The Funny Boneyard (Demo)

Devlog

• We were at Vienna COMIX
  June 01, 2024 by ZORPEK

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  #convention, #vienna, #gaming, #artists, #international, #comics

  We were at Vienna COMIX, a big chaotic convention. Thousands of people drifting through the show floors, getting all kinds of graphics novels in bulk, showing off cosplay outfits and visiting the inte... Continue reading

  
• YES, we're OPEN!
  December 31, 2023 by ZORPEK

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  #development

  Happy New Year's Eve everyone! We hope you all enjoyed or at last got through your Christmasses, and you look forward to 2024 as much as we do. Screw this pervasive pandemic of pessimism: Things are g... Continue reading

  
• A life sign? That's an understatement, we got several!
  July 20, 2022 by ZORPEK

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  #dialog designer, #development, #help, #life, #kids

  Things can happen... FAST. You know the phrase "Life got in the way"? That actually does not apply to our situation. Life did not get in our way, it rather rammed into us like a wrecking ball and shuf... Continue reading

  
• Getting the look right
  August 18, 2020 by ZORPEK

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  #the funny boneyard, #tech, #aspect ratio, #resolution, #retro

  You may have noticed that The Funny Boneyard goes for a very specific kind of style, trying to evoke the early 90s, when graphic adventure games had their Golden Age and cartoon animation was experien... Continue reading

  
• How to make a wacky background
  June 08, 2020 by ZORPEK#point and click, #design, #coloring, #drawing, #concept art, #influences, #art, #tank girl, #chuck jones

  Quick confession: The Funny Boneyard is my first bigger game development project. That means a lot of rolling with the punches, learning stuff as I go along and winging it sometimes. We are very happy... Continue reading

  
• Let's talk about user interfaces in adventure games
  April 29, 2020 by ZORPEK

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  #ui, #interface, #verbs, #history, #adventure games, #game design

  “Something that really fascinates me is: You have text-based games ; then you have graphical adventure games where you have to command with text ; then you have games like Maniac Mansion , where you... Continue reading

  
• Characteristics & #STAYHOME (it's good for development)
  March 22, 2020 by ZORPEK

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  #design, #writing, #characterisation, #tricks, #adventure, #point and click, #narrative, #characters

  Working on this sprite for our game my girlfriend looked over my shoulder and said: "Hey, is that the virus?!" I was perplexed because I hadn't made the connection at all. This microscopic fellow, cal... Continue reading

  
• Animating Father Cassidy
  March 16, 2020 by ZORPEK

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  At some point in the game you will meet Father Cassidy, who - believe it or not - will be a very important ally in your quest. Cassidy was one of our earliest characters, probably because we agreed ve... Continue reading