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BrakMan2005 · 05/01/2011, 05:29 am

Oh man, when I found the Algae cakes, I was glad to find out you can use them on everybody at the Expo. Man, some of the responses had me rolling. (That and they (briefly) have green teeth.)

This has to be one of the funniest items to use on people since...Horny, the mood unicorn from Sam & Max season 1. ("Want to rub my unicorn?")

RAnthonyMahan · 05/01/2011, 07:03 am

You can use them on everyone?

Man, now I've got to make a new file.

Groundsplitter · 05/01/2011, 08:50 am

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Originally Posted by BrakMan2005

Oh man, when I found the Algae cakes, I was glad to find out you can use them on everybody at the Expo. Man, some of the responses had me rolling. (That and they (briefly) have green teeth.)

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Originally Posted by RAnthonyMahan

You can use them on everyone?

Man, now I've got to make a new file.

Haha, that's a sign that we've become used to many of the puzzles being too obvious. With past adventure games like the Monkey Island series we often had to try the stuff we found on everyone and everything in order to find out how the stuff was supposed to be used, and so we came to perceive the games as full and expansive - every possibility had been covered by the games' designers. And here many of the puzzles are so logical that we fail to even try other combinations, leading us to complain about the games being too short and not offering enough stuff to do. We think that there isn't anything more than this.
And now it turns out that we can use many of the items in many more places than we thought. In episode 2, for instance, it never occured to me to show George's photo to anyone but the artist in the bar. Most of the time I don't even bother to check the photo or the newspaper for changes to the timeline since there's nothing in the story that calls for another look at them. And here in episode 4 it hadn't occured to me to try to give the algae cakes to anyone else but Emmet (as I was certain it had to do with making him look like a slob to Edna). I wonder what other things there are to do in the game that we haven't discovered yet...

coolguy721 · 05/01/2011, 09:33 am

when George took one i laughed out loud

lombre · 05/01/2011, 09:40 am

Definitely one of my favorite parts of the episode. Edna's response to them was great.
Though I still have no clue what the point of them was beyond the funny responses.

*Irishmile* · 05/01/2011, 10:28 am

I thought for sure they were going to be needed to make Emmit look like a slob.

lombre · 05/01/2011, 10:39 am

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Originally Posted by Irishmile

I thought for sure they were going to be needed to make Emmit look like a slob.

I thought you had to use them to turn the light in the Delorean green, thus making First Citizen Brown willing to test drive it. But apparently FCB isn't the type to actually check these things and can be goaded into driving it just by Marty telling him it's green.

doggans · 05/01/2011, 10:53 am

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Originally Posted by lombre

Though I still have no clue what the point of them was beyond the funny responses.

Apparently, they can be used to give Emmett a negative reaction in the personality profiling puzzle. I wouldn't know firsthand, though, as I didn't get them until after completing that one.

lombre · 05/01/2011, 10:56 am

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Originally Posted by doggans

Apparently, they can be used to give Emmett a negative reaction in the personality profiling puzzle. I wouldn't know firsthand, though, as I didn't get them until after completing that one.

Oh, that makes sense. I just shocked him repeatedly for that.

TheRaggedyWriter · 05/01/2011, 01:53 pm

you know the snacks that turned his teeth green? why did that go into your inventory? You never use it.... I thought at first Marty would have to re-enact Frankenstein....

oberlerchner123 · 05/01/2011, 02:18 pm

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Originally Posted by TheRaggedyWriter

you know the snacks that turned his teeth green? why did that go into your inventory? You never use it.... I thought at first Marty would have to re-enact Frankenstein....

... Yeah ...

Its kinda sad that the things players come up with is usually more clever then what youre supposed to do in the game.

Faceslasher · 05/01/2011, 03:20 pm

I gave Young Emmet one to see if Edna would react to his green teeth. But she sadly didn't.

BrakMan2005 · 05/02/2011, 05:00 am

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Originally Posted by Groundsplitter

In episode 2, for instance, it never occured to me to show George's photo to anyone but the artist in the bar. Most of the time I don't even bother to check the photo or the newspaper for changes to the timeline since there's nothing in the story that calls for another look at them. And here in episode 4 it hadn't occured to me to try to give the algae cakes to anyone else but Emmet (as I was certain it had to do with making him look like a slob to Edna). I wonder what other things there are to do in the game that we haven't discovered yet...

