hermes Posted August 8, 2009 I might be daft, but what is all this hinting at: http://grumpygamer.com/1762780 Is there something obvious I have missed? In the comments there seem to be a lot of badly disguised hints of something monkey-related with Ron Gilbert in it ... ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted August 8, 2009 I'm not seeing what you're seeing. I am assuming you know Ron Gilbert was involved with Telltale's Tales of Monkey Island, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noyb Posted August 8, 2009 I think it's more like he used that Lego pirate set as his muse when making Monkey Island, and now that it has returned to him, he hopes to continue to use it in that fashion in his future projects, including but not limited to DeathSpank. Either that or he's hinting at Monkey Island LEGO sets. Hey, Prince of Persia is getting some... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted August 8, 2009 If you look at the box you'll notice the LEGO set is a MI:SE tie in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Udvarnoky Posted August 8, 2009 Sure that's not something LEC or Gilbert slapped on there? I don't see the Monkey Island cover on the box on Amazon.com. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted August 8, 2009 I dont think it is a tie-in. I think LEC stuck a SMI:SE sticker or postcard onto the box, as getting Ron a lego pirate ship was probably a thank you for his participation in the SE project, appearing in their videos, etc. That's just a guess, as is my guess that people are assuming way too much in the comments of his blog. I agree with Thrik that he was referring to it as his muse, not as some more 1:1 symbol. But who knows! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntheticgerbil Posted August 8, 2009 Noyb said: Either that or he's hinting at Monkey Island LEGO sets. Hey, Prince of Persia is getting some... What?! That has to be a joke. Why does it have the Disney logo in front of it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patters Posted August 8, 2009 syntheticgerbil said: What?! That has to be a joke. Why does it have the Disney logo in front of it? it's for the film... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermes Posted August 9, 2009 jaa okay. So he was involved with special edtion, and tell tales' thingie - that explains it, so no Thrik - I wasn't aware of that. Nothing to see, move along ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted August 9, 2009 Jake said: I dont think it is a tie-in. I think LEC stuck a SMI:SE sticker or postcard onto the box I did think it was a little odd to be launching a promotional LEGO set now rather than at release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 9, 2009 Wow, I'm amazed there was so much to talk about from that one blog post. Seemed pretty straight forward to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 10, 2009 The last couple of weeks I've played through MI1, 2 and 3. What a bunch of awesome games. They really are much better than I remembered them to be, and I'm glad I took the time to refresh my memory. These games are still great fun to play, not as some nostalgia trip or game history research, but compared to whatever recent game you'd care to mention. They are well written, they have awesome puzzles, they are hilarious and they still look great. Whatever issues one would have with them compared to newer games are minor. The greatest would be full-screen resolution, but I played them all in windowed mode(using ScummVM) with the 3x filter on, and the graphics and animation still impresses me. However, I just loaded up MI4, as I wanted to have played all the MI games before starting on TMI. But it looks and controls so horribly shit piss I just can't take it. I already played through it when it came out, so I'll just read a synopsis somewhere, say I played through it and move on the EMI. Oh, and this taste for old-school adventure has really taken hold. I'm queuing up DOTT, BaSS and Simon the Sorceror as well (I've played through the Indy adventure games pretty regularly through the years, so those are still fresh in my mind) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 10, 2009 Stop pretending you like games! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted August 10, 2009 toblix said: However, I just loaded up MI4, as I wanted to have played all the MI games before starting on TMI. But it looks and controls so horribly shit piss I just can't take it. I already played through it when it came out, so I'll just read a synopsis somewhere, say I played through it and move on the EMI. I decided to play through Grim Fandango again about a year or so ago. The controls felt really awful (even worse than I had remembered them to be) at first, but to my surprise I got used to them after a while and by the end of the game I barely even noticed that they were in fact shit. So.. that may happen. (I used a gamepad, though. I expect the keyboard controls to be much worse.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 10, 2009 Maybe it's the urge to play TMI talking. I'll give EMI another shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 10, 2009 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU After playing for a while the game crashed when I was about to save. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted August 10, 2009 there's the toblix we know Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorn Posted August 11, 2009 toblix said: However, I just loaded up MI4, as I wanted to have played all the MI games before starting on TMI. But it looks and controls so horribly shit piss I just can't take it. I already played through it when it came out, so I'll just read a synopsis somewhere, say I played through it and move on the EMI.They get slightly better as you use them, but still remain quite shitely. On the other hand, I thought that the puzzles and dialogue were good enough to compensate for the frustration of Guybrush running in the complete opposite direction than what I specified. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 11, 2009 I'm now running in windowed mode, using the EMI launcher, and this isn't awful. Well, visually it's awful. I was surprised at how well some of the dialogue flows, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 11, 2009 toblix said: I'm now running in windowed mode, using the EMI launcher, and this isn't awful. Well, visually it's awful. I was surprised at how well some of the dialogue flows, though. Well, I wonder how you're going to feel about the last quarter of the game? (*rubs hands in anticipation*) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 11, 2009 ThunderPeel2001 said: Well, I wonder how you're going to feel about the last quarter of the game? (*rubs hands in anticipation*) What, the monkey kombat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 11, 2009 toblix said: What, the monkey kombat? That's one part of it... but, in all seriousness, I would like to know your feelings about EMI after just playing through the others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted August 11, 2009 Here's a prediction: Future toblix said: More like Assrape from Wanky Pissland! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 11, 2009 toblix said: Here's a prediction: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
