Spooky Manor - Point & Click Adventure

DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
edited December 2012 in Announce Your Game!
I'm happy to announce the completion of my latest game 'Spooky Manor'!

Unfortunately it's too late for xmas so a mid-January release seems likely, but in the meantime I thought I'd share a little teaser video I've put together:

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  • ChakkuChakku Member Posts: 1,513
    Looks very nice!

    Looking forward to the full game!
  • Braydon_SFXBraydon_SFX Member, Sous Chef, Bowlboy Sidekick Posts: 9,273
    Looks nice, great work

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  • maxbeaumontmaxbeaumont Member Posts: 616
    edited December 2012
    Nice work!

    This looks like it has a lot of potential as long as you stick at it and take the time to finish this properly.. Let me give you a perfect example of a point and click game to look at. The Lost City, by @Firemaplegames

    This game took over a year to complete, and you can tell that when you play it. The game has also made a TON of money. So before you look to release this, ask yourself wether or not you think your game has the potential to do as well as that game has done, or even if it is polished enough that you would really stick at it and play it through. Not to pull away from your game at all, but I constantly see half done games around here that look like they have so much potential, but the developer rushes them either to meet a deadline or so they can get some money quicker. You don't know how many deadlines I missed before I finally released Project Boom.. Anyway, I normally wouldn't take the time out to write this, but your game looks good enough that I thought I had to. So take this as a compliment to your work ;)

    I look forward to seeing the final product and if you need a beta tester, just let me know :)

    Cheers
    Max
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  • creativeappscreativeapps Member Posts: 1,770
    edited December 2012
    For me this announce is like christmas gift I am big fan of Mystery Lighthouse 1,2 & Cool quest. I am so much excited to play this next big hit. You games are so much addicted.

    @GSHelper Yes its true Lost City & grisly manor by @Firemaplegames are truly awesome game. They did great job. If you play previous digi-chain games you realize that they use their own graphic style.

    @Digi-chain read this. Good for you.

    So before you look to release this, ask yourself wether or not you think your game has the potential to do as well as that game has done, or even if it is polished enough that you would really stick at it and play it through. Not to pull away from your game at all, but I constantly see half done games around here that look like they have so much potential, but the developer rushes them either to meet a deadline or so they can get some money quicker.
    +1 Well said This message put as sticky for all developers.
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    Cheers for the positive feeback guys.

    @creativeapps - it's great to hear you're looking forward to it. You won't be disappointed, its definitely a step up from the Mystery Lighthouse games.

    @GSHelper - thanks for the advice. I agree, people do tend to rush games out and often it leads to buggy products, adventure games in particular are plagued with disappearing inventory items!... but 'Spooky Manor' has had a thorough play testing so hopefully all bugs have been ironed out!
    Visually its very much in the watercolour-painted style of my previous Mystery Lighthouse games but with more animation, better sound design and less load points (if the new engine was here there would be none!)
    As always there's a balance between polishing-up and just getting the job done. Hopefully I've got it right, otherwise we could all end up doing a Brian Wilson and spending 30 years on our current project!

    Cheers
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598

    Hi @Digi-chain I really like the look of this! Fun graphics, sense of humour, looks fun to play; neat way of showing inventory items, etc. Best of luck with sales. :-)

    PS Full marks for finishing the project! (Wish I could say the same for myself....but just wait....next year.... ;-) )

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  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    @gyroscope - thanks. Stick with it - you'll get there with your project too!
  • beefy_clyrobeefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394
    Looking very nice dude, love the style :)
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  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    Stick with it - you'll get there with your project too!
    Cheers for the encouragement, D-C! :-)

    Bump: Spooky Manor - Point & Click Adventure by @Digi-chain

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  • GraphicWarehouseGraphicWarehouse Member Posts: 927
    Looks good
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    'Spooky Manor' is now available for Android on the Google Play store:
    http://tinyurl.com/clgb6je

    As always it's going to be a mixed bag of how well it plays on the multitude of Android devices - so fingers crossed!

