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My God. LucasArts' re-release plan is subtle GENIUS. (SOMI)

ShaleShale
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
I was thinking about the LucasArts rereleases that hit Steam today, and it hit me. The one thing I couldn't figure out about the Secret of Monkey Island remake was what they were going to do with the LOOM plug. Nobody'd expect a general audience to even know that LOOM existed at this point, so the joke would go nowhere, right? And then they go and re-release the damn game a week ahead of Secret, so not only is the joke current again, it even serves the original purpose of blatantly plugging a LA adventure game that could use some sales.

LucasArts, I salute you.

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  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited July 2009
    Who cares? All I want is for them to make a LOOM movie adaption. With the two planned sequels in it. Now THAT would be art.
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited July 2009
    It is pretty devious, isn't it? Especially for Steam users, who have been seeing Loom's logo on the splash page all day, so they'll recognize it when they see it mentioned in the SE.

    I can even picture some people being miffed by it, thinking it's a real advertisement and not really getting the joke :p
  • thesporkmanthesporkman
    edited July 2009
    On all of the product pages for the classic LucasArts games on Steam, the listed features are the features listed on each respective game's original box. I wonder if anyone's going to be miffed that "high-resolution 3D landscapes" means something different today than it did 20 years ago.
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited July 2009
    thesporkman wrote: »
    On all of the product pages for the classic LucasArts games on Steam, the listed features are the features listed on each respective game's original box. I wonder if anyone's going to be miffed that "high-resolution 3D landscapes" means something different today than it did 20 years ago.

    I still don't understand what it was intended to mean then. :eek:
  • thesporkmanthesporkman
    edited July 2009
    Back in the day, 3D just meant that the player character could walk in front of and behind other objects on screen. High-resolution meant, well, the highest possible resolution a then-state-of-the-art computer could display: 320X240.
  • Mack DaddyMack Daddy
    edited July 2009
    Are these rereleases only going to be available through Steam?
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2009
    Mack Daddy wrote: »
    Are these rereleases only going to be available through Steam?
    The wording of the press release SOUNDS as though the remake of Secret of Monkey Island will be on other digital download platforms, but the plain modern PC ports of the old LucasArts adventures are Steam Exclusive. That's just how I read it, though.
  • Mack DaddyMack Daddy
    edited July 2009
    Ah, cool. Thanks!
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2009
    Mack Daddy wrote: »
    Ah, cool. Thanks!
    Here is the release I'm talking about, by the way:

    http://www.lucasarts.com/company/vip/catalog/lec_backcatalog_2009.pdf

    The parts that bring me to my conclusion, specifically:

    "In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made
    available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation's delivery and management platform for the PC."

    "The Monkey Island celebration continues on July 15 when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition"

    ...

    "The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC via Steam and other online distribution channels."
  • tobartobar
    edited July 2009
    What if one of those other online distribution channels was right here at Telltale? :D
  • WoodsyblueWoodsyblue
    edited August 2009
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    Who cares? All I want is for them to make a LOOM movie adaption. With the two planned sequels in it. Now THAT would be art.

    Planned sequels will never be art :p
  • City Of DelusionCity Of Delusion
    edited August 2009
    And the "other online distribution channels" include Direct-2-Drive and the Wii Virtual Console. (NA folks can find Super Star Wars and Super Empire Strikes Back on the Wii Shop Channel. No sign yet of an EU release)
  • BeeKay84BeeKay84
    edited August 2009
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    All I want is for them to make a LOOM movie adaption. With the two planned sequels in it. Now THAT would be art.
    I second that! ;)
  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited August 2009
    Woodsyblue wrote: »
    Planned sequels will never be art :p

    Seeing as you could easily condense the first game into a half hour, give or take, I'd say putting all three games in one movie would still make it count as art.
  • thatdude98thatdude98
    edited August 2009
    Mack Daddy wrote: »
    Are these rereleases only going to be available through Steam?

    My gosh I hope not. 2 and a half gigs is not an easy pill to download.
  • City Of DelusionCity Of Delusion
    edited August 2009
    thatdude98 wrote: »
    My gosh I hope not. 2 and a half gigs is not an easy pill to download.

    *cough* Direct-2-Drive... *cough*
  • BobbinBobbin
    edited August 2009
    ^^^

    The Special Edition only available for US customers.
  • finbar_omahonyfinbar_omahony
    edited August 2009
    I played the updated version of SOMI on xbox, i found myself constantly going back to the original version, i though it was much better,
    I miss scumm games
    I think the interface/graphics of the adventure game genre hit its peak for Day of the Tentacle,
    there have been some great games since but the interface has been going downhill since
  • WoodsyblueWoodsyblue
    edited September 2009
    I would have pegged it a little bit later with Full Throttle but it was around that time.

    (I always found the verbs superfluous.)
  • BaggeBagge
    edited September 2009
    Woodsyblue wrote: »
    I would have pegged it a little bit later with Full Throttle but it was around that time.

    (I always found the verbs superfluous.)

    I agree. Full Throttle and CMI have the most elegant adventure game controls yet.
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