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ALRIGHT folks.  It's been a Year and 12 days since the last Game in a Week was posted, and I think it's about time we get another one started, don't you?

If you aren't familiar with Game in a Week, well it's really simple.  Talented RM designers from all corners of RMRK join together in a no holds barred, time trial competition like no other.  Each individual/team has ONE WEEK to make the best game they can to pitch against the competition to see who has the best rapid fire design skills.

FINAL SCORES ARE IN
NAMKCOR:

Spoiler for Total Score: 8.78:

polish - 9
playability - 8.75
entertainment - 8.75
ingenuity - 8.625

Irockman1:

Spoiler for Total Score:  8.12:

polish - 8.75
playability - 8
entertainment - 8.75
ingenuity - 7

Joy:

Spoiler for Total Score: 7.31:

polish - 8
playability - 6.75
entertainment - 6
ingenuity - 8.5

Modern Algebra:

Spoiler for Total Score: 6.68:

polish - 6.75
playability - 5.25
entertainment - 6.75
ingenuity - 8

MrMoo:

Spoiler for Total Score: 6.18:

polish - 6.75
playability - 6
entertainment - 5.5
ingenuity - 6.5

SK Ren

Spoiler for Total Score: 5.56:

polish - 5
playability - 5.75
entertainment - 5.5
ingenuity - 6

MasterMoo420

Spoiler for Total Score: 4.87:

polish - 4
playability - 7.5
entertainment - 4
ingenuity - 4

Starfyre

Spoiler for Total Score: 2.62:

polish - 2.75
playability - 2.75
entertainment - 3
ingenuity - 2

LazerKirby

Spoiler for Total Score: 1.12:

polish - 1
playability - 1.75
entertainment - 0.75
ingenuity - 1

RULES:

• Your Deadline is one week from the official starting date
• You may not start working in RM until the starting date
• You may use ANY resource you so choose, so long as you credit the author
• You must not post any playable builds of your game until after the competition ends (screenshots are fine, to intimidate competition)
• Individuals are fine as are Teams uf 2-3
• You may use ANY RPG Maker, but ONLY RPG Makers.
• GIAW5 logo must appear on the title screen, or in a short intro before the title screen (for help on how to set up a pre-title cutscene, pm NAMKCOR)
• IF THE JUDGES CANNOT RUN THE GAME DUE TO MISSING RESOURCES OR MISSING LIBRARY FILES, THEY CANNOT JUDGE IT AND YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

Starting Date : Saturday, September 26th.
Deadline Date : Saturday October 3rd.

when you are finished, pm your game and a download link to NAMKCOR for distribution to the judges

IN OTHER WORDS: your game may begin production at midnight, EST (GMT-4) the 26th, and must be turned in before 11:59:59pm on the 3rd.

We also need judges!
Judging standards are to be released to the judges after the entries are complete.

CONTESTANTS:

• NAMKCOR SUBMITTED
• Irock SUBMITTED
• DeathLockBM DISQUALIFIED
• Firerain DISQUALIFIED
• Starfyre SUBMITTED
• the_M_man DROP OUT
• Kipe DISQUALIFIED
• Joy SUBMITTED
• Modern Algebra SUBMITTED
• Lazer Kirby SUBMITTED
• Karo DROP OUT
• Wareya DROP OUT
• Mxneto DROP OUT
• Mastermoo SUBMITTED
• MrMoo SUBMITTED
• Tezuka + Redwyn DISQUALIFIED
• Malson COMPUTER ISSUES
• Zylos NO TIME; JUDGING INSTEAD
• S.K.Ren SUBMITTED

JUDGES:

• Nessiah
• Maia
• Animus
• Rasse
• Gaydadbuttfag (Zombie)
• Zylos

Judging Guidelines
Judges are required to have the XP and VX RTP installed (and the one for 2k since Kirby had to go and be special )
XP RTP
VX RTP
RM2k RTP <-- download V1

Judging is based on the following:
(judges will rate each category on a basis of 0 to 10)

- Polish (how good the game looks/sounds/feels)
- Playability (is the game clean? or is it bugged to hell? is it terminally difficult?)
- Entertainment (is it fun?)
- Ingenuity (how original is the game and its systems)

those scores will be averaged into the game's total score
then the total scores from all judges will be averaged to determine the final score.

PRIZES
Color Portrait by Nessiah
Sketch by Nessiah
Small/Medium script by Modern Algebra
Event System by Kipe
Roph and his GF noodz by Starfyre

@Namkcor - I would like to judge, but I must warn you...
                   I do play favoritism...but this is good for the contest since you're all my favorites... ^,^
                   plus I have no buddies (check the profile) but plenty of 'constructive' criticism...
                   and since I develop my games through XP, it will be easy for me to identify effort and creative talent.  


                   let me know if this works  
                   if not i will be forced to enter this competition...*takes off shades  
                    

~(G//A/\/\||e|FA\\(([E

There isn't an RMRK time, you idiot. My time is set to central.

