Game is kinda interesting, but I didn't like the art style back then and I really don't like it now.

As Star Trek was brought up, I feel towards this pixel-question like this:
TOS aliens are pretty cringeworthy nowadays, at least in my opinion (I'm actually re-watching the first season atm). It's the equivalent of 320x200. You need much imagination, but back then it was kinda cool. Still, I don't think people would have rejected better costumes/masks. I think/hope this is along the lines what AlienMind wants to get across.

Good pixel art, like some Wadjet Eyes games, is more like Star Trek in the 90s - stuff looked much better but you can still see the cheap uniform and the edge of the wigs. It gets the job done. I doubt that many people wanted it to go back to it's ugly low budget roots. (although with hardcore fans you never know :P)

And then there's the newest generation, all pretty shiny and 3D etc. And some people will prefer this, other will prefer the 90s series. Sometimes the content suffers for all the bling bling.

But going back TOS/320x200 ... I think that's a hard pill to swallow for a lot of people.


...I'll probably buy it somewhen, because P'n'C, but it will take it's time.

Maybe it is wishful thinking, but as a fan I hope for the best.
This may be just guesswork but I imagine both PC and console gamers a smaller group than casual gamers on mobile platforms.
Of course everyone in the first two groups is likely to game on mobile too, but it's about reaching all those other mobile gamers.

I've found this:
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/22/mobile-game-revenue-to-pass-console-pc-for-first-time.html
(note this is about revenue, I'd assume a lower average price for mobile games i.e. more purchases but it's hard to say with all those in-app purchases of so called "free-to-play" games)

Hmm... Will keep an eye for reviews and future sales.

I want to see if there's actually something to sell the game or if it's just going "Hey look! We swear! That makes us edgy, right?"

I do like the genre, though, so Wishlisted.

True. But on the other hand cartoon style graphics aren't detailed. Low-res graphics may not be actually detailed but good artists can make them look super detailed (which is not possible in HD unless adding those actual details).

I sometimes have to resize stuff like icons and I'm afraid I will never become a good pixel artist :-)

This only works for games actually supported by ScummVM or DOSBox (which are quite a lot though).
Problem was and still is games not being available for purchase need to be "found" (examples: Grim Fandango [done], Full Throttle [soon], MI3 [WTF?]).
P.S.: Why the hell should I ever play MI1 without Ulitmate Edition patch? This would be crazy!

I love big pixels! (having window borders or other programs visible on the same screen sounds horrible to me, brr :-)

Well, yes. But it doesn't automatically follow that this huge group of mobile gamers will embrace p&c adventure games as their favorite genre and that the huge revenue will come from these games. Casual or not, adventure games still require a totally different kind of investment than Match-3 games, Angry Birds, Pokemon Go or whatever is most popular on mobile device. There are and will be mobile gamers who enjoy adventure games, but I can't imagine that the genre will become much more popular among casual/mobile/former non- gamers than it is among PC players now (and it still is a niche genre on PC). But who knows.

Well personally I could watch TOS over and over again, but I couldn't even finish watching Enterprise. After I went to see the reboot movie and got ripped off, I gave up on all modern incarnations of Star Trek, even though I'm a life long fan. Fortunately I can still enjoy TOS & TNG on DVD.


Here's what the doctor (McCoy) ordered:
http://www.gog.com/game/star_trek_25th_anniversary
http://www.gog.com/game/star_trek_judgment_rites

;-)


Yes, mobile games are cheaper or free, but they generate a lot of revenue due to large amount of small in-game purchases. Mobile games are designed so that there will be a point where you have to use money in order to progress in the game.
For instance in Pokémon GO I could play for free until they released the second wave of creatures, but then I had to buy more inventory space. I don't mind paying, because it's a fun game to motivate walking exercise, but I hate to be forced into "pay if you wanna play" situation.

Of course because there is a general price line for mobile games, also mobile adventures are priced differently. Last time I checked, the latest Broken Sword was 19,99 € for PC but 4,99 € for Android (no discounts on either).

I rarely buy mobile games, so I don't know if that's an exceptional price or not, but I would guess it's kind of average.

Yes, you are pessimistic, let me dream :-)

But I do think this type of game is suited quite well for mobile devices.

That's something we can agree on. :)

Hey, you have removed part of the quote :D

Good prescription! Take two every day!

Yes it will have to be priced differently. It probably even needs to be different for iOS (they pay more of course) and Android market.
Games designed with in-app purchases (or DLCs) in mind suck :-(
You can do this stuff right but there are so many horrible examples out there (and some still successful).

TWP (back to the topic, yeah!) or typical adventure games in general aren't suitable for in-app purchases, they only have their one-time payments or could use an episodic format.

Ok, I'll let you dream as well, if that's what you meant. ;)

Yeah..., right :)

Everything can be monetized with a little bit of twisted creativity.

For instance, if Monkey Island was remade as a mobile version, you could build the sword fighting part so that you walk around and try to learn new insults with a very limited success rate. To speed things up, you could purchase insults 99 cents per insult, or a collection of 15 insults for a bargain price of 9.99 euros/dollars.

Every locked door scenario could have a cheat mode "tip the doorman to get in" for those who don't want to spend time finding the key.

I really hope no adventure game ever goes this route, but just to give an example there, if someone ever wants to implement in-game purchases, it can be done quite easily.

OMG, 99c per insult! Don't give people such horrible ideas!
:-)

This is true.

The original vision was much more conservative/oldschool, here is a comparison screenshot (source).
Although they do use dithering as an artistic choice they don't really restrict themselves to an actual colour palette. Also after applying effects like dynamic lighting they end up using all colours.

That was a matter of international affairs. Luckily it could be remedied and no one got hurt.
This is the only setting which matters: Screenshot from demo version

Fantastic. Best managed kickstarter i ever partook in. So glad i backed this. The way they ran this project, this should be a fantastic old-school game.