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Telltalegames vs Steam? Purchase

OnkelOnkel
edited July 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
As a swede or european customer, what are the pro's and con's with ordering Tales of Monkey Island complete pack from telltalegames vs steam?
I bought it from this site today.
Based on my calculations it's cheaper on telltale
$34.99 (274 SEK) vs 32.99€ (364 SEK or $46,49)

And download speed is faster on Steam.

On steam you doesn't get the DVD edition?
Is each episode released at the same time?

This is just confusing.

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  • TheMandingoTheMandingo
    edited July 2009
    Onkel wrote: »
    As a swede or european customer, what are the pro's and con's with ordering Tales of Monkey Island complete pack from telltalegames vs steam?
    I bought it from this site today.
    Based on my calculations it's cheaper on telltale
    $34.99 (274 SEK) vs 32.99€ (364 SEK or $46,49)

    And download speed is faster on Steam.

    On steam you doesn't get the DVD edition?
    Is each episode released at the same time?

    This is just confusing.

    Each site will tell you what you get with them, dude. If I remember correctly, the Steam version will come with a free Episode 1 of Wallace & Gromit. The Telltale version is a free episode of your choice, of any game. The Telltale version will allow you to get a DVD at the end for the price of shipping. Those of us who pre-ordered in time also get a special edition DVD slipcase.
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited July 2009
    TheMandingo wrote: »
    The Telltale version is a free episode of your choice, of any game.
    I think that's not the case anymore. After release there was a note in the store that it is a limited offer for one week. Now this note has disappeared.
  • werpuwerpu
    edited July 2009
    TheMandingo wrote: »
    Each site will tell you what you get with them, dude. If I remember correctly, the Steam version will come with a free Episode 1 of Wallace & Gromit. The Telltale version is a free episode of your choice, of any game. The Telltale version will allow you to get a DVD at the end for the price of shipping. Those of us who pre-ordered in time also get a special edition DVD slipcase.

    I think Telltale is also cheaper since Steam usually is 1$ == 1€ while TTG does a proper currency conversion!
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited July 2009
    werpu wrote: »
    I think Telltale is also cheaper since Steam usually is 1$ == 1€ while TTG does a proper currency conversion!

    Actually it is not TTG that does the conversion. They just bill in $, although the W&G Full Season page is the only place i've seen stating that explicitly.
    I just pay via paypal and they convert it using something close to the current $ exchange rate.
  • ShmehShmeh
    edited July 2009
    The free episode offer has also ended on steam, so there is no free episode for either purchase method. I recommend buying it from TTG instead of steam. The cheaper price and option for getting the DVD later are a much better offer than faster download speeds.
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited July 2009
    Shmeh wrote: »
    The cheaper price and option for getting the DVD later are a much better offer than faster download speeds.

    What are the download speeds on Steam and TTG in your cases?
    I had no problems yet, but my connection has just ~5 Mbit/s anyway.
  • ShmehShmeh
    edited July 2009
    DjNDB wrote: »
    What are the download speeds on Steam and TTG in your cases?
    I had no problems yet, but my connection has just ~5 Mbit/s anyway.

    I was basing my comment on the price and download speed on the OP.
    Onkel wrote: »
    Based on my calculations it's cheaper on telltale
    $34.99 (274 SEK) vs 32.99€ (364 SEK or $46,49)

    And download speed is faster on Steam.
  • hansschmuckerhansschmucker
    edited July 2009
    I've got 16mbit (in Germany) and both Steam and Telltale used it about 75%. Anyway, TTG has the better price and no dependency on the steam client, so what's to think about? Even if there was a significant difference in download speed, we're talking about 200MB here, not 5GB.
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited July 2009
    hansschmucker wrote: »
    I've got 16mbit (in Germany) and both Steam and Telltale used it about 75%. Anyway, TTG has the better price and no dependency on the steam client, so what's to think about? Even if there was a significant difference in download speed, we're talking about 200MB here, not 5GB.

