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The Flash · 12/30/2007, 05:49 am

BRING BACK A FIFTTH INSTALLMENT OF MONKEY ISLAND PLEASEEEEEEEEE.

omg i miss that game so much, grew up with it since the secret of MI. and never used a walthrough site once. i love the puzzzzzzzzles. grew up with that whole lucasart adventure genre , all except the indiana jones. eff lucas art for killing my dreams and im sure a thousand more. asses, but now we have telltalegames. and hopefully they'll do us all a favor and BRING BACK MONKEY ISLAND PLEASEEEEEEEE! in non episodic sequences of course <3 have a happy new years guys

Badwolf · 12/30/2007, 06:04 am

Easier said than done, I doubt LucasArts would be too willing to give away the license. Sam and Max was different, seeing as it was Steve Purcell who held the rights to the characters, but Monkey Island is 100% owned by LucasArts.

Zachspyfox033 · 12/30/2007, 06:26 am

If LucasArts isn't making any more Monkey Island games why would they still want to keep the license?

Badwolf · 12/30/2007, 06:41 am

For if they ever decide to make more, presumably, or so they have a safeguard if they ever fall into financial difficulty.

patters · 12/30/2007, 06:52 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Badwolf

For if they ever decide to make more, presumably, or so they have a safeguard if they ever fall into financial difficulty.

haha when could that happen to lucas arts they own star wars which is pretty much a licence to print money

TrogLlama · 12/30/2007, 08:35 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by patters

haha when could that happen to lucas arts they own star wars which is pretty much a licence to print money

Well, people could become intelligent, informed consumers and not make decisions based on "Oh, look, it's Star Wars!"
Oh, wait...
Nevermind.

patters · 12/30/2007, 09:44 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrogLlama

Well, people could become intelligent, informed consumers and not make decisions based on "Oh, look, it's Star Wars!"
Oh, wait...
Nevermind.

and one game adds to this

FIFA

Till · 12/30/2007, 11:07 am

Well, I just noticed on MobyGames that Ron Gilbert is credited as a special thanks on the latest Sam&Max episode. Ya never know

RobD · 12/30/2007, 11:35 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Till

Well, I just noticed on MobyGames that Ron Gilbert is credited as a special thanks on the latest Sam&Max episode. Ya never know

*prays that it may be restored to it's former glory after Lucasarts see what a big mistake they made after letting go of Sam & Max*

esteban · 12/30/2007, 11:43 am

It was one of the first things I noticed in the credits... He isn't the only one of the LucasArts' golden age : Collette Michaud and Michael Stemmle are also in "special thanks".

glenfx · 12/30/2007, 09:02 pm

There should be a banner everywhere saying.. "Telltale didn’t buy Sam&Max from Lucas Arts so stop asking us to buy monkey island, grim fandango or maniac mansion because... IT WON’T HAPPEN…. period"

The Flash · 12/30/2007, 09:57 pm

aw so mean glenfx =( you have no hope for MK or any of those adventure games going to telltale. you never know what could happen. i guess your head was just stuck on a rabbit and a dog and not on monkeys, pirates, and skeleton bones. weak

LuigiHann · 12/30/2007, 10:32 pm

I think the issue is that if you want a new Monkey Island, you have to ask LucasArts. Even if you want TellTale to make it, LucasArts is the company you need to nag about it, because they own it.

*Hero1* · 12/30/2007, 11:41 pm

start a petition for lucasarts to give the rights to telltale to make a new monkey island game hehe

purple_monkfish · 12/31/2007, 01:58 am

Lucas arts... *grumble grumble ampersand semi colon*

briancharliee · 12/31/2007, 05:24 am

i love the monkey island series! one of the best! no idea if there's one coming out but lemme noe if it does lol

Soultaker · 01/02/2008, 07:26 am

I enjoyed the Monkey Island series as well, but I don't think it would be a good idea to release another game. Just because a game (or movie, or TV series, or novel, et cetera) is good, doesn't mean it's a good idea to create an endless series of sequels and/or spin-offs.

