Set off on a quest for the Great White Birds in a mysterious land full of secrets! Answer the call of exploration as you travel to Amerzone, a forgotten Latin American country, to fulfill the last wishes of a late explorer.

Check out the Demo here.



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Excellent!!. I have been waiting for your announcement. I've been in contact with Microids, an email and discussions, within a month and a half now with no word on a demo until the 11th. I was hoping Microids would come through and they did. Thank you Ana. Excellent videos

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Thanks Ana!

Thank you for letting us know about the demo, Ana.

Orion, Microids sent me a press release awhile ago letting us know the demo was coming today along with other games they have going. I prefer waiting till day of, to announce. As someone who deals with Publishers and Developers on a daily basis, I can assure you that nagging them causes most to retreat than consider it a sign to do more.

I downloaded and played the demo. It is, as we all thought it would be, absolutely gorgeous. Even the simple few minutes of the original game's "Mailman " start is full of beautiful and entertaining additions. My only problem was that once I picked the mail out of the box I was done. Is the demo simply that short? (That is not a complaint. It is simply a question. I wanted to play more and have already starred my calendar for the 5th.)

As 'The Haze' noted above, the game is gorgeous but would like to ask...What is "the 5th" Haze? Also there was a lot more to the Demo I played than just removing the Mail from the box as you stated above. The whole Lighthouse is explorable at least it was for me until I decided that I had seen enough and quit so as to not spoil the surprise when the whole game releases, One thing to make note...I could not Save in the Demo so I guess you either have to complete the Demo in one sitting or start over again each time you quit.

And one very unusual thing happened with my playing Demo and its really weird... Every time I played the game it affected my computers Battery Backup as its alarm would constantly sound for either a malfunction or the battery needs replacing. The alarm would sound the whole time I would play the Demo and immediately turn off and return to normal operation the moment I quit the game....strange indeed. Hope this oddity doesn't happen with the full game release.

I was not complaining or upset Ana that you did not announce the demo yet. I did not think the demo would release until the 14th so I was waiting for your announcement knowing we would be able to run it. I was just making some comments. It was good thing to see your announcement. It made my day

Thanks for the response. My demo is either different from yours, or I have a glitch somewhere. I couldn't get out the "Mail examination" mode after I got the mail.. I couldn't get through the gate, let alone into the lighthouse. As for "Th 5th", I failed to realize that it would perhaps appear as an alcohol reference. It's not. Steam has stated that the game will be available for sale on November 5th. Thanks again

Thanks for the response Haze . LOL...speaking of your Demo game being different from mine...my Steam doesn't show a release date , only "Available 2024"

A brief follow-up: Greyfuss and I do NOT have different demos; nor do I have a glitch. I am simply stupid. I took the time to complete the examination of the letter, got out of screen, and then could wander, open the gate and enter the lighthouse. One place where Greyfuss and I do differ, my installation of the demo also installed an icon on my desktop. I can start the demo from my desktop just like any other game.

It installed a Shortcut on my Desktop also Haze but Have to start all over as my game does not have a Save option...does yours?

I announced that it would be released in November Here.

Ana

I played up to the point where


and decided to quit. I selected to go to the main menu but was immediately kicked back to the desktop. Now when i try to start it again, all I get is a Microids logo screen and that's as far as it gets. There are reports on the Steam forum of being dumped to the desktop at various different points. One never even made it into the building, and another got further than I did. I could probably have gotten further had I not decided to quit.

Uncle Reg: I played to exactly the same spot, and learned things. First, since I didn't read it the first three times, I didn't realize that the demo has no save feature. You start at the very beginning every time (It states that fact very clearly in the paragraph on the page where you adjust the Gamma.) Next, I too played to exactly the point where the old explorer dies and then quit. When I began again, I went through the entire initial process with no problem, but when I got to the ole man's office where I quit before, he was gone. It didn't seem to matter and played on until the actual end of the demo. FYI; when you reach the end of the demo, the game very clearly tells you you've reached the end. If it hasn't told you, you aren't done. To repeat, if you quit before the end is announced, you will have to start all over. [Note; Greyfuss told me this a while ago, but I ignored him until I learned, again, that he was correct.]

What a beautiful game

I made it to the lighthouse looked around then went upstairs only to get kicked out to the desktop after clicking on a key. Many seem to be experiencing the same at different times - Discussions. They are working on the issue. Keep an eye on the Updates

EDIT: I started the game again "left click holding" to skip all that I had already been through. I was able to get that key this time. When I used it on


the demo ended

Downloaded from Steam. The game played flawlessly and the demo ended when you get the key. There is one very short puzzle on the globe to give you a taster! It's a beautiful game, I have many memories from the original, especially once your journey begins.

