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Last few days to fund RPG “Always / Never / Now”

Liz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:42:16 +0000

It’s the last few days to fund a futuristic role playing game that I contributed one of my Quantazelle to the promotional video. Here’s part of what I wrote over on my Quantazelle site:

“Always / Never / Now” is a storytelling game adventure that’s somewhere between James Bond and William Gibson in its action and intrigue. There’s a the street samurai with the metal legs and the one-time-professional bodyguard with the metal arms to the the cat burglar with the reckless guile, in over his head. Always/Never/Now translates these characters into ready-to-play action heroes on a mission that stands to change their dystopian future forever.

The designer, Will Hindmarch, an old friend, asked me for a track to use for the promotional video that was kind of “something befitting international espionage, action-adventure, and slickly classy near-future dystopias,” so I recommended Unlawful Furniture.

You can read the rest here.

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“Draw a Stickman” flash game

Liz — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:52:12 +0000

Here is a silly flash game that animates a Stickman you draw. I drew a panda on a bike, but you can draw whatever you want.
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To complement the visual atmosphere, the artist used samples of Boards of Canada for sound effects. At one point, being familiar with BoC even gives you an advantage…play it and see.

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liz revision | Chicago electronic music, Chicago events, Chicago techno, djs, girl djs, Chicago IDM, geeky stuff, lol, adhd, etc » Gaming

Last few days to fund RPG “Always / Never / Now”

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