Telltale: We want more Elaine! :)

[mrschaatsbergen]

Hello everyone! First post here. I hope this subject wasn't discussed before, so pardon me for double posting.

As with everyone, I was thrilled to play the new Monkey Island series. Thanks Telltale for making this possible! I bought MI5 yesterday and started playing. Finished chapter 1 this afternoon and I must say I was very impressed!

I don't know how other people feel about this, but I thought IMHO that Elaine's presence was brief in chapter 1. I really hope she will be more prominent in the upcoming chapters! I read this rumour on wikipedia that she may be playable in the upcoming chapters? Hope this is true!

But if not, I still love the dialogue between Guybrush and Elaine ever since MI3. Although she had a bit larger role in MI4, I think her role could even be bigger in Tales of MI. And it's great to have Alexandra Boyd back again as her voice. She's a great actress / voice actress.

Maybe I'm just a whee bit impatient and just have to wait the chapter 2 - 5 and see. But I was just giving my 2 cents. So Telltale, give us more Elaine please.

[PariahKing]

Originally Posted by mrschaatsbergen

I read this rumour on wikipedia that she may be playable in the upcoming chapters? Hope this is true!

And this is the problem with Wikipedia.

[SHODANFreeman]

Originally Posted by PariahKing

And this is the problem with Wikipedia.

It's true, I wikipedia'd it.

[thatdude98]

Originally Posted by PariahKing

And this is the problem with Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is strange. I see errors on it quite frequently, but when I go in there and try to correct them, it automatically changes em back.

[mrschaatsbergen]

Well darn, there goes our change to change this mistake in wikipedia!!

[Mad Mage]

I think Elaine is boring. She suited her role perfectly in MI1, she was alright in two, but in 3 and four she reminds me of Julia Louis Dreyfus (also an Elaine, ironically). More important, all her jokes are dumb 'couple' jokes with Guybrush, and I don't really think the humor between her and Guybrush is up to the normal standards of Monkey Island, or all that suited for the game.

[Aeterna]

Originally Posted by Mad Mage

I think Elaine is boring. She suited her role perfectly in MI1, she was alright in two, but in 3 and four she reminds me of Julia Louis Dreyfus (also an Elaine, ironically). More important, all her jokes are dumb 'couple' jokes with Guybrush, and I don't really think the humor between her and Guybrush is up to the normal standards of Monkey Island, or all that suited for the game.

Well, if anything if she'd be playable at some point it'd allow TellTale to flesh her out more and step away from exactly that and give her some good personality.

I mean, multiple characters in adventure games isn't that weird. It could be possible, even if it was brief, like.. when Guybrush will get captured or so during chapter 3/4.

[mrschaatsbergen]

There is also this image of Elaine I haven't seen in chapter 1. Probably from upcoming chapters?

[mrschaatsbergen]

Originally Posted by Aeterna

Well, if anything if she'd be playable at some point it'd allow TellTale to flesh her out more and step away from exactly that and give her some good personality.

I mean, multiple characters in adventure games isn't that weird. It could be possible, even if it was brief, like.. when Guybrush will get captured or so during chapter 3/4.

Yes. Alone in the Dark 1 + 4 for example comes into my mind, although it wasn't really multiple, but it could be possible and fun.

[S@bre]

Originally Posted by mrschaatsbergen

I read this rumour on wikipedia that she may be playable in the upcoming chapters?

If something like that was on Wikipedia then it wasn't on the Tales page or any of the other Monkey/TTG/LucasArts areas that I've got my eye on/ have written; I try to keep everything reliably referenced to the sourcing ideal that Wikipedia is supposed to have. Wikipedia isn't meant to be the place for random unsubstiated rumours or otherwise unpublished material, though there are unfortunately too many places where the net has holes. You need to take care of what you read, and if it doesn't have a footnote number next to it where you can verify the truthfulness for yourself in either a webpage or book, or has colourful banners at the top stating article faults, take it with more than a large pinch of salt.

[mrschaatsbergen]

Originally Posted by S@bre

If something like that was on Wikipedia then it wasn't on the Tales page or any of the other Monkey/TTG/LucasArts areas that I've got my eye on/ have written; I try to keep everything reliably referenced to the sourcing ideal that Wikipedia is supposed to have. Wikipedia isn't meant to be the place for random unsubstiated rumours or otherwise unpublished material, though there are unfortunately too many places where the net has holes. You need to take care of what you read, and if it doesn't have a footnote number next to it where you can verify the truthfulness for yourself in either a webpage or book, or has colourful banners at the top stating article faults, take it with more than a large pinch of salt.

It's on the Elaine Marley page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Marley

When I read this again, I realise I've overseen the word "might". But you're right about the footnotes, as it lacks one in that particular sentence.

[WedgeWalker]

I like Elaine. I think the humor works.

[meander]

I wouldn't mind seeing them develop Elaine's character a bit more, and playing as her would be fun, if it fits in with the story line and what-not. I've always seen Elaine as more of a bolder character than Guybrush though - he wanders around doing strange things with his inventory to solve problems and she just shoots them or runs a political campaign against them

[Eduardo]

Originally Posted by mrschaatsbergen

It's on the Elaine Marley page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Marley

When I read this again, I realise I've overseen the word "might". But you're right about the footnotes, as it lacks one in that particular sentence.

It not only lacks footnotes, but it said "the developpers".

[pilouuuu]

I would love Elaine to be playable for a few time in an Episode like Sophia in Indy Atlantis. It's good to have some variety. We could even control Timmy for a puzzle.

[Aeterna]

Originally Posted by Eduardo

It not only lacks footnotes, but it said "the developpers".

Developers, developers, developers, developers.
Developers, developers, developers, developers.
Developers, developers, developers, developers.
Developers, developers, developers, developers.

I'm done now.

[thatdude98]

Originally Posted by Mad Mage

I think Elaine is boring. She suited her role perfectly in MI1, she was alright in two, but in 3 and four she reminds me of Julia Louis Dreyfus (also an Elaine, ironically). More important, all her jokes are dumb 'couple' jokes with Guybrush, and I don't really think the humor between her and Guybrush is up to the normal standards of Monkey Island, or all that suited for the game.

do not feed the troll.

[GaryCXJk]

I think if Elaine were to ever be playable, it would probably involve Guybrush in some Freaky Friday.

[Sir Pantalones]

If Guybrush and LeChuck are slowly turning into each other, we might end up playing as LeChuck. Iunno.

[WedgeWalker]

Originally Posted by meander

I wouldn't mind seeing them develop Elaine's character a bit more, and playing as her would be fun, if it fits in with the story line and what-not. I've always seen Elaine as more of a bolder character than Guybrush though - he wanders around doing strange things with his inventory to solve problems and she just shoots them or runs a political campaign against them

Nice observation meander!



Elaine: There's a bad guy who's working for LeChuck. Let's shoot him.

Guybrush: Actually (starts rummaging through his pants), I think I can use this can opener with the ancient metal stump I saw at that temple in the valley on the other side of the island. But we'll need to repair the bridge first, since I kinda damaged it when using that voodoo bowling ball. Maybe I can combine these strands of hair from the Giant Monkey of Coram's Bay(TM) with this paste I found on the beach to create a rudimentary rope. I can then attach the rope to a tree and sew it into the bridge. Once I get the metal stump opened, I'm sure there'll be some random, but useful thingamajig hidden within it that I can use to indirectly cause the death or at least incapacitation of this LeChuck Loving Lackey.

Elaine: [sigh]