http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Week 48 - Free Games for the WEEKEND - Starless Umbra and A Tale of Two Kingdoms en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:56:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62537 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:09:14 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 62537@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi dragonheartman,</p> <p>Sorry I've not responded earlier. I've been laid up in bed over the last few days recovering from a bug. </p> <p>Thanks for posting here. You game is an excellent freeware game. It's not very often that we get developers posting here. Thanks for taking the time out to pay us a visit.</p> <p>I'll certainly get back to you if I come up with any ideas. Maybe you should hold a competition to encourage the community to partake. I'm sure you'd get loads of ideas that could be incorporated into a update, or even form the basis of a sequel. </p> <p>btw, Nice web site. You'll find my links also take you to your site. I usually try to direct the community to the author of the work out of respect. Though if you feel the bandwidth of your site may be affected because of an increase usage I could upload a copy of the game to my file front account? Let me know.</p> <p>Regards</p> <p>Whiterabbit. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62374 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:46:59 +0000 dragonheartman 62374@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi there, I go by dhm and I am developing Starless Umbra. I found a link to these boards from my google analytics account and wanted to clear up a few questions real quick for you guys. :)</p> <p>If you want pictures for Starless Umbra, check the official site's <a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/screenshots.php">Weekly Screenshots Page</a>. There's even an RSS feed!</p> <p>To download the game, just visit the downloads page on the site or simply follow this link:<br /> ***edit: direct download link removed***<br /> ***the download page is: <a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/download.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.starlessumbra.com/download.php</a>***</p> <p>Many blogs full of advertisements and spam have somehow come across my game and are hosting it. While I appreciate their extra promoting, I don't trust their downloads and to be safe you can find everything you'll need on the website, <a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/">Starless Umbra</a></p> <p>Thank you for checking out my game, and please email me (<strong>E-mail Removed</strong>) if you have any suggestions, feedback, or anything else.</p> <p>Regards,<br /> --dhm </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62194 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:38:32 +0000 thanksforallthat 62194@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>thanks, wasn't sure, don't want to get in to a problem like that-- </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62176 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:24:49 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 62176@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Wizzard, I thought as much. But I should still have checked over the image links. Never really considered it before though as I only saw them as images</p> <p>Will you be rejoining the server?<br /> I'm going to jump in in about an hour for a couple of rounds. I think Bently and GG may turn up around midnight GMT (1hr 25 mins away) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62173 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:19:26 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 62173@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It wasn't that the link took him to the site, if you click on the googled images, you'll see that some of the images are hosted by the warez site....blogspot </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62172 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:12:37 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 62172@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Which link took you to the site? I don't use and would never post a Warez site, so haven't a clue how it linked to it. I checked the links last night after reading ibwebbs posts and made sure they were okay; though I didn't check the image links just found some images via Google and posted those, never thinking to check them. Sorry if it's caused any problems. Thanks for removing the link Wizzard. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62171 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:06:16 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 62171@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>No it is not safe, this is a warez site. Almost any time you go to a blogspot and find "free" games, they are pirated. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62164 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:43:31 +0000 thanksforallthat 62164@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>One of the picture links for starless umbra took me to a blog that somehow has a lot of games for download-do you know who this is, and if it's safe to download there? it's called game mania here's the address: <strong>Link Removed</strong> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62153 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:00:26 +0000 midori 62153@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Good games, wrabbit... thanks. What would we do without ya. Well... we'd miss you! But not for the games... we'd just miss "you." But the games are a neat extra! *&#38;;-) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62122 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:06:26 +0000 reverseOrder 62122@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks, Wrabbit. Nice finds as usual. Those videos of Starless Umbra are great, lol. