Befuddle Quest 5: Zack to the Future
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"I'm afraid with looking after my kids i haven't had much time to play your adventure, but i will, you could say, i'm hooked." --Addicted Parent
A Little Philosophy
Starless Umbra is an RPG created with a few simple philosophies:
1. Make the game as enjoyable as possible.
2. Make the game as directed as possible. (Meaning you should always know what to do next.)
3. Challenge myself, as a developer.
An Engaging Experience
You play as Andoru, a simple (yet intelligent) thinker in a quest to attempt to return home to save your sister after bandits raided your village. This simple task complicates itself quickly, as a strange phenomenon leaves you not only away from your village, but with little direction in a completely new continent.
As you travel, you'll learn the people around you aren't what they seem, and ties begin forming between yourself and others as your past is revealed. Unfortunately, no one can answer the simple question: "how do I get back home to save my sister?"
As A Developer
I consider myself a highly-receptive and optimistic developer, meaning if there's something you don't like about the game, odds are if you tell me it will change. In the process you can show me your game and I'd be more than happy to return the favor.
Not only will it change, but it will do so fairly quickly. I consider SU to be in rapid development. It's always changing as my standards rise. The game takes me about 15 hours to complete and has nearly 1000 maps now. I might have been slightly ambitious when I started this project, but I've stuck with it since November 2002. Since it's about two-thirds complete now, I'd say I plan on finishing.
Following SU
The best way to keep up-to-date is either here or at starlessumbra.com. If you're RSS-savvy, I have a feed you can subscribe to here. I try to post fairly frequently (once every 8-10 days I'd say.) with game updates and so forth.
I also update a facebook page. I encourage you to become a fan if you're interested.
Oh and I guess I can't forget twitter. Follow me and I will return the favor.
Starless Umbra is an RPG created with a few simple philosophies:
1. Make the game as enjoyable as possible.
2. Make the game as directed as possible. (Meaning you should always know what to do next.)
3. Challenge myself, as a developer.
An Engaging Experience
You play as Andoru, a simple (yet intelligent) thinker in a quest to attempt to return home to save your sister after bandits raided your village. This simple task complicates itself quickly, as a strange phenomenon leaves you not only away from your village, but with little direction in a completely new continent.
As you travel, you'll learn the people around you aren't what they seem, and ties begin forming between yourself and others as your past is revealed. Unfortunately, no one can answer the simple question: "how do I get back home to save my sister?"
As A Developer
I consider myself a highly-receptive and optimistic developer, meaning if there's something you don't like about the game, odds are if you tell me it will change. In the process you can show me your game and I'd be more than happy to return the favor.
Not only will it change, but it will do so fairly quickly. I consider SU to be in rapid development. It's always changing as my standards rise. The game takes me about 15 hours to complete and has nearly 1000 maps now. I might have been slightly ambitious when I started this project, but I've stuck with it since November 2002. Since it's about two-thirds complete now, I'd say I plan on finishing.
Following SU
The best way to keep up-to-date is either here or at starlessumbra.com. If you're RSS-savvy, I have a feed you can subscribe to here. I try to post fairly frequently (once every 8-10 days I'd say.) with game updates and so forth.
I also update a facebook page. I encourage you to become a fan if you're interested.
Oh and I guess I can't forget twitter. Follow me and I will return the favor.
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a release date for ch7
dragonheartman
5 Comment(s)- 07/27/2010 05:49 PM
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- dragonheartman
- 02/20/2008 08:51 PM
- 08/30/2010 09:06 PM
Discussion
demondestiny
801
Yes, the game seems good from what i've seen and looks massive. I will try this out soon.
Fafhred
0
I went to check its homepage, this game is not available for download yet, unless you want to beta-test it.
And to be 'allowed' to beta test, there is this ludicrous requirement:
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Important! In order to download the beta, you need to be logged in and have at least 30 points. Remember, it's +1 point for a reply and +5 points for a topic.
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That is posting on that game's own forum.
Well, I have better things to do than posting on a forum just to be allowed to beta-test... so I move on to next game.
And to be 'allowed' to beta test, there is this ludicrous requirement:
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Important! In order to download the beta, you need to be logged in and have at least 30 points. Remember, it's +1 point for a reply and +5 points for a topic.
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That is posting on that game's own forum.
Well, I have better things to do than posting on a forum just to be allowed to beta-test... so I move on to next game.
dragonheartman
483
Fafhred, the reason that is put into effect is because I only need two, maybe three testers. There are a lot of bugs as it is and there's no reason for me to hear the same bug feedback from testers to testers. Once it is ready (which it is absolutely not at the moment) there will be no posting requirements. In addition, I will make an effort to actually promote it. But for now I have been limiting the amount of traffic my game gets because I want people to play something that's good and ready--not something that has so many bugs. x]
I downloaded this like a year ago but never got around to playing it. It looks very RM2K3! (Which is +++)
dragonheartman
483
I'm very excited that this got featured! As if I wasn't motivated enough already to work on this I hope you guys enjoy it, because I am rapidly working on chapter seven. 8)
