TSL Updates!

[Jack Stryker]

Vivendi doesn’t own KQ anymore. Activision does.

Great.  That makes me feel much better.

[Numbers]

What an enlightening discussion. At least we can take solace in the fact that King's Quest is not currently owned by Konami, and as such, is unlikely to be turned into a Pachinko.

Personally, I don't really care if Episode 5 never comes out or not. I'm satisfied with the four episodes we got. Besides, my idea of how TSL's story should end and the actual ending that POStudios are planning are likely very different.

In case you're wondering, my ideal ending would be

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

Graham and his family, trapped in the dream world together, have their magic sucked out of them, and then they resort to beating Shadrack's face in with their bare hands. Gore and brains everywhere, like something out of Daredevil. Graham then wakes up in the real world to find Valanice was cheating on him with Hassan. "I like younger men," she says, trying to excuse her behavior. Suddenly, Manannan and Alhazred jump out from behind a corner and say in unison, "Forget about us?" Then, Rosella, Alexander, Cassima and Edgar all barge into the room simultaneously and say "You!" when they see each other. This goes on for several minutes before Connor meekly enters and whimpers, pointing to himself, "Me?" And they say, "Not you! Get out of here!" And then Cedric flies in to report that Crispin has done some detective work and has finally come to a conclusion that no one could have ever guessed: Graham's family might be in danger. Graham, having had enough of this tacky nonsense, goes Super Saiyan and destroys the entire world. The destruction of the world splits open the fabric of space and time, and characters from Sonic the Hedgehog suddenly start appearing in droves. "Ew!" Graham mutters, as he sees these characters--furry abominations with one really big weird eye in their head with two pupils on either side--and then decides to destroy the world a second time. He attempts to say "I am inevitable" but because he's in Super Saiyan mode right now, he actually ends up saying "IIRRMM INIRVIRTBLR" instead. Then, he uses his omnipotent power to resurrect Bob Ross, Fred Rogers, Steve Irwin and Harambe, and they perform "Africa" by Toto against a landscape of burning Pachinkos. And yes, I was absolutely sober when I wrote all that, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK THAT

[GrahamRocks!]

Sounds like bad fanfic to me. And yet, that’s STILL better than the fanfics I wrote when I was 13.

[Numbers]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fog7kBZSsbE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fog7kBZSsbE</a>

[Evia]

Stop being too emotional, you will drain your self from energy this way...

[Shalkar]

I don't know anymore. Numbers always makes me feel as if this game isn't being worked on an they may have released a false progress report then again a miracle will happen an it will be finished. Please phenoix I want to see this to make me happy. I'm not entirely sure if I have autism. I was told this by a female once. I'm trying to let it go I just would like to see a satisfactory ending to make me happy. That's all I ask. 🙏🙏🙏

[Numbers]

Huh, that's interesting: my "Sympathy" meter is still at the lowest setting imaginable, but my "Guilt-Tripping BS" detector is off the charts.

[GrahamRocks!]

“I'm not entirely sure if I have autism. I was told this by a female once.“

What does that have to do with anything you’re saying?! What, is TSL/KQ your special interest or something? As someone who’s autistic herself, you continue to completely baffle me.

If you meant it in an insulting way... then I’m still confused, because while you tend to be irritating, you don’t seem to be dumb per se.

[Numbers]

I've actually seen someone on a different forum do some really stupid things, then pretend to have autism and blame that for his problems.

He promptly got laughed out of the forum, banned, and has never been heard from since.

[Shalkar]

Sir numbers, is the game going to be finished or not?

[GrahamRocks!]

How is he supposed to know?! He’s not on the team! He’s just in the dark as all of us are!

[KatieHal]

Well, dang it, now that Numbers has gone and revealed the ending, what's even the point!   


As always--yes, it's being worked on. Yes, progress is slow. We're a small team, and need to work on projects that bring in a profit in order to stay open and operating, and that takes up a lot of our time.

[jrmshutout119]

Hi. I'm new to posting but I have been following for quite a while. I was just wondering if we could do some some kind of crowdsourcing to help with the development of episode 5. I would gladly contribute to something like that. Thanks

[Numbers]

Hate to rain on that parade, but I'm almost 100% certain that asking for funding for this game in particular would be illegal--though if POStudios made a Patreon page just for general activity, that might help.

[calmlunatic]

Happy September to the development team! Hope you all are doing well!

[AbsenceTodayHeirTomorrow]

[..] though if POStudios made a Patreon page just for general activity, that might help.

Sounds like a great idea.

Just a little heads up from my side. Still reading, still waiting, still hoping

[Justin64]

Something one of my professors told me back when I was in University: Good (quality), fast (time spent making it), and cheap... pick 2.

TSL is already cheap (it's free). So, if TSL is fast and cheap, it's not going to be good. If TSL is good and cheap, it's not going to be fast.

Myself, I prefer to wait and pick TSL is good and cheap, and will not be fast and take a long time to complete the game.

[calmlunatic]

Happy October to the development team! Hope you are all having a great autumn!

[Shalkar]

Is it almost done? 🙏

[Haseth]

What an enlightening discussion. At least we can take solace in the fact that King's Quest is not currently owned by Konami, and as such, is unlikely to be turned into a Pachinko.

Personally, I don't really care if Episode 5 never comes out or not. I'm satisfied with the four episodes we got. Besides, my idea of how TSL's story should end and the actual ending that POStudios are planning are likely very different.

In case you're wondering, my ideal ending would be

Spoiler (mouse over to reveal):

Graham and his family, trapped in the dream world together, have their magic sucked out of them, and then they resort to beating Shadrack's face in with their bare hands. Gore and brains everywhere, like something out of Daredevil. Graham then wakes up in the real world to find Valanice was cheating on him with Hassan. "I like younger men," she says, trying to excuse her behavior. Suddenly, Manannan and Alhazred jump out from behind a corner and say in unison, "Forget about us?" Then, Rosella, Alexander, Cassima and Edgar all barge into the room simultaneously and say "You!" when they see each other. This goes on for several minutes before Connor meekly enters and whimpers, pointing to himself, "Me?" And they say, "Not you! Get out of here!" And then Cedric flies in to report that Crispin has done some detective work and has finally come to a conclusion that no one could have ever guessed: Graham's family might be in danger. Graham, having had enough of this tacky nonsense, goes Super Saiyan and destroys the entire world. The destruction of the world splits open the fabric of space and time, and characters from Sonic the Hedgehog suddenly start appearing in droves. "Ew!" Graham mutters, as he sees these characters--furry abominations with one really big weird eye in their head with two pupils on either side--and then decides to destroy the world a second time. He attempts to say "I am inevitable" but because he's in Super Saiyan mode right now, he actually ends up saying "IIRRMM INIRVIRTBLR" instead. Then, he uses his omnipotent power to resurrect Bob Ross, Fred Rogers, Steve Irwin and Harambe, and they perform "Africa" by Toto against a landscape of burning Pachinkos. And yes, I was absolutely sober when I wrote all that, WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK THAT

Please someone make this a real thing. It would look so good!