The Silver Lining Team is only releasing the first chapter of a game, not the full game. If Hero6 had chosen to release only chapter 1, it would have been released years ago.
Actually... it's the first 3 chapters(which comprise Part 1: Shadows). Yeah, I'm nitpicking(and late), but I felt the need to say it.
Well, I like the idea, PHattiE, but we really need to plan this carefully, or we'll wind up having a similar situation to what Bioware's having with their contest at the moment, where people were confused by the vague rules and the rules continued to shift around even after the contest deadline.
Which reminds me... when DOES the voting end for it(the Bioware contest)? I've been planning to vote... but haven't quite got around to it yet.
and I'd actually join in the(Adventure game) contest... but I don't have the time. :-\
As a final note(to stay on-topic)... considering the amount of time it has taken for many retail games to be created(where the staff works full time, I might add), I fail to see any reason to complain about however long this game takes to make.