combining inventory items for next episodes

[pheeph]

I'm actually wondering if combining inventory items will occur in later episodes in both Sam aand Max and Bone. That's something I see a lot in most point-n-click adventure games.

[Jake]

Though I wouldn't wholly rule it out, I can't recall seeing inventory combining in at least the next two episodes. Using multiple objects on something in an environment, yes. Combining a golf ball retriever and a shriveled hand to grab a ring out of a huge tightly packed coil of rope, not yet.

[Soup]

dont forget the magnet!

[Hero1]

i loved cobining that golf retriever..especially with the cup to get the tar

[Ramen]

yes, i can only hope there is at least one ridiculously random and arbitrary puzzle like that in the future episodes

[numble]

Did anyone actually find the golf retriever puzzles intuitive or were people more like me and stumble upon it randomly whilst trying to combine everything with everything?

[Ramen]

you forgot, "check the uhs file."

[numble]

what's a uhs file?

[LuigiHann]

The thing I had trouble with was the hand. Why do I need the hand? Why can't I just stick a magnet onto an extendo thingie using video game magic like I always do?
Once I got over that hurdle, it was a useful (but creepy) gadget.

[Mel]

Originally Posted by numble

what's a uhs file?

This.

It lets you look at hints for specific things to prevent seeing solutions to things you don't want to. It's not perfect because even the headings will often give you clues as to what you need to do. It works for me though. I'm an impatient gamer and use it often.

[Hero1]

Originally Posted by numble

Did anyone actually find the golf retriever puzzles intuitive or were people more like me and stumble upon it randomly whilst trying to combine everything with everything?

the ball of twine one took longer.. but the tar 1 just made a lot of sense to me..and i felt great after solving that when it got to the totem pole..then i was combining everythin with everythin ha

[Lazerus101]

I would enjoy some item combination. It was one of the things that kind of disappointed me with EP1. Puzzles all being the oh-so-linear "use this on that" kind made the game, for me at least, snoozily easy. Could solve most of those puzzles with one hemisphere of my cerebellum vacant from my cranium.

[Mel]

^ I believe you mean your cerebrum. The cerebellum is important in sensory perception and motor functions.

[Lazerus101]

Originally Posted by Mel

^ I believe you mean your cerebrum. The cerebellum is important in sensory perception and motor functions.

And thus to have half of it missing, if it were possible without being quite quite dead, would be akin to having one eye closed and one hand tied behind ones back, ne?

[numble]

Originally Posted by Lazerus101

And thus to have half of it missing, if it were possible without being quite quite dead, would be akin to having one eye closed and one hand tied behind ones back, ne?

No, you're cerebrum is where all the crosstalk goes between the sides of your body. The cerebellum does not divide it's duties in such a way.

If you're going to insult the intelligence of something, make sure you do it intelligently.

[Lazerus101]

Hence my ability to differenciate between light hearted metaphor and actual brain surgery.
Though I applaud your attempt to turn what was merely a throw away comment into a flame argument

[tabacco]

Guys, please tone it down and keep it civil so I don't have to lock the thread.

[numble]

Originally Posted by Lazerus101

Hence my ability to differenciate between light hearted metaphor and actual brain surgery.
Though I applaud your attempt to turn what was merely a throw away comment into a flame argument

Sorry, it was probably partially my old Biology major yelling at me to correct something (as happened with Mel) and that I've basically been arguing against the usage of the intelligence/stupidity angle for puzzles recently.

I just don't find it very helpful to insult intelligences in arguing for more difficult puzzles. When people are making comments about the lack of brain capacity required for Telltale's games (and your's is far from the first) it insults both the game designers and a lot of game players too (just look at how many 1000 view posts there are in the Hints forum), and I honestly believe that you do not get anywhere by insulting them--you might even make them defensive and not take you as seriously, and sometimes you may come off as elitist. There are ways to get your point across without relying on insults.

[Mel]

Note to self: Stop being a pedant...

*pans self*