Tales of Monkey Island Ch. 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal - Narwhal has Launched

[Jake]

New thread now that the game's out! Looking for the original anticipation thread? it's here (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=147267#post147267).

http://vip.telltalegames.com/files/monkeyisland/faceoff.jpg

Tales of Monkey Island
Launch of the Screaming Narwhal

Monkey Island's back after far too long away, returning July 7th with the first of a five-chapter story, "Launch of the Screaming Narwhal." Woo! What will happen? We don't want to tell, but some people love to guess.

It's out!


Already own the game?
Download it! (http://www.telltalegames.com/download/launchofthescreamingnarwhal)

Lookin for the demo?
Demo it! (http://www.telltalegames.com/demo/launchofthescreamingnarwhal)

More info about Tales of MI
On the official site! (http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland)
Also the FAQ! (http://www.telltalegames.com/monkeyisland/faq)

Buy it...
... from the store! (http://www.telltalegames.com/store/monkeyisland)


Game's out! Everyone who's playing it... let's talk about it!

[billysnodgrass]

Whoo!!!

[DarkLink]

Yay Monkey Island !

Downloading now :)

Thanks TTG's

[Largo LaGrande]

just played the opening scene- absolutely brilliant guys well done, great to hear dominic again and of course the fantastic MI music. as soon as that came on i could feel the smile spreading across my face. this is gonna be good :)

cant wait to get stuck into it... tomorrow, its 01:20 here in the UK now. well worth staying up for though

keep up the good work

cheers

[Caribbean Queen]

Please what is wrong? I am getting a pop-up message from website "errorundefined" and the game is not opening. I have downloaded games before - not a neophyte - so, please what is wrong here?

[LittleBuddy]

Same here, the opening scene is wonderful. It's late so I can't continue, but now I'm REALLY looking forward to play it tomorr... later today :D

EDIT: It should run anyways? I get that too but it continues. Try downloading it again?

[Quark999]

Yeah, couldn't really go to bed without knowing that it had been released or playing it a bit. At first, I was kinda disappointed by the graphics (I hadn't really looked at any screenshots closely), but as soon as I arrived on Flotsam Island and saw the utterly - and I mean UTTERLY - unfixable boat, I knew I was going to enjoy this immensely. It's probably been ten years since I last saw humour like this in a game.

Off to bed. Can't wait to play tomorrow - maybe I can install it at work? :)

[TheBoet]

Please what is wrong? I am getting a pop-up message from website "errorundefined" and the game is not opening. I have downloaded games before - not a neophyte - so, please what is wrong here?

same here...

[darknessofheart]

I'm getting the same message, but the game is moving very slow.

[Quark999]

The errorundefined message seems to be a scripting error in the webpage the game calls, but it shouldn't affect the actual game. As it's pointing somewhere dynamically, if you can wait for a bit (e.g. go to bed now), it might magically be fixed by the Telltale elves anyway.

If you can't PLAY, then there's a problem - and that's probably unrelated to THAT error message. I had to install Direct X for example - even though I'm on Vista and first skipped it because I thought I didn't need it.

[Lola_Minnie]

It keeps saying there's a connection error, my internet is working and I've tried both username/password and serial number :(

[freakazoid]

I just played through the demo and it was awesome. I'm wandering what Guybrush's Treasure Hunt mini-game. Is it an in-game mini-game ala the Sam & Max mini-games or is it a completely separate entity?

[TOAST]

Huzza! I've been waiting ages! THANKYOU!!

[Lightbringer]

Yeay! I just played through the Prolog and it made me laugh out loud several times! Great slapstick, great arts, great feeling :)

But, the new "walking system" (dragging the mouse to walk) is a PITA - sorry.

[Merkel]

I'm getting the same message, but the game is moving very slow.


Yeah, same here. The menu screen alone is impossibly slow, just pointing the mouse at something takes forever. What's the problem? Sam and Max runs so smoothly on this machine...

[LittleBuddy]

The game is quite intensive on the graphics side if it's set up at anything above 3, so I'd check that out. It's mostly post-processing effects like depth of field or fog which look really good but you can live without them.

[novykiel]

it stayed true is all can say after the first scenes on the ship... Finally dialogue cutoffs feel real and Guybrush is as awesome as ever... so how about i shut up right here and swap back to TOMI because I'm not going to sleep anytime soon

Waited the whole day, now I'll play the whole night

Thanks TellTale
and best wishes to all of you working guys to be up in 5 hours for work.. I busted my leg which coincidentally happens to fit right into mi Monkey Island Masterplan

[Ertai]

Omg, It's been a long day, 14hrs or so...

Thank you TellTale ^^

[Kthulhu]

Please what is wrong? I am getting a pop-up message from website "errorundefined" and the game is not opening. I have downloaded games before - not a neophyte - so, please what is wrong here?

Same thing here.

[ElPoX]

\o/ finally!

[darknessofheart]

The game is quite intensive on the graphics side if it's set up at anything above 3, so I'd check that out. It's mostly post-processing effects like depth of field or fog which look really good but you can live without them.

That worked beautifully. Thanks a lot man. For those who had the same problem as me, just put the quality of graphics down to 3. Thousand thanks LittleBuddy.

[Borginator]

Hmm after the prologue I find that the conversations Im having with people aren't reflected by my choice for the most part.... anyone else experiencing this, is it supposed to be what he's thinking and not what he says? its not an unheard of thing to do from MI but it certainly seems more prevalent

[dmmaxwell]

On my machine, 2.8Ghz, 512 MB RAM, 256MB ATI card, updated directx, etc... LeChuck, the captive monkey and Elaine look like a mass of jumbled polygons, but everything else looks fine. Currently messing around with the video settings, but any suggestions are appreciated.

Edit: Changed the settings to quality of 1, at 640x480 and the game crashed completely. :-(

[mateo360]

I am getting the errorundefined message and I cant read any of the menu options when I run the game and the graphics are all messed up.

[Swan]

I'm getting the "errorundefined" error too, but it says it relates to Internet Explorer, which I rarely, if ever, use :confused:

anyway, in spite of that the game is running absolutely fine & looks fantastic, I can't believe it! I never thought there'd be another Monkey Island, thank you, thank you telltale :)

it's going to be hard to get to bed tonight :D

[Merkel]

That worked beautifully. Thanks a lot man. For those who had the same problem as me, just put the quality of graphics down to 3. Thousand thanks LittleBuddy.

That did the trick :) Thank you so much

[faemir]

I got the errorundefined message too, but it runs smoothly, and everything.

Kudos for giving us a quick download though!

[RockNRoll]

oh man this is horrible i have dinner plans and some work i have to do tonight, when all i want to do is play this.

[Gwilherm Al Leonad]

I have dowloaded the Demo, but i need a serial number to use it... Is anybody knows what is the serial number of th demo ?

[Lola_Minnie]

The demo doesn't work for me either, it just crashes. I'm so peeved.

[Masta23]

Please what is wrong? I am getting a pop-up message from website "errorundefined" and the game is not opening. I have downloaded games before - not a neophyte - so, please what is wrong here?

i got the error message in the launcher.. just click okay and ignore it. I was still able to launch the game no problem.

[Estel]

My errors are also undefined :( Oh the humanity!

[Melrond]

Doooownloadiing!!!
This is too much for me!! being waiting all day long!! im not going to sleep until i hear the opening Theme!! aahaahha
THANK YOU TTG!!

[HoratioTMarley]

Ahh the good old Monkey Island feeling is right back. Thank you.

For those with the speed problems - set the game to a lower level. 2 or so. It works a lot faster for me now.

The drag-walk controls, well, let me put it this way. I use WASD. Which feel strange too, because the directions are not changing with the position of Guybrush. But you get used to it.

[novykiel]

I'm getting the "errorundefined" error too, but it says it relates to Internet Explorer, which I rarely, if ever, use :confused:

anyway, in spite of that the game is running absolutely fine & looks fantastic, I can't believe it! I never thought there'd be another Monkey Island, thank you, thank you telltale :)

it's going to be hard to get to bed tonight :D

same here, it worked for me to simply ignore the "erroundefined" error and click play game, but you sharped witted pirates probably tried that already...

i have a hell machine so i can play it on max, plays really smooth though even with the kinda new controls....

good luck to you all

[ArmyMage]

I also had an error running the game, it was a internet ie error "error undefined", then i clicked launch game, and the game crash's, i have all the latest drivers and directx updates any ideas?

[dmmaxwell]

Ok, I've tried several video settings, but the characters are still nothing but loose polygons. I've tried all three graphics settings, (1, 2, and 3), with no luck.

Any suggestions?

[dragonsong12]

YAY! I have it!

