Anybody else who may have a differing view, or different vision of the series, will be SOL. And yes, we are. Activision isn't too sitting on it, seeing as they just allowed for the release all of the previous games to gog.com That's more than Vivendi ever did. I don't see the need for it be commercial again. It's not going to be a WOW level game, especially if it remains a pure adventure game--It's going to be a niche product whether it's commercial or not.
And exposure should have no better as to whether someone should be allowed to do something. Popularity, or a good PR team have nothing to do with quality.
What does Activision dropping their C&D have to do with anything? Vivendi/Activision also allowed ADGI to continue work on their games.
And you say it's a reality, but isn't. They don't have the rights. If they did, it would suck to see one vision (and that of KQ being a psychological/teenage thriller, none the less) be the ONLY vision.
If somebody has a different view, then they can write fan-fiction. That's what it's there for. And yes, Activision is sitting on the IP. Re-releasing games into a bundle pack is not a productive stance for a community that clearly is looking for a conclusion to the series.
Now, Phoenix has had exposure to the media, and that allows them to be a likely candidate. I never said it was written in stone that they will be making King's Quest games commercially. I just said, IF it were to happen, they are more likely to make the games than some guy writing KQ fan-fiction trying to fill that void that was left behind. Activision dropping the C&D was a sign of faith in the project.
Phoenix clearly wants to make a KQ game, while AGDI said that they will be focusing on new enterprises and won't be doing any more King's Quest games. Now out of the two, which ones sounds like they will be willing to make a a new KQ game commercially if Activision should decide to bring one into existence? I never said that them making the next KQ game is a reality; only that the likeliness that they will IF, IF, and only IF Activision should want it done, is a reality. No other candidate is as likely as Phoenix. THAT, is a reality.
Also, who says that Phoenix' vision would have to be the ONLY vision. There are tons of visions. For instance, going back to my Devil May Cry reference, DMC has changed developers for every single installment in the franchise. The series in no way has been consistent. That goes to show that there is more than one vision. Just because something becomes commercial doesn't mean that everyone in the world, by law, has to refer to it as the ONE AND ONLY VISION. That would be tyrannical.
