I also can't see these franchises as adventure games. Okay, they're more mainstream and might attract a bunch of new players, but there's something like too mainstream which reduces the specialness of the adventure game experience. You already know these characters and their world, so part of the mystery is gone - it would just be yet another storyline for them.
Personally, I don't like games that take place in a fantasy or SF setting. I don't mind including some elements in a modern/contemporary setting, but sometimes I get the feeling that all AG's take place in either very futuristic or very alien/fantastical worlds. Sure, it's like starting from a clean slate, you can basically do whatever you want. But I'd like something more realistic, closer to home; I can't really describe any details to explain that further, though.
Another thing is that AG's that take place "today", too often rely on the conspiracy theory storyline (or with endings where it turns out aliens did it), which makes originality harder to achieve. Either that, or it's just a "solve the crime" story.
Instead of looking long-running tv shows, I'd rather concentrate on mini-series or one-season shows that might continue in an AG format. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking of that cancelled show "Traveler". Others are "The Lost Room", "The Prisoner", "Kingdom Hospital", and perhaps even "Surface" or "Jericho".
(Though if you catch me in a good mood, I might even accept an "X-Files" reboot )
I wouldn't mind Space Quest actually. I've only played the 6th one, and I thought it wasn't that good, but not horrible. I'd like to see what Telltale can do with it.
I wouldn't mind Space Quest actually. I've only played the 6th one, and I thought it wasn't that good, but not horrible. I'd like to see what Telltale can do with it.
Oh, and Pumaman.
You poor soul. SQ6 was the worst title in the series (and wasn't created by either Scott Murphy or Mark Crowe, the series' creators). Although it was the funniest. You really can't just Space Quest as a series based on the 6th title.
Instead of looking long-running tv shows, I'd rather concentrate on mini-series or one-season shows that might continue in an AG format. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking of that cancelled show "Traveler". Others are "The Lost Room", "The Prisoner", "Kingdom Hospital", and perhaps even "Surface" or "Jericho".
(Though if you catch me in a good mood, I might even accept an "X-Files" reboot )
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Personally, I don't like games that take place in a fantasy or SF setting. I don't mind including some elements in a modern/contemporary setting, but sometimes I get the feeling that all AG's take place in either very futuristic or very alien/fantastical worlds. Sure, it's like starting from a clean slate, you can basically do whatever you want. But I'd like something more realistic, closer to home; I can't really describe any details to explain that further, though.
Another thing is that AG's that take place "today", too often rely on the conspiracy theory storyline (or with endings where it turns out aliens did it), which makes originality harder to achieve. Either that, or it's just a "solve the crime" story.
Instead of looking long-running tv shows, I'd rather concentrate on mini-series or one-season shows that might continue in an AG format. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking of that cancelled show "Traveler". Others are "The Lost Room", "The Prisoner", "Kingdom Hospital", and perhaps even "Surface" or "Jericho".
(Though if you catch me in a good mood, I might even accept an "X-Files" reboot
I wouldn't mind Space Quest actually. I've only played the 6th one, and I thought it wasn't that good, but not horrible. I'd like to see what Telltale can do with it.
Oh, and Pumaman.
You poor soul. SQ6 was the worst title in the series (and wasn't created by either Scott Murphy or Mark Crowe, the series' creators). Although it was the funniest. You really can't just Space Quest as a series based on the 6th title.