TT's King's Quest: R.I.P. (aka Really Improbable Project)

[Blackthorne519]

Originally Posted by magodesky

Wow. This is the kind of post people really end up regretting that they posted a few months after they posted it.

On the other hand, I missed out on the Quest for Infamy Kickstarter when it was running. So I'm looking forward to getting my free copy. Thanks!

I don't think so. But, hey, if I do - I know you'll enjoy QFI and if I'm wrong, I'll gladly give you a copy!!


Bt

[Hero1]

Whether a Kings Quest game comes out or not I don't think the 5 game announcement really worked...I'd rather Telltale only announce projects 3 months out from them being released.,not when they haven't even begun to be worked on..that way you can have a huge marketing push and people get excited..it worked for Tales of Monkey Island..but if you announce something and never even mention it 2 years later you lose all the momentum

[Lambonius]

I don't think Telltale even has the license anymore, frankly. That's why they keep removing any mention of it from their public statements. I'm actually a little surprised this forum is even still up.

[MusicallyInspired]

The 5 game announcement reminds me of Valve saying that we'd get 3 episodes of Half-Life 2 all within a few years time.

[RingmasterJ5]

At this point, I'm not sure TTG is even capable of making a game that is on par with the difficulty of the original games, if they're making one at all.

Originally Posted by Blackthorne519

In fact, I'm so confident that they won't be making King's Quest, I'll give everyone who posts in this thread a free copy of Quest For Infamy next year if they're still making it.

At this point, it's less "will they make it" and more "what shambling corporate presence will they turn the license into".

With QFI, DFA, and the rest of the Kickstarted adventure games(and companies like Wadjet Eye), it almost seems like we're getting another mini-renaissance of adventure games. 2013 will be an AMAZING year for point-and-clicks, but it(at least to me) doesn't look like TTG will be leading the pack as they did the past few years.

And this also has a very slight chance of happening.

[lightskintwin]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne519

It's just not their concern any more. Honestly, it's a project better left to a smaller studio - the audience isn't big enough for what Tell Tale does now.


Bt

This is exactly how I feel.

I'm pretty certain Telltale's version of King's Quest won't ever see the light of day. It would honestly be a step backwards for them at this point.

[akdb8r]

Okay. A promise of a free game if King's Quest is ever made is enough to get me to register for the forum and post in this thread!

(Nice to meet you all!)

[tomimt]

I'm pretty sure, that this will see the light of day. KQ is a legendary name after all, and I can already see how it can be used to sell a ton of copies, considering how adventure games have been on the spot light lately thanks to Kickstarter.

[MusicallyInspired]

Ask a random gamer if they've heard of King's Quest. It's not legendary. It should be, but it isn't.

[BagginsKQ]

Most modern gamers, have never heard of it... Unless they have been introduced to it by someone from 'our' generation or earlier generations (mainly speaking of those grew up in the 80s or 90s or earlier), more than likely they would have never heard of it, since Sierra has been gone about 15 years now (almost 15 years since the last official KQ game)... That's a long time, in video game/computer years...

Even still, in the 80s and 90s gamers were a very small nitch in society, so most people during those years never played any games at all. PC gamers were an even smaller nitch, as the cost of computers limited who bought them.

[MusicallyInspired]

Indeed. Being one of the most popular games back then isn't the same as now. Now almost everybody has heard of Call of Duty or Halo or something. But back then barely anybody heard of King's Quest when it was big. Comparatively speaking.

[tomimt]

Legendary still is something that they can use to advertise it. They are after all bringing back a legendary title and I can see that being used as a major selling point. And that by its own right can arouse interest from new generations as well, not to speak about that old school game titles are on the rise on the general level, thanks to digital distribution.

[BagginsKQ]

Well ironically enough Sierra used 'legendary' nearly every time Roberta Williams made a game! But she isn't behind this one.

I'm pretty sure they used 'legendary' in advertising previous KQ games when they were first released. But, hey it sounds 'cool', and it is a game series that bases much of its material on fairy tales and 'legends'....! So they aren't exaggerating.

[Irishmile]

the walking dead winning game of the year is cool... But I do not think people will all of a sudden start buying up adventure games like crazy.. I don't think ttg is now too big or successful for kings quest.. I really doubt we will see another adventure game reach that sort of acclaim any time soon... Besides there have been a few older series getting successful reboots like x-com no reason to think kings quest can't do the same with a company who just got alot of attention for a game in that genre.

[Beacon80]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne519

In fact, I'm so confident that they won't be making King's Quest, I'll give everyone who posts in this thread a free copy of Quest For Infamy next year if they're still making it.

I'll take that bet (especially since it doesn't cost me anything if I lose).

This seems to be the way TTG works. They announced a ton of games at once, but then have pretty much been tight-lipped on all of them until near release. I didn't hear anything about the Walking Dead until it came out, and suddenly it was everywhere. They barely said the word "Fables" since the initial announcement, but they're talking about it now.

[mosfet]

The fact that they announced this game makes me think they've committed to making it. Have they ever announced a game then gone back on it? The success of TWD might push KQ down the queue a bit, but I can't imagine them going through the trouble of acquiring the license only to do nothing with it. This company has taken much greater risks than KQ (Hector).

As long as there's nothing official said, and this forum remains open, I see no reason to think it's not getting made.

[magodesky]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Ask a random gamer if they've heard of King's Quest. It's not legendary. It should be, but it isn't.

There are also a lot of people who watch movies who have never seen Citizen Kane or Casablanca. Numbers aren't everything when it comes to such distinctions.

[BagginsKQ]

Have they ever announced a game then gone back on it?

Some of us are still waiting for the rest of the Bone series ...

[Macfly77]

Originally Posted by BagginsKQ

Some of us are still waiting for the rest of the Bone series ...

I'm one of them!

[JuntMonkey]

Posting for free Quest For Infamy.