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Ron Gilbert is Back with a New Old-Style Adventure

posted by janrinok on Tuesday November 25 2014, @06:42PM   Printer-friendly
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jbernardo writes:

Do you remember Manic Mansion? The Monkey Island series? The genius behind those great adventure games is back, with a kickstarter project for a new old style adventure, Thimbleweed Park. Thimbleweed Park is the curious story of two washed up detectives called in to investigate a dead body found in the river just outside of town. It’s a game where you switch between five playable characters while uncovering the dark, satirical and bizarre world of Thimbleweed Park. There are also multiple possible endings.

It's a game with a very retro feel, but brought up-to-date with improved programming techniques and advances in technology when compared to the original.

With 23 days to go, it is already funded, but there are some interesting extended goals, including an android version.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Tuesday November 25 2014, @07:19PM

    by VLM (445) on Tuesday November 25 2014, @07:19PM (#119894)

    The reviews for "The cave" on android seem a little conflicted about the controls. One of those little detail things that makes or breaks a game.

    Someone should make a universal engine with really good controls and UI and let others build art packs.

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Ethanol-fueled on Tuesday November 25 2014, @08:22PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Tuesday November 25 2014, @08:22PM (#119906) Homepage

    "Manic Mansion"

    That's Maniac Mansion, yo.

    • (Score: 2) by goodie on Tuesday November 25 2014, @08:34PM

      by goodie (1877) on Tuesday November 25 2014, @08:34PM (#119913) Journal

      No kidding... obviously the OP has not been as marked by this game as I have...

      • (Score: 1) by m2o2r2g2 on Tuesday November 25 2014, @11:08PM

        by m2o2r2g2 (3673) on Tuesday November 25 2014, @11:08PM (#119967)

        Maybe it made the OP manic when she/he played it?

        • (Score: 2) by jbernardo on Wednesday November 26 2014, @05:32AM

          by jbernardo (300) on Wednesday November 26 2014, @05:32AM (#120164)

          There is a much simpler explanation - the SwiftKey auto-complete caught me again. That, and my lack of proof-reading skills... :)

          • (Score: 1) by monster on Wednesday November 26 2014, @11:21AM

            by monster (1260) on Wednesday November 26 2014, @11:21AM (#120219) Journal

            That, or you are a Manic Miner fan in the closet.

            • (Score: 2) by jbernardo on Wednesday November 26 2014, @01:16PM

              by jbernardo (300) on Wednesday November 26 2014, @01:16PM (#120254)

              Nah, the ZX spectrum and the TV would get too hot in the closet.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 26 2014, @02:26PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 26 2014, @02:26PM (#120265)

        Game? I thought it was a TV show!