I registered just to post a comment. I'm one of the backers on Beyond Shadowgate and I just wanted to give a huge shoutout! Really enjoyed Beyond Shadowgate as well as Infested and Spectacle!
Since your remaking Infested, I was just gonna throw it out that you should make something on the level of Spectacle. I really enjoyed that open feel in Spectacle, its partway between linear and non-linear and its a great way to make an adventure game.
Being inside of something massive like a spaceship, something a little more vast and semi non-linear like Spectacle would be quite appropriate. Hell you could even have a crazy maze or two in there, like wandering through maintenance tunnels or inside the alien planet perhaps.
More room for space horror too, like some nasty surprises we don't see coming. Things following us waiting for us... ever played the Cursed trilogy? If you have you probably know what i mean. Imagine if finding the cure for the disease at the start of the game had a much longer time limit and was much more involved. The answer is not as simple as taking a pill. It would make it more like the original macventure series with the time limit and the threat of death looming over us. You could probably do something like System Shock 2 or Doom 3 where the player is unraveling via messages and logs the mystery and the horror of what the hell went down here.
You've proven yourself so talented with Spectacle and Beyond Shadowgate that a much bigger Infested would be the next logical next step. Hell i'd even buy it on steam if its big enough.
Thanks for playing these games, and thanks for sharing your ideas for an Infested game. InfestedX is just a nearly 1:1 remake, but if we ever did an Infested 2, then I'd definitely make it huge, like what like you're saying.
I love Shadowgate, DejaVu and Uninvited and you absolutely nail every aspect of those games.I see now too that you worked on Beyond Shadowgate as well which is super cool and also a really great game. However, I did encounter a game breaking bug just now (I see it was mentioned in a comment from 2 years ago below as well, prior to the newer release). The only thing I can say is that I saved and quit once or twice since having used the items mentioned below *SPOILERS BELOW*
I have the space suit and mag boots on, but throwing the rock at the door latch still sucks me out of the ship and I get game over. Have to start over as i'm completely soft locked now. Still loving the game but hope you find a fix for it at some point
Great little game! Would you consider allowing us to include the game files in our PortMaster packages? PortMaster is a project to bring modern games to Linux handhelds https://portmaster.games
Yes, the 16-bit art is all done, I'm just waiting for my programmer and musician to be free, so they can finish it up. It'll be the same as the original, but with a few new rooms, a couple new puzzles, a few fixes to existing puzzles, and better writing.
really cool to see the macventure formula in a sci-fi setting. My favorite parts of beyond were the random non-fantasy locals so this was an absolute treat.
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I registered just to post a comment. I'm one of the backers on Beyond Shadowgate and I just wanted to give a huge shoutout! Really enjoyed Beyond Shadowgate as well as Infested and Spectacle!
Since your remaking Infested, I was just gonna throw it out that you should make something on the level of Spectacle. I really enjoyed that open feel in Spectacle, its partway between linear and non-linear and its a great way to make an adventure game.
Being inside of something massive like a spaceship, something a little more vast and semi non-linear like Spectacle would be quite appropriate. Hell you could even have a crazy maze or two in there, like wandering through maintenance tunnels or inside the alien planet perhaps.
More room for space horror too, like some nasty surprises we don't see coming. Things following us waiting for us... ever played the Cursed trilogy? If you have you probably know what i mean. Imagine if finding the cure for the disease at the start of the game had a much longer time limit and was much more involved. The answer is not as simple as taking a pill. It would make it more like the original macventure series with the time limit and the threat of death looming over us. You could probably do something like System Shock 2 or Doom 3 where the player is unraveling via messages and logs the mystery and the horror of what the hell went down here.
You've proven yourself so talented with Spectacle and Beyond Shadowgate that a much bigger Infested would be the next logical next step. Hell i'd even buy it on steam if its big enough.
Thanks for playing these games, and thanks for sharing your ideas for an Infested game. InfestedX is just a nearly 1:1 remake, but if we ever did an Infested 2, then I'd definitely make it huge, like what like you're saying.
sounds good i look forward to playing it.
I love Shadowgate, DejaVu and Uninvited and you absolutely nail every aspect of those games.I see now too that you worked on Beyond Shadowgate as well which is super cool and also a really great game. However, I did encounter a game breaking bug just now (I see it was mentioned in a comment from 2 years ago below as well, prior to the newer release). The only thing I can say is that I saved and quit once or twice since having used the items mentioned below *SPOILERS BELOW*
I have the space suit and mag boots on, but throwing the rock at the door latch still sucks me out of the ship and I get game over. Have to start over as i'm completely soft locked now. Still loving the game but hope you find a fix for it at some point
Great little game! Would you consider allowing us to include the game files in our PortMaster packages? PortMaster is a project to bring modern games to Linux handhelds https://portmaster.games
Oh, that would be super cool.
Great! It'll make an awesome addition to our catalogue.
any plans to do Spectacle? And possibly maybe a port for Beyond Shadowgate? *fingers crossed*
Are you really making a 16-bit remake of "Infested"? Will it be much different from the original?
Yes, the 16-bit art is all done, I'm just waiting for my programmer and musician to be free, so they can finish it up. It'll be the same as the original, but with a few new rooms, a couple new puzzles, a few fixes to existing puzzles, and better writing.
Will I get to play it?
I want to play it too.
Wonderful game! Just found out about you through Beyond Shadowgate. Awesome work with that too!
now off to Spectacle!
Awesome! Thanks a lot for playing our games. We really appreciate it! :D
10/10, honestly just as fun as beyond shadowgate! I guess just missing a map but the small size didn’t really need one.
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it :D
really cool to see the macventure formula in a sci-fi setting. My favorite parts of beyond were the random non-fantasy locals so this was an absolute treat.