SoMI at Telltale

[Tea]

Is this Telltale sale of SoMI a one time thing or will SoMI be continued to be sold at Telltale beyond the sale?

Also, is it actually a Telltale download (IE: /mytelltale)

If you haven't seen it yet, SoMI:SE and ToMI are being sold at Telltale in a week long offer. (http://www.telltalegames.com/store/secretofmonkeyisland)

[Tea]

Turns out it is indeed a /mytelltale download. I caved in and bought it.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-sjc1/hs521.snc3/29648_119456981414117_100000494464983_229788_34220 10_n.jpg

[Wizpig]

Not for Mac, though, eh?

[Friar]

Not for Mac, though, eh?
Maybe that'll launch when the steam-mac client launches?

[Secret Fawful]

So if the game is going to be available on Telltale's website from now on, does that mean we can get a forum for SOMI:SE to discuss it and the other Special Editions outside of the Tales section?

[Rather Dashing]

So is Secret exclusive to this deal, or is it going up in Telltale's store later?

[Wapcaplet]

So is Secret exclusive to this deal, or is it going up in Telltale's store later?
Already available separately:

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2725/somi.png

[Friar]

So is Secret exclusive to this deal, or is it going up in Telltale's store later?

You can buy the game seperately now. (it's in smaller print, underneath the picture)

[Rather Dashing]

Already available separately:

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2725/somi.png
I don't mean that, I saw the tiny link there. I meant is that the only time we'll see it sold separately in the store, or is it going to become a more permanent installation in the store? Because I don't want to spend even $10 more on gaming this month if I can afford it.

[Wapcaplet]

I don't mean that, I saw the tiny link there. I meant is that the only time we'll see it sold separately in the store, or is it going to become a more permanent installation in the store? Because I don't want to spend even $10 more on gaming this month if I can afford it.
I can't see why Telltale wouldn't keep it in the store beyond the bundle sale, especially since it's already being sold separately. The prior press releases about its presence at telltalegames.com made no mention of a limited time.

Hopefully someone more Telltale-esque than I will jump in and confirm.

[Jennifer]

So if the game is going to be available on Telltale's website from now on, does that mean we can get a forum for SOMI:SE to discuss it and the other Special Editions outside of the Tales section?
Maybe Telltale will bring back the old third party section of the forum. :)

I wonder if this means more third party games will be available in the future too? :D

[Tea]

Activating this doesn't have the snappy launcher other games do, instead it's the offensive and rather vicious SecuROM default activator made to make you feel like a criminal.

Also, Wizpig, the Mac version is published by a different company. Telltale may not have the rights to it.

[Friar]

Activating this doesn't have the snappy launcher other games do, instead it's the offensive and rather vicious SecuROM default activator made to make you feel like a criminal.

Could you post a picture maybe?

[Tea]

Could you post a picture maybe?

I've already activated, so now I can't see it. Launching the game goes straight to the LucasArts logo now.

[FitzoliverJ]

Every time I try to install it it claims I've got a corrupted download. Hopefully this attempt will work - but obviously other people on the thread have got it to run

[FitzoliverJ]

Ack, no,, still going wrong. Have put a message into Support.

Anyone else struggling?

[FitzoliverJ]

Apparently not, but Ive got it working now, anyway, and have withdrawn my email to Support:)

[JMC]

Thanks for adding this, Telltale. The effort is most definitely appreciated.

I've been waiting for a non-Steam version for some time now.

[SHODANFreeman]

Activating this doesn't have the snappy launcher other games do, instead it's the offensive and rather vicious SecuROM default activator made to make you feel like a criminal.

Also, Wizpig, the Mac version is published by a different company. Telltale may not have the rights to it.

Could you post a picture maybe?

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n377/GodzillaX8/activation.gif?t=1272781167

This didn't make me feel like a criminal, so I don't know what he's talking about.

Maybe that's just because I've been activating games with serial codes for well over a decade now.

[Tea]

http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n377/GodzillaX8/activation.gif?t=1272781167

This didn't make me feel like a criminal, so I don't know what he's talking about.

Maybe that's just because I've been activating games with serial codes for well over a decade now.

It just seems strangely violent to me. I have to go through what effectively reminds me of passport control to play a game, the most innocent thing ever.

[MusicallyInspired]

Even the fact that it's not on Steam means nothing to you? This is the most widely-availble and most DRM-free version of SMI:SE yet.

[Tea]

Even the fact that it's not on Steam means nothing to you? This is the most widely-availble and most DRM-free version of SMI:SE yet.

Why would it mean anything in the first place? I'm not not playing the game because of this thing, nor do is it getting in my way (it's gone now I've activated), I don't care about it. It's just that it was a little archaic and vicious when I first saw it.

But seriously, it doesn't matter. GTA:IV was more or less the creature from a dark alley with its activator.

[Macco]

Hmmm... I have ToMI and Steamed SoMI:SE. There's no chance of getting this non-Steam version for free, I guess?

[Rather Dashing]

Huh?

This is the same exact system. Whether you enter the numbers or the launcher enters them for you(which is what the Telltale launcher essentially does), it's the same system. I've been activating games with serial codes(and worse) for years, and Telltale's usual launcher is no different, other than being slightly snappier.

[Tea]

Hmmm... I have ToMI and Steamed SoMI:SE. There's no chance of getting this non-Steam version for free, I guess?

Maybe if you have a coupon.

[Didero]

Maybe if you have a coupon.
A few people have tried, and supposedly it doesn't work.
Which is understandable, since TellTale probably only gets to keep a small share of the money they make by selling SoMI, since the game is made by LucasArts. If you'd be able to get the game with a coupon, TellTale would have to pay the difference to LucasArts.

[Psygnosis]

SecuROM? I thought Telltale loved us? :(

[DPB]

SecuROM? I thought Telltale loved us? :(

Telltale has been using SecuROM for years, just not a particularly restrictive version (the activation limit is set to some high number).

[SHODANFreeman]

SecuROM? I thought Telltale loved us? :(

Every Telltale game ever released has used SecuROM, and SecuROM doesn't only make invasive malware like everyone claims. The SecuROM that TTG uses is nothing more than a simple online activation for the downloads, and most of the DVDs just use a disc check.