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TOMI Commentary

scoundrelkingscoundrelking
edited July 2010 in Tales of Monkey Island
Just finished watching the commentary included with the dvd, and I love it. It's SUCH a good feature! It's really interesting to get the behind the scenes view of each episode, and the way that it's presented (in movie format vs. trying to squeak it into the game somehow) is easy to use, and saves time. Love knowing more of the inside jokes, and comparing the "this is how we originally wanted to do this puzzle" with the final product!

Just wanted to thank the Telltale Team for taking the time to do this and making it available to fans!

:winslow::guybrush:

Comments

  • MermaidMermaid
    edited July 2010
    Thanks for the info! I'm curious to hear it myself. Great idea to add this DVD movie feature to a game.
  • jeeno0142jeeno0142
    edited July 2010
    I've only seen the first one so far, but it was really good and I'm looking forward to the rest when I have time.
  • LaserschwertLaserschwert
    edited July 2010
    Is Dominic Armato part of the commentary? He wanted to be, and basically it just depended on someone inviting him...
  • monkeymoviesmonkeymovies
    edited July 2010
    Sadly no, Dom doesn't appear in the commentary. But I found the commentary videos one of the best features on the DVD, along with the concept art gallery. Very interesting stuff, and well worth the money.
  • EduardoEduardo
    edited July 2010
    The commentary in the first episode is fun, with the Telltale guys mentioning
    their regret of saying jokingly that Tales was MI 6
    .

    Oh, and confirming that
    Killer Walrus LeChuck gag was indeed a reference to the concept art with the huge tusks
    .
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited July 2010
    Laserschwert wrote: »
    Is Dominic Armato part of the commentary? He wanted to be, and basically it just depended on someone inviting him...

    I would have loved that too, but these commentaries are usually the makers' territory, right? I mean, Dom could comment on how funny / difficult / challenging some lines were for him to do in various scenes or express his personal opinion of the game, but I usually listen to the commentary to get background info (e. g. original ideas for a puzzle or scene that were eventually dismissed e.g.)
  • JunaidJunaid
    edited July 2010
    Do they talk about community forum stuff?
  • monkeymoviesmonkeymovies
    edited July 2010
    They mention a few things like how Winslow had so much activity on the forums, and a few other bits a pieces. Yeah, Telltale seems to be very connected to their fanbase.
  • LaserschwertLaserschwert
    edited July 2010
    Mermaid wrote: »
    I would have loved that too, but these commentaries are usually the makers' territory, right? I mean, Dom could comment on how funny / difficult / challenging some lines were for him to do in various scenes or express his personal opinion of the game, but I usually listen to the commentary to get background info (e. g. original ideas for a puzzle or scene that were eventually dismissed e.g.)
    Well, actually I had hoped for a separate Dom-only commentary. But I guess he answered so many questions on the forums and in all those interviews he did, that there would not have been much more for him to talk about.
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited July 2010
    Laserschwert wrote: »
    Well, actually I had hoped for a separate Dom-only commentary. But I guess he answered so many questions on the forums and in all those interviews he did, that there would not have been much more for him to talk about.

    Maybe a _Guybrush_ commentary would have been fun. :D
  • LaserschwertLaserschwert
    edited July 2010
    I proposed that idea back then:
    Dmnkly wrote:
    Laserschwert wrote:
    Given that both Sam & Max Season DVDs got audio-commentary tracks on the cutscene-reels, would you be interested in doing an "actor's commentary", or even an in-character "Guybrush-commentary" for the DVD? And don't wind out with a "let's wait until there's actually a DVD to do commentaries for"-answer...
    I didn’t see them, but that’d be awesome! In-character would be tricky. There isn’t much call for improv in VO, so it isn’t something I have a lot of practice with. I couldn’t imagine a better character to do it with than Guybrush, though.
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited July 2010
    I can literally hear him commenting on how heroic he was when he threw his shred of life into the crossroads rip or, being totally embarrassed, trying to deftly distract the audience from a scene like after he cut open the porthole in LeChuck's capsized ship in CMI or when he's caught by Elaine's gardener in LCR. The more I think about it, the more I like this idea.
  • Javi-Wan KenobiJavi-Wan Kenobi
    edited July 2010
    Audio commentaries WITHOUT subtitles
    BIG FAIL
  • SymbermineSymbermine
    edited July 2010
    Javi-Wan Kenobi wrote: »
    Audio commentaries WITHOUT subtitles
    BIG FAIL

    I agree.
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2010
    The commentary track was a slight disappointment. There's no alternate audio tracks for a second or third commentary, or(more importantly) to run the scenes as a cutscene reel rather than just an audio commentary. People who don't have their computers constantly feeding video and audio into their televisions may miss the ability to simply watch the commentary or non-existent cutscene reel on their televisions.

    On the other hand, the actual commentary track is great. I just would like to echo my view from an older thread asking what we liked about the Sam and Max DVDs, that I miss having a Sound Guys commentary, and I want to see more stuff like that.

    I like the actual track very much, but it lacks the execution and variety of previous releases.
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited July 2010
    How long is the commentary/documentary? :)
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited July 2010
    Silverwolfpet wrote: »
    How long is the commentary/documentary? :)
    Each episode has a roughly 20-30 minute commentary.
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited July 2010
    Woah! Awesome :D Thanks!
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2010
    I wish my DVD was not stuck in a warehouse going on a week and a half.
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited July 2010
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I wish my DVD was not stuck in a warehouse going on a week and a half.

    Yeah, seems like our DVDs are on the same pile, waaaay behind all the others. :D
  • IkzaiIkzai
    edited July 2010
    Eh. Already bought ToMI twice. Once on Steam and once on PSN. I'd love to hear the commentary but I don't have the money to paste down for another version of the same game.
  • adventureaddictadventureaddict
    edited July 2010
    Looved the commentary, but am I the only one a little dissapointed with the lack of special features on the DVD? Perhaps I just had my hopes up a little too high. I was expecting gag reels, interviews etc.
    So glad the 'what happens' series made it though.
  • jeeno0142jeeno0142
    edited July 2010
    I just finished watching the rest of the commentaries today! They're all awesome! My favourite new fact is learning how Club 41 got its name.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited July 2010
    I miss the DVD menus that sam and max had.... and I miss being able to watch without the commentary sometimes my kids and i watch them like its a tv show.....
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited July 2010
    use monkey wrench on center of the crossroads.

    I lol'd.
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