Mesa LE (Police Quest)

xenogia · Sun 04/07/2010 22:36:29

Quote from: SuperDre on Sun 04/07/2010 15:42:22
Quote from: theRedPress on Tue 22/06/2010 05:10:55
That was in regards to them licensing an original game, it wasn't a remake and they had a previous contract with Vivendi, so it wasn't like they were under the radar or anything.

The fact you say 'under radar' gives me the impression you are still going to release this PQ2 remake, which can get you in serious trouble.. Also 'an original game' is less likely to be a problem (as it's much MUCH easier to just rename the characters and redesign a few locations which look too much like the original games), but a remake is a complete other business, especially since Lucasarts is having (financial) succes with their new MI remakes. It's could be that Activision is doing their own HD remakes of any sierra game (which would be great IMHO)..
Just don't go publishing something for which you know you down have the rights or permission. So get permission first, instead of just sticking your head in the sand and hope for the best.. The team of 'Silver lining' now have reach an agreement with Activision and have a new license, that's the way to go..

On all seriousness.. all he would get would be a cease and desist notification. Looking forward to it RedPress. Been watching this thread for a very long time.

Moresco · Mon 05/07/2010 05:25:45

Quote from: Xenogia on Sun 04/07/2010 22:36:29
On all seriousness.. all he would get would be a cease and desist notification. Looking forward to it RedPress. Been watching this thread for a very long time.

Yessir, at which point I would consider my options etc etc etc. =D Thanks yo, I'm keeping on when I have time. Maybe the actual company will just release a remake before I can finish mine...at this rate.

Moresco · Tue 13/07/2010 04:56:13

I changed my username back to Moresco...hope this doesn't confuse anyone. It's still the same old me.

It's 10:42pm here now, and I won't stop doing arts until 6am in the morning. I'll post the PQ related updates here and on www.theredpress.com later. So check back in a few hours or bug me live on AIM or MSN and see what's going on. Alright....time to art.

Moresco · Wed 14/07/2010 02:54:54

Soooooooo, after all that "I'm not gonna give in and change it!" mumbo-jumbo, I decided to give in and change it. Say goodnight, PQ2 remake, hello original game.

Why? Well I don't really give two monkey's peanuts about the legality of it (kind of ironic, being that it's a game about upholding the law!), it was really all about how I'm sick of the remake and have been wanting to get on with the good game...my own game. The compromise is, I'll include some plot / locations from PQ2 in a re-envisioned vein with new characters and such, and that way I get to keep all my added content and new ideas.

This will still probably take another twenty years to finish, but I've got nowhere to be. Oh yeah, first post, updated backgrounds that I'm working on. I'll have some brand new backgrounds later tonight, but I don't know when in-game work will start.

SuperDre · Wed 14/07/2010 08:32:46

That's great news, I'd rather play a newly designed game by you (even though it might have some of the plot)than a remake of PQ2.. Looking forward to the new ideas and newly added content..

New backgrounds look great (altough the homicideroom looks a bit off, can't tell you exactly why)..

Moresco · Wed 14/07/2010 09:06:56

Quote from: SuperDre on Wed 14/07/2010 08:32:46
New backgrounds look great (altough the homicideroom looks a bit off, can't tell you exactly why)..

It's likely either that objects are overlapping on one side, that there's no lighting established (and so the walls are a flat color) or that it's just generally not finished. There are objects missing, computers, chairs, stuff on the desks, things on the walls, etc. The wood for the tables isn't exactly the best either, I'll revamp it as I go along and figure out what they should really look like. To be honest, I'm better at natural scenes, but I'll hammer it out.

Gravity · Wed 14/07/2010 10:40:18

This is all good to hear. I'm glad you went with turning this into a more original game. Also, the new screenshots are looking good, so keep it up.

On a side note, are you still aiming for a Sonny Bonds main character or do you plan to go with the female cop? Maybe you could choose which one at the start of a new game? Well whatever happens, putting this on my 'must play' list as well.

Moresco · Wed 14/07/2010 18:37:09

Quote from: Gravity on Wed 14/07/2010 10:40:18
This is all good to hear. I'm glad you went with turning this into a more original game. Also, the new screenshots are looking good, so keep it up.

On a side note, are you still aiming for a Sonny Bonds main character or do you plan to go with the female cop? Maybe you could choose which one at the start of a new game? Well whatever happens, putting this on my 'must play' list as well.

Well even in the PQ2 remake I was going to give you the choice after completing the game once, to play as a female. But yeah, you'll be able to choose your sex at the beginning, and that will affect a few of the plot points in the game.

What I really want to do with this game is implement a quasi-simulation of the job in a way that while you go up in rank or switch job-focus, it would affect and open up different scenarios and plot points. Essentially doing away with a score, your job performance and choices in career path determine your "score" and will determine the outcome of the game. Thus, one player might be disarming a bomb on a bus, while another ends up taking down a drug dealer instead....and you can't do both in one play-through. I think it'll be pretty cool.

CosmoQueen · Mon 16/08/2010 04:37:30

Wow last time I posted in this was in Feb. 2008! I'm really glad it's still being worked on

Moresco · Sun 20/03/2011 23:46:45

It's been a very long time...but, the game is not dead. I've been studying art, industrial design, animation, and have been teaching guitar, among other things. I've got the game re-design mostly figured out, it's gone through several different phases, and I'm working on the intro right now.

Like before, I'm open to help if you can, it would make things go faster. Also, this game is an inspired Police Quest reboot, it's really an amalgamation of the best stuff PQ had to offer (in my opinion), and some of my own plots and approaches to design.

I'm not ready to post actual screenshots, but for those of you following the game, I do have a new facebook page set up with artwork progress that is updated frequently. Cheers.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mesa-LE-Police-Quest-/132502253487538

Darth Mandarb · Mon 21/03/2011 00:30:25

When you have the screenshots let me know and we can unlock this.

In the mean time, if you want/need help, you should post in the 'recruit a team' thread in the adventure related forum.