Progress report!

[johnnyb]

Following Just a Person 's suggestion, I thought I could write a little update to let you know what I've been up to lately.

I am developing a full-scale RPG game in which the player will roam in a Tolkien-inspired world, unlocking various quests to be completed. You can expect the game to be "Johnnyfied" i.e. include lots of twists, strong characters, etc. 
Here is a screenshot of the actual game file while I am working on it in Flash:



The image shows the game screen (black) with editing stuff all around it. The game screen includes a header (top) comprised of your character's avatar + usual stats. Just below you'll find a world map and a tiny character (at its center) to "navigate" it. The right-hand side will display the inventory + various useful buttons (not completed yet). As you can see, this is a work in progress.

The development of this game does not interfere with the Scarecrow games since it requires mostly coding at this early stage... The Scarecrow games, on the other hand, require drawing (a lot of drawing!!!!!!!!!!!)

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Because eye candies won't make you fat here is a concept image of another game that is in the pipeline. This one is a full-scale adventure game.



Most of you will notice that this character (named Sorgoth ) appears on a poster in Jack French 3. I am really in love with the story, the puzzles and the characters.  However, this game might well turn to be over-ambitious... especially since I have too much stuff on my plate already! Anyway, this game is a third-person view i.e. you control your character on-screen; as opposed to Jack French which is a first-person view i.e. you see the scenes through Jack's eyes.

As you can see, I am experiencing with a different art style that is distinct from both Jack French and Agent Scarecrow. I'd like each game to have its own design, its own 'fee' to it!

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Oh! I have also done minimal progress on the Scarecrow games. Baby steps, really. But I won't include any screenshot here because I don't want to spoil anything.

That's it for now Work-hard-Party-hard!

[Zarinna]

I can't wait! 

[Preety_Fairy]

well,at least,we know what to expect from you!
Also, I am glad that you worked at AS series.
And Sorogoth,well that man it looks funny 
The screen it makes my wonder how is the story ....hmm....I'm verry curious
So,what I hope is that you will be back soon with new games! 
Sincerely,
R.

[johnnyb]

And Sorogoth,well that man it looks funny 
The screen it makes my wonder how is the story ....hmm....I'm verry curious

Yeah. I find him funny too!
I really don't know how the game's gonna turn out and what the finished product will look like... but I hope it's gonna be a comedy.

[johnnyb]

"All work no play makes JohnnyB a dull boy!"

I'm still overwhelmed at work and didn't have much time to spend on the games.

Since I don't have the chance to go back to the drawing board, I mostly spend my time designing the interface of this new RPG game.
Here it is - still a work in progress but it's taking shape:

[Just a Person]

Only managed to reactivate my password now...

Anyway, do you have any news for us? Have you managed to rest a little bit? Have you made any progress since the last update?

The interface of your new RPG game looks very promising!

[johnnyb]

Hey Just a Person!

Only managed to reactivate my password now...

Gosh! I know... Updating the forums was cumbersome and time-consuming. I also had to restore all my passwords. 
It turns out I was running an old version with major vulnerabilities, so the update was mandatory.

Anyway, do you have any news for us? Have you managed to rest a little bit? Have you made any progress since the last update?

Honestly, I haven't really made any progress since the beginning of the new year. 
But my schedule gets less crowded now!
The good news is that I will have more time in the coming few weeks to devote to game design!
That's why I haven't written a formal update before: I was really looking forward to February to work my ass off on the games. 

[Just a Person]

Honestly, I haven't really made any progress since the beginning of the new year. 
But my schedule gets less crowded now!
The good news is that I will have more time in the coming few weeks to devote to game design!
That's why I haven't written a formal update before: I was really looking forward to February to work my ass off on the games. 

That's great news already! We understand that you had lots of things to do last year, so it's good to know that you may have more time this year for game design and for some leisure too.