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Will you replay Chapters 1-4 again before playing the Season Finale?

AgetianAgetian
edited November 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Guys, I'm wondering how many of us will actually replay the first four chapters from scratch again before starting to play the season finale. :) I sure will do that once I get some time, what about you?
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  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited November 2009
    Just episodes 1-4? I'll be playing all the original games as well!
  • AgetianAgetian
    edited November 2009
    Good idea! Actually, now that I think of it, I'll try to replay 'em all as well... now, to find those CoMI CDs I've put some place... ;)

    - Agetian
  • Epic KiwiEpic Kiwi
    edited November 2009
    No, but once I'm through episode 5 I'll probably play them all again.
  • adventureaddictadventureaddict
    edited November 2009
    I voted No, because by the time I remember to replay them all, there just won't be enough time! Plus all the other Adventure-y games coming out in November... =P
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    With the timing of SoMI: Special Edition, I ended up playing Narwhal when it came out, then running the whole series to date when Special Edition came out, and I'm fairly certain I'll start over and run it all again the instant I hear that a release date is set for chapter 5 (because if this was any indication, we'll get a week's warning at best). The only bit that worries me is Spinner Cay. Not only did I struggle a bit with it the first time I played it, I've also forgotten quite a bit of the puzzle solutions in it.
  • zwolliezwollie
    edited November 2009
    I will replay chapter 3 before chapter 5 is released and then all of them together when the season is over.
    I flew through ch 3 missing a lot of comedy bits.
  • GryffalioGryffalio
    edited November 2009
    No time; I have a 3k word history essay and a 12k dissertation to work on!
  • doggansdoggans
    edited November 2009
    Seeing as I'm currently unemployed, I'll be playing the whole damn saga.

    And being a total loser, I'll no doubt be providing live Twitter updates of my progress.
  • BourneBourne
    edited November 2009
    I will replay chapter 4 for sure, and maybe some others chapters.
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited November 2009
    I doubt very much I will, there is little replay value in adventure games IMO (one of the only drawbacks)

    Unless you leave it a few years of course.
  • Albo AbourtAlbo Abourt
    edited November 2009
    I willa replay all the Monkey Island game (1-4) in the day Before Chapter Five.
    In the morning (in California is night) i will finish the 1-4 episode of Tales, and then i'llplay to the final.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    Albo Abourt wrote: »
    I willa replay all the Monkey Island game (1-4) in the day Before Chapter Five.
    In the morning (in California is night) i will finish the 1-4 episode of Tales, and then i'llplay to the final.

    That sounds like a busy two days. The only one I've ever timed myself on was Curse. It was a smidge over four hours, without skipping cutscenes.
  • KevinD872KevinD872
    edited November 2009
    We (wife & I) have been planning to do that for a few weeks now. We'll probably wait a couple weeks then start playing them all back to back. Given the history of the last two episodes, I am guessing that ep 5 won't come out until the 30th. Hopefully sooner though!
  • Emperor_ZEmperor_Z
    edited November 2009
    Probably. It shouldn't take long
  • EduardoEduardo
    edited November 2009
    Already doing it.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited November 2009
    When the DVD comes out, I'll...honestly, probably shelve the series and wait awhile. I still haven't replayed Sam and Max since I first played through those(though I've watched the cutscenes with commentary). I'll probably go back to playing Sam and Max before I play any more Monkey Island.
  • FriarFriar
    edited November 2009
    I was planning on doing so. I've done it with every episode so far (i didn't replay chapter 3, i only jumped ship from wii to PC a week before chapter 4 was out, so Chapter 3 was still new to me).

    However, My New laptop's Bluray Drive isn't working right, so the whole laptop is going in for repairs for 10 days. I'll finish Chapter one tonight (on PC) and maybe play the wii version of chapter two...
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited November 2009
    I will watch the ending of Chapter 4 at least once every day.
  • TirinkTirink
    edited November 2009
    Nah. I might play Chapter 3 again, but I'm probably not going to replay the whole series, since a few of the puzzles are rather tedious. Walk here, walk there, oh wait, turn around and go back... _ _;;
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited November 2009
    Funny you should ask. Actually, I played EP 1&2 before EP3 came out and EP1-3 last Friday before EP4 was released. That was mainly to kill waiting time though. Three episodes in a row without skipping cutscenes etc. took me around 5 hours and afterwards I felt like I really needed a break - but there was no time for one as I immediately "had to" focus on a new chapter, so...I probably won't play all four episodes on the day the final one is being released.
  • jmmjmm
    edited November 2009
    Actually, I began with MI1 and currently EMI (On hold due to a trip)
    Once I get back, I'll continue with EMI and ToMI 1-4.
    If I restrain myself to play only small portions I may finish Ep.4 by the time the I wonder what happens? animation is ready.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited November 2009
    No. I am going to replay all of the episdoes after I play episode 5 though.
  • Mike HaleyMike Haley
    edited November 2009
    I plan to replay Tales of Monkey Island as a whole sometime AFTER the final chapter is released. I would imagine that the experience would be similar to playing one of the Monkey Island games of yore.

