Contributors:
- Seth Marinello - Game, Music, Art
- Some art elements adapted from
a free art pack found here.
Download:
- Download Release!
(Windows but runs in WINE)
Media:
- Gallery
Screenshots from development
About:
Jimson and the Jazz Crabs is a simple adventure game created in the classic style of Sierra On-line. I started this game because I needed a project to keep busy while looking for a job after graduation. The game character Jimson is based on one of my roommates in college and the Jazz Crabs were inspired by a song titled "Jazz Crabs" by You Say Party! We Say Die!. The game was created in Adventure Game Studio since it would allow me to get right down to making the kind of a game I wanted.
Originally I began this project just to keep busy and entertain my roomates, but people to don't even understand the inside jokes seem to enjoy the game. I stopped development when I first moved home, but one day I had an idea how to complete a quest line I'd been stuck on and sat down to add it into the game. A few days later I had finished the game and had a some friends test it out. Taking their feedback into account I streamlined the game so it made more sense and released a final version. I have to say the feedback from my initial version was key, without that I am sure many of the people who have played it since my final release would have gotten frustrated and not completed the game.
Features:
- 4 crabs and 1 mighty elder god with dialog
- 2 quests with interlocking sub-parts
- 25-30 minutes of gameplay
- Unique setting and story
- Excellent Jazz Vibe