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Demetrios : English Newshttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/All the news posted on Demetrios in one RSSencontact@cowcatgames.com (steet)contact@cowcatgames.com (steet)Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:40:49 +0000 Demetrios : English News https://www.demetriosgame.com/images/site_banner.jpg https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/ Demetrios REPLASTERED available on PS5™!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-REPLASTERED-available-on-PS5a/51.htmlWed, 09 Mar 2022 12:15:45 GMT
Enhanced with 4K backgrounds and improved colors.

Available for $9.99 (or $1.99 for PS4/Vita versions owners)

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Press Kit + Japanese E-shop releasehttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Press-Kit-Japanese-E-shop-release/50.htmlThu, 17 Dec 2020 16:11:28 GMT Be sure to check the Press Kit!

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Press Kit + Japanese E-shop releasehttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Press-Kit-Japanese-E-shop-release/49.htmlThu, 17 Dec 2020 16:10:43 GMT Be sure to check the Press Kit!

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Press Kit + Japanese E-shop releasehttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Press-Kit-Japanese-E-shop-release/48.htmlThu, 17 Dec 2020 16:10:03 GMThttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Press-Kit-Japanese-E-shop-release/48.htmlhttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Press-Kit-Japanese-E-shop-release/48.htmlDemetrios Post Mortemhttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-Post-Mortem/47.htmlWed, 30 May 2018 17:59:40 GMTTo celebrate the 2-year anniversary of my silly game "Demetrios", I've written a long Post-Mortem which gives many insights on the development!

If you like the game, don't miss it out!

Read the Demetrios Post Mortem

 

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Now on mobile (iOS & Android)!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Now-on-mobile-iOS-Android/45.htmlSat, 04 Nov 2017 10:20:12 GMTAnd so, after PC and consoles... Demetrios is now available on mobile! :D

The game has been adapted for small screens and touch controls. It's available as a one-time purchase on iOS for $5. For Android, the game spans on 6 chapters ($1 each)

iOS :
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/demetrios/id1295749833?mt=8

Android :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cowcat.DemetriosCh1

If you haven't played the game yet, now may be a good occasion :)
 

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Demetrios coming to PS4 and Xbox Onehttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-coming-to-PS4-and-Xbox-One/43.htmlTue, 18 Jul 2017 15:04:41 GMTThe "Journey of an Idiot" will finally be available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in early August!

Both versions will be released digitally on the PSN and Xbox Live, and available in North America and Europe.

Demetrios PS4 & Xbox One announcement

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Demetrios Now Available on PS Vita!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-Now-Available-on-PS-Vita/41.htmlTue, 06 Dec 2016 10:53:16 GMT"Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure" is now available on PlayStation Vita! :D

The game can be purchased on the PSN in North America for $9.99 and in Europe for 9.99 € (price may vary according to the country). PS+ members will get a 20% discount for the launch week.

Demetrios Vita

Store page (UK) :

https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/demetrios-the-big-cynical-adventure/cid=EP1762-PCSB01036_00-DEMETRIOS0000000

This PS Vita version is fully optimized for Sony's portable device :

  • Gamepad controls make use of sticks, D-Pad and buttons for quick selection and shortcuts, with several options such as the sticks sensitivity

  • Touch controls are available, including a "magnifying glass" for spotting small hotspots like cookies!

  • Interface and fonts scaled up to be easy to read

  • Compatible with PlayStation™ TV 

  • 38 trophies to unlock, including a Platinum! 

  • Memory card space : 250 MB

  • Fully translated in 6 languages : English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian 

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Demetrios soon on Playstation Vita !https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-soon-on-Playstation-Vita/39.htmlSat, 29 Oct 2016 11:35:59 GMTDemetrios was just officially announced to come out on PS Vita on December 6th on the PSN, in both America and Europe!

Demetrios PS Vita trailer

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Toilet humor option and Russian translation!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Toilet-humor-option-and-Russian-translat/37.htmlMon, 19 Sep 2016 17:41:39 GMTYes, now you can choose to play Demetrios without any "toilet" jokes

Demetrios toilet humor option

Some players didn't like this aspect of the game, so I've decided to offer them an alternative in order to enjoy the adventure.

