernie's completed games from his website. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Please excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.

02-02-2007, 07:58 AM	#2
After a brisk nap Elegantly copy+pasted Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,773	A couple of more screenshots from the game. Bernie has removed most of the ones that used to be available, and this is all that remains. (The buttons in the second screen have been modified, by me, as part of a discussion about user interfaces. Bernie had laid them out in a 2x3 grid, and I suggested a 3x2 grid instead. I don't have the unretouched image, unfortunately. A later version had a much more funky design.) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Please excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog.

02-02-2007, 09:20 PM	#3
Melanie68 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,907	I find it interesting that he claims to 'suck' at finishing games and yet now he has finished what looks like 4 games. Maybe that just wasn't the right game for him to finish (whether it was the story, gameplay,etc.). I wonder if he ever got pelted with strawberries? Share Share this post on Twitter

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