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Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert's ambitious new adventure game project: "Rock 'n Roll".
I was surprised to hear this from some media sources I have access to (I won't say who) that Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert are finally to unveil the first details of their new adventure game project, "Rock 'n Roll".
The game features old-school 2D graphics, and even a text parser interface. When asked why, Schafer responded: Quote:
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04-01-2010, 08:23 AM | #3 |
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Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert working together on a game would be awesome. Maybe one day it will happen for real.
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04-01-2010, 09:49 AM | #4 |
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Gotta give you credit for your imagination, Hammie.
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04-01-2010, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Ham. You made me laugh!
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04-01-2010, 07:14 PM | #6 |
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I think after the build up and dismal failure of Brutal Legend there's a court order against Tim Schaffer making any more music related games...
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04-02-2010, 08:58 AM | #7 |
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For some reason Full Throttle is one of my old time favorite old games (havent played it in soon 10++ years or something and doubt I will, incase it ruins my memory) so when I first read your post I got excited, then I got sad, thank you!
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04-02-2010, 09:42 AM | #8 |
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Are you serious?
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This is the one I'm most proud of, though.
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04-02-2010, 10:03 AM | #10 |
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04-02-2010, 01:52 PM | #11 |
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Rightly so. Putting Gilbert and Schafer in the frame made the rest of the insanity disturbingly plausible. Not as true facts but as the sort of thing they'd say to attract attention to a project.
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04-02-2010, 01:54 PM | #12 |
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I hadn't thought of that; but, in consideration, I am a genius.
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04-02-2010, 01:55 PM | #13 |
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What I think you meant to say is that was your intention all along of course.
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04-02-2010, 01:59 PM | #14 |
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You should've written something about Ron Gilbert and Squinky working on a project together. Oh, wait...
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04-02-2010, 03:19 PM | #15 |
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I hope he doesn't see it and tell me off about it!!
*hides in corner*
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04-02-2010, 07:55 PM | #16 |
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Could happen.
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04-03-2010, 12:20 PM | #17 |
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I love how this got moved to "Chit Chat"...So that's where all of the April Fool threads go.
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