Best chapter so far. It was far more character driven than the others. And like the others, it was kind of short, but if you put them all together, it would be just as long as the other MI games.
Thoroughly enjoyed the episode, and the credits were hilarious. Have to say that Murray made all the difference in this episode. I just was able to play with a huge idiot grin in anticipation of him, and through all of his dialogue. Have to say that the episode rocked and I can't wait for the next one......sadly now that I've finished it so quickly....with no hints......I now have longer to wait.
This is by far the best episode of the series, not only does it have amazing characters, amazing places, it does seems to go on and on at every turn when you would expect it to end.
I mean evening the ENDING ROCKS ! any chance of some sort of Murray Screensaver with him like that
I really enjoyed all the wacky animations when moving through those tube things.
I do hope we havent seen the last of Murray, its also amazing how a character like him can spice up the series, so far in the order ive enjoyed the episodes most to least.
This is by far the best episode of the series, not only does it have amazing characters, amazing places, it does seems to go on and on at every turn when you would expect it to end.
I mean evening the ENDING ROCKS ! any chance of some sort of Murray Screensaver with him like that
I really enjoyed all the wacky animations when moving through those tube things.
I do hope we havent seen the last of Murray, its also amazing how a character like him can spice up the series, so far in the order ive enjoyed the episodes most to least.
277 minutes in one sitting. =7
Is it getting shorter?
Though a great comeback with different environments and more expression/word-fights.
And not really any obvious bugs, though a little more hidden actionpoint would be good. (clicking the front window of the ship makes you enter it etc).
19.23-00.00 GMT+2
=( what to do for a whole month now then?
I can't believe I just spent more or less all of my afternoon free time and a good chunk of the night just playing this. I usually stretch it out over a few days and try to avoid sensitive areas of the forum in that time, but I just couldn't stop playing this episode.
I loved it! The puzzles were at a great pitch, I really got stuck
trying to get DeCava an orange drink!
The final puzzle took a bit of experimenting and thought too! Really a lot of the puzzles were just great in this episode, I'm so impressed, I haven't had this much fun with an adventure since....well, Sam and Max, I guess!
I LOVED GETTING STUCK! I was never "lost". I could see where I was going, but had to figure out how to get there!
Murray's appearance was actually GOOD! He had some great lines, a great actual use, he didn't just feel like he was doing his "I'M EVIL MWAHAHAHAHA....[non-threatening comment here shtick. He actually MATTERED. I didn't WANT him back, but Telltale definitely made me glad he showed up!
I loved DeCava! His crew! The whole cast was well-characterized! Morgan was expanded upon!
The locations! Oh wow, the creativeness of the locations was GREAT. I loved the design! Loved the tubes! Loved the sound it made when you went down the throat!
The individual sliders for audio helped! I was able to up the sound of the music, which I have had trouble hearing in the past two episodes. Really helped!
All in all, this episode was EVERYTHING that I wanted out of an episode. It looked great, sounded great, played great, and had that sense of atmosphere and character that makes everything else feel right. I don't think I could heap enough praise on this episode. It was everything I didn't think a Wiiware season COULD be. Thank you Telltale. I can't say how very much I appreciate being able to play this gem of a game.
Awesome as always, Telltale. I just finished the episode a bit earlier. It was shorter than the other two, but it definitely made up for it with some of the best puzzle design that I have seen thus far in a Telltale game. I cannot wait to play the next one.
How much that counts for coming from me, though, I do not know. I am, after all, super biased toward Telltale.
PS. I made a few other comments on my Twitter as I was playing through the game, but as a fair warning, some of them are a bit spoilerish.
I'd like to say that while I've always enjoyed Telltale's episodes, found them at least entertaining and well-made, something about them was always missing some sort of spark, something that is almost impossible for me to describe...
