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TheBeast
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"Sam N Max sequel cancelled(Old news,I know..)"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 18:48
...Haven't been catching up with gaming news since I am not a very big gamer myself, so I only read read about the cancellation of Sam And Max Freelance Police recently.
I enjoyed the first Sam and Max game, was kinda anticipating this sequel, and all of a sudden LucasArts just announced they would cancel the game when it is very near completion and its release date, so its pretty much of a surprise to me.
Any comments on this news?
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DarkZero
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"Re(1):Sam N Max sequel cancelled(Old news,I k"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 19:20
quote: Any comments on this news?
Same thing everyone else has to say: Now that Lucasarts isn't wasting money on another off-beat game, they'll have plenty of funds freed up for their latest "Star Wars: (Insert Popular Genre Here)" title. By the time Episode III is released, we'll have a new Star Wars space sim MMORPG, a new Star Wars squad-based shooter, a new Star Wars RPG, and a new Star Wars third person action game. Maybe now we'll also get Grand Theft Swoopbike: Tatooine. I look forward to working for Jabba the Hutt shooting Jawas and "restoring my health" with Slave Girl Leia!
Radish
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"Re(2):Sam N Max sequel cancelled(Old news,I k"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 19:33
quote: Any comments on this news?
Same thing everyone else has to say: Now that Lucasarts isn't wasting money on another off-beat game, they'll have plenty of funds freed up for their latest "Star Wars: (Insert Popular Genre Here)" title. By the time Episode III is released, we'll have a new Star Wars space sim MMORPG, a new Star Wars squad-based shooter, a new Star Wars RPG, and a new Star Wars third person action game. Maybe now we'll also get Grand Theft Swoopbike: Tatooine. I look forward to working for Jabba the Hutt shooting Jawas and "restoring my health" with Slave Girl Leia!
I still can't understand how people aren't burned out of this franchise yet. Yes original the movies were cool and all but seriously it's getting absurd how much crap there is and yet people eat it up with a spoon no matter the quality.
OmegaDog
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"Keeping up with trivia"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 19:56
quote: I still can't understand how people aren't burned out of this franchise yet. Yes original the movies were cool and all but seriously it's getting absurd how much crap there is and yet people eat it up with a spoon no matter the quality.
Social circles, maybe? If we aren't caught up in knowledge for a certain subject, we risk feeling/being left out of a discussion, as we're not able to contribute to it.
For as bad a turn as the Star Wars franchise may have taken, I'm guessing that movies/games/books in the franchise may still be one of those things that are must-knows in sci-fi enthusiast circles, whether or not people enjoy watching/playing/reading them.
Take those thoughts as you will.
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Ammadeau
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"Re(2):Sam N Max sequel cancelled(Old news,I k"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 20:09
quote: By the time Episode III is released, we'll have a new Star Wars space sim MMORPG, a new Star Wars squad-based shooter, a new Star Wars RPG, and a new Star Wars third person action game.
The SW MMORPG is getting a space expansion. KOTOR 2 is confirmed. There's that online action game coming soon that's basically a squad based FPS. And that's without the upcoming games based on Ep3.
Lucasarts also releases non-SW games like Wrath Unleashed... all of which are painfully bad. They suck to the point they make Acclaim look good.
DarkZero
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"Re(3):Sam N Max sequel cancelled(Old news,I k"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 21:05
quote: By the time Episode III is released, we'll have a new Star Wars space sim MMORPG, a new Star Wars squad-based shooter, a new Star Wars RPG, and a new Star Wars third person action game. The SW MMORPG is getting a space expansion. KOTOR 2 is confirmed. There's that online action game coming soon that's basically a squad based FPS. And that's without the upcoming games based on Ep3.
Ummm... yes, I believe I just mentioned all of those games in the sentence that you quoted. But I also mentioned the "new Star Wars third person action game", which is the Episode III game that was just announced.
TheBeast
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"MONEY island"
, posted Thu 29 Apr 21:36
All points taken.
What saddens me is how much of a money-grubber LucasArts has turned into these years. Sure, the Star Wars games may have done well, but they are neglecting the other departments, in particular the adventure games that had made them what they are today. True, the era of adventure games is dead, and they didn't do much about to savour the situation, being one of the leaders in the genre (Monkey Island 4 sucks big time...). But why in the world would they cancel a game in its final stages of completion is completely beyond me.
quote:But why in the world would they cancel a game in its final stages of completion is completely beyond me.
If you think that a game is going to be nothing but a money pit once it hits retail, why dig deeper into the pit by spending money on beta testing, packaging, CD production, shipping, advertising, and patching? Sometimes you do the math and the math just tells you to cut your losses.
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"Re(1):MONEY island"
, posted Sat 1 May 15:33
quote: But why in the world would they cancel a game in its final stages of completion is completely beyond me.
I hate to sound like a pesscimist, but maybe it just sucked. I've enjoyed a lot of Lucasarts adventure games, including Sam and Max. The most recent Monkey Island game just wasn't quite as funny as the previous games and I could see how this Sam and Max sequel could lack as well. I'd rather them cancel it than get my hopes up and make me spend my 50 dollars on another half-baked sequel. I'm saddened by the loss, but it is possible that they had their reasons.
Octopi are kinda' funny. You can't blame them for anything.
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