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Voodoomaster · 11/01/2009, 02:01 am

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Originally Posted by LowMoralFiber

I actually really like the episodic format. It builds the suspense and makes you think about what you did and what might happen next. It's much more exciting, really...

I totally agree with this...

*Irishmile* · 11/01/2009, 06:54 am

We lose a little content in the episodic format.. like I cant help but feel we do not get as many explorable locations.. but I do think it creates a unique community of fans here at the boards.. If it was a full game most people would have chatted for a couple weeks and have been gone... This way here we are months later still chatting.... Its been an all together amazingly fun experience. I feel I have gotten to know many of you as well as you can get to know strangers over the internet... well maybe not as well as those lonely hearts club dating sites but you get what I mean... Besides I do not think I want to get to know Majus or SWP that well...

Lockmort · 11/01/2009, 06:57 am

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

We lose a little content in the episodic format.. like I cant help but feel we do not get as many explorable locations.. but I do think it creates a unique community of fans here at the boards.. If it was a full game most people would have chatted for a couple weeks and have been gone... This way here we are months later still chatting.... Its been an all together amazingly fun experience. I feel I have gotten to know many of you as well as you can get to know strangers over the internet... well maybe not as well as those lonely hearts club dating sites but you get what I mean.... Besides I do not think I want to get to know Majus or SWP that well...

Well at least give us a season 2 then

thehardmenpath · 11/01/2009, 07:10 am

MI2 chapter 2 was for me the best part of a MI game ever, as well.

But I also think I wouldn't have the patience to go through that again. Times have changed, I am older and I think I prefer to spend a day every month with every release than a week in a single big puzzle, as I did then.

Lennie Melvin · 11/01/2009, 07:13 am

Can't we give Ron Gilbert all the rights and money to make Monkey Island 5?

*Irishmile* · 11/01/2009, 07:25 am

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Originally Posted by Lennie Melvin

Can't we give Ron Gilbert all the rights and money to make Monkey Island 5?

this one I vote this one, but to be fair Ron had plenty of help making his games great it wasn't just him.

Zhadnost · 11/01/2009, 07:29 am

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Originally Posted by Fury

Well, TOMI is Monkey Island 5, with a metaphorical Monkey Island 4 occurring between Curse and TOMI.

So they already have rights?

Do you mean MI4?

Plus, Episodes are way better.

Err, I don't understand this, there was clearly a big gap between SMI and MI:LCR and a gap between MI:LCR and COMI, so why is the gap between COMI and TOMI a space for another game?

*Irishmile* · 11/01/2009, 07:40 am

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Originally Posted by Zhadnost

Err, I don't understand this, there was clearly a big gap between SMI and MI:LCR and a gap between MI:LCR and COMI, so why is the gap between COMI and TOMI a space for another game?

I have been arguing that point for a while... its a lost cause.

108 Stars · 11/01/2009, 07:59 am

Episodic format sucks.
It really does. Having to wait to be able to play further...I don´t really see the positive thing about it.
After all, you could still divide one big game into multiple chapters; then it is up to you whether you want to play more immediately or if you wanna wait another month. It´s not like people with little free time are forced to play through a game in one session; the amount of time they spend is 100% up to them.
But if you have one big game the people like me who enjoy experiencing the whole adventure within a week or so can do that.

The episodic format is nothing but a good business-model for developers in a genre regarded as risky. Instead of spending a whole lot of money for a complete game that may be a flop, they only invest in episodes and can cancel further development if the response is not good enough.

For me as a player this gives me more adventures, and that´s what´s good about it. But the fun I have is reduced a bit. So business and risks for the developers aside, big games are superior imo, but getting epiodic adventures is much better than not getting adventures at all.

PirateUnwritten · 11/01/2009, 08:00 am

I hate to be ask this but can anyone please direct me to a site that shows that TOMI is a success?

