Those golden gems of yore buried deep in the LucasArts treasure chest could someday still make it back to fans. ”It is something we are continually looking at,” says Chris Norris.
Many fans have hoped to see a return to the golden classics, either with a re-release to next-gen consoles or some new adventures.
”We have looked at it,” admits PR manager Norris. ”It is something we are continually looking at - new venues to put out our library of games on. We’re not announcing anything about that because honestly I don’t know anything about it.”
”The cart size of the DS makes it impossible to put out ports of any of our old graphic adventures,” claims Gullett. “There’s literally not enough room on those carts to put the games out.”
Not enough room!? A DS cart is no match for a mere four floppy discs? Me thinks I smell a fib!
”The decision is taken at a pay grade higher than ours,” admits Norris. ”I would love to see new adventure games coming out. A lot of people will say they feel like the adventure game genre is dead. I don’t think it is, I think it’s changed in some ways. I think we’re still making adventure games but they’re a little bit different than before with survival horror games and the like.”
Alone in the Dark and Resident Evil 5 may think they’re cool and modern but they haven’t stood the trails and challenges of the infamous Monkey Island. Perhaps one day LucasArts will listen to the mad ravings of adventure fans and herald in a new age of point-n-click.
Monkey Island 4 (2000)Source: Eurogamer
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