...I can't PLAY it, of course...I installed it on two different computers and it won't run on either of them...

...but I have it...

..when's the wii version due out? I'll try not to cry too much in the interim...

[ArmyMage]

Other, then not able to play the game, i have done beta testing before, and i am definitely computer savy, i love how the new mi looks, cant wait tell i or we can solve this problem so i can play it, i also have been tryen to make my own point and click adventure games, with ags studio engine. :O) ive always want to be into game design.

[Irishmile]

Can I just buy the first episode? I cant swing the full $35 at the moment... bills and stuff :(

But I want to play the first episode now and buy the rest later.

[Cooperboom]

sitting infront of my computer with a big smile :D
needed to tune down the graphics quite a bit to get it working properly but now runs smooth like a monkey on a banana peel.
*gets coffe and some snacks* and now I'm ready to go for Flotsam...

[dragonsong12]

Where do you go to change the graphics settings? I don't see it under "settings"? I'm sorry if I'm a bit dense...

[Estel]

Where do you go to change the graphics settings? I don't see it under "settings"? I'm sorry if I'm a bit dense...

There be arrows on the settings page to different types of settings.
Arrrrrr.

[moonbuggies]

*Sigh* My game's not working either...it comes up with the "error undefined" message like everyone else in the launcher...and then when I try and launch the game it crashes.

Sam and Max worked fine on this comp too :-(

[Jenny]

I am getting that internet explorer error as well. I ignore it, but there are no menu options to choose from or anything, I just have a grey box and the telltale logo on top but no start options. :(

This is a screenshot of the screen. Nothing appears except this:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2669/mierror.jpg

[Cooperboom]

Hmm I got the "error undefined" message, too, but other than the popup, everything worked fine, I just ignored it.

[broodwars]

It took all day to finally come out, and I still haven't received my email telling me it's out, along with my code (which I intend to turn into a gift code so I can send my best friend the first episode of Monkey Island) for my free Telltale episode.

Well, I've downloaded and installed the thing, so I guess once my computer's done with its latest spyware/virus-scanner sweep I'll start playing episode 1.

[dragonsong12]

There be arrows on the settings page to different types of settings.
Arrrrrr.

I'm afraid I still don't see it...

wait, I guess that's:

I do be fearin' tis not in my sights.

Here's what I get...
http://fireflycross.pensandtales.com/images/extra/settings.jpg

Am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks for the help, and sorry to bother.

[Irishmile]

(which I intend to turn into a gift code so I can send my best friend the first episode of Monkey Island) for my free Telltale episode.

Well if you can figure out how to buy just the first episode post it here because I do not see the option.

[infernogott]

no full screen on 4:3 screens though :(

maybe i'll play it on my plasma than.

[Estel]

I'm afraid I still don't see it...

wait, I guess that's:

I do be fearin' tis not in my sights.

Here's what I get...
http://fireflycross.pensandtales.com/images/extra/settings.jpg

Am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks for the help, and sorry to bother.

There's something more fundamentally the matter here, I fear, you're missing all of your textures!
Try clicking randomly to either side of "Gameplay settings".

[Than1134]

I'm afraid I still don't see it...

wait, I guess that's:

I do be fearin' tis not in my sights.

Here's what I get...
http://fireflycross.pensandtales.com/images/extra/settings.jpg

Am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks for the help, and sorry to bother.

the arrow are to the left and right of the title your mouse will change i have the same error as you hope the fix it soon

[Cooperboom]

I'm afraid I still don't see it...

wait, I guess that's:

I do be fearin' tis not in my sights.

Here's what I get...
http://fireflycross.pensandtales.com/images/extra/settings.jpg

Am I looking in the wrong place? Thanks for the help, and sorry to bother.

hmmmmm I get a whole background, too, with a board and everything, the arrow for the graphic settings is next to the words "Gameplay settings" on the right, maybe klick on the spot next to it and the options will change?

Though the picture is not only what you should bee seeing in the setting section...at least I can se more than that.

[JosephdmMiller]

Hoodie Hoo! ;)

[VoodooLoL]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

[dragonsong12]

BIG thanks to all the people replying!

There's something more fundamentally the matter here, I fear, you're missing all of your textures!
Try clicking randomly to either side of "Gameplay settings".

All right, I found it and managed to get it to the graphics settings page. I assume I'm supposed to be clicking around "quality" and there are spots where the "X" changes to indicate a button, but clicking them doesn't get me anywhere, so I'm guessing at this point I need to contact tech support or somesuch?

[Boots]

horahhy! downloading now >_< . i waited up until like six in the morning for this, but passed out watching "american dad"

/dance


50% oW oW!

[Estel]

BIG thanks to all the people replying!



All right, I found it and managed to get it to the graphics settings page. I assume I'm supposed to be clicking around "quality" and there are spots where the "X" changes to indicate a button, but clicking them doesn't get me anywhere, so I'm guessing at this point I need to contact tech support or somesuch?

First make sure that your graphics drivers are up to date. What graphics card are you using? When did you last update the drivers?

[dragonsong12]

First make sure that your graphics drivers are up to date. What graphics card are you using? When did you last update the drivers?

Heh, I actually have no idea. It's been a while...well, that's probably the problem then. Let's see if I can figure that out...

[Estel]

Heh, I actually have no idea. It's been a while...well, that's probably the problem then. Let's see if I can figure that out...

Don't pin your hopes on it, because it's not been a solution for some other people with the same problem! It just helps narrow down the possibilities :).

[dragonsong12]

Don't pin your hopes on it, because it's not been a solution for some other people with the same problem! It just helps narrow down the possibilities :).

Seems likely though. Looks like I have a "Plug and Play Monitor on Intel(R) 82865G Graphics Controller" which, according to the Intel site, has been discontinued. I think the only thing I'm going to pin my hopes on now is the wii version.

Thanks for your help though! I really appreciate you trying to help me through this. Seriously, you didn't have to and it's awesome. :D

[Luffy]

Mine says "Please wait, logging you in" and just hangs

[MadMarley]

Heh, I actually have no idea. It's been a while...well, that's probably the problem then. Let's see if I can figure that out...

I'm having exactly the same problems you are...Only nothing even shows that it's changed when I try to click around in the settings, aside from switching to the page of graphic settings.

I'm rather jealous of all those people who can properly enjoy theirs :(

[MadMarley]

Mine says "Please wait, logging you in" and just hangs

I had that happen too...I just closed it out and tried reopening it and it suceeded in at least bringing up the proper menu

[Luffy]

Yeah mine brings up the menu now, I click launch game and it looks like it's launching. Then windows says that the program stopped working for some strange reason :/

[Laserkid]

Mine works fine, but it was slow as heck. Thanks to everyone here, I knew to knock the settings down to 2 and it works fine except on the boats with all the movement it still was a bit fuzzy, but after that it's been golden.

[dragonsong12]

I'm rather jealous of all those people who can properly enjoy theirs :(

Yeah...I'm trying to keep myself from being too negative about it all, but it's kind of depressing...

[Irishmile]

I have only played the demo (hoping to buy the single episode soon)
But it all worked wonderfully well on my system and the game looked great.

[thatdude98]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! I started playing it... AWESOME!!!!!!!

[Baron Pedro]

Just finished it.
Awesome work, guys. I didn't think that you'd quite captured the spirit of the originals during the first 15 minutes, but you quickly changed my mind with some awesome sequences.

Eagerly awaiting the next episode, and the final episode of W&G.

[julius]

yeah i got the same problem as dragonsong12...
also my inventory is just all dark as well as the recipe from the mast.
any solution yet??

[julius]

see i can play.. but i don't really see nothing

[Irishmile]

That is a bummer.. You've tried dialing down the graphics setting?

[SonataFanatica]

I would also (just as Irishmile) love to just buy the first episode right now and the others later. Isn't that possible?

[Ganon Sheik]

Wooo that was an amazing episode. Finished it about 30 minutes ago, it provided me 5 hours of gameplay. The episode was amazing! keep up the greatness and the monkey island series will keep its amazing quality. I was able to run it very smooth and easily with the second highest resolution, and quality level 9. I turned off the hint system completely. The puzzles are challenging and do take a while, but are not so hard that you spend hours on a single puzzle. Very nice episode. Looking forward to the next one.

[julius]

yeah they are already on ''1'' from the beginning. i can't even change that.
i have a GF4 TI4800 SE /128 MB... could that be the problem (i already updated the driver)

[bonehead]

its 1 20 am here and im having the same problem as dragonsong... i waited all day to play this then downloaded for an hour and now i cant play.. needless to say im pissed but does ne one know a number to reach telltale to ask wats wrong?

