Maybe, they finally understood that it's a good way to make some easy money, and make happy the fans, too!

Now I'm waiting also for a LOOM remake...

Noooooooooooo leave poor old Bobbin Threadbare alone, he's done you no harm !

Seriously, there is really something about this kind of reaction which, despite my best efforts, I cannot fathom.
It gives me the feeling that a lot of people play these old jewels in spite of their production.
I play them first and foremost because they are awesome but also because of their production. I love the graphics of Loom, of Monkey Island, of Indy 3, of the Case of the Serrated Scalpel... Am I the only one ?

Nothing to do with the fact that I find the remake visually awful as I said before, that's another matter. I'm really wondering about this enthusiasm about mere liftings. I like'em natural.

From the Kotaku item:

Not trying to get anyone's hopes down (hell, I'd buy remakes of Full Throttle and The Dig in a heartbeat), but to me this is just a way of saying "we will never do more remakes, if Monkey Island Special Edition does not launch surprisingly with more than 50000 copies sold its first week", and I would not hold my breath for that happening.

Of course I'll be happy as a three-headed monkey if things turn out for the better, but that's just my take on it for now.

(Also keep in mind that Brooks is "only" the Community Manager, not a decision-maker at Lucasarts.)

OMG OMG OMG GIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMMEGIMME(without Guybrush's ugly haircut)
They're using the voices of MI3,I loved 'em :thumbs:
And that Swordplay game on lucasarts's site...lol.

And DON'T make the series in 3D...It was good for Sam n' max but for MI...:nono:

The attitude Lucas Arts has, bugs me on several levels:

a) so they decide things, AGAIN, on a single game. They canceled Sam & Max 2 in the past despite the episodes doing really well which showed they made a bad decision - AND S&M2 would have been released for consoles as well while the episodes were far more PC oriented. People do NOT want Adventure games that require a gamepad or cursor keys to use - it's annoying and slow.

b) I think that most people who love Monkey Island have already completed the first game plenty of games but wouldn't find the remake to be worth a lot of money and knowing LucasArts they will retail it at at least 30 euros. I might still get it but many people may not despite them loving the game.

It's funny - it's the ideal time to release adventure games. What with the Wii being a family machine, adventure games would do really well there. Broken Sword has already been released and so have the Sam & Max episodes so why not make some NEW adventure games?

My god, you're right! :wall:

There's something really corny looking about the image.

I admit they didn't change Guybrush in a good way. Ironically, I disliked the Telltale version less at first yet it's grown on me and I quite like the new look. When he's animated it fits him.