    Thanks, I think so too. Furthermore it's only once per month.
  • SHODANFreemanSHODANFreeman
    edited July 2009
    I always buy from TTG because I love getting the dvds at the end of the season, plus they make more money from direct sales than through Steam.
  • iamthejuggleriamthejuggler
    edited July 2009
    I would have loved the dvd, but steam had the payment options i could use so had to buy from there.
  • Chris1Chris1
    edited July 2009
    You're probably better off buying from Telltale's site - one less middle man that way.

    But personally I think it's nice that Telltale put their games up on Steam.
    I mean they didn't have to do, but some people just prefer buying games on Steam and it's nice that Telltale support that.
  • GibbeynatorGibbeynator
    edited July 2009
    And it's cheaper to buy from Telltale. Telltale games on Steam are $34.99, while they're only $34.95 from Telltale directly.
  • Mad MaryMad Mary
    edited July 2009
    I prefer to buy directly from Telltale, too. Another issue is that I have to stay online when playing a game purchased from steam. I don't like that.
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited July 2009
    Gibbeynator wrote: »
    And it's cheaper to buy from Telltale. Telltale games on Steam are $34.99, while they're only $34.95 from Telltale directly.

    That's the second best comparison I've ever seen :D
  • PariahKingPariahKing
    edited July 2009
    There's an offline mode for Steam.
  • werpuwerpu
    edited July 2009
    DjNDB wrote: »
    That's the second best comparison I've ever seen :D

    Well it depends, if you buy from Europe the picture is quite different... Steam usually does a 1:1 conversion which means a 30-40% price hike over the dollar price. So buying over Telltale directly is way cheaper!
  • DjNDBDjNDB Moderator
    edited July 2009
    werpu wrote: »
    Well it depends, if you buy from Europe the picture is quite different... Steam usually does a 1:1 conversion which means a 30-40% price hike over the dollar price. So buying over Telltale directly is way cheaper!

    I know, and that's why that $ vs $ comparison was missing the point and funny :p
  • Thriftweed Fancy PantsThriftweed Fancy Pants
    edited July 2009
    I've read before that I can't activate TMI on Steam (I bought it from TTG).

    Do you think this might change in the future?

    It would be nice to be able to add TMI to my games (not just add a shortcut).

    Maybe the DVD could have an activation key? That would rock my socks off.
  • smashingsmashing
    edited July 2009
    Get it on Telltale. They have terrific after sales support that will offer you prompt assistance if you meet some technical difficulties *heaven forbid*. Besides, you should give the support to the game-making company fully than to the distro.

    I really don't see why you should paying anything to Steam, where you are already here and Telltale doing a mighty fine job distributing it themselves.
  • PimPamPetPimPamPet
    edited July 2009
    Pale Man wrote: »
    I always buy from TTG because I love getting the dvds at the end of the season, plus they make more money from direct sales than through Steam.

    Same here.
  • meandermeander
    edited July 2009
    Agreed. The DVD thing is awesome.. kinda kicking myself for getting Sam & Max season one thru Steam... haven't made that mistake for season two or for Monkey Island.
  • AractusAractus
    edited July 2009
    Onkel wrote: »
    And download speed is faster on Steam.
    Yeah and you can also download part I (which is also the demo) direct from my site scummgames.net. In fact... my bandwidth usage for this month so far is 3.8GB. Not bad for a site that's only been up for less than two months my total bandwidth usage so far is 5.9GB... (20/06/09 - 17/07/09). :D

    Can't wait to upload more game demos btw. But right now I'm focusing on completing some more reviews.
  • LeakLeak
    edited July 2009
    Thiftweed Fancy Pants wrote: »
    I've read before that I can't activate TMI on Steam (I bought it from TTG).

    Do you think this might change in the future?
    I really doubt it - it doesn't benefit Telltale in any way, and they'd have to pay Valve to enable this. That's why hardly any game does this - only some big ones like UT3 which came to Steam later and added achievments support do this.

    np: Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Patterns 1 (Vertical Ascent)
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