![]() in a computer game the backgrounds ARE the game, be they three dimensional models for the world of Zelda, or two dimensional background sprites for a side scroller.” 6 egative effect of using simplistic backgrounds that puzzles become very obvious and are too easy to solve they don’t keep the player entertained while he is playing. Simplistic background art works fine for television, but will create negative effects in a computer game. However, because of the unique artistic requirements of adventure games, and all computer games in general, we actually had to make the game look better than television. We finally had the ability to make our game look as good as any cartoon show on television. “We finally had the ability to make our game look as good as any cartoon show ” – Bill Tiller Hi resolution also meant that our character designs could now have some fine details that were missing in low res, We could use smaller shapes and not fear that they would become lost in the blur of anti-aliasing. In the past, paper was used rarely for game animation. “ Hi-res also allowed the animators to animate on paper. In his presentation on game design at the Game Developer Conference ( GDC) in 1999, Bill Tiller, lead background artists on The Curse of Monkey Island, remembers how this increased resolution influenced the project: Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本茂) Nintendo’s famous producer, argued that they chose this resolution for the home console as opposed to the more high-tech 1920×1080 p used by the Sony PlayStation 3 4, because most conventional households at the time did not yet have television sets that could display this output 5. For example, while the first entry in the Monkey Island series “only” has a 320×200 pixel ( p) resolution with 256 colors 1, this title has what was then considered high-definition graphics, boasting a full 640×480 p resolution and 256 colors 2.Īn aside: This resolution would remain standard for some time, as can be demonstrated by the Nintendo Wii, which came out in 2006 and also used 640×480 p 3 (though by that point many TV sets could display millions of colors). Naturally all of these innovations also found their way into this project and completely altered its look. In the next project then, they included more elaborate, visually stunning cutscenes, as one can see in Full Throttle ( 1995, remastered 2017). As a result, Sam & Max: Hit the Road ( 1993, available as digital download since 2014) uses the entire screen instead of only the top half, like previous entries. Shortly after, they dropped the traditional SCUMM menu interface ( SCUMM is one of their point & click game engines). For example, during the development of Day of the Tentacle ( 1993, remastered 2015), the studio/publisher decided to expand that project to include voice acting while also releasing a so-called “talkie version” with newly added voiceover of their previously put out title, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis ( 1992, talkie version 1993, available as digital download since 2009). “Hi-res also allowed the animators to animate on paper.” – Bill TillerĮxperimentation with this medium began early. This new technology allowed for more storage space alongside fewer disc swaps, which LucasArts, the company behind this franchise, used as an opportunity to completely alter how their games looked, sounded, and eventually felt. And while the first two titles were originally released on several floppy disks each, this one came out on two CD-ROMs, a medium that had become common place by the mid to late 1990s. The Curse of Monkey Island ( originally 1997, rereleased as a digital download 2018) is the third entry in its series, after The Secret of Monkey Island ( 1990, Special Edition 2009) as well as Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge ( 1991, Special Edition 2010). 3.0 Cutting to the Chase – The Review Proper. ![]() On top of it all, the mysterious voodoo lady in the swamp tells him that he will die during this adventure. If only the engagement ring he picked up wasn’t cursed and would accidentally turn her into a solid gold statue on an island full of thieving privateers, things would be so much better. The time alone gave Guybrush Threepwood time to think and he finally decides to propose to Governor Elaine Marley once on shore. A mighty pirate narrowly escapes the clutches of the zombie pirate LeChuck in his bumper car and now floats aimlessly through the ocean. Guybrush is the type of pirate who takes “parlait” too literally.ĭeep in the Caribbean, the island of Plunder, off the shore of Puerto Pollo.
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