FT2 cancelled, nice press release though

[Bionic Bill]

http://www.lucasarts.com/press/releases/81.html

concise, blunt, and no word of explanation. interesting to see right after reading the history of warcraft adventures on gamespot, thanks to eric's thread.

[Czar]

Actually when you see what they made with MI4, thats a good choice and this actually proves that they actually do care a little about us fans and a little lesser about money.
Well i'm not sure should i say ya or  

[Scummbuddy]

I haven't read this yet, but WTF!?!!?!

Now, onto reading and most likely, crying.

Okay, wow, that was the smallest piece of writing ever.  Hopefully "The Kickstand" website on MixNMojo will get us a better scoop on why?

It couldn't have been just because they lost the voice talents of Ben due to cancer...

[rodekill]

Well, if my sources are correct, then the game was turning out shnit, and the designer were crap.
Ironically, they were the same designers that did MI4.
According to my source, of course.

[DGMacphee]

And I'm glad they cancelled it -- it sounded like garbage.

[Trapezoid]

I don't think it was from the same designers as MI4... not sure.
It didn't look so bad to me, but I don't really care so much that it's cancelled. "Sam and Max: Freelance Police" has all of my anticipation.

[m0ds]

Ahh well, its a shame but im fairly glad. I'm sick of the amount of "sequels" these days. The problem is, right from the word "sequel", we know really its all about money.

Nevertheless, I think it was a wise decision.

But hey, I even got moody when they named Charlie's Angels II "Full Throttle".

m0ds

[Nacho]

Wow... Imagine how crappy the product was. It is incredible how can a Company fall so much.

[Barcik]

I am too not particulary sad, as I suspect Rodekill to be correct.
Now does anybody still want a Monkey Island 5 or Grim Fandango 2?

[Vel]

Good. A LA action game cancelled. I wish they did the same thing with Indy:TIM and ET.

[Privateer Puddin']

woah, the infernal machine maybe but dont you dare touch the latest one ._.

[jan85]

Now does anybody still want a Monkey Island 5 or Grim Fandango 2?

GF2

[jetxl]

To be honest I'm glad that they killed the project.
I only hope they did the same with the 3d artists.

[scotch]

I thought their 3d art looked quite good..
but I wasn't really looking forward to this much, so it doesn't bother me.. just hope they don't do the same to Sam & Max 2

[Czar]

Now does anybody still want a Monkey Island 5 or Grim Fandango 2?

Well i know that when i finished the game, i knew I finished a perfect game that, at that time, didnt needed a sequel.
But the more i grow and the more i think about it, the sequel could be possible, but only if the story was at least as good as the first.
And i know that the longer you play the game the more atmosphere you'll get, Isnt it better when you really dont get everything, and then you try a lot of things so you discover something that you usually wouldnt.
I love that feeling of playing a game long.
But nowadays it seems that i really dont have too much patience, and if i am stuck in a place more than 1 and a half hours, I'll try to look for a walkthrough, and that saddens me, because i hate walkthrougs. You see I have this temtation where sometimes if the wt is too accesible (sp) to me, i go and read it.
That's a reason why i dont like haveing access to the Internet. I remember times where i would just play games and enjoyed them, no matter how long did it take, the older i am, the less patient i am. What a shame for my "adventurical" education.

btw now i have less and less will to play games generaly, but i'll talk about it in some other more related to that thread.

Cheers

[Scummbuddy]

I can't understand how anyone could expect a Grim Fandango.  The ending wrapped up so nicely... only, and only if it used new characters, but I still don't want that.  That game was so good, im my opinion, does not deserve a sequel.

[Czar]

Yes, definetly, not new characters, but it could  go around Glottis, or someone new, and if LEC(LA?) wanted money, i'm sure they think of a ways to bring back Manny, like he's in a trouble or smthn, like in those soapies...

[Barcik]

Err... that was a rethorical question. I mean that LucasArts, quite plainly, lost the ability to do good adventure games.

[scotch]

When did this happen? I can only think of one slightly dissapointing one recently.. they just aren't making enough of them anymore.  Luckily this one doesn't seem to have been much of an adventure game.

[Ginny]

I think it might not be losing the ability (though it's very possible) but losing the love for adventure games, and also losing the talented people who made MI and GF and DOTT etc..
(Is the S&M sequel being made by the same person who made the original? I think he's joint project leader, I forgot his name).

Tim Schafer is no longer there, and I really don't understand why he's working with the evil Microsoft who don't want Psychonuats available on PC. hehe, j/k.
However, LucasArts must leave GF alone if Tim Schafer isn't there to make it. GF is perfect and the ending is wonderful, but I think it wouldn't be ruined if a sequel at least as good as the original(or better...imagine that, better than GF.. I woudl flip ). Right after finishing the game, I was left wanting more, and I had an idea of the train breaking down and Manny having to return to the 8th underworld etc... But it doesn't seem good now. I guess new characters are a must unless they want to show us the 9th underworld (which could be interesting as "the land of eternal rest" might not be at rest for some reason. But of course that would mean no Glottis *sniff*, unless there's a way of going back to the 8th underworld for some reason, and I should really shut up now ), but a GF without Manny, Meche, Glottis and some of the others maybe, is something I can't even imagine. No, the characters must stay. Err.

Also, Ron Gilbert didn't make MI3, though it turned out pretty well IMO, but I think many people would object to an MI5 without Ron.

(Yes, I know, rethorical question, but you got me going ).

Oh but I've forgotten what the topic is, ah yes, Fullt Throttle. I haven't played it yet, just can't find it. Since Tim is responsible for it I am definetly getting it at the first chance. So about the sequel, without Tim it wouldn't be as good, so I have to say I'm somewhat glad they cancelled it.
They better not touch S&M II though, I'm really looking forward to it.