Help Wanted making Old Testament Point and Click
I'm a long time Monkey Island/LucasArts fan, ever since I started playing Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders back on my friend's 286 in the 80s. As a professional software developer, it's long been my ambition to make my own Point and Click adventure game.
About five years ago I came up with an idea for making such a game based around a passage from the Old Testament, as a means of teaching what it's all about and how it's relevant to today (whilst still having that Monkey Island style sense of humour!) I've got pretty far in terms of fleshing out a story and puzzles, and am currently about half way through sketching a very rough mock-up using the Unity game engine.
But I could really use a collaborator! My script-writing skills are pretty limited, as are my art skills. It's a pretty niche kind of project, so finding someone to help is proving pretty difficult, but I figured that there just might be someone crazy enough to be interested hanging out here on these forums!
If you're interested, there's more information on my website: http://www.geero.net/bible-games.html
About five years ago I came up with an idea for making such a game based around a passage from the Old Testament, as a means of teaching what it's all about and how it's relevant to today (whilst still having that Monkey Island style sense of humour!) I've got pretty far in terms of fleshing out a story and puzzles, and am currently about half way through sketching a very rough mock-up using the Unity game engine.
But I could really use a collaborator! My script-writing skills are pretty limited, as are my art skills. It's a pretty niche kind of project, so finding someone to help is proving pretty difficult, but I figured that there just might be someone crazy enough to be interested hanging out here on these forums!
If you're interested, there's more information on my website: http://www.geero.net/bible-games.html
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Unfortunately, i don't think i do. I'm sure there willm be plenty of other people who would be willing to join. I have got one puzzle you can use though. Ever heard of the river crossing riddle? heres an example
Word of God
With
Righteous Justice
?
THE CREATION
Infocom interactive fiction - a very old story
Copyright (c) 1985 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
THE CREATION is a trademark of Infocom, Inc.
Release 42 / Serial number 271828
Void
All is unformed and void; and darkness is upon the face of the deep.
>VERSION
This is the Authorized Version of King James.
>TIME
It is the beginning.
>WHO AM I
You are that you are.
>EXAMINE DARKNESS
You can't see the darkness without a light!
>LET THERE BE LIGHT
Okay, there is light.
>EXAMINE THE LIGHT
It is good.
>DIVIDE THE LIGHT FROM THE DARKNESS
It is so.
>CALL THE LIGHT "DAY" THEN CALL THE DARKNESS "NIGHT"
Called.
Called.
>EXAMINE NIGHT AND DAY
night: There is evening.
day: There is morning.
>TIME
It is the first day.
>LET THERE BE A FIRMAMENT
Okay, there is a firmament.
>FIRMAMENT, DIVIDE THE WATERS FROM THE WATERS
[Which waters do you mean, the lower waters or the upper waters?]
>LOWER
[Which waters do you mean, the lower waters or the upper waters?]
>UPPER
It is so.
>CALL THE FIRMAMENT "HEAVEN"
Called.
>TIME
It is the second day.
>GATHER TOGETHER THE LOWER WATERS UNTO ONE PLACE
Gathered.
>LET THERE BE DRY LAND
It is so.
>CALL THE DRY LAND "EARTH" THEN CALL THE GATHERED WATERS "SEAS"
Called.
Called.
>EXAMINE ALL
It is good.
>EARTH, BRING FORTH GRASS AND HERB AND FRUIT TREE
grass: It is so.
herb: It is so.
fruit tree: It is so.
>EXAMINE ALL
It is good.
>TIME
It is the third day.
>MAKE TWO GREAT LIGHTS
Made.
>GREATER LIGHT, RULE THE DAY
Ruled.
>LESSER LIGHT, RULE THE NIGHT
Ruled.
>MAKE THE STARS ALSO
Made.
>SET BOTH LIGHTS IN THE FIRMAMENT
Set.
>EXAMINE ALL
It is good.
>TIME
It is the fourth day.
>CREATE GREAT WHALES, AND ALL LIVING CREATURES IN THE WATERS, AND ALL WINGED FOWL
whales: Made.
goldfish: Made.
sea horses: Made.
...
rocs: Made.
emus: Made.
>EXAMINE ALL
It is good.
>CREATURES, BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY AND FILL THE WATERS IN THE SEAS
"Okay."
>TIME
It is the fifth day.
>MAKE THE BEAST OF THE EARTH AND CATTLE AND ALL CREEPING THINGS
beast: Made.
cattle: Made.
zebras: Made.
yaks: Made.
platypuses: Made.
...
cockroaches: Made.
>EXAMINE ALL
It is good.
>CREATE MAN AND WOMAN IN MY OWN IMAGE
man: Made.
woman: Made.
>BLESS THEM
Blessed.
>THEM, BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY AND REPLENISH THE EARTH AND SUBDUE IT
"No problem."
>THEM, HAVE DOMINION OVER THE FISH AND THE FOWL AND ALL LIVING THINGS
"You got it."
>EXAMINE ALL
Behold, it is very good.
>TIME
It is the sixth day.
>REST
Time passes...
>TIME
It is the seventh day.
>BLESS THE SEVENTH DAY
Blessed.
>SANCTIFY IT
[Be specific: what object do you want to sanctify?]
>THE SEVENTH DAY
Sanctified.
>QUIT
Your score is 350 (total of 350 points), in 47 moves.
This gives you the rank of God.
Do you wish to leave the game? (Y is affirmative): >Y
Look to see that it is good.
Look at quarterly bill to see that it is not good.
Sorry, couldn't resist injecting something of Spike Milligan.
A point-and-click adventure game wouldn't work for some parts of the original material, which tend to deviate towards strategy gaming in terms of appropriate genre. Anyone up for Canaan: Total War?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGTSX5v6aKE
I think you can stay well within the point and click genre if you pick your passages carefully. I'm by no means attempting to do the WHOLE Old Testament in one game!