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Electroshokker
August 15th, 2006, 08:55 AM
Hi there y'all!

I'm the project coordinator for a Monkey Island - inspired game, called: "The Revival" (of MI)

I just looove Monkey Island and adventure games in general, so I thought: what the heck, lets get this crazy crew together and try making a game that's worthy of the legacy! ...That was about a year ago. Since then, a team of talented individuals has joined me, and something superb is in the making.

We're currently still in need of an animation artist (or two), if you're interested.

You would be helping with character design as well (if you want).

Send me a PM or mail if you're interested. Be prepared to show a sample of your work.

Some background info:

Our favorite hero, after spending many years abroad, is quite unexpectedly returned to his old adventure stomping grounds. A lot has changed since he was last here, and several sinister plots have developed...

Featuring:

- a lot of reggae and reggae-like music (+other music, it's not all reggae)
- CMI-type graphics (see examples)
- several sinister plots and a story which is constantly improved untill perfection
- pirates, colonial soldiers, governors, merchants, smugglers, monkeys, a whale, a legion of undead, lots of voodoo, and a hell of a lot more stuff

It will be released in parts (so we get feedback early on), each part going deeper and deeper in the underlying story.

have a look at these example screenies: (these images are not final, just examples of what the team can do, and we're still getting better!)

http://users.fulladsl.be/spb1497/scrnshot1.png

http://users.fulladsl.be/spb1497/scrnshot2.png
invinciblewombat
August 15th, 2006, 07:17 PM
ooh, very intersting looking, I'm not an animation guy but I am a rabid MI fan and will be following your team's progress with great intrest.
Electroshokker
August 26th, 2006, 12:26 PM
ooh, very intersting looking, I'm not an animation guy but I am a rabid MI fan and will be following your team's progress with great intrest.

progress:

- we got 40 > pages of moviescript detailling the intro and part 1, which we plan to release first. (to see what other people think, get feedback,...) Other parts are planned and a rough draft of their story is ready.

- we got several background sketches and a few near-completed backgrounds, but a lot more are being made.

- we got most of the music ready (and what's not ready will be soon, we got an eager-beaver music composer)

- the custom engine coding (well, scripting) to feature the pop-up verbcoin gui etc. is done. It's mostly waiting for new content to be created.

- we've had a lot of fun getting here

- we've got 2 old cutscene movies in reasonable quality (which we won't be using in the game, since the script and graphic style changed since then)

- we ain't got no one for animations or character design, which is our biggest problem right now.

If you're interested, but aren't sure, know that:

- you'd be doing this either because you love Monkey Island and/or adventure games in general.

- all your work will be yours, you can use it for your own portfolio without ever having to ask for anyone's permission

- you'd be working in a team of dedicated people who are doing this because they love doing it, not because they get paid.

- you're not required to work on this 24/7. Work on it whenever you feel like it, talk to the rest of the team about their work/progress/jokes, and above all, don't forget to HAVE FUN!
invinciblewombat
August 27th, 2006, 01:02 AM
well pm me if you want anything done, I'll gladly help out with what I can, you can see samples of my work in my sketchbook (link in the signature), I'm a complete noob when it comes to animation though, I have minimal experience with flash MX but that's it.
Electroshokker
August 29th, 2006, 01:24 PM
well pm me if you want anything done, I'll gladly help out with what I can, you can see samples of my work in my sketchbook (link in the signature), I'm a complete noob when it comes to animation though, I have minimal experience with flash MX but that's it.

nice of you to offer, but we're doing ok. We only need a character concept artist and someone who can animate.

currently, we've got:

core team:

- a background concept artist (who also does some of the coloring)
- a background colorer
- a music composer
- a movie editor
- me doing programming and also story/puzzles

a few random contributors who comment, work on story/puzzles/some art/music/...