Dev-Corner: the challenges of developing long, plot-heavy FOSS games

Xenogear: Fighting Elly's GearXenogears is one of my favorite games of all time. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, it was a Japanese RPG for the Sony PS1 in 1998. Not everyone agrees that it was an amazing game, but it's undeniably one of the longest, most plot-heavy RPGs ever made, especially given the fact that most of the plot is in the form of the main story line as opposed to random side-quests that have very little to do with the...

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Sensible Soccer 2006 ( FullRip )

Genre: SportsPublisher: CodemastersDeveloper: Kuju EntertainmentJon Hare, designer and producer of the original Sensible Soccer series, here collaborates with Codemasters and developers Kuju Entertainment for the return of the long-standing soccer series. This revival plays up the fast action and wild multiplayer of the original series, now with 3D visuals and new aggressive new arcade-style gameplay. The game comes complete with lightning fast football...

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Death to Spies: Moment of Truth (RIP by RFG Team)

Genre: ActionPublisher: 1cpublishingDeveloper: Haggard GamesSemion Strogov is Captain of the 4th department of the Soviet counterintelligence service called SMERSH. SMERSH literally means in Russian Death to Spies, which was the name for a set of counterintelligence departments in the Soviet Army formed during World War II. Strogov is back from his previous missions and must now participate in a series of even more complicated and exciting military...

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Break it! Launched

Edit: The English is a little rough, but...Hong Kong (23 February 2011) – SillyCube Technology Ltd has launched an Android game. User will shot the bricks with your stone ball. Each green brick will give you score. 3 stones to choose from, each take 5, 10 or 20 score per shoot. With 100 points it will proceed to the next level. On later stages there will be new challenges. In the Lite version...

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When three became two - Glests Uniting!

So, to all those familiar with the Glest project...Not familiar? Glest is a popular 3D RTS that wowed the Free gaming scene with it's high quality graphics and polished gameplay back when it was released in 2006....it has evolved into 3 distinct codebases, with differing features:GlestThe original Glest, which is barely developed any more and suffers from significant issues that will likely never get addressed, and lacks many features compared to...

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Engines of War: Not dead!

I made the mistake of writing the Spring DOTA-like game Engines of War off as dead the other day; I could not have been more wrong. In case you are unfamiliar with the term DOTA-like, the gameplay basically consists of controlling a single hero "Engine" unit and battling waves of AI controlled units, as well as opposing player controlled Engines. They released a playable alpha a couple of weeks back with a very un-TA like UI and gameplay...

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Marco Polo ( PC Game/English )

Developer: Duty Farm GamesGenre: Hidden Object / Puzzle Travel back in time and get ready for spectacular adventures together with Marco Polo and his crew. Along the way you'll have to find hundreds of hidden objects, collect dozens of diamonds and beat 36 challenging minigames. Use the unique chance to travel around the world and visit legendary and mystical places in this outstanding adventure based on a true story of Marco Polo.Game Features :*...

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Lugaru animations, maps and skeletons are free (ShareAlike)

Remember when we talked about Lugaru getting ripped? I just got reply (twice) from Wolfire that the licensing information described in this file is correct. [first ticket (img) | second ticket (img)]. Probably the permission was given in private conversation or in the hidden Wolfire forum.I'm so glad they did license hard-to-recreate data as open content! Hopefully some completely free/open source project will come out of this. (There are many more steps/files to go thoug...

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The Sims Carnival - SnapCity

Genre: SimulationPublisher: Electronic ArtsDeveloper: Electronic ArtsAn entry in The Sims franchise designed for casual game players, The Sims Carnival games are designed to be enjoyable and accessible games for players of all ages. The Sims Carnival SnapCity is a city-building puzzle game that is both strategic and accessible. In a fun, open-ended gameplay environment, players are challenged to position falling, colored blocks in just the right...

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Muse (PC/FINAL)

Publisher: BigfishgamesGenre : Hidden objectDelve deep into the psyche of three frustrated artists, each of whom is trying to create their masterpiece. Hope is an idea trying to break through the chaos and become realized as a work of art. Standing in her way is the Shade, the creative block preventing these artists from creating their masterpieces. Help the artists find their Muse in this exciting Hidden Object game!Features :* Fantastic storyline*...

