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Project: A Man With a Monocle
Project Started: 11th August, 2009 Last Update: 14th September, 2010
Project Owner: Johnny Look Project Members:
Project Type: Adventure Platformer game Project Progress:
More Info: http://amanwithamonocle.neogen2.com Faves: 14

Check your calendars
Posted 23rd Jul 10, by Johnny Look  
Tomorrow is Monocle Day.

Posted by Blue66 23rd July, 2010

I've favourited this project almost at the very beginning, because it sounded very promising to me. But looking at the video on your website, I must say it looks like a very mediocre platformer with really nothing original or interesting in it. So you run around, collect bones and stomp on enemies? That would be every Mario game with all power-ups stripped away. And you're selling this game, right? May I ask what sets this game apart from the average freeware platformer?
 
Posted by Johnny Look 23rd July, 2010

Well, first off thanks for your honesty.
Second well yes, looking at the trailer it's hard to have a clear idea of how the game is exactly. I don't blame you for thinking it's just another generic platformer, actually that was one of the worries I had when I finished the trailer because after I watched it I had that very same impression. Sadly there is nothing I could with that without spoiling the story, and my goal with that trailer was just to show how the game was going, it's been 5 months since it was made the game evolved a lot since then.

It's a jump n'run, you jump, stomp on enemies and collect stuff but that's about the only similarities with the Mario games.
It's a platformer mixed with an adventure game, the whole game revolves around the story, the atmosphere, finding your way to the next level and so on, there is a sense of progression you don't have with other platformers because the levels are barely connected or simply not connected at all.
There is a lot more to the game but I'd be here all day and I don't want to sound like a salesman. There will be a demo so you'll be able to try it and reach your own conclusions.

By the way take the recently released Arvoesine as an example: You could argue it's a stripped down Castlevania clone with only 5 short levels, yet in my opinion it was 5$ very well spent.
 
Posted by OMC 23rd July, 2010

Wait, hold on. Does that mean release day?

QUE?
 
Posted by The Chris Street 23rd July, 2010

I think that's perhaps a bit of a harsh statement Blue66, although you are entitled to your opinions.

Johnny's gone out of his way here to create a platform game specifically to aid TDCs survival and maintained the project for quite some time.

I don't believe any other single person has shown such dedication and commitment and actually gone through with it to keep TDC alive.

If it means selling the game with all profits to TDC then Johnny should be seriously commended. I like this man
 
Posted by OMC 23rd July, 2010

All profits to TDC? That's a bit much for all the effort he's put into it.
 
Posted by Johnny Look 23rd July, 2010

omc: Officially, it is !

hehe thanks Chris !
However I must add I'm not going to give away all the sales to TDC, only 30 % which is roughly 4$ for each sale.
I think that's already a small help but let's not forget about everyone who donated and is going to donate to the site, all the help counts !

 
Posted by OMC 23rd July, 2010

QUE?

No lo creo!
 
Posted by Johnny Look 23rd July, 2010

Es verdad mi amigo, la pura verdad !
 
Posted by Smirnoff 24th July, 2010

Steam release?
 
Posted by Johnny Look 24th July, 2010

Well I'll be contacting them at least, fingers crossed !
 


 



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