Krams Design

Times are a changing

Dane Krams — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:25:41 +0000

Hey all! So some of you have already noticed Anna’s Quest being taken off of Steam Greenlight, and in turn Volume 1 is now no longer for sale. There’s very good reason for this! Anna’s Quest is by no means becoming discontinued – in fact, it is quite the opposite. Sadly, now’s not the time to disclose the future of the game – that will come in time. Right now, I’m simply posting this to let you all know I’m still alive, the game’s still alive, and most importantly if you have supported the game already, you will be kept in mind

Please be patient, continue to check the site, my facebook page here, and my twitter feed here for news in the future. Thanks everyone! Love y’all

Anna’s Quest on Steam Greenlight

Dane Krams — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:05:53 +0000

Hey all! Just a quick update to let you know that Anna’s Quest is on Steam Greenlight and needs your votes! If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s a basically a way of letting the public vote games onto Steam, which would make an absolutely huge difference for the game and it’s publicity. So, if you have Steam, please put in a vote for me on the Stram Greenlight page here.

Just so you all know too, for anyone who’s already supported the game I will be more than happy to provide free steam keys. I’m not 100% sure since I haven’t actually had a game on Steam before, but I’m under the impression that would be within my power, and I’d be happy to do it!

There’s also been some rather flattering reviews coming in, but there’s one or potentially two more I’m waiting on before I do a post about that. Likewise there are a few other download portals besides Steam that I’m currently on talks with, but more news on that as it gets finalised

Thanks so so much for the support so far everyone!

Anna’s Quest Vol. 1 – OUT NOW!

Dane Krams — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:26:33 +0000

This is out folks! Finally, the first part of the Anna’s Quest trilogy is out and available for download right now!

Head to the game page to see all the info you need, from trailers to the demo to purchasing the game.

I wanted to have a release date that I could get everyone looking forward to and excited for, but with so many various things going on all the way up to the end, I didn’t want to end up making delays or disappointing people, so instead opted for the ‘I’m done, you can have it now’ approach. This has been a very long labour of love, but I’m just extremely excited to have it out in the world now and have people playing it!

Big thanks to all the cast of the game, and to all the people who helped me make it. Especially my music man, James Flamestar. I LOVE YOU!

Anna’s Quest Prologue

Dane Krams — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:40:52 +0000

Long time no see! The very good news is that Anna’s Quest Vol. 1 is VERY nearly here! Before the details for that are announced though, check out this mini game I put together a little while back – Anna’s Quest – Prologue. As the title suggests, it’s a prologue to the main story that begins in Anna’s Quest, setting up the history of Anna and her farm and, most importantly, establishing the plot to come. It’s a real simple side scrolling game that plays out like a book that you walk the characters through. Be sure to play it before Anna’s Quest Vol. 1 to find out where it all begins!

It’s free to play – just head over here to the game page to start downloading right now!

Auditions for voice actors!

Dane Krams — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:47:33 +0000

It might be wroth nothing here that I’ve opened up an audition process for a few of the characters featured in the first two chapters of Anna’s Quest, of which includes Anna herself! If you’re into that kind of thing, or know of anyone else who is, please head over to the AGS auditions page or the Voice Acting Alliance page (both are the same thing actually… take your pick!) and you’ll find all the details.

While I’m here I may as well give you something to gander at, so why not some of the new characters for the said auditions! Amongst them you’ll probably recognise the Magic Mirror who has made his debut in the screenshots, but a complete newbie to the table is Joringel, the ghost! Who knows, one of these might be given life by you!

First magazine press!

Dane Krams — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:07:28 +0000

Woo! That’s right, I have my little name for the first time printed a proper magazine, with pages and everything! It even has a pic, look!

As small as it is, I’m so chuffed to see my own work in Hyper, a magazine I’ve been reading since I was a wee kid. Excitement!

