Duck and cover

Well, those who have played the two Life of D Duck games will know that they are works of inspired madness. AdventureGamers has come to the same conclusion with their review. If you haven't played them, check out the review and then play them now!

The Gabriel Knight has a thousand eyes...

...and a thousand eyes can't help but see that densming has stuck some more awesome tutorials on the tube that is yours. This time, its a couple about making Gabriel Knight-style dialogues.

• How to use AGS Part 36 (Dialogs 6 - Gabriel Knight Style Dialogs continued)
• How to use AGS Part 35 (Dialogs 5 - Gabriel Knight Style & Custom Properties)

5 years an ass--a MAGS host

Well, no Yahtzee didn't return to the forums for this month MAGS competition, and no.. he didn't draw the picture above, and no, well drop it already...nothing of this has to do with Yahtzee alright. But let's make the mist around the MAGS competition for May dissolve.

Rules:
* Only classic point and click adventure games are allowed.

* As the topic is "5 years a mags host" a "host" should play a main part in the story. For example:

+ A host invites a number of people and is suddenly killed... - remember "Murder by Death"?
+ A (g)host story based in a hotel - maybe a mix of "Psycho" and "Hotel California".
+ A dog hosts a number of fleas that want to take control of him - "Nanobots on a Dog"
These are just examples - no need to go for these ideas. You're totally free in the way you include the host. The host does not need to be the player character.
+You visit SSH's house and he kicks you out because he hates people. Especially humans.

Prize?! Oh, yes apart from the glory, honour and the like, you get...(drums go here):

All these inventory items can be yours - for real! That's the prize for the winner of this month's competition!

-MAGS Website-

Two room or not to room?

Uber-artmeister Ghost has some thoughts on his blog about the problem of rooms that don't do anything, or perhaps the problem of rooms that always do something. On one hand, parts of Syberia have ages of tedious walking through rooms that have no purpose, on the other, does everything you see in a game have to be plot point or puzzle?

Two review for you

Uhfgood does BJ2
JD does Breakdown

Three Two One

What, didn't I post this already? Dear me, the fact that I may lose my job must be getting to me!

Anyway... CJ has posted AGS 3.2 beta 1, with a revamp of the sound system amongst some other handy tweaks.

Anna nother review

Find Therma, Review, Anna, Vince Tweleve, awesome. Now, what do I put in the tags field?