[nikoniko]

I've looked around here, but couldn't find any mention of Yahtzee's new game, 1213. Once again, Ben demonstrates the flexibility of the AGS engine, this time by making a platformer. To quote his original post elsewhere:

Originally Posted by Yahtzee

Happy New Year. Here's a game.

I still like to mess around with Adventure Game Studio, mainly because it's the only tool I really know how to use, and lately I was hit with the idea to try and use it to make a 2D platformer in the vein of Prince of Persia or Flashback (i.e. jumpy shooty climb up ledges etc), but highly plot driven and with a blend of combat and adventure-style puzzles akin to survival horror. It turned out to be easier than I thought, so here's the completed first episode of this game, which I call 1213. It uses the old chestnut of 'amnesiac waking up in a cell with no idea of how he got there', but I like to think it has a little more depth than that.




I'm spreading this around pretty much all the forums I know of to get opinions and stuff. Here's the page I made with the download links:
http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/1213

This is the first episode of a planned three. Thanks for your time, enjoy the game.

Oh yeah, I guess this might be worth repeating if some new guys have turned up since my last appearance - I'm the guy who wrote 5 Days A Stranger and some other games.

Cheers,
doroposo

[Karmillo]

Originally Posted by Yahtzee

'm spreading this around pretty much all the forums I know of to get opinions and stuff.

And to think he neglected AGS

Theres allot of psychological horror going on in that game, its great

[samIamsad]

Ooohoooo, I just experienced a lot of Flashbacks. Why is that?

[nikoniko]

Originally Posted by Karmillo

And to think he neglected AGS

Oops. Guess I shouldn't have quoted that line.

[Junkface]

I like it. Very atmospheric. I'd go as far as to say that the amnesiac character in a cell thing may be more archetype than cliche (or maybe I'm just trying to excuse it because I like the concept.) The animations really have the same sort of feel as Prince of Persia as well, even if the game as a whole feels more like Another World to me. It's really good to see the diversity of AGS being tapped as well; I was going to attempt a platformer hybrid in it until I realised I was too ignorant and lazy...

[stepurhan]

Up to Yahtzee's usual standard (though is anyone else disturbed by how much he likes throwing blood all over the walls? )

The really scary part so far was when I got into the gym and

Spoiler:

The hideous monster I saw in there earlier had gone. Expecting a tough battle was fine but no longer knowing when that thing might leap out at me is really unnerving.