Leisure Suit Larry
They even tested the water with Leisure Suit Larry, which they must have picked up on by seeing posts by me and one or two others that lurk on the forums. I don't think we'll ever see a LSL game made by TTG (1) because the demand is too low and 2) getting Sierra to lease out any IPs must take some doing) but that doesn't stop me hoping I'm wrong.
1- Sierra doesn't exist anymore, the IPs of the defunct company and retired brand are now owned by ActiVision
2- ActiVision doesn't own the IP for Leisure Suit Larry anymore. They sold it to CodeMasters.
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Whoa! I had no idea. Thanks for filling me in. I seriously doubt either of those companies would be willing to fly the Adventure flag. Maybe it's up to TTG and the like to persuade them to lease (or, even better, sell outright) the Adventure game IPs.
I'd totally be into it!
The demand for LSL would probably be greater than for any non-movie/TV licensed product Telltale has made. It is without question a bigger name than Monkey Island and Sam & Max. There is a big difference between the properties that are popular around here and on hardcore gaming sites, and that which the general public/casual gamer is aware of.
1. 2D animation similar to Love for sail.
2. Finish the proposed sequel for love for sail(as a full game not episodic)
3. Classy title(as Zounds mentioned) filled with adventure game goodness.
4. After finishing love for sail's proposed sequel, make an episodic series that takes place after that.
5. Here's an important one, GET AL LOWE.
As for 2D im not opposed to this... but I actually thought visually MCL was pretty good and fit into the world nicely.
Probably because he's a trope.
When the come back from Monkey Island was announced, I had a little thought for him and sent him that email:
His answer:
I didn't play any LSL games since "Love for Sail", but I think if anyone could bring it back from Sucktown, it would be Telltale.
Larry's back (kinda)...and he brought Al with him.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110692-Leisure-Suit-Larry-Returns-Later-This-Year
Wait, so it's a remake? They got Al Lowe and they're making a remake? Why not make a new game? The plot of Lust In Space had potential!
I'd love to see a new Larry game, but remake would be nice too.
We know what the SMI and MI2 remakes resulted in. Nothing. So much for testing the water. Last "good" news from LucasArts is that they've realized that they've been making too many crap Star Wars games, and from now on they're going to make many "good" Star Wars games instead.
It was always going to be volatile at LA though and only took a change of President for it to come to an end. I know nothing about Replay but I doubt it's as bad as that.
One of these days, one company might go a step or two further. Until then, it shows adventure gaming isn't completely dead outside Telltale Studios.
And Al decided to be awesome and respond to me again! Here's what he said:
"It's no remake, but a rerelease of Larry1-VGA. And yes, I am slightly involved. Hopefully it will sell well and encourage them to release even more!"
Wait, so they're not even gonna change anything from it? Why even use Al Lowe, then? Why not use him to make new LSL games instead? Unless of course, he's gonna add commentaries and stuff.
He didn't elaborate any further than that. Maybe it's as simple as they're adding voices to it and he is going to be in it.
JERKS!
Still, can't be too hard to reverse engineer them.
Really? That seems kinda stupid (they'd just bought it after all)! What was the logic there - were they buying the Sierra name, IPs and people rather than the stuff they'd produced?
Also, the most luck people have had reverse engineering the SCI engine was the FreeSCI project (now merged with ScummVM), it still has problems and isn't perfect but pretty good. But that was after over a decade of work and we're still not at perfect simulation yet.
It will be interesting how they replace the interface, bearing in mind all you can do is tap, double-tap and drag.
The remake of the original is epic tho, and to get Al's excitement for LSL renewed could possibly mean a new, properly done LSL from the only one that could do it right... I would like to see him just make one more, dont let the franchise die out on Box Office Bust or Magna Cum Laude..... it just seems like a sad final years for such a groundbreaking and influential game...
Hector feels even more 'ugly' the Larry actually, so if the crowd loves Hector, I'm sure they would love Larry!
I'm very glad to read here that the IP for Larry is now in a reasonable state. In the past, there wasn't even someone to talk to when you mentioned Larry. Sierra-Vivendi kept him to tight... Thank god this is over.
I also remember a poll Telltale made once around after ToMI, in which they asked, which game would you like to see next. Maniac Mansion, Leisure Suit Larry and King Quest were all there! I see KQ won for now, but i'm sure the others will follow around soon.
Al Lowe + Telltale = EPICNESS!!!