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Worst. Release. Ever.

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 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 8:38 PM
#51
I don't know, I think they just threw her away like yesterday's jam.

Also, thunderpeel, I bet there are a lot of people at Telltale more frustrated at you right now.
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 8:41 PM
#52
Also, thunderpeel, I bet there are a lot of people at Telltale more frustrated at you right now.

Why? I've been very tame compared to the comments on their blog (and probably elsewhere on the internet). Also, I'M pretty frustrated with THEM right now! :)

(All I wanted was some communication...!)
 El Pollo Diablo
07-07-2009, 8:42 PM
#53
It's out now, shut up and go get it!
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 8:43 PM
#54
This is a pretty fast download, considering...
 El Pollo Diablo
07-07-2009, 8:44 PM
#55
And the download is done, 189mb, 1mbps on my connection.
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 8:44 PM
#56
It's not ACTUALLY available...
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 8:44 PM
#57
I don't know, I think they just threw her away like yesterday's jam.

Jam lasts for ages, IT Crowd
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 8:44 PM
#58
HOLY ****

i was just getting 1337 kb/s
 El Pollo Diablo
07-07-2009, 8:45 PM
#59
It's not ACTUALLY available...

What are you on about now, shhh and play!
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 8:46 PM
#60
Jam lasts for ages, IT Crowd

:D :D
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 8:46 PM
#61
It's not ACTUALLY available...

Lol, yes it is :thmbup1:
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 8:48 PM
#62
It's not ACTUALLY available...

You think we would pretend that it's available now when it really isn't?






>.>

<.<

*runs*
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 8:48 PM
#63
No, seriously...

http://www.thunderpeel2001.com/webpics/nomi.jpg)

No Monkey Island!
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 8:51 PM
#64
Yup, considering this is one of the most anticipated games this year... Worst. Release. Ever.

Grrrr.
 LordTrilobite
07-07-2009, 8:53 PM
#65
I think I'm off to bed, I'll hear if it's any good tomorrow.
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 8:55 PM
#66
HAHAHAHA! OMGOSH! Thunderpeel... are you seriously telling me you didn't check if it was there BEFORE it was released. You've had all day! o_O

Looks to me like they were waiting until you realised you forgot to preorder and in the end gave up on you ;D
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 8:56 PM
#67
Lol. That would have been nice of them :) But no dude, check again (refresh)... I moved the image down a bit.

Damn it :(
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 8:59 PM
#68
http://www.telltalegames.com/download/launchofthescreamingnarwhal)

Download it there, as long as you have your serial numbers you should be fine! Now say thanks ;)

Gee, I hope no one else is having this problem with the forums being down...
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 9:00 PM
#69
Thank you! :)

Edit: Wow, fast connection!!
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 9:02 PM
#70
Did you get an email from them?

If not, just email them. There's a code you have to use in the subject line so they think you're a telltale employee, that way your email will be read faster. It's --

oh, it's finished installing :D :D

bye
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 9:02 PM
#71
I wonder why that is... I placed my order on the same day as you :S Were they there before the site came back up? Because they should each be there saying "coming soon" Tomorrow you should contact them about it or something, give them a break today ;)
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 9:02 PM
#72
Did you get an email from them?

If not, just email them. There's a code you have to use in the subject line so they think you're a telltale employee, that way your email will be read faster. It's --

oh, it's finished installing :D :D

bye

THAT WASN'T EVEN FUNNY! THAT WAS A SITCOM JOKE! BAD FEALIKS!
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 9:04 PM
#73
Should just stick with the jam references Fealiks
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 9:05 PM
#74
I wonder why that is... I placed my order on the same day as you :S Were they there before the site came back up? Because they should each be there saying "coming soon" Tomorrow you should contact them about it or something, give them a break today ;)

Aye. Must be my "punishment" for being so annoyed with them :) but it really only cements my original opinion, lol.

Edit: No it wasn't there before, either... so they'd have to have been psychic to dish out the punishment :)
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 9:10 PM
#75
Man, hope the serial numbers work for you :O that would be painful... but then you SHOULD have noticed this earlier. You ordered it over a month ago
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 9:11 PM
#76
Yarrrrgh, it doesn't work properly on my PC (horrible graphics, about 2 FPS). I half expected that, though.

Enjoy your working game, Thunderpeel, you ungrateful ladyboy

Edit: Oh, yeah, and it didn't ask for my Serial Number... weird.
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 9:12 PM
#77
I had no idea that a game that wasn't released yet should appear in my downloads list!
 Fealiks
07-07-2009, 9:13 PM
#78
That's reasonable, really.
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 9:22 PM
#79
Oh, yeah, and it didn't ask for my Serial Number... weird.

Just found out on the reopened TellTale forums that it is also a demo version so maybe you just haven't unlocked it?
 Scapetti
07-07-2009, 9:28 PM
#80
Actually... it's probably because it logs in to your account... I forgot it does that
 ThunderPeel2001
07-07-2009, 9:38 PM
#81
Awesome! All is forgiven... I LOVE IT!!! Woo!
 irishmile
07-07-2009, 9:55 PM
#82
So..... Can I NOT just buy the first episode alone? I have to be able to eat this week so I cant just drop $35 on it just yet... :(
 jp-30
07-08-2009, 1:22 AM
#83
I'm not sure, but if you get the demo, you may be able to unlock the full episode, individually at the end of the demo portion (or sooner).

