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Bjornar Herstad's Blog

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Steam Greenlight – In the Shadow of the Games
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:31:00 EDT in Indie, Design
Shadow of the Game is now ready for release and it is submitted for Steam Greenlight. It has also picked up two awards and one nomination, but… will it get greenlit? And can we consider it to be a RPG?
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Shadow of the Game test session two feedback
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:54:00 EDT in Design, Indie
During the Easter holidays we had our second external test session and this time it was open for anyone to join. We have received a lot of feedback, here is a little summary.
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Shadow of the Game Alpha testing anyone?
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:28:00 EDT in Design, Indie
Right now you can register on the Shadow of the Game website and get immediate access to the Alpha version of episode on, and on Friday an Alpha version episode two will be available. Register before April 9th and get access to the entire season one.
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The Shadow of the Game Universe
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:26:00 EDT in Design, Indie
The shadow of the Game universe is heavily inspired by David Lynch’s work, German expressionism, imperialism, hippies from the 70’s, game development culture and modern MMO titles. Damn what a combination!
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So, what is Shadow of the Game all about?
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:36:00 EDT in Design, Indie
Story, the focus is story and narrative choices. At first sight it could resemble a traditional 2D RPG, but it is closer to a point and click adventure game than RPG.
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Shadow of the Game – The Last Raid
Posted by Bjornar Herstad on Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:21:00 EDT in
This is our experimental 2D adventure title for gamers, about gamers by gamers. This is not a game for children because this is a game for old school gamers that love the good old 90’s adventure titles and are up for an experimental psychoactive ...
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Comment In: Is Game Music All It Can Be? [Feature - 11/08/2012 - 12:00]

agree: ...

agree:

Comment In: On Consequences [Blog - 09/07/2012 - 08:08]

We are about to publish ...

We are about to publish a game with real consequences. Shadow of the Game, http://shadowofthegame.com/ r nThe core gameplay aspect is actually the branching story and choices made by the player. r nThe choices you make in the game will shape the gaming experience, the consequences are real and big ...

Comment In: Shadow of the Game – The Last Raid [Blog - 03/17/2012 - 01:21]

Yes, it could resemble as ...

Yes, it could resemble as the .hack series, but this is quite different. Using Niko Bellic as a reference is actually a good idea, and the actions taken inside the MMO will affect the situation in the real world. But it is not a clich Schifi story where suddenly monsters ...

Comment In: GUI Editor [Blog - 10/26/2010 - 03:09]

use imageshack or something similar ...

use imageshack or something similar

Comment In: Director’s Cut getting infamous – Jump’n Bounce [Blog - 08/01/2010 - 09:08]

Jump'n Bounce is submitted for ...

Jump'n Bounce is submitted for review and will be released on XBLIG Xbox Live Indie Games It cost 1 dollar/80 microsoft points.

Comment In: GameCareerGuide Feature: Minimal Risk Designs [News - 11/08/2012 - 11:00]

Great article ...

Great article

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