sultan12 Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 Ron "the Cat" Gilbert... that guy knows how to make a good game
elTee Posted June 29, 2002 Posted June 29, 2002 If you read the recent interview (can't find link) with Ron, you'd probably share my opinion that Ron probably wouldn't want to make MI5. He wants to buy the rights and make his version of MI3. But he can't.
SamNMax Posted June 30, 2002 Posted June 30, 2002 I hate when people ask for things that are not going to happen.
sultan12 Posted June 30, 2002 Author Posted June 30, 2002 yeah like why bother asking for world peace eh?
Scummbuddy Posted July 5, 2002 Posted July 5, 2002 I would love to know why you two think that Ron sucks? Would it be for all the great games that have come from his companies? Would it be for him doing what he wants? You know what? You Suck. (ala Billy Madison)
TheKiller Posted July 6, 2002 Posted July 6, 2002 Personally I would really like to see the original idea he had for MI3 made into a game...
manny_c444 Posted July 6, 2002 Posted July 6, 2002 I really like MI3 as it was--I thought it was funnier than the first two. Ron is the man.
Jake Posted July 6, 2002 Posted July 6, 2002 I think Ron Gilbert is awesome (creating Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion and whatnot), but I think its a little silly to say "Ron should come back and therefore Monkey Island games would be good." ... What's probably the best things about the Monkey Island games? The writing (jokes and story), and the atmosphere (art and music). Not just Ron wrote the game. Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman were co-writers. And Tim Schafer was credited by Gilbert in one of the Scummbar interviews as writing "the funniest parts." Also, Peter Chan (I think for MI1, definitely for 2?) and Steve Purcell had massive contributions by means of the backgrounds and character design. Also the 3 music guys, Michael Land, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian etc etc Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah same old same old... Anyway, just saying "they need Ron!" is silly. While it would be nice if the whole team could just come back ... that will never happen. What LucasArts really needs for Monkey 5 is any group of people who just "get it," and care a whole lot about the game they're making. That seemed to be missing from EMI. Also they need money for Monkey 5, another thing that was lacking from EMI.
manny_c444 Posted July 6, 2002 Posted July 6, 2002 If Lucas Arts could score a license with Calvin and Hobbes I'd prefer a C&H game over a MI game anyday...think of the possibilities................................................
sultan12 Posted July 15, 2002 Author Posted July 15, 2002 lol, dream on, Bill Watterson has said that he will never license Calvin and Hobbes for anything. That is why you see no C&H mugs, or t-shirts or anything. He is a very convicted man, you try to convince him to sell the rights, just try it!
Zindell Posted July 15, 2002 Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by Jake I think Ron Gilbert is awesome (creating Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion and whatnot), but I think its a little silly to say "Ron should come back and therefore Monkey Island games would be good." ... What's probably the best things about the Monkey Island games? The writing (jokes and story), and the atmosphere (art and music). Not just Ron wrote the game. Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman were co-writers. And Tim Schafer was credited by Gilbert in one of the Scummbar interviews as writing "the funniest parts." Also, Peter Chan (I think for MI1, definitely for 2?) and Steve Purcell had massive contributions by means of the backgrounds and character design. Also the 3 music guys, Michael Land, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian etc etc Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah same old same old... Anyway, just saying "they need Ron!" is silly. While it would be nice if the whole team could just come back ... that will never happen. What LucasArts really needs for Monkey 5 is any group of people who just "get it," and care a whole lot about the game they're making. That seemed to be missing from EMI. Also they need money for Monkey 5, another thing that was lacking from EMI. Very Well Said.
Hellbeard Posted July 16, 2002 Posted July 16, 2002 Just Imagine What the World Would Be like without Monkey Island!? (exactly the same)
manny_c444 Posted July 16, 2002 Posted July 16, 2002 I bet if Bill Watterson played through Grim Fandango he'd license it to an adventure game. I could also threaten him into submission......
sultan12 Posted July 19, 2002 Author Posted July 19, 2002 manny, if so much as even looked at Watterson cockeyed he'd take you to town. Old school!
manny_c444 Posted July 19, 2002 Posted July 19, 2002 How the hell do you know so much about Bill Watterson? he could be a ****in pansy for alll you know. .....unless, of course, you are Bill Watterson.
elTee Posted July 19, 2002 Posted July 19, 2002 Thats impossible! They can't... they can't know about the clones...
Ben Whatsisname Posted July 19, 2002 Posted July 19, 2002 What they need is to keep just the programmers and graphics artists on the project and bring in the original team (via contracting) to write/oversee the game. That way we don't wind up with more craptastic plot holes, gripes comparing mi5 to mi1, or fans "orphaning" it like they did with CMI. I, for one, include CMI in the "trilogy", but exclude EMI. EMI was fun and all, but it should have been titled something else with the subtitle of "Based on the characters from the Monkey Island trilogy", imho.
manny_c444 Posted July 20, 2002 Posted July 20, 2002 That would be a good idea....but those ex-Lucasarts guys all seem pretty bitter and probably wouldn't want to get back together now that the7y run there own game companies. (everyone from the original is working somewhere else, I think). What about Purcell does he work at Lucasarts anymore?
Ben Whatsisname Posted July 20, 2002 Posted July 20, 2002 I know the most of original team is bitter and/or involved with their own companies. The thread is called "What LucasArts really Needs" though... Not "What LucasArts really could do for MI5 if all parties agreed" Hehehehe... You gotta admit, for Monkey 5 to live up to what die-had fans want, my suggestion is truly what LucasArts needs! LOL
elTee Posted July 20, 2002 Posted July 20, 2002 I also think of MI as a trilogy, really. EMI doesn't fit in - mainly the whole Herman Toothrot thing. At the time I thought that they hadn't played the first two games, 'cos that'd explain how it doesn't work. Then I thought, maybe they assume that everyone has only played CMI... as it wasn't called 'Monkey Island 3' or anything some people might not have known of the other two games.
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