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The Siege Of Spinner Cay Review (AltMagOnline)

martymcflymartymcfly
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
Hey Guys!

My review for the second episode is now live, hope you enjoy it! A somewhat difficult game to review in some ways :D

http://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2009/08/31/game-review-tales-of-monkey-island-chapter-2-the-siege-of-spinner-cay/

Dom Armato mini-interview to follow shortly...

Comments

  • nikasaurnikasaur Telltale Alumni
    edited August 2009
    Awesome, thanks for the review!
  • Astro GnocciAstro Gnocci
    edited August 2009
    Guybrush also undergoes a new transformation that I won’t spoil, but surprised me in it’s simplicity in the short term, yet its complexity in the long term. I guess now he is more of a pirate than ever!

    It's nice of you to avoid spoiling it indeed, but the screenshot just under this sentence kind of ruin this ;)

    Other than that, nice job, and this episodic-interviews thing sounds great ;)
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited August 2009
    Astro Gnocci wrote: »
    It's nice of you to avoid spoiling it indeed, but the screenshot just under this sentence kind of ruin this ;)

    Other than that, nice job, and this episodic-interviews thing sounds great ;)

    Haha yeh that was kinda tongue in cheek, I am hoping most people will have played the game by now, or will not realise if they haven't :p It is very early on in the game anyway! Will be interesting to see if people agree with the lower score than episode one due to some technical issues! (Still a fantastic game though, I am glad Telltale are taking the franchise seriously :D)
  • DarylmanDarylman
    edited August 2009
    Not low enough. You did not really go into any thematic elements of the game nor perform any in-depth analysis of anything in particular. You basically patted TellTale on the back whilst mentioning the same technical issues everyone already knows about.

    Keep working at it, but put some soul into it.
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited August 2009
    Darylman, did you miss where I talked about Guybrush's new edge? Or the fact that I loved the new shipping/ sailing element?

    I don't think I "just patted Telltale on the back" to be fair. It is kind of hard discussing the game in a review without giving away the plot, especially when the game isn't very long in the first place!

    I don't really think there is much more to say about the game (without divulging story details), and the technical issues deserved a mention, as did the bugs. I know most reviewers just ignored it, but it is a part of the game and SHOULD be factored in.

    I am sorry you felt that way anyway. I really can't justify the game going any lower than an 8 when I probably enjoyed it MORE than episode 1. As I said though, bugs/ length/ compression issues had to be taken into account.

    As for the soul part, I spent ages on this article because as I said in my initial post, it was in many ways a difficult game to review! So again, I am sorry you didn't take that away from my writing!

    (Btw just out of curiosity, did other players notice Guybrush being more cool in this episode, or was it just me?)
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited August 2009
    I have been thinking Darylman, and perhaps this style I used for the latest Terminator film would work well for my Monkey Island reviews?

    http://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2009/06/10/review-terminator-salvation/

    Does anyone else think a spoilerfree review, followed by spoiler-warned bullet points is a good idea? Or do people prefer just the review itself, and more detailed discussion in the comments? Feedback is of course appreciated!
  • wannabe_piratewannabe_pirate
    edited August 2009
    personally, I thought it was a great review, and very well done as is. unfortunately, if you post something on the internet and request feedback, some self-important crank is sure to sling mud at it. don't change your format because of it. bravo, looking forward to the leviathan review!
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited August 2009
    Thanks for the feedback wannabe_pirate! I am looking forward to getting my answers back about the episode from Dom as well, should give some more insight etc :D
  • DarylmanDarylman
    edited September 2009
    I really enjoyed your Terminator review much more. I felt like YOU were in the review, if that makes sense.
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited September 2009
    Cheers, I am glad you like that style of review! Of course, you will get more insight into my Tales of Monkey Island Episode 2 review when I do my mini-interview with Dom, so hopefully that will give you some more depth etc.
  • martymcflymartymcfly
    edited September 2009
    The mini-interview is now up here!
    http://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2009/09/02/mini-interview-tomi-the-siege-of-spinner-cay-what-does-dominic-armato-think/
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