For me, some of my favorite lines from Episode 1 are when you try to give Young Emmett the notebook & try to give Artie the photo of George. And I'm sure there are others in Episode 3 & 4 that I might have missed. But, I like that about adventure games, experimenting; doing something that your obviously not supose to do actually has a humorous response. Well, besides the default, "I don't think so" or "Not sure what that will do" lines.

coolguy721 · 05/02/2011, 01:10 pm

episode 2 is darker

splash1 · 05/02/2011, 06:23 pm

Lol, great! I'm replaying the game right now, I'll try it out. I think this game like the post earlier has said; the puzzles are so easy that we see them straight out, and we don't try out some funky things like:

>Use toothbruss on dog

Something like that, you know what I mean.

redfish · 05/02/2011, 08:37 pm

Soylent green

Shadowknight1 · 05/02/2011, 09:14 pm

Funny, you can give an algae cake to both Emmetts. lol

05/01/2011, 05:29 am	#1
BrakMan2005 All Hail Brak Join Date: May 2010 Location: The U.S. of A. Posts: 177	The Algae cakes. lol Oh man, when I found the Algae cakes, I was glad to find out you can use them on everybody at the Expo. Man, some of the responses had me rolling. (That and they (briefly) have green teeth.) This has to be one of the funniest items to use on people since...Horny, the mood unicorn from Sam & Max season 1. ("Want to rub my unicorn?")

05/01/2011, 07:03 am	#2
RAnthonyMahan Hyperkinetic Humany Thing Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,615	You can use them on everyone? Man, now I've got to make a new file. __________________ None of your damn business, Sam. My new book! My old book! My writing blog!

05/01/2011, 09:40 am	#5
lombre Commando Crusher Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: O, Hi, and sometimes O! Posts: 906	Definitely one of my favorite parts of the episode. Edna's response to them was great. Though I still have no clue what the point of them was beyond the funny responses. __________________ "Always expect the best of others... And watch as your hope is crushed like crackers in a fat man's bed. And the fat man is angry. And the fat man has a sledgehammer. And the fat man is yelling 'DIE, CRACKERS, DIE!!'" - Rat, Pearls Before Swine

05/01/2011, 10:28 am	#6
Irishmile The Skipping Dead Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WI, its a paradise 3 months of the year Posts: 6,542	I thought for sure they were going to be needed to make Emmit look like a slob. __________________ 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.

05/01/2011, 01:53 pm	#10
TheRaggedyWriter Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 66	what was the point of the box of snacks Cueball gives you? you know the snacks that turned his teeth green? why did that go into your inventory? You never use it.... I thought at first Marty would have to re-enact Frankenstein....

05/01/2011, 09:33 am	#4
coolguy721 Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA! Posts: 695	when George took one i laughed out loud

05/01/2011, 03:20 pm	#12
Faceslasher InGEN Employee #99 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: America Posts: 576	I gave Young Emmet one to see if Edna would react to his green teeth. But she sadly didn't. __________________ You built a time machine...Out of a DeLOREAN? This signature was signed with Doc Brown's new Permanent Ink. If I make a screw up here, then it's gona stick. Oh crap, misspelled gonna!

05/02/2011, 01:10 pm	#14
coolguy721 Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA! Posts: 695	episode 2 is darker

05/02/2011, 06:23 pm	#15
splash1 Electric Tuna Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jungle Subway Posts: 2,588	Lol, great! I'm replaying the game right now, I'll try it out. I think this game like the post earlier has said; the puzzles are so easy that we see them straight out, and we don't try out some funky things like: >Use toothbruss on dog Something like that, you know what I mean. __________________ *inFamous, is the best game ever and you can't say it isn't cause it would a lie!!! SO THERE! Sam: "This goes down to fiery bowls of America's filthiest city." Max*: "You've been listening to my inner bathroom narration again!"

05/02/2011, 08:37 pm	#16
redfish Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 61	Soylent green

05/02/2011, 09:14 pm	#17
Shadowknight1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,686	Funny, you can give an algae cake to both Emmetts. lol __________________ "Geez, we've been back together for five minutes Doc, and you're already talking about the end of the universe." "Stupid, stupid rat creatures!"

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