The Random Adventure Game News Thread

[Sizzle]

Enjoy a humorous point and click mystery adventure.

Don't really get a humorous vibe out of that (admittedly short) trailer

But it does sound like it could turn out interesting.

 

[Jaesun]

Wtf happned to the images?

You can't hot link from that site.

 

[Crooked Bee]

Cobbett showing some love to Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/01/have-you-played-callahans-crosstime-saloon/

Have You Played… Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon?
Richard Cobbett on July 1st, 2016 at 3:30 pm.

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time.

It’s a shut-em-up. Only way to handle a character with a loaded pun.

The odds are that if you have played Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon, it wasn’t when it came out. Not many games have been so poorly handled by their publisher, nor so many publishers depressingly ignorant about what they had. It’s based on the long-running series of books by Spider Robinson, set in a Long Island bar that’s basically Cheers, if Cheers routinely welcomed aliens, time-travellers and lost souls in need of friendship that never ends up on the rocks, a fresh start, and compassion with a twist of lime. The publisher… sold it as a Western. Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngh! Just assume that everything is wrong, starting with the fact that the Callahan of the title is a plump Irishman (at least to the eye), his ‘saloon’ is a place of comfortable chairs and bad punning, nobody-but-nobody would get away with pulling a gun on one of his patrons except him, it has a proper front door, and despite having read the entire series, I don’t remember one single person or alien ever trying to fuck it.

And so, one truly excellent adventure slipped instantly into obscurity. A real crime, especially since on top of all the good stuff that came with the Callahan setting (the books are excellent, if repetitive after a while) it was designed by Josh Mandel. Mandel is not only one of the most unappreciated writers/designers from the Sierra factory – he wrote, amongst many other things, the Bargain Bin in Space Quest IV – but one who deserves to name his own design style. “Mandelian Design”, the art of putting a joke into every single pixel and possible interaction on the screen. Callahan’s rich 360 degree backgrounds are pun cluster-bombs, sharing the series love of such tortured set-ups that Amnesty International really should intervene. Another game might have you go into a Romanian coffee shop – Starbuccharests, obviously – and do a couple of puns about coffee beans. Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon has a whole range of different flavours, all in the name of slowly leading up to agonisingly painful punchlines like “What, you’ve never heard of mortar on an Orient espresso?”

The game takes place all around the world, but on the same night… the joy of time-travel… with main character and author stand-in Jake zooming around on assorted quests to help the bar patrons with their problems. They’re not quite rooted in the same kind of issues everyone faces in the book, such as a former aid worker who ironically calls himself a time-traveller because he spent years suffering in a tyrant’s jail only to emerge in ‘the future’, but the same spirit of bonhomie and genuine friendship runs through all of them. It’s a great setup for an adventure that lets the story go anywhere, even if the later vignettes do feel like they were under more time-pressure than the first few. Much like the books though, the game does what’s most important – really make you wish the place was real, and just for a while, make it feel like it is.​

 

[CryptRat]

https://spitoufs.itch.io/fabula
Not sure that it focuses on puzzles (it is a puzzle/plateformer, but it seems that it does), anyway I like how it looks.

 

[Jaesun]

whatinthefuckamireading.jpg

 

[Blackthorne]

Application Systems and Backwoods Entertainment join forces to develop "Unforeseen Incidents" - a humorous point and click mystery adventure in a beautifully hand-painted 2D world. The game is currently under development and scheduled to ship in early 2017 for PC, Mac and Linux.
Features

Enjoy a humorous point and click mystery adventure.
Behold beautiful, lovingly hand-painted 2D graphics.
Listen to an elaborately arranged soundtrack and full English or German voice acting.
Explore plenty of intriguing locations.
Meet lots of interesting characters.
Uncover and solve the dark mysteries behind the ongoing catastrophe and try and save the human race!​

The trailer doesn't really show much, and the artwork is................ interesting? At least it is point and click

Looks pretty interesting! I hope they're ready to sell hundreds of copies for $1.99 in a Steam Sale!!


Bt

 

[Boleskine]

Making-of video for an upcoming 2D adventure called Candle. It's published by Daedalic, developed by a different studio.

 

[Jaesun]

Check this 80's mixture of adventure/point&click/time-management game in retro aesthetics from Pixel Crow.
Pixel Crow is a small indie game development studio and founded by Maciej Miasik and Adam Kozlowski.

It is set to release Quarter 4 2016.

See the trailer here.

Look at the screenshots here.

You are Jack Kelly, beat cop, and no one gives a [blip] about you. Your new boss treats you like dirt, your wife is a money-sucking spawn from hell, and the local mafia wants your head on a plate. Oh, and you've just been framed for murder.

From 11 bit studios (This War of Mine) comes a retro-style crime story with a generous dose of black humor―Beat Cop finally lets you be the sarcastic, irreverent cop movie hero you always wanted to be.

In the dark corners of 80's Brooklyn, you'll have to turn over every stone to figure out who framed you. When you're not busy issuing tickets, towing cars, or arresting shoplifters, that is.

Think you're cut out for the job? It's a jungle out there.​

 

[Zombra]

Hmm. I got the joke in under 3 seconds. Will wait for a monocled opinion of the actual game before I pay any attention.

Incidentally, have I mentioned This Is the Police before? Not an adventure game, more of a corrupt cop management thing, but the early alpha showed a lot of promise.

Beat Cop

Check this 80's mixture of adventure/point&click/time-management game in retro aesthetics from Pixel Crow.​

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[Jaesun]

It's a Kickstarter (only asking for $4167, it has already made $32,375). It's for iOS and Android.

The puzzles look extremely easy (of course). But I have to say the setting and premise are at least interesting. I'm not really interested in backing an iOS game, but some here might find this interesting.

