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Published: 2007-03-01 23:58:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 3590; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 0
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Description This is a character concept I'm working up for a friend's personal project. He's to be the main character of an extensive half life 2 mod (basically an entirely new game using the same engine).

Here's a breif intro to the game as Matt (the project organiser and director) wrote it:

"The game’s general style is a science-fiction/cyberpunk story and focuses on themes such as loss of self identity or personal memory and aims to raise the question “How do you know what you know?”

The gameplay will resemble third-person adventure games such as Grim Fandango, Silent Hill, Broken Sword and others, particularly ‘point n click’ games. There will also be a first-person perspective mode which will use the regular Half-Life 2 engine."


I'm working on the visual and artistic direction end of things. If anyone's into modding or is versed in any of the stages of making computer games, give me a note if you're interested in being part of the creative team! It's on a purely voulontary basis, but with the right people, it's going to be an incredible project!
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Comments: 52

spoonbard In reply to ??? [2013-03-12 14:23:51 +0000 UTC]

No, abandoned project unfortunately - although the guy who was working on the game is now making his own indie game called luminesca, which is lovely! [link]

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TheAmericanSpider In reply to spoonbard [2013-03-12 18:30:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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kidRXBXT [2008-09-03 03:51:18 +0000 UTC]

id buy it

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Selphie01 [2007-08-29 23:53:50 +0000 UTC]

wow I love this O-o the structure of it really catches your eye from a distance.
His face is starved and gaunty and I like the general atmosphere with the heavily shadowed face....like hes got a haunting task to do @_@
the bg really brings out the image too.
And yes the lighting is aMazing as per usual *loves with passion* X'D

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spoonbard In reply to Selphie01 [2007-08-31 20:34:47 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou! It was an interesting one to do, since the subject isn't my usual.

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zabriske-point [2007-03-31 05:32:33 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work!

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Light-Archangel [2007-03-26 22:15:03 +0000 UTC]

How nice! It looks amazing, the expression is pretty good too, allow me to congratulate you my friend"

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dasaii [2007-03-13 19:35:22 +0000 UTC]

AMazing!! Really great work. Your style really amazes me. Great use of colour and I'm loving the texture

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spoonbard In reply to dasaii [2007-03-19 23:39:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!! Textures from here btw: [link]

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dasaii In reply to spoonbard [2007-03-20 19:30:45 +0000 UTC]

i get my textures from there too XD

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Raven-LaLupa [2007-03-08 14:08:44 +0000 UTC]

The design, the drawing... The idea... It sounds really great, and I absolutely adore this picture! :Aww:

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spoonbard In reply to Raven-LaLupa [2007-03-12 12:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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atomiczen [2007-03-04 04:55:11 +0000 UTC]

I enjoy the character design, particularly wire-wristband.

The game concept sounds..wonky though. :/ Adventure titles tend to mean fixed angles and slowwww-paced gameplay (in a bad way), to most consumers.
This is for the pc? *thinks*
What type of audience are you going for?

What specific aspects of the gameplay differ from the titles you've mentioned?
Do you fight, or is this more fixated on exploration..or..?

It sounds a bit.. tried.
Like it's been done before.

*No downers intended, just my opinions.
Let me know how this turns out!

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CrowbarSka In reply to atomiczen [2007-03-04 21:26:32 +0000 UTC]

Hello everyone. I'm Matt, the writer of this game. Just thought I'd pop in and leave a comment or two!

~atomiczen...

I appreciate your comments. Hopefully the game won't be too slow, as after all it focuses around a man who is being hunted by the authorities. The action sequences will be used effectively, interspersing sequences of puzzle solving and exploration. It won't be a trigger happy game; Compton is the kind of person to use a gun as a last resort.

The game is a mixture of fixed/dynamic camera angles (some are static, some moving with the player) and a first-person mode which is used for action sequences. The game's going to be a Half-Life 2 mod on the PC so it will use the Source engine.

Hopefully we'll have a website available in the near future with more information.

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spoonbard In reply to CrowbarSka [2007-03-12 13:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Whoa, hey matt! Didn't realise you had a devart page! I would have linked it in the comment otherwise.
By the way, I may have found us a 3D programmer... more news when I hear it, but I hear this guy is into anime, is practically a mathematical genious, and pretty much wrote his own game engine during his degree course.

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CrowbarSka In reply to spoonbard [2007-03-20 15:36:24 +0000 UTC]

hellooo. actually I only created it after you posted this so no problem. sounds cool about the programmer! drop us an e-mail or something when there's some info.

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atomiczen In reply to CrowbarSka [2007-03-05 00:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh...!
Okay, now I see...

