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Posted October 28, 2011
We've just posted the answers from Aaron Conners about the Tex Murphy series and we're ready for another Q&A session. This time we're taking on a recently released series!

After years of being widely unavailable, [url=http://www.gog.com/en/catalogue/#all_genres/search/little big adventure/]Little Big Adventure, one of the best action-adventure series on the planet, has been re-released at GOG. The rights for LBA games went back to one of the developers, and thanks to this we're able to ask them some questions about the series. This time not one, not two, but three people involved in the process of creation of the game will answer your inquiries! Didier Chanfray, co-founder and art director at Adeline Software, Frederick Raynal, co-founder and creative director at Adeline Software and Sebastien Viannay, lead programmer, will answer all kinds of questions concerning the Little Big Adventure.

Please post all questions in this thread. As usual we'll be picking 5 most interesting questions from the comments and send them over to developers. We know that's enough of an incentive for all fans of those games to ask their questions, but as we like to reward you for your work, we'll be giving a free game to the authors of the 5 chosen questions. Remember to post them until Thursday, November 3 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Posted November 03, 2011
I was a huge fan of LBA2 when I was a little kid. I enjoyed the game very much even I didn't understand every sentence I read. I remember couple of things really well. Twinsen and his magic ball, friendly dragon, penguin bomb and mosquitoes. Aah, the memories.

Now let's concentrate to the questions. (pick the best one(s) you would like to answer)

What kind of game the first LBA would have been if it would be released now?
How many sleepless nights did you have when making these awesome games?
What kind of game you would have made if the LBA series wouldn't have been ever made by that time?
What kind of things inspired you when making LBA or LBA2? Especially I am interested the origin of Quetchs.

Hopefully I made at least one interesting question for you, but I think you should answer to a question which all the fans of LBA would like to know: LBA3, when?

Nice to have you at GOG.
Posted November 06, 2011
Do you remake or renew LBA?
Posted November 07, 2011
Thank you all for participating in another "Ask developer a question" thread. There were some really good questions and it was hard to pick only 5 out of them. Unfortunately we don't want to send 20 or 30 questions to the guys behind LBA and give them a 3 days work to answer them all ;)

But after going through all questions from you, we have finally chosen the 5 that will be submitted to Didier, Frederick and Sebastien. The lucky users whose questions will be answered are: Renesans, pedro_porfirio, YnK, iuliand and Tallima. Congratulations and PM me to let me know what games you'd like to receive!

And here are the winning questions:


Were there any ideas that didn't make it into the games due to technical difficulties or time constraints (i.e. not because you didn't like them)? Could you mention one of them? Would you include them if you had the chance to redesign and re-release the games with today's latest technology?

How do you explain this unique feel that some European games have (like lba) that is hard to find elsewhere?

LBA2 had a bit of what at least I personally would call improvements over the first game - e.g. a more convenient save system, no more crashing into walls. Were those changes made as a response to criticism from players, or would you've made those changes anyway as part of the overall "upgrade"?
Also, what's with the increased amount of, um, more mature material in LBA2 (the cow humping, Twinsen getting into the women's sauna to distract the Hacienda owner, etc.)? Was this added because the original game felt too "kiddish", as a ploy to attract a more adult audience?

Was the decision to make LBA2 influenced by the success of LBA1 or was the title planned as a series from the beginning?

LBA is the first game that I can think of that used a combination of cartoon-like characters with more realistic and textured backgrounds. In more modern days, we see it more often with hits like Final Fantasy 7. I have a strong feeling that the art style was not primarily driven by the technology available, but by an overarching vision of the game. Were you ever worried that the unique art style used in LBA would backfire and that people would see the game as too childish or amateur?


Thank you all for participating and keep an eye at the front page for the answers!
Post edited November 07, 2011 by Cook
Posted November 08, 2011
Mr Raynal & Mr Chanfray,
There are so many Huge fans in South Korea include me.
So I want to give them an oppotunity for playing LBA1&2 to Korean, if you allow it. (no conditions, no need money)
I want to translate. and I'm a game designer too.

(kiss) (kiss)
Thank you very much, always.

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I know I'm late... but... could you let them know?
Post edited November 08, 2011 by choalive
Posted November 08, 2011
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choalive: So I want to give them an oppotunity for playing LBA1&2 to Korean, if you allow it. (no conditions, no need money)
I want to translate.
If you follow the online community at http://magicball.net you will get all the necessary information to make translations for both games.

Btw, as a side note, people who bought both games on GOG can also put other translations made by fans and its quite simple to do it. Just check the online community.
Posted November 09, 2011
thank you very much!!
I really appreciate your help. :)

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choalive: So I want to give them an oppotunity for playing LBA1&2 to Korean, if you allow it. (no conditions, no need money)
I want to translate.
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alexfont: If you follow the online community at http://magicball.net you will get all the necessary information to make translations for both games.

Btw, as a side note, people who bought both games on GOG can also put other translations made by fans and its quite simple to do it. Just check the online community.
Posted November 22, 2011
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Cook: Thank you all ...
Are you on vacation, Cook? I sent a few PMs. Peace!
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