Lagomorph01

It’s great that these classic games still make new fans even 30(!) years since their release! I can definitely recommend the Double Fine remakes of Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle and Full Throttle, and since Microsoft purchased Double Fine last year, they should be heading to XBox too (if they haven’t already.) I actually envy you a little, being able to play these classics for the first time! Enjoy it, mate, they’re timeless!

Hi everyone, in anticipation of it's sequel I recently started replaying Psychonauts, and man, this game is great! I actually didn't pick this up until a couple of years ago on PS4 (it's a port of the PS2 version). I don't often play games on my PC anymore, (because nowadays I work on my PC everyday, so I'd rather have a couch experience when I'm done working,) but apparently the PS2 version is seen as an inferior version. I did notice several graphical shading errors, especially in in-game cutscenes, but other than that the game seems fine to me, and I enjoy it immensely. Does anyone know what exactly differs between the PS2 version (and the PS4 port of that version) and the PC/XBox versions?

Hey OzzieMonkey, thanks for the update on the project! I'm actually waiting to replay CMI until these bugs are fixed, so I can play it with the music like it's supposed to be. So I just wanted to tell you how awesome of a job you're doing! Next time, maybe it would be a good idea to open up a new thread for this, as I think these two topics are too unrelated (the reply's might get mixed up this way). Keep up the good work!

You’re work on the Monkey Island concept art is amazing. I’m so excited about the art book, must be a huge honor to work on something you love so very much. You really made your work out of your hobby. Kudo’s!

So, maybe this is more of a front page thing, but I just read that on IGN that all new Star Wars games will be published under a familiar name from now on: Lucasfilm Games. Seems that we've finally come full circle. Now if we could get a revival of those classic days, sign me up! Anyway, on the serious side, I've never really been interested in Star Wars games (did play Dark Forces back in the day though), and I didn't think it could be possible, but Disney's decisions actually got me to stop being interested in anything Star Wars related. What about you guys and girls? Do you still play Star Wars games? Do you like the return to the old name?

Wow! That looks great! The amount of detail is so impressive! Fantastic work! I was hoping you'd do this one next, because I want to frame it in my new study! Is it me though, or do the colours look a little pale in comparison? I don't have an original box, so i don't know if they match the original more closely this way.

I understand people wanting to play the games in a higher res, and the results are impressive. However, for me the ‘blob’ look is less aestethically pleasing than the pixel look. It somehow always feels like a compromise. I remember someone using the same technique to upres the CMI intro movie, and, to me, it only made the intro more wobbly and noisy. I applaud the effort, and anyone who’s spends so much time on these classics is a top player in my book, but I’ll stick to the pixel look for my playthroughs. (Unless somehow a special edition is made that is up to snuff.)

Wow, I never saw these! Thanks! The extra room seems to be there just to poke fun at Guybrush. And fun at Guybrush’s expense is the best kind of fun!

I also received the email, (it wasn’t send to my spam), but I bought the game on Switch already. I will however sign up for the newsletter!

Back on topic: I completed episode 6 yesterday on Switch, and I loved playing this game again! I remember when I first played season one, it was with a bad taste in my mouth. It felt to me like a Sam and Max ‘light’ after the cancellation of the big budget LucasArts sequel. Back in those days, it wasn’t the Sam and Max I wanted, so my focus lay with the different voices, the repeating characters, the returning locations, and not with all the positive things it offers. I completed it once and never touched it again. Now, after so many years, after the moarning period, I must say I do have eye for the positives. The writing is hilarious, I don’t laugh aloud much when I enjoy my media alone, but this made me chuckle multiple times. The plots are really great too, delightfully zany and with very little consideration for reality, just like I like my Sam and Max to be! The remaster has been handled with much love and care, and it really shows. The game has never looked or sounded better. And while I don’t agree with every choice of the developers, it’s very obvious that it’s a labour of love, and that makes me very forgiving. Thank you, Skunkape, for making me give this game a second chance and reigniting my love for this zany duo!

I finally read the whole article, and wow. Just wow. Jason you’ve really outdone yourself. It not only takes me back to a time of great frustration, but it puts it in context clearly and thoroughly. I remember being so upset when LucasArts stopped being LucasArts. I was born in ‘86 and I’m not a native English speaker, so it wasn’t until probably ‘97 that I realised that all the games I loved came from the same company. I never thought it would’ve been on the verge of collapsing even then. I remember buying Grim Fandango as my first ‘legal’ release (I had played other games, mostly Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max Hit the Road, Full Throttle, CMI, but they came from family or illegal ‘Twilight’ cd’s we had in the Netherlands), and vowing to buy every single adventure game from then on, not knowing EMI would be the last. It’s kinda sad to see my fandom came as the company slowly faded away. Anyway, thanks for this fantastic read. I can’t say I know many games that never got released ever got this much love and care put in their eulogy. My hope is for the Sam and Max SE’s being succesful, so that Skunkape can remaster Hit the Road, and after that, when having snuggled their way into the Disney ‘family’, finally finish this, the LucasArts classic that never was. Hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?