[bonehead]

please im dying here

[Irishmile]

Sorry I do not know... you could try to use the TTG contact link
http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/sendmessage.php

And Julius I think that may be the problem I think that is a fairly old card?..... BUT do not quote me on that I am not a techy kind of guy.

System Requirements:

Operating system: Windows XP / Vista
Processor: 2.0 GHz + (3 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent rec.)
Memory: 512MB (1GB rec.) Sound: DirectX 8.1 sound device
Video: 64MB DirectX 8.1-compliant video card (128MB rec.)
DirectX®: Version 9.0c or better

[julius]

thanks anyway. i guess it's time to buy a new one. or even a whole new system.

[broodwars]

Well, I just completed this first episode and well...it was ok. I would have enjoyed it better if not for two sections I had problems with:

1. The bit with the chair in the Doctor's Office. I got royally stuck there for about 10 minutes because I didn't realize you could use Up and Down (W and S) to change the orientation of the table. Once I caught on to that, the puzzle was a snap. I would have appreciated a line from Guybrush or something after a while that would have noted that you could do more than just rotate the chair.

2. The "treasure hunts" - Look, I know most of us are probably big fans of Zelda, but the forest maze in Zelda 1 was a dumb idea when that game came out and over 25 years hasn't made it any better. I wouldn't have minded it so much, but often I'd pick the wrong direction simply by virtue of wandering too far in a general direction on-screen, "moving on" before I was really ready (I was just listening for the sounds). The part with the wind later on with the second "hunt" was particularly annoying, since there didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to why a certain direction was the right one (even when I was trying to pick it by the direction the wind was blowing). And when you screw up, you have to start the whole bloody thing over again.

Also, was there any reason why you have to go repeatedly into your menu, select to examine your maps, and then select the maps to look at them? I got rather used to just being able to click an icon on-screen to see my maps in Wallace & Grommit. This way of doing it is about 2-3 steps too many for something you have to repeatedly examine. I also miss true point & click control, not this wonky "hold & drag" mouse control. Accessing the inventory's a bit obnoxious with mouse controls as well, so I ended up just Tab-ing it everytime I needed to use it. I ended up just using the keyboard simply because it works better.

Overall, I enjoyed the game and am really looking forward to the next installment, but I really hope some of these issues get fixed in future installments.

[Silverwolfpet]

Congratulations guys.. I will download it right now! Thank you, once more, for everything! :)

[bonehead]

thanks for trying irishmile

[Irishmile]

If it helps I have a GeForce 7600 (and that card is not anything great at all, but inexpensive :) ) and the demo worked great for me.

[bonehead]

im no techie so how do i know wat i have

[Sniffie]

it was great, but a bit short.. this is the first game ive ever downloaded from telltale but are all episode games this short? i mean a whole month untill we will find out whats gonna happen? should be one episode every week imo. :mad:

[Nacholabs]

Awesomest game ever.

LOLd hard to "Darn you, socks!" and "Can I call you D'Oro the explorer?" and "...like a Volcano!!!", and many other jokes I dont remember.

I thought you payed and extra amount of attention to details, such as Guybrush and porcelain, or the fact that instead of running, he walks a bit faster when indoors.

Also, thank God for keyboard shortcuts (for noobs: TAB opens inventory, SHIFT runs, E examines objects in inventory).

I shall adore Telltale for all eternity.

[broodwars]

it was great, but a bit short.. this is the first game ive ever downloaded from telltale but are all episode games this short? i mean a whole month untill we will find out whats gonna happen? should be one episode every week imo. :mad:

The various games can differ in length by an hour or two, but yeah generally speaking they're all about this length. You get used to the waiting, especially since in every "season" I've played thus far the episodes get dramatically better as the season goes on (seriously, go play Sam & Max Season 1). Telltale really couldn't afford the kind of staff it would take to churn these games out as quickly as you'd want.

[Sniffie]

The various games can differ in length by an hour or two, but yeah generally speaking they're all about this length. You get used to the waiting, especially since in every "season" I've played thus far the episodes get dramatically better as the season goes on (seriously, go play Sam & Max Season 1). Telltale really couldn't afford the kind of staff it would take to churn these games out as quickly as you'd want.

too bad... well, i got a cupon for buying MI so i guess i could check sam and max out :P

[bonehead]

thanks for responding irishmile but im calling it quits for now and going to bed

[Nacholabs]

1. The bit with the chair in the Doctor's Office. I got royally stuck there for about 10 minutes because I didn't realize you could use Up and Down (W and S) to change the orientation of the table. Once I caught on to that, the puzzle was a snap. I would have appreciated a line from Guybrush or something after a while that would have noted that you could do more than just rotate the chair.Ummm, the second you gain control, the game tells you how to control the chair.

2. The "treasure hunts" - Look, I know most of us are probably big fans of Zelda, but the forest maze in Zelda 1 was a dumb idea when that game came out and over 25 years hasn't made it any better. I wouldn't have minded it so much, but often I'd pick the wrong direction simply by virtue of wandering too far in a general direction on-screen, "moving on" before I was really ready (I was just listening for the sounds). The part with the wind later on with the second "hunt" was particularly annoying, since there didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to why a certain direction was the right one (even when I was trying to pick it by the direction the wind was blowing). And when you screw up, you have to start the whole bloody thing over again.Does your mother knows you're such a whiny bitch?

Also, was there any reason why you have to go repeatedly into your menu, select to examine your maps, and then select the maps to look at them? I got rather used to just being able to click an icon on-screen to see my maps in Wallace & Grommit. This way of doing it is about 2-3 steps too many for something you have to repeatedly examine. I also miss true point & click control, not this wonky "hold & drag" mouse control. Accessing the inventory's a bit obnoxious with mouse controls as well, so I ended up just Tab-ing it everytime I needed to use it. I ended up just using the keyboard simply because it works better.Just write it the f*ck down.

[doomboy]

Got it right now!!!

[broodwars]

Ummm, the second you gain control, the game tells you how to control the chair.



Do your mother knows you're such a whiny bitch?



Just write it the f*ck down.

Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the ancient voodoo curse this morning. As for the Chair thing, I glanced at that message and saw that you could use the keyboard to rotate the chair. I didn't notice the bit about being able to pull the chair back, and that message doesn't come up again after that initial display so I got stuck.

[Shoelip]

I hate my computer. Just last night it got infected with a virus, and stupid Norton isn't helping! I hadn't ever had a virus before this year, but now I'm suddenly getting them regularly. I just got it fixed from the last one just a few months ago! Why now!?

[Irishmile]

im no techie so how do i know wat i have

You can usually find it by going to the control panel and then looking at your hardware

[Sniffie]

Wow, someone woke up on the wrong side of the ancient voodoo curse this morning. As for the Chair thing, I glanced at that message and saw that you could use the keyboard to rotate the chair. I didn't notice the bit about being able to pull the chair back, and that message doesn't come up again after that initial display so I got stuck.

The Pox of LeChuck maybe? :D:D

[Hardtack]

Great episode! I really enjoyed the new feel and detail. I'm chomping at the bit, ready for the next episode. At least SOMI SE is released soon, that should tide me over a bit. :D
All in all, I say great job, and thank you Telltale Games for keeping Monkey Island alive and fresh.

[ArmyMage]

Beautiful graphics great feel.. great plot, i am loven it thanks telltale!

[Boots]

great chapter! i got a lot of laughs out of this and it was just a great MI experience, reaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllly looking forward to the next chapter. TTG for the win.

i was so shattered when the credits rolled though, im not a huge fan of episodic content, but for ToMI it's totally worth it.

the voice of winslow sounds sooo much like griswold goodsoup at points, i wonder if it was the same voice actor...

[cdw860]

Gah, New Zealand has useless internet supposedly broadband and my download's currently sitting at 7hrs 45mins to go 3kb/s just isn't good enough!

[Vegan]

It's pretty weird controlling Guybrush with a hula hoop. Really breaks the immersion for me, makes me feel like I'm playing an alpha build. What was wrong with point and click to navigate?

[LordKinbote]

It's pretty weird controlling Guybrush with a hula hoop. Really breaks the immersion for me, makes me feel like I'm playing an alpha build. What was wrong with point and click to navigate?

Point-and-click just doesn't work very well in true 3-D environments. Especially with the camera angles that Telltale tries to pull off. They don't want to sacrifice the game's cinematic nature.

[Guydutch Smokeweed]

Been playing through the first three puzzles now... so far ITS AWESOME! Thanks Telltale guys 'n gals!

[Vegan]

Point-and-click just doesn't work very well in true 3-D environments. Especially with the camera angles that Telltale tries to pull off. They don't want to sacrifice the game's cinematic nature.