At the end of this episode, by the time the credits had stopped rolling I felt the urge to applaud. While what has gone before wasn't bad -very good, in fact- it felt like Telltale has now made a giant step towards recreating what made me love adventure games in the first place. Sharper dialogue, more memorable characters and some inspired puzzle design and just a greater attention to those little details that can make the difference between 'great' and 'classic' (such as during the credits) all work towards making this the best thing Telltale has ever done.
It helped, too, that I had a geek-bliss moment when a particular piece of music started playing.
So, Chapter Three has come and gone.
We are Past the point of No return.
We are in the Home stretch.
Chapter three brought all kinds of things I was never expecting.
Wife Swapping (Even if it was only pretend)
VooDoo Possesions
Wedgie Curses
a Resort in the Belly of a manatee.
And a moment, of pure unadulterated, Romance.
Chapter three took every technical fault and Spirited it away unto nothing, I had no graphic glitches, no doors that weren't where they were supposed to be, and most important, no sound issues.
I only really have 3 Minor niggles, Not even a damn complaint.
The Pyrite Parrot. Not gonna lie I felt a bit cheated, having gotten him back even after being melted down in episode 2, only to have him gone in episode 3. The Face Pulling Got WAY too close to Monkey Kombat for it's own good. The Cliffhangar While a very good haganr, not too much Cliff. which while strong not as strong as part 1 & 2s.
But now on to the good.
the VERY VERY good.
It was a moment in the Thinly veiled conversation of Morgan;s about the Leviathan, and what she needed.
Guybrush and Morgan are all but nose to nose and Guybrush says "And we could get the sponge" I know that GB is all up on Elaine, but Dominic's Voice acting, and the powerful connection at the moment between the 2 characters. Literally made my jaw drop. It was amazing.
Kudos to the team for that one.
it really was a moment for the ages.
I finished it yesterday in one sitting, and I was enthralled..
The way I saw it before playing LotL, the series as a whole could go both ways - Tales of Monkey Island could either;
- Be remembered as "Monkey Island Lite", which is another way of saying: Enjoyable, but we are left with an experience of too easy puzzles, re-use of character models, re-use of jungle environment, no live band instruments on the game soundtrack, small locations, etc..
- OR, it will become a pure adventure game classic that stands on its own LEGacy (pun intended) and will be remembered for its epic story, clever puzzles, funny dialogue and soothing music.
After playing through the third episode, I would say we're headed towards the latter!
This episode stands out on its own, plus it gives the series much more depth, humor and character development. I can seriously NOT wait to see what Telltale has in store for us in the last two chapters!
Thanks Telltale! - for creating this classic gem of an adventuregame!
I really liked the whole episode, but DeCava's crew were a little...I dunno. They weren't pirates. Moose was like James Franco in Pineapple Express and didn't fit in. And I'm not sure if Bugeyes was that great either.
The actual episode was pretty neat though, and, regardless of my feelings towards Moose, his banter with Murray was hilarious. Just...I do think you guys need to drop the non-pirates pirates thing (know what I mean? Like surfer dude pirates, stuff like that).
Anyways, I really, really liked the episode and I did spend a fun (shameful moment coming up) six hours on it. I just find it a strange jump from merfolk to a guy saying "bro". Other than that, great as always TT.
One other thing I liked about this chapter was that I never needed any hints (nor did I receive any) except for one specific time when I was stuck in the game and when Guybrush said it the game it just clicked and a light went on and I knew exactly what to do. Hurray for actually helpful hints!
One other thing I liked about this chapter was that I never needed any hints (nor did I receive any) except for one specific time when I was stuck in the game and when Guybrush said it the game it just clicked and a light went on and I knew exactly what to do. Hurray for actually helpful hints!
I actually turned on hints ONCE, but they turned out to be completely unhelpful and I solved the puzzle on my own anyway. I was having an issue with
getting DeCava to drink the yellow bile
, but was spending ages trying to
re-color the bile
. It took me awhile to have it click that I
needed to get him to see through the red lens
, but the hint that I kept getting was
"Oh! Almost forgot DeCava's drink!
