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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. Innovation by chon · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Back in the good ol' day, Sierra definitely had *something* about them; or at least their games did...

    Whilst they kept to a strange format (the point and click on a static screen) for a long time after it was fashionable in adventure games, their games did at least have *soul*...The worlds were believable and exciting. Really, they were very similar in concept to the Final Fantasy games , perhaps even a forerunner to them?

    Anyway, the point is that a new Space Quest game is probably something to get quite excited about...at least for us adventurers out there...

  2. Memorable Moments... by ^ZuLu^ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I can remember playing Space Quest IV as if it was yesterday: The hillarious shopping-sequence with all the nifty details (I'll probably never forget SimSim and Boom and that Chicken-game) that made this a true classic. Although there are passages (especially in the beginning) that could get frustrated - there isn't any Sierra original without the chance of dying at every second.
    I especially liked the atmosphere of Space Qust IV (which really was much more fun then Space Quest V [sorry to say so, but the scene where you will have to find your way through that gigantic space-ship in the end of SQ V really sucked]): The backgrounds were terrific at that time.

    I'm definitely looking forward to take a look at SQ 7!

  3. An Independant SQ7? by checkitout · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Looks as though some fans are also intending to release a version of Space Quest VII

    http://www.sq7.org/about.php

    It also gives a good bit of detail about why there haven't been any recent games in the series.

  4. Sam and Max Sequel! by NiftyNews · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Oh my God he wasn't lying.

    Sam & Max Sequel Confirmed!

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