# The new Ron Gilbert game **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 10, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398 "2023-11-10T22:01:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FrancescoF](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/francescof/32/13500_2.png) [@FrancescoF](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/FrancescoF)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/1 "2023-11-10T22:01:07Z")
Well, What about it? We know he is working on a new game but reading his Mastodon profile I could not get a clear Idea of what it is going to be. Any idea? News? Secrets? Bring it on! ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/2 "2023-11-11T11:28:10Z")
To me it looks like a rouge-like RPG. With quests and other stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/paul/32/15080_2.png) [@Paul](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/3 "2023-11-11T12:51:42Z")
He mentioned the story idea - > [@Ron](#): > > [The story for my new game is about a going on an epic quest to find some Pumpernickel bread for an ailing grandfather. There is no “big bad”, it’s just a journey of discovery and exploration (with Diablo II style combat and looting).](https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/110894310110088589) He’s also mentioned before it’s a mix of Zelda games, the combat of Diablo II, and design/writing of Thimbleweed Park. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/paul/32/15080_2.png) [@Paul](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/4 "2024-03-11T12:19:33Z")
His upcoming new game is now mentioned on the Terrible Toybox website - [https://terribletoybox.com](https://terribletoybox.com) It’s called “Game Name TBD”. I like it, short and to the point. “Best described as Classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park. Coming late 2024 (or maybe early 2025, this is gamedev after all).” ![509p5o0507_Screenshot_1710009629](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/9/9730102f30901d4b04f511cdbbc1b483e9a24df9.png) He also made a post about it, in the new “news” part of the website - > **[Starting a new game](https://terribletoybox.com/news/articles/starting-a-new-game)** > > A few months ago (ok, maybe more than a few months ago) I started working on a new game best described as Classic Zelda meets Diablo meet... > A few months ago (ok, maybe more than a few months ago) I started working on a new game best described as Classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park. > > After spending close to a year looking, I finally found an artist and am now in the final stages of hiring a quest designer. > > Wish me luck… ---
**Author:** ![seguso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/seguso/32/1232_2.png) [@seguso](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/seguso)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/5 "2024-03-11T13:03:12Z")
are you guys going to play this? (me I’m unsure. It depends on the amount of puzzles vs fights) ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/6 "2024-03-11T13:10:49Z")
Likely. It depends on the price - and the critics. It’s not a “no-brainer” like an adventure game, but I do enjoy a _good_ “Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park” remix. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/paul/32/15080_2.png) [@Paul](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/7 "2024-03-11T13:30:43Z")
I do like Zelda, so I’m kind of interested, but yeah the price will be a big factor. I’ll definitely wait to see what the critics say, particularly about what kind of ending it has. It might be a bit like The Cave for me, where it was too much platformer and not enough adventure game… I did buy it eventually, but didn’t get very far. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/8 "2024-03-11T13:32:58Z")
> [@Paul](#): > > The Cave for me, where it was too much platformer and not enough adventure game… For me it had a good mixture, but some parts were too repetitive. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/paul/32/15080_2.png) [@Paul](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/9 "2024-03-11T14:02:33Z")
I do like that the new game has a pixel art look reminiscent of A Link to the Past, could be a nice “explore and look at the art” type of game in that respect ---
**Author:** ![kaiman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kaiman](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/kaiman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/10 "2024-03-11T17:24:32Z")
> [@seguso](#): > > are you guys going to play this? Not sure. Seems to be a genre where there’s a lot more competition than with P&C Adventures, so I guess it would need a compelling USP at the very least. But if it’s anything like [Eastward](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-2022-what-are-we-playing-thread/4913/8), I guess I would not really object to the gameplay, even though I prefer a more relaxed, i.e. turn-based, experience. ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/11 "2024-03-11T18:40:37Z")
So, it is it. When was the first time he spoke about making a sort of RPG but, hey, just for fun? Like, 2018? ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/12 "2024-03-11T20:07:45Z")
I think I’ll play it. Probably not my cup of tea but hey, you never know! ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/13 "2024-03-11T21:28:32Z")
I sometimes quip that Costume Quest is one of the best Final Fantasy games, or put another way: definitely. ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/14 "2024-03-11T22:17:42Z")
> [@Paul](#): > > TBD Thimble Bow-Wow Diablo. > [@seguso](#): > > are you guys going to play this? It’s not the kind of games that I play, especially if the world is too big to explore or if there is too much fight, but I did like some Zelda games (e.g. The Minish Cap) and I like the graphic style, assuming it’s the final one. > [@Paul](#): > > particularly about what kind of ending it has. It just will show a box that informs you that you died of dysentery. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/15 "2024-03-13T09:32:54Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > Costume Quest I never got into it, but mainly because of the Halloween setting. But the game itself was good, AFAIR. ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/paul/32/15080_2.png) [@Paul](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/16 "2024-03-14T13:59:49Z")
Ron: [“Got distracted writing gravestone epitaphs. They are like eating potato chips, Once you write one, you can’t stop.”](https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/112090524361600698) ![2a97101c8c102bd7](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/c/cd77436967677e1b5e4d69b39867f12ba7b1b0d9.png) Ron: [“Too bad I didn’t crowd fund this game because I could get all my backers to write the gravestones and call it a $40 reward tier.”](https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/112090597662421773) ---
**Author:** ![Ema](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/ema/32/14101_2.png) [@Ema](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Ema)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/17 "2024-03-14T19:26:08Z")
That’s not an original idea… @Guga ---
**Author:** ![Guga](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/guga/32/14476_2.png) [@Guga](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Guga)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/18 "2024-03-15T07:01:14Z")
That’s genius, I wonder if there’s ever going to be a game with custom epitaphs… 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Paul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/paul/32/15080_2.png) [@Paul](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Paul)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/19 "2024-03-15T13:58:02Z")
Updates are coming thick and fast! Little update in the news section - > **[More screens](https://terribletoybox.com/news/articles/more-screens)** > > Another screen shot. We're trying to complete the starting area, mostly has a test for art and quests. Once that is done and we're feelin... Behind the scenes shot on Mastodon - ![d7550d50a73033d1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/5/5558c16cd975e4989132630814ed8f2d9a68e659.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398/20 "2024-03-16T17:12:55Z")
The carrot field feels like Stardew Valley. Please Ron, don’t put too much Stardew Valley stuff in it. Very cool. [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/the-new-ron-gilbert-game/5398.md?page=2)