Indiana Jones Atlantis Special Edition
I've done a search for 'Indiana Jones' and 'Fate of Atlantis' in this forum, and I haven't yet come across a thread dedicated specifically to this topic, but if one. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Special Edition is a remake of legendary game Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) made by Lucasfilm games.
I've done a search for 'Indiana Jones' and 'Fate of Atlantis' in this forum, and I haven't yet come across a thread dedicated specifically to this topic, but if one exists, please excuse my creating a new thread. I would simply like to reiterate the point if it's already been made: I would love to see TellTale Games develop a Special Edition of 'Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis'.
If an original Indy game in the same style could be developed, that would also be very welcome. FoA was such a great game with an excellent soundtrack as well! Fate of Atlantis is TOO good for a remake.
It's a classic. I understand Monkey Island 1 and 2 are considered classics, untouchable but FOA is a stand alone CLASSIC, TIMELESS. MI series has 4 sequels and constant and active whiny fan boys. Just like the Final Fantasy series that is remaking all their classics.
FOA is not a game in the same boat, it's a one time hit wonder, it's a CLASSIC Indiana Jones game. They should leave it alone, just like they should leave LC alone. It's not current, it serves as a one hit wonder in time, it's timeless. It doesn't need current whiny fan boys' sugar coating the franchise.ECK. PLEASE leave FOA alone. It's as rotten an idea as Star Wars special edition. Temple of Doom is not a bad movie or a bad Indiana Jones movie.
I don't get why people hate it; it's AWESOME. I can only speak for myself, but the main reason I hate Temple of Doom is that Indy hardly does anything in the movie. Everything he does is reactionary. Raiders had lots of memorable scenes of Indy doing things, like shooting the guy in the marketplace or fighting the nazi near the plane.
What's Temple of Doom's most memorable scene? The heart being ripped from the chest. A scene that doesn't involve Indy, aside from as a spectator. Even in the action sequence with the biggest coolness potential, the mine cart scene, basically the most action Indy takes is ducking.
When I go to an Indiana Jones movie, it's to see Indiana Jones do things. Not to see him watch things happen. Of course, it doesn't help that both Willie and Short Round are incredibly obnoxious. Willie especially ruins things, because a lot of the romantic screwball comedy bits could have been fun had it involved a girl I actually cared about. And the inexplicable decision to make the movie a prequel raises too many questions when Indy says at the beginning of Raiders that he 'doesn't believe in magic, a lot of superstitious hocus pocus.' Then again, I didn't see the movie until I was an adult, and everyone I know who loves the movie saw it when they were kids.
If you saw Temple of Doom as a kid, you enjoyed it because (A) it was dark, like a 'grown-up' movie, and (B) you saw Short Round, a kid who got to hang out with Indiana Jones, and subconsciously, you wanted to be that kid hanging out with Indiana Jones. Just a theory, of course. I only recently watched it in it's entirety because it used to scare me. Bottom line: it is dark. It's like a pulp adventure novel; in fact it's much more like the sort of story you'd see in one of the Shadow novels than an Indy story. But I love that.
Like everything else; it's a movie about the hero going up against overwhelming odds; in this case voodoo/sorcery and black magic. And it's awesome. And there are quite a few memorable scenes. The crushing room.
The dining table. The mine cart. The bridge where Indy goes badass with my favorite line from the movie. The fight on the collapsed bridge. The gun not being there as a reference to Raiders.
Indy turning evil. Indy on the conveyor belt fighting while being hurt with a voodoo doll. The opening scene in the diner. The falling raft from the airplane. The child stumbling out of the darkness into Indy's arms. The fortune and glory line. The scene where Indy hangs the guy with his whip (a VERY dark pulp adventure sort of thing).
Really, I think you have to be a lover of those old pulp novels and pulp serials to really get full enjoyment out of the brilliant things in the movie; there are a lot of cool scenes in that vein. Oh and I remembered all of these scenes without having to watch the movie again.
Oh, and I don't get the complaint with LeBeouf. You really think a different actor would have made the role better or different? He was perfect for that role, and I always wanted to see him in an Indy movie ever since I saw Holes. Spielberg thought the same thing. The kid looked good.