Really? I would’ve never guessed Daragh was on those projects. He did such a wonderful job on those other projects... Maybe it was a rush job? I know that in the dubbing industry I work in, they often have multiple directors on one project, although only one (the person who did the casting) gets credit. On the other hand, maybe it’s my personal taste, fueled by nostalgia. I’ve played the game so many times without voice acting with my fantasy filling in the voices, that anyone would have a hard time competing with that. Anyhow, respect to anyone who likes the SE’s. They’re just not my cup of tea.

Yeah. I see the sentiment of the sit-com marriage in EMI. I haven’t replayed it in a long time, but I remember Elaine being a lot more shouty and butchy in that game. If CMI Elaine sounded to bitchy and whiney to the directors of EMI, I think they could’ve handled that in the directing instead of completely recasting the part (especially with someone with a totally different accent). I would’ve loved to hear Alexandra Boyd in EMI with more lines and a slightly tweaked direction. Anyway, it’s all water under the bridge now. Although I’m looking forward to playing Tales again to have a re-evaluation on that take. I’m never going back to the Special Editions though. I think the art design is just plain ugly and the voice direction (sans Guybrush, ‘cause Dom knew what he was doing) was terrible. (Actually I heard Rob Paulsen talk about being directed by a LucasArts intern once in his podcast. He didn’t specify the project, but I think it was the SE’s.)

Wow! Thanks for the swift reply! An almost 20 year old question answered. I may weep openly.

By the way, does anyone know the reason Alexandra didn’t reprise the role in EMI? Was it a budget thing? Or did she not want too? Maybe the directors wanted another direction? I always wondered.

The poster for this article makes me laugh and cry at the same time! I like the Telltale games, but somehow they’re never able to compete with the grandeur of the cancelled Hit the Road sequel. I'm curious about the whole read.

I had that DotT poster hanging in my workspace for the longest time too. Good times!

I always thought that she never really got the character down. She had only a few lines in CMI, and I feel the voice direction wasn’t good enough in Tales and especially the SE’s. While I do prefer British Elaine to American Elaine, I think her EMI voice had more character.

I second that. Pity though.

I'm hoping for this. It's $60,00 shipping to ship it to the Netherlands. Since I already have all 5 Monkey Island games originally, the book is the only thing I really, really want from this package, and I'm not spending more than $200,00 on a book. Any info if they'll release it separately?

Good to hear you're already working on season two, Jake! Now please, let's not derail this positive thread. I'm sorry I used the term above, I understand why it would trigger you at a time like this. I hope the bad winds that blow will soon lay down, let's enjoy Sam and Max the best we can! I bought season one on Switch, and I'll buy Season two in a heartbeat!

I remember getting terribly upset about censorship when I was younger (mind you, I didn’t rage on the internet), and while I notice it still triggers me (I’m 34 now), I’m not too bothered by it anymore. I guess all that therapy payed off. 😉

Whoa! I just looked at the steam forums because of this thread, and what a hateful place that is! I also feel the need now to let you know that the person posting under the name ‘Lagomorph’ there has nothing to do with me. I just don’t get why people feel the need to shout, rage and threaten all the time. There is a lot of anger in the world. I too am grateful for this community of peaceful minded enthousiasts, and to be honest, it’s the only forum that I post on (I don’t even have FB anymore, guess I’m a grumpy old fart too.)

It’s a good idea, and I bet it could sell some units. I just think that when Ron Gilbert says the tools at hand are not good enough, he means they’re not good enough for a seasoned veteran with a mind of his own. Younger developers may not experience the ‘problems’ he has with the existing tools, because they’re not used to programming their own code. Mind you, I think if the price tag is good a name like Ron Gilbert (or Tim Shafer erc.)could outsell all other Adventure Game tools on the market. But I still think it would be to great a hassle for them. In their heart, I think they’re storytellers, and the tools they create are made for telling their story’s, that’s where their focus lies.

Look’s fantastic!! The more obscure the artwork becomes, the more impressed I am with the results!