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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on November 29, 2012, 05:47:58 PM

Title: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 05:47:58 PM
Tony blessed us with this little nugget in the oft-ignored Random Gaming Talk Thread Thing.

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Hey there!

Just wanted to give you a heads up that Double Fine has agreed to partner with Amazon on a question and answer session with Ron Gilbert regarding the upcoming title "The Cave".

If any of you want to ask questions about the game post them in the comments and I'll get them over to the Double Fine team ASAP.

We need to have all questions in by early tomorrow morning PST.

Also, what are the thoughts around me posting this in the Neogaf complaining thread? I'm just trying to get a bunch of questions :)

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Gazunta on November 29, 2012, 06:05:37 PM
How much pressure do you have to make this what people expect a 'classic' Ron Gilbert game to be, versus what you want to make now?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2012, 06:14:41 PM
Does The Cave, in any way build upon Maniac Mansion's multiple character dynamic? As you know, Maniac Mansion hosts a large cast of characters capable of solving specific puzzles unique to their own storylines or character archetypes. The nerd can use tools to fix the phones, for instance. This gave Maniac Mansion an open-ended feel in the puzzle solving of sorts, which is contrast to how traditional adventure game puzzle solving developed, which is typically use a. to solve b. to achieve c in a linear series of brain teasers. This gave Maniac Mansion a level of care that few adventure games have met since, but also greatly enhanced the replay value. Playing through MM with different combinations of characters gave the game a constant storm of new puzzles to conquer, solve, and explore, which is something that very few adventure games can claim; once you've one, you already know the puzzles, which gives less inclination to ever replay it. MM solved this problem single-handedly and yet few, if any, adventure games have followed in its foot steps. Does The Cave in any way offer or expand upon the open-ended puzzle solving and replay value that Maniac Mansion offered?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 06:37:43 PM
Is that even a question
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 06:39:33 PM
Is that even a question

I'm sure Ron will distill it down into several :).

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 29, 2012, 06:39:51 PM
it's more of a soliloquy
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2012, 06:41:42 PM
The Cave's use of multiple characters with their own abilities reminds me of Maniac Mansion! I have to ask!
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 29, 2012, 06:49:21 PM
Then why not ask it in the form of a question? Ron Gilbert is a busy man who doesn't have time for your college fucking dissertation
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 29, 2012, 06:51:53 PM
what is "the cave"?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 06:53:03 PM
Then why not ask it in the form of a question? Ron Gilbert is a busy man who doesn't have time for your college fucking dissertation

If you were a famous game designer who has been making games people love for a LONG TIME what kind of question would you prefer:

1. Posts like Himuro's
2. "Ron, is making games hard?"

I know what I'd prefer :).

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 06:54:05 PM
what is "the cave"?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+cave+ron+gilbert#

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 06:54:24 PM
Ron Gilbert came from a time of cut-throat sarcasm and LOOM jokes, I think he would appreciate #2
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2012, 06:55:19 PM
Ron Gilbert is one of my favorite designers.

SORRY FOR CARING
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 29, 2012, 06:55:43 PM
what is "the cave"?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+cave+ron+gilbert#

Cheers,
Tony

that was actually my question for ron gilbert

Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 29, 2012, 06:56:16 PM
who is "ron gilbert"?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 06:56:25 PM
I didn't meet Ron Gilbert, but he was in the same seedy basement of a bar at E3. It was the Telltale party. It was off the chain.

So I did meet Ron Gilbert. I just didn't say hi. True story.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2012, 06:57:07 PM
I didn't meet Ron Gilbert, but he was in the same seedy basement of a bar at E3. It was the Telltale party. It was off the chain.

So I did meet Ron Gilbert. I just didn't say hi. True story.

You should have drank a beer with em.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 29, 2012, 06:57:28 PM
Then why not ask it in the form of a question? Ron Gilbert is a busy man who doesn't have time for your college fucking dissertation

If you were a famous game designer who has been making games people love for a LONG TIME what kind of question would you prefer:

1. Posts like Himuro's
2. "Ron, is making games hard?"

I know what I'd prefer :).

Cheers,
Tony

I'd prefer Himuro's but with linebreaks!
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2012, 07:00:02 PM
Then why not ask it in the form of a question? Ron Gilbert is a busy man who doesn't have time for your college fucking dissertation

If you were a famous game designer who has been making games people love for a LONG TIME what kind of question would you prefer:

1. Posts like Himuro's
2. "Ron, is making games hard?"

I know what I'd prefer :).

Cheers,
Tony

I'd prefer Himuro's but with linebreaks!