But... they pulled it off wonderfully in 4 previous seasons of games.

[hamzie]

But... they pulled it off wonderfully in 4 previous seasons of games.

MI4 was when they went 3d

and there was no poiint and click

Just be grateful that this game was made and quit complaining
im loving the controls

[Vegan]

MI4 was when they went 3d

and there was no poiint and click

Just be grateful that this game was made and quit complaining
im loving the controls

I was referring to Bone, Sam & Max, and Strong Bad. All 3D, all had true point and click. Worked beautifully.

[Skuld]

I've played both the "hula hoop" and WASD controls for some time now (hula hoop before the arrival on Flotsam and WASD since then) and I have to say, I prefer the WASD controls. I would have expected "true" point'n'click though, but I don't have any complaints. It feels very natural.

[regidor dragon]

I dont care for the "walking system" (dragging the mouse to walk) pointing the mouse and clicking where one needs to go is just easer... i have the graphics set to 9 nice and smooth

[Philbrush]

Well done to the Telltale team! I am thoroughly impressed with Tales of Monkey Island. Chapter 1 had everything in it I would expect from a MI game! Oh, and the game looks and runs beautifully!

[realchris]

for this game. Thank You!!!!

[HeyArnold]

Downloading now, and already it's worth the wait. Thank you Telltale

[Lena_P]

Oh wait ... it's over? Awwww, I want to go back to Flotsam! So many questions, so many items still in my possession at the end of the episode, will I still have them at the beginning of the next? (Pleasepleaseplease!) The story ... it's so ... to be continuedish!

[Guydutch Smokeweed]

I have to study now first.... sort of Happy about that, as I don't have the time to rush through the game.... luckily I still have about 6 sam and max episodes to finish as well. :)

[irishmom]

I only had time for a 3/4 hour look at it and all I can think about right now is how to get a ninjasword - like item for a pirate doll. This indicates for me that Telltale has succeeded in bringing back the spirit. I really like the game, graphics, speakers, musik etc.. Controlls are putting me off a little. But thats, by far, not enough to spoil the experience!

[stephdest]

it would be excellent if Telltalegames brings the old control panel from MI 3 back ..

Other question : How long takes the first episode ? Hours of playing ?

[Lena_P]

Hours of playing? I don't know, I got interrupted quite a few times while I was playing, but I'd say it took me more than four hours. The puzzles were satisfying and varied and even more complicated then the puzzles in the first episode of a Telltale game usually are, plus I kept playing through some character's dialogs just to hear them talk again *cough*Marquis de Singe*cough*McGee*cough*. Plus clicking on things to see what their floaty-description things read as after each click. Plus the book titles ... yeah. Matters on your playing style I'd say.

[Skuld]

it would be excellent if Telltalegames brings the old control panel from MI 3 back ..

Other question : How long takes the first episode ? Hours of playing ?

With being as spoiler free as possible - I'm 2 hours in the game and have completed 2 of the 3 tasks you are given when you first arrive on Flotsam. (And I have to say, the treasure task really got me fooled. Good job with that one, guys!)

Since I haven't even heard the names of the guys Lena_P just mentioned it seems like it will still go on for a while, though.

[nep4ron]

Finally... :)

I already get through it about 2/3 I think, and I love it. Controls took getting used to but after 10 min it worked perfectly well. Ok the coin from MI3 was probably a bit better but I love this game.
Just missing german language support a bit... :)

[billysnodgrass]

disappointed a bit, a little too easy. i finished it in only a couple of hours game play.

[tobar]

billy the first episode is always the easiest. If they're true to form you should see a steady progression of difficulty with each chapter.

[harlequ1n]

I've found myself clicking and holding the cursor waiting for the coin to appear :D WASD controls are fine, the new cinematic cameras are incredibly cool, graphics are top notch as well as MI is not supposed to be photorealistic. They could be better but hell I waited 13 years for this game and I'm more than pleased with how it's turned out to be.

[TookiGuy]

I really thought it should have been more difficult (No, not just "a little" difficult, significantly difficult) but other than that, not criticism. The controls didn't take much to get used to, and overall, nice work, TellTale.
Now give me episode 2. NOW!

[Sir Tasnica]

Just finished the first episode. Loved it. The mouse controls were a bit unwieldy, but I once I switched over to using WASD/tab and the mouse in tandem everything played quite smoothly.

Thanks for bringing back a genuine Monkey Island experience!

[mbavio]

Fuck, I´m stucked in last part, with the idols. And Guybrish is telling me the answer, but I´m more stupid than Stan! Anyone can give me a hint?

[chross]

MI5 E1 just made my day!
Now waiting for episode 2 to come. Could you plz make like 100 more episodes since I now have the feeling of can't get enough of MI!

Cheers and GREAT WORK,
chross

[lu_ming]

Fuck, I´m stucked in last part, with the idols. And Guybrish is telling me the answer, but I´m more stupid than Stan! Anyone can give me a hint?

For that you'll need to post in the "Hint" section.

Great work Telltale! I appreciated characters, story, dialogue and graphics, I'd only change the interface, but that's not so terrible, too.

I think I've found a major bug, though. Where am I to report it?

Edit: Bug's already reported! Nevermind!

[Thespis]

I got home late last night, but stayed up to download the episode, and play a bit. I only played through the intro, but so far I'm liking it, and I have to say episodic game or not, the title sequence felt pretty epic to me.

Also, as much as I figured I'd be using the keyboard (I don't mind keyboard+mouse), I think I like the mouse controls better.

Good job guys!

[AndywinXp]

I finished it. Great job.
I'm wondering who's the girl at the end of the episode...

[presidentmax]

i'm not that excited about the next episode (havent got the first yet, can only play it on wiiware :( ) because has anybody noticed the strange traditon of quality in telltales previous games.

For example, alot of people found the first episode of season 1 and 2 of sam and max strong. While alot of people found the second and third episodes to be weaker in season 1 and 2. Yet most people agree that for some unexplained reason both seasons best episode is the 4th.

I'm reading to much into this i know but it will be interesting to see if the second episode of mi follows this pattern of quality.

p.s i'm very curious if the 4th mi will follow this tradition also.

[GozzoMan]

AaaaaAaaaaaaAaaaw!!

I stayed up until 1:00am local time and then surrendered to bed without any monkeyislandness... I'm in the office now, can't wait to go home playing!! What a cruel torture! :D

[hamzie]

Yay finished it :p

[Ryekatcher]

Just finished it. Awesome job. Laughed a lot of times, much better than W&C (at least for me).
The difficulty of the puzzles is just about perfect, had to sleep over the first jungle puzzle, only to figure out I had to actually use the map on the well, but that was maybe the only thing that annoyed me a bit. Loved the lab puzzle. Gief another episode already. :)

[Gman5852]

Before the big episode 2, release wiiware version. My computer sucks, It might handle all sbcg4ap games, but if is true that this episode takes more space than 2 sbcg4ap episodes combined, my computer wont survive it, but my wii could take it with the memory extension pack.

[AndywinXp]

By the way, the music is good, but too bad there isn't any rhythmic guitar (like in CMI and maybe in EFMI) and there is so much synth work, but it's still a good work

[Marty]

yeah I kinda admit the music was lacking a little. it's sounded even like MIDI at times. After Sam and Max's music, I guess I was expecting more.
Anyway I just finished it then and I bloody enjoyed it immensely. there were some actual "LOL" moments which is pretty rare for me. The length was great and the puzzles fit perfectly. It was better than I expected. Well done, Telltale. You've achieved alot in the past few years.
Best part: evil hand, hands down (haw haw).

[Duds_2k]

Someone else asked earlier but I didn't see an answer.

How can we buy just this episode? If we have to commit to the season sight unseen that's not really an episodic game it's just a normal game with a 6 week wait for delivery :)

[stemot]

Just finished it now. After initially being pissed off at not getting it until 2.00am and playing the first chapter, I got some sleep then came back to it and really enjoyed it. Funny and well constructed, with some surprisingly beautiful environments (which I will admit I was worrying about after the pre-release stuff).

Excellent start Telltale, way to wash the bad taste of EFMI away :)

[GeeTom]

Just finishied it. I just want to say one thing:

Thanks Telltale, thanks!

[Guybrush_Threepwood]

AaaaaAaaaaaaAaaaw!!

I stayed up until 1:00am local time and then surrendered to bed without any monkeyislandness... I'm in the office now, can't wait to go home playing!! What a cruel torture! :D

Lol, I didn't go to sleep until it was released. I really couldn't!

[puerca]

Thanks Telltale! Great game, but no rest for the weary because it only makes me want more.