. I already KNEW that part, and perhaps the hint system should have known once I
I actually turned on hints ONCE, but they turned out to be completely unhelpful and I solved the puzzle on my own anyway. I was having an issue with
getting DeCava to drink the yellow bile
, but was spending ages trying to
re-color the bile
. It took me awhile to have it click that I
needed to get him to see through the red lens
, but the hint that I kept getting was
"Oh! Almost forgot DeCava's drink!
. I already KNEW that part, and perhaps the hint system should have known once I
gave him the yellow bile the first time
.
Yeah, I was stuck there as well! I first thought I had to
make a color drink mix (like in MI2), or maybe get him so drunk that he wouldn't know the difference.. :P Then after a (LONG) while I discovered the monocle! ...
First I thought if I took it, he wouldn't be able to see the color.. (naive.. I know, but I thought of how Wally nearly got blind after taking his monocle in MI2 (again with the MI2 throwbacks)..)...BUT NOO!! :P
Then it slowly came to me with the red merfolk-lens-device-thingy I was carrying...
A smirk then appeared on my face while yelling "GAWD!!! OF COURSE!!! ITS ALL SO OBVIOUS NOW!!!!!" to the computer screen!
Comments
Overall, a good episode, although I found a few of the puzzles a bit frustrating.
.... hmm, what to do now? :P
Yeah, same here
I guess we will have to wait until tomorrow to see if it gets better, where are you from by the way...
*sigh*
*Total power down.....*
-mith
I mean evening the ENDING ROCKS !
I really enjoyed all the wacky animations when moving through those tube things.
I do hope we havent seen the last of Murray, its also amazing how a character like him can spice up the series, so far in the order ive enjoyed the episodes most to least.
Episode 3 (extremly good)
Episode 1 (very good)
Episode 2 (okayish)
I must say, you are gonna have to work hard to surpass or equal the quality of episode 3 especially if Murray doesnt return, which i sadly doubt
Wholeheartedly agree with all that. I do think we haven't seen the last of Murray yet.
I agree with this arrangement! Slow start for me for this Episode, but it picked up once the entire cast was introduced
277 minutes in one sitting. =7
Is it getting shorter?
Though a great comeback with different environments and more expression/word-fights.
And not really any obvious bugs, though a little more hidden actionpoint would be good. (clicking the front window of the ship makes you enter it etc).
19.23-00.00 GMT+2
=( what to do for a whole month now then?
make sure to watch after the credits, too.
And oh, OH, that Morgan girl at the end! I loved her all through the episode! And then ... then .......! OOOH! :eek:
Also, if you watch her when she's frustrated with Guybrush, you'll notice her imitating him.
Someone can upload the game in rapidshare please? Because the argentinians 've very low download speed.
Yes! pleaseeeeee!
I can't believe I just spent more or less all of my afternoon free time and a good chunk of the night just playing this. I usually stretch it out over a few days and try to avoid sensitive areas of the forum in that time, but I just couldn't stop playing this episode.
I loved it! The puzzles were at a great pitch, I really got stuck
I LOVED GETTING STUCK! I was never "lost". I could see where I was going, but had to figure out how to get there!
Murray's appearance was actually GOOD! He had some great lines, a great actual use, he didn't just feel like he was doing his "I'M EVIL MWAHAHAHAHA....[non-threatening comment here shtick. He actually MATTERED. I didn't WANT him back, but Telltale definitely made me glad he showed up!
I loved DeCava! His crew! The whole cast was well-characterized! Morgan was expanded upon!
The locations! Oh wow, the creativeness of the locations was GREAT. I loved the design! Loved the tubes! Loved the sound it made when you went down the throat!
The individual sliders for audio helped! I was able to up the sound of the music, which I have had trouble hearing in the past two episodes. Really helped!
