No New Monkey Island from Gilbert
How to handle the media and the Internet and still have ideas
OK, so you are a very creative and clever man. You want to chat about ideas. One of those ideas is for a new Monkey Island game... and you are Ron Gilbert. How do you do this without creating the following headline?
"Gilbert Talks New Monkey Island Confirmed!!!!" Well, you'd blog and you'd entitle your post: "If I Made Another Monkey Island..." but then you'd do this...
"So, before I get into this fanciful post, I want to make one thing perfectly clear... actually, I'm just going to make it my first point. It's probably the most important one. Actually, I'll make it the first two points.
"One - I am not making another Monkey Island. I have no plans to make another Monkey Island. I am not formulating plans to make another Monkey Island.
"Two - Let me say that again. There is no new Monkey Island in works and I have no plans to make one. I'm just thinking and dreaming and inviting you come along with me. Please your keep your hands inside the boat at all times. No standing or you might get wet.
"But, If I made another Monkey Island..."
You would then use your blog you discuss some ideas such as:
"There would be a box. I imagine most copies would be sold digitally, but sometimes you just want to roll around in all your adventure game boxes. I know I do. Besides, where would you store the code wheel?"
And this...
"The press won't get advanced copies. I know all the reasons they want to get a game in advance, and they are all valid, but I feel they should play it at the same time you do. I hope they won't be mad at me. My Metacritic score hopes they won't be mad it me."
And this...
" It won't be the Monkey Island 3 I was going to make in 1992. I'm not the same person I was back then. I could never make that game now. It is lost to time. Hopefully this one would be better."
Ron Gilbert is a massively wonderful gaming giant. Read more on his Grumpy Gamer blog.
"Gilbert Talks New Monkey Island Confirmed!!!!" Well, you'd blog and you'd entitle your post: "If I Made Another Monkey Island..." but then you'd do this...
"So, before I get into this fanciful post, I want to make one thing perfectly clear... actually, I'm just going to make it my first point. It's probably the most important one. Actually, I'll make it the first two points.
"One - I am not making another Monkey Island. I have no plans to make another Monkey Island. I am not formulating plans to make another Monkey Island.
"Two - Let me say that again. There is no new Monkey Island in works and I have no plans to make one. I'm just thinking and dreaming and inviting you come along with me. Please your keep your hands inside the boat at all times. No standing or you might get wet.
"But, If I made another Monkey Island..."
You would then use your blog you discuss some ideas such as:
"There would be a box. I imagine most copies would be sold digitally, but sometimes you just want to roll around in all your adventure game boxes. I know I do. Besides, where would you store the code wheel?"
And this...
"The press won't get advanced copies. I know all the reasons they want to get a game in advance, and they are all valid, but I feel they should play it at the same time you do. I hope they won't be mad at me. My Metacritic score hopes they won't be mad it me."
And this...
" It won't be the Monkey Island 3 I was going to make in 1992. I'm not the same person I was back then. I could never make that game now. It is lost to time. Hopefully this one would be better."
Ron Gilbert is a massively wonderful gaming giant. Read more on his Grumpy Gamer blog.
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