Maybe.
 QueZTone
07-08-2009, 5:22 AM
#84
wow, i guess it was a good thing i had low expectations, but TMI looks awesome and the music is great (if not brilliant! i love that 'remixed' theme!) the voice acting is also great!

on the highest setting (monitor native setting of 1680x1050) the game looks sharp and good.. but my pc can't handle it, when i put it on 1024x768 it gets blurry but in a good way.. which makes it look awesome!

i sure was skeptic and critical at first before release.. but now ive played it (and ive only played 3 minutes because i need to go to work now) i admit my wrong.. TMI looks awesome :) great job on a new monkey island TTG!
 ThunderPeel2001
07-08-2009, 6:46 AM
#85
Elaine can't act... argh :(

Still, I'm LOVING it so far!
 oubliette
07-08-2009, 8:34 AM
#86
Done! Took me around 4 hours. Thank god I'm off work today!
 Thrik
07-08-2009, 9:37 AM
#87
Elaine can't act... argh :(

Still, I'm LOVING it so far!


Really, that bad? It's an actual screen actress doing her so she ought to be pretty decent, and I thought she did a good job in the intro trailer — does it get worse?

Guess I'll find out tonight!
 TestType
07-08-2009, 10:22 AM
#88
Really, that bad? It's an actual screen actress doing her so she ought to be pretty decent, and I thought she did a good job in the intro trailer — does it get worse?

Guess I'll find out tonight!

I don't find the actress bad in any way, it's just that she seems very out of character compared to previous games.
 parabolee
07-08-2009, 10:28 AM
#89
I think Elaine is funny. Nothing wrong with her acting to me. Much prefer her to the Escape Elaine.

Also I had no problem with the release. It came out the day they promised and was delayed a few hours due to high demand. That's all good in my books!

But I understand the frustrations of some. But waiting half a day longer is not a big deal. But since I couldn't play until 9pm anyway and it was up at 7.30pm EST, I had nothing to complain about. I was getting a little worried when I kept checking throughout the day and it still wasn't up, I was just about resigned to waiting another day for it!

Fantastic! Love it so much! :D
 LordTrilobite
07-08-2009, 10:32 AM
#90
It pretty much only came out the right day for America, it was a day late in the rest of the world.
 Gabez
07-08-2009, 10:34 AM
#91
I don't find the actress bad in any way, it's just that she seems very out of character compared to previous games.

I think she's actually closer to her character from the first two games. Ron Gilbert said that they got Elaine wrong in CMI because she would never marry Guybrush. Also, apparently, when Ron came in to brain-storm the series, he had some input into the way they handled Elaine's character.

My favourite Elaine line in TMI:

Get a move on and stab LeChuck so we can all go home!!

And I think she's a great actress.
 neversummer
07-08-2009, 10:38 AM
#92
Done! Took me around 4 hours. Thank god I'm off work today!

Did you turn the hint level down to 0 ?
 ThunderPeel2001
07-08-2009, 10:40 AM
#93
I think she's actually closer to her character from the first two games. Ron Gilbert said that they got Elaine wrong in CMI because she would never marry Guybrush.

Interesting stuff, where did you get that from? It's not her CHARACTER that I dislike, though, it's her line readings... although I suppose I should say that I think the voice director is often more to blame than the performers. So I may have been wrong complaining about her acting abilities.

And I think she's a great actress.

I have to wonder: Did Jake Lloyd's performance in The Phantom Menace irritate you ?
 LordTrilobite
07-08-2009, 11:12 AM
#94
Just finished the demo, seems really cool. But I think I'll buy it when all the episodes are out.
 Gabez
07-08-2009, 11:20 AM
#95
Interesting stuff, where did you get that from?

The closest I can get is this:

<Ron-G> It is true that CMI was not what I was planning, but I do think they did a pretty good job of captuing what MI was about. There were a couple of things they didn't get right that bugged me

<Ron-G> One was the relationship between GB and Elain.

<Ron-G> Elain never really liked GB and thought of him as more of a little brother.

<Ron-G> That was the thing that bugged me the most about CMI.

from http://www.scummbar.com/resources/articles/index.php?newssniffer=readarticle&article=1004)


I have to wonder: Did Jake Lloyd's performance in The Phantom Menace irritate you ?The guy who played Anakin? He was okay. Maybe a few too many "yipees"... what's the link?
 Thrik
07-08-2009, 11:26 AM
#96
You probably also saw it referred to in Eurogamer's interview with Grossman (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a-tale-of-monkey-island-interview), Gabez:

... he came down and spent the better part of a week with us, just tossing around ideas. We bounced the broad-story stuff off of him; he had some comments about how we were handling Elaine in our first draft that got us to make some changes ...
 Gabez
07-08-2009, 11:40 AM
#97
Yeah, thanks, that was the other part of it.
 joshandstacy
07-08-2009, 7:58 PM
#98
They should have purposely delayed the release by 24 hours and made a joke about it in the game.
 Sven_Q45
07-09-2009, 3:53 PM
#99
So, Thunderpeel did you take your doze of medicine? :D
No, no little joke.
Now, we´ve ca. 1 month quite. :D And we can looking forward to episode 2!
I could not stop playing yesterday. :D

acting Elaine:
Hey this game is family friendly. :D
 ThunderPeel2001
07-10-2009, 5:53 AM
#100
Thoroughly enjoying it, thanks. I haven't had the time to complete it yet... but I'm not going to rush through it :)
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