Mike Stemmle Interview (TOMI Scriptwriter & Designer, AltMagOnline)
Hey guys, just done another Monkey Island related interview (as an alternative to my Dom Armato ones), this time with Telltale TOMI writer Mike Stemmle.
You can check it out here!
Feedback appreciated as always, thanks for all the support!
You can check it out here!
Feedback appreciated as always, thanks for all the support!
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Seriously, though, I was really hoping for a musical number in Tales of Monkey Island, too.
Thanks for those and your excellent reviews!
And count me in for that musical number campaign!
There's a line Poxed Elaine says in court which suggests Guybrush was trapped in the carnival at the end of Monkey Island 2 for 3 years, whereas Stan suggests that he was locked in a coffin for only three months.
Actually, I'm pretty sure that picture was taken at my Uncle Dave's house in Orinda
I really need some better stock photos.
Correcting the record,
Stemmle
Actually, I'm pretty sure "eh wot" is just a stereotypical British expression.
Me too. Maybe it's even in some of Major Crum's lines in Wallace and Gromit. Or not. But it's the kind of thing he'd say, eh wot?
I have to say, