ChrisD







Level 1 The Escapists « on: October 15, 2013, 03:08:15 AM »



The Escapists is a prison break game that allows the player the 'freedom' to live the life of a prison inmate, ultimately planning and pulling off an escape.



You'll have to stick to a schedule to avoid arousing suspicion, craft the tools you'll need from stuff lying around the prison (or, instead, steal them), make use of/stay off the radar of your fellow cons and guards, and eventually build your own escape tunnel while keeping it hidden from the people that might reasonably want to cave it in.



The game took 4 days on Steam Greenlight to get accepted, which I'm pretty proud about.



Support on Kickstarter The Escapists is a prison break game that allows the player the 'freedom' to live the life of a prison inmate, ultimately planning and pulling off an escape.You'll have to stick to a schedule to avoid arousing suspicion, craft the tools you'll need from stuff lying around the prison (or, instead, steal them), make use of/stay off the radar of your fellow cons and guards, and eventually build your own escape tunnel while keeping it hidden from the people that might reasonably want to cave it in.The game took 4 days on Steam Greenlight to get accepted, which I'm pretty proud about. « Last Edit: November 14, 2013, 07:10:59 AM by ChrisD » Logged

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JLJac









Level 10 Re: Untitled Prison Game « Reply #1 on: October 15, 2013, 04:17:13 AM » Nice style! I like the contrast between the cute sprites and the harsh setting. Your main character couldn't be more generic though... The "white guy with brownish hair" stereotype isn't that exciting. Logged

Jev







Level 0 Re: Untitled Prison Game « Reply #5 on: October 15, 2013, 04:59:46 PM »



I love the art! Keep it up, I actually really want to play this.



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- Jev. This gives me some sort of nostalgia for a game that I can't remember....I love the art! Keep it up, I actually really want to play this.Following!- Jev. Logged

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TIGBaby Re: Untitled Prison Game « Reply #6 on: October 15, 2013, 07:35:07 PM » Quote from: Jeviny on October 15, 2013, 04:59:46 PM



I love the art! Keep it up, I actually really want to play this.



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This gives me some sort of nostalgia for a game that I can't remember....I love the art! Keep it up, I actually really want to play this.Following!- Jev.

Reminds me of the old Commodore 64 game "The Great Escape" except that was set in a POW camp in Germany during WWII.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Escape_(video_game) Reminds me of the old Commodore 64 game "The Great Escape" except that was set in a POW camp in Germany during WWII. Logged

Zeredek







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Level 0Call me Zerb B) Re: Untitled Prison Game « Reply #7 on: October 15, 2013, 11:03:30 PM » Will you be able to snitch on people? Sorta to get the guards to be less suspicious of you. Also shivving overly suspect people might be neat. Logged

ChrisD







Level 1 Re: Untitled Prison Game « Reply #8 on: October 16, 2013, 04:45:42 PM »



Getting in good favor with the guards through various means (e.g. snitching) means they'll be a bit more lenient with you. Which will in turn mean the inmates in general think less of you



Just more or less finished the inventory system which includes a clothes/apparel slot and an equip/hands slot. So yeah if you knock a guard out you can jack his uniform.



When he wakes up in his boxer shorts though things will kick off, that's where duct tape comes in- don't just knock him out, capture him and keep him in the hole under your cell You have a rep with each guard and inmate that can go up or down depending on how you act.Getting in good favor with the guards through various means (e.g. snitching) means they'll be a bit more lenient with you. Which will in turn mean the inmates in general think less of youJust more or less finished the inventory system which includes a clothes/apparel slot and an equip/hands slot. So yeah if you knock a guard out you can jack his uniform.When he wakes up in his boxer shorts though things will kick off, that's where duct tape comes in- don't just knock him out, capture him and keep him in the hole under your cell « Last Edit: October 16, 2013, 04:51:26 PM by ChrisD » Logged

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Rahrahrah









Level 1 Re: Untitled Prison Game « Reply #9 on: October 16, 2013, 07:58:25 PM » I keep looking at this. It draws my eye. But I also laugh every time. I am constantly expecting the peanuts gang, you know, Snoopy, Charlie, Linus, Schroder, Lucy, more of 'em than I can name, to be mulling in that very prison. I don't know why. But I do. Logged Trying more and more to relate less and less to Sisyphus.

ChrisD







Level 1 Re: The Escapists « Reply #11 on: October 24, 2013, 04:45:47 PM »



I've now gave it a name and put it up for a modest Kickstarter campaign so I can work on it full time for a few months.



Here's a lil work in progress teasery vid









The Escapists Kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/409406442/the-escapist



Also plonked it on Greenlight;

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=187980844

Thanks for the feedback guysI've now gave it a name and put it up for a modest Kickstarter campaign so I can work on it full time for a few months.Here's a lil work in progress teasery vidThe Escapists KickstarterAlso plonked it on Greenlight; Logged

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THE ARSEHAMMERLevel 8 Re: The Escapists « Reply #13 on: October 25, 2013, 04:06:53 AM » You had me at "Back to Skool". Logged

http://pigignorant.com/ Me, David Williamson and Mark Foster do an Indie Games podcast. Give it a listen. And then I'll send you an apology.