Katsuro · 11/01/2009, 08:17 am

I wouldn't want to replace the episodic format of "Doctor Who", "Life on Mars", "Ashes to Ashes" and all the shows I love for a full blown movie in the cinema.
Why should I want that for ToMI?

Longer production times and the game prolly would only hold for a weekend or two.
Right now I had a few MONTH of expectations, anticipation and so on. Wouldn't want to miss that to be honest.

Katsuro · 11/01/2009, 08:19 am

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Originally Posted by PirateUnwritten

I hate to be ask this but can anyone please direct me to a site that shows that TOMI is a success?

Sure

Here.

PirateUnwritten · 11/01/2009, 08:24 am

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Originally Posted by Katsuro

Sure

Here.

I want a source directly from Telltale itself not sites that says "the launch exceeded Telltale’s expectations" etc. I want numbers!

*Irishmile* · 11/01/2009, 08:24 am

Or look at the thread count for ToMI's Monkey Island board
http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/index.php

Vs.

Lucasarts
http://forums.lucasarts.com/category.jspa?categoryID=10

mark · 11/01/2009, 08:28 am

Personally I feel the episodic games have been very well received in majority.
What I would like to see though is for Ron Gilbert to make Monkey Island 3. Yes I'm calling it Monkey Island 3. We had The Secret of Monkey Island, then LeChuck's Revenge.
Then we had some games with the Monkey Island name attached, but really I didn't feel felt like Monkey Island. Ron has always said that he wanted to finish his story (he wasn't involved with Curse / Escape from Monkey Island), and would really like to see that.

Friar · 11/01/2009, 08:49 am

I'm not sure which i prefer. I have a tendency to replay prior episodes before the release of a new one, which leads to the first episode being played too much, and the last chapter, not enougth.

If tellatle were to have the option to stitch them alltogether for the DVD release, i would probably buy that, and it would solve the issue for me.

bobtheskutter · 11/01/2009, 09:56 am

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Originally Posted by 108 Stars

Episodic format sucks.
It really does. Having to wait to be able to play further...I don´t really see the positive thing about it.

You don't have to wait in between the episodes if you start playing after the final episode has been released.

It's nice that people have the option. Like with tv shows and dvds. I know plenty of people that wait until the dvds of a show (like BSG, Lost etc) are out and then blast through them in a massive sitting. I prefer watching weekly just to be a part of the internet dicussion and I kind of like to count down the days between episodes (anticipation is part of the fun). Different strokes... and it's okay, no one forces anyone to adapt to an episodic structure or watch in a marathon. It's a choice for the individual.

Tirink · 11/01/2009, 01:35 pm

I'm not 100% sure what my opinion of this is, but if Telltale works on MI 5, I'd like it to be episodic so it fits with their style and they don't muck things up. However, I don't know if I prefer episodic over feature length. I do know, however, that I would like Telltale to have some input on MI 5, even if most of it is done by LucasArts.

Toothless Gibbon · 11/01/2009, 02:13 pm

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Originally Posted by LowMoralFiber

I actually really like the episodic format. It builds the suspense and makes you think about what you did and what might happen next. It's much more exciting, really...

Not that I wouldn't buy a full blown non-episodic game, but I think that Tales has made me really appreciate episodic gaming.

Agreed also.

When is everyone going to get the fact that episodic is just what TTG do? And do it amzingly well IMO.

108 Stars · 11/01/2009, 04:03 pm

I think everybody knows that. But that doesn´t mean you cannot prefer it another way, and there is always a chance for a company to expand into making games in various styles.

11/01/2009, 06:54 am	#22
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	We lose a little content in the episodic format.. like I cant help but feel we do not get as many explorable locations.. but I do think it creates a unique community of fans here at the boards.. If it was a full game most people would have chatted for a couple weeks and have been gone... This way here we are months later still chatting.... Its been an all together amazingly fun experience. I feel I have gotten to know many of you as well as you can get to know strangers over the internet... well maybe not as well as those lonely hearts club dating sites but you get what I mean... Besides I do not think I want to get to know Majus or SWP that well... Last edited by Irishmile; 11/01/2009 at 07:01 am.

