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ElWaster · 12/23/2009, 12:14 am

Now we all know we 'control', well more like influence Guybrush's movement and action but there's also a long list of actions we cannot do, some for better, some for worse. If you could have the old Verb interface back, what custom Verb would you add?

A personal favorite of mine was from 'Simon the Sorcerer' and the 'Consume' verb, mostly because I was a child at the time, and didn't know what it meant, so would use it on most things. XD

Gryffalio · 12/23/2009, 12:31 am

lick! That'd be great fun.

... or point! Winslow would be so happy

Bas · 12/23/2009, 01:25 am

Masticate.

Lena_P · 12/23/2009, 01:57 am

Burp.

*Irishmile* · 12/23/2009, 03:37 am

I really missed the "look" option.... I always liked looking at everything I could and reading/hearing his description of things

jmm · 12/23/2009, 04:34 am

Plunder

TomPravetz · 12/23/2009, 05:47 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bas

Masticate.

Up top for 'masticate!'

*Irishmile* · 12/23/2009, 05:52 am

I think "Dance" should also be added so you can make GT do his dance at any moment.

ShaggE · 12/23/2009, 10:58 am

Gotta go with either "pollinate" or "frolic".

TomPravetz · 12/23/2009, 11:09 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irishmile

I think "Dance" should also be added so you can make GT do his dance at any moment.

Dance... With... Murray.
"I don't want to dance with that!"

Dance... With... Winslow.

Friar · 12/23/2009, 11:48 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tpravetz

Dance... With... Murray.
"I don't want to dance with that!"

Dance... With... Winslow.

They added the guybrush!? *steals for avatar on another forum*

Anyway, i would like to see the verb "eat" added. Don't ask me why, because i don't even know.

FitzoliverJ · 12/23/2009, 12:01 pm

How about something that just doesn't do *anything* throughout the entire game, such as "Keelhaul":

"I can't keelhaul that, I'm forty miles inland with no ship."

Eventually, the frustrated player will give up trying the "Keelhaul" verb on everything he comes across.... which is a mistake, because eventually there will be ONE incident where the whole game depends on somebody getting keelhauled....

Leak · 12/23/2009, 02:32 pm

How about "verb"? With that, just about any object on the screen should give you new opportunities...

(Yeah, I know - "verbing weirds language", but who cares?

)

Guinea · 12/23/2009, 03:12 pm

"Unlock with hook" should be a verb. That action was probably used more often than "Pick up" in SMI and MI2 together.

PecanBlue · 12/23/2009, 03:13 pm

grope

lecharles · 12/23/2009, 03:34 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irishmile

I really missed the "look" option.... I always liked looking at everything I could and reading/hearing his description of things

EXACTLY!
You can look, but don't touch.
Not every pirate-item relationship has to be physical.
maybe the item doesn't want to be picked up! It's because of Teltale, and their new one verb only interface that so many items are kidnapped, and used with other items against their will.
You're SICK Telltale! SICK!!!!

lecharles · 12/23/2009, 03:37 pm

also, i'd add insult.
I've always wanted to insult swordfight, or insult armwrestle with every character, but they only let you do it with random pirates, monkeys, and sea-captains

lecharles · 12/23/2009, 03:54 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by lecharles

also, i'd add insult.
I've always wanted to insult swordfight, or insult armwrestle with every character, but they only let you do it with random pirates, monkeys, and sea-captains

I know it's wierd to quote yourself, but, i didn't get this till just now...
*add insult* to *injury*
sorry... i had to

WeRa · 12/23/2009, 07:19 pm

Punch

Hehe, It would be fun too xD
Bye!

Mermaid · 12/24/2009, 03:40 am

Just the good old "eye - hand - mouth" - trio would be fine. It would increase the difficulty of puzzles since sometimes you have to guess the right action to do with an item, plus, the "hand" and "mouth" items might have different functions depending on the object e.g. mouth can be talk, eat or lick, the hand is for pick up, use and punch. *g*

The current simple "click to interact" option occasionally lead to frustration, especially with that seesaw puzzle. I wanted Guybrush to STAND on that thing, instead he'd always look at it (and, eventually, but not always) climb on it.

