Well first off thanks for coming up with this wonderful idea! Like many others, I'm just thrilled and excited!
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While I do really love pixels as well, could you elaborate a bit more on why exactly you chose the Maniac/Zak V2 style over, let's say the EGA/VGA style of Indy and the Last Crusade or Monkey Island 1? Would it require extra artists?
Also, I think in terms of functions added later (scaling of characters, no "what is" needed to find objects etc. and the addition of "look at" and "talk to") in my opinion that was the point in time where SCUMM had reached perfection
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Best of luck with all!