Why was the last episode late?
I want to point out this is NOT a whining thread.. Just a curiousness thread..
What held up the last episode of ToMI? Was it to work on the see through ribs effect of Guybrush.... was it because a ninja attack? Just wondering.
What ever it was the game ended up great...
What held up the last episode of ToMI? Was it to work on the see through ribs effect of Guybrush.... was it because a ninja attack? Just wondering.
What ever it was the game ended up great...
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I didn't realise that, are you sure?
Nope, it was classified as 'late' because it didn't come out in November, but really, we actually waited less than the amount of time it took for episode 2 to come out.
I don't figure Telltale to be evil slave-drivers like Electronic Arts. I think I read an interview somewhere that the Telltale Powers That Be try to let their staff do things like sleep and eat regularly.
Oh, I see. Well in that case it's more that all episodes were "late" because there was more than exactly 30/31 days between them. And that pushed the last one into another month as a result.
I don't think it's that big a deal, personally. But Irishmile, that's what I'd answer your question. It's not the last one that was late. It's just that the episodes took longer than exactly a month to make.
I'd be curious about exact number of days between each episode, actually. Did anyone keep all the release dates?
Wikipedia to the rescue:
Okay, so by my calculations (and please correct me since math isn't my strong suit) that would make it...
Between ep 01 and ep 02: 44 days
Between ep 02 and ep 03: 40 days
Between ep 03 and ep 04: 31 days
Between ep 04 and ep 05: 39 days
Which makes the last episode the second fastest to be released (if I'm correct).
Our schedule was quite hectic and, with few exceptions, we have been doing quite well to learn from our mistakes and properly prepare. The Devil's Playhouse in particular has a much more regimented schedule because of the platforms it's on and the preparedness we need to have in addressing those platforms. It's a blessing, but it isn't lacking its own stress.
tl;dr: Refer to first sentence: Episodic is hard.
I'm 99% sure this is why Episode 305 of Sam & Max doesn't have a release month listed, in case it slips from August to September like RotPG's release ended up in December instead of November.
Well that sounds much simpler than counting my knuckles!
Thanks for the link!
again im not whining or upset I was just interested to know what snagged them up... because I find that sort of thing interesting.... I am glad they took the time to make the game right instead of release an unfinished episode just so they could make a silly deadline.
Also... Nikasaur you do not have to protect Yare you can tell us if he held up the game trying to get the powers that be to give him a desk closer to the vending machines.
He was actually lobbying to get a desk made from vending machines, I believe.
Just like Irishmile, not complaining, just curious.
Yeah, it was.
Still, it was only 2 weeks. It wasn't really much of a delay.
... it's a theory.
As for what GuruGuru214 said, I'm curious about that too. My memories of that night are: threads about people breaking their F5 key, Majus' "just a minute" animation and someone from Telltale saying something about "just doing some last minute adjustments that will make the game much better".
Now that the game's been released, I wonder what it was they were working on...?
No, he was just depressed because I wasn't stalking him yet, and he could feel that something was missing from his life.