All in all, this episode was EVERYTHING that I wanted out of an episode. It looked great, sounded great, played great, and had that sense of atmosphere and character that makes everything else feel right. I don't think I could heap enough praise on this episode. It was everything I didn't think a Wiiware season COULD be. Thank you Telltale. I can't say how very much I appreciate being able to play this gem of a game.
How much that counts for coming from me, though, I do not know. I am, after all, super biased toward Telltale.
PS. I made a few other comments on my Twitter as I was playing through the game, but as a fair warning, some of them are a bit spoilerish.
At the end of this episode, by the time the credits had stopped rolling I felt the urge to applaud. While what has gone before wasn't bad -very good, in fact- it felt like Telltale has now made a giant step towards recreating what made me love adventure games in the first place. Sharper dialogue, more memorable characters and some inspired puzzle design and just a greater attention to those little details that can make the difference between 'great' and 'classic' (such as during the credits) all work towards making this the best thing Telltale has ever done.
It helped, too, that I had a geek-bliss moment when a particular piece of music started playing.
it kills me to wait for the next episode though
We are Past the point of No return.
We are in the Home stretch.
Chapter three brought all kinds of things I was never expecting.
Wife Swapping (Even if it was only pretend)
VooDoo Possesions
Wedgie Curses
a Resort in the Belly of a manatee.
And a moment, of pure unadulterated, Romance.
Chapter three took every technical fault and Spirited it away unto nothing, I had no graphic glitches, no doors that weren't where they were supposed to be, and most important, no sound issues.
I only really have 3 Minor niggles, Not even a damn complaint.
The Pyrite Parrot. Not gonna lie I felt a bit cheated, having gotten him back even after being melted down in episode 2, only to have him gone in episode 3.
The Face Pulling Got WAY too close to Monkey Kombat for it's own good.
The Cliffhangar While a very good haganr, not too much Cliff. which while strong not as strong as part 1 & 2s.
But now on to the good.
the VERY VERY good.
It was a moment in the Thinly veiled conversation of Morgan;s about the Leviathan, and what she needed.
Guybrush and Morgan are all but nose to nose and Guybrush says "And we could get the sponge" I know that GB is all up on Elaine, but Dominic's Voice acting, and the powerful connection at the moment between the 2 characters. Literally made my jaw drop. It was amazing.
Kudos to the team for that one.
it really was a moment for the ages.
one I'll be talking about for a long time.
also i laughed my ass off at
GO GO TELLTALE!!!
And I have to agree, it's the best chapter yet.
The way I saw it before playing LotL, the series as a whole could go both ways - Tales of Monkey Island could either;
- Be remembered as "Monkey Island Lite", which is another way of saying: Enjoyable, but we are left with an experience of too easy puzzles, re-use of character models, re-use of jungle environment, no live band instruments on the game soundtrack, small locations, etc..
- OR, it will become a pure adventure game classic that stands on its own LEGacy (pun intended) and will be remembered for its epic story, clever puzzles, funny dialogue and soothing music.
After playing through the third episode, I would say we're headed towards the latter!
This episode stands out on its own, plus it gives the series much more depth, humor and character development. I can seriously NOT wait to see what Telltale has in store for us in the last two chapters!
Thanks Telltale! - for creating this classic gem of an adventuregame!
The actual episode was pretty neat though, and, regardless of my feelings towards Moose, his banter with Murray was hilarious. Just...I do think you guys need to drop the non-pirates pirates thing (know what I mean? Like surfer dude pirates, stuff like that).
Anyways, I really, really liked the episode and I did spend a fun (shameful moment coming up) six hours on it. I just find it a strange jump from merfolk to a guy saying "bro". Other than that, great as always TT.
- Kroms, who always feels like he should shut up.
Yeah, I was stuck there as well! I first thought I had to
First I thought if I took it, he wouldn't be able to see the color.. (naive.. I know, but I thought of how Wally nearly got blind after taking his monocle in MI2 (again with the MI2 throwbacks)..)...BUT NOO!! :P
Then it slowly came to me with the red merfolk-lens-device-thingy I was carrying...
=P