Is this better, Howard-san?

Does The Cave, in any way build upon Maniac Mansion's multiple character dynamic? As you know, Maniac Mansion hosts a large cast of characters capable of solving specific puzzles unique to their own storylines or character archetypes. The nerd can use tools to fix the phones, for instance. This gave Maniac Mansion an open-ended feel in the puzzle solving of sorts, which is contrast to how traditional adventure game puzzle solving developed, which is typically use a. to solve b. to achieve c in a linear series of brain teasers.

This gave Maniac Mansion a level of care that few adventure games have met since, but also greatly enhanced the replay value. Playing through MM with different combinations of characters gave the game a constant storm of new puzzles to conquer, solve, and explore, which is something that very few adventure games can claim; once you've one, you already know the puzzles, which gives less inclination to ever replay it. MM solved this problem single-handedly and yet few, if any, adventure games have followed in its foot steps.

Does The Cave in any way offer or expand upon the open-ended puzzle solving and replay value that Maniac Mansion offered?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 29, 2012, 07:05:22 PM
Then why not ask it in the form of a question? Ron Gilbert is a busy man who doesn't have time for your college fucking dissertation

If you were a famous game designer who has been making games people love for a LONG TIME what kind of question would you prefer:

1. Posts like Himuro's
2. "Ron, is making games hard?"

I know what I'd prefer :).

Cheers,
Tony

I'd prefer Himuro's but with linebreaks!

Is this better, Howard-san?

Does The Cave, in any way build upon Maniac Mansion's multiple character dynamic? As you know, Maniac Mansion hosts a large cast of characters capable of solving specific puzzles unique to their own storylines or character archetypes. The nerd can use tools to fix the phones, for instance. This gave Maniac Mansion an open-ended feel in the puzzle solving of sorts, which is contrast to how traditional adventure game puzzle solving developed, which is typically use a. to solve b. to achieve c in a linear series of brain teasers.

This gave Maniac Mansion a level of care that few adventure games have met since, but also greatly enhanced the replay value. Playing through MM with different combinations of characters gave the game a constant storm of new puzzles to conquer, solve, and explore, which is something that very few adventure games can claim; once you've one, you already know the puzzles, which gives less inclination to ever replay it. MM solved this problem single-handedly and yet few, if any, adventure games have followed in its foot steps.

Does The Cave in any way offer or expand upon the open-ended puzzle solving and replay value that Maniac Mansion offered?

Ron Gilbert made Maniac Mansion, you don't have to remind him how it works or how awesome it is (or maybe you do - it was the 80s).

- Does The Cave build upon Maniac Mansion's multiple character dynamic? Maniac Mansion's puzzles had multiple, open-ended solutions, adding replay value to a sometimes moribund genre.

See? Easy peasy.

Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on November 29, 2012, 07:06:48 PM
That helps.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 07:16:23 PM
That helps.

I'm sending the whole question dude, who doesn't like to hear from people that love their work? NOT THIS GUY!

Also, check this out guys, you will probably find it at least mildly amusing:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3520019&pagenumber=1#lastpost

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 07:20:49 PM
I think you're one of the guys, now. I'll miss you while you're on top, Tony.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 07:49:17 PM
You know who you need to hire? The KMartGamer that was on CAG. Dude was chill and pretty hot too. 10/10 would bang.

After the KMart fallout, I felt really bad since his dad died or something and he probably got laid off or something.

I wasnt sure to post this here or your thread, but whatever.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 07:50:38 PM
You know who you need to hire? The KMartGamer that was on CAG. Dude was chill and pretty hot too. 10/10 would bang.

After the KMart fallout, I felt really bad since his dad died or something and he probably got laid off or something.

I wasnt sure to post this here or your thread, but whatever.

Dude I totally tried to get a hold of that guy after everything shook out, but I couldn't ever find good contact info :(.

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 07:52:04 PM
I think you're one of the guys, now. I'll miss you while you're on top, Tony.

Is it weird that this post got me more excited than the last time I got a raise?

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 07:53:09 PM
You know who you need to hire? The KMartGamer that was on CAG. Dude was chill and pretty hot too. 10/10 would bang.

After the KMart fallout, I felt really bad since his dad died or something and he probably got laid off or something.

I wasnt sure to post this here or your thread, but whatever.

Dude I totally tried to get a hold of that guy after everything shook out, but I couldn't ever find good contact info :(.

