Telltale Games

WARP10CK · 04/28/2011, 02:33 am

Well played through it and my first thought is that this is obnoxious but not in a funny way.

The humor,story, and Hector himself almost made me stop playing the puzzles are ridiculously easy, and you telltale fans might be saying so was BTTF....

Yes but BTTF had a good story and funny humor to compensate for the lack of difficult puzzles.

This game is just pure annoyance and should have stayed on the app store.

Clord · 04/28/2011, 03:28 am

While game was not that hard, there was one ending part what became harder to solve because bad mouse detection of what I want to select (Guy in the toilet).

Now I gotta say that humor was nice and somewhat mature. Puzzles while being usually easy to figure out have some not so typical solutions than implied.

_djs_ · 04/28/2011, 03:31 am

How long did you take to finish it?

Clord · 04/28/2011, 03:32 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by _djs_

How long did you take to finish it?

About four hours, give or take some minutes.

Paintbrush · 04/28/2011, 04:12 am

Well, that's what 17+ rating is for. Personaly I love it and think there's too few games with that kind of rauchy humor.
Great game!

PetiteBiere · 04/28/2011, 04:24 am

I didn't really like it either, the humor often falls flat, and yes, the puzzles were way too easy.

I'm a sucker for anything "mature", but that time it was just puerile and all the gross things were just here for shock value and just to say "hey guys! it's a 17+ game!". The game felt like it was written by 16/17 years old who think condoms and piss are inherently funny...

WARP10CK · 04/28/2011, 04:37 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paintbrush

Well, that's what 17+ rating is for. Personaly I love it and think there's too few games with that kind of rauchy humor.
Great game!

Yeah but as the poster below you said, it seems to be there only for the shock factor and it does not work at all.

chucklas · 04/28/2011, 07:06 am

I thought it was funny, but I have been saying for some time the game is easy and short.

tbm1986 · 04/28/2011, 10:41 am

The smutty humour cracks me up and it almost feels like an early 90s Sierra or LucasArts. I still haven't completed it but am enjoying it. Games like this are so rare these days.

JedExodus · 04/28/2011, 03:19 pm

I think there's a bit of a culture gap with a lot of the gags. Only a specific subset of people are gonna see the idea of a tramp having a hosue made out of Big Issue mags funny

*GuruGuru214* · 04/28/2011, 09:15 pm

I'm sure that some of the game went over my head, but overall I thought it was pretty funny. I especially cracked up at seeing the heroin addict on display in the porn shop. As for gameplay, it wasn't terribly challenging, but there were a few stumpers in there, and I enjoyed myself. A++, would play again.

_Journeyman_ · 04/29/2011, 03:22 am

I agree it's an easy game, still i think it's funny.

Let me explain a bit; the developers of Hector sometimes taken the assumption "gross == funny" which simply isn't true, but keep in mind that it's also wrong the "false-puritan" approach based on the opposite expression ("funny == !gross") that many use in search of a low PEGI rating.

What developers did seems to be a demonstration that sometimes "gross" is "funny", while sometimes not. (As a disclaimer: i speak of game situation not of entire games)

Voideka · 04/29/2011, 03:43 am

I found the game to be mildly amusing, but like others have said, the puzzles were not very difficult at all.

One major problem I encountered is that the game is designed to be played in a linear fashion. If you don't go in the right order then things get weird. For example, I started out with the park, and while investigating things Hector suddenly says that the crazy old man in the clock tower could use the statue's staff to fix the clock. So not only did that just give me the answer to a puzzle I haven't even encountered yet, it also spoiled part of the plot. Another example is with the guy outside the clock tower; in his dialog options you can choose the secret code without even knowing it, and he'll sell you a purse. After I did that I went inside the tower and then found the clue showing me how to do the thing I already did. I encountered that sort of thing maybe a dozen times, and it really detracted from the whole experience.

The sound was also really iffy, with uneven volume levels, tinny sounding dialogue, and other issues.

tbm1986 · 04/29/2011, 11:26 am

Was I the only one to like the fat hooker's body?

coolsome · 04/29/2011, 01:00 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbm1986

Was I the only one to like the fat hooker's body?