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Flight Control

Flight Control made it to the Android Market today. $4.99?????? What???????????????????? I'll be sticking with one of the substantially less expensive yet just as good clones already available like Air Control or Flight Director. Namco used to be my absolute favorite game company. Not any more with the ridiculously non-competitive pricing of their mobile gam...

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Dev-corner: m64's Development Lessons and Agile in Free Open Source Game Development

In his first Lessons from Bulletstorm post, m64 talks about the importance of Level Design, Editors, Core Gameplay and Mechanics Tweaking for open source games (although most is general gamedev related).First, a disclaimer – Bulletstorm is a big, single-player heavy, action game. If your game is different, the observations might not apply. Some observations are shaped by how Unreal Engine 3 works and might not be easily applicable to games created...

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Monday Night Combat

Genre: Third-Person ShooterPublisher: Uber Entertainment, Inc.Developer: Uber Entertainment, Inc.Language: EnglishMedicine: PresentMonday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter -- and the most popular lethal sport of the future! It blends intense combat, finishing moves, and game show-like challenges and rewards to produce an action experience unlike any other. Why fight for "honor" or "duty" when you can fight for the real American...

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Letter Rip!

After posting the game's Press Release earlier this week I took the time to download and try out Letter Rip! That's interesting in and of itself because I generally run from word games as I'm far more of a numbers person. Yes, I stink at Scrabble and Word Jumbles. It's not that I want to be poor when it comes to rearranging letters in words... it just comes naturally.Letter Rip! provides you...

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Space Combat

Space combat tutorial [MUTE (couldn't record audio on win)]Space Combat is a low-end 3d space shooter/simulator and holds promise through it's low-entry-curve tutorial*, which features computer voice. The voice is obviously-generated, although I couldn't find out what software was used.Asteroid Field in Space CombatSpace Combat runs on Windows (couldn't run it using Wine unfortunately [Linux port request here]).The project has two positions to be...

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FAR Colony Funding & Kambi Engine Donations (Is it possible to make money with open source games?)

The "Is it possible to make money" thread was revived recently. And then two projects I follow announced new funding-'features':FAR Colony (First Autonomous Remote Colony) is "a game of exploration and space colonization being held in the 23th century". An 8 bit funding page was created [announcement] for it recently. The target is $800 in 109 days. A note at the bottom says:Of course this project will continue to progress even if my goals aren't reached, it will be more slowly and limited without but will stay alive !This makes me wonder:...

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Purity

A long time ago, on the old FreeGameDev forum, I heard of Purity; an original game based on the idTech3 engine.Recently, I was wondering what the project had become, and with the help of a few people on the irc channel, we managed to find the website, unfortunately, it appears the development stopped two years ago.But the game is pretty cool, let me explain you what makes it interesting:In Purity, there are no enemies! The enemy is the map, and you...

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Sony Xperia PLAY

With HandyGames' recent press release that I just posted, I figured I'd provide my take on the Xperia PLAY. I'm now at the point where I've had a cell phone for over a decade. My first phone was a Kyocera Palm based phone and the reason for getting it was so that I could be contacted 'on call'. Being a gamer I also liked the idea of being able to play where I wanted with a device that was alre...

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HandyGames™ Announces Three Launch Titles for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia™ PLAY

Giebelstadt/Germany, 15th February 2010 - Sony Ericsson's long-awaited gaming smartphone Xperia PLAY was showcased on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. As an official Xperia PLAY launch partner, HandyGames™ are providing MWC visitors with a first look at three HandyGames™ titles for the Xperia PLAY at the Sony Ericsson exhibition booth.In addition to the award-winning casual...

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Planet.Alcatraz (2009/SKIDROW)

Developer: 1CPublisher: 1C PublishingGenre: RPGPlanet Alcatraz is a classical RPG that is based on a specially developed system. In a general sense Planet Alcatraz can be portrayed as a non-linear adventure with lots of shooting. The action takes place on prison planet Alcatraz. Its inhabitants are inveterate criminals that were banished there for the life term for their terrible crimes.System Requirements :* OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista* CPU:...

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Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe`s Murders in the Rue Morgue

Developer: FocusPublisher: BigfishgamesGenre : Hidden objectA dreadful murder and kidnapping has occurred in the Rue Morgue and only you can solve the dark crime! Follow the clues to find the killer and the missing family. Become the apprentice of the famed C. Auguste Dupin and solve the devious puzzles to find the hidden clues that will lead you to the monstrous murderer. Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s most acclaimed murder mystery, Dark Tales: Edgar...

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