11/01/2009, 08:28 am	#35
mark Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2	Personally I feel the episodic games have been very well received in majority. What I would like to see though is for Ron Gilbert to make Monkey Island 3. Yes I'm calling it Monkey Island 3. We had The Secret of Monkey Island, then LeChuck's Revenge. Then we had some games with the Monkey Island name attached, but really I didn't feel felt like Monkey Island. Ron has always said that he wanted to finish his story (he wasn't involved with Curse / Escape from Monkey Island), and would really like to see that. Last edited by mark; 11/01/2009 at 08:43 am.

11/01/2009, 08:49 am	#36
Friar Mad man with an Ox Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 3,114	I'm not sure which i prefer. I have a tendency to replay prior episodes before the release of a new one, which leads to the first episode being played too much, and the last chapter, not enougth. If tellatle were to have the option to stitch them alltogether for the DVD release, i would probably buy that, and it would solve the issue for me. __________________ "The universe has to move forward. Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it's a world, or a relationship...everything has its time. And everything ends."-Elizabeth Sladen: RIP.

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11/01/2009, 07:10 am	#24
thehardmenpath Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 42	MI2 chapter 2 was for me the best part of a MI game ever, as well. But I also think I wouldn't have the patience to go through that again. Times have changed, I am older and I think I prefer to spend a day every month with every release than a week in a single big puzzle, as I did then.

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Lennie Melvin Nice monkey suit Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ye Olde England Posts: 737	Can't we give Ron Gilbert all the rights and money to make Monkey Island 5?

11/01/2009, 07:59 am	#29
108 Stars Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 122	Episodic format sucks. It really does. Having to wait to be able to play further...I don´t really see the positive thing about it. After all, you could still divide one big game into multiple chapters; then it is up to you whether you want to play more immediately or if you wanna wait another month. It´s not like people with little free time are forced to play through a game in one session; the amount of time they spend is 100% up to them. But if you have one big game the people like me who enjoy experiencing the whole adventure within a week or so can do that. The episodic format is nothing but a good business-model for developers in a genre regarded as risky. Instead of spending a whole lot of money for a complete game that may be a flop, they only invest in episodes and can cancel further development if the response is not good enough. For me as a player this gives me more adventures, and that´s what´s good about it. But the fun I have is reduced a bit. So business and risks for the developers aside, big games are superior imo, but getting epiodic adventures is much better than not getting adventures at all.

11/01/2009, 08:00 am	#30
PirateUnwritten Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 82	I hate to be ask this but can anyone please direct me to a site that shows that TOMI is a success?

11/01/2009, 08:17 am	#31
Katsuro <funny tagline> Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: where the cool kids are Posts: 334	I wouldn't want to replace the episodic format of "Doctor Who", "Life on Mars", "Ashes to Ashes" and all the shows I love for a full blown movie in the cinema. Why should I want that for ToMI? Longer production times and the game prolly would only hold for a weekend or two. Right now I had a few MONTH of expectations, anticipation and so on. Wouldn't want to miss that to be honest.

11/01/2009, 08:24 am	#34
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	Or look at the thread count for ToMI's Monkey Island board http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/index.php Vs. Lucasarts http://forums.lucasarts.com/category.jspa?categoryID=10

11/01/2009, 01:35 pm	#38
Tirink Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 49	I'm not 100% sure what my opinion of this is, but if Telltale works on MI 5, I'd like it to be episodic so it fits with their style and they don't muck things up. However, I don't know if I prefer episodic over feature length. I do know, however, that I would like Telltale to have some input on MI 5, even if most of it is done by LucasArts.

11/01/2009, 04:03 pm	#40
108 Stars Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 122	I think everybody knows that. But that doesn´t mean you cannot prefer it another way, and there is always a chance for a company to expand into making games in various styles.