[puerca]

Someone else asked earlier but I didn't see an answer.

How can we buy just this episode? If we have to commit to the season sight unseen that's not really an episodic game it's just a normal game with a 6 week wait for delivery :)

There's a demo plus it's not really sight unseen because it's Monkey Island! That should be enough said.

[ScurveyLubber]

Game looked great and the gameplay was awsome. 2 remarks:
1. the island overviews were a bit cheap. I refer to the first island birdseye view and the island which we see at the end of episode 1. MI3 gave it a much more atmosferic look.

2. the dokter in episode 1 looks to much like that ga*ish rainbow dude from a sam&max (season 1?) dude. He annoyed me.

"Murray?" rofl.

grtz

[Limenut]

*Awesome*.
Briefly, I considered constructive critisism. Then I realised you've taken something I loved from the dead and made it beautiful again.

Thanks guys. I look forward to the next one.

[hamzie]

A lot of people didnt get how to return to the ancient thing and the idol places after they followed it through the map .. i.e they didnt realize you could go there directly from the brids eye view

I guess TTGs could make new locations on the map shine with a klingly noise when you first see them in B.eye.view?

[El Butcherino]

Thank you so much!

It's a wonderful game!

my only gripe (mentioned about 100 times already i guess) is the interface. One click walking and one click combining of items will really help in future episodes...

[Darkmeteor]

I loved that episode and all the jokes, U tube, Murray, etc etc... I loved the graphics and the way things gets blurry when not focused, as well as the amazing animations, wow, just wow, can't wait for the next episode

[der Truthahn]

1. the island overviews were a bit cheap. I refer to the first island birdseye view and the island which we see at the end of episode 1. MI3 gave it a much more atmosferic look.



I agree on that, but the rest of the game is awesome!!! ....maybe a bit too easy, but doesn´t matter .....can´t wait to play the next episode :)

[ninpou90]

I loved it!

Only criticism is the control scheme. I would prefer something like in the Sam and Max games, or (even better) like Curse of Monkey Island / Full Throttle.

Having said that: thank you Tell Tale. Thanks for reviving MI!

[walshy]

are you able to buy the chapters on thier own if so how?

[FoboldFKY]

TLDR: Loved it; gimme more!

Longer version in bullet-point form because it's late and my brain's having trouble coming up with amusing framing and linking sentences.


New controls are a little bit meh. The mouse control suffers from the same problem that Overlord does: mapping an absolute offset device to a directional control just doesn't work.

Can I suggest something to try, at least in future games? Keep the current mouse setup but add a little red dot that shows where the cursor is, then have Guybrush follow that dot. Then, we can actually see the mouse movements.
The new LeChuck... just doesn't sit properly. I think it's because I'm used to CMI's deep, bellowing LeChuck. The new one comes across like a crotchety old man, especially when he says "Threepwood; so good of you to join us!" I wouldn't have been at all surprised to see him brandishing a cane and wearing bifocals at that point.
Can you add double-click to instantly go to a map location? Running around the map is cool... but also gets old when you keep needing to ping-pong between the beach and one of the idols.
The puzzles were good. None of them felt unfair, although there were a few that I got very stuck on because of wording or other factors. The standout for me was showing the face to the Marquis because he'd previously mentioned "evidence." If he'd, I dunno, left a smear of makeup or something on it, I would have considered it evidence.

Another was getting whatsisname off the Narwhal. I'd completely missed that I could climb along the washing line because I'd already seen the winching action. It makes sense in hindsight; I just wasn't expecting there to be another action tied to clicking on the rope itself.
Is that you, Murray? It goes (sound of candle burning). It's a decorative lighting ornament. That's not you, Murray! Where's my Murray?
The humour was good; it still feels a bit like the early Sam & Max episodes did: you're still finding your stride.
I really had to bang my head on the desk with putting the root into the beer bit. That was just awful. Awful in a good way, mind you.
The most horrible closet in the world made me laugh out loud, as did the foreshadowing trunk.
The depth of field effects were nicely done; just enough to make the eyes drift to whatever was "in focus" but not overt enough to actually be noticed off-hand. This really is the best-looking game you've made thus far. The zoom to map is also very cool.
I hope your servers are feeling better today. I do wish you'd told us there was a last-minute bug; I could have gone to bed a few hours earlier. :S
Who the heck was that guy Guybrush punched at the start of the episode? He has exactly the same head (sans hair) of the glass-blower, yet we never see him again. Because we only see him for a few seconds, I was really confused when I talked to the glass-blower and he didn't seem to remember me.
Speaking of the glass-blower, am I the only one who gets the impression his face is made out of sheet metal? The way it reflects the light just looks... off and unnatural.
On the whole, I really enjoyed it. I definitely like the characters' new appearances (well, except maybe LeChuck who looks like an elephant sat on his head, and then kissed a puffer fish) and the Marquis is great fun ("Science!"). I'm really looking forward to the next episode!

[Robi-Wan]

I'm hoping the people from Telltale will be reading this thread because there's a returning issue wich I would like to adress. You see, ever since the begining there has been a limited choice of resolutions. I was happy to see that Wallace and Grommit had a wide range of resolutions, including widescreen 1280 * 768. For me, that's very important because my PC is hooked up with my widescreen Hi-Def TV. It doesn't handle very many resolutions and non widescreen resolutions are smeared over the screen. It works, but isn't very nice or pleasant.
I hoped that all games following W&G would incorporate these resolutions, but it seems Monkey Island doesn't! I think it's a pity, and I hope these will be added in the future...

[DrRocketGenius]

Okay, I haven't finished the episode yet, but I have to say something.

The Doctor's Office puzzle was my favorite puzzle in any Telltale game. (And I've played all the Sam & Max, SBCG4AP and W&G episodes.) Great job. :D

[Flip86]

Just finished the episode, and loved it. It was a bit on the easy side, but I guess that is to be expected from the first episode. I agree with the complaints about the mouse controls, although I got used to the WASD controls pretty quickly. Perhaps it is an idea to have an item slot on screen at all times? So you can quickly open the maps when you need them?

Anyway, loved this episode and am looking forward to the second one!

[Caz2711]

Just finished the 1st episode, amazing!!! Like others, the new controls took a while for me to get used to, but i think thats my only major critisim. Also, really liked the hint frequency setting, as it allows us old pros to do it on r own and the monkey newbies to get a bit of help along the way. Only main problem is...WHENS THE NEXT ONE?! I cant wait for some more maddening monkey goodness!!!

[hamzie]

I just hope it gets harder from here

and yes i used no hints

the only major puzzle for me was the ship one for some reason

never though about clicking on the clothes line

[Austin P]

Played it, and ultimately, I'm satisfied. It was funny, Guybrush was competent again (he's actually more confidant than he's ever been) and there were little jokes I loved, such as item names changing if you examine them once or multiple times. The story felt a little rushed, but I know that the way the story is told has to be different from past games since they have less time for exposition.

And now, on to complaints.

Just a minor one, but I think Guybrush would look better if he didn't squint so much. He just looks off to me.

This is a problem that Telltale games always have, and I don't know how many other people have noticed, but if you take an object out of your inventory and try to use it on something, and nothing happens, instead of the object remaining in use so you can try something else, it goes back into your inventory. It's inconvenient, and there's no reason for it.

Some of the puzzles were frustrating, mostly the path to the temple. It's hard to tell sometimes which way the vane is blowing, because of the way the view switches. I also fell prey to the bottle breaker glitch, and partially because of that I became stuck. But when I tried to use the hint system, it just told me to go to my ship, which had nothing for me to do. I don't know if the glitch directly interfered with the hint system, but it seems the system may need refinement so it knows exactly what left needs to be done.

There are several points at the game where you're given multiple dialog options, but anyone you pick will trigger the same response (I haven't played through the game again, so some of these instances I just suspect, but the dialog didn't specifically relate to my choice). This is funny, on occasion. But it should be used very, very sparingly, otherwise it just comes off as lazy, and giving the player less control.

Finally, it's not too bad yet, but it seems like the game may be edging too close to being too modern (the printing presses and the like). I'm fine with some of it, but going too modern is one of the reasons people often dislike Escape.

I also feel like the game hasn't quite captured the heart of Monkey Island. I know that's too vague a complaint to be useful, but I feel like something's missing. Perhaps it'll come back once the story gets underway.

All in all, I'm glad the series is back, and here's hoping it just keeps getting better.

[TuEresTu]

I still have no finished the episode, and I'm having fun like a ten years old boy.

Great work Telltale games and thank you very much for the game.

I just hope the game to be translated to spanish (voices included!). I've got lot of friends waiting for that and with my review of the game their gonna beg for a translation.