Know who he reminded me of? Oh this will really get your spurs. I could get flamed for this one. Guybrush Threepwood. Yeah, he was like a modern Guybrush Threepwood if Guybrush said 'I want to be a greaser!' Same curly hair, same determination to kick ass, same build, and when Mutt was swordfighting Spalko that pretty much sent the similarities over the edge. The monkeys too.
And how can you call someone a bitch who got his hand slit open and still kept fighting. The only thing I REALLY didn't like was the temple and aliens at the end.
It was boring; there was nothing to it; I saw better in National Treasure. I liked the rest though. And there are quite a few memorable scenes.
The crushing room. The dining table. The mine cart. The bridge where Indy goes badass with my favorite line from the movie. The fight on the collapsed bridge. The gun not being there as a reference to Raiders. Indy turning evil.
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Indy on the conveyor belt fighting while being hurt with a voodoo doll. The opening scene in the diner. The falling raft from the airplane.
The child stumbling out of the darkness into Indy's arms. The fortune and glory line.
The scene where Indy hangs the guy with his whip (a VERY dark pulp adventure sort of thing). Really, I think you have to be a lover of those old pulp novels and pulp serials to really get full enjoyment out of the brilliant things in the movie; there are a lot of cool scenes in that vein. Oh and I remembered all of these scenes without having to watch the movie again. I enjoy classic pulp adventure, but the majority of those bits made me go 'meh' at best, and felt painfully stupid or out of place at worst. But, hey, different strokes, and all that. Oh, and I don't get the complaint with LeBeouf. You really think a different actor would have made the role better or different?
It's cool to hate Shia LaBeouf, kind of like it used to be cool to hate Leonardo DiCaprio before people started to realize he was one of the best actors of the generation. The problem I have with KotCS has nothing to do with him, or even with the sometimes silly story. The problem is that it really didn't have the core of an Indiana Jones movie, except for the fact that Indiana Jones was in it.
What I mean is that all the original Indy movies had a specific core: they were based on taking ancient religious mythology and (pseudo)history, twisting it up a bit, assuming it's all true, and then making a big adventure around it. There is a reason Indy was an archaeologist, and not, say, a detective. It's because the core of the movies is based around that sense of history, which was largely tossed aside in KotCS. It's not a.bad. movie, it's just not really an Indiana Jones movie.
This project is considered an unofficial non-profit fans project until approved by Disney / Lucasfilm. We all hope, that Lucasfilm and Disney will understand that fans can make the best remakes. First demo has been completed and we keep expanding this version. We would like to achieve one of those options: 1. Get a permission to create a crowdfunding campaign to prove the interest in this project. Or get hire by Lucasfilm and create this game internally to keep the license in the house.
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I stumbled upon this project totally randomly and all I have to say is WOW! This is the project we (FOA fans) might have been waiting for years. Your project truly looks awesome and I am amazed by your working speed (seen all you've done since november really is impressive, even more knowing that you're working alone - except for the awesome soundtrack by Rich Douglas;) ) Feel free to ask for help from the fans: if we can provide you with support of any kind, you're truly welcome!
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Keep up the good work and keep us posted! I just found out about this project. I played the demo and it's most impressive (although Indy's voice acting is terrible, sounds more like the guy is reading the script). I grew up on this great game, and I wish development was continuing. However, it was naive of you guys to think that a big corporation that is as draconian about protecting IP, like Disney, would give their blessing and let this project continue. You guys should've never went to them and just kept going until they put out a cease-and-desist.
You couldn't get sued, because you're doing this for free, no money is changing hands. And by the time they found out about it, the game could've possibly been finished, a missed opportunity. Have you ever consider finish the game, and take a huge dump on Disney? If you ask for 'donations' in exchange of a picture of you urinating a nazi flag, or whatever, you can get all the $ and support you need.
Basically, if you later decide to share a link to download the game, Disney has NO RIGHT to know this, because basically, an email is a private communication between two individuals and cannot be violated. (the only way they can hunt you is if someone who bought it is a crook employee of Disney.but even then.how can they proove you gave him the game not for free? It's very important to show us your interest in this project. All fans and supporters of adventure games, If you would like to see Fate of Atlantis Special Edition to happen, we need you to give us 'like' More 'likes' means that everybody who works on this project for free will be even more motivated and proud of their work.
We all spent lots of free time and effort to make it great and better than anybody else done before. CGI cut scenes, HD art, Animations, 2D Characters, original and updated storyline, high quality sounds and music, that's what you can expect.