![]() More importantly, the game has improved drastically since its campaign pitch – both from a technical and visual standpoint. This increase in size is quite normal considering the campaign raised almost twice its original goal. The birds are chirping, which makes agent Scully nearly smile. This includes David Fox (co-designer of Maniac Mansion and creator of Zak McKracken) and Mark Ferrari (the background artist behind The Secret of Monkey Island). Now, thanks to countless posts and podcasts, we know that the Thimbleweed Park team grew from 2 to roughly 8 people. All working remotely from around the globe. Especially when compared to the mostly ‘behind closed doors’ development of culprits like The Secret of Monkey Island. Take your time and sift through the posts and you’ll find stuff like a full budget breakdown, or a detailed-enough-but-not-so-much-that-it-would-bore-you-to-sleep description of how the game handles multi-character dialogue and language translation.Īs Ron Gilbert himself has noted in some interviews in the past, it’s a very different way of development. All of which has been detailed by a stupidly active blog riddled with podcasts, technical explorations, and surprisingly honest and transparent progress updates. Since then, Thimbleweed Park has had a rather stable development cycle. Coming PreparedĪll of this is thanks to a more than successful Kickstarter campaign which got funded for $626,250 at the end of 2014. Use “push” with man wearing pizza costume. Jokes and obscure puzzles galore, Thimbleweed Park brings back classic adventure games with a bang. It’s a passion project for Ron Gilbert, Gary Winnick, and company. That much becomes crystal clear as soon as the first line of dialogue appears on screen. All the while dazzling your glorious HD monitor with big pixels, almost identical to 1984’s cult classic, Maniac Mansion. Unlike most modern adventure games, it SCUMMs you with verbs at every corner. It goes without saying that Thimbleweed Park is a special gem. (In retrospect, I have no idea what I was thinking.) One time, I even tried to combine sticky tape with an empty can of tuna fish. ![]() Although this sounds like a total dick move, it’s actually a thing I had to do in Thimbleweed Park. There aren't any feelies in a torrent file so what's the point?Īdvertising - Don't advertise your games in this subreddit unless they are of the Adventure Game genre in some shape or form.A game couldn’t be a classic adventure title if it didn’t have you working for every possible opportunity just to obtain a bloody wallet from a homeless bloke on the street. Spoiler tags must be used! Yes, even if the spoiler is for a 20 year old title.Įxample: (/spoiler)] Despite rumours to the contrary, the genre is decidedly not dead. They are often linear but many modern titles have experimented with branching paths, multiple endings, and innovative gameplay elements, such as Resonance's short-term and long-term memory feature. Gameplay usually consists of dialogue and environment-based narratives explored via solving puzzles. ![]() What's an adventure game?Īdventure games are typically story-driven titles in which the player assumes the role of the protagonist. Subreddit for the discussion and appreciation of the adventure game genre. ![]()
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