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[url]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/01/lechuck-me-monkey-island-returns/#more-12426[/url]
[quote]SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – June 1, 2009 – LucasArts today announced that the original hilarious pirate adventure is back, with two new projects underway based on the classic Monkey Island franchise. Beginning in just a few short weeks, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island™ game series, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes on PC and WiiWare™. The Monkey Island celebration continues later in the summer when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PC.
Today’s announcement represents a new partnership between LucasArts and digital entertainment pioneers Telltale who are crafting new experiences for today’s audiences with engaging stories delivered through regular monthly episodes. Tales of Monkey Island is developed by Telltale, whose team includes designers and artists who worked on all of the previous Monkey Island games. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is being developed internally by LucasArts, the company that started it all with the original Monkey Island games.
“We couldn’t be any more excited about bringing Monkey Island to today’s gamers — both in our special edition of the original classic, and through our collaboration with Telltale on the episodic series,” said LucasArts’ President Darrell Rodriguez. “We can’t wait for Guybrush Threepwood and LeChuck to return to gamers’ screens.”
About Tales of Monkey Island
Telltale’s Tales of Monkey Island brings the adventures of pirate Guybrush Threepwood into a new era with an explosive storyline that becomes deeper and more entangled during the course of the five-episode saga. While battling his nemesis, the evil pirate LeChuck, Guybrush accidentally unleashes an insidious voodoo pox that threatens to transform the buccaneers of the Caribbean into unruly pirate monsters. Players will experience the humor, romance, and swashbuckling action the Monkey Island games are famous for and unravel an insidious plot which is revealed across the course of the series. Tales of Monkey Island is set to premiere on PC and WiiWare in the coming weeks.
“The Monkey Island series set the standard for storytelling and character development in games,” said Telltale CEO Dan Connors. “The next several months should be filled with all kinds of surprises as we continue the dramatic stories of Guybrush, Elaine and LeChuck. We are happy to be working with LucasArts to make this happen.”
Telltale has posted a video preview and screenshots today at [url]http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland[/url], and has opened up pre-orders at this site.
About The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
This summer, LucasArts will release The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition via Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 and for PCs.
Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike. The development team at LucasArts is bringing the game into the modern era with all-new HD graphics, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system has been added to help players through the game’s side-splitting puzzles. Purists will also delight in the ability to seamlessly switch between the updated HD graphics and the original’s classic look.
The game’s twisty plot leads hero, Guybrush Threepwood, on a hilarious quest throughout the fabled Monkey Island. Tales of pirate wealth attract Guybrush, who lands at the port of Mêlée with high hopes, no money and an insatiable desire to become a pirate. If the player is clever enough, Guybrush will win the confidence of Mêlée’s established pirates and soon find himself blown by the winds of fate toward Monkey Island — a storied isle whose name alone chills the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneers.
More information about The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition can be found at the official website, [url]www.MonkeyIslandSpecialEdition.com[/url].
These efforts are just the start of LucasArts’ new mission to revitalize its deep portfolio of beloved gaming franchises. In addition to these new Monkey Island projects, LucasArts recently revealed that the classic adventure game Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (originally released in 1992) is included as an unlockable bonus in the Wii™ version of Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, set to be released on June 9. Additional announcements are forthcoming.[/quote]
Tales of Monkey Island trailer
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHojfwdLucI[/media]
Making Of the Remake
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb_FaGcmTPM[/media]
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[url=http://www.lucasarts.com/games/monkeyisland/]LucasArts site[/url]
[url=http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland]Telltales site[/url]
[url=http://grumpygamer.com/8280380]Ron Gilberts site[/url] (with his own little review of the original Monkey Island)
Yes, yes.. [B]YES[/B]!
fouk year
THIS IS THE BIG REVEAL! What better than a good old classic point and click!
Loving the look of the remake, and the new episodic game looks good too. I think they should've stuck a bit with how he looked in MI4 though, it was perfect. Now he looks like a drug addict.
They revealed this the day BEFORE E3? Sneaky bastards...
So does this mean LucasArts finally acknowledges the existence of their old games? Will they be on GOG now?
Sorry, but admit it, the asthetics are worse than the ones in MI4.
Yea, I'm not a big fan of making it with 3d models. I very much liked the look of MI3 (Cartoony for those of you who haven't played it)
It's in 3d!!!!!
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s[/media]
I liked the graphics in "Curse" most... Seriously, DRAW IT!
i think...i need to change my underoos
Fuck yeah!
[QUOTE=DrDaxxy;15329008]Sorry, but admit it, the asthetics are worse than the ones in MI4.[/QUOTE]
I absolutely adore the art style, I personally don't see how they could have done it better. It's also very reminiscent of MI3's art style, with the stylized cartoony characters. This looks a hell of a lot better than 4's.
I also don't see a problem with the 3D models, it looks very good and it doesn't lose any of it's charm.
Please bring back point and click, instead of the irritating arrowkeys controlling.
This song sums up my feelings quite nicely.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4[/media]
Jizz in my pants. Yeah.
only complaints as of now:
The aesthetics in the trailer look pretty bad, but good in the screens
Guybrush looks like a prick now - and the voice actor sucks
Miss LeChuck's firebeard
I don't see murray
if murray isn't in here there will be fucking blood to pay
WAIT WHAT ITS ARMATO? sounds like a different dude
Fuck yes! Though, I'm not too happy with Guybrush's new look.
Isn't there one on the DS?
Fuck yeah mokey island!
I want MI3's art style, and Guybrush should change his looks and voiceacting.
And point'n click, not using arrowkeys.
We should email them about how to get it right.
Am I the only one who sees nothing wrong with the new visuals? :(
Seeing as Telltale are developing this, it'll probably use the same engine as the Sam and Max episodes. The art style also seems to suggest this.
With any luck, they'll have fixed the nasty memory leak issue I had with the Sam and Max episodes. :P
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