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New Space Quest Game Under Development?

Posted by Hemos on from the hey-roger dept.

Decaffeinated Jedi writes: "In a news item posted earlier today, GameSpot stated that they 'had learned from sources working on the project that Sierra is developing a new game in its classic Space Quest sci-fi adventure game series.' While GameSpot didn't give go into detail about the game, it looks like Roger Wilco is finally making a comeback! Check out Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset for all the latest developments."

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  1. SQ (Sierra) taught people to SESO by GrayWing · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If Space Quest taught you to cheat - being a Sierra game it most definitely taught people to Save Early, Save Often. Not for getting more out of a game of chance, but to be saved from having to play again much of the previous half hour because you had just died Yet Another Sierra Death.

    1. Re:SQ (Sierra) taught people to SESO by Rothron+the+Wise · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Which is what was wrong with the sierra-games to start with. LucasArts understood that, and didn't
      just jump onto the bandwagon of graphical adventure games, they kicked Sierra off it.

      Sierra has yet to figure out that killing off the
      player whenever he takes a wrong turn is what
      killed them.

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  2. I Think The Killings Contribute A Lot To The Games by meni · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is one of the things I disliked about the LucasArts games. You're usually immortal. How is that possible?
    As a matter of fact, the death-scenes in Sierra's games, especially in the Space Quest games, were usually really hillarious!

  3. Awesome by NiftyNews · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The only thing that could possibly be better is an update to some of the classic LucasArts games.

    Can you imagine an update to Day of the Tenticle, or dare I say it, Sam & Max? The latter game was quite possibly the most fun I have ever had on a PC.

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  4. Needs innovation... by FortKnox · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Even new innovations may not save it.

    The adventure series died. Look at the latest Kings Quest, or Quest for Glory V. No one bought them.
    They need to make it have an incredible plot like a Resident Evil-type game, or a FPS.

    Don't get me wrong, I was born and bred on adventure games, but I don't think they'll be able to sell enough if they "stick to their guns", and do it the way they always have...

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