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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 20:49    Post subject: Dead Cyborg [Episode 1 Released]
Dead Cyborg



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Endre Barath has released the first episode of his indie project, Dead Cyborg. It's a first-person exploration game that's also a text adventure. With surprisingly good graphics and intriguing gameplay, it's worth looking into. Dead Cyborg follows the increasingly popular pay-what-you-want business model. You can download it for free, but if you'd like to give Endre some money in exchange for the game, feel free to do so.



Home: http://www.deadcyborg.com/
FAQ: http://www.deadcyborg.com/faqforums.html
Screens: http://www.deadcyborg.com/media.html
Trailer:
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 20:51    Post subject:
Seems.. Interesting. Waiting for mini-review Very Happy

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 20:51    Post subject:
That.. Actually looked pretty rad. Will try.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 20:52    Post subject:
Seems familiar somehow, maybe I heard about this game somewhere a while ago or something?

EDIT: Yeah I definitively recognize those screens.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 20:53    Post subject:
I grabbed it for play later. The premise sure sounds interesting though!
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 20:58    Post subject:
I have no idea what I'm doing so far but I tested it a while and it definitively seems interesting, looks rather neat as well and runs good, unsure how it'll continue from here as I've not even read the help screen yet. (Seems required, haha.) but it will probably be fun, or bloody if that's how it works. Razz
(Ahh those death sequences of old adventure games, not that common to punish players in such ways anymore.)

EDIT: (Re-adjusted .bat file a bit to set different resolution output.)

Just a couple of random images, not that different from what's on the site but still, I tend to upload these sorts of pictures for some reason.




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consolitis
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:00    Post subject:
I don't expect much because it's made by 1 guy alone.

Prove me wrong indie developer Very Happy

TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:02    Post subject:
One guy originally made "Minecraft" but that sort of a success is quite the exception. Razz

EDIT: Also this game has a somewhat crude control system for movement but it works though it's a but sluggish and slow but I don't know if that matters.
(I mean if I have to run from something or such with that above remark.)

EDIT: Exploring the area a bit and finding stuff to interact with (Mostly look at.) interesting descriptions and a somewhat mysterious setting, wonder what it'll develop into further in the game?


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consolitis
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:07    Post subject:
True, but minecraft's success depended on its gameplay alone.

On the other hand I think Dead Cyborg has to succeed in gameplay, story, presentation, atmosphere, etc. because of the type of game it is. Not (as) easily achieved by 1 person!

TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:10    Post subject:
You're right, also the indie scene is rather competitive so it's not easy to succeed either. Smile
(A lot of projects and much that seems interesting but quality is rather varied also and marketing isn't as easy so any larger success is difficult to achieve just like that, or how I should best describe it in order to at least be somewhat accurate and correct.)

EDIT: Mount & Blade might be a better comparison perhaps though they've a studio now under a publisher but didn't it began rather roughly with one person behind it and his wife co-developing and supporting?
(Game engine and everything created by them, Minecraft being java based though of course also very custom made scripting and such to be fair.)

EDIT: Anyway more screens of some interactions.




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:12    Post subject:
The website is down. Sad

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:14    Post subject:
Works here, maybe it was temporary?

http://www.deadcyborg.com/download_page.html

or this directly.

http://www.deadcyborg.com/deadcyborg_episode1_v001.zip
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:16    Post subject:
It looks surprisingly good! I'll give it a try later Razz
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:17    Post subject:
\o/ been waiting since i heard of this. heard the atmo is amazing. fucking macs all around me. will try it when i get home \o/

thanks!!!!

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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:27    Post subject:
Oh, a free game. Insta try then.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:39    Post subject:
Anybody know what engine has been used for this?
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:40    Post subject:
JBeckman wrote:
Works here, maybe it was temporary?

http://www.deadcyborg.com/download_page.html

or this directly.

http://www.deadcyborg.com/deadcyborg_episode1_v001.zip


It still doesn't work for me. I'll have to wait.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:40    Post subject:
It uses the Blender Game Engine.

TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 21:43    Post subject:
consolitis wrote:
It uses the Blender Game Engine.


Wow. Interesting.
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 22:02    Post subject:
Blender the modeling program alternative has a game engine (Or similar.) neat, didn't know that.
(Though I suppose blend.exe and the way it launches a specific map via that .bat file makes more sense now.)
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 22:04    Post subject:
This is actually a very interesting game. Looking forward to more =)
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 22:21    Post subject:
Did you beat it? Is it that short? Laughing
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jul 2011 22:24    Post subject:
No no, I mean more of THIS game. I'm still playing Razz
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 12:17    Post subject:
Where's the second magnetic card in order to deactivate the second magnetic field?
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 15:04    Post subject:
All three are in the same room. Smile
(Specifically near a loose floor tile, dead body/reactor and the nano-web.)

Completed this earlier and it's a pretty OK start but it had a pretty weak ending with little being explained further aside from "fatty" himself. Razz
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 15:09    Post subject:
been playing and actually it's pretty nice , but the controls are really hampering me

mouse control and strafing are a must
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 15:14    Post subject:
Controls suck, the game begs for mouse look!!

The visuals seem very nice but it runs bad on my laptop that I have with me for the summer, so I'll try it again in a couple of months on my desktop.

Oh well back to VVVVVV it is!

TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 16:51    Post subject:
fable2 wrote:
been playing and actually it's pretty nice , but the controls are really hampering me

mouse control and strafing are a must


Agreed. controls feels too awkward, i'll wait and hopefully it will be implemented

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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 16:56    Post subject:
Grale wrote:
fable2 wrote:
been playing and actually it's pretty nice , but the controls are really hampering me

mouse control and strafing are a must


Agreed. controls feels too awkward, i'll wait and hopefully it will be implemented


On his website he says:

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-Why no mouse control?

-This is a low paced adventure game without action. You will be OK with the keyboard control.
(Note: you can try a gamepad, just map the keys to the gamepad buttons... I think this is possible.)


I don't think he's going to implement mouse look..

TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"

~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jul 2011 17:30    Post subject:
It's not comfortable but not that bad after some minutes of play, the game itself is quite easy but enjoyable so far (a bit rough obviously Smile )
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