NEWS&UPDATES
No, we are, in fact, not dead!
Remember our old friend, Escape the Dark Legion? Well, this game (can we call it a Jeqo Classic?) has been majorly updated... to the extent that we feel slightly ok with the three versions (one for $10.00 USD) on its very own page!
Just in case you're wondering why, exactly, a paid version of something you've been able to play for free for nearly five years is available... well, the differences between versions is pretty significant! The online version is still prompt-and-alert-based. There is a beta of the commercial version available, and you should notice the differences right away! The full version includes roughly three times the content, and several additional features, such as learnable skills, more character history hiding throughout the world, and... did we mention three times the content?
For anyone familiar with Extreme Clashers in any capacity, that means that the full version covers more than the first book (we're running about eight years behind on that, aren't we? Hey, I gave you the ok for angry mobs years ago!). That is, what was planned as three installments, plus the intro to another, and hints at even more, all for what would doubtless be less than what authorhouse would force us to charge for a paperback of the crappy 2004 version of just the first part. Of course, it's only $10 for a couple reasons (my general hesitance to demand money being one, the mixed quality of some of the sounds being another. Also, it's a game targeted more toward visually impaired users, and I'd rather avoid the trend of making things ridiculously expensive when they're aimed at a disabled market).
Oh, and on that note, there is now an audio games page. This is separate from the main games page, because... well... the main games page was supposed to be targeted toward people who can see (and look how that turned out? -_-). Audio Games are interesting in that they are meant to be accessible to anyone who can hear (how well a player needs to hear will depend on the specific game), but don't go for the tons of pretty pictures that are practically a requirement for most sighted gamers. Maybe, one day, when audio and video can stand together as one, big ball of gamey funness, the two pages will be merged. Until then, I don't want a repeat of what happened the last time I tried introducing an audio game to a picture-heavy community.
On suggestions from the fine people at Audiogames.net, Escape the Dark Legion, better known as DLE, has been updated. Mostly with things that make gameplay more user-friendly. Of note is that the stats window now only displays minor enemies that are nearby (but lists all DL members, still...), and that 'C' and 'T' function as generic talk-to-people commands.
... What? Something new? I... ur... hey, look, Alligators! *Ninjasmokebomb*
Odds are that most visiters are already familiar with "Alligators Die at Dawn", but eh, it's on Youtube now. In fact, look out below:
Oh, and ... the next arc of Taoe is written. Guess that should be posted, eh?
(... What? You want an MP3 download of the song? Oh, fine...)
I'm gonna use a blockquote+list for today's stuff!
TAOE Episode 24 Is out, completing season 1! All of the music released thus far has been compiled into a zip file, including two season 2 songs and some alternate versions of Season 1 songs! And Jeqo Legends has seen a huge update!
JL probably won't see much else in terms of updates because of its shere size. The next section of Taoe will likely make it, and if sequels to PS and EC ever see the light of day, they'll probably make it. But a text game doesn't need to be that huge if it's this style.
Have fun; low on time!
Will be out of town for the weekend, so getting in this week's astounding two episodes of TAOE up early.
Episodes 22 and 23 of TAOE are indeed available. It looks like we're in a big mess this time... oh, and some huge flashbacks. But they're awesome and explainy! And there won't be any in episode 24... so stay tuned for next week!
Oh, and there are two new songs as well, one old one, and one new one.
In addition to the conclusion of this season of TAOE, next week you should expect to see JL updated with the whole of the season, along with something on the music side of things...
And with Taoe Episode 21, we enter into the four-part finale of this season. Yeah, originally the episode list said 23 episodes, but another episode's-worth became necessary to cover everything.
The previous twenty episodes not been big enough a scale for you? The secondary cast been too annoying and pointless for you? Well, the scale just got bigger, and... well... I'll leave the rest to the readers to decide.
Expect not one, but two episodes next week. Mainly because they're both dominated by a lengthy flashback, and because the ending to 23 should remind us of the present crisis. With any luck, episode 24 will come with a JL update, but if that's not done on time, expect a few other bits of content to go along with the dramatic conclusion!