I plugged the Win 11 into our big screen so my wife could take a look. It has been awhile since we have played a computer game together this way. I knew she would be interested because the original Amerzone was her favorite game. When the demo came to an end, no issues this time, she looked at me and said "I love it, that was good! When can we play it?" I told her hopefully November. Having played it twice now I believe this remake could go down in adventureland history as one of the best remade adventure games of all time, we'll see

Enjoyed the demo. An interesting combination between 3D/360-POV and click-to-move. In other words, player has to click on a direction to move in, but once the game "moves" you in that direction and your "move" stops, you can 360-scroll around in your view.
I asked online about the full-game save feature and, sadly (and as is often the case): only one auto-save each game (but 3 slots for others to play in, I guess?). I play games on my own so the multiple "game" slots don't matter to me. But dang it I sure wish game DEVs would provide multiple SAVE slots so players can replay certain scenarios, or load a favorite scenery spot in the game to enjoy later. The DEVs said the full game will have chapter replays (that's good) but only one save for the entire game, and the game auto-saves at different points. SO if I can't sit at my PC for more than a half hour or an hour at a time, and get to a point where I need to quit...if I haven't progressed to the next auto-save point ? I'm out of luck if I have to quit, back to the last auto-save point I go.
There are numerous big-money as well as INDIE games that provide multiple save slots; I'm miffed that after all this time, so many DEVs can't program in multiple save slots for their games. I guess because so many of these "one-save-slot" games are console ports?...I don't know. Maybe it's a cost thing.
Too bad. I'll probably still buy the game (Amerzone was one of my favorites); the demo showed a great deal of work and attention to detail. It looks and plays beautifully. But no multiple save slots in the FULL game. Argh :-)

That "formula" for saving is a deal breaker for me. I just don't have that kind of uninterrupted time and replaying something over and over is SO annoying.

It seems to me that one-save-slot PC games came into being just about the time that many of the games became cross-platform. Maybe that is just a coincidence, but somehow I doubt it.

Sweet, TY!

Playing the demo, it is gorgeous. A great remake so far!

As a small comment, I don't like the middle mouse back function...

Microids has gotten back to me on the save issue I was curious about myself. Here is what I asked and their response:




Their response:




No manual saves. At least the auto saves aren't too far apart for quitting the game. It does not make sense having auto saves every 5 minutes for 3 slots. I've asked if they are gonna write over one another every 5 minutes, how are these auto saves gonna take place with 3 slots

EDIT: Those 3 slots may be for 3 players each having their own slot

Does that auto save do a save on exit?

Yeah, for me: chapter replays help in re-enjoying the game. But no manual saves (only one save slot per game) is a deal-breaker for me. Other games (major games and indie games) have manual saves...not a LOT of them, but enough of them (some of which are console port overs)...so it IS possible to program them in. Not doing so, IMHO, is a slap in the face to many gamers, especially older ones (like me) who can afford to buy their games without asking mommy and daddy for the $$. Older gamers like to take their time playing, can't always sit for hours in front of a PC, and enjoy re-visiting areas of a game without having to play a game (or even a chapter) from the beginning.
But: they're going to make their money, so....certain DEVs don't think programming in manual saving is worthwhile.

I have a scroll wheel I have to click. I like it. That "Back" in the lower right hand side of the screen was a pain for me. The 360 panning was a bit fast. I had to adjust it in options. It does slow the cursor way down depending on your setting. I did find that sweet spot. I did not like having to move the cursor down to that lower right side every time I needed to back out of a situation. I have a 27" monitor and had to slide the mouse aways to get there. Clicking the wheel was so much nicer


I'll see if I can get an answer on the "quit auto save" Uncle Reg. Hopefully these 5 minute saves comes with a notification so you would know when to quit, not a long time. I have asked about that notification along with a couple more questions pertaining to these saves

Microids has answered our questions robedits:



I like "Before exiting, you will get a message indicating how much time has past after your last save." They have really tried to cover the bases on these "auto saves"

Deb and I are so looking forward to this release. This version of the game has so much more information and detail about Amerzone and your journey the original did not have. That demo was excellent. The demo is no longer avaialble but you can watch it here

5 minute auto saves is a very subjective topic.

It could mean either:

1. a save is made after 5 minutes of play time has elapsed no matter what has been accomplished,

or

2. A save is made after a specific checkpoint has been reached; a checkpoint that their tester who knew exactly what was needed to be done was able to reach in 5 minutes of play time, but could take a less seasoned player like me or you an hour or more to accomplish.

I fear that #2 is going to be what we get, and the frequency of auto saves will be much longer than 5 minutes for most of us. Those of us who are slow puzzle solvers will be most affected, but also those of us who like to take our time enjoying the scenery or soaking in the atmosphere will have to forgo this as we hurry to get to the next checkpoint so that we can quit.

I was excited about this release but not any more 🙄

The dreadful “Save” facility offered is an absolute No No 👎

Well, DRAT!!!

The new Amerzone, for which I have been waiting with bated breath, was supposed to be out in 2024. I was getting pretty excited because 2024 is about over, so it had to be coming soon. NOPE! STEAM just updated it and showed it out in "Q2, 2025." I'm going to the back room so I can pout and whine in private.

Can we pout together The Haze. Very upsetting. There were issues with the demo which has caused the delay. One issue had to do with the demo crashing to the desktop. Many experienced the crash at different times causing an investigation. A developer posted:



I ran the demo and crashed to the desktop after picking up a key. I ran it again with no issue