Intendant S Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Personally, I feel that there already IS a "Sierra 2.0" going on right now. If not in name, then certainly in spirit. Between Al and Josh teaming up for LSL:R, Jane and Robert with Moebius and GK20, the Coles with Hero-U, Scott and Mark with SpaceVenture, and even Ken Allen's Under the Half Dome album a lot of the Sierra alums already have returned. Hell, I'd even lump the IQ and Himalaya guys with Quest for Infamy and Mage's Initiation (respectively) in this list. And I actually prefer to see my dev teams spread out instead of under one roof. The Kickstarter regulars know that I've backed dozens of adventure game projects and aside from having to keep track of multiple forums for projects I like it this way. It gives more creative freedom to the people working on these games. Having one person, especially "he-who-shall-not-be-named", in charge kinda ruins the magic we've been seeing over the past couple of years. Sir Procestuous, Frede and Troels Pleimert 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Discovering AGDI's games was like experiencing Sierra 2.0 for me. At the time Oakhurst Sierra was no more, and I had thought I'd never have a new Sierra game experience again, but then came games that felt just like new Sierra games. Honestly, I consider those AGDI people saints for what they have accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronzel Neekburm Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Someone posted a link to the Replay Games forums on facebook, noting how the place has become overrun with spambots... (Posting a screenie here, since most of the Replay forum refugees that occasionaly frequent SQnet won‘t be able to see the spammy glory for themselves)Anyway, going back to that place brought back so many fond memories. Especially the memories of all the fucking drama caused by that cover art contest. Too bad most of it‘s nuked now. To celebrate the bygone days of harmonious forum-postsmanship and mutual getting-our-hopes-up-for-a-now-crushed-pipe-dream-of-endless-LSL-remakes, here‘s my own Larry ReLOADed cover art submission. Hopefully, Tom King and Tahr won‘t get too jealous of my maaad MS-paint skillz. Who can spot all the various obscure references (all 3-4 of them) I‘ve hidden (in plain sight) in the picture?Lessons I learned the hard way from making this:- Receding hairlines are a pain in the ass to draw. So are hands, zippers, and just about everything else.- Justin McMenamin‘s child can draw a better Larry than I can- My logo somehow still looks better than the one on my Kickstarter backer box. In yo face, Andy Hoyos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 In one sense I'm sad to see the state of that forum. There was a lot of good, passionate discussion about the lackluster official cover art and other LSL issues. And it was all erased. But I'm also happy to see yet another sign that a company headed by Trowe is in shambles. On Twitter Paul suggests that he's trying to go back to school. Does that mean Replay is done for the foreseeable future? Hope so. Also looks like he might have used one of those services to get himself a bunch of "fake" Twitter fans to try to make himself look like a popular big shot. I remember he never had more than 900 or so Twitter followers as of last Dec. Fronzel, you mentioned TAHR. He was such an amazing artist and an excellent forum contributor. I hope some indie adventure game developers establish contact with him and try to hire and involve him, at least in some way, in the game art production or marketing art for some upcoming indie adventure titles, not only because he's a brilliant artist but also because he appears to be a fan of the genre. Here's a "tribute" video he did: http://youtu.be/XDD5D4Bhk3Q He is someone I hope remains active in the adventure game community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronzel Neekburm Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Fronzel, you mentioned TAHR. [...] Here's a "tribute" video he did: http://youtu.be/XDD5D4Bhk3Q He is someone I hope remains active in the adventure game community. That video is so freakin‘ brilliant! The sad punchline here is that TAHR is apparently among the people who never received their physical rewards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTentacle Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 OMG yeah you're right. I had forgotten about that. He had left comments on the LSL:R Kickstarter page about it. What a "thank you" he got for his hard work. It's really terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 It feels almost absurd to recall how much promise there was in the air for Larry series after Reloaded was funed. Al Lowe was back in the game, Josh Mendel was beefing the up the script and after the PR was given to Josh, it almost felt like there was a genuine future for the series in the form of remakes and possible new game at some point. And then it all fell apart. And it does suck for those people who never did get their physical goodies. Last time I visited Reloaded KS page there still was peopl there waiting for their rewards and that should not be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoptroll Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 That tribute video is great! I never bothered to register for the Replay forums so I completely missed that one. The exploding genitals death is probably my favorite death in the original game. It feels almost absurd to recall how much promise there was in the air for Larry series after Reloaded was funed. Al Lowe was back in the game, Josh Mendel was beefing the up the script and after the PR was given to Josh, it almost felt like there was a genuine future for the series in the form of remakes and possible new game at some point. And then it all fell apart. I always get my hopes up every time I check in on this forum (so like once every few months) and I see this thread has new posts. Only to find that, nope, Codemasters hasn't transferred the license to someone else and gotten Al and Josh back together on a new game or another remake. Such a shame the way this one turned out :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith_Pig Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I can't believe I had no idea about this. I'd been regularly checking the Andromeden Spaceport for Spaceventure news but hadn't been looking anywhere else this year. Of course I had been around during PT's original remarks about Spaceventure and had expressed sadness about the whole affair. I had wondered how Al Lowe could tolerate such behaviour and still be part of Replay. In a way at least I'm glad he and Josh are out of there. However what with the whole conviction of PT and the details surrounding it, the whole thing leaves me very sad for Al and all the Larry fans. I always was of the opinion that the as long as Al and Josh were developing the games I'd be happy. Now it's almost tragic that the rights to further Larry games are once again in the wrong hands. I feel like a total Muppet for posting this on twitter in March. No wonder there was no response :( https://twitter.com/tomlee80/status/442284718890160128 drdrslashvohaul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronzel Neekburm Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Beating the dead horse here (or rather the bleaching bones that are left of it), but what the shit... Seems like I got so caught up in that whole #gamergate shebang that I completely neglected to check my go-to-place for lulzy interwebz drama: The LSL Reloaded Kickstarter comment section. A bloody shame, since I completely missed out on this gem left a month ago by Jeroen Dekkers. It's a good thing I have good backups of this game as I'm now being denied access to download my paid for tier: We