I feel that the game designers more or less exhausted the possibilities for the series in the first three games. Every game had a new variation on insult sword fighting, a reincarnated LeChuck, a new reason for Guybrush to go save Elaine, some new island to explore, another meeting with Herman Toothrot... It was great fun and all, but it's also a formula that you can only repeat so many times before it becomes stale.

In part IV the writers already relied too much on parody and self-reference for my taste, and the result was that the game played more like a tribute to the older games than a great game that can stand on its own.

So I'd rather prefer experienced adventure game designers spend their energy on creating new, fresh material than rehash old formulas until everyone gets sick of it. Case in point: I enjoyed Grim Fandango (written by Tim Schafer, who also wrote for Monkey Island I & II) much more than Monkey Island IV. (And no, this doesn't mean I want a Grim Fandango II.)

LuigiHann · 01/02/2008, 01:31 pm

I think if they brought back the right people, it wouldn't have to be a rehash. If you look at Monkey Island 2, very little of that game's plot is recycled from the first game, and most of it didn't get carried over into the later games, either. A lot of the monotony comes from people being afraid to stray from the series' roots, I believe. I think if they let Gilbert write the story, it would go in a completely different direction from 3 and 4, because he wouldn't have the same compulsion to try to recreate the first game.

jmm · 01/02/2008, 04:56 pm

Come'on people..... stop living the past. I would love a few Old Game +1 Version from Telltale, but TT needs to start making NEW things or they will stay as the little company that kept re-making franchise episodes/chapters/games.

They clearly have the talent so... NAY to Telltale's MI5 (and Grim Fandango 2, and any other OLD game that is talked about)

Besides, I sense a powerful force that prevents MI5 from happening.

Murray the Chao · 01/02/2008, 10:41 pm

Afraid so, despite Guybrush and the Voodoo Lady having five-game contracts.

12/30/2007, 05:49 am	#1
The Flash Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	Monkey Island! Bring It Back! BRING BACK A FIFTTH INSTALLMENT OF MONKEY ISLAND PLEASEEEEEEEEE. omg i miss that game so much, grew up with it since the secret of MI. and never used a walthrough site once. i love the puzzzzzzzzles. grew up with that whole lucasart adventure genre , all except the indiana jones. eff lucas art for killing my dreams and im sure a thousand more. asses, but now we have telltalegames. and hopefully they'll do us all a favor and BRING BACK MONKEY ISLAND PLEASEEEEEEEE! in non episodic sequences of course <3 have a happy new years guys Last edited by The Flash; 12/30/2007 at 05:50 am. Reason: spelling error

12/30/2007, 11:43 am	#10
esteban Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France Posts: 100	It was one of the first things I noticed in the credits... He isn't the only one of the LucasArts' golden age : Collette Michaud and Michael Stemmle are also in "special thanks". __________________ Look behind you! A three-headed monkey !

12/30/2007, 10:32 pm	#13
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,686	I think the issue is that if you want a new Monkey Island, you have to ask LucasArts. Even if you want TellTale to make it, LucasArts is the company you need to nag about it, because they own it. __________________ "I think it's the idea that counts, not the actual method. As long as you set out to cause a horrible death through insects eating the person, you're good." - apenpaap

12/30/2007, 11:41 pm	#14
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,770	start a petition for lucasarts to give the rights to telltale to make a new monkey island game hehe __________________ Patience is a sharp razor to swallow...

12/31/2007, 01:58 am	#15
purple_monkfish Dread Pirate Necromancer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 462	Lucas arts... grumble grumble ampersand semi colon __________________ "you ignorant fools! Do you comprehend what you have done? None of us can pass across this rift your weaver mischief has so blindly created! Your pious meddling has brought the end of my dream! You will hear, for all eternity, the cries of those you have abandoned, Bobbin Threadbare! You will always know that you have left them under my rule!"

