Maniac Mansion
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 9:19AM OH man did life just get exciting. See, and huge part of my youth was spent playing video games...and then my teenage years...and then in college...and after graduation...really all of my life I've been obsessed with games. And not in the "OMG I'M PLAYING HALO WITH MY BROS AND CURSING OUT PEOPLE ONLINE" way. I love single player games (or even better, Co-Op games with a plot). I find it to be the ultimate form of interactive storytelling.
Modern games have gorgeous art direction that puts most movies to shame, epic musical scores, control schemes that really draw a person into the interactive experience, and some of the best story writing in this day and age. Sure, some games can be terrible, but when a game links these elements...storytelling gold.
Old games also achieved this the best they could, and some of my favorite old games were Adventure games. Usually point and click puzzle games, you took control of a character and moved from scene to scene, collecting items that would help you solve puzzles and further the story. Games like "Sam and Max: Hit the Road" and "Day of the Tentacle" were absolute genius, made by the king of these games back in the day, LucasArts. Now, remakes/sequels of these games are being made (for the past few years) which I love by the company Telltale Games.
But the game that started it all, that really brought these games into prominence and started their Golden Age, was "Maniac Manshion". By today's standards a graphically and musically crude game, the game was advanced for it's time, with a hilarious script and branching storylines. Finally a fan remake is being made, and it looks awesome. Following the art style of the sequel "Day of the Tentacle", the game will be more asthetically pleasing and easier to consume for modern gamers. And I'll enjoy every second of it.
It hurts me that this is happening when I have 20 other games I've been meaning to play (the fact that I haven't touched L.A. Noire yet actually burns up my soul), but all the excitement can't be contained.
~Jones Out
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