 

[Boleskine]

It's a Kickstarter (only asking for $4167, it has already made $32,375).

It's the other way around. Looks pretty cool regardless.

 

[trustno1code]

It's for iOS and Android.

The puzzles look extremely easy (of course). But I have to say the setting and premise are at least interesting. I'm not really interested in backing an iOS game, but some here might find this interesting.

It's for PC & Mac as well; just that the lowest pledge tiers only have the mobile versions included. Might not have been the best of ideas, yer not the first to disregard it as a mobile game because of this.

 

[Tom Selleck]

Looks incredibly similar to those "The Room" games. Which were good for what they were, so I'd probably give this a shot.

 

[CryptRat]

GRNBLEX A short sci-fi game, the atmosphere is nice, you're trying to save a parasit from exctinction.

By the way I don't think INFESTED was mentioned here. It's another short sci-fi game, reminiscent of the NES version of Shadowgate ; it's also worth a short playthrough.

 

[LESS T_T]

Far-Out, hardcore first-person survival adventure inspired by The Dig, Space Quest, Another World and Blade Runner: http://store.steampowered.com/app/389860/ (Coming Soon)

"Far-Out" is a hardcore first-person survival quest. Follow the lone survivor of the Selene’s crew, geneticist Zack Paterson. Now you have to find out what happened to the ship, the crew, and how to escape. Are you lucky enough to withstand these circumstances and save your life?

Game Features:
• Intense flexible and dynamic gameplay, resulting in 6 possible endings!
• No save, only one chance to survive!
• Incredible music compositions that matches the intense gameplay!
• Retrofuturistic environment
• Any decisions may reduce your span of your life in the game.
• Control the ship with the Lira operating system.
• Old school adventure games meet new age mechanics and graphic fidelity.

...and dozens of other things that you'll have to discover on your own!

Looks like an AmneSOMA-esque than "old school adventure games", but well, hope The Dig and Space Quest namedrop is not superficial.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I'm getting a far bigger Alien: Isolation vibe from this than ever any adventure game, but it looks interesting regardless.

 

[MRY]

Many adventure games are super cheap on GOG right now: https://af.gog.com/promo/20160722_weekend_promo_rebellion_wadjet_eye_double_fine?as=1649904300

Basically the whole WEG catalogue, remastered DoTT and GF, and some other good stuff.

 

[tuluse]

Many adventure games are super cheap on GOG right now: https://af.gog.com/promo/20160722_weekend_promo_rebellion_wadjet_eye_double_fine?as=1649904300

Basically the whole WEG catalogue, remastered DoTT and GF, and some other good stuff.

Other good stuff like this little game called Primorodia. I played it once ask me anything

 

[Jaesun]

David Slade Mysteries is an ever expanding adventure series set in the gritty dark streets of River Side. "Memories Of The Past" is the introduction chapter, introducing the series protagonist David Slade.

Memories Of The Past

David Slade is a rookie homicide detective, with his own dark & haunting past. When David's sister died, there were many strange circumstances surrounding her death, and too many unanswered questions.

Today marks the 5th anniversary of her passing, and as usual he travels to visit his parents at the family farm, each year in this time of remembrance.

Along the way David gets into car accident, stranded and injured he seeks help at a near by house. What happened next, he was completely unprepared for

A new detective is born ...

Game Information

- First Person Immersive Adventure.
- Rich & Atmospheric 3D World
- Dark & Haunting Story
- Orchestral soundtrack
- PC & MAC Platforms (*Possible future platforms)
- Full Spoken Dialogue
- Graphic Novel cutscenes​

Slightly interesting?

 

[Tom Selleck]

David Slade is a comically bad name, unless it's a comedy spoof of Noirs in a Police Squad vein.

 

[Bubbles]

David Slade is a comically bad name, unless it's a comedy spoof of Noirs in a Police Squad vein.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Slade

 

[pippin]

 

[LESS T_T]

Pan-Pan: http://store.steampowered.com/app/471920/

Looked like a puzzle-only game like Monument Valley or a walking sim, but the feature list claims more than that.

Might and Delight in collaboration with SPELKRAFT invites you to explore a world lush with colour and punctuated by the tranquil sounds of a melodic soundtrack. Welcome to the world of Pan-Pan!

Pan-Pan is an open plain adventure that expands on the concept of environmental narrative storytelling with puzzle solving and exploration elements at its core.

Set against a backdrop of soothing ambient sounds crafted by renowned sound composer Simon Viklund, your task is to fix your downed spaceship and begin the pilgrimage home.

In a world littered with world shifting riddles and sprinkled with the memorable characters- how you solve this riddles is firmly in your hands.

Main features:

• Set in an open world: Unlock new areas by collecting items and solving puzzles.
  
• Stellar soundtrack created by acclaimed sound producer – Simon Viklund.
  
• A balanced blend of exploration and puzzle solving game mechanics.
  
• Story beats told through environmental interactions.
  
• Use a mix of tools, gadgets and devices to solve puzzles and uncover the path home.

 

[Jaesun]

The Artifact is an escape the room adventure game, drawing heavy inspiration from classic science fiction. It is the first game from the British independent studio Enigma Games.

Awoken from hypersleep you find yourself adrift in space. Your crew are missing, the entire ship appears to have been abandoned, only a strange alien device remains. Can you unlock its secrets? Reveal its true power? And unravel the mystery of The Artifact?

The team are working hard on testing and finalizing the game and, with the help of the Greenlight community, we hope to bring the game to Steam in the coming months.

About Enigma Games: An independent game developer, Enigma Games, is made up of a small team of dedicated developers that are located around the UK.

 

[MRY]

Blackthorne's back at it again!