The Monkey Island SCUMM Bar: A regular Scrooge

Anti-LEC spies have infiltrated Jim Ward�s ivory tower to bring us this internal memo, detailing the business plan for LucasArts in the future.

"We have undertaken a critical analysis of our company", barked Mr Ward, before adding that the quality of LucasArts� performance "just isn�t there�. He then said how there will be no bonuses for company employees, and warned that he�s �going to get to all of you�. I�m not sure what that last bit means, but I�d keep some garlic over the door anyway, just to be on the safe side.

"Make Battlefront, Galaxies, KOTOR II, Mercenaries, Republic Commando and the Episode III games the best that they can be." - No bonus next year either then. :~

Posted Jul 15, 2004

That's what you get for cancelling sam and max 2.

Posted Jul 15, 2004

It's the beginning of the end, I fear.

LEC just doesn't know how to make good games anymore. Why? Here's why. They try to tell us what we want, instead of giving us what we want.

No-one will buy those Star Wars games because they are in NO way special, unique, or challenging. Even the Rogue Squadron series, the only SW game I played with enthusiasm, has gone the way of the proverbial dodo.

They're circling the drain...and they know it.

Posted Jul 15, 2004

Yeah, at least they're admitting it now. :~

Posted Jul 15, 2004

LEC just doesn't understand that even the most die hard fan who has a forum name like "lukeiamyourfather" (actual person, believe it or not) will eventually become sick of the plague of SW games.

Lets face it. LEC haven't made a good game in almost 5 years, but have released 100's, most of which are sitting on lonley shelves in stores, bearing the label "Sale Price:

Posted Jul 16, 2004