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WayForward on Adventure Time length, sequel interest, other licenses they'd like to work with/revive
A portion of an NES interview with WayForward director James Montagna...
NES: What is the average length of the game? Are there any side quests separate from the main quest?
JM: If you’re like WayForward’s Quality Assurance ninjas, and you know EXACTLY what you’re doing… you can go from starting a new file to completing the first run of the quest in a matter of a couple hours. That being said, savoring the experience with a 100% complete file and seeing everything there is to see in the Land of Ooo is actually much more involved. The level designers are crafty dudes, and the Wizard Stars you’ll use to level up Finn and Jake have been WELL hidden! … That was totally a hint, by the way… Oh! We’re also looking forward to seeing how long it takes players to find the Enchiridion Book. There’s only one in the game, and finding it will take some serious hero scouring. Unless someone extreme finds it on day one, which is also cool, I guess.
NES: If you were given a chance to direct another Adventure Time game, would you like to see the sequel continue doing Zelda II gameplay, or would you be interested in taking a sequel into a different direction?
JM: It’s kind of heavy stuff to think about that right away, but… WayForward and Pendleton Ward would have to meet up again to discuss the details! Whatever Pen would have in mind… I’d really want to honor that vision again and have us work very close with him to make real.
Just vibing for a sec here, but… maybe a Noby Noby Boy-esque free-form experience… or, some of his early notes resemble something like the game Mischief Makers, a favorite of mine. That grab and chuck style of gameplay would be an interesting thing to explore using Finn and Jake. With Pen involved, there is no shortage of possibilities.
NES: WayForward has had experience working on licensed games like Aliens: Infestation and Adventure Time. Are there any other licenses or IPs that you personally think WayForward could do an amazing job with if they were given an opportunity to work on them? For example, any games based on a specific TV show, movie franchise, etc? Is there any video game franchise that you think WayForward could do justice if a big publisher gave them an opportunity to work on it?
JM: Yeah! Many of us have wish lists of the types of games that we’d love to explore, many of which are tied to a particular brand or series. That being said, working on Adventure Time is already fulfilling a dream project for us!
There’s a great variety of tastes around here, but if I named my personal favorite ideas… I bet we’d make a pretty rad hand animated Lupin the Third game. Or, I bet Jake would knock it out of the park with a musical experience like Space Channel 5! But most of all, I’ve been dreaming of what we could do with the old NES puzzler, Adventures of Lolo. I grew up with that series, and Nintendo hasn’t given it much attention for a long while… but I feel there’s more places it could go.
Full interview here
NES: What is the average length of the game? Are there any side quests separate from the main quest?
JM: If you’re like WayForward’s Quality Assurance ninjas, and you know EXACTLY what you’re doing… you can go from starting a new file to completing the first run of the quest in a matter of a couple hours. That being said, savoring the experience with a 100% complete file and seeing everything there is to see in the Land of Ooo is actually much more involved. The level designers are crafty dudes, and the Wizard Stars you’ll use to level up Finn and Jake have been WELL hidden! … That was totally a hint, by the way… Oh! We’re also looking forward to seeing how long it takes players to find the Enchiridion Book. There’s only one in the game, and finding it will take some serious hero scouring. Unless someone extreme finds it on day one, which is also cool, I guess.
NES: If you were given a chance to direct another Adventure Time game, would you like to see the sequel continue doing Zelda II gameplay, or would you be interested in taking a sequel into a different direction?
JM: It’s kind of heavy stuff to think about that right away, but… WayForward and Pendleton Ward would have to meet up again to discuss the details! Whatever Pen would have in mind… I’d really want to honor that vision again and have us work very close with him to make real.
Just vibing for a sec here, but… maybe a Noby Noby Boy-esque free-form experience… or, some of his early notes resemble something like the game Mischief Makers, a favorite of mine. That grab and chuck style of gameplay would be an interesting thing to explore using Finn and Jake. With Pen involved, there is no shortage of possibilities.
NES: WayForward has had experience working on licensed games like Aliens: Infestation and Adventure Time. Are there any other licenses or IPs that you personally think WayForward could do an amazing job with if they were given an opportunity to work on them? For example, any games based on a specific TV show, movie franchise, etc? Is there any video game franchise that you think WayForward could do justice if a big publisher gave them an opportunity to work on it?
JM: Yeah! Many of us have wish lists of the types of games that we’d love to explore, many of which are tied to a particular brand or series. That being said, working on Adventure Time is already fulfilling a dream project for us!
There’s a great variety of tastes around here, but if I named my personal favorite ideas… I bet we’d make a pretty rad hand animated Lupin the Third game. Or, I bet Jake would knock it out of the park with a musical experience like Space Channel 5! But most of all, I’ve been dreaming of what we could do with the old NES puzzler, Adventures of Lolo. I grew up with that series, and Nintendo hasn’t given it much attention for a long while… but I feel there’s more places it could go.