I'm in as a contestant.

ok Irock you're in.

Sign me up as a contestant.

game in a week

game in a week

I was wondering how long it'd take someone to notice that.

game in a week

[13:59] <Irock> Game in a Week

Stupid observation stealer.

i didn't even see you say that

If you guys are short in prizes, I'll chip in.
I'll give a full body 100% color of their character of choice as long as it's not anthro (since I can't draw them) or a monster, for the first place winner.

And a sketch for the 3rd place winner

Argh I hate you guys


I started a project on the 21st, if I had known you guys would have had this I would have waiteeedddd! D: Well, I think it'd be unfair if I joined in now as I already have work made on these days (the 21st, 22nd, 23rd) but I will still do something like releasing a playable demo of it in a week. It'll be a good motivator to get things done! :3

I am actually considering entering this. I will let you know soon.

I will also offer a prize to Second Place - One script made by me that is reasonable and function-specific. No overarching huge scripts like a really complicated battle system or a full menu system, but I will do any script that has a reasonable scope (as determined by me).

If I do enter, and get second place, I will simply take the third place prize and give the script to the third place (assuming more than two projects are entered. Making Ness do all the prize work would be unfair, and if there are only two entrants than I won't take anything.

alright, lemme know modern, and I'll update the first post.
We've got 3 contestants lets see how many more we can get

Argh I hate you guys


I started a project on the 21st, if I had known you guys would have had this I would have waiteeedddd! D: Well, I think it'd be unfair if I joined in now as I already have work made on these days (the 21st, 22nd, 23rd) but I will still do something like releasing a playable demo of it in a week. It'll be a good motivator to get things done! :3

yeah Zylos and I actually just planned it last night spontaneously, lol.

As far as prizes go, since they're so varied (art and scripts etc...) that I'm going to let the winners pick their prize.  1st place gets to select first, then 2nd place, and 3rd gets what is left.  Just so that if the winner wanted a script they could have it, you know?

i'm in


Firerain's Quest for the Fountain of Youth

I'm entering.

Knights of Cydonia 2






Also I can give 3rd prize: roph and gf noodz

alright cool, 2 more entries.

Someone needs to judge. Don't be bashful. :]

Someone needs to judge. Don't be bashful. :]

@Irock - well...I wasn't bashful when I made the first reply... I'll be fair. ~(G

@Namkcor - I would like to judge, but I must warn you...
                   I do play favoritism...but this is good for the contest since you're all my favorites... ^,^
                   plus I have no buddies (check the profile) but plenty of 'constructive' criticism...
                   and since I develop my games through XP, it will be easy for me to identify effort and creative talent.  


                   let me know if this works
                   if not i will be forced to enter this competition...*takes off shades  X<
                    

~((G//A//\/\||E//=//A((||=~

Favoritism should NOT and should NOT EVER affect your judging. It defeats the purpose of being a judge as you critic games in a neutral point of view.

With that being said, since I'm just a prize giver and all that, I would like to judge as well >w</

ok Nessiah, you're up as a judge.

Gameface: I haven't put you up as a judge because 1) you mentioned favoritism and 2) you haven't been a member of the community very long so I'm not certain how unbiased/trustworthy you can be as a judge.

Favoritism should NOT and should NOT EVER affect your judging

@Nessiah - how could favoritism affect my judgment, "when you are all my favorites" ~ get it... ^,^ + ?

Gameface: I haven't put you up as a judge because 1) you mentioned favoritism

             
@Namkcor - 1.) again with the favoritism,...my point was that it won't even be an issue...

                      If I play favoritism and you are all my favorites it's just like saying
                      the only music I like is the kind you can hear...
                      now do you get it! ^,^ + ?

2) you haven't been a member of the community very long

                 2.) this is fair, and this is where your judgment comes in...
                       though I'm 'new' to the forum... I'm still a member.
                       but I am not 'new' to critic and constructive criticism.
                       nor am I 'new' to using RMXP...

I'm not certain how unbiased/trustworthy you can be as a judge.

                      to get a good sense of how 'unbiased' I am... I recommend that you
                       review my posts and for trustworthiness...
                       well that's a chance we take with everyone

~((G//A//\/\||E//=//A((||=~
                      
                        

After having won the competition for a game in a month two years ago, I would like to be a judge for this. I have no ties to anyone :-)

*Karo does not know whether she can or not participate in this*

  Darn, I wanna participate really badly ~ 

Hmm..I come back..and cool things are on the horizon.

I may enter this little thingie. Are we allowed to think of premises before saturday? ;p

Wowee. I want in in this competition. I want to be a contestant and have a chance to floor everybody with my new gaming techs I learned lurking here.