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62120 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:48:59 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 62120@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>thanks, ibwebb. I was in such a hurry while posting the above links (I'd arranged to play Left 4 dead online and was a little late)so didn't check them.</p> <p>Actually what had happend was that there was an extra set of "" in each link. I just removed those and all the links now work. Thanks for taking the trouble to sort it for me though. :)</p> <p>regards</p> <p>WR </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62119 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:37:18 +0000 ibwebb 62119@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Third times a charm! It isn't as pretty as WhiteRabbit's, but the links work! I felt a bit guilty not doing it after all the stuff so many here do that I get to enjoy. Hope it helps!</p> <p>Best regards,<br /> ibwebb </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62118 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:14:31 +0000 ibwebb 62118@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>*Crosses fingers*</p> <p>Hopefully this will fix all the links from above for you all!</p> <p>Tale of Two Kingdoms:</p> <p>Images<br /> <a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/FREEWARE/?start=all"><br /> All on one page</a><br /> <a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/FREEWARE/?albumview=slideshow"><br /> Slideshow</a><br /> Videos:<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_playlists&#38;search_query=A+Tale+of+Two+kingdoms&#38;uni=1"><br /> Check out loads of video HERE</a><br /> Download link:<br /> <a href="http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&#38;id=905"><br /> Download Tales of Two Kingdoms HERE</a> </p> <p>Starless Umbra:</p> <p><a href="http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&#38;q=starless+umbra&#38;btnG=Search+Images&#38;gbv=2&#38;aq=f&#38;oq="><br /> Googled Images</a><br /> Videos:<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e088b8lBywA"><br /> Watch video</a> </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDBe9FgPels"><br /> Watch another video</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r53CRlH7LTs"><br /> and one more, this time boulder racing, lol</a><br /> Starless Umbra Forums:<br /> <a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/forums.php"><br /> Check out the Starless Umbra Forums HERE</a><br /> Reviews worth reading:<br /> <a href="http://rpgmaker.net/games/407/reviews/419/"><br /> Review 1</a> </p> <p><a href="http://rpgmaker.net/games/407/reviews/480/"><br /> Review 2</a><br /> Download:<br /> <a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/"><br /> Download Starless Umbra HERE</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62117 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:00:40 +0000 ibwebb 62117@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I think I got the problem now that I am paying more attention. In each of your links there is an addition of the forum in it; like this:</p> <p><a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/%E2%80%9Dhttp://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/FREEWARE/?start=all%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/%E2%80%9Dhttp://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/FREEWARE/?start=all%E2%80%9D</a></p> <p>So, instead of going to the photobucket location it is giving and error. Until it is fixed or if it isn't just cut off the giveaway part (i.e. cut out from first http to right before the next).</p> <p>Best Regards,<br /> ibwebb</p> <p>P.S. Sorry I didnt fix them, but I am VERY bad at adding links. I will try to fix and add, but just incase I dont get it follow the above instructions. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62115 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:51:08 +0000 ibwebb 62115@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks for letting us know and finding games for us WhiteRabbit, but is anyone else having trouble with the links you gave? They all give me a page error and I cannot seem to find any of them?</p> <p>ibwebb </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/5964#post-62110 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:21:15 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 62110@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Unfortunately, there are no game giveaways again this weekend. The administrators responsible for securing games are working hard to find new developers. Thanks to BuBBy, for PM’ing me some possible developers, which I passed on to the administrators with a few of my own suggestions. If you know of any small developers please PM me links so that I can pass them on. The more we get, the better chance we have of getting more and different games.</p> <p>The first game I’ve posted for this weekends free games was mistakenly reviewed by me about 18 months ago. I’d have posted it as part of this freeware project ages ago, but I thought I already had, but it seems I’d only posted a review. It’s a point and click adventure game called Tale of Two Kingdoms. I’ve also included an RPG game which I was meaning to post last week (I was actually going to post it about a month ago, when posting some similar games, but decided to save it for a rainy day. Well, here it is now, lol. (there was actually two, but I discovered Wizzard had already posted one of them (Starlancer)</p> <p><strong>A Tale of Two kingdoms</strong> - (A very Short Review)</p> <p>I think it is well worth trying this game out if you have a little spare time. The fact that it’s freeware is an added bonus. The theme is one of medieval times with two kingdoms that are at loggerheads with each other, who have to put their differences aside and combine forces to fight off the threat of an Orc invasion.