Holy crap! Darrell Rodriguez has left LucasArts!
Yep, you read right. The pres of LucasArts has resigned from LucasArts. Does this mean back to more stupid Star Wars ripoffs, and no more Monkey Island again?
Read more here:http://www.incgamers.com/News/22469/president-of-lucasarts-makes-abrupt-resignation
I'm so shocked, and worried about the future of the company.
Read more here:http://www.incgamers.com/News/22469/president-of-lucasarts-makes-abrupt-resignation
I'm so shocked, and worried about the future of the company.
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From 2000 to 2009 they were all sucky with Star Wars stuff, letting Telltale have the Sam & Max license all for themselves so that they could focus more on Star Wars (that's my understanding anyway). But when Darrell took over, Telltale and LucasArts worked collaboratively on TMI, and made Monkey Island: Special Edition. Here I thought, maybe we should give them another chance, if they do MI2:SE, no more boundaries, no matter how bad their other games may be, I'll love them forever! I really hope they've learnt from these last few years about Monkey Island being a huge part of their income, and I hope their love for these type of games continues as opposed to reverting to their old ways.
Of course, it may not affect it at all and I could just be making a fuss about nothing. There are many signs (XBox deal of the week, release on PSN, Telltale's site, Mac, and the rating by the ESRB) that it could be here within the month...
EDIT: I commented on Facebook, asking for someone at LucasArts to confirm that this isn't putting adventure games in jepoardy, and I am anxiously awaiting a reply. I'll keep you posted on what gets said to that. Hopefully our fears will be put to rest.
They didn't really let Telltale get the license. Fact is, they lost the rights because they didn't renew the license when it expired. Rights reverted back to Purcell. TTG got the rights from Purcell.
ME2: SE is scheduled for a Summer release (some speculate E3 which is about a month away), it's already May. We've seen the work that's been done on the game. We know the dialog has been recorded. They've been hyping the crap out of it.
It seems to me that the "marketplace reality" is that they already sunk a bunch of money into the project it would be stupid to cancel it at this late date.
Also, the main difference between now and then is that when Sam & Max were canceled adventure games were assumed to be on the decline, and they were pretty much only released for the PC (I know there are exceptions). Now, there has been a resurgence of interest in adventure games, there are a bunch of platforms on which they can be released, and as stated already the first SE did well.
I personally see no reason to worry, not about MI2:SE anyway.
I already want someone to conduct an interview with him.
So, *finger's crossed*
Duke Nukem Forever wasn't an update to an already finished game.
I don't think comparing a new game in development to an updated edition of an already existing game is an accurate comparison.
http://talesofmi.net/?p=924#comments
Sam & Max: Freelance Police was all but finished when they canned that. The game was complete.
Well, the people in charge of making Duke Nukem Forever had no idea what they were doing. They didn't know how to make a proper game (I'm talking more about George Broussard then the whole dev team). They had basically nothing for years because George kept reviewing what people were working on for weeks and then telling them to start over. It was very disorganised.
Do you have a source to back that up?
Constantin Film has filed a copyright claim. Good luck using Downfall clips on YouTube.
Really? I didn't know that. Oh well, I was planning for it to be me posting the video anyway.
Of course, if they want to make sense, Outlaws 2 or even an updated version of the first with online gameplay - considering the huge interest in Red Dead Redemption. But that would make too much sense.
Well, all that can be said is, let's hope the new guy will have a similar way of running things.
I liked the Special Edition quite a lot really (bought in on the 360) and would be sad if they would really bin MI2SE, but I really can't think that it will happen (main difference to S&M2 is that this time they know they will make some money).
I just bought Tales of MI now (as I didn't have a PC for quite a while), so I can't really say much about it yet, but I heard that it's very good.
It would be a shame if they didn't give Telltale a chance for a second season.
Oh boy. Best. Sequel. Ever. But don't do it without Clint Bajakian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRiiCegL9GI
The other main difference between the Sam & Max cancellation and what people are worried about happening now is at the time S&M was canceled digital distribution didn't exist. LucasArts would have had to put money into printing and shipping discs. With MI2: SE pretty much all the money that was going to go into it has already gone into it. Since it's being distributed electronically there are no additional costs.
S&M was canceled because of a business decision (right or wrong), LA thought they would lose money on the game. With MI2:SE they're at the point where they can only make money, why would any company throw away profits?
Really, times have changed, the industry has changed. Sam & Max and MI2:SE are two completely different animals.
For example because they think that time spend by the devs could be spend on a more profitable game. Sacrificing $5M for $50M isn't that hard a decision now, ain't it?
So yeah, it's a dangerous time. Let's hope for the best.
Eugh... let's hope Lucasarts don't pull another retard moron moment and decide there's "No market for adventure games" again. Imbeciles.
I hope It doesn't hurt the adventure remakes or Tales of Monkey Island Season 2...
Thanks for bringing back the adventure legacy to LucasArts, Darrell! We will miss you...
Surely they must soon become tired of doing mediocre starwars games?, even the new movies sucks in comparison to the old.
Go back and do more adventure games, its kinda scary to think about then, its all by chance the Sam & max licens expired, who knows we might never have gotten to play Sam & max or telltale might just have never become anything special.
Crazy world.
Hopefully if they havent lost all their talented people, they will learn something from these HD remakes, enough to maybe take a shot at a new adventure game.
First 2 games i got for my first PC was Day Of The Tentacle follow by Sam & max, those games holds a specielt place above all else
Would just be so nice if Telltale could aquire the right to do more DOTT. /dream.
Sure, they might have new talent, but that's hard to tell without a new title.
Sadly, I'd probably buy all three.
From 98% to 97.99%?