New Year, New Title

Dane Krams — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:16:59 +0000

So for those of you who follow me on twitter (or for that matter those whove visited the site in the last few days) this news comes as no surprise – Anna’s Room is now officially known as ‘Anna’s Quest‘! WOO! Go check out the game page to peruse the new logo and some slightly updated screens (more details in some rooms).

Yes I know, the new title is highly original. After tossing around a bunch of different considerations, I came to this conclusion for two reasons. The first is that it’s not really about just that room any more. The game idea originated there and hence the name, but the game has become so much bigger since then the title has become a bit irrelevant. Secondly I just wanted to hold onto some element of the original name so people could at least recognise it. And voila! There you go.

Oh and in my bad bad habit of never posting stuff as it happens, I’ve fallen quite far behind in posting all the Egress coverage, which includes a Kotaku interview and TWO PC Gamer mentions since my last post!

Here are the new articles I’ve scouted out for Egress:
Kotaku AU Interview
PC Gamer feature
PC Gamer feature #2
Geek New Wave Interview & review
Grey Viper article
Adventure Gamers ‘Following Freeware: November 2011′ feature

To see the rest of the Egress articles, check out the links at the bottom of this post.

Oh yes and one more thing – finally, an actual trailer for Egress! This is now up permanently on the Egress game page.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

Dane Krams — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:55:18 +0000

Hohoho! etc etc. Well, I thought I should do something to celebrate the end of the year, so I’ve put out a little teaseresque pic from Anna’s Room. Merry Christmas!

It’s a family portrait that is extremely important to the overarching story for the game – but who is it of? And who is the poor sod who’s been ripped off from it? WHO KNOWS! Well, me actually, but noone else does!

Also for those that are into this kind of thing, there’s an interview with me up here at Kotaku Australia (bit old but some of you guys might have missed it!) and a more recent one here with GeekNewWave.

Have a happy new year everyone, and thanks again for supporting Krams Design and giving it a great start in 2011! So keen to see where 2012 will take me next…

A big, fat Egress thanks!

Dane Krams — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:14:36 +0000

I’ve just been so overwhelmed by the reaction to Egress, it’s just been so much more than I could have hoped – not only did I get some mentions and features on some amazing sites, but I’ve had to upgrade my previous bandwidth of 100gb a month since it was close to 85% capacity.

Wow. Just, wow.

So I just wanted to make this post and give a big thanks to everyone who gave it a go and helped pass it along. I feel like I’ve said it a hundred times in the last few days, but I mean it every time – it means so much to me, and I’m truly grateful.

My biggest thanks goes to Gnome, who was the first to do a write up on it, and has been one of my earliest followers. A real supporter of indie adventurers! Another particularly big thanks goes out to the community over at Kotaku.com.au. You guys are amazing, and have been an absolutely huge support.

Again, to everyone – thank you.

To read the articles that I’ve scouted out so far, click any of the following links:
Gnome’s Lair feature
IndieGames.com Freeware Game Pick
Rock, Paper, Shotgun feature
The Dead Pixel Post feature
The AGS Blog feature

Egress – Out Now!

Dane Krams — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:31:19 +0000

Long time no post! Yes, after mulitple promises made and consequently broken, EGRESS – The Test of STS-417 is available as of today for download! And for free, no less! Click here to visit the Egress game page for the download and further information on the game.

There is also an exclusive pack of wallpapers that I’ve put together, basically of the seven prettiest backgrounds with the helmet GUI taken out so that they are in their clean hi-res glory! These however are only available after making a donation, but it’s easy to make! Just follow the link and instructions on the Egress game page. Any amount, no matter how big or small, will get you the wallpapers, and I’m eternally grateful for any and all that are made!

Furthermore if you enjoy the music in Egress, be sure to visit Kevin MacLeod’s site here – the man responsible for it all! He has a section to donate to him as well, so please be sure to show him so love if you can!

With that said, I hope you all have fun with the game, and I look forward to seeing how everyone goes with it. Enjoy!