Did I even do anything in 2011? Well, sure, it was a great year! We got to release the first ~airwave~ game, made <3 for a Mags competition, released a demo for City, saw the release of Blackwell Deception (the first Wadjet Eye Games release I've helped out on) and also made a couple of Oceanspirit Dennis games, one of which managed to get into that funny old Pirate Kart that was put together for the IGF.
But surely that's not all that happened?
Of course not!
For the last couple of months of 2011, we were working furiously away at our keyboards putting together games for something called the AGS Bake Sale. What is it? A fun idea where a whole bunch of AGS developers jumped in and made games with the aim of raising some money - money which will be donated to a charity called Child's Play.
So what did Ben304 and friends put together for your entertainment pleasure?
Two very different, but hopefully very interesting projects!
The first one is a game that I'd built quite a while ago and handed over to my Long Term Wingman of Funk Sebastian Pfaller. He has finished it up and glazed it and baked it freshly for you, dear reader, and I really love how it turned out! Graphics by me, writing by the both of us (most of the words I wrote have been improved by him, and most of the worst he wrote are better than the ones I wrote!), and enough puzzles to keep you playing for a while. I played through the finished game the other night and had a great time, so I think you will as well! Here's a preview:
The second project was baked from scratch specifically for the Bake Sale! With twice the fiction but only half the science, I put together (with some great audio help from both qptain Nemo and Kenneth Hyde) a surreal outer atmosphere scavenger hunt with a few feelings and a lot of talking called Falling Skywards. It was quite a stressful project to make, but we finished right on time and I'm pleased with how it turned out in the end. A small preview:
It's an exciting start to the year, and man, do I have some cool plans for what I wanna do next. Some people tell me that they can't find enough ideas they like to work on - my problem is that I have far too many ideas and wish I could work on them all at once!
The AGS Bake Sale starts around January 20th (if all goes as planned), and there are a stack of amazing looking games put together and all ready for your playing pleasure. I hope you'll peruse our wares and take home a bundle of delicious digital delicacies in exchange for a donation to charity.
It's gonna be a great year, ladies and gentlemen, and I look forward to seeing you when we open our bakery!
14 comments:
Heh, the shot from the first game looks like the interior of Annie's house! :D
Well you know, Wonkyth, Annie Android: Automated Affection was the first game in Ben Chandler and Sebastian Pfaller's "Robo Emotion" series. ! was the second game, and Fragment is the third game, so the two games are related!
So let me get this straight. If my count is correct, that's 7 games you've been involved in one year.
Jaw == Dropped!
To be honest, it didn't even feel like I did that much in the past year!
I think this year might be bigger (I certainly hope so!)
I am constantly amazed by your output. So you've STARTED the year with what other people try to END the year with.
I love the looks of Falling Skywards, but (and do not get me wrong) I am even more thrilled to see Fragment coming around. I have always liked those Robo Emotion games!
You know, I think Fragment is really something special. It has really matured like cheese or wine in the time that it has been let sit, and on my playthrough the other day, I was laughing and getting tingles and all sorts of things.
I'm really excited to see how people react to it!
Excited to try those new games, and the bake sale.
Oh, I do hope you'll enjoy them! And the entire range of baked goods, of course!
Excellent, excellent! Can't wake for the bakery to open its doors...
Keep it up Ben!
I shall do my best, friend Gnome!
Dude! your backgrounds just keep getting better and better with every release. Great to see those preview shots, and new ben style soft color fragmented worlds. Hope everythings going well
Thanks mate! Yeah, things are going cool now, the last month or so has been pretty crazy and stressful but all is good now :D
Hope you're doing good too man, it's been a while since I've seen you around!
You - published a screenshot with my words in it! That's copyright infringement, Chandler, and you know that damn well! I'm going to sue your ass to Uranus and back!
TELL IT TO SOPA!
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