IncGamers interview with Dave Grossman

puzzlebox

Hi all,

talesofmi.net blogged a fantastic IncGamers interview with Dave Grossman. It's too good to miss!

Grossman makes some very interesting comments on the episodic format and the integration of feedback (apparently they gave Winslow some extra little appearances after he met with a positive fan response).

Well worth a read!

Irishmile

thanks for linking that, its nice to know we (the members of these boards) have a little bit of say on what happens in these games.

Brian, Mighty Pirate

i am glad to know that we won't have to play as another character in episode 5

Irishmile

Yeah me too..

Kroms

Excellent interview. Good questions and good answers. Makes me all the more excited for chapter five. Thanks for linking.

Brian, Mighty Pirate wrote: »

i am glad to know that we won't have to play as another character in episode 5

I think that would have been an interesting experiment, but I'm not complaining.

Thriftweed Fancy Pants

Irishmile wrote: »

thanks for linking that, its nice to know we (the members of these boards) have a little bit of say on what happens in these games.

Just thought I'd quote the part you're talking about...

Interview wrote:

How much does the criticism, both from fans and journalists, actually impact the development in the middle of the series?

More than you might expect, given how far ahead we tend to be working. We read the forums and we listen to the fans and we do whatever we can to respond to what they say, and sometimes it's big things, like we change direction on elements, and sometimes it's more peripheral things, like... there was a character, Reginald van Winslow, who was introduced in Monkey as a minor character and fan response to him was good, so he's kind of gotten more screen time than he would have otherwise. “Hey, let's make a little part for Winslow in this one!” when he wasn't going to be there before.

I wonder what the coming announcement will be? Evidently we'll find out soon!

Kroms

Sam and Max Season Three. I can't think of any other thing that makes sense.

Irishmile

I can think of a lot of things... But S&M:3 would tickle me pink.

The Commissioner

If they want to shock people it would be

new Bone episodes

!

TheHutt

Very nice interview. However, the guy who wrote the interview up mixed up the words "serious" and "series" in the following passage:

One of the things I note about it is that although Monkey is really funny on the surface, the underlying stories are usually kind of series

LeChuck1986

Maybe they got to use another one of LucasArts adventure games...

Hopes for Maniac Mansion 3

Scrawffler

Nice one. Good questions and Dave responded to them well. Even if he did get a bit quiet at the end! XD

I was particularly interested about the production side of it. I'd been wondering how they made the chapters and how all that worked. Still, all that hard work pays off - great series so far and am looking forward to finale to see how things wrap up!

Thriftweed Fancy Pants

Interview wrote:

So it's safe to assume you're working on something else as you're wrapping up episode five. Are you -

We're working on all kinds of stuff over here! It's a beehive of activity.

Anything you'd care to tell us?

Umm, no, not really. Keeping it all under the hat for now.

Any announcements we can -

Chris says you'll be hearing something soon.

Soon?

[Chris Schmidt shouts from the distance] Soon!

I'm still waiting for that announcement! Come on Chris, it's been like a week!

Edit:
Found this new interview with Dave Grossman. Click.

Here's a quote from that interview:

"For much of the season, we’ve seen LeChuck as a “normal” human. Now that he’s back to his old self, it’s Guybrush’s turn to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes - specifically, as a deceased person, which is familiar territory for LeChuck. Things get a little weird and LeChuck definitely has the upper hand. Naturally, events are going to come to a head and there is going to be a showdown, and it will be time for all the characters to work out just where they stand."

Thespis

Edit: Nevermind, should have read the previous post completely.

TioAlli

hum, u can think I´m crazy but I think he meant to say that we WILL control another character, i´m sure of it :P
his hand maybe, or sweet elaine...

Giant Tope

Thespis wrote: »

Edit: Nevermind, should have read the previous post completely.

Man, now I'm curious.