When starting the game, you will now be offered three choices : play the game "as intended" (same version as before), with less "toilet" jokes, or without any. This also adds to the replayability of the game! 

This update also adds a brand new music track to Nogo! There were only two music tracks in this part, so the soundtrack could be considered a bit repetitive. This should help! 

Finally, Demetrios is now fully translated into Russian! Thanks to Tolma4 Team, a translation group who did a great job on this :) 

This is a major update, it took a while to prepare (new translations required for the new text, altered graphics and sounds...) so I hope you enjoy it!

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Demetrios is NOW AVAILABLE!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-is-NOW-AVAILABLE/35.htmlTue, 31 May 2016 21:18:25 GMTThis is it! Demetrios is OUT!

Demetrios is released on Steam

Get it for only $8.99 (10% off this week!)
If you buy it from this site, you'll get both a DRM Free version + a Steam key for the same price!
https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/order/

I hope you'll enjoy the game! :)

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Demetrios cover art revealed!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-cover-art-revealed/33.htmlThu, 17 Mar 2016 19:50:33 GMTFinally, Demetrios has cover art! 

Demetrios - The BIG cynical adventure cover art

I wanted something pretty that would convey the tone of the game. What do you think?

So, the release of the game is getting closer.

I'm planning to release Demetrios at the end of May! I'll give a precise release date soon :)

For more information on the recent game development, check out this Kickstarter update!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/983902887/demetrios/posts/1521827

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Demetrios will be released in a few months!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-will-be-released-in-a-few-mont/32.htmlFri, 19 Feb 2016 13:58:28 GMTHey, everyone!

The development of Demetrios is in the last stages, so I expect to release the game in a few months. :)

Lake Kubilius, one of the few early testers of the game has finished Demetrios! He really enjoyed the game and wrote a quick review of it!

Having recently finished an alpha build of the game, I can say with confidence that this is something new and wonderful!

Fans of point and click adventures will be delighted to see some fresh blood in the genre, with fantastically risky writing and art choices coming together for fun effect.

The game is driven by a ridiculous sense of humor that defies classification. [...]

The real treat is wandering around as these ridiculous characters, doing ridiculous things.  

This game was a good time.

The part about it being "something new" really pleases me, because that was my intention - offering the adventure gamers something different, a game like no other that you'll definitely want to try :)

I've posted an update on Kickstarter with more information on what has been done and what's left, check it here!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/983902887/demetrios/posts/1495679

Among many other things, I've added cutscenes, achievements, cookies and extras :)

Demetrios steam achievements

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December update - Italian translation!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/December-update-Italian-translation/31.htmlMon, 07 Dec 2015 13:36:12 GMTHello everyone! :)

Can you believe it's been (almost) a month since the Kickstarter ended? I'm so focused on the game that time flies so quickly!

In addition to the already announced Spanish and German translations, I can now announce that Demetrios will also be translated into Italian! Two young professional translators (RuM Corp.se) have accepted to do it within my budget, and they're progressing pretty fast! They've translated some famous adventure games, so they'll probably do a great job!

Darn! That doesn't fit in the menu!

Darn! That doesn't fit in the menu!

The German translation is also being taken care of by a professional translator, Marcel Weyers, who has also translated popular visual novels and adventure games. And there's more good news! He's already translated all the text for the demo! It stills requires proofreading, but I may be able to make the demo playable in German soon! (Although I'll probably wait to have all languages translated before releasing a new demo.)

On the development side, I've finished the first half of Chapter 5 and I'm making progress on the second half. I'm getting closer to the end of the game, so I'm afraid I can't show much without spoilers. But here's one screen without the lighting and with some important elements missing!

Yes, I agree, that doesn't look very interesting like this... Just wait till you see "the missing elements" :p

Yes, I agree, that doesn't look very interesting like this... Just wait till you see "the missing elements" :p

Finally, I've ordered the tee shirts for the 50 €+ backers, and I'm currently waiting to receive them. If you're concerned, you'll receive an email when they're sent!

