[HN Gopher] The Last Express ___________________________________________________________________ The Last Express Author : zdw Score : 61 points Date : 2023-10-07 04:26 UTC (18 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.filfre.net) (TXT) w3m dump (www.filfre.net) | pavlov wrote: | I can't help but admire Mechner's 1990s. After an enormous | commercial success as a young man ("Prince of Persia"), he | travelled the world collecting experiences, then spent his entire | fortune on this single work of impeccable artistic integrity and | daring experimentation despite it taking several years and a | large team. | | It flopped, but he got up and took another shot at "Prince of | Persia" and made it all back several times over. Bravo. The world | is richer for these long shots that got taken and missed. | TMWNN wrote: | Yes, we too have read the article | saulpw wrote: | The Last Express is a singular experience, one of the best | "adventure games" ever made. So much richness and depth, there's | even a cult following online which thinks the story should be | turned into a movie. | shrubble wrote: | As mentioned in the comments at the link, there were talks with | Paul Verhoeven to do exactly that... | treve wrote: | Love his work but not exactly the guy for faithful | adaptations! ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-10-07 23:00 UTC)