</p> <p>The downloaded executable is 94.2Mb, and when installed 108Mb, which is a reasonably small package for such an adventure game. This looks like a professionally produced game that I’m sure I’ve downloaded over the last year as The Crystal Shard and the game title sound very familiar as does the introduction to the game. It’s not really my style of game though, so I didn’t progress any further than the banquet hall the first time around and during this review got as far as the next room, which I found hard to get out of because I hadn’t figured the correct commands :oops: I just returned to the room and figured out how to get to the next room. You have to move your character using the mouse pointer which for movement is in the shape of a walking person. When you click on a point in the room, your character will walk there. Usually to get to another room you walk to the edge of the room. There will usually be something to indicate where you should walk to be it a carpet leading off screen or a doorway to walk through.<br /> The game starts with a long string of intro screens (see link below for loads of images), that set the scene for the game, which is an interactive adventure, in which you point and click to progress through the game. The graphics although of a low bit rate (either 8 or 16bit) are still exceptionally done in my opinion. I think if the developer had made them larger the overall game would have been massive as there is a lot of art work involved.</p> <p>This is not a game you can just walk into as there are quite a few commands you need to learn. You can access the control panel for the game once you are in game by clicking the Esc key. This brings up a triangular window called the control panel with several buttons that include quit, save and help. I have taken a sample of screenshots of the various menus which can be seen by following the link below. The help button will lead you into a nest of menus all of which you will need to learn. I suggest that you write these down, though they are always accessible from within the game by pressing the Esc button as already mentioned. I found the music appropriate, but it did get a little boring after a while. It’s quite nice played as a ver quiet background music, and fits in well with the medieval theme. If you think you’ll enjoy this game I strongly advise you to study the help menu and the various controls before you explore the game further. I did capture a video of my initial game play, but with the way I’d configured my screen capture device (Capture Wiz Pro). A minute’s video was 2 gigs of memory; so that’s out the window as far as uploading I to my photobucket account.<br /> Check out the screen captures (there’s over 50) by following the link below:</p> <p><strong>Images</strong></p> <p><a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/FREEWARE/?start=all"><strong>All on one page</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/FREEWARE/?albumview=slideshow"><strong>Slideshow</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Videos</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_playlists&#38;search_query=A+Tale+of+Two+kingdoms&#38;uni=1"><strong>Check out loads of Videos HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>:</p> <p>This is a well made point and click adventure game, which if you have the time is well worth a try out. The developer has obviously put a lot of thought into it’s making;<br /> I only wish I was into this style of game. While checking out this game 18 months ago I’d only just finished beta testing a point and click adventure game for Alawar called <strong>Natalie Brooks - Secrets of Treasure House</strong>, that although a commercial game, is basically the same sort of game, where you have to find clues to progress. The tale of two Kingdoms has some tongue in cheek humor added to some of the dialogue, which made me smile. Comparing this with other Freeware games I’d have to score it an 8 out of 10. though this scale isn’t comparable to the score I give to the commercial games available over on the game giveaway project.</p> <p><strong>Download link</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&#38;id=905"><strong>Download Tales of Two Kingdoms HERE</strong></a></p> <ul> <blockquote><p>…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….</p> </blockquote> </ul> <p><strong></p> <p>Starless Umbra – ( Dragon Heart)</strong>:</p> <p>Starless Umbra, formerly Dragon Heart, is an amateur RPG currently being made in RPG Maker for the last six years. The game is absolutely free to download, play, and enjoy. </p> <p>In Starless Umbra, you play as Andoru, a young man, and his best friend Clydan in their merciless quest to find their way home and save Andoru's sister. The two become deeply involved in the drama and affairs of the people around them in a land completely new, with every day bringing them both new friends and impervious challenges. What starts as a simple journey into the unknown evolves into a dynamic, emotionally-driven game full of immersive character development, challenging puzzles, and a one-of-a-kind adventure.</p> <p><a href="http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&#38;q=starless+umbra&#38;btnG=Search+Images&#38;gbv=2&#38;aq=f&#38;oq="><strong>Googled Images</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Videos</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e088b8lBywA"><strong>Watch video</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDBe9FgPels"><strong>Watch another video</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r53CRlH7LTs"><strong>and one more, this time boulder racing, lol</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Starless Umbra Forums</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/forums.php"><strong>Check out the Starless Umbra Forums HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Reviews worth reading</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://rpgmaker.net/games/407/reviews/419/"><strong>Review 1</strong></a></p> <p><a href="http://rpgmaker.net/games/407/reviews/480/"><strong>Review 2</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Download Link</strong>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.starlessumbra.com/"><strong>Download Starless Umbra HERE</strong></a> </p>