What could be next...?
Now that we live in a world where there is a new MI, with the potential for even more sequels, i think its safe to say that nothing is impossible.
So... what next?
Telltale have hinted about the possibility of a Dr. Who game, Dave Grossman has expressed interest in LOOM (awesome!), i'm sure a new Day of the Tentacle isn't out of the question... all in all, it seems like there is a bright future ahead of us
What other series do you dream of telltale reviving? Here is my list:
-Space Quest (done in the Sierra design aesthetic, with Gary Owens as the Narrator and lots of hilariously gruesome deaths)
-Discworld
-Asterix (a little obscure for non-europeans, but full of potential)
-and most of all... Simpsons! My head would explode if that ever happened
So... what next?
Telltale have hinted about the possibility of a Dr. Who game, Dave Grossman has expressed interest in LOOM (awesome!), i'm sure a new Day of the Tentacle isn't out of the question... all in all, it seems like there is a bright future ahead of us
What other series do you dream of telltale reviving? Here is my list:-Space Quest (done in the Sierra design aesthetic, with Gary Owens as the Narrator and lots of hilariously gruesome deaths)
-Discworld
-Asterix (a little obscure for non-europeans, but full of potential)
-and most of all... Simpsons! My head would explode if that ever happened
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OMG you really did it you fool.
I personally hope this never happens.
There was an interview in which Telltale's CEO Dan Conners said that the team would like to make a Doctor Who game. You can read about it here. I for one think something like that could work really well, as do a lot of other people here.
I just really dislike the show - cheap and tacky.
Us Brits dont make shows like they do over the pond.
(IMO)
Personally, I'd kinda like something set in the time of the Eighth Doctor for three reasons: the new series leaves a LOT of questions in that era, Paul McGann deserves more than just the TV movie, and since America is responsible for the TV movie, we should try to improve on it before taking on the Whoniverse as a whole (as least, that's how I feel - we should prove we can do Who right). However, it might be better to portray the Fifth, Sixth, or Seventh Doctor as they never really used the sonic screwdriver (that thing would make the game WAY too easy unless its uses were severely limited).
He's got more than just the TV movie--there's a whole series of audio-plays set in the Eighth Doctor's era. They're quite good, too...though I think how canon they are in relation to the rest of the series is somewhat in doubt.
Yeah, I'm aware of the audio dramas and various novels, but I still feel McGann deserves more (in-canon or not, but preferably in). I do agree with the overall lack of an Eighth-to-Ninth regeneration, though.
If you're referring to the original series, then fair enough, it could be seen as both cheap and tacky at times. Perfectly enjoyable if you're in the right mindset though.
If you meant the new series, then seriously, get out. New-Who is anything but cheap - it costs around a million pounds an episode. As for tacky... well, that's open to interpretation, but I wouldn't call it that either. At times it deals with some very adult themes in an extremely mature way, mostly by way of one Steven Moffat. Seriously, Blink was one of the best 45 minutes of television in 2008.
If you don't like Doctor Who, then I'd really like to know why. Not so I can tell you you're wrong (honest!) , but so I can try to see things from your point of view. Just dismissing it as 'not as good as American shows' is petty and just plain wrong. It's better then a fair few shows made across the pond.
if you dont think star wars games are good, go play republic commandos! i love that game...
Even in a series as bad as the Star Wars one, there are some shining gems, provided you're willing to look hard enough.
Not only would the rights not be up for grabs, but Dave Grossman and Mike Stemmle have both told me part of the reason they left LucasArts/started TTG is because they were tired of Star Wars games. I doubt that means they'd bother asking Lucas for rights, especially when they've expressed interest in other LucasArts IPs.
If I could choose one LucasArts franchise for TTG to do, the obvious choice is Day of the Tentacle. Hands down. But I wonder, do you think LucasArts is going to redo DOTT and rerelease it like they did the original MI? DOTT on Steam and a few new episodes would be so epic I might swoon myself to death.
No joke, man. Republic Commando is easily in my top 5 Star Wars games. Heck, probably top 3; I'd have to sit down and think about it. A better, more lovable squad was never created.
i REALLY hope lucasarts does a second one...i want that so bad
Oh, don't worry, there are plenty of Star Wars games that I absolutely love! It's just that of late there has been a lot of crap as well...
I'd say that they'll probably eventually release special edition of all of the old Lucasarts games, at least I hope they do!
Btw I agree about Blink, that was such an amazing episode, was nearly at the end of my seat during it, brilliant. By far the best Dr Who episode.
America has just as big percentage of good/crap TV Programs being made as Britain, we live in Britain so we don't see the half of the crap as it just isnt good enough to come over here. Why it seems like more Good shows are about from America though, is purely the fact that America is a larger country, so naturally there is going to be more good TV Shows, despite the percentage being the same. Anyway, we have Tv Programs that America just can't grasp... If you've ever seen the American version of Red Dwarf, you'd know what I mean. Heh...
the only recent one that was bad(tho i loved it) was force unleashed...im not sure what other ones you're referring to?
I'm probably just about to sound like a biased fan of the LucasArts Classics now... (you have been warned!) but I am excited about the mentions of both DOTT and Loom. Doctor Who... not so much, but hey, if they can make it work then go for it. I'm not really a fan of the show myself (I don't dislike it either) but it's quite popular and I'm sure the games would do well.
As for Special Editions... for some reason I can only really imagine that happening with games that so far have no talkie version. I think that Monkey Island 2 is the most possible (and obvious) one next in line for a SE release.
Even if not all the classics get SE remakes, at least a lot of them are now available on Steam. I'm just really appreciative at this moment in time that LucasArts are reviving their oldies and giving younger generations a chance to enjoy them.
I'm sure if they decide to do it, they will come up with an appropriate visual style.
i never played their csi game tho ive heard its pretty bad...i hope if they do end up picking up dr who they do it right
Amen to that. Although I find that to be a depressingly unlikely option. I think they're too busy with Force Unleashed stuff. And the Republic Commando books weren't even that great, so there's a big Scorch-sized hole in my life right now.