06-12-2007, 03:54 AM | #1 |
The Dude
|
Monkey Island 5 news! (rumour!)
Well, this far it's only a rumor, but atleast something and worth to check out:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/you-fight-like-a-cow/anyone-for-more-monkey-island-267962.php |
06-12-2007, 04:38 AM | #2 |
Dread Pirate
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 452
|
*checks calendar* Nope, it's not April Fool's Day!
Well, huh. Interesting rumor. I suppose it's possible. In fact I was just thinking the other day that there are more traditional graphic adventures either out now or coming soon that look very promising than I remember in a long, long time. Adventures seem to be making something of a comeback. If *I* ran LucasArts, I'd look into developing some of those old properties too. Then again, LucasArts has been basically dead to me since they went all Star Wars all the time, so I'll need more than just a rumor to get me *too* excited. |
06-12-2007, 04:58 AM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,773
|
At the very least we've got some nice art to look at. It'd be cool if something eventuated, though.
|
06-12-2007, 05:05 AM | #4 |
is not wierd
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,148
|
If none of the writers that made Monkey Island as great it was would be working on this project, then I have no reason to get too excited about it at this very early point in time. I'm imagining an even worse Monkey Island 4 with robots.
__________________
Spiwak! It's Kawips spelled backwards! |
06-12-2007, 05:09 AM | #5 |
kamikaze hummingbirds
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Over there.
Posts: 7,946
|
I can see it now.
Act 1 - A New Hope. [Wally] - Come along, Monkey, we must get Elaine off of the ship [Monkey] - Ook, ook, ook-eek! *Stormtroo... uh, Zombie Pirates, shoot the crew* [LeChuck] - Where AAAARR the plans? *switch off computer, take game in a bag to GameStation, see how much store credit I'll get*
__________________
The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets! |
06-12-2007, 05:11 AM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 138
|
Monkey Island 4 was not a bad game.
|
06-12-2007, 05:20 AM | #7 |
The Thread™ will die.
|
If LucasArts announce a new Monkey Island game within the next year I'll go out and buy a hat just to eat it.
|
06-12-2007, 05:22 AM | #8 |
kamikaze hummingbirds
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Over there.
Posts: 7,946
|
__________________
The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets! |
06-12-2007, 05:25 AM | #9 |
capsized.
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,534
|
You forgot about
Act 2 - Arrrr matey! Ok now that we've got this off of our chests where's that bloody map? Act 3 - Avast, at last that bloody ship and a crew of zany seabears! and Act 4.1 - Planet of the apes and Act 5 - It's not quite over yet! and Act 6 - The Secret Of Monkey Island plus an ending of Lynchian proportions (WTF!!! oh, and TBC, maybe.) You make it sound as if EMI was a bad game. Nah, seriously, went through this all countless times before, so I'll just say this: it might have lacked coherence. It might not have been a true Monkey Island game (good heavens!). And God knows what else. But the wit that went into sequences like the time paradoxon in the swamp blows far too many things to pieces. If you ask me, at least, heh. Not sure yet what that says about other games I played though... So eh, if this ever gets to be made, a wild guess: Telltale. Remittance work.
__________________
Look, Mr. Bubbles...! Last edited by samIamsad; 06-12-2007 at 05:45 AM. |
06-12-2007, 05:33 AM | #10 | |
The Dude
|
Quote:
Although, they've already got Sam and Max but I think that license probably was cheaper than the Monkey Island games, considering Monkey Island series popularity. |
|
06-12-2007, 06:12 AM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Guildford WA
Posts: 370
|
If you go to the World of Monkey Island web site you can download a bunch of wav files of the fake Monkey Island 5.
|
06-12-2007, 06:18 AM | #12 |
Dread Pirate
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 452
|
Couldn't LucasArts outsource the development and remain the publisher and rights holder?
|
06-12-2007, 06:22 AM | #13 |
kamikaze hummingbirds
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Over there.
Posts: 7,946
|
I don't see why they insist on keeping the copyright, they won't use it, because it won't make money, and they won't give it to someone else, because they'll be LOSING money!
__________________
The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets! |
06-12-2007, 06:23 AM | #15 |
Biomechanoid
|
A link to a Dutch newssite: http://games.fok.nl/news.php?newsid=18358
And, OMG it looks nothing like MI4!
__________________
The box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed LINUX. |
06-12-2007, 06:27 AM | #16 |
Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Southampton, UK
Posts: 3,139
|
*pours a big pile of salt into the thread for everybody to take pinches from*
__________________
Now Playing: Catherine, Sword and Sworcery:EP Recently Completed: The Witcher |
06-12-2007, 06:27 AM | #17 | ||
capsized.
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,534
|
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
Look, Mr. Bubbles...! |
||
06-12-2007, 06:30 AM | #18 |
kamikaze hummingbirds
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Over there.
Posts: 7,946
|
Ho ho ho.
__________________
The bin is a place for household rubbish, not beloved pets! |
06-12-2007, 06:39 AM | #19 | |
Dread Pirate
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 452
|
Quote:
It probably doesn't mean anything, of course. I just sayin'. |
|
06-12-2007, 07:57 AM | #20 |
Retired Buccaneer
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Florida
Posts: 779
|
There were two artists working on the MI movie, with vastly different styles. One was Tony Stacchi, whose art is the stuff shown in the Telltale forum thread. The other was Steve Purcell, who sent some of his own art to World of MI just recently.
|
|