Two Guys From Andromeda (makers of Space Quest) are back!!

http://guysfromandromeda.com/

Holy goodness. And they're making a new game. Not Space Quest, but a sci-fi adventure with the same style of comedy. I'm so flabbergasted!
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  • edited April 2012
    That's pretty awesome. With this and the Kickstarter projects (DoubleFine, Leisure Suit Larry, Jane Jensen and Tex Murphy), it really does seem as though we're entering a second golden age of adventure gaming.
  • edited April 2012
    This is seriously messing with my head.

    Are we allowed to have nice things again? :eek:
  • edited April 2012
    No we are not.
  • edited April 2012
    I'm not sure it seems like a second golden age as much as a rehas of places we have already been. Silver age at best.
  • edited April 2012
    Hey, as long as the places being rehashed were decent ones, I don't see a problem with that!
  • edited April 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    I'm not sure it seems like a second golden age as much as a rehas of places we have already been. Silver age at best.

    You're a real 'glass is half empty' kind of guy, aren't you?
  • edited April 2012
    This is just beyond amazing. Really curious how Scott & Mark made up, after seemingly hating each other.
  • edited April 2012
    St_Eddie wrote: »
    You're a real 'glass is half empty' kind of guy, aren't you?

    I would just like to see new material.
  • edited April 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    I would just like to see new material.

    This isn't Space Quest 7. It's a new game called SpaceVenture. Double Fine is making a new IP, Jane Jenson is making new IPs. The only person who is rehashing is Al Lowe, but he doesn't have a choice.
  • edited April 2012
    DAISHI wrote: »
    I'm not sure it seems like a second golden age as much as a rehas of places we have already been. Silver age at best.
    This isn't Space Quest 7. It's a new game called SpaceVenture. Double Fine is making a new IP, Jane Jenson is making new IPs. The only person who is rehashing is Al Lowe, but he doesn't have a choice.

    What he said. Right now there are more new projects than there are rehashes.
    This is just beyond amazing. Really curious how Scott & Mark made up, after seemingly hating each other.

    Well, I think it was only Scott who had some misgivings about Mark, given his (first ever in ages) interview a while back. But that was a while ago now. They could very well have made amends or whathaveyou. I really don't care, honestly. I'm just happy to see them together. The best SQ games were made with both guys! I hope someday they get the SQ license, but I really can't wait to see what new things they can come up with.

    I am truly psyched. This was beyond anything I could have imagined would happen. I never thought they'd get back together and make adventure games again! I will give them whatever money they ask for. The SQ series was and is still my favourite game series EVAR.
  • edited April 2012
    Silver is just as pretty as Gold, you elitist prick!

    But seriously, I don't care what silly "age" it is. It's good to see people making adventure games.

    Bt
  • edited April 2012
    It's a great thing that those two have patched up.
  • edited April 2012
    Man! This makes me incredibly happy!
    I wonder if Bob Siebenberg would like to compose the soundtrack again. Space Quest III had the best theme-song (I saddened me that they never used it again, besides briefly in SQ4. Why so?). Also the music in the garbage freighter was magnificent as well.
  • edited April 2012
    Fantastic!! This truly is the year of Sierra!
  • edited April 2012
    FrankT wrote: »
    Fantastic!! This truly is the year of Sierra!
    It's just an awesome year for gaming in general.

    Suspiciously awesome. TOO awesome. Uh oh. I guess the Mayans were right.
  • edited April 2012
    Wow! Awesome!
  • edited April 2012
    I think that this may be the best news, that has ever been announced. Space Quest is my fav adventure game series, and while this isn't an SQ game, I'm excited to see these two re-team.
  • edited April 2012
    KuroShiro wrote: »
    It's just an awesome year for gaming in general.

    Suspiciously awesome. TOO awesome. Uh oh. I guess the Mayans were right.

    Haha. The same thought occurred to me. Not only are there a bunch of awesome games being made but there's also 'Prometheus' and a new series of 'Red Dwarf'.
  • edited April 2012
    The Mayans were right.

    2012 = The End of the World (Of Generic Publisher-Driven Games)
  • edited April 2012
    Well, I don't want to be around when the world ends!! :(
  • edited April 2012
    This is actually real right? Somebody slap me!
  • edited April 2012
    This is actually real right?

    Life's an illusion but within that illusion; yes, this is actually happening.
    Somebody slap me!

    *slap*
  • edited April 2012
    Greatest news of the decade!
  • edited April 2012
    edwardkoo wrote: »
    Greatest news of the decade!
    Greatest news of THE MILLENNIUM!
  • edited April 2012
    Have you seen the video the two guys made? Only their heads are moving, and in a rather odd way. A bit like Max Headroom (remember him?), only really done with a computer instead of an actor. The left guy (Mark?) almost doesn't blink, and the other also creeps me out. Uncanny valley, or what?
  • edited April 2012
    I hope someday they get the SQ license, but I really can't wait to see what new things they can come up with.