Nope ppl loved her body they just had issues with her breath

tbm1986 · 04/29/2011, 01:50 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolsome

Nope ppl loved her body they just had issues with her breath

fair enough

BinarySplit · 04/29/2011, 06:06 pm

Only took me 2 hrs 15 to beat it.
* The police station stuff was fun but the rest of the game was just pretty boring. Could do with more absurd item combinations instead of just collecting things then using them directly.
* I had no idea that the clock tower was missing the X, I just figured at that stage it was the only place that could use an obviously useful item.
* The ending wasn't at all satisfying. I know this is supposed to be episodic, but Sam and Max at least gave you a feeling of completion after each episode...

I had a few bugs:
* When I picked up the spray can, the animation played twice and my mouse disappeared until I moved to another screen
* Only a small section of each dialogue option is actually clickable. Possibly has something to do with my higher-than-default resolution.
* The game lets my mouse cursor go off to other monitors, which can lead to accidentally switching away from the game. Quite annoying in fullscreen mode.

fergusdog · 04/29/2011, 10:06 pm

I loved the dark British humour, a lot of the lines in this game had me laugh out funny. Found it quite refreshing after Sam & Max 3 which for me has jumped the shark and wasn't all that funny. Nice addition to the TT lineup - looking forward to the rest!

ArchKali · 05/01/2011, 01:56 am

There is a review of Hector over at IndieGameReviewer.com

Ignatius · 05/01/2011, 04:33 pm

Like it. Fun game. It's short but the puzzles were fine. While still a bit on the easy side i think the difficulty is much more than in any other TellTale Game. There are no obvious hints and it requieres a good bit of exploration.
The main problem with the difficulty in Hector, is like some have said, the linear display of puzzles.
But overall, very good game.

edit: Oh, and the addition of subtitles in the cutscenes is something it should be checked if possible for the next chapters.

04/28/2011, 02:33 am	#1
WARP10CK Former advisor for GW Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 216	Review Thread (spoilers) - Hector Episode 1: We Negotiate with Terrorists Well played through it and my first thought is that this is obnoxious but not in a funny way. The humor,story, and Hector himself almost made me stop playing the puzzles are ridiculously easy, and you telltale fans might be saying so was BTTF.... Yes but BTTF had a good story and funny humor to compensate for the lack of difficult puzzles. This game is just pure annoyance and should have stayed on the app store.

04/28/2011, 03:28 am	#2
Clord Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 300	Finished the game without hints While game was not that hard, there was one ending part what became harder to solve because bad mouse detection of what I want to select (Guy in the toilet). Now I gotta say that humor was nice and somewhat mature. Puzzles while being usually easy to figure out have some not so typical solutions than implied. Last edited by Clord; 04/28/2011 at 03:30 am.

04/28/2011, 04:12 am	#5
Paintbrush Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 76	Well, that's what 17+ rating is for. Personaly I love it and think there's too few games with that kind of rauchy humor. Great game! Last edited by Paintbrush; 04/28/2011 at 04:19 am.

04/28/2011, 10:41 am	#9
tbm1986 Wannabe human Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain Posts: 1,604	The smutty humour cracks me up and it almost feels like an early 90s Sierra or LucasArts. I still haven't completed it but am enjoying it. Games like this are so rare these days. __________________ Life is like an adventure game: if you don't click, you don't get it

04/28/2011, 09:15 pm	#11
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,359	I'm sure that some of the game went over my head, but overall I thought it was pretty funny. I especially cracked up at seeing the heroin addict on display in the porn shop. As for gameplay, it wasn't terribly challenging, but there were a few stumpers in there, and I enjoyed myself. A++, would play again. __________________ The preceding post was made by a volunteer community moderator, not a Telltale Games employee, and does not reflect the opinions of Telltale Games. Remember, only you can prevent forum fires. Completed series runs: Kingdom Hearts (Timeline Order, Pre-DDD, 10/25/10 - 2/6/11) - Zelda (Release Order, 3/13/11 - 4/6/12) - Metroid (Timeline Order, 4/21/12 - 10/17/12)

04/28/2011, 03:31 am	#3
_djs_ Clever boy Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Porto, Portugal Posts: 207	How long did you take to finish it?