12/30/2007, 06:04 am	#2
Badwolf cannon restraint rope Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 837	Easier said than done, I doubt LucasArts would be too willing to give away the license. Sam and Max was different, seeing as it was Steve Purcell who held the rights to the characters, but Monkey Island is 100% owned by LucasArts.

12/30/2007, 06:26 am	#3
Zachspyfox033 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA Posts: 409	If LucasArts isn't making any more Monkey Island games why would they still want to keep the license?

12/30/2007, 06:41 am	#4
Badwolf cannon restraint rope Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 837	For if they ever decide to make more, presumably, or so they have a safeguard if they ever fall into financial difficulty.

12/30/2007, 11:07 am	#8
Till Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York or Berlin Posts: 8	Well, I just noticed on MobyGames that Ron Gilbert is credited as a special thanks on the latest Sam&Max episode. Ya never know

12/30/2007, 09:02 pm	#11
glenfx Artist Wannabe Join Date: May 2007 Location: Caracas, Venezuela Posts: 242	There should be a banner everywhere saying.. "Telltale didn’t buy Sam&Max from Lucas Arts so stop asking us to buy monkey island, grim fandango or maniac mansion because... IT WON’T HAPPEN…. period"

12/30/2007, 09:57 pm	#12
The Flash Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	aw so mean glenfx =( you have no hope for MK or any of those adventure games going to telltale. you never know what could happen. i guess your head was just stuck on a rabbit and a dog and not on monkeys, pirates, and skeleton bones. weak

12/31/2007, 05:24 am	#16
briancharliee Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12	i love the monkey island series! one of the best! no idea if there's one coming out but lemme noe if it does lol __________________ office episodes

01/02/2008, 07:26 am	#17
Soultaker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 250	I enjoyed the Monkey Island series as well, but I don't think it would be a good idea to release another game. Just because a game (or movie, or TV series, or novel, et cetera) is good, doesn't mean it's a good idea to create an endless series of sequels and/or spin-offs. I feel that the game designers more or less exhausted the possibilities for the series in the first three games. Every game had a new variation on insult sword fighting, a reincarnated LeChuck, a new reason for Guybrush to go save Elaine, some new island to explore, another meeting with Herman Toothrot... It was great fun and all, but it's also a formula that you can only repeat so many times before it becomes stale. In part IV the writers already relied too much on parody and self-reference for my taste, and the result was that the game played more like a tribute to the older games than a great game that can stand on its own. So I'd rather prefer experienced adventure game designers spend their energy on creating new, fresh material than rehash old formulas until everyone gets sick of it. Case in point: I enjoyed Grim Fandango (written by Tim Schafer, who also wrote for Monkey Island I & II) much more than Monkey Island IV. (And no, this doesn't mean I want a Grim Fandango II.)

01/02/2008, 01:31 pm	#18
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,686	I think if they brought back the right people, it wouldn't have to be a rehash. If you look at Monkey Island 2, very little of that game's plot is recycled from the first game, and most of it didn't get carried over into the later games, either. A lot of the monotony comes from people being afraid to stray from the series' roots, I believe. I think if they let Gilbert write the story, it would go in a completely different direction from 3 and 4, because he wouldn't have the same compulsion to try to recreate the first game. __________________ "I think it's the idea that counts, not the actual method. As long as you set out to cause a horrible death through insects eating the person, you're good." - apenpaap

01/02/2008, 04:56 pm	#19
jmm Fremen Fedaykin Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arrakis (also known as Dune) Posts: 1,177	Come'on people..... stop living the past. I would love a few Old Game +1 Version from Telltale, but TT needs to start making NEW things or they will stay as the little company that kept re-making franchise episodes/chapters/games. They clearly have the talent so... NAY to Telltale's MI5 (and Grim Fandango 2, and any other OLD game that is talked about) Besides, I sense a powerful force that prevents MI5 from happening.

01/02/2008, 10:41 pm	#20
Murray the Chao Lover of Chao(+ Lungfish) Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 446	Afraid so, despite Guybrush and the Voodoo Lady having five-game contracts.

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