Now - this is WHAT I am talking about, lol . Good constructive C and C. Helps a game developer SO MUCH. Screenies are one thing, but to have a beta walkthro that people can see the continuity is something else!

@utz - Thanks. You're right. Without a storyline that is explained at the beginning of the game, won't work. Altho, is an RPG and inherently in that gendre, is about running about to solve things. For that very reason, I DIDN'T release the storyline splash screen to see how you guys would react. Astute observation - and confirmed some of my gameplay strategies. THANKS. The skull have been a pain in my butt since I created it. Looking at ways to inprove it now. As for the particle effects, a necessary evil in a "dark, magical world" - but am looking at LOD to increase fps.

@SirSven - I agree, character movement at this point is a bit "sketchy" - but remember it's a SOUL and as such should "stumble and lurch" - it's getting it "legs" back so to speak. Since it was written based on a5 technology, am porting it to a6. Positions in the final game - will be placed random on each new game.

THANKS guys for keeping me on my toes. I have decided to "redesign" the castle, now that I have Dan's excellent - Arch-E tool. This again was just a walkthro beta to see responses. The outdoor level in the first set of screenies is NOW where the actual game will begin and end - with instance transports to the castle, ect.

Curious, has anyone made it to the throneroom - and outside to the courtyard? - LOL

Keep the C and C coming. Only way I know to make a "hell of a game"

-myKael.

EDIT: And jeez ... no STARZ. Not that I am an egotist or anything - but NONE???
ROFL

OK ... think of this. The "castle" is a structure that is build to be utilitary - ie., functional. There really is NO NEED to have a "surrealistic" structure built on the ceiling other than to invoke thought (and advance gameplay) from someone visiting the castle.

In a way, taking all you guys concepts and incorporating them into a actual "real world" enviroment - that is what surrealism is about.

Remember the "old B-Movies" - low budget. Only thing that kept you glued to the screen (be it big screen or TV) was how directors USED special FX - to make it surreal. That is what we try to achieve.

Some call it "dark" - some "forbidden", whatever to be surreal touches the psyche at some "subconscious" level - draws you in like "an old friend".

Hard to explain and in games that is exactly what is being done ...

-myKael. (frozenbaby)

Here

is a screenie of the NEW menuing system I am currently working on ... front panel only. All done in psp7. The book background is several layers. "Burnt" pages are old school psp7 techniques.

I hope to achieve something unique here - by "drawing the player in" with something that challenges their "belief systems" while encompassing that which they believe in and yet they still don't understand, and, at the same time give them abit of the "storyline". With NO expectations of the 3d world created.<- Hard to explain, but read the menu.

What do you think? Does the menu achieve that?

-thanks guys.

Lookin pretty shnazy. Good work.

only 1 problem i see :P some of the letters overlap onto the page underneath =)

The Level is really nicely done, but the movement of the player is a bit strange.

Te letter overlaps look a bit funny... And those pages are a bit too clean... you could try to add some dirt and maybe coffee marks there to make it look more interesting...

I know .. rebuilding all levels ... hang in there ... will put something up in a few days (er, weeks).

you better *shakes fist wildley

@Frozenbaby: qiuck quick we all are waiting for you..