He's defeated Sariens, foiled Sludge Vohaul and even uncovered a sinister plot by ScumSoft. Still, after all of that, little has been heard from mop-wielding hero Roger Wilco, star of Sierra's venerable
Space Quest series, in well over a decade. And judging by images and
a video posted by game designer Brett Johnson of a canceled seventh game in the franchise, it's a good thing.
The long-rumored sequel looked to sweep its PC roots under the rug, trading pointing and clicking for running and jumping as a 3D platformer for the PlayStation 2 and original Xbox. In fact, the game, which was being helmed by developer Escape Factory,
bore little resemblance at all to the
Space Quest that series fans had grown to love. Still, it's somewhat interesting to look at the
Space Quest game that might have been, but like the Labion Terror Beast, it's best appreciated from a distance.
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See screens, video from canceled 3D Space Quest *platformer* originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
