Telltale, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?
Ok, just finished episode 4.
Final thoughts.... wtf?!?
I mean, come on! The opening was pretty cheesy but that was by far and away the greatest monkey island game ever created. The plot was great, the music was again awesome and the length was pretty long. But the puzzles.... the puzzles....
Apart from the first few puzzles, every puzzle in that game was a challenge. I had to stop and think about pretty much all 6 of the final steps, and the solutions were logical and well planned.
It was freaking amazing.
I'm lost for words, that was the best adventure game I've ever played.
Final thoughts.... wtf?!?
I mean, come on! The opening was pretty cheesy but that was by far and away the greatest monkey island game ever created. The plot was great, the music was again awesome and the length was pretty long. But the puzzles.... the puzzles....
Apart from the first few puzzles, every puzzle in that game was a challenge. I had to stop and think about pretty much all 6 of the final steps, and the solutions were logical and well planned.
It was freaking amazing.
I'm lost for words, that was the best adventure game I've ever played.
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good luck topping THAT with ep. 5.
I also noticed a certain Earl Boen on the credits as Demon LeChuck! I knew I'd heard that laugh somewhere before. Don't get me wrong, I thought Kevin Blackton's acting was spot on and really felt like LeChuck.
If it weren't for the useless hint system and there being only one hidden place in the forest maze accessible via the map, this would have received 10/10 for me. So...a well-deserved 98%.
So will we play Elaine in the final chapter to defeat LeChuck and resurrect Guybrush?
Yes but now that it has had its heroic moment, it's playing funny buggers
That said, however, I did like the narrative twist of this particular episode. The seriousness of those two parts (I won't go into detail for fear of spoiling it for anyone) really caught me off guard, in a good way. To be honest, I didn't have a great opinion of Telltale's story writing capabilities from my experience of the Sam & Max games and the previous Tales episodes, their ability for story writing, while good, always seemed to err on the side of simplicity, perhaps because complex story-lines are so easy to get wrong, but that's not for me to say. However, it has until now always left me a bit underwhelmed and unimpressed about the stories that go on in their games. I am happy to say, though, that this recent turn of events in the plot has got me considerably more intrigued for the next episode.
It's simple because it's a comedy set over a serious storyline. When most people nowadays play Monkey Island they expect straight out comedy. Plot twists such as what we got with Chapter 4 play on the attachment we build toward these lovable characters.
How do you top each episode with the next? After each one, I'm dumbfounded to see how you could possibly do it, and then you go and produce something like this.
Love you guys/girls so much
OMGOMGOMG Can't wait til next month! Yet I'll be sad to see it over. =[
True. While I didn't feel any great heartstrings being tugged at either of these particular developments, I still felt a twinge of emotion at their misfortune because I'd become attached to having them there when I played the game, and I'd become accustomed to their personalities.
I suppose what I was trying to get at with the simplicity remark was that Telltale games, when compared to other point&click games I've experienced, do have very simple plots, but that's fine. I'm just the sort of person that really enjoys intricately detailed story-lines, whereas I imagine the vast majority of those who play these games are looking for a couple of hours of relaxed, comedic fun. That isn't to say that comedy and complexity are inherently opposed in storytelling, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Catch-22 are a couple of examples of how a comedic narrative can also have great complexity.
my heart praticly fell out
Excellent chapter, you guys! The only complaint I could think of is the part with the
When *tragedy 1* occurred, I was pretty shocked, but when *tragedy 2* occurred later on I was convinced that both tragedies would right themselves in the next episode.
Playing as Elaine seems unlikely to me, but I suppose it's a possibility. I'm thinking of a pirates 3 but without the goat style beginning to episode 5, but I'm honestly at a loss as to what could happen. All my speculation is really crud this time around, the story could go anywhere.
Seriously Telltale, that was amazing. And it took me as long as Brutal legend to finish.
Keep it up, I never thought Curse could be beaten but I was wrong.
The best part is that I didn't even realize that it was
Excellent job Telltale, this was definitely the greatest by far!
(I just hope you don't release the next one right before I have an important exam to study for again, haha)
Not necessarily. While it's not 100% certain, it's quite likely that the only thing keeping Guybrush's hand alive while it was separated from his body was the pox. With the pox gone, it's likely the hand has turned into a regular, dead, decapitated hand. Even if there is a chance of reattaching it (and this is Monkey Island, so unless he somehow grows a new one, it's almost guaranteed he'll get it back somehow), good luck ever finding it in the jungle if it's stopped moving.
I have to say, I'm more upset about
And the pepper was hinted out throughout the episode by a half-covered-up sign - if we had seen it earlier, it would've just confused us.
Anyway, hm....while I really liked the story and themes of the episode, I also thought it was the easiest one to date...and I don't know, I didn't think this game had a 'clever' puzzle like the other episodes.
Chapter 1 had the lab, Ch2 had the teamwork puzzle, Ch3 had the tarot puzzle, and Ch 4 had...not a lot. Maybe the map puzzle, but even that felt a bit obvious.
Ah well, maybe that's just me - I still thought it was a great episode.
plot spoilers (kind of) follow
I REALLY doubt she is dead.
Morgan just did something piratey without being paid, before the pox was cured.
But I still think Morgan is dead.
Looks like you figured out the plot.
I have a guess though. I have a slight suspiscion they'll both end up on Monkey Island, with MI being Hell Incarnate. I mean, it could reveal the secret, Ron did work with them. I dunno.
I think Guybrush and Morgan are both coming back.
Please use spoiler tags next time
It's getting better and better with each episode, and I'm very hopeful -and clueless- about the last part!
I had to do a triple take.
This post is now pasted exactly in five different threads. This person is either a troll, or looked at that grammatica and spellingl clusterfuck and thought, "Hey, you know, this is a pretty important message. I should spread it to whomever might hear my voice, the eloquence and wisdom of my statement will surely be appreciated by the masses."
dis iz dee bessst n-ding dat kuld half bean!!!
u'z kraaaaaaazee!!
"OOOOH MY GOD, THIS IS THE GREATEST ENDING I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!"
/obligatory
I think it may have something to do with the monkey that saw everything from the balcony; also, don't forget about these 'mystical' monkeys Elaine and Lechuck have been carrying around. I think they are important for the final plot.
I really liked the trail puzzles and what happend at the Club 41. It all made the game extremely enjoyable.
Kudos to you telltale