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adeyke wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 6:32 pm For all these hypothetical sequels, I'd rather have a modern adventure game engine. I think a lot of Sierra games have done amazing things in EGA and VGA, but I'd still prefer the graphics be 1080p. Hand-animating at that resolution would be quite a lot of work, but hypothetical wishes don't have budgetary limitations. Also, a new engine could have various interface improvements or quality of life features.

Collector wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:03 pm Of all the proposed sequels this I find this one the most intriguing, especially if it were in SCI, like the first two. The scrolling background outside of the windows would add a lot of visual interest. Perhaps the background could be a view resource with enough cels and loops that you would not notice it was looping. You could have a number of these views, each for the different type of terrains needed to keep it all fresh.

MusicallyInspired wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 7:11 pm I like thinking in terms of SCI because it's something within my skill set lol. Programming, I mean. I also like figuring out what I can pull off within limitations. When I don't have any limitations my creativity and drive plummets.

Not that I'm actually working on anything....it's just more interesting to think in those terms.

adeyke wrote: ↑Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:20 pm I'm actually not sure about the the moving background outside the window. I do agree that it could be visually interesting. However, it might draw the player's attention away from what's actually happening in the scene. There's a whole art to directing the player's attention via colors, lighting, and motion. and that moving background might work against that. You don't want the thing that's most interesting to look at to also be the least relevant.