Who is Al Emmo?
Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine harkens back to the "golden age" of adventure gaming with hand-drawn VGA graphics, an icon-driven interface, a comedic storyline, and classic point-and-click puzzle solving. Al - a feeble, middle-aged man unlucky in love - gets wrapped up in a thousand-year-old Aztec curse while trying to impress a sultry lounge singer. Does this balding, parentally dependent fashion disaster have what it takes to be a treasure-hunting cowboy?
What's new and improved?
With over 120 hand-painted backgrounds, more than 15k frames of fluid character animation, and unique messages for practically everything you click on, Al Emmo is a lovingly crafted game by a team passionate about old-school adventures. New features in Al Emmo Enhanced include:
- A brand new voice actor for the titular character, Al Emmo
- Classic 2D-animated cutscenes
- 20 achievements
- Sierra-style scoring system with 500 points to win
- Higher-res graphic options for more detailed characters
- UI and graphical tweaks to enhance gameplay
Where and how much?
Al Emmo Enhanced is available from the stores below. The new version will roll out to other portals throughout the month. It's also up for voting on Steam Greenlight!
- Desura ($9.99, game only): http://www.desura.com/games/al-emmo-and-the-lost-dutchmans-mine
- Zodiac ($9.99, game only): http://www.zodiac-store.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=762
- IndieGameStand ($11.99, game & soundtrack): https://indiegamestand.com/store/702/al-emmo-and-the-lost-dutchmans-mine/
- Himalaya Studios (unlockable trial version): http://www.himalayastudios.com/alemmo.php
What's the latest on Mages' Initiation?
Since getting twice their asking amount on Kickstarter, Himalaya has spent most of 2013 hard at work on Mage's Initiation. They've just finished overhauling the artwork to support widescreen resolutions (new screenshots are in the batch linked at the top of this email). Physical rewards -- including high-quality resin character figures, cloth maps, and hardcover art books -- will be shipped to backers soon. Latecomers who want to get in on beta access and snag Mage's Initiation swag can pledge by PayPal (http://www.himalayastudios.com/games/mages/#pay-pal). Mage's Initiation is also up on Steam Greenlight (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=125180296).
