After 40 years of adventure games, Ron Gilbert pivots to outrunning Death
10 days ago
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- Ron Gilbert, known for classic adventure games like Monkey Island, released an action-survival game, Death by Scrolling, marking a departure from his usual genre.
- Gilbert's interest in action games was influenced by modern titles such as Binding of Isaac and Dead Cells.
- Initially, Gilbert planned a large open-world RPG similar to The Legend of Zelda but abandoned it due to financial and time constraints.
- Publishers offered unfavorable deals for his RPG project, partly due to the genre's challenges.
- Gilbert reflects on players skipping game narratives, comparing it to fast-forwarding through movies.