Please read this and tell me what you think!
I found this article while browsing the web. To me, It just sounds like another troll trying to get attention. Sure, it ticked me off, but only because he decided to insult MI3, MI4, Lucasarts, and Telltale games all in one go. What do you guys think?
http://continueonline.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/a-series-of-series-ahoy-matey-problems-ahead/#more-678
http://continueonline.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/a-series-of-series-ahoy-matey-problems-ahead/#more-678
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Anyway, I don't see any point to get upset about the article. It is a blog, and a blog is not a fact, but an opinion. Furthermore, he did made some very good points in his opinion. CoMI really do not enhance the story-telling from SoMI and LeChuck's revenge. Inconsistent character cameos were also very apparent for the few MI games.
Frankly, if you are a real lover of MI, you should care more about the humor than the logical sense in the story. It is always difficult to have the same bad guy coming out episode after episode with a better story upping the ante of the previous one. This has been apparent in numerous shows too, Power Rangers, Transformers and G.I. Joe. They were never credited for good stories, but they were good fun weren't they?
Err... maybe not the Power Rangers.
Well, it's an opinion. As long as it's not a conspiracy theory or anti-semitic, I'm fine.
Yup, not rational. Seems more like a result of blame-storming.
I blame the writer for the economical crisis!
As for the economic crisis I blame Casey Serin.
I pretty much stopped reading there and laughed myself to tears.
Let us forget it ever happened and live happily ever after.
However, he's taken the stance that all sequels will be rubbish, without giving telltale a chance to prove him wrong. This gets my back up. So far we've seen potential, I trust telltale so here's hoping we do get a worthy sequel.
Nobody is saying people shouldn't be thinking what they want to think. But if, in my opinion the world is made of cotton wool and when we die we melt into a great glob of earwax in the sky then people are also entitled to point out the FLAWS in that.
In other words, sure. This guy is 'entitled' to his opinion, if you like. But that doesn't mean that you have to RESPECT it. Too often people say 'well, I'm entitled to my opinion', in other words 'don't argue with me because that's what I think.' I think people shouldn't be afraid to say 'No, because I can't respect an opinion that is based on flawed reasoning and grounded in incorrect assumptions; here's how...'
Anyway, rant on opinions over.
I respect your opinion.
me 2
IMO people often forget that the first two MI's weren't exactly watertight in the plot department either. Plot has always been secondary to humour / puzzles / tension / general silliness but no one complains because it's fun & they're both terrific games, and the somewhat nonsensical approach is part of what makes MI.
For example, you know why the SEGA Dreamcast failed? It's because these "fans" refused to pay for one. You know why? Because "it didn't have enough games". Of course not. If nobody's buying your system, why even bother releasing games for it?
Hey now, I proudly own a SEGA Dreamcast.
kind of what i though about it.:)
Yeah, same thing here. I'm a nerd and I enjoy my level of nerdiness, but there becomes a point where it goes beyond nerd and dork and gets into an unhealthy realm. I think the writer of this piece crossed that point about 12 years ago and never stopped.
Thinking of this guy?
heh.
Yeah, a Gilbert Fanboy although his first game was Curse of Monkey Island (or so he said). Kinda funny.
I don't see how rendering an Adventure Game with Polygons makes it bad, let alone be called a "Valid Point."
Edit: Yeah, Yeah, I know that MI4 was the worst one. But not because it was in 3D.
Actually, CoMI was his second. His first game was SoMI. Or, as he says it, 1, 3, 2, 4.
To Dan, you are what's wrong with the gaming industry, and if gaming companies keep listening to sick whiners like you, just like SEGA is continuously doing, the industry IS going to hell.
Now THAT'S slopping writing
It is a valid point, as there are still much people (me, for example) who prefer 2D Adventures. That doesnt make 3D Games bad, they can still be done quite nice, but its a valid point for those who prefer 2D over 3D.
I have to say that i´ve been extremely sceptical about ToMI in that aspect, but after playing it for a while it seemed to be quite okay. Still, there are some things, like the Puzzle Design, which tend to disturb me at Telltales Games. But there is many room to improve this, of course. The Puzzles aren´t that bad, just kinda repetitive. (Jungle Puzzle at least 2 Times) They need to improve the puzzle design a lot in the next episodes, the rest is quite fine.
Oh, mea culpa. I´ve misread it then. I dont wanna read through this garbage again.
Repetitive puzzles are not that bad either. There are only so many ways to come out with story-linked puzzles, without making it too much puzzle-centric like Myst.
The problem I'd had with ToMI is not repeated puzzle, but with putting two puzzles so close to each other in game-time. It gets old fast.
Second, yes, they placed it too close together too. Monkey Island never had all too repetitive puzzles in the past (at least as far as i remember), so it doesnt quite fit into the series. The only thing they should reinvent (at least in one episode) is the Insult Sword Fighting.
Are you sure? There are lots of repeated puzzle on CoMI. LOTS!!!
And inventory puzzles really get old. Very old. One of the death-trap for a lot of the newer games actually...
Replay 1, 2, and 3. Lots of repetition there. Some in 4, too.
I don't think he got the memo that most people dislike EMI to the point of ignoring its existence. TMI essentially doesn't acknowledge that EMI even happened due to its "years later" setting.