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Sydney Finds Employment
Author: Ivan Dixon (aka iSTVAN) Resolution: 640x480 at 8-bit (256 col) Downloaded: 8776 times (10.9 Mb) Genres: Contemporary, Comedy, Original Length: Medium length games
Added on: 29 December 2006 Website: www.ivandstuff.blogspot.com Content advisory: Mild  Suggestive dialog  Rare, mild Ratings: AGS Panel: (what is this?) Player rating: 63% Sydney Claywood wakes in his alley one day to discover a new policy set in place by a joint venture between the political parties, churches and big businesses to rid the streets of homelessness and unemployment. There solution is a ‘final solution,’ of sorts. Sydney decides that the only way to save himself and his friends is to go directly to the heart of the plan, the CBD, and argue his case. However, in the back of Syd’s mind is the constant idea that ‘Maybe I could, you know, just find a REAL job. There is some suggestive and slightly rude content here. I'd only really recommend it for mature audiences. Download Now (if the download doesn't work, try Right Click, Save Target As)
User ratings for Sydney Finds Employment:
From 19 peoples votes so far: (vote here) Visual: 79% Immersion: 59% Puzzles & Pacing: 72% Overall Enjoyment: 63% You can see a detailed breakdown of the votes.
Sydney Finds Employment was brought to you by:
iSTVAN  Story, graphics, coding. pixelblink  Music.
Other games by Ivan Dixon:
Loftus and the Sky Cap (Short games) Sydney Treads the Catwalk (Medium length games)
AGS Panel review for this game:
The AGS Review Panel has left a comment about this game: Very funny, and fun to play, Sydney the Game, like Sydney the Character, is a little rough around the edges but lovable.
User comments about Sydney Finds Employment:
Posted by Ryanb84 on 2008-02-17 at 19:34 (IP logged): Great game so far, but I think I found a glitch. Not sure if it is since I can't seem to play any further. I created the "pet" while in the pet store with the 3 items and the clerk disappeared. Don't know if she's supposed to be there talking through the door, or if her sprite is now for some reason not visible. Oh well. Posted by pandabearlove on 2008-01-14 at 21:20 (IP logged): It could be better, not funny Posted by escplan9 on 2007-09-06 at 13:02 (IP logged): Had a lot of fun playing this! I look forward to the sequel. Most of the puzzles were very logical. However, I was stumped early on because I kept overlooking some "minor" detail. Anyone who hasn't played the game yet, I'll just say this, make sure to look EVERYWHERE in the rooms when you're stumped. Just do like I did and pixel hunt for them :) Posted by istvan on 2007-04-29 at 02:21 (IP logged): Thank you to all those you have downloaded the game. If you enjoyed it you might want to check out the production thread for the sequel here Sydney Claywood wakes in his alley one day to discover a new policy set in place by a joint venture between the political parties, churches and big businesses to rid the streets of homelessness and unemployment. There solution is a ‘final solution,’ of sorts. Sydney decides that the only way to save himself and his friends is to go directly to the heart of the plan, the CBD, and argue his case. However, in the back of Syd’s mind is the constant idea that ‘Maybe I could, you know, just find a REAL job. There is some suggestive and slightly rude content here. I'd only really recommend it for mature audiences. [b]UPDATE:[/b] A work in progress thread for the sequel, Sydney Treads the Catwalk can be found http://new.bigbluecup.com/yabb/index.php?topic=31070.0 Posted by Neiti on 2007-04-14 at 11:56 (IP logged): I really enjoyed the game! The puzzles weren't too hard and the characters were nice. Also, this game really works - you don't have to click a hundred times to make something happen. Posted by paolo on 2007-01-07 at 08:44 (IP logged): Beautifully worked graphics, puzzles that require some lateral thinking and an amusing storyline. What more could you ask for? Posted by Pixelblink on 2007-01-03 at 09:36 (IP logged): I had fun playing this game and found that the puzzles weren't too hard (though I did need help due to some major brain farts at times) and the graphics were simplistic but suiting and enjoying to the genre. All in all, I think the music really worked best for me (wink).. but I'd love to see a version with the full tracks put in (damn the losers who can't download more than 15 mbs!). I can't wait to work on another game with Ivan. Posted by Anonymous on 2007-01-02 at 21:23 (IP logged): Good Game, though the ending was a bit pathetic :) Posted by Mikko on 2007-01-02 at 02:19 (IP logged): The subject of the game is surprising and it adds greatly in immersion. The graphics are top quality and I also liked that it was well animated too. Puzzles make you think and most of the solutions are quite logical. While dialogue was well-written, I think the discussions (selecting topics) were confusing couple of times and could be worked on in the future. In overall, it's a delighting mid-length game, definately recommendable. I'd love to see and play a sequel. Good work!

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