    Yeah, I'm glad they're doing something new. I hope people can get excited about it in its own right and not see it as merely a prelude to a possible future Space Quest game. I don't believe we'll ever get a second Golden Age of adventure gaming if the only interest is coming from content fans hoping for a return of this series or that.
  • edited April 2012
    barchetta wrote: »
    Have you seen the video the two guys made? Only their heads are moving, and in a rather odd way. A bit like Max Headroom (remember him?), only really done with a computer instead of an actor. The left guy (Mark?) almost doesn't blink, and the other also creeps me out. Uncanny valley, or what?

    Yeah, it's done with computer alterations and manipulation. It was a joke. They live on opposite sides of the country but they said that eventually they will have actual videos.
  • edited April 2012
    First podcast from the Guys from Andromeda released! Mark and Scott speak!

    http://guysfromandromeda.com/podcast-episode-1-the-two-guys-speak/

    Here's a quote from pcj at the Janitorial Times (which has lit up considerably since the news broke) about the highlights of the podcast:
    pcj wrote:
    Highlights ("live-blogging" this):
    • Chris Pope is on the Guys from Andromeda team, sort of the fan liaison and web guy
    • Boxers or briefs? Mark - Thermoweave, Scott - almost commando time
    • Where have the Two Guys been? Mark's lately been working at Pipeworks, Scott's been trying to find himself, take care of his mother. Both now working at "Guys from Andromeda", Mark has officially left Pipeworks (with good feelings on both sides)
    • Discussion of how they met Chris, and his attempts to get them back together. (But they got back together before he had much progress)
    • Mark and Scott came up with the majority of the content on their site
    • The new game is entirely an original story, though in the spirit of Space Quest (since it's their humor).
    • They may look at pursuing more Space Quest down the road.
    • A lot of fan involvement in what goes into the new game (part of Chris's job)
    • Gary Owens is the narrator
    • Glanz Handerson is Justin Martin, a voice talent in the DFW area
    • They're targeting a mix of new/old talent
    • Funding - they will be indeed doing a Kickstarter
    • Building a game close to what everyone loves, they want creative control
    • They know there are a lot of Kickstarter projects out there, so they're not going to start it yet, pending fan feedback
    • Lots of contests down the road, weekly updates, interviews
    • Chris is the main go-to contact (to make sure things get done)
    • Feel free to contribute ideas, questions, etc for the podcast (nothing copyrighted)
    • The Slash Vohaul story was supposed to be in-game (more), but didn't pan out

    They also talk about how they mended their fences and resolved some issues. Fantastic listen!
  • edited April 2012
    Fantastical!
  • edited May 2012
    They have launched a Kickstarter:

    http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que

    Go ahead and check it out.


    Bt
  • edited May 2012
    Y'know, I told myself I wasn't gonna back any more Kickstarters projects...

    ...I guess I can start after this one...
  • edited May 2012
    Just gave them my Buckazoids. I'll probably end up eventually upping my pledge to a truly regrettable level.
  • edited May 2012
    KuroShiro wrote: »
    I'll probably end up eventually upping my pledge to a truly regrettable level.

    Isn't that what Kickstarter is all about though?
  • edited May 2012
    I guess I's be a bit of a hypocrite if I backed the doublefine adventure but not this.

    Goodbye $30!
  • edited May 2012
    If I'd have known, I would have saved all my money from the DFA for this one. But I didn't. So I'll pledge what I can. The pitch video as great and reveals some exciting news about the game, namely the voice actors. Gary Owens (who we already know is the narrator), Rob Paulsen, Robert Clotworthy, Ellen McLain (GLaDOS), and her husband John Patrick Lowrie (TF2 Sniper, HL2 Citizens).
  • edited May 2012
    They're up to 50k already. :)

    It's looking good.
  • edited May 2012
    Just so there's no confusion, the tier system is a bit complicated with physical vs digital rewards. To be clear, it seems that there are no digital rewards for the physical tiers so you can't get physical + digital, which is kind of sad really. But for the $100 physical tier it doesn't explicitly mention that the soundtrack is included. Actually, it says that the digital soundtrack download is NOT included. However, on the spreadsheet, its description states that the soundtrack IS included in the box you'll get. This was left out of the tier description itself, so if you go for the physical $100 tier know that you ARE getting the soundtrack as well.

    This messed me up. I'm sure that I made things more confusing somehow, but there you are lol.
  • edited May 2012
    Due to popular demand, they've added a $115 tier which is the same as the physical $100 tier except you get one DRM-free digital download of the game as well.
  • edited May 2012
    If the puzzles in SpaceVenture I: Game to be Named Later are as complex (convoluted, even) as the Kickstarter reward tiers, I'll be very happy! :D
  • edited May 2012
    I'm still super-psyched about this, but it seems a bit more nickel-and-dimey than other Kickstarters up until now. Asking an extra $15 for a Steam code when someone's already put down $100 seems a tad excessive. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the campaigns.
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