Nearly Departed

NEWS
UPDATED 2-19-08

The current issue of PCGamer is zombie-themed, and they have a little bit about
Nearly Departed in their issue. The PC demo is also on their game disc.

And in case anyone wants to see a better quality version of the recent teaser video
I made, you can find it at GameTrailers.com

UPDATED 1-07-08

Instead of just making another "Yes, I'm still working on it!" post, here's a teaser trailer for the game:

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I'm still getting e-mails from people asking if the game is done. Believe me, I'll make a big hullabaloo
when the game is ready for everyone to play! I managed to get three more NPC's (non-player characters)
done in the past few weeks, which just about completes three of the approximately 40 rooms in the game
(minus sounds and voices.) There's still plenty more work to do though!
I also updated the main page so the links to the downloadable demo are easy to find. I've heard
rumblings that the Director-based LASSIE games may have trouble with the new Intel Macs as
well as Windows Vista. That's unfortunate, but keep in mind the final game should not have any
such problems as it will be Flash-based, and should run fine on virtually any platform.

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Sorry for the long delay between updates. I feel bad when there's nothing to update except
"I'm still working on it!" but then some people are afraid that if there are no updates than that
means the project is dead. Anyway, the project is not dead, and I'm getting stuff done, but
I still really can't give an estimate on when the game will be complete. I just hope everyone will
be patient with me! Thanks!

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Happy New Year! Well, I guess it's a little late for that... but not for Chinese New Year!
Anyway, things with the game are going quite well. Most of the art for the locations is finished
and placed in the new LassieAS engine (so the game will be playable online as well as in full screen)
and I've almost got the demo rebuilt, with some variations on the puzzles so anyone who's played
the original will have a slightly new experience. It will be awhile until there's much new to show
as I don't want to give away too much. Afterall, most of the fun of an adventure game like
this is discovering what your going to see next, so where's the fun in seeing it ahead of time?

Also, this upcoming weekend, February 23-25, I will be at the New York Comic-Con,
where I'll have copies of the original demo on CD plus a Nearly Departed T-shirt or two.
I'll primarily be promoting my comic books Jax Epoch & The Quicken Forbidden and Teen Boat.

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Happy Halloween! For a little fun, here's a classic style mask of Nearly Departed's protagonist.
Just print it onto heavy paper, cut it out, tie it to your head, and make funny observations about
being a zombie! Click on the thumbnail for a hi-res printable version.

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Here are direct links to the demo download:
Mac | PC

Can't figure out what to do next in the demo? Check out the demo hints.

A few sites plugged Nearly Departed recently:
JayIsGames
CrocodileCaucus
Digg

ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

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Adventure Europe
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Pinhead Games
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