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Title: The Inventory 16
Post by: dimidimidimi on Fri 25/06/2004 22:19:43
(http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/Inv16%20cover200.jpg)

In the last issue of The Inventory before our summer break, available from www.justadventure.com you can find:

- The top 10 upcoming adventure games feature (Big surprise for Lucasarts fans inside!!!)
- In-depth interview with the developers of Microids' Still Life
- Preview of Martin Mystere
- The second part of the Black Mirror comic
- Preview of Sam and Max: Case Gilbert and interview with Britton O'Toole of No-Action Jackson
- Review of Dark Fall

We hope that you will enjoy the last issue before our summer break. Feel free to post your comments on the magazine.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Moox on Fri 25/06/2004 22:59:04
Good job
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Vel on Sat 26/06/2004 09:20:46
That's awesome, all former lucasarts fanes go and download now.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: LordHart on Sat 26/06/2004 14:35:05
Top 10 upcoming adventures game... and it DOESN'T HAVE BRAD BRADSON II?!?! >:( ::)
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Haddas on Sat 26/06/2004 15:58:42
How terrible!11
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Kweepa on Sat 26/06/2004 21:04:26
Holy crap. That's some big news!
Now all they need is a publisher - how about LucasArts?
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Estaog on Sun 27/06/2004 11:43:34
Yes this magazine would be very interesting especially for hardcore fans like us.They should publish it!
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Czar on Sun 27/06/2004 16:27:06
Look shadowplay is #5! Congratulations errr.... Shadowplay author? GarageGothic? (I'm really really sorry, i cant remember)  :-[


Anyway, for me the biggest news is A VAMPYRE STORY!!
I can not believe that after YEARS of absolutley minimal interes in adventure games ( i think MI3 is the last one that really had the "thing"), I found an adventure which i am REALLY awaiting (all these AGS games are just plain very good, but no more, no offense  :-\).

I didnt need to read that it was made by ex Lucas Arts employees, nor the stroy, i just saw the screens and i could FEEL that ENERGY!
Those from runaway were OK, but when i saw these!! (http://gamer.vip.hr/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_ave.gif)
(http://gamer.vip.hr/phpBB/images/smiles/eek.gif)

I still dont think its real. I cant believe i FINALLY found something for myself. I am deeply awaitng this one!
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: rodekill on Sun 27/06/2004 18:00:04
That's interesting.
I spoke to Bill Tiller once and he told me he was in the midst of designing a vampire related adventure game. I wonder if this is it?
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: GarageGothic on Sun 27/06/2004 19:18:21
QuoteLook shadowplay is #5! Congratulations errr.... Shadowplay author? GarageGothic? (I'm really really sorry, i cant remember)

Thanks Czar, I must admit I was pretty surprised too when I saw that list. And somewhat embarassed for not having updated the Shadowplay thread in games-in-production for ages - I also noticed that I was the only developer on the list who didn't have a website  :-[

Looks like Goldmund has some competition in the vampire genre now ;) The game sounds cool, and with all the old Lucas-guys on the team, it just can't fail. I just wish the graphics were a bit more... Tim Burton-like or something. Darker, dirtier, not quite so cutesy. I can't help be reminded of Gilbert Goodmate for some reason, but I certainty see the similarity to Curse of Monkey Island's graveyard scenes. I really like the drawing style of the character's face though, it reminds me of Gerald Scarfe's designs for Disney's Hercules. I know the game isn't supposed to be scary, but even the Halloweenland world (I know that wasn't the real name, but it was a Burton rip-off) in KQ7 had more atmosphere.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Adamski on Sun 27/06/2004 20:04:50
It's Bill Tiller's game fer'shaw.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Secret Fawful on Sun 27/06/2004 20:25:32
it think it looked fine myself  8)
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Estaog on Sun 27/06/2004 20:26:09
The most interesting thing i saw was Sam and Max: The Case Gilbert. I always liked sam and max.Cant wait till it comes out.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Redwall on Sun 27/06/2004 20:59:35
...

Did you even LOOK at the last few pages, Tanker?
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: remixor on Wed 30/06/2004 05:26:04
Quote from: rodekill on Sun 27/06/2004 18:00:04
That's interesting.
I spoke to Bill Tiller once and he told me he was in the midst of designing a vampire related adventure game. I wonder if this is it?

Yep, same one.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: rodekill on Wed 30/06/2004 06:45:26
Oh yeah.
I'm totally like... an insider or some shit.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Sam. on Wed 30/06/2004 15:28:13
you just said this, so you'd obviously played the games and liked them
Quote from: Tanker on Sun 27/06/2004 20:26:09
The most interesting thing i saw was Sam and Max: The Case Gilbert. I always liked sam and max.Cant wait till it comes out.

but later said this, prroving that you hadn't played the games but wanted to rip sprites from them for a fangame
Quote from: Tanker on Wed 30/06/2004 09:26:20
Well it can happen, becuase if i play the game just to rip the sprites then i will ruin the story.I want to make the game, and then play the real one not just for the sake of the sprites, but for the goy of iy. (Did i just say that?)

anybody else spotting something wierd in tankers entrys?
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Kinoko on Wed 30/06/2004 15:34:41
It's possible he loves Sam and Max from the comics... I'm guessing there'd be a fair few Sam and Max fans in the world who haven't played the game. (just throwing this out there, believe me, I had all the normal reactions to his posts too.)
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Sam. on Wed 30/06/2004 17:51:16
Thats not what you're suppsed to say. you should say, Damn you tanker, damn you to hell. There were comics? WOw. which came first?
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Redwall on Wed 30/06/2004 17:54:20
The comics...

You seriously didn't know Sam & Max was based on a comic?
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Sam. on Wed 30/06/2004 19:37:17
nope ;D sorry if thats a crime. i just liked the game. anywhere i can see some of the comic strips? (is that where the image sin the intro are from?)
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: GarageGothic on Wed 30/06/2004 19:48:42
You can see some of the stuff at http://www.swiss.ai.mit.edu/~dml/SamNMax/samnmax.html

(http://www.monkeysvsrobots.com/mvsrpm/images/comics/snm22.gif)
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: Migs on Wed 30/06/2004 20:46:13
There was also a Sam & Max TV show that aired on FOX Kids a few years ago, but I believe it was cancelled after one season.
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: AGA on Wed 30/06/2004 21:49:26
Yes, one series of 24 episodes. You can find some of them on suprnova. (http://www.suprnova.org)
Title: Re: The Inventory 16
Post by: PaulSC on Wed 30/06/2004 23:05:22
I saw the cartoon once - I seem to remember that for no clear reason they switched Sam's deadpan Bogart detective voice for a generic 'wacky' cartoon voice, and I basically dismissed it just because of that. Aside from that, I don't know whether it was actually any good or not. The style seemed kinda similar to the Earthworm Jim cartoon, which was actually pretty good, so who knows?