'They were talking about all these bikers like Big Rick and Smiling Phil, and it just sounded like a different kind of pirates to me,' he says. It was a really interesting bubble to be in.'įor his first title as project leader, Schafer turned to a pitch he drew up based on a friend's experience going to a biker bar. So they said, 'here's a bunch of money but you're going to have to make it up from scratch.' It led to what I think of as a golden age of creativity there, because we made up all this games: Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle. We were at LucasFilm, which was a very well-funded institution, riding high on that space money – but we were prohibited from making Star Wars games or any licensed games because someone else had the rights. 'There was a very specific place and time and context for that game. Looking back on how that project came to be, he remarks at how differently the parent company approached video games. Schafer describes working on the original Monkey Island as 'the job of a lifetime,' where he spent years writing the scripts alongside series creators Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman.

Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox The five games of Tim Schafer There are many aspects of Escape From Monkey Island that make it a classic adventure game - if you've never tried it, then I'm sure you'll be amused.To see this content please enable targeting cookies. In the end, it can become a bit annoying but part of the challenge is to discover what the winning insults are. The thing is, you need to know what responses will defeat your opponent and this can only be learned by picking up hints, tips and clues throughout the game. Probably the most unique aspect of the game are the duels which take the form of insulting verbal exchanges between you and your opponent. It's the treasure hunting aspect of the game that's the most exciting part because you never know what you're going to find hidden under a tree, a rock or in a hut.

The game is entirely keyboard based as you have to guide Guy around using the arrow keys and using keys such as 'L' and 'E' to examine objects. It takes the format of a point-and-click adventure where dialog takes place with different characters which ultimately help guide you to solve the mystery. It's an appropriately unique plot for what is a rather special game.

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