If you've got any question, feel free to ask me!

Bye for now :)

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Only 24 hours left to support the Kickstarter!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Only-24-hours-left-to-support-the-Kickst/28.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2015 16:33:58 GMTIf you planned to help the game, do it now! :)

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Demetrios Kickstarter is LIVE!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demetrios-Kickstarter-is-LIVE/26.htmlTue, 06 Oct 2015 21:27:02 GMTMy Point & Click adventure video game "Demetrios - The BIG cynical adventure" just launched on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight!

It needs your help!

Vote for Demetrios!


Support it on Kickstarter 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/983902887/467222784?token=79ece79f

Vote for the game on Steam Greenlight : 

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=502785332


With your help, I can make this game bigger and better! :)

You can also watch the trailer here :

Demetrios trailer


What is Kickstarter?

Kickstarter is a website for people with ideas or projects to raise funds to make them happen.

What is Steam Greenlight?

Steam is the main online gaming store / service on PC, on which games can be bought. Greenlight is a system on which people can vote for indie games submitted, in order to become available on Steam.

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Kickstarter & Steam Greenlight date!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Kickstarter-Steam-Greenlight-date/24.htmlSat, 12 Sep 2015 09:54:05 GMTDemetrios will be officially on Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight on October 6th, 2015!

Demetrios Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight date announced

If you're interested in the Demetrios game project and would like to help already, please add your support on ThunderClap!

https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/31397-demetrios-on-kickstarter

What is Kickstarter?

Kickstarter is a website for people with ideas or projects to raise funds to make them happen.

What is Steam Greenlight?

Steam is the main online gaming store / service on PC, on which games can be bought. Greenlight is a system on which people can vote for indie games submitted, in order to become available on Steam.

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HTML5 demohttps://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/HTML5-demo/23.htmlSun, 23 Aug 2015 10:02:46 GMTLately I've been working on an HTML5 demo for my adventure game Demetrios. That way, people can try the game without having to download it! (which is tedious for many people who just won't bother)

HTML5 demo version

With Game Maker Studio, it's supposed to be just choosing another export type, however it's not that simple! Here are some details that will interest the game devs among you :

 

The game was way too slow (Full HD is too much for HTML5 to handle) => I had to reduce the resolution, and to get real gain, I had to actually reduce the size of the graphics used. So I made scripts to reduce the files, and many other changes (graphics were wrongly placed on screen)

 

HTML5 file loads are asynchronous (unlike computer versions), so this required loading the graphics beforehand (otherwise they would not appear, or way too late) This meant adding some load screens between changing rooms. Also, the "image loaded" event caused many problems.

 

I had to switch from 60FPS to 30FPS to make it playable on slower computers. Again, it's not as easy as changing one variable (but now, it is!) because I hadn't planned it and had to make a few fixes here and there to make it work. 

NB : I'm not using any automatic frameskip function, because they wouldn't work with HTML5. Instead, I just double the speed of everything which has a speed in each step (example : typewriting is twice faster)

 

I needed a custom startup screen (because there's quite a lot of big files to load), and Game Maker Studio doesn't provide one by default. You can have a picture (which won't appear...), OR a loading bar, but there's no easy way to make a picture WITH a loading bar?!

 

Some people talked about checking the demo, and I did, but it wasn't really self explanatory (no tutorial or anything, at least I couldn't find it) Also, I couldn't see the loading when starting the demo because it started immediately! However I figured it out, and I was finally able to add a picture WITH a loading bar. Phew! Thanks for making it easy...

 

Many other issues : Some inputs behaved slightly differently, surfaces too. 

 

On Firefox, there's a bug with mouse clicks : if the frame takes too long to render, the mouse input will not register the "mouse button released" event. So even though I physically released the button, it still registers it as being pressed at every following step, UNTIL I click again!

