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Leisure Suit Larry Kickstarter by Replay Games [Ended, $673K funded]
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HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Horrible campaign title.
Not even that creative.
But this "Bring Back the 80s" trend is great.
Not even that creative.
But this "Bring Back the 80s" trend is great.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Tim is great!
Anyway, back to the Leisure Suit Larry discussion, I think they did mention in the video they were going to update the humor.
Hopefully they'll have a way to see and play the original with the original text, kinda like the Monkey Island Special Editions.
MrCunningham
Member
That should have been completely expected after the Doublefine and Wasteland successes.
But it's funny, I was just thinking about this game last night when I wrote up a top 10 list in this thread. Then I check back this morning and there's a Kickstarter for a new Leisure Suit Larry game!.... I really had no idea this was going to happen. Odd coincidence.
The point of kickstarting projects like this is to fund the development of things that wouldn't be possible through traditional means. Stuff big publishers won't touch. Of course you're going to see fans funding developers they know and love. The fans have been asking for a lot of these projects for years, and the devs have wanted to oblige them, but without funding it just couldn't happen. So can you blame these people for investing in the things they want? Spending $15 on a very real chance of getting someone to make that sequel you've always wanted is worth it to a lot of people, even if it doesn't pan out. Much better than organizing internet petitions and letter-writing campaigns to publishers that never go anywhere.
That doesn't mean that the viability of small projects will take a hit, though. Why would it? I don't think sequels to classic games that people have spent years clamoring for are competing with new IP's for kickstarter funding, tbh - they're appealing to different segments of the market.
It depends. I can see big chunk of the money going to Activision for IP rights. And they need to create engine (I'd assume they won't use SCI or quasi-amateurish engines), redone music/voice/graphics and maybe touch plot/puzzles here and there.
If LSL2 remake will require $500K as well, we have a problem here though.
Warren Ellis
Banned
not interested in the project (never played larry) but funny guy, i hope that he gets to write a larry game again.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
Your childhood was incomplete.
I do hope you mean Passionate Patti. Peppermint Patty would be an... unusual direction for Larry to go in.
Just to check, you *are* aware that 'abandonware' is not actually a legally-sanctioned concept, right?
FEEP! Get in 'ere, pronto!
I'm not quite sure why "There's no risk" is being presented as a *bad thing*. Do products made with risk involved give you an extra thrill?
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
It's no more then if these games just got preview threads. Most of the KS talk now is people bitching before looking into it.
The more I think about this the more I'm hesitant to contribute at any level until it's clear what happened to the original funding for the project when it was first announced, what exactly the 500K will be spent on (they already have the license) and why it's now dependent on Kickstarter to become a reality. And a jokey "did you see how many millions Tim Schafer made??" response isn't really the right answer.
Love my LSL memories, but something about this feels a little funny to me. $15 is a fairly steep price for early adopters, especially for mobile platforms. Also the 1991 VGA remake still holds up, not sure if another one would really make the game any better. If anything it's more likely to be less charming, a la Monkey Island SE.
Love my LSL memories, but something about this feels a little funny to me. $15 is a fairly steep price for early adopters, especially for mobile platforms. Also the 1991 VGA remake still holds up, not sure if another one would really make the game any better. If anything it's more likely to be less charming, a la Monkey Island SE.
It's not true that there's no risk on the part of the developer, though. Double Fine Adventure or Wasteland 2 would be very damaging to their developers' reputations if they ultimately sucked.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Ugh they keep up with this shit and I'm going to go broke. Anyway, they had me at Al Lowe.
All the versions of SCI are limited to 256 colors, so yes, they won't be able to use it (even if development tools and/or SCI sourcecode were still available, they aren't). The situation would even get worse, if they wanted (and it seems to be that way) to release the game on PSN and XBLA etc. as well.
What do you mean "childhood"? You have to be an adult to play those games! >:|
I remember how both my friend and I were trying to guess answers to the questions at the beginning of LSL1 :lol Back then we didn't know that there's a cheat code to omit them
And I would really prefer if this was a remake of LSL3 or even LSL2 (even though I hate that game, most vile example of try and die type of game, where everything could kill you). LSL1 was already remade once and that version still holds up pretty well. If this is just another remake, without any substantial changes other than audio-visual ones, I will be sad.
Shape Up Or Slip Out!
Whoa there, what about "Love for Sail"? Don't tell me you don't consider that game "decent".
DiscoJer
Member
I enjoyed all the Sierra ones. So I guess Love for Sail!?
I prefer the visual style of Shape Up over the "cartoon" Love For Sail. Plus you can get a game over from spanking it.
)Oh, ok. Looks like there is two different eras of the games. I am thinking of the latest console versions which have been universally panned
That part and the ruinous post-apocalyptic landscape of Sierra Online were the highlights of the video for me.
Beautifully Shaped Monsters
Member
The recent console ones are Activision cashing in on the brand. They have absolutely nothing to do with the 6 mainline games from Sierra in the 80s and 90s.
I was never a huge fan of LSL, but I enjoyed them for what they were, and LSL1 EGA was the first adventure I finished on my own, so there is a certain level of nostalgia for me there, while not being clouded by Rose Tinted glasses.
I agree with others that I really wish they had been more open about their previous announcement, I figure they thought they could ride the success of the MI remakes, but were left disappointed, but it would be good to get the story leading up to this point.
The pitch video was funny, and Josh Mandel's involvement is a huge plus. I figure I'll end up spitting in for the $15 or $25 tier, but I'm taking a bit of a wait and see on how things pans out over the next couple of weeks before committing.
I was never a huge fan of LSL, but I enjoyed them for what they were, and LSL1 EGA was the first adventure I finished on my own, so there is a certain level of nostalgia for me there, while not being clouded by Rose Tinted glasses.
I agree with others that I really wish they had been more open about their previous announcement, I figure they thought they could ride the success of the MI remakes, but were left disappointed, but it would be good to get the story leading up to this point.
The pitch video was funny, and Josh Mandel's involvement is a huge plus. I figure I'll end up spitting in for the $15 or $25 tier, but I'm taking a bit of a wait and see on how things pans out over the next couple of weeks before committing.
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
These arguments happen in every thread because there's a new thread for a new kickstarter every damn day. People who think its a bad or overused idea cant help but be a little frustrated when they see it in the news every single day.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Having five sequels is not cashing in on the brand?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Backed! Al Lowe is great!
graywolf323
Member
Al Lowe made a video to promote the Kickstarter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjT3xLJvImE
credit to firehawk12 (search is kinda borked right now it seems)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjT3xLJvImE
credit to firehawk12 (search is kinda borked right now it seems)
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
I wish my kickstarter could get a third of that, I'd be set.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1798686084/internet-collaborative-story-website
Same here. The one or two times my best friend and I guessed well enough in third grade to get into the game, we were too young to have any idea what the game was about or what we were supposed to be doing, so we just wandered around the street.
Also? My friend was Mark Crowe's daughter. No, I'm not kidding.
I do hope this does well. Al Lowe is one of the more tragic figures of gaming history if you ask me. He did so much in the early days that is largely forgotten. Not to mention his creation being absolutely butchered by publishers (which it seems is how most younger people remember the character)
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Will donate/back when I get home.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Honestly, what is the difference for fans of any franchise/developer/whatever? What percentage of gamers anticipating a particular game or sequel ever actually decide not to buy because of reviews or questionable previews? Do you know how unremittingly terrible a game has to be to turn off someone who's been hoping for it or following it for years? Even if it does look bad, most fans buy it anyway. Even with all the information.
There are probably a million PS3 owners who would reserve Elder Scrolls VI today.