Hi,
In your journal you recently said (of TLJ) "the graphics were just wonderful, the acting solid, and the story was (for a game, at least) quite good" This should have read "the graphics were solid, the acting wonderful and the story was brilliant". By saying the acting was "solid", but not really praising it as much as the other aspects, are you saying you weren't as pleased with it as with the other aspects? Will you bring back the major cast members of TLJ for the sequal? And I know it would look egotistical to shower yourself with praise over the story, but what aspects (if any) weren't you pleased with?
DavidThe cast was wonderful, and we are definitely going to contact some of them for the next game. "Solid" was probably a bad word to use; I was really happy with the voice-overs in the first game.
Overall, I was happy with the story also. In hindsight, there are things I would have done differently, and the dialogue would have benefited from some editing, certainly.
Mostly, though, it's just a question of me growing and evolving as a writer, and it's difficult to look back at something you did five, six, seven years ago and be completely happy with it. But generally I think it was a pretty good effort; the players seemed to enjoy it, and that's the most important thing.
I just wanted to personally thank you for your recent comments on having two strong female characters in the upcoming sequel to TLJ...in case you needed affirmation of how much it means to your fans, I can only say that I’ve converted three of my female friends – who would never have played computer games earlier – into TLJ addicts because you write games like no one else, with brilliant, believable characters and amazing stories.
He-he, the only problem is that you now have four very anxious fanatics waiting for a game that comes even close to TLJ! Actually, there are probably thousands of us!Thank you very much, Riada. That means a lot to me, to have female gamers appreciate the female characters and consider them believable. While our games are meant to be enjoyed by everyone, it's especially important to me to know that girls and women can enjoy the games too, because there are so few games out there that make an effort to portray "real" female characters.
That's not to say we're not going to have male characters in the game, of course. In fact, I think there are more intriguing male characters in the next one than there were in the last one; at least three of which are very big, and very important, characters - and there's some love interest as well, something that was slightly lacking the last time around.
Hey,
Being a huge TLJ fan, I was reading through your journal tonight. I'm checking it at least once a day, eagerly waiting for every small bit of information about "the next chapter"! So there I was, looking at yet another mail from a worried person. Don't these people have a bit of faith? I agree that most sequels suck (being it movies or games). Only a small percentage live up to the often high expectations. But the onces that do often have one thing in common. They're made by the same people that were involved in the original. Why? Because they know the formula, that "touch" that made the original a classic. As long as TLJ doesn't fall into the wrong hands, I'm sure it won't disappoint. Voila, I hope this reduced the pressure a bit! Keep up the good work, use the "touch", I'm looking forward.
Ah, did I say how much I loved the first game? ;-)
regards,
ChrisThanks, Chris! I certainly appreciate the vote of confidence. I can understand that some people are skeptical, but it's always good to keep an open mind and hope for the best. And the long, long wait will be more pleasurable if you're waiting for something that you hope and believe will be worth the wait.
