[jp-30]

As reported on mixnmojo, we can hear LucasArts head honcho Jim Ward publically declare how old television IP such as 'Bewitched' and 'Dukes of Hazzard' sucks when remade for the modern movie audience, which is why the old LucasArts IP such as Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle will stay dead and buried "until at least 2015".

Uhhh. Say what now?

Watch for yourself. (But you have to sit through 5 minutes of Indiana Jones & Star Wars talk about AI and molecular objects first. The payoff is worth it though, if only for the sheer horror).

For the first time I'm thinking there is a slim chance LucasArts could actually consider offloading its old IP. I would only trust it in the hands of (some of) the original developers of course, so...

Dave Grossmann, are you reading this? Tentacle / Mansion episodes from TellTale would be nice, yes?

Ron Gilbert, helloooooo...?

[The Seed]

That sounds like quite a silly comment to make...even for him.

[stuboy]

Well in that case make some NEW good games instead of shit Star Wars ones the whole sodding time! (All the good ones are 3rd party)

God that presenter is annoyingly chirpy.

[SoccerDude28]

"We can do better" -Jim Ward

Yeah Right...

And talk about double standard, getting their best IP back is compared to Dukes of Hazzard, but having Star Wars games for the last 15 years is exciting.

[Gordon Bennett]

Unbelievable. Does this shitbag even listen to the the words that dribble out of his mouth? How could anyone possibly miss the hypocrisy of condemning classic advenuture properties fro a lack of originality immeditely after trumpeting the same tired licenses over and over again, but with a few pointless graphic enhancements, and claim that this is even a shred of originality?

Ah, he's a marketing professional, that's how. Sometimes I wonder why it is that lawyers seem to attract all of the abuse when these people are running around.

[AFGNCAAP]

That's so stupid I don't know where to start.

• Bewitched and Dukes of Hazzard are crappy "reimaginings" of the originals; it doesn't really make sense to treat them as a part of the same franchise with the originals (and that's what the question was about).
• And it's not like the originals in this case were such superbly creative shows, as far as I know.
• And it's not like remaking old TV series hasn't been done to a critical success (Fugitive, The Addams Family), while we are at it.
• Finally, as everybody pointed out, this policy should make them stop release all the Star Wars games long ago.

I know I am stating the obvious. It just puzzles me on how many levels *at once* his argument makes no sense whatsoever.

[SaadThaGoat]

I hate Jim Ward.

[VictimOfScience]

If you're not going to use the licenses, its just plain selfish and prideful and stupid to keep them to yourself when the people originally involved with them could potentially make something terrifically wonderful with them. Ugh, I hate this crap....

[GoT]

well when theres hope out there, no matter how slim.. you have to grasp it and email people with encouragement...

who is interested in an email campaign to LucasArts? we can put names and email addresses/phone numbers or whatever on a form and send them a letter signed by like 600 people from this site or something... man... we could get 1000!! could be worth the small effort

GoT

[jp-30]

Well, LucasArts management didn't pay much attention to these 32,000 signatures, though that groundswell support helped convince some of the Sam & Max team to form a new adventure-game company, of course.

But I can't see what a letter writing campaign to LucasArts would hope to achieve at this point in time.

[GoT]

just a casual suggestion.... i don't know anything about large companies but if i were part of a large company i'd like to know what the people who "play" the games think. dosn't really matter i guess.....

[stuboy]

Originally Posted by GoT

just a casual suggestion.... i don't know anything about large companies but if i were part of a large company i'd like to know what the people who "play" the games think. dosn't really matter i guess.....

Harsh reality is, we're not the people who BUY games. The people it makes sense to target are the people who will walk into a game boutique and hand over £40 for a new Star Wars game because they can remember the films, then play it for five minutes. Why? Because there are so many more of them than people who will get the best prices, wait for mark-downs and play games which aren't part of a franchise or tied into a film.

[bpfinsa]

Considering the best selling game as of today on GameStop/EBGames is the "New Super Mario Bros.", doesn't seem like a very accurate statement. And this is a game that stuck *very* close to its roots...just giving it a few more bells and whistles and a graphical overhaul. If a game has a solid enough design, it can pass the test of time if you don't change too much of what made it special (i.e. what they were gonna do to Full Throttle was not gonna be pretty ><)

--BPF

[Melanie68]

Originally Posted by GoT

just a casual suggestion.... i don't know anything about large companies but if i were part of a large company i'd like to know what the people who "play" the games think. dosn't really matter i guess.....

The people at Lucas Arts who gave a shit, left. Most of them are working for Telltale now.

[Spiwak]

Originally Posted by AFGNCAAP

[*]And it's not like remaking old TV series hasn't been done to a critical success (Fugitive, The Addams Family), while we are at it.

You forgot Mission: Impossible.

[jannar85]

Hey, I liked both Bewitched and Dukes ._.
Anyway, I've never seen the old ones.

[Hammerite]

why the hell does everyone go mad and shout at LucasArts. If they made a new AG it would be extremely crap because all the guys who make AGs have left.

[The Seed]

Originally Posted by Hammerite

why the hell does everyone go mad and shout at LucasArts. If they made a new AG it would be extremely crap because all the guys who make AGs have left.

It's not so much that people are mad at Lucasarts anymore, it's just this Jim Ward guy. We know he's anti-adventure game, but he doesn't have to keep rubing our noses in it with comments like that.

[dazsin]

Idiot! Dukes of Hazzard etc failed because people hated the crappy studio attempts to make them 'updated' and 'for the modern audience' - NOBODY WANTS THAT!!!!

Monkey Island is not set in any realistic time period, so there would be no reason to mess with it or update it, another awesome swashbuckling Guybrush adventure would be all we desire.

Anyway, who's up for playing Star Wars : Rogue troop commando Jedi Lord part IV?????

[GoT]

You guys all make such valid points but: What's the chances of Telltale doing some Monkey Island games if they got the rights to do Sam & Max? Very slim i take it? How many guys left LucasArts to start Telltale, i do remember reading about it quite some time ago when the Telltale forums first came up but a refresh on the latest info would be good. and how many were from other companies apart from LucasArts.... its my understanding that all the best adventure game designers are working for Telltale bar Ron Gilbert.. whats stopping the man himself from being involved? what's HE doing these days apart from posting once a fortnight on his Grumpy Gamer site?

GoT