04/28/2011, 04:24 am	#6
PetiteBiere Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: France Posts: 80	I didn't really like it either, the humor often falls flat, and yes, the puzzles were way too easy. I'm a sucker for anything "mature", but that time it was just puerile and all the gross things were just here for shock value and just to say "hey guys! it's a 17+ game!". The game felt like it was written by 16/17 years old who think condoms and piss are inherently funny...

04/28/2011, 07:06 am	#8
chucklas Quester for Infamy Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 134	I thought it was funny, but I have been saying for some time the game is easy and short.

04/28/2011, 03:19 pm	#10
JedExodus Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,485	I think there's a bit of a culture gap with a lot of the gags. Only a specific subset of people are gonna see the idea of a tramp having a hosue made out of Big Issue mags funny

04/29/2011, 03:22 am	#12
_Journeyman_ Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 9	I agree it's an easy game, still i think it's funny. Let me explain a bit; the developers of Hector sometimes taken the assumption "gross == funny" which simply isn't true, but keep in mind that it's also wrong the "false-puritan" approach based on the opposite expression ("funny == !gross") that many use in search of a low PEGI rating. What developers did seems to be a demonstration that sometimes "gross" is "funny", while sometimes not. (As a disclaimer: i speak of game situation not of entire games)

04/29/2011, 03:43 am	#13
Voideka Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1	I found the game to be mildly amusing, but like others have said, the puzzles were not very difficult at all. One major problem I encountered is that the game is designed to be played in a linear fashion. If you don't go in the right order then things get weird. For example, I started out with the park, and while investigating things Hector suddenly says that the crazy old man in the clock tower could use the statue's staff to fix the clock. So not only did that just give me the answer to a puzzle I haven't even encountered yet, it also spoiled part of the plot. Another example is with the guy outside the clock tower; in his dialog options you can choose the secret code without even knowing it, and he'll sell you a purse. After I did that I went inside the tower and then found the clue showing me how to do the thing I already did. I encountered that sort of thing maybe a dozen times, and it really detracted from the whole experience. The sound was also really iffy, with uneven volume levels, tinny sounding dialogue, and other issues. Last edited by Voideka; 04/29/2011 at 03:48 am.

04/29/2011, 11:26 am	#14
tbm1986 Wannabe human Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Britain Posts: 1,604	Was I the only one to like the fat hooker's body? __________________ Life is like an adventure game: if you don't click, you don't get it

04/29/2011, 06:06 pm	#17
BinarySplit Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10	Only took me 2 hrs 15 to beat it. * The police station stuff was fun but the rest of the game was just pretty boring. Could do with more absurd item combinations instead of just collecting things then using them directly. * I had no idea that the clock tower was missing the X, I just figured at that stage it was the only place that could use an obviously useful item. * The ending wasn't at all satisfying. I know this is supposed to be episodic, but Sam and Max at least gave you a feeling of completion after each episode... I had a few bugs: * When I picked up the spray can, the animation played twice and my mouse disappeared until I moved to another screen * Only a small section of each dialogue option is actually clickable. Possibly has something to do with my higher-than-default resolution. * The game lets my mouse cursor go off to other monitors, which can lead to accidentally switching away from the game. Quite annoying in fullscreen mode. Last edited by BinarySplit; 04/29/2011 at 06:10 pm.

04/29/2011, 10:06 pm	#18
fergusdog Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 28	I loved the dark British humour, a lot of the lines in this game had me laugh out funny. Found it quite refreshing after Sam & Max 3 which for me has jumped the shark and wasn't all that funny. Nice addition to the TT lineup - looking forward to the rest!

05/01/2011, 01:56 am	#19
ArchKali Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1	Review up at IndieGameReviewer.com There is a review of Hector over at IndieGameReviewer.com

05/01/2011, 04:33 pm	#20
Ignatius Reilly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Argentina Posts: 486	Like it. Fun game. It's short but the puzzles were fine. While still a bit on the easy side i think the difficulty is much more than in any other TellTale Game. There are no obvious hints and it requieres a good bit of exploration. The main problem with the difficulty in Hector, is like some have said, the linear display of puzzles. But overall, very good game. edit: Oh, and the addition of subtitles in the cutscenes is something it should be checked if possible for the next chapters. Last edited by Ignatius; 05/01/2011 at 04:36 pm.

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