12/23/2009, 12:14 am	#1
ElWaster Swashbuckler Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Gibraltar Posts: 86	What action would you add to Guybrushes repertoire Now we all know we 'control', well more like influence Guybrush's movement and action but there's also a long list of actions we cannot do, some for better, some for worse. If you could have the old Verb interface back, what custom Verb would you add? A personal favorite of mine was from 'Simon the Sorcerer' and the 'Consume' verb, mostly because I was a child at the time, and didn't know what it meant, so would use it on most things. XD

12/23/2009, 12:31 am	#2
Gryffalio The Orphanage Attacked ME Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: York Posts: 668	lick! That'd be great fun. ... or point! Winslow would be so happy __________________ We'll drink beyond the boundaries of sense We'll drink 'til we start to see lovely pink elephants Inside our heads, inside our beds, inside the threads of our pyjama legs So don't shoot 'til you see the reds of our eyes And an army of elephants marching behind From the day I was born 'til the night I will die All my lovers will be pink and elephantine!

12/23/2009, 03:37 am	#5
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I really missed the "look" option.... I always liked looking at everything I could and reading/hearing his description of things __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

12/23/2009, 05:52 am	#8
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I think "Dance" should also be added so you can make GT do his dance at any moment. __________________ unholy THIS! I am a community moderator, here to assist, keep the peace, and keep these boards clean and friendly for all. I am a volunteer, and not a Telltale employee, and my opinions are my own.

12/23/2009, 10:58 am	#9
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	Gotta go with either "pollinate" or "frolic". __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

12/23/2009, 01:25 am	#3
Bas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 239	Masticate.

12/23/2009, 01:57 am	#4
Lena_P Capricious, Quirky Kook Join Date: May 2008 Location: West of Mount Diablo! Posts: 2,003	Burp.

12/23/2009, 04:34 am	#6
jmm Fremen Fedaykin Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arrakis (also known as Dune) Posts: 1,177	Plunder

12/23/2009, 12:01 pm	#12
FitzoliverJ Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 968	How about something that just doesn't do anything throughout the entire game, such as "Keelhaul": "I can't keelhaul that, I'm forty miles inland with no ship." Eventually, the frustrated player will give up trying the "Keelhaul" verb on everything he comes across.... which is a mistake, because eventually there will be ONE incident where the whole game depends on somebody getting keelhauled....

12/23/2009, 02:32 pm	#13
Leak Blorp blorp blorp... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Linz, Austria Posts: 983	How about "verb"? With that, just about any object on the screen should give you new opportunities... (Yeah, I know - "verbing weirds language", but who cares? )

12/23/2009, 03:12 pm	#14
Guinea Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 436	"Unlock with hook" should be a verb. That action was probably used more often than "Pick up" in SMI and MI2 together.

12/23/2009, 03:13 pm	#15
PecanBlue I warned you about stairs Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Not telling, I don't want rocks thrown at my house Posts: 743	grope

12/23/2009, 03:37 pm	#17
lecharles Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 63	also, i'd add insult. I've always wanted to insult swordfight, or insult armwrestle with every character, but they only let you do it with random pirates, monkeys, and sea-captains __________________ Build a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, hell be warm for the rest of his life. -Aristoleclesodomus

12/23/2009, 07:19 pm	#19
WeRa Monkey Island fan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mexico Posts: 68	Punch Hehe, It would be fun too xD Bye! __________________ atte. WeRa Stopping a pirate might seriously damage your health

12/24/2009, 03:40 am	#20
Mermaid Coaster Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 1,016	Just the good old "eye - hand - mouth" - trio would be fine. It would increase the difficulty of puzzles since sometimes you have to guess the right action to do with an item, plus, the "hand" and "mouth" items might have different functions depending on the object e.g. mouth can be talk, eat or lick, the hand is for pick up, use and punch. g The current simple "click to interact" option occasionally lead to frustration, especially with that seesaw puzzle. I wanted Guybrush to STAND on that thing, instead he'd always look at it (and, eventually, but not always) climb on it.

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