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Random: Tim Schafer, cookies, and brains
Notice how the brains connect these two wacky videos. Funny voices are also a common theme. I’ve decided that there’s so much in common that Mr. Schafer should probably direct the next New Vegas DLC and center it around Sesame Street.
Author: Cody
Reactions: Could Psychonauts be getting a downloadable HD remake?
Well, Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Studios recently acquired the publishing rights to the 2005 classic, which is certainly a step in that direction. In an email to Gamasutra, Schafer said, “It’s true the publishing rights have reverted to Double Fine, but there are some more deals that need to be worked out and contracts that need signing before that actually means anything, financially. After that’s all squared away, we will have some fun stuff to announce! (And no, it’s not Psychonauts 2.)”
Author: CodyReactions: Trenched boosts your testosterone June 22nd
After the debacle that was Stacking, I can’t say that I’m all that eager to dig in to the mech-trodden soil of Trenched. It’s also really not helping when they put out entirely uninteresting trailers like this to promote it. Still, I have to admit a passing interest in the sex-beasts of Route 66. Why doesn’t Double Fine make a game out of that?
Author: CodyReactions: Double Fine unveils Trenched
Oh, my dear, dear Double Fine; after the debacle that was Stacking, a game about mechs is the last thing I wanted to see. Can somebody explain to me what our society’s ridiculous obsession with mechs is all about? I just don’t get it, and I won’t be getting this, even if customization does seem to be a core component.
Author: CodyReactions: Double Fine’s working on a Sesame Steet game for Kinect
Sceen shot from a different Sesame Street game.
GameSpot is reporting that children have indeed taken over Tim Schafer’s Double Fine studios and have secured a contract to develop Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster in exchange for the funny-man’s life. Warner Bros. Interactive interpreted the negotiator’s childishly flailing limbs as a demand that the title be designed for Microsoft’s Kinect technology. An inside man has suggested that Elmo, Cookie Monster, and others incited the take-over with plans of inserting themselves in an “interactive story” where “players will encounter and befriend monsters, solve problems, and learn ‘key life skills’.”
Author: CodyReview: Stacking
Score: Mediocre
Difficulty played on: No difficulty options
Time to beat: 7 hours for close to 100% completion
Loved the most: Unique and consistent aesthetic direction.
Hated the most: Either the utter lack of anything remotely funny (coming from Double Fine!) or the most annoying title screen music I’ve ever heard.
Hot of the (roller) heels of October’s delightful Costume Quest, Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Studios has released one of the most aesthetically original games in the history of the industry with Stacking, a game based on Russian Matryoshka dolls. The gamble pays off with one of the most authentic and quirky game-worlds you’ll ever occupy, but unlike the developer’s previous foray into the downloadable market, Stacking just doesn’t have enough fun or funny to support the unique world. Simply put, this title doesn’t “stack up” to the Double Fine standard we’ve come to know, and it has me sincerely concerned for the quality of their next game.
Author: CodyReactions: XBLA headliners get dated
So before we get to the new news, I thought I’d just remind everyone that Double Fine’s downloadable title Stacking goes on sale tomorrow for $15, and if my excitement hasn’t been enough to goad you into buying it, then maybe this glowing review from 1UP will get your inner doll-lover (oh, yes, we all know) rustling.
Author: CodyTrailers: Get the scoop on the origins of Stacking
What Mr. Lee isn’t saying is that the story is secretly a metaphor for the no-names in the Double Fine family triumphing over Tim Schafer’s tyrannical rule and finally expressing themselves. What, a guy who called Bobby Kotick a “total prick” can’t be an industrial villain who lords over his underlings with an iron fist?
Author: CodyReactions: Costume Quest sells out with “Grubbins on Ice” DLC
I mean, really, the minute you put anything on ice you’ve officially sold out. Sadly, though, I’m not joking about this DLC. The new content, set to hit sometime next month, picks up after Costume Quest‘s conclusion and pits Lucy, Everett, Wren, and Reynold in a new adventure that takes them “into another world, where they once again must go door-to-door looking for candy and fending off grubbins.” Sounds to me like the same game with a new skin that doesn’t even make sense in the context this game’s mechanics.
Author: Cody
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