    By the way, I replayed Monkey Island 1-4 back in June in preparation for Monkey Island 5... Tales of Monkey Island. That was a close one. I almost asked for trouble there.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    Finished SoMI: Special Edition last night. Moving on to LeChuck's Revenge later tonight. I'm playing through so quickly, I'm going to have to play through a second time closer to the release of chapter 5...
  • zmallyzmally
    edited November 2009
    I would, but unless it comes out in feb.. I don't have time!
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited November 2009
    it all comes grinding to a halt once you hit Monkey Kombat
  • eskimoeskimo
    edited November 2009
    I'll replay them at some point, but not likely before episode 5 comes out.

    It's all fresh enough in my mind that I won't forget anything too important at this point, and to do it so soon might be overkill.
  • CaptKevinKIDCaptKevinKID
    edited November 2009
    I will wait till the season is over and play the whole game when it is out on CD later in 2010.

    What a first season, Thankyou Staff at Telltale Games.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    I'm playing Curse right now, and something's really hitting home that I love about this series. While I've only played the other games a few times, I've lost count of how many times I've played Curse (it being my first, and for years the only one that I knew about), and even after all those times, I have no illusions of having heard all the dialogue and all the jokes. There's still dialogue trees I've never attempted and surprises to be had.

    On the other hand, the frustrating thing about that is that I've been trying for ages to re-find the dialogue tree that gets you to the "you don't need to see my identification" dialogue tree with the cabana boy, and I can't seem to find it.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    Finished Curse. You all know what that means. Next I get to bust out the gamepad and cry myself to sleep when I'm finished.
  • TioAlliTioAlli
    edited November 2009
    just finished cap. 1
    im not jumping the cutscenes, and i wanna try some odd combinations too hehehe
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    Status Update: at the start of Escape from Monkey Island act III. Knocking off until tomorrow, then I'll finish off the Monkey Island section of the game and finally be back to Tales. Oh, and I was wrong, Escape hasn't been great, but it hasn't been so bad that I'm going to have to cry myself to sleep now. I did have to use a save from my last run when Guybrush got stuck in the Marshe section, though.
  • onlyamonkeyonlyamonkey
    edited November 2009
    Naaah, I don't think the recycling value on any TTG game is very high. I remember too much and I really explore a lot of options while playing trying to cream out every little bit out of the experience. I'll be able to replay in a few years, but not sooner.

    The only time I ever reloaded an episode was LotL to listen to the music in the stomache.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    Finished Escape last night (ugh...Monkey Kombat) and tonight (so far) I finished Narwhal. It was really interesting to play through again, having played Trial and Execution. I paid more attention to things this time, like the shouts in Club 41 ("My nachos!", "My cat!"), the note on the courthouse signed "Judge Grindstump", D'Oro's throw-away comment about getting dirt in his eye, the Chest of Foreshadowing (which I'd forgotten), the green-then-red carpet outside Club 41, the hidden path in the jungle leading to the jungle beast, and a few other things like that. It doesn't really surprise me so much that I missed things that were foreshadowing chapter 4 as that I completely forgot or ignored so many of them.

    It's thanks to things like that that the second play-through is often more enjoyable than the first in some ways.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    I feel I've hijacked this thread and am only necroing it repeatedly for my own amusement at this point, but...I'm close to the end, so what the hell. Blew through Spinner Cay and Leviathan tonight. It's getting late and I know I really shouldn't, but I don't think I can resist moving straight on to Trial and Execution right away. Really, that didn't work out too well for me. I'm going to be finished re-playing the series with 2-3 weeks to go before chapter 5 comes out.
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited November 2009
    No, go on. I think I'm going to go through my own monkey island pilgrimage tomorrow. Gonna see if I can plow through all 4 games and all 4 chapters in a day. >: D Wish me luck!
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    Eesh, good luck with that. I started 8 days ago, last Thursday night, and I'm just nearing the end now. Of course, I did lose Saturday to hanging out with my friends and I lost another night when I was too tired to do anything more than start Curse until I was done with the Voodoo Lady, so it's been more of a 6 day run, I think.

    Like I mentioned earlier, Curse is the only one I've timed myself on, and it took 4 hours without skipping cutscenes, not counting breaks. When I did that, I think I did bare minimum talking to get the puzzles solved. It probably didn't help that this time, I did a lot more talking to people than usual, so I'm sure it was longer than a four hour run. I really wanted to squeeze every bit of dialogue I could out of the game, and I came across some real gems I've never heard before.

    Once I'm done here, I might play chapter 4 again before chapter 5 comes out, and then once I've played 5 I'll probably wait until I have a full free day and then I might try to do a single-day run like you are. Best of luck, and keep us posted on how it goes!
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited November 2009
    I remember taking the high speed rail from the the northern tip of taiwan to the southern tip (which takes about one-and-a-half hours) and start curse and get to the carnival scene, as well as being able to beat MI2 from start to finish on another ride. I'm pretty sure I can do it. :D(I'm not really doin anything else tomorrow anyways)
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited November 2009
    And so, a week and a half after it began, my most recent run through the Monkey Island series comes to a close. It's been enlightening.

    I think I'll play Grim Fandango tomorrow.
  • apenpaapapenpaap
    edited November 2009
    I'll be replaying Secret-Curse and Chapters 1-4 of Tales before Chapter 5 comes out. I haven't decided if I'll include Escape in it.
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