Cheers,
Tony

My man,

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-deane/19/2b2/858

Hire this dude. He was a bro.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Amazon Tony on November 29, 2012, 07:57:22 PM
You know who you need to hire? The KMartGamer that was on CAG. Dude was chill and pretty hot too. 10/10 would bang.

After the KMart fallout, I felt really bad since his dad died or something and he probably got laid off or something.

I wasnt sure to post this here or your thread, but whatever.

Dude I totally tried to get a hold of that guy after everything shook out, but I couldn't ever find good contact info :(.

Cheers,
Tony

My man,

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joshua-deane/19/2b2/858

Hire this dude. He was a bro.

Thanks! Just linked with him.

Cheers,
Tony
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on November 29, 2012, 09:39:18 PM
What do you think about the WiiU, and will its relatively low dev costs impact business decisions on whether to support it over the PS4/X720?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: demi on November 29, 2012, 09:41:34 PM
I'm not even sure you know what a Ron Gilbert, Doublefine, or The Cave is.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: The Sceneman on November 29, 2012, 09:43:41 PM
What do you think about the WiiU, and will its relatively low dev costs impact business decisions on whether to support it over the PS4/X720?

you dumb shit
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Barry Egan on November 29, 2012, 10:27:07 PM
What do you think about the WiiU, and will its relatively low dev costs impact business decisions on whether to support it over the PS4/X720?

:lol
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 29, 2012, 11:26:24 PM
Do you do anal?
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 29, 2012, 11:26:56 PM
What do you think about the WiiU, and will its relatively low dev costs impact business decisions on whether to support it over the PS4/X720?

you dumb shit

:lol
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Diunx on November 30, 2012, 12:15:46 AM
Do you think the impact of the latino vote in the recent elections will lead to more latino influenced games?

Do you like cilantro?

Puffy cheetos vs crunchy cheetos.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: tiesto on November 30, 2012, 12:17:17 AM
How do you like pussy? Shaved or au naturel?
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Real question... will we ever get a new game in the Maniac Mansion series?
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Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on December 02, 2012, 01:13:12 AM
Then why not ask it in the form of a question? Ron Gilbert is a busy man who doesn't have time for your college fucking dissertation

If you were a famous game designer who has been making games people love for a LONG TIME what kind of question would you prefer:

1. Posts like Himuro's
2. "Ron, is making games hard?"

I know what I'd prefer :).

Cheers,
Tony

I'd prefer Himuro's but with linebreaks!

Is this better, Howard-san?

Does The Cave, in any way build upon Maniac Mansion's multiple character dynamic? As you know, Maniac Mansion hosts a large cast of characters capable of solving specific puzzles unique to their own storylines or character archetypes. The nerd can use tools to fix the phones, for instance. This gave Maniac Mansion an open-ended feel in the puzzle solving of sorts, which is contrast to how traditional adventure game puzzle solving developed, which is typically use a. to solve b. to achieve c in a linear series of brain teasers.

This gave Maniac Mansion a level of care that few adventure games have met since, but also greatly enhanced the replay value. Playing through MM with different combinations of characters gave the game a constant storm of new puzzles to conquer, solve, and explore, which is something that very few adventure games can claim; once you've one, you already know the puzzles, which gives less inclination to ever replay it. MM solved this problem single-handedly and yet few, if any, adventure games have followed in its foot steps.

Does The Cave in any way offer or expand upon the open-ended puzzle solving and replay value that Maniac Mansion offered?

Ron Gilbert made Maniac Mansion, you don't have to remind him how it works or how awesome it is (or maybe you do - it was the 80s).

- Does The Cave build upon Maniac Mansion's multiple character dynamic? Maniac Mansion's puzzles had multiple, open-ended solutions, adding replay value to a sometimes moribund genre.

See? Easy peasy.

As you know, Howard, the words we type on our keyboards are encoded into sequences of electronic pulses, transmitted over transcontinental cables, and stored in vast data banks. The computing machines attached to those data banks collate the messages they receive into a logical organization to project the illusion of a virtual "conversation" - yet, armed with nothing but the "Universal Resource Locator", a kind of post office box address, for a conversation, even non-participants can and often do request a record of it from the data bank. Thus while participants feel obliged to maintain the appearance of addressing their fellow conversationalists, many often strive to subtly aid the general reader in his understanding as well.
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: Himu on December 02, 2012, 02:41:41 AM
:wtf
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on December 02, 2012, 05:17:06 PM
:wtf

rawrrr
Title: Re: Do you want to talk to Ron Gilbert and Doublefine?
Post by: chronovore on December 03, 2012, 09:27:42 AM
Is working at Double Fine a dream within a dream, or just a dream?