 

So far it seems to be a Game Maker Studio bug : it only does that on Firefox, and only with the mouse : I've tested it on two computers. If I try with a keyboard button instead, it works perfectly. I think I'll report it - but i may not be easy to reproduce it in an example project. I haven't been able to find a workaround, so this means Firefox users will have to sometimes click several times to make it work.

 

- I also had a LOT of trouble (almost spent a day on this issue!) with the loading image event, only on Firefox. I submitted several images to load at the same time, and the result was... random. Most of the time it worked fine, but many times, it reported having load the same file several times, or report an incorrect file, or just forget to tell that it's loaded that file! Firefox went totally berserk. The solution was... to load the files sequentially. And it works great. Sometimes it stills loads the files incorrectly, but I added a timeout and some checks to ensure it works and to try again in case a loading fails.

 

Internet Explorer has many issues : the new audio engine doesn't work with it (found a workaround), and surfaces are totally glitchy. When creating a surface, it's actually rendered on screen immediately (and covering up the whole screen!) instead of hidden on every other environment. (still hasn't fixed that yet, it seems to be a bug with GMS again but I have to investigate) 

 

However, it's working perfectly on Google Chrome, and even with the new Microsoft Edge browser (and it's actually the fastest one!!!)

 

I've spent 3-4 days to make this HTML5 demo work, it was tedious at times but now I've got some satisfying results. I just need to fix some of the IE issues, make a few improvements, and I'll add it to my site's demo page :)

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French, Mac, Linux and performance!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/French-Mac-Linux-and-performance/22.htmlFri, 14 Aug 2015 23:12:51 GMTThe point & click adventure Demetrios game project has progressed quite a lot lately, so it's time for a quick update status!

Demetrios adventure game Nogo Hotel

First, the review demo has been fully translated to French. It's working great and it didn't take a long time to implement, so this definitely opens the possibility to new languages translations for the release :) 

The language (English or French) is automatically detected on startup, according to your operating system language. (NB : It can also be changed manually in the options)

Also, Mac and Linux exports have been officially added! 

I've corrected a few things, especially some performance issues : the game would slow down more and more as you'd play it, and this also made the Mac demo crash often (memory leaks and such) Now it's fixed!

You can now download the Demetrios preview demo directly on the site (no email required anymore!) Also the Windows demo now comes with an installer, and includes DirectX installation (some people had trouble with that)


DOWNLOAD THE DEMO : 

Demetrios Demo download

The Demetrios demo is available for Windows, Mac and Linux, right here.


I've got a whole lot more to talk about, as I've been having great progress lately - but I'll save that for later. Stay tuned! :)

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Demo 1.1 now available!https://www.demetriosgame.com/en/news/Demo-1.1-now-available/19.htmlSun, 05 Jul 2015 22:37:21 GMTThe previous demo (1.0) of my adventure game was met with very positive feedbacks so far (thanks everyone!)

Some of you have suggested a few things to improve, and have encountered some minor bugs.

So, I've made some changes :

- Added hotspots view! Just press the SPACE bar, or click the button in the top interface, to see all the things on screen. (see my previous post)

Normal view :

Normal room view

Hotspots view :

Hotspots view

- Added "look" icon, to separate hotspots we can act on (often the most important ones), and hotspots we can look. (This might make the game a bit easier, but less daunting)

Look icon

- Inventory and menu bars now open when clicking on a button (instead of hovering at the bottom / top), and stay open until we click again or leave the room

Interface buttons

Other changes :

- Fixed the sound volume interface
- Faster text writing
- The royalty free music is now without watermark (licence bought)
- Removed Tom's accent, which most people found awkward
- Removed some useless / confusing interactions here and there
- Fixed a bug with parts of the interface staying on screen on monitors without a 16/9 aspect ratio
- Corrected some music bugs (in some cases, the music wouldn't play or loop)

To download the new demo, go to the front page of the site and enter your email address just below the banner.

Download on site

(NB : Entering your email will only get you a private download link, you won't receive the newsletter or anything else)

For the people who already downloaded the previous demo, this has the exact same content, which is the whole Chapter 1 (between one and two hours of gameplay)

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