Well, gonna stop playing or i'm going to finish everything in just 1 day, I want to taste it slowly. :P

[Duster W.]

Congratulations, Telltale, to an extremly wonderful Monkey Island game! It's not just that the game per se is great, it truly feels like Monkey Island. Looking at the other reactions it seems I'm not the only one who thinks so. Having that good reactions on the first day is pretty rare these days. You've announced something a shitload of people are looking forward to, the expectations couldn't be higher - those are normaly ingredients for getting bad critics. No matter how good your product would be, you couldn't match the expectations.
But you did it!

The humor was spot on, the graphics look really good - the game looks (and sounds) wonderful. The story is interesting and the cliffhanger makes one hunger for more. Can't wait for it!

Thank you for bringing Monkey Island back! Hopefully this first season is just the beginning...

[Wimp]

Fantastic! Best Telltale game so far, and a worthy sequel. Keep it up, guys!

[enciclopedia]

Finished the game, now I must replay it with the "have you tried..." :)

[geminisfl]

I was born in Montevideo!!!!!!!

[skraftgis]

Great work Telltales, worth the money. I look forward to the remaining episodes. Thanks!!!!

[heavybassX]

Great start to the series, loved the references, the puzzles, the humor, the wit and everything else that Monkey Island offered before... if this keeps up, I don't care what the lead developer says about this not being canon, this is MUCH better than CoMI and miles better than Escape.

[Nickelback1991]

Just finished it... Didn't want to finish it in only one day because there's such a long time to wait now but I just couldn't stop myself ^^
I also think that it's a bit too easy but if that changes over the episodes I'll be perfectly fine...
I like the story/atmosphere/humour/graphics/new characters... a well... I think I just like everything about this TRUE MONKEY ISLAND adventure...
Can't wait to see the next episode...
By the way... if I had to guess I would say that the woman at the end of Episode 1 is Carla the swordmaster of Melee Island.

[Equlizer]

By the way... if I had to guess I would say that the woman at the end of Episode 1 is Carla the swordmaster of Melee Island.

Couldn't make a better guess myself

[CalBearRJ]

Just finished it... Didn't want to finish it in only one day because there's such a long time to wait now but I just couldn't stop myself ^^
I also think that it's a bit too easy but if that changes over the episodes I'll be perfectly fine...
I like the story/atmosphere/humour/graphics/new characters... a well... I think I just like everything about this TRUE MONKEY ISLAND adventure...
Can't wait to see the next episode...
By the way... if I had to guess I would say that the woman at the end of Episode 1 is Carla the swordmaster of Melee Island.

My thought: Kate Capsize

[juss]

It's just fucking awesome.

I want to give all of you guys at Telltale a big kiss.

[GOM]

You are definitly the best person on Earth for all of this.

Big up and sincerly Bravo et merci

[Laserkid]

Just finished the game. Bravo Telltale, Bravo! This game is awesome!

[DrRocketGenius]

Okay, first off, this was my first ever Monkey Island, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But I was very pleasantly surprised. The game was great! It had some of the best puzzles in Telltale's history, especially the Doctor's Office, which as I already said, is my favorite puzzle in Telltale history. The graphics were also great. I had to play on Level 1, but they still looked great.

Amazing work, Telltale!

[larino87]

Just played it and finished it. Of course since it was an episode it was short and I can't wait until the others come out. The way of moving him around by clicking and dragging the mouse was a bit difficult for me so I just opted for using the w,a,s,d keys and the mouse which was much easier. It wasn't a traditional point and click game if I played it that way but I don't care. The music was great, and the art was even better. It's definitely worthy of playing again. Oh, and the cursor at the start was going a little slow, fixed it with settings and lowering the graphics quality to about 1 or 2

[larino87]

Just finished it... Didn't want to finish it in only one day because there's such a long time to wait now but I just couldn't stop myself ^^
I also think that it's a bit too easy but if that changes over the episodes I'll be perfectly fine...
I like the story/atmosphere/humour/graphics/new characters... a well... I think I just like everything about this TRUE MONKEY ISLAND adventure...
Can't wait to see the next episode...
By the way... if I had to guess I would say that the woman at the end of Episode 1 is Carla the swordmaster of Melee Island.

I hope it's Carla the swordmaster. I really like her character and think it's a shame the only time we see her is MI1 and MI4

[kristaha]

WOW! Just finished it, yay! And I am NOT dissapointed; from the very beginning I got back that good feeling of swashbuckling adventure :D And the humor is just as good as ever. "I don't think a U Tube will be useful here" :D LOL!

Got really stuck in the doctor's office for a while; thought that if i kept feeding the monkey bananas, he'd eventually grow fond of me and fetch the key :o

Can't wait for episode 2 to be out! Any news on when that will be?

[Sven_Q45]

Just finished, too!
I played the whole evening TOMI. Very good.
The LA logo after years in an adventure game. :eek:

Well LucsaArts games are genius but I think the TTGs are more funny! :D Guybrushs hand was funny. :D

[AndywinXp]

Why "Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate" has got TM?

[Austin P]

People copyright all kinds of things. Did you know the traditional "Happy Birthday" song is copyrighted?

[AndywinXp]

People copyright all kinds of things. Did you know the traditional "Happy Birthday" song is copyrighted?

Like the PF said:

Money, get away.
Get a good job with good pay and youre okay.
Money, its a gas.
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think Ill buy me a football team.

[Leak]

So there was this tough decision I had to make today:

* Install and play Launch of the Screaming Narwhal

or

* Install Steinberg Cubase 5, Native Instruments Komplete 5, hook up a KORE 2 controller and my MIDI keyboard and play with that stuff

As you can guess, the ~9 USD game won out over the ~1000 EUR other stuff... and it was so worth it... :D

np: Tim Exile - Listening Tree (Listening Tree)

[SupahFly]

I have to say - the game is simply brilliant! I love the control, I love the jokes, I love the dialogues, I love the puzzles! Couldn't stop playing it until I played it to the end (no hints of course :). Now I can go satisfied to the bed. Thank you, telltale. :)

[Kupra]

Thanks for giving us a real MI game, at first I was a bit sceptical cause EFMI has destroyed the franchise for me with ugly GFX and a control scheme that almost caused me to destroy my keyboard, but you guys made a great new entry in MI, great atmodsphere and humor, just THX.

[Vegan]

Why "Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate" has got TM?

Because it's funny.

[Mike Haley]

I must say, yesterday was fun. It was like waiting in line for a Disneyland attraction that kept breaking down. Oh, but finally getting on that ride was the best thing ever.

[opi]

Oh, snap. I was looking forward to play on my netbook but it seems that it does not work. I assume it's GPU issue because it starts, I get black block that I assume is game screen. It's not even centered. And here it stops, process turns into zombie and I have to kill it.

Well, maybe it's related to DirectX. I think I have to put my PC back together to enjoy some of the goodness. If someone was able to start TMI on standard netbook hardware (1GiB/1.6Ghz/Intel GPU) I'd love to hear from him!

[KingBroly]

TMI requires a 2.0Ghz processor (the other TT games require 1.5). It's why I can't play it on my laptop, but I can run it on another PC in my house (lucky for me).

[Winifred]

Oh, this was great fun. Yay, team!

[zenshark]

aaarghhhh....finished it :(...and i want moooreee! can i really wait a month? i dont know! but great game guys! you captured the monkey island mood really well...some minor gripes:
i think right clicking for inventory would be better and less cumbersome! and if we could get a look button it would be awesome because guybrushes observations on things were half the hilarity! i know i can look at things by clicking on them (if i cant pick it up), or in the inventory (with the magnifying glass) but what about people and such? over all i give it 9/10

[zenshark]

also, loved guybrushes expressions!

[Amaterasu]

Amazing game! Really good job!
From the music, the animation, the puzzles, the characters, the length (which was really impressive for a single chapter) and of course - the number of items (which was a lot better than some of sam&max's chapters, which had like 8 items at all...)
And the story of course, which really gives the feeling Monkey Island series should have!
Please keep up the good work.

[toolbum]

Pants finished it already, have to wait another month now :(

[novykiel]

Liked it as well... very appropriate Puzzle level I think
Thanks TellTale

[walshy]

in the jungle dark ninja dave is gone so what do u do/put in

[walshy]

can somebody give me an awswer i have no patience

[Thespis]

can somebody give me an awswer i have no patience

Maybe you should try the Hints Forum (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44).

[Starscream]

Just wanted to say really enjoyed it, great job on chapter 1 looking forward to more.

[walshy]

Maybe you should try the Hints Forum (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44).

just give me an awswer

[Thespis]

just give me an awswer

No.

This isn't the thread for game hints.

