Alkis, you're still asking for the information to be sent unsecured. It made the difference in whether I bought the game or not. It was meant to be helpful, but naturally you can do as you want.

I know. I'm simply trying to explain my reasoning. I never thought it would be an issue for people but please understand that this the first time I'm doing this and it's hard for me to foresee everything.

Hi Alkis, you have to understand that there is a difference between sending info to a site that pledges to protect your privacy & one that is a locked site. One is potentially accessible to unwanted third parties the other is not.

While I appreciate your interest & reasoning in and for collecting statistics I think you have to consider that this may be potentially costing you a lot of game sales. People that speak up, as Nickie has, are in the minority compared to those who may feel the same way but will silently not buy your game for the same reason.

I don't think anyone is blaming you, just trying to point out their feelings in the hope that you might just let people get on and order the game without having to submit the info

N.B. Artistic & businesslike don't usually gel too well together

Applause, applause, crhissie, take a bow! That was very well said.
I can also appreciate where you are coming from, jedi valius, but I prefer the old to the new. That is no doubt because I am so many, mumble, years older than you. So there is this generation gap between us, okay? Which accounts for different preferences and *standards*!

Thank you for your kind words sierramindy & hope that gems like DITR continue to be made!

That´s what I thought and I agree you did a great job with your budget. I would love to see what your team can do with a bigger budget and hopefully the sales of DITR will be good! I think a great story deserves a great everything else, including graphics but this is not always the case, however it was a job very well done overall and clearly a game done with passion and I believe where there is a will, there is always a way Good luck on your next venture and I´ll be looking forward to pre-order your new game

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LOL Sierramind! That was eloquently put! haha I am no doubt younger than you are, but I am sure we both share a strong passion for storytelling and a good story, otherwise we would not be playing adventure games And any storytelling lover wants the story to be as enriched as possible and that is where great graphics come into play to enhance the experience. But you needn´t worry! There will always be new independent developers like Alkis who begin with a limited budget project with a great story, so you can enjoy plenty of your "old games" as you call them


I absolutely agree with the fact that a good story can and is enjoyed also with a limited budget and yes action games would not last a day without their fancy graphics! Whereas graphics play THE major role in action games, I see graphics as a great enhancer in adventure game and a medium with which to build beautiful game worlds as you mentioned...I also underlined the poor graphics in DITR because a story like that DO deserve a great and rich world which I hope Alkis future games will have. I have played many an adventure game lately where the graphics were superb but the story was very poor and I uninstalled a lot of them before finishing ...so it does get frustrating where great stories do not get the big budget they deserve, but I do believe the adventure genre is growing and hopefully we will see more and more independent game releases with the support they deserve.

jedi, please do not stack your posts. We try to conserve bandwidth as much a we can and would appreciate your cooperation. If no one has posted behind you, use the edit button. I have combined your posts.

Ana

hi Ana,

did you notice I actually did combine two of the posts? hehe I do manage to remember most of the times believe it or not! LOL Thanks for your help

I started the game yesterday & am wandering vaguely round looking for a light bulb....
I seem to wander vacantly round in most games , is it a blonde thing ?

dont worry Jenny, you need to "wandering vaguely round" at the beginning but you wont need really the light bulb untill half way about through the game

Jenny: it´s not a blonde thing...it´s called "exploring the game environment" hehe I do that all the time too and I have brown hair , so there Enjoy the game!

Hi

I've not started this particular game yet but I enjoy wandering round in any game - lost or not - where I am given the opportunity.
Probably the reason why I take so long to finish a game

Cheers.

Mad (the blond)

Since the spoilers thread was locked, I was wondering if it would be OK to discuss the ending without referring to the "controversial" issues. For instance, can everyone who completed the game please tell me

I want to make sure everyone understood the ending. Please remember to use spoiler tags.

Okay, I'll have a go:


Am I close?

Chrissie, everything is correct (and very eloquently described) but the last phrase.

Let me put it another way:

I had to think about and a ...

Absolutely correct, ladies.

My apologies, I didn't mean to sound as if I was testing you, I just needed to be sure that you understood that crucial final touch of ending.

Guess I am going to have to come back and read this once I play the game

I never realised at the time Alkis, but:



I thought it was a really good story anyway but I've now realised there's 'Icing on the cake'!!!

heya chrissie youve got a more devious mind than i but you may be right.i had not thought of that.
The only person who can tell us is alkiis because he invented the characters

Thought of an other scenario possible at end:

I'd rather let you decide by yourselves. After all, as I always say a story has a life of its own and most of the times it feels more like I'm telling it rather than creating it. Therefore, my guess is no better than yours.

not quite sure how to take that!

But I thought you made some good points LindaMarion & now that you've mentioned it:

EDIT: Just saw your post Alkis. The end of the game doesn't leave you 'hanging' so there's no frustration there. I think I like the idea that none of us know for sure what was in Jason's mind, how could we?, so we have to make up our own!

My thinking at the end proved to be wrong, but at the time ...



The ending was actually much better than mine would have been, I do know that. I was just dreaming my dream.

Serramindy You never know may be you are on to some thing