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Monkey Island Ch 3 - Lair of the Leviathan - Sept 29th!

JakeJake Telltale Alumni
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Whoa it's almost here! Time for an official discussion thread.

Tales of Monkey Island
Lair of the Leviathan

Releases: September 29th, Pacific time.
We'll update this thread, the blog, etc, the moment it's released!
Until then, the game is not released!!

The official description:
Trapped in the belly of the beast, our hero encounters a surprising band of castaways, including the long-lost (and obsessive-compulsive) explorer Coronado De Cava. Can the Mighty Pirate win the suspicious De Cava's trust? Will sexy pirate hunter Morgan LeFlay prove to be a ruthless enemy, or an unlikely ally? Will the group find La Esponja Grande in time to save Elaine from the rampant Pox of LeChuck? And will the world be crushed by the gnashing teeth of a certain demonic skull? Tales of Monkey Island's moist and absorbing third episode, Lair of the Leviathan, will answer some of these urgent questions -- and raise still more -- as the five month adventure builds to its epic climax!

Check out screenshots and things!
"I wonder what happens?" Flash film
The latest screens

There's also a gameplay video over on IGN PC.


Obviously if you want to avoid SPOILERS, you should avoid this thread and any media about the game, because they will of course tell you some of what's in the episode. If you want to chat about what you're expecting in Chapter 3, or whatever else, hey hey.
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  • Sir PantalonesSir Pantalones
    edited September 2009
    Seems like a solid Murray design. : )
    For some reason, I expected your design to have a lot of stripes and stuff drawn all over him, like what a tribe or something would do to a magical talking object. : P
    Dunno what I got that from.
  • WeeblerjakeWeeblerjake
    edited September 2009
    I would be happy for Murray too, but of course there's the fact I'm only played TOMI and SOMI: SE...

    This episode better/will rock.
  • thatdude98thatdude98
    edited September 2009
    Murray!
  • tbm1986tbm1986
    edited September 2009
    I love the screenshots! And the description. Not as empty, bland and linear an episode as I thought it might be (badly needing those meanwhiles)!

    I love de Cava's facial hair (no, not like that! *rolls eyes*) and the fact he's a suspicious OCD sufferer! This is going to be fun...

    Murray! Didn't expect they'd render him like that but it looks ok. More to the point, great to see him!

    Is that a pirate bar I can see in the background? Maybe Stan's selling Grog XD :p

    Does the way Guybrush is looking at Morgan at the end mean what I think it means?

    What causes the Marquis to be floating up in the air? Oooh, intriguing!

    "Good and evil are not what they seem." Does that mean that the Voodoo Lady is evil after all? I sense a Sam & Max -style twist on the horizon!
  • jmmjmm
    edited September 2009
    tbm1986 wrote: »
    What causes the Marquis to be floating up in the air? Oooh, intriguing!
    He's not floating, he is falling - look at the chair below DeSinge's left leg


    Edit:
    Voodoo wedgie! (picture name)
  • meandermeander
    edited September 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Tales of Monkey Island's moist and absorbing third episode, Lair of the Leviathan, will answer some of these urgent questions --

    Moist and absorbing? Sounds meaty and dangerous to me....:D
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2009
    I added a very tiny reference to Majus' video into one cutscene in Chapter 3, but I doubt anyone will be able to figure out what it is.
  • Sir PantalonesSir Pantalones
    edited September 2009
    Ick, why did I give up animating in Flash?
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited September 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    I added a very tiny reference to Majus' video into one cutscene in Chapter 3, but I doubt anyone will be able to figure out what it is.

    Could it be the

    BIG SPOILER, you've been warned!!
    "Manateeeee!" screams?
  • maskinenmaskinen
    edited September 2009
    come on and release it
  • tbm1986tbm1986
    edited September 2009
    maskinen wrote: »
    come on and release it

    They won't release earlier than the date they've set (even if it's as ready as it's going to be already) because they'll have all those only checking every few days feeling cheated when all us regular posters already have it. Besides, it'd snub the press and snubbing the press isn't a good idea when you're a small, underdog company like TT.
  • FrownFrown
    edited September 2009
    YES! A returning character!

    I think I'm the first one to say that I'd love to see Admiral Casaba again. But I'm pretty sure that won't happen.
  • FriarFriar
    edited September 2009
    I don't suppose you guys have an ETA on the European wiiware version? Will we be getting it at all next month?
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2009
    Silverwolfpet wrote: »
    Could it be the

    BIG SPOILER, you've been warned!!
    "Manateeeee!" screams?

    No, it's an extremely subtle reference, and more "Majus' video reminded me that something should be there that wasn't," so, since it should have always been there, nobody will notice it.
  • Sir PantalonesSir Pantalones
    edited September 2009
    Is it the uvula?

