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rubberchickenwithapulley · 03/16/2009, 11:09 am

Well after this nice and sweet little teaser I have three questions regarding the full game:

1. Will all the episodes be in activision and no mousecontrol regarding movements of the characters?
2. Will there be(e) fan gear?
3. How big are the games in full size?

But I thought it was a nice demo, it is looking very promising - holding my breath untill the 24 of march!

fleet · 03/16/2009, 11:50 am

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Originally Posted by rubberchickenwithapulley

But I thought it was a nice demo, it is looking very promising - holding my breath untill the 24 of march!

Can you really hold your breath that long? How many laps can you do underwater at the swimming pool?

I'm not planning to try and hold my breath (I think it would be hard to enjoy the game upon release given the brain damage I would likely suffer) but I did really enjoy the demo. It seems like they did a great job of capturing the charm of the animated shorts. My only concern is with the sound mix and dialogue clarity in parts as i discuss in the thread I posted earlier. Looking forward to the full game.

And as a side-note, I love the home page graphics highlighting Wallace & Gromit. The subtle drafting paper outline in the background is a nice touch also.

azza29 · 03/17/2009, 02:51 am

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Originally Posted by rubberchickenwithapulley

1. Will all the episodes be in activision?

Have you played any further than the tutorial, the screen overlay goes away after that.

Rather Dashing · 03/17/2009, 06:51 am

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Originally Posted by azza29

Have you played any further than the tutorial, the screen overlay goes away after that.

I'm pretty sure they're talking about the new keyboard controls, which we're stuck with the whole season, I'm afraid.

**Jake** · 03/17/2009, 08:31 am

Ah I thought he was referring to "interactovision" which is the tutorial overlays.

Mirko · 03/17/2009, 09:00 am

Two things:

Is it just me or is it really not possible to change the screen resolution in the demo? I'm stuck at 1024 x 768, while i would prefer 1280 x 1024, but somehow I can not change to any of the listed resolution. I never had such problems with S&M oder SBCG4AP.

I don't have a widescreen display, but the game is only displayed in Widescreen. Is there a way to use the full screen?

tabacco · 03/17/2009, 09:41 am

No, the game is always letterboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio. You should be able to change to 1280x1024 but the game will still run letterboxed.

seagul · 03/17/2009, 10:06 am

Love the demo so far.
I didn't find a possibility to turn down the music-volume a bit.
Is there any?

MrBee · 03/17/2009, 02:06 pm

Having played the demo Im abit disappointed with the voice acting (Wallace) and the lack of music volume (couldnt hear the voices sometimes!) but apart from that it could be quite fun.

Hope the puzzles get harder too

Pantagruel's Friend · 03/17/2009, 03:24 pm

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Originally Posted by tabacco

No, the game is always letterboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio. You should be able to change to 1280x1024 but the game will still run letterboxed.

Ouch! It means it's the same for the final game, not only the demo?

[TTG] Yare · 03/17/2009, 03:33 pm

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Originally Posted by Pantagruel's Friend

Ouch! It means it's the same for the final game, not only the demo?

Having a fixed aspect ratio allows our choreographers to know exactly what will and won't be in their shots.

Mirko · 03/17/2009, 05:18 pm

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Originally Posted by tabacco

No, the game is always letterboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio. You should be able to change to 1280x1024 but the game will still run letterboxed.

Ok, then I will play in Widescreen

, but I am still unable to change the resolution for some reason. If I click on one of the listed resolutions, nothing happens, and using the keyboard doesn't seem to work either.

[TTG] Yare · 03/17/2009, 07:19 pm

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Originally Posted by Mirko

If I click on one of the listed resolutions, nothing happens, and using the keyboard doesn't seem to work either.

When you click a resolution in the list, does it become selected/bold? Or is there no visible change?

Pantagruel's Friend · 03/18/2009, 01:46 am

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Originally Posted by [TTG] Yare

Having a fixed aspect ratio allows our choreographers to know exactly what will and won't be in their shots.

... and I guess there are other reasons too, as this is the 4th 2009 game I play, and the 3rd that is fixed to 16:9, the other two being first person-free camera (where the choreography argument doesn't apply).
(sigh) the last thing I want to spend money on is a new monitor - but I'm already hating 1280x720...

*DjNDB* · 03/18/2009, 02:02 am

Why is there no independent audio volume for speech and music as it was in Sam&Max?
For me the music is much to loud. I used to turn it down in S&M in order to be able to understand the dialog better. Since i am not a native English speaker this is essential for me.

Mirko · 03/18/2009, 09:27 am

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Originally Posted by [TTG] Yare

When you click a resolution in the list, does it become selected/bold? Or is there no visible change?

There is no visible Change. And there seems to be a Thread about the exact same Problem in the Support Forum: http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/...ead.php?t=7980. Should I post again there?

EDIT: Now I just did post there, as it is probably better to have the discussion about this problem in one Place.

leon101 · 03/18/2009, 10:45 am

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Originally Posted by Pantagruel's Friend

... and I guess there are other reasons too, as this is the 4th 2009 game I play, and the 3rd that is fixed to 16:9, the other two being first person-free camera (where the choreography argument doesn't apply).
(sigh) the last thing I want to spend money on is a new monitor - but I'm already hating 1280x720...

Umm, yeah, no matter what, it's always letterbox. The same thing for Peter Jackson's King Kong game. It gives the presentation a cinematic sense.

Alucard · 03/20/2009, 12:44 pm

I was reminded how much I miss grim fandango when I played the demo. It is a great start. Pretty good chance I'll buy this one for my little cousins.

03/16/2009, 11:09 am	#1
rubberchickenwithapulley Giveelpollodiabloapulley! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 52	Thoughts of the demo... Well after this nice and sweet little teaser I have three questions regarding the full game: 1. Will all the episodes be in activision and no mousecontrol regarding movements of the characters? 2. Will there be(e) fan gear? 3. How big are the games in full size? But I thought it was a nice demo, it is looking very promising - holding my breath untill the 24 of march!

03/18/2009, 02:02 am	#15
DjNDB Community Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 4,862	Independent audio volume for speech and music Why is there no independent audio volume for speech and music as it was in Sam&Max? For me the music is much to loud. I used to turn it down in S&M in order to be able to understand the dialog better. Since i am not a native English speaker this is essential for me.

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seagul Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 61	Love the demo so far. I didn't find a possibility to turn down the music-volume a bit. Is there any?

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