The Max J K Zero

I play and also make video games and other stuff

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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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Took The Beast on Vacation, I think he had a great time :)

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Developers I am begging you, compress the fucking textures and audio just a tiny bit, I can guarantee gamers can take it

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In case people were interested, I made the game playable in-browser, and uploaded it to NewGrounds and GameJolt as well!

Hopefully I can get to launching on Steam soonish, but for now I hope y'all enjoy!

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Alright everyone!!

It's finally here!!

Away in Graphical Limbo is Out NOW!!

Away in Graphical Limbo by Maxjk0

In Limbo, Strangers Dream of Liminal Spaces and Dreamcore

I'm really happy with how it turned out, despite getting in my own head real bad towards the end

Thank you all for being a part of this journey with me, I really hope you enjoy, and I can't wait to hear what you all think!

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The game comes out tonight and I am both excited and terrified lol

Gotta do some more playtesting to make sure I didn't break anything, but I should be set to release on time. Thanks for all the support!! Releasing something you've spend 3 whole months of your life dedicated to is really scary 😅

Can't wait to get home from work to wrap this thing up, but also really scared that nobody's gonna play it, or there's gonna be weird issues I didn't see coming 😞

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Some of you have asked about that game I've been posting about recently!

It's called "Away in Graphical Limbo", and it is an adventure game based on Dreams, made for LSDJam 2023

Away in Graphical Limbo by Maxjk0

Is this a dream? Have I been here before?

It will be available on Itch io and later on steam for free!!

For now, if you want to support/follow the project, please check out the itch page here, it would mean a lot to me!

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A fine cast of characters! Out of your friends, which are you?

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GUYS WAIT A FUCKING SECOND

IS THAT SHOT IN TEMPTATION STAIRWAY A REFERENCE TO THE 'HALL OF TORTURED SOULS'????

FOR CONTEXT IT'S A MICROSOFT EXCEL 95 EASTER EGG, UNDER THE FORM OF AN EARLY 3D VIDEO GAME

THE FIRST ROOM LOOKS LIKE THIS

THE LAYOUT ISN'T IDENTICAL BUT IT DOES HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES!!!

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It most definitely is, there's tons of great deep cut references. The tanks in temptation stairway are straight outta TempleOS

Later on, these things towards the end are highly reminiscent of The Portals from Narbacular Drop (predecessor to portal)

This juggler is straight out of an Amiga Demo

In power of potluck, these characters stretch from a black line when they appear, I don't have a gif of this, but it's pretty much exactly how earthbound enemies appear on screen if I'm not mistaken

Beyond these, there's plenty of references to all sorts of media throughout ENA and I am absolutely here for it. It creates this vibe where constantly I'm having synapses fire that remind me of other things, but in a context where I have no idea where to pin them down quite on. And it's not just direct visuals. Tons of audio cues, camera movement, and more are borrowed from so many places, so openly, it comes together all so well to create something truly unique. It's precisely why I love ENA so much

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More Screenshots from the upcoming title "Away in Graphical Limbo"

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Screenshots from an upcoming project! Last night we added all sorts of fun and new NPCs!

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keepgoing.

Music by Android128

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Halloween Costume turned out amazing this year!

IM MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP BAYBEEE!!!

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