There's an entire thread about that puzzle in the Hints Forum.

[anotherlife]

No.

This isn't the thread for game hints.

There's an entire thread about that puzzle in the Hints Forum.

I don't understand people that use hints :confused:

By the way.. This episode was soooo great.. worth the money ..

[Big_Whoop]

An absolute pleasure to play. Telltale have captured all the charm of previous monkey island games and i cant wait for the next episode next month. Congrats for surpassing my high expectations

[Nyhtro]

Just finished the first episode now. Filled my expectations greatly. The puzzles, humor, animations. Thumbs up Telltale!

[Rebirth]

i finished it yesterday....
and i have to say...it was great.....i realy love it...but i have to say 2 things:

*more stupid guybrush dialog...like it has been mentioned befor, you sometimes have the option to say 3 things but whatever you chose he says the same.....

*this is a Monkey Island game you working on, so dont make the following gmaes too easy, the difficulty was ok for part 1, but you have to make the game harder...you got the hint funktion, so there always will be a way to finish the game, make the game extrem Monkey^^

oh btw
why did you close the Privat Pirate Club? i hoped it will stay open till the last episode is released....

[Kroms]

i finished it yesterday....
and i have to say...it was great.....i realy love it...but i have to say 2 things:

*more stupid guybrush dialog...like it has been mentioned befor, you sometimes have the option to say 3 things but whatever you chose he says the same.....

*this is a Monkey Island game you working on, so dont make the following gmaes too easy, the difficulty was ok for part 1, but you have to make the game harder...you got the hint funktion, so there always will be a way to finish the game, make the game extrem Monkey^^

oh btw
why did you close the Privat Pirate Club? i hoped it will stay open till the last episode is released....

That Guybrush dialogue thing was in all the other MI games as well.

I think it was good, in terms of difficulty. Not too hard, but I was stumped a couple of times.

[GeeTom]

Played through it and I want to thank telltale for this humorous and clever adventure. I cant wait for future episodes!

I also made a german video-review on youtube: click (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj27Rh1-W3s) :)

[larys]

oh btw
why did you close the Privat Pirate Club? i hoped it will stay open till the last episode is released....

they closed it because they want it to become a public club. If they didn't those threads would become enormous big and difficult to read.

But it would be nice to have the private club back and only people who brought the game would have access. I loved the brainstorm thread for the first episode.

[towlee]

finished :( so easy

[popx2004]

Erm just quick question, on the first game can you kill guybrush by staying under water for 10 minutes, i just read you can... If so what happens and could anyone direct me to a picture of it

[Caz2711]

Erm just quick question, on the first game can you kill guybrush by staying under water for 10 minutes, i just read you can... If so what happens and could anyone direct me to a picture of it

Finished this game yesterday, I dont remember being underwater thou???

[0renji]

Why can't I just buy one episode? For Sam and Max I bought the first two eps and got one or two free on Steam because to be honest they didn't hold my attention. I didn't even finish one of the free ones. I'd prefer it if I could just kind of give the Monkey Island series a try rather than forking over the whole $30. I'll try the demo, of course, but it seems to defeat the purpose of having episodes.

[Thespis]

Why can't I just buy one episode? For Sam and Max I bought the first two eps and got one or two free on Steam because to be honest they didn't hold my attention. I didn't even finish one of the free ones. I'd prefer it if I could just kind of give the Monkey Island series a try rather than forking over the whole $30. I'll try the demo, of course, but it seems to defeat the purpose of having episodes.

You probably will be able to, just not right now:

With Wallace & Gromit we turned on individual episode purchases sometime between the first two episodes (or right when episode 2 came out). I don't know our exact plans but I wouldn't be surprised if something similar happens.

We also have often allowed customers to upgrade from a single episode to the full season for the difference in price -- $26. That also wouldn't surprise me!

The reason we haven't been having single episodes, full seasons, and upgrades available at launch for W&G and Tales of MI is because, especially for new faces not familiar with episodic gaming, it proved time and again to be amazingly confusing! People come expecting a "new Sam & Max game" or a "new Monkey Island" and then instead of seeing something which says "click here to buy your new Monkey Island!!!" they see "click here to buy chapter one." "already bought the game? click here to upgrade!" "get your full season pass here -- get all five episodes together for less!" and ... well, people were confused.

We used that model for three game series -- Sam & Max season one, Sam & Max season two, and Strong Bad -- and collected lots of data and ran surveys and talked to customers and figured out that, yes indeed, people preferred simplicity from the outset. So that's what we now offer, and expand it out as things clear up and become more comfortable.

[thatdude98]

10 outta 10!

[Sheepgood]

Ok first of all i would like to thank telltale team for bringing back in life the Monkey Island game!!Graphics ARE awesome (in my opinion graphics are not playing a major role in M.I. i still like playing MI1 and MI2) Gameplay its good.I found the first episode easy but i was really excited with all the references to the old games!Keep up the good work guys and bring STAN on deck! (i hope u all noticed who sold the map to DORO the explorer!!!)

[Harald B]

Wow, the amount of discussion you miss out on by being a few days late is staggering. I'm just going to blindly put some of my impressions here.

Chuck the Plant! It feels good having this symbol of thaw between LucasArts and Telltale. That may sound silly under the circumstances, but with LA cutting the Sam & Max idol from the special edition I find this very reassuring.
The graphics are gorgeous. I was a bit worried if you could do it justice, but you rose to the challenge once again.
The music is great and captures the feel, which is obviously no surprise.
The closing in through the jungle when you leave the menu is very cool. Good work!
More than 4 save slots again! A small thing, but I'm glad to be rid of that annoyance.
You really got me with that wind vane. First I kept following the arrow and got nowhere (this was before I knew about the map). Then I asked the Voodoo Lady and wasted even more time by following the manatee and still getting nowhere. Good job.
I would have liked knowing about middle-mouse-button, F4 and M before my second playthrough..

[Leak]

I would have liked knowing about middle-mouse-button, F4 and M before my second playthrough..
Well, F4 is kinda non-obvious (though also quite non-essential IMHO), but the "M" key was only active in the press review release and caused all kinds of havoc, according to (IIRC) Jake.

And you didn't even press the middle mouse button accidentally once during the whole game? Wow. :D

np: Tim Exile - When Every Day's A Number (Listening Tree)

[J Threepwood]

hmmm strange people are saying it was easy, i havent found it quite so easy or maybe thats just me. Very impressed though minus the diaglogue at times not being what i pressed but eh im sure they will improve that

So have the other chapters been made already or is it a work in progress

[DaveMachine]

Very nice game a part few glitches in the dialogs (like somebody said before...). The most annoying stuff is the control system; at least Telltale people should leave an option to use the classic point-and-click like sam and max, which is the best and most intuitive in my opinion.

Good job though, carry on like this!

[PariahKing]

It's fitting there was turbulence on launch day seeing how hard it was to bring Monkey Island back.

[larys]

Hi guys I found a video from the ending of the demo which is not included in the full game. No spoilers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJP21NQRn1I

[Mike Haley]

Hi guys I found a video from the ending of the demo which is not included in the full game. No spoilers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJP21NQRn1I
The bit about Guybrush's Treasure Hunt sounds intriguing. Might this be something similar to the machinima shorts between Sam & Max Season One episodes? That is, something to pass the time between episodes.

[popx2004]

Finished this game yesterday, I dont remember being underwater thou???
oh sorry i meant the Monkey island one, when you get thrown in the water with idle

[Caribbean Queen]

You know what, dear purveyors of plunderous pastimes? A thank you is in order. The game is beautiful. The puzzles not too frustrating. The dialogue camp and cool. Just thank you. Once I resolved the quality settings issue, the game rocked the house. Love the Nor altar!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA. I am going to play this thing all month - get out of my head Guybrush!

[CrunchBogus]

I love Monkey Island. Thank you so much for finally giving us the fifth game inadvertently promised by the Voodoo Lady in 2000!

However, I'm new to this episodic gaming thing. I remember ads for the Sam & Max games on TV, but those were part of ads for Gametap. I'm glad to know I can just buy them from the developers and play them without a subscription to GT or some kind of special client.

The only disappointment is that the ole' graduation money pool is about dried up and I'm yet to hear back from any potential employers. If only I hadn't bought The Sims 3... Anyway, I was hoping I could just buy this chapter and buy the rest as they come out, when I can afford them. Do we have a tentative date on when this might happen?

[Paintbrush]

I just want to congratulate Telltale for making absolutely wonderful adventure game. I was not the biggest fan of Sam&Max and Wallace&Gromit, however ToMI episode1 is amazing! Really beautiful graphics and animations, superb puzzles (not too difficult, not too easy and nicely twisted) great dialogs and humor and I even love the new mouse-only controlling system. It might even replace point&click on the throne of the best adventure-controlling mechanics.