have determined your behavior during your time volunteering with Replay Games to have been unprofessional and harmful to the company as a whole. To ensure that my time is spent on behalf of our customers, we have permanently banned your account, IP address, as well as blocking your email address.Thank you,Replay Games C.S. "Unprofessional and harmful to the company", that's fucking golden! No matter whether it's putting up with my incessant anti-Steam rants, Steve's rampant homophobia or Roland's constant reminders how Tom King's cover artwork is inferior to THAR's, Jeroen's been an enormous assett to Replay by giving that shithole some class. He's an all-around class act! Datadog, Frede and MusicallyInspired 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frede Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 Holy shit, I didn't know he'd actually gone to those lengths. Surely that's a breach of contract? I feel tempted to share the copy that was... ahem... graciously bestowed upon me by one of the people who actually contributed positively to the game when I stated that I'd never played it because I refused to give Paul any money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 WOW. The continual unfolding of evidence of this man's substantial ego and exponential selfishness, which is only further enlarged when he is called out, is disturbingly massive. Frede 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Yeah, the dude is a little weasel. Because of him I regret that I ever backed. I did like the game, but I don't like the aftermath at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Troels Pleimert Posted October 20, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 At least something good came from the whole Replay debacle: I got to know Jeroen, Tom, Serena and other magnificently magical people who deserved so much better. Jeroen's a truly cool guy who loves adventure games and has fantastic facial hair. Tom is a true friend who barely sleeps but stays up making cool shit all night instead. Serena is, well ... need I say more? And, for better or worse, it totally brought the community even closer together. So there's that. ;) drdrslashvohaul, Fronzel Neekburm, Frede and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdrslashvohaul Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 He also recently went back on the abuse front with a prominent adventure game community member because they had the temerity to click on his LinkdIn account. (Seriously - who pays that much attention?). The positive for me is that he seems to be a parody of himself. As someone who hasn't had to deal directly with his bullshit, he's just brilliant as a muse for writing criticism of the gaming industry. I mean, blocking someone who tried to promote his games? That's almost literally a word-for-word enactment of a sketch I wrote for the SQH podcast. Melon. MusicallyInspired and Troels Pleimert 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronzel Neekburm Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 He also recently went back on the abuse front with a prominent adventure game community member because they had the temerity to click on his LinkdIn account. (Seriously - who pays that much attention?). I... I... I just don‘t understand. Why this? Why now? It‘s been over a year since the shitstorm hit the fan. Many a bag of popcorn was consumed, but I thought that - save for a few disgruntled backers still waiting for their shit to arrive - this was over and done with. Did he realise that he ruined his career and reputation and figure „Well, if interwebz drama is all I‘m good for, then dammit, interwebz drama they shall receive!“ MusicallyInspired and drdrslashvohaul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicallyInspired Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 I'm bored and tired of him. Go away, Paul. Go away. You're not fun anymore. Even you disgracing yourself over and over again is no longer amusing. Mop Jockey and drdrslashvohaul 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdrslashvohaul Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 „Well, if interwebz drama is all I‘m good for, then dammit, interwebz drama they shall receive!“ I think that's precisely what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frede Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I'm bored and tired of him. Go away, Paul. Go away. You're not fun anymore. Even you disgracing yourself over and over again is no longer amusing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOs4vsthLD0 Dat Engineer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnathon Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 As repetitive as Paul's behavior has become, the idea he's denying account access to a paying client is no less hilarious to me (I mean, of course it's sad, that goes without saying). There seems to be no limit. As if he's one to talk about unprofessional behavior? Regardless, he's got to see that such methods--regardless of right or wrong--would destroy his company pretty quickly. And what's with that change in voice from "we" to "my," and then back to "ours," in the letter? Is Paul in the 3rd grade? If he's the public relations department as well as CEO... Frede 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fronzel Neekburm Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Interview with Big Al himself Obligatory Paul Trowe drama: You don't have to talk about this if you don't want to, but you mentioned you actually don't get royalties from the re-release? Oh, I did. I got a little pittance. But the CEO of the company and I had a falling out, and I'll let people Google that and find out. I'm not going to get into that here. Paul and I just had a falling out and he's refusing me to pay anything, and it's not worth suing him for it. So he can just have it, I guess. [Laughs.] That's the way it worked. I gotta give Paul Trowe credit. He did a masterful job with the Kickstarter. Most of the success of the Kickstarter was because he was relentless. He worked and worked and worked on that thing, constantly updating the site, answering comments and questions from people, and I give him credit where credit's due. He did a great job on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 While It does madden me that Trowe ain't shelling out what Al is due, I also doubt there's that many bunnies in the row either. It isn't hitting 0 players according to Steamcharts, but it's hardly going through the roof either. http://steamcharts.com/app/231910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frede Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Isn't that pretty much normal fare for retro adventures on Steam, though? It's still not the most popular of genres, and certainly not among the mainstream gamer crowd. Reading that Al gets no royalties for a game he basically designed is, of course, infuriating. But hey, whenever dirt like this is published, the chances of Paul ever working on a game again are lessened dramatically. It's already been more than a year since "Serena". I doubt we'll see him again. It's a great interview, by the way. It's always fascinating to read anecdotes about the early days of PC gaming from the people who were there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomimt Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Sure, but I'd wager Steam stats do give pretty good idea of how well the game is selling. I know LSL:R had a physical release as well, but I think even that was tied to Steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suejak Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I would have assumed all of us grognards bought through DRM-free GOG.com :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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