It sounds like has the potential to be intense, since emphasis on combat is low. <--- *so many ideas!*

I've been designing two games myself, for the past year and a half, so it's always interesting to see new projects by indie developers.

I look forward to to seeing your website!

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spoonbard In reply to atomiczen [2007-03-12 13:28:19 +0000 UTC]

I was going to say something to the same effect actually I'm really excited about this game's potential. It's just the sort of thing I'd want to play.

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bobbyrtle [2007-03-03 18:19:28 +0000 UTC]

that's.. amaziiiiiiing!

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spoonbard In reply to bobbyrtle [2007-03-12 13:39:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Szelenbaum [2007-03-02 22:25:07 +0000 UTC]

great! I love it!

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spoonbard In reply to Szelenbaum [2007-03-12 13:34:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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invent-a-shell [2007-03-02 15:56:14 +0000 UTC]

He has Danny Devito's aura...

nice pic spoonface!!!

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spoonbard In reply to invent-a-shell [2007-03-12 13:44:44 +0000 UTC]

Ohh, I do not know this man?
Thanks!

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invent-a-shell In reply to spoonbard [2007-03-13 18:16:11 +0000 UTC]

YOU DON'T KNOW WHO DANNY DEVITO IS? He's the lead actor on Taxi Driver... he coined the "you talkin' to me?" phrase.

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spoonbard In reply to invent-a-shell [2007-03-19 23:40:09 +0000 UTC]

Aha! I do now! Just didn't know his name <3 <3 Now I understand the compliment!

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tenshianna [2007-03-02 13:32:26 +0000 UTC]

that is excellent! my brother would love it! he's so into that kind of game (he makes games!)

good luck!

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spoonbard In reply to tenshianna [2007-03-12 13:42:40 +0000 UTC]

Cool! If you think he might be interested, let him know about it. We're looking for people who have talent on the programming front.

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tenshianna In reply to spoonbard [2007-03-13 10:13:54 +0000 UTC]

i'll let him know for sure! i think he's got a da account somewhere..... he's got no art tho..

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wikivic [2007-03-02 08:56:57 +0000 UTC]

wow sounds like a cool project! i hope it gets completed - sounds right up my street in terms of genre and gameplay style

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spoonbard In reply to wikivic [2007-03-02 11:16:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm really looking forward to seeing what we can do with it!

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MangakaMaiden [2007-03-02 08:33:27 +0000 UTC]

Fabulous mate. I can never critisize your work

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spoonbard In reply to MangakaMaiden [2007-03-02 11:15:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!! Well, I can't complain about that, crits are good for the soul, but a nasty punch in the ego ><

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Aquarius21294 [2007-03-02 06:16:41 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting pic. You did an excellent job with the detail. And I love his expression.

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spoonbard In reply to Aquarius21294 [2007-03-02 11:15:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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TimothyLaSalle [2007-03-02 04:49:18 +0000 UTC]

Pretty cool ^_^

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spoonbard In reply to TimothyLaSalle [2007-03-02 11:14:47 +0000 UTC]

Thankees!

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Sjob [2007-03-02 04:11:40 +0000 UTC]

this is awesome, i love the design of this character

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spoonbard In reply to Sjob [2007-03-02 11:14:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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FPortugal [2007-03-02 01:22:59 +0000 UTC]

Very cool, reminds me of an old character of mine. Of couse yours is much better, hahahar

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spoonbard In reply to FPortugal [2007-03-02 11:14:24 +0000 UTC]

lol! Thanks!

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AaronSmurfMurphy [2007-03-02 00:35:50 +0000 UTC]

Has me thinking of videodrome which is always a good thing.

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spoonbard In reply to AaronSmurfMurphy [2007-03-02 11:14:12 +0000 UTC]

Ah, cool. I haven't seen it actually. Any good?

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AaronSmurfMurphy In reply to spoonbard [2007-03-02 11:29:11 +0000 UTC]

If you like a convulted story that leaves a lot of it's logic up to you to decipher then yeah. It's a very unsettling story but really well done.

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Gyx [2007-03-02 00:30:52 +0000 UTC]

cool!

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spoonbard In reply to Gyx [2007-03-02 11:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Maw123 [2007-03-02 00:10:10 +0000 UTC]

nive man.
and the game sounds F*****G ace man

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spoonbard In reply to Maw123 [2007-03-02 11:13:42 +0000 UTC]

^_^ Thanks! Hopefully it will be! We'll be trying to make the graphics look like an illustration

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Maw123 In reply to spoonbard [2007-03-02 11:29:57 +0000 UTC]

sounds cool to me mate.

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voicexofxfire [2007-03-02 00:05:15 +0000 UTC]

I love it! I think you have done an amazing job with this!

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