That's for sure.
And fan remakes are often better than commercial remakes because those in charge of commercial remakes have a warped idea of what made the originals popular.

Nothing that The Odd Gentlemen have produced makes me think they are capable of making an adventure game. They make these "cute" little arcade games, mainly for console. I suspect they were chosen to develop the project simply because they put in the lowest bid.

I'm a little confused. The original Kings Quest was not a point and click game it was keyboard only. Maybe they are meaning that if we are expecting a Point and Click etc. I remember those days where you navigated with arrow keys and had to type in your speech commands.

Sierra's VGA remake of KQ1, as well as their later King's Quest adventure games, took advantage of technological progress and used the mouse. And you can bet any modern commercial remake won't be using a parser.

To see the types of games The Odd Gentlemen has made,

The Misadventures of P. B. Winterbottom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-jkZ1cHVfs

Flea Symphony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVslhn7V5Kk

and the most recent one,
Wayward Manor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UwAcx9e3tc

There's nothing wrong with those games if your young kids enjoy them.
But that's not what the King's Quest games were about.
I'd rather not see the King's Quest series turned into an arcade game for pre-schoolers -- and why would Activision hire a company that specializes in arcade-type games for pre-schoolers if that isn't what they had in mind.

"King Graham -- revered as the greatest adventurer to ever live -- shares his life's adventures with his curious granddaughter, Gwendolyn. It is through these tales that Gwendolyn discovers the true greatness of her grandfather."

King's Quest - Coming in 2015

This is certainly exciting news, though I'll have to wait for more information to see whether or not it's something I'll want to play. I really like the description of the game, though I hope the look and tone of it differ from the previous games Jenny has linked to. So I'm tentatively excited. At least we're getting a Sierra revival, which isn't something I thought would ever happen.