Maggie the Gardener gameplay movie

Some of you may be familiar with Maggie the Gardener:
http://www.anawiki.com/game_mg.php

though we created gameplay movie for it and want to share it with you :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRSeiABid0

Comments are very welcomed.

all the best
Roman

Looks OK although not my cup of tea.

Are you using that video for marketing etc? If so you might want to correct the spelling and grammar errors. A couple I spotted:

"6 beatifully themed backdrops" - Beautifully
"Create garden of your dreams" - Create the garden of your dreams
"Avalibale for PC: Windows and MacOSX" - Available

Thanks for pointing out errors. The movie is for marketing, so we need to correct it pretty soon :)

dwarfs=gnomes?

To me dwarfs=gnomes - is there a difference in English culture?

I wondered about that myself but didn't mention it because I know sod-all about gardening. Coulda been some sort of plant for all I know.

We call them gnomes.

That aside, 'dwarfs' is normally used as a verb in English. I.e. "My beer collection is huge. It dwarfs yours" - to express that something else is relatively small etc.

Plural of dwarf is normally 'dwarves', although afaik 'dwarfs' is still acceptable, although much less common. :)

Dwarf Conifers are trees that do no grow very tall. Gardeners often use them as dividers, or at least I think they do. That's about as much as I know, or care to know, about gardening. It's never been my thing...

I wonder if he's referring to dwarf conifers?

Gnome is the correct term for the little painted men in gardens. Having a dwarf in your garden would be plain weird.

I'm planning on using Youtube for some game vids too soon. What did you use to record + edit please?

Unless it was a gardener employed under the Equal Opportunities Act. :p

Garden Gnomes.

Oh the game - it look like garden 'painting' - could be fun for kids, but you can sort of do similar in The Sims.

Yep, I was talking about gnomes, though straight translation from polish to english is dwarves and my poor english did the rest :D

We use Windows Movie Maker + SnagIt. Gameplay movies are generaly good for promoting games. I even sold some games as pre-orders based on gameplay movie.

cheers
Roman

thanks for the info:

Rune right?

Roman,

Great work as usual - well done to you and your team. Your games really show what can be developed with a bit of thought and a focus on a niche market.

[ I agree with the comments about the marketing video - you must get the spelling correct if you are pushing educational work. ]

Great stuff!

IPete2.

@Grey: right, that's why I decided to do gameplay movies for other games, though not expecting such a good results :D

take care
Roman

Hey Roman,

Runes of Avalon is looking fantastic too! You guys are so productive!

http://www.runesofavalon.com/

IPete2.