Well, it has been a few weeks since we published an Adventurer – blame a CEO-mandated (no-pay) vacation – so here’s what you possibly have been missing out on:
Benzo kept deep-diving into Tales of Monkey Island’s debug mode. Part one left us on a cliffhanger with grand promises of an investigation into the secrets behind the F2 key. And not wanting to be a dirty liar, Benzo kept his word. Full warning: It gets technical.
New game updates! Sort of, anyway… In a job posting for a “Senior Community Manager,” Double Fine reveals they have an upcoming multiplayer game on the way:
Granted, that doesn’t really reveal a whole lot, but we take what we can get.
Meanwhile, over on Steam, you can enjoy some A Vampyre Story 2 background art work. Always a treat for the Tillerheads.
Those lost Psychonauts 2 levels: Back at Double Fine, the studio started publishing a series on levels that didn’t make it into Psychonauts 2, kicking it off with “The Quarry”:
Three others followed:
And, finally, Ronzo is back in the spotlight. Thanks to the always great Laura Cress.
Other than the expected Death by Scrolling chatter, you can learn that Ron is done with point-n-click adventures (OK, minor hyperbole). Of course, he also has a plot in mind for a Thimbleweed Park sequel, so who even knows? Ron is a fickle friend.
Breaking News! Death by Scrolling designer Elissa has guest-posted some notes on the game’s levels over at Grumpy Gamer.
Not really trivia as such, I suppose, but this is as good a time as any to enjoy some Ransome insults.
Last time we asked what your feelings about Tales of Monkey Island were. 60% (correctly) said “Great game!” while 27% went with “Good; no qualifier needed.” 10% picked “Good; episodic format let it down,” and 3% clicked the wrong option (“Not my thing”).
This week, we're checking in on Death by Scrolling.
Last Week’s Mojole Results
It’s the game that sweeps the nation! Can you beat Mojole, our fiendishly difficult daily puzzler? Only hardcore LucasArts aficionados need apply.
04 Sep: “skunk##” – … ape. Plus, wasn’t there a skunk in DOTT?
05 Sep: “linux##” – Ronzo’s new operating system of choice. It also powers Mojo.
06 Sep: “manny##” – Manny Calavera, star of Grim.
07 Sep: “pirat##” – German for 'pirate.' (Germans LOVE adventure games!)
08 Sep: “nazis##” – Famously seen in Indy and the US Supreme Court.
09 Sep: “carla##” – Aka The Swordmaster -- a character from EMI.
10 Sep: “troll##” – Something elTee often is classified as. Also guards the bridge in MI1.
And for the competitive amongst you, the Mojole forum thread has gone strong for more than two years. The two juggernauts to beat: Sushi and Huz.
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No Grim Fandango presale postcard news post?? Snubbed on the round-up. It's because I plagiarized the headline, isn't it?
Honestly it’s a bit of a relief to hear that Ron is moving on from point ‘n’ click 😅