  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
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    Spooky Manor is now available on itunes:
    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id577745418?mt=8
  • 8bitninja8bitninja Member Posts: 367
    This game looks great! Looks very much inspired by Maniac Mansion.

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  • PBEmpirePBEmpire Member Posts: 676
    Does this support the nexus 10? If so i am willing to download it.
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    @8bitninja - cheers, and yes Maniac Mansion was a big inspiration on the style and locations.

    @gsrockz123 - it's on the Amazon and Google Play stores and I haven't had any negative feedback regarding crashes etc. The customer reviews overall have been great.
    I can't say for certainty though as I haven't run it on the nexus 10.
  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    I love point and click adventures and this looks good. I am building one myself so I know how much work it is. Good luck!

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  • IsabelleKIsabelleK Member, Sous Chef Posts: 2,807
    I like the art style of your games @Digi-chain :) It's simple, it's cool!
  • creativeappscreativeapps Member Posts: 1,770
    @Digi-chain wow its amazing. Downloading it. Wish you good luck with the sales.
    I am ready to purchase $10 game but only I want title Digi-Chain Games.
  • pierrenilssonpierrenilsson Member, PRO Posts: 28
    I bought it on android, rated it and commented in swedish. The translation of the description is as always funny, but I have seen worse :) I got stuck 2-3 times but all in all a fun and good game, I enjoyed it. Cheers!
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    Cheers for the good vibes guys.
    If you've bought it and enjoyed it please consider leaving a favourable review - hopefully a few good reviews will help it climb the charts a little!
  • creativeappscreativeapps Member Posts: 1,770
    @Digi-chain so far its really great. Puzzle between 4 wall posters sounds interesting... :)
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    @creativeapps - thanks. If you get stuck i've posted a walkthrough video on youtube because I was getting too many people emailing for help!
  • gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
    Bough the game. Love it so far! Great work!
  • gamesfuagamesfua Member Posts: 723
    @digi-chain i must say that i'm quite impressed with your work. I recently bought spooky manor and the lighthouse game. Love them! You've really managed to make a very accessible Myst-Old lucasarts type game(s) hybrid. There is a wonderful intuitiveness to it all and a simplistic, yet engaging experience in your work. Really nice job. My only suggestion is to add another arrow on your inventory so you can go backwards as well. Having to cycle through inventory because you missed an object can be slightly cumbersome. Other than that TINY suggestion, really impressive stuff. You've got a fan here!
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    @anatomyofdreams - thanks, and yes you have a good point with the inventory arrow. No one else has mentioned that before, and I originally made it that way because I couldn't figure how to make it work cycling in both directions, but have figured out how to do it now. This is definitely something I'll think about adding for future games! Cheers
  • DigiChainDigiChain Member, PRO Posts: 1,288
    A few spare promo codes for you guys. If you grab one please post which to let others know. Cheers.

    REWL93N47PYX
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    JWLW3A3MM3X4
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    edited January 2013

    Hi @Digi-chain I've taken JWLW3A3MM3X4; much appreciated! I look forward to playing this, it looks mighty entertaining; and I'll leave a review for you. :-)

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  • LumpAppsLumpApps Member Posts: 2,881
    edited January 2013
    Thanks, I got NNF996PRPRN9 will let you know what I think.

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  • ChakkuChakku Member Posts: 1,513
    Thanks, I got REWL93N47PYX and will try to play it soon.

    BTW, I got the last one, so don't waste time going through them all.
  • creativeappscreativeapps Member Posts: 1,770
    edited January 2013
    @Digi-chain Thanks for the video But I do not want that. This is the fun part of this type of game that you are stuck and try different solutions and finally you got that. Going with walkthrough is like wasting $0.99.

    Hows your sales going?

    I feel sad to see your games in GameSalad Annual Game Of The Year. You are well deserve for this awesome games.
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