I couldn't be more pleased. Not only is ToMI the best adventure that came out in years, I'd put it right there, up with CMI and waaaaay ahead of EMI.

Bravo!

[walshy]

i thought this game would be alright but when i played the demo i was laughing so hard i couldn't help but buy the game

[walshy]

That Guybrush dialogue thing was in all the other MI games as well.

I think it was good, in terms of difficulty. Not too hard, but I was stumped a couple of times.

yeah like i love the game its not to easy besides the game is brilliant

[Duds_2k]

There's a demo plus it's not really sight unseen because it's Monkey Island! That should be enough said.

Fair enough, I'll wait until it's all out then and can be bought like an actual game.

[Miss Spelt]

Only managed to get the time today to download and start playing - even though I've been on countdown mode since I bought it weeks ago...

I LOVE IT!!! It is so true to MI humour... though I'm finding Guybrush a little scary :( think it's his eyes....

Anyway, thanks for continuing on the MI tradition and doing it better than I expected!

PS: just to add to the comments about controls - using a laptop it is very difficult to drag Guybrush to where you want him to go :( but it's not stopping me from enjoying the game, just using arrow keys instead :D

[walshy]

i have to hand it to telltale they did brilliant on this and the ending of episode one was deadly with the humor that everybody wanted

[dragonsong12]

All right! Finally got to start playing it! (I fixed my problem in the best way possible! But using someone else's computer! It limits my play time, but hey! At least I get to play it! :D)

But I wanted to come back here to post and say how pleased I am with how expressive Guybrush's face is! It really brings him alive to see his face changing as he talks! Thanks Telltale!

[Sixcolors]

Thank you so much for bringing back one of the greatest series I've ever played. This plus Sam and Max are the two reasons I want so bad to work at Telltale. If you guys bring back Grim Fandango in some form, I'll run around the neighborhood screaming, giggling, and waving my arms wildly above my head.

[Sixcolors]

Anyway, I was hoping I could just buy this chapter and buy the rest as they come out, when I can afford them. Do we have a tentative date on when this might happen?

Try checking at Steampowered.com

They have several of the TellTale games buy-able one episode at a time, and all it requires is that you download and install Steam (which is free).

Note: Actually, I just checked and they are only offering the package deal there, too. Keep checking here and Steam, though.

[Thespis]

Try checking at Steampowered.com

They have several of the TellTale games buy-able one episode at a time, and all it requires is that you download and install Steam (which is free).

Note: Actually, I just checked and they are only offering the package deal there, too. Keep checking here and Steam, though.

Jake said that the episodes will probably start to be available individually around the time episode 2 is released.

[Bob_Woodward]

I just traversed the game and I have to say I loved it! It was the best adventure game I played since, well, MI3 actually. (And I did play some pretty awesome games since then, including Sam & Max Seasons 1&2, Syberia 2, Geheimakte Tunguska etc.)

I really like to thank you for a very well done sequel.

Bob

[Super Bosco]

I really enjoyed the game, thank you Telltale! The only thing I didn't like was not hearing Guybrush say "I wanna be a pirate!" in an enthusiastic manner :D.

[Bloody Eugene]

Thank you Telltale!!!!! U made me happy!!!!
U r genious!!!!

[Marty]

It seems to me that they will use Flotsman Island again for the Courthouse and the Voodoo Lady.
I just hope that the second episode has a big new island and isn't one new small location but mostly relying heavily on revisiting Flotsman.
I'm dying for a episode two preview. Screenshots, video, anything!

[Shadow Wave]

Hey guys, my review of Episode 1 is up on OXCGN.com if anyone is interested in having a read..

http://oxcgn.com/2009/07/12/oxcgns-steal-it-for-360-tales-of-monkey-island-pc/

Cheers!

[BobTGoldfish]

I think this is by far the best game I've played in years.

No, that is not an exaggeration, It takes everything that made Monkey island, the series there of, great and improves upon them, the graphics are STUNNING, The Music is brilliant, the puzzles and script are CLASSIC Monkey island.

I'm not a big fan of the point and drag movement style, but it's still an amazing game. It's the best thing to hit the market in years.

I'm glad I replayed CMI and EfMI in preparation for it though, to give the brain the ol Tune up.

Hopefully The Special edition form lucas arts can tide me over to chapter 2.

oh BTW: Loved the Cliffhanger!

[0renji]

Well, my sister bought the full series, and I was definitely surprised by the quality of the first episode. So, so much better than the Sam and Max episodes I played - the puzzles were great (except for the last one where you had to get the hand into the tar, the first time clicking the map Guybrush just attempts to point rather than being knocked over) and the jokes were good. Love how using items together, even when wrong, still produces proper dialogue... using the doll on the altar and trying to dip things in tar were really funny. I still dislike the graphic style, and the voodoo lady's voice actor is a bit dodgy, but overall the game was brilliant.

[stemot]

(except for the last one where you had to get the hand into the tar, the first time clicking the map Guybrush just attempts to point rather than being knocked over)

That's wrong actually. You do get knocked to the floor the first time as well.

[0renji]

That's wrong actually. You do get knocked to the floor the first time as well.

I just checked this, and it turns out you're right and I'm a moron with a bad memory. Sorry :o

[stemot]

I just checked this, and it turns out you're right and I'm a moron with a bad memory. Sorry :o

Lol, I missed the first time as well, wasn't until I replayed and new the solution to the puzzle already that I realised why I should have known how to get the hand in the tar. So your not the only one :)

[optrirominiluikus]

Yeah, finally had time to play it through today. I think it was great. Good controls too.

[Sir Craigius]

Due to one thing or another cropping up, I only managed to get started on playing it today. Well worth the wait! Some of the puzzles had me stumped for a while, but I got there in the end.

Really looking forward to the next episode now :)

[Ignatius]

Before i forget, nice work with the weather Jake!

On the gameplay trailer there was no fog/watery-wind, and you could see a calm and plain sea.
But in the actual game that foggy wind did a great job on setting the atmosphere of a storm all over the sea.

Well done!

[Magic Emperor]

This is irrelevant to the subject, but I adore your avatar, Ignatius!

All right, I'll try and be more relevant. At this point in time, I can only play this game on the Wii, so I will wait for the WiiWare version to come. Patiently. Yes.

[Jake]

Jake said that the episodes will probably start to be available individually around the time episode 2 is released.

Whoa, word-in-mouth disease! :) I said that's what we did with Wallace & Gromit. I don't know what folks plans are for Monkey. I don't do much web store work these days! Too busy working on the games...

[ArchangelX]

I just finished it, and I must say bravo to TellTale! Thanks so much for picking up the flag and running with it! Dominic, it was great to hear your voice again in a new role! I hope you had as much fun with the lines as I did hearing them!

All in all, I must say I really enjoyed it. After playing a few of the Sam & Max games, I knew that TellTale was going to do the series justice! The art was great, voice-work was enjoyable, and the first story was good, although I felt it was a bit short. The wee bit of a puzzle at the end was a little anti-climactic, but it was good fun. I just wanted to play more! I think it was a nice way to ease back into the MI series.

Only cons I could say was that the mouse-control was a little quirky. Once I switched back to keyboard it felt fine, so thank you for leaving that as an option. I might not have read the instructions but is there a hot-key way to "examine" an object. It'd be great if there was a key for it, as having to drag the magnifying glass over to the item was kinda annoying.

Some of the sound sometimes broke up for me as well, plus there was a bit of stutter. This is on Vista/6GRam, CoreI7 920 and a Radeon X1900XTX, so that was a bit unexpected. It seems my comp had problems in the beginning cut scene, but it did smooth out after we got away from the waves.

Other than that, I had fun, and I can't wait for the next episode! Mahalos!

[Leak]

This is on Vista/6GRam, CoreI7 920 and a Radeon X1900XTX, so that was a bit unexpected.
Using an newest-gen CPU and a 4 year old graphics card? Now that's just not right... :D

[skraftgis]

I am glad my kids can enjoy these games as I did. They are 8, 5, & 2 years old and they love MI. Thanks Telltale.

[Laserschwert]

It'd be great if there was a key for it, as having to drag the magnifying glass over to the item was kinda annoying.You can also drag the object onto the magnifiying glass, but that doesn't really change too much ;)

[Grulien]

It'd be great if there was a key for it, as having to drag the magnifying glass over to the item was kinda annoying.

You can also drag the object onto the magnifiying glass, but that doesn't really change too much ;)

And you can also type "E" to examine objects in your inventory ;)