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.
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