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SoundGuy:
We want to hear your opinion, so please say everything you think about the game - bad, good or great!

Just try not to be an internet troll, we're introducing Kronk the troll in Episode 2.

Oded and the Corbomite team.

matan:
I am downloading the demo of episode 1 right now. At least I think it is the demo, the front page had an icon that just said "Download now". I hope it's not a bug that you're allowing anyone to download it without buying...

In any case I will try the demo and then give my thoughts. I am really excited for a new israeli adventure game to be out but got a little turned off by the trailer. Hope I'll change my mind after playing the demo  :)

SoundGuy:
yes, Matan - what you are downloading is the demo, when you buy the game and input your activation code - it turns into the full game.

what didn't you like about the trailer?

advance:
Wow. Seriously - this forum has to be the worst forum I've ever encountered.

I've had to attempt registration 5 times to succeed!
First, I failed with the silly "Are you human?" question which I thought was humurous.
Then, I failed with Jackie's name. Jacqueline didn't worst, obviously, and again - I was thinking it was humurous.
Then I discovered that the CAPTCHA had to be typed in case sensitive.
Then - I discovered that my password isn't strong enough, but the password strength isn't displayed as I type it. This is such a common feature nowadays, it is incredible it isn't present.
Obviously, after each failure - all of the fields got cleared out and I have to retype in everything.
Finally, on the 5th try - I managed to register.

Seriously - this is a horrible, horrible experience. The only reason I bothered registering is because I met Oded once and I cared enough to go through this and comment. Most users will simply give up at the 2nd try.

You would want the forum to be without registration. CAPTCHAs are okay, to prevent spamming and bots. The rest of the "measures" are horrible and will prevent users from using the forum.

Now - on to the game.

The voice acting is great!

The style is nice, even though it does have its downsides. An example: opening the fridge causes Jackie to do her door opening animation - but the fridge doesn't budge. Then, suddenly, it is magically open in a flash. Hmm..

The walking animations are pretty bad.. Most animations are okay, though. They aren't very distracting.

The music is nice, but the way it is cut on the Corbomite logo is not very professional. It should fade out, and it shouldn't restart immediately at the start of the demo.

The "conversation baloons" don't seem to point in the right way, most of the time. They point AWAY from Jackie.

I've seen some "animation" flashes during the Pizza summoning phase. Jackie is on the floor, then she appears to be standing up for a single frame, then a "stand up" animation appears. The entire sequence seems to have various "skips" and "jumps".

The demo is way too short. I finished it in 10 minutes. I thought you wanted Episode 1 to be free?

Anyhow, all the best for you guys.

matan:
The trailer just gave me some really bad vibes about the games, I'm not sure why. Maybe mostly because I didn't like the graphics so much. However, after playing the demo I see the game looks and feels much better than I thought. I liked the comic-book style, including the "Goal" displayed in the corner and the talking balloons for the dialogs (although I was also bothered by how the balloons often point the wrong way). I also really liked the voice acting and the music. The graphics are definitely the Achilles' heel of the game - the models look okay but not great, and the animations sometimes look too "robotic", especially the walking animation.

In any case, the demo convinced me to try the first episode. Will there be a "season upgrade" option if I buy the first episode separately?

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