Hi guys! Just a heads up. Qasir al-Wasat is now available on Desura.
Desura is a sweet upcoming and very indie-friendly distribution channel. Their client has a lot of funcionality (and they are ever expanding) and it is a strong contender against big boys like Steam and alike. If you prefer using clients and standard distribution channels to keep you patched and updated without hassle, go secure your pre-order there (just click on the image below!)
Hello Everyone!
We have really big news today: Qasir Al-Wasat is finally on pre-order!
Soon you can grab your copy at qasir.adugestudio.com, with a 25% discount off the final price, and receive a demo! (By the way many thanks to Cesar Schrega for being awesome and helping us designing the site!)
It’s been a long time since our last official update, and as you can already imagine, we’ve come a long, long way. Everything just looks, and sound, and feels so different, you could say we are working on a distinct game. As you’ve probably noticed from the video, the art direction was remodeled to resemble the stunning Persian Miniatures from the 15th century. I’m sure Maperns will develop this topic in details in a future post. <pressure>
In the sound realm, a new ambiance was added to the internal rooms. This, added to the fact we’ve been putting a lot of emphasis on investigation and puzzles, has refined the atmosphere of the game to a whole new level. The Artificial Intelligence of the guards was improved, the Palace has some new inhabitants (a new kind of guard and a new kind of civilian), and we’ve also implemented a huge list of “those little details that make all the difference”, including some (secret) new areas. And last but not least, the game now has a gorgeous menu and map! (hurray!)
In the near future, expect us to release a new video, and believe me, it will be just amazing!
See you soon!
Hello there! One week after the official announcement of Qasir Al-Wasat I’m here to present some of the wonderful feedback we had with it!
It all started with our dear Cassandra Khaw’s post over Indiegames.com! The day after new reviews of the trailer started popping on “the internets”(sic), with JovemNerd.com.br‘s Stephan Martins writing our first Brazilian review on the 21st! Here is the list of original posts, so far:
Indie Games
Game Side Story
Game Set Watch
Game Dot
Seand Knight IGN Blog
Igrorama
Indie Shelter
No Name Radio
Joven Nerd
Gameplay
Meanwhile, the trailer itself (if you haven’t seen it yet pray go check it on vimeo!) is getting astonishing (at least for our humble expetations) view counts! By the time I’m writing this it’s far over 9000!
If you spot any other review please leave a comment with it, send us an email [aduge (at) adugestudio (dot) com] our tweet @aduge!
So we are back to work, rushing with the development ahead of the Beta2 release in the next few weeks, and checking our fellow entries on 2012 IGF! (we’ll post a list of the Brazilian ones very soon!)
I’ll post some sort of Art Director’s Production Diary ++ very soon! Stay in the loop!
Hello everyone! Today we have some really exciting news for you! We are very proud to present the announcement trailer for our current project, Qasir Al-Wasat!
The game evolved a great deal during the past few weeks, and it is possible to say it is, for the most part, complete. We now begin one of the most enjoyable parts of the development: polishing the game until it shines. =)
So what where the latest features added to the project?
We have many new levels, including some secret areas we are very excited about.
We also worked on an improvement over our text/dialog system, to make it more active for the player. We are still testing it, but it seems to be a promising feature.
The rest was hard work with heavy bugfixing, tests and asset building.
We hope you enjoy the trailer!
If you like it, please donate and help us deliver the game: a.svotz.org/qasirdonate
Aduge’s back from Independence Day’s holiday ready for work, actions and stories planned and with clear deadlines. Plane tickets on hand for the SBGames 2011, around half of the Adugans will be there, and we await the results of our submission of Qasir Al-Wasat for Brasil Game Show.
Well, while we don’t drop the bomb itself, a small drop for everyone:
Just a shout-out. Our deadline of August 31st is just a few days away and we are currently doing some finishing touches on our next release. It will still be a closed Alpha, reserved only to our playtesters and to the jurors of any festival we happen to participate (like Brasil Game Show). A closed Beta is not too far away from now though, just a couple of weeks!
Expect some exciting news very soon! And well, enjoy the easter egg picture.