I think the summery is already up (erm....more or less) and for the screenshots, I think they're going to do it a day or two before the actual release day. Or maybe seeing that this is (unfortunately) the last chapter, they don't want ANYTHING spoiled? That's just my guess.
Also, there has been a forum about who should return or poll format if my memory is correct.
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Oh snap! The game just jumped on the awesome radar!!
Guybrush being transparent is looking awesome!! As does Lechuck's ship!!
You sure about that? Looks to me like you can see ribs and arm bones.
Oh, okay, I sort of missed that before and that is really cool and I'm going to be now staring at his ribcage and arms the whole game. But I more meant being able to see things through Guybrush, not really things..."in" Guybrush. Also, it'd be really cool if Guybrush had a visible skull in there.
I can kind of see if you were able to see things through him, but to me a skull would make him a bit more creepy and a bit less Guybrushy.
Though I'm sure the effect would be completely awesome.
I think it'd make him more "ghost-y", and I think that as long as he had a Guybrush-y demeanor, it'd be fine. People were able to like Manny, after all.
Also, look, Lefty's back, and he's got the wedding ring with him!
"Oh hey, look, my wedding ring! That was a close one. If I hadn't found this thing, Elaine was going to kill me! Er...figuratively speaking."
Yep, I noticed the three trials thing too.
Good to see that Telltale are making the series good and dark as it should be. Their efforts have been greater to me than LucasArts' efforts with the Special Edition. In fact, I wouldn't mind Telltale continuing the Monkey Island saga in the slightest. Telltale and their engine are higher on my list now than LucasArts. And now only one thing can really change that...
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition
Wow ... it looks perfectly eerie and just this side of off-kilter (in that, um, undead sorta way, if that makes any sense) so far. Those "islands" -- in what I presume is the River Styx, or a reasonable facsimile thereof? -- are intriguing. Maybe we'll be spending some quality time with the boatman, whose design I adore. And I didn't notice the Three Trials parallel at first -- good catch, Ignatius! Floating lanterns are an awesome touch and ... wait, is Carla dead?! Or that area belongs to someone else, like the Land of the Dead's equivalent of the swordmaster. Or maybe the dead and the living can intermingle here? As someone mentioned upthread, that Scottie in the thieves' den doesn't look dead. Hmm. Semi-translucent Guybrush looks like fun, too! And LeChuck's ship asdfkasdfasdlkf
That'll do for now. Anything else I write may or may not look like more "alsdjfaklsdlksgh". And I don't do the keyboard-mashing-to-represent-the-incoherent-anticipatory-joy-of-my-current-state-of-being thing, like, ever.
So. Um. Can RotPG be released yesterday? Pretty please?
Honest to god, all creds to the concept artist(s?). The boatman is the best damn designed character I've ever seen in a MI game. He looks so stylized and is so entertaining to look at. I love him so, and I don't even know what he does or who he is! The only thing design-wise that really competes with him is Steve Purcell's MI-movie design for zombie LeChuck, but I think thats a shared first place.
I have to ask, LeChucks ship, it looks like it contain parts from the old LeChuck fortress from MI2. Also the Den reminded me of King Andre too. The Boatman has a bit of that Discworld Grim Reaper vibe to him.
nice pics. I take my hat off again to Ryan for the great art (i think i'll just leave it off). The river styx really reminds me of KQ6 and the LeChuck ship, Im guessing, is going to be a painting somewhere rather than concept art.
Also, I wonder if the dog is Old Blind Pew from COMI, with his eyesight back in the afterlife.
Honest to god, all creds to the concept artist(s?). The boatman is the best damn designed character I've ever seen in a MI game. He looks so stylized and is so entertaining to look at. I love him so, and I don't even know what he does or who he is!
Considering he's a boatman in the underworld, he's incredibly likely to be the Monkey Island version of the Greek Charon. Also, considering it's a robed skeleton, it's extremely in line with modern interpretations of Charon(though it is done amazingly well). Considering they already did the coin ferry thing in Sam and Max, I'm not sure if they're going to do a puzzle regarding that same myth in this game as well, though they could definitely do it if they wanted to...finding a way to get a coin under the tongue of Guybrush's corpse.
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Also, there has been a forum about who should return or poll format if my memory is correct.
EDIT
Oh snap! The game just jumped on the awesome radar!!
Thanks for the tip.
What? Where? Private Pirate's club?
The boatman still is a piece of amazing art!
Where is the dog scene taking place? The dog looks alive.
Boatman? Who? What? AHHH
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Anyone notice one of the concepts art filename mentions
I am SO happy TellTale is making MI dark again! Theives den?! Swordmaster?! AHH >.<
I spy a pile of sextants. Can't tell if the one with the open case is autographed, though.
Also I somehow get the feeling this might be in the same tone as the underground tunnels in MI2:LE, but thats just a hunch I've got.
You sure about that? Looks to me like you can see ribs and arm bones.
Nope, in fact, I had to look it up again just now to make sure I was remembering what it was from the first time I looked it up.
Though I'm sure the effect would be completely awesome.
Also, look, Lefty's back, and he's got the wedding ring with him!
"Oh hey, look, my wedding ring! That was a close one. If I hadn't found this thing, Elaine was going to kill me! Er...figuratively speaking."
I still don't know what they are...
Why thankyou, I know feel enlightened
"wait, you can see me?"
Somehow it gives me the feeling its gonna be a big chapter with lots of characters.
Looks great Jake!
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So we don't spend the whole ep as a ghost - I wonder if we can switch between the lands of the living and the dead at will? Kinda like Reality 2.0..
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Edit.. quoted before it was deleted! Interesting...
That IS interesting....
Both the screenshots and the concepts are just plain awesome! Are those giant cannons on
Looks like Jake is spending at least part of this thread as a ghost.
Yes, I noticed that too.
(OK, I didn't - good shout!)
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Good to see that Telltale are making the series good and dark as it should be. Their efforts have been greater to me than LucasArts' efforts with the Special Edition. In fact, I wouldn't mind Telltale continuing the Monkey Island saga in the slightest. Telltale and their engine are higher on my list now than LucasArts. And now only one thing can really change that...
Congrats Telltale.
That'll do for now. Anything else I write may or may not look like more "alsdjfaklsdlksgh". And I don't do the keyboard-mashing-to-represent-the-incoherent-anticipatory-joy-of-my-current-state-of-being thing, like, ever.
So. Um. Can RotPG be released yesterday? Pretty please?
Also, I wonder if the dog is Old Blind Pew from COMI, with his eyesight back in the afterlife.