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| 16 JUN 2011 at 6:11pm |
| Deleted User | I'm not sure if it is really necessary to have separate character panels pop up up on the screen during conversations. It is a bit distracting considering the size of the images. Back in the day when screens were more pixelated the practice was useful, but today no longer necessary.
Other than that and a few cheeky item descriptions it looks interesting.
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| 17 JUN 2011 at 4:14am |
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Status : Offline | Hi Teemu and welcome. When my schedule clears a bit at work i will take a peek, thanks for the post and the hello. Good luck on the project!
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| 17 JUN 2011 at 12:31pm |
portiafimbriataIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Welcome to the forum, Teemu. I have been keeping an eye out for Alpha Polaris for a while and look forward to its release.
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| 17 JUN 2011 at 1:48pm |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | We actually decided to do dialogue pictures because at first, we didn't think we would get voice acting for the project. The necessity of them seem to somewhat divide opinions.
Interesting to see what the reviews say!
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| 18 JUN 2011 at 12:19am |
walshSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Offline | I'll be getting this for sure. It's out two days before my birthday as well, which is a bonus!
I really like the portraits, they are tastefully done. The art style reminds me of the drawings on this site: http://yourscenesucks.com/
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| 18 JUN 2011 at 2:21am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By Temesis (17 JUN 2011 1:47pm)
We actually decided to do dialogue pictures because at first, we didn't think we would get voice acting for the project.
Surprisingly I have to say the voice acting is quite good.
…Hmm, so that's where the end of the demo leaves us. I've always had a love/hate relationship with demos. Love that opportunity to get a good first-hand look at the environment, character(s), and feel for the overall quality of gameplay. Hate that they tend to end right at that precise moment when the plot begins to thicken. Needless to say this one fills both measures equally although I suppose I would have felt even better had I been able to get a sense of the atmospheric horror elements, other than the harsh environment that is. Guess I have to wait a little longer.
I don’t mean to be rude, but was wondering if it would be appropriate to enquire regarding the selling price as it doesn’t seem to be listed on the linked page, at least at the time of this post. :-/
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| 18 JUN 2011 at 8:09am |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Just between me and you and the rest of the internet , we'll sell the game at little under twenty euros, including VAT. So if you are American, you'll get the game at about 20 bucks.
Horror in adventure games, now that is an interesting subject. My personal favourites are Czho-mythos games by Ben Croshaw. For freeware games, I think they have very good sense of atmosphere. Now Alpha Polaris belongs to different horror sub-genre, but there are some atmospheric things we have strived to include.
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| 18 JUN 2011 at 8:13am |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Wow, those are pretty sweet pictures, walsh. Looking at them closely, they might have been painted over photographs, which could be a good and time saving technique in AGs too. Our pics are not based in any real persons.
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| 20 JUN 2011 at 4:26pm |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Alpha Polaris gameplay trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUDYEqHAKz8
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| 20 JUN 2011 at 4:34pm |
GreyFussPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Will there be a way to turn off the dialog stills in the finished game? In the Demo they are too big and seem to interrupt the flow of the game?
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| 20 JUN 2011 at 5:12pm |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Well, I'm sorry, no. This was our design decision right from the beginning.
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| 20 JUN 2011 at 5:35pm |
GreyFussPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Thanks for responding. Where you originally not going to have the game voiced? Is that why?
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| 20 JUN 2011 at 6:05pm |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Yes, you right. But we do think they add a lot to the characters and conversations.
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| 20 JUN 2011 at 6:36pm |
TCPrivate Detective
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Status : Online | I liked the demo. Very intriguing. Gameplay seems to be smooth and easy, very convenient and not clunky or awkward. I could tell that much love and care went into it, and that's the most important thing. Definitely on my wish list.
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| 21 JUN 2011 at 1:10pm |
SteveSpace Cadet
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Status : Offline | Looks very nice, and the voice acting seems great.
Will keep an eye on this one
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| 23 JUN 2011 at 11:15pm |
Teemu VilénIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | The game is now live at www.turmoilgames.com.
Please share your impressions here or in our Facebook pages!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=198141862991
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| 24 JUN 2011 at 12:07am |
| Deleted User | I've played through the demo and have commented positively. Do I qualify for a coupon code?
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| 27 SEP 2011 at 12:55pm |
fsk84Intergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Short, but nice game!
Good job..
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