Tales Of Monkey Island

Lighters · 8 Jul 2009 at 12:25

loving it so far

SkeeterUK · 8 Jul 2009 at 12:26

Demo was ok though didnt care for the wasd or arrow key movement as i had expected point and click movement.

Lighters · 8 Jul 2009 at 16:57

when is chapter 2 meant to be released?

Psypher5 · 8 Jul 2009 at 17:13

in a months time i believe?

Substance · 8 Jul 2009 at 17:42

It's up on steam now, £24.99 for them all, and you get wallace and gromit episode 1 free

SoDimm · 8 Jul 2009 at 17:48

SkeeterPSA said:
Demo was ok though didnt care for the wasd or arrow key movement as i had expected point and click movement.

You don't have to use WASD, you can still point & click to your hearts content

Lighters · 8 Jul 2009 at 18:35

omg no, wish i didnt cheat on 1 of the puzzles now because im finished and have to wait another month, such a really really good game tbh - i was on the right "lines" but didnt click the correct bit so it kept messing up :S

bakes0310 · 8 Jul 2009 at 18:40

I thought sam and max were really boring will i like this?

AWPC · 8 Jul 2009 at 20:37

Got the demo. What a massive letdown

Gfx are as I expected completely out of character this has obviously been made very cheaply with little thought or budget into it (surprised they even bothered with the voice actors) which is why its not a retail release right now as the episode route is probably best. Also probably why they right now will not sell you ep1 on its own.

Controls are also very dated how hard can it be to just make it point & click or fully support wireless gamepads.

Epic fail to me. MI3 is still the best looking MI game. I hope they don't **** up MI1 SE next week

SkeeterUK · 8 Jul 2009 at 20:52

They have messed up MISE imo because they use the terrible version of guybrush from MI3+ games. I prefered the character of guybrush from MI1 and 2 myself shame they didnt make him look better instead.

mcwildcard · 8 Jul 2009 at 20:57

I played the demo and think they got the humour just right, which is more important than the graphics as far as I'm concerned.
Very pleased, will be forking out for the pack in a few weeks when payday comes!
A shame you can't get the episodes individually.

orderoftheflame · 8 Jul 2009 at 22:25

I've finished the first episode.

Very pleased with it, they seem to have remembered all the "in jokes" from the first four games.

I'd highly recommend it to fans of the series.

EdAllonby · 8 Jul 2009 at 22:30

Looks like a waste of money to me. My friend loves it, I can't stand it.

RumbleBee · 8 Jul 2009 at 22:56

SkeeterPSA said:
They have messed up MISE imo because they use the terrible version of guybrush from MI3+ games. I prefered the character of guybrush from MI1 and 2 myself shame they didnt make him look better instead.

Looks like the special edition will be using this Guybrush too. Personally I like his voice and it's nice to know the voice actor is a die hard Monkey Island fan. What is it exactly you prefer about the original Guybrush. These were no talkie so I assume you mean his image?

Edit. Just noticed you were referring to his looks. Yeah I too prefer the original Guybrush. I also love the Indy character from Last Crusade and Fate.

.one. · 9 Jul 2009 at 02:20

Whats the play time on this ? the words chapter1 makes it sound short which i would not like.

Gimpymoo · 9 Jul 2009 at 03:44

£25 for 5 games over 5 months.

How much gameplay do you want?

orderoftheflame · 9 Jul 2009 at 07:30

RumbleBee said:
Looks like the special edition will be using this Guybrush too. Personally I like his voice and it's nice to know the voice actor is a die hard Monkey Island fan. What is it exactly you prefer about the original Guybrush. These were no talkie so I assume you mean his image?

Edit. Just noticed you were referring to his looks. Yeah I too prefer the original Guybrush. I also love the Indy character from Last Crusade and Fate.

This Guybrush look fits the voice much better imo, I hated the way he looked from the screenshots, but from playing the game I've really grown on him.

EdAllonby said:
Looks like a waste of money to me. My friend loves it, I can't stand it.

Good for you, GTFO troll.

Edit: Just looked at your profile.

17th Jun 1993, 16

That explains everything. You weren't even born when most of the classic adventure games came out. Go find a modern shooter that requires no brain cells please.

.one. said:
Whats the play time on this ? the words chapter1 makes it sound short which i would not like.

I finished it off in an evening, but I'm a huge fan of the genre, and very used to the warped way of thinking in these games.

You'd probably get a few days out of it if you haven't played a adventure game for a while, and didn't play the old ones to death.

As I said here...

orderoftheflame said:
Hopefully, people don't forget it's episodic content and complain that it's too short...

It's episodic content. Shorter games at lower prices, released more frequently.

Once all five are released (one a month, hardly a long time), stick them together, and you'll probably end up with a 20-30 hour+ game for under £25 quid.

I know a lot of people don't buy into the idea, and want instant satisfaction, but I think it's a brilliant business model, and it's clearly working well for Telltale.

As I said, I can't do anything but recommend it, and I believe even fans will enjoy it.

QPRHOOPS81 · 9 Jul 2009 at 08:53

I'm really loving it. Got stuck for ages on that map puzzle. I was trying to follow the map without doing anything with the wishing well. Took me ages to realise i had to initiate it before starting the trail.

Ive just met deep gut, do i have much longer left?

I'm really enjoying it. I was a little skeptical when i first saw the artwork but after playing for a bit i feel it really captures the humour of Monkey Island. I have the first series of Sam and Max which i wasn't that impressed with. I didn't think that had the feel of the original game. So for the guy who thought he might be put off after playing those, give this a go (demo), you may be pleasantly surprised..

iJedi · 9 Jul 2009 at 08:54

spent an hour or so on it last night, really liking it so far, well worth the money!

orderoftheflame · 9 Jul 2009 at 09:03

QPRHOOPS81 said:
I'm really loving it. Got stuck for ages on that map puzzle. I was trying to follow the map without doing anything with the wishing well. Took me ages to realise i had to initiate it before starting the trail.

Ive just met deep gut, do i have much longer left?

I'm really enjoying it. I was a little skeptical when i first saw the artwork but after playing for a bit i feel it really captures the humour of Monkey Island. I have the first series of Sam and Max which i wasn't that impressed with. I didn't think that had the feel of the original game. So for the guy who thought he might be put off after playing those, give this a go (demo), you may be pleasantly surprised..

The puzzles seem to follow the general telltale scheme of:

Short intro puzzle > Set of puzzles > Set of puzzles > Set of puzzles > Short ending puzzle.

If you've just met that person, you're onto the second set of puzzles.

There's no real indication of time though, as you could get stuck on a puzzle for a while, then breeze through the rest.

I'm glad to see others enjoying it, I can't help but think anyone that doesn't just doesn't understand it.

Too many people complaining about the graphics and controls imo, and that's not what the game is about.