Previews

Welcome to this month's previews section! Here, anyone making an OHR game who wants a little more exposure can advertise their games. Previews cover a wide range of games; works in progress, demos, or finished products. If you want a preview of your game to appear in the next issue, send the title, a couple of screenshots (.png format if possible), a description (a paragraph or two is fine) and a link to download if one exists to bobsurlaw@yahoo.com.

This month's previewed games are Eldardeen and Mazes of Persistence.

Eldardeen, by Artimus Bena and The Mad Cacti
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In the heart of Eldardeen, the Island Fortress, King Bylom, a vile, child-like emperor who calls himself Enchantae after the hero in an old fable, has begun to move his troops into position to take the last unconquered territory in the known world.

You are Wedonkind, a tall, dark-haired rogue who has ironically become the unofficial leader of a scattered resistance to Enchantae's totalitarian rule.

Eldan, a gifted Seerin Master, personal guard to Enchantae, has secretly broken his loyalty to the throne, by asking you to infiltrate Eldardeen, sneak into Enchantae's highly guarded tower...

...and murder him.

Technical Demonstration 1.0

Direction, music, story and graphics*: Artimus Bena
Elite Programming Skills: The Mad Cacti

*The only bit of graphics not done by Bena is the hero sprite. This sprite was drawn for him by RMSephy for a very old project that never saw the light of day.

[If you are interested in drawing sprites for this project, please send some samples, your own version of the guard sprite contained in this demo, or your interpretation of Wedonkind based on the description above. Must also have superior animation skills.]

Hints:
Go up to the box of stones in the starting map and press the Use key (enter) to fill your pouch (you can carry a maximum of 10 pebbles). To throw pebbles press the Space Bar. The noise from the thrown pebble will distract any guards in the vicinity for a short period of time.

Your challenge is to go from c1, and all the way back around to c2 without getting caught. If you are seen, you will be sent back to the shed.




Mazes of Persistence, by Uncommon
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Poor Milton is a pathetic little rabbit who's never been able to take charge of his situation. One day he falls down a hole and, as the man of inaction he is, decides to stew in his own misery there till he dies of starvation. It's up to YOU to teach him the persistence he needs not only to get through the cave, but to live!

A retro-style maze crawler with a bit of a twist, traverse through five levels, solving puzzles along the way, all the while nagged by an irate Milton! Is it fun or HATE? You decide