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Dear World, Find Ghostbusters a New Publisher Immediately

Posted by John Constantine



I’m almost glad that Ghostbusters: The Videogame isn’t coming out this fall. If it were, I most likely wouldn’t be paying attention to anything else coming out. My fondness for the franchise and all of its characters goes beyond mere childhood memory; Ghostbusters borders on a bonafide language between me and my older brother. Hell, not two weeks ago, Gabe and I had an hour long conversation about the merits of socialism using only quotes from the original movie:

John: “It’s true, your honor. This man has no dick.” (“That is not a valid point, dear sibling.”)

Gabe: “You can have it your way, Doctor Venkman.” (“I concede. Perhaps our current plight reveals the true flaw of free market economics.”)

John: “I’m going to send him a nice fruit basket.” (“Let us agree to disagree and drink on the matter!”)

After getting a look at the game in action this passed summer, I’m also glad that the game’s had a bit more time in the oven. The play was tight but was clearly months away from perfection. The dialogue, too, was perfect. Hearing Harold Ramis, Dan Ackroyd, and Ernie Hudson talking in my ear got me downright giddy. But there was no Murray yet and I was starting to worry that his involvement was going to be more limited than we were led to believe. Of course, this video here lays those fears squarely to rest. Bill Murray tells his-baldness Al Roker that his experience making the game revitalized his enthusiasm for Peter Venkman to the point that he was uncontrollably singing the titular Ray Parker Jr. song as he walked down the street.

How can you resist when the surliest dude in Hollywood is excited?

Please, world, get this game back into the hands of a loving publisher. Then deliver its goodness to me in short order.

(Link: Kotaku)

Related links:

Films to Games: Ghostbusters Really is Ghostbusters 3!
Film to Games: Ghostbusters is the Beginning of a (Hopefully) Beautiful Friendship
Games to Movies: Why Is It So Gad-Danged Hard?


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Demaar said:

I'm glad it's not coming out this year for precisely the opposite reason: I know it'd get no attention thanks to everything else.

I love Ghostbuster's too, but I'm still keeping my hopes for the game low.

How'd that socialism conversation go? Considering a move to Canada/Australia/wherever? lol

October 4, 2008 12:23 PM

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