    I often forget that uvulas exist.
  • SpadgeSpadge
    edited September 2009
    I know... they forgot the meat!
  • jmmjmm
    edited September 2009
    Is it the anchor?
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited September 2009
    Is it Meaty and Dangerous?
  • DeLucaDeLuca
    edited September 2009
    my vote is that it was the uvula
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2009
    Pff. It's really something nobody is going to notice. If I point it out once the game's out people will say "what? that's it??" and only Eric Parsons and I will knowingly nod our heads and say "yep that's it."
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited September 2009
    I can keep a secret! *beating eyelashes*

    Well, at least for a day :p
  • HaydenHayden
    edited September 2009
    maskinen wrote: »
    come on and release it

    Be patient, my young padawan... hehe, just kidding! But seriously, please do be patient and just wait until the 29th ( :
  • HaydenHayden
    edited September 2009
    Frown wrote: »
    YES! A returning character!

    I think I'm the first one to say that I'd love to see Admiral Casaba again. But I'm pretty sure that won't happen.

    Hey, yeah! I actually like that idea because I found that guy a pretty funny character with a lot of good lines! It'd be good to see a minor character return.
  • tbm1986tbm1986
    edited September 2009
    haydenwce27 wrote: »
    Hey, yeah! I actually like that idea because I found that guy a pretty funny character with a lot of good lines! It'd be good to see a minor character return.

    He's the kind of character you'd expect Telltale to make up and put in one of the games they make. If you modified his background ever so slightly (like put him in outer space), he could fit in Sam & Max quite easily.
  • EagleEagle
    edited September 2009
    Is it already 29 sept? :( I can't wait longer!!! :P
  • jannar85jannar85
    edited September 2009
    Tomorrow :)
  • dvibedvibe
    edited September 2009
    Tomorrow morning 09:00 A.M. CET ! .. Can't wait! :)
  • DeLucaDeLuca
    edited September 2009
    Im going to be at work all day and wont be able to play until I get home >.<
  • GibbeynatorGibbeynator
    edited September 2009
    Well the icon's available now. It's a stylized background, with a 3D model of Morgan on it. Is it safe to assume that the next icon will be a piece of artwork with a gradient background?

    Edit: Criticism retracted, that actually DOES appear to match up with the artwork of Morgan in the gallery.
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited September 2009
    Sweet so 9.Am
  • tbm1986tbm1986
    edited September 2009
    Where does it state a midnight (TTT) release? I'm expecting a 9/10am TTT release (3/4pm BST).
  • jmmjmm
    edited September 2009
    Icedhope wrote: »
    Sweet so 9.Am

    Definitely not before 9 AM TT time, probably some time later BUT during the day
  • rpggoddessrpggoddess
    edited September 2009
    Hey everyone,
    I'm located in Australia and over here its already nearly five pm on the 29th of Sep and yet still the next chapter isn't available to download yet. I know that it will be released in Pacific time and you guys are behind us by about twelve hours, but still I was just wondering if anybody knew the exact or rough time when the game will be available download?
    Great well thanks for the help guys and can't wait to play!
    rpggoddess.
  • KaldireKaldire
    edited September 2009
    mate, no one ever goes on aussie time unless... youre an aussie..

    same with uk's, no GMT here..
    at the time of your post it was just turning 11:30PM TELLTALE TIME which is PST -8gmt

    take a nap and realize you are ahead of the world time wise .. but its allllll relative
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2009
    Kaldire wrote: »

    take a nap and realize you are ahead of the world time wise .. but its allllll relative

    That wasn't what Einstein meant. Really not! :D
  • HenkeEdgeHenkeEdge
    edited September 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Whoa it's almost here! Time for an official discussion thread.
    Releases: September 29th, Pacific time.

    Pacific time but when? 00:01 or what?
    No, than it had been out already.
  • AZPERRYAZPERRY
    edited September 2009
    hmm wat time is it out then... since its 10:33 here and yes i know im ahead in time but its 29th still....... there needs to be a time but next to the (Coming soon sept 29th)
    even a Aprrox rather then having to come on every hour hoping its there....
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited September 2009
    Well, I'm not going to lie...I've played Ep 1, and now I'm going to play ep 2. I'm just going to busy myself, so I can be up to date on the little things, and so I'm not checking the dl page every hour.
  • PyriteParrotPyriteParrot
    edited September 2009
    HenkeEdge wrote: »
    Pacific time but when? 00:01 or what?
    No, than it had been out already.
    Episode 2 came out a few minutes past 8 am pacific time. Episode 1 was released much later during the day. The game will most likely be released during office hours when the Telltale people are at work. Right now it's 3.38 am in California, so I don't think it's worth checking every few minutes just yet.
  • wingsofshadowsswingsofshadowss
    edited September 2009
    rpggoddess wrote: »
    but still I was just wondering if anybody knew the exact or rough time when the game will be available download?
    rpggoddess.

    I'm an aussie too. And I found the first ep (due to some problems) wasn't released until about 9:30am, but the second was released roughly 3am.
    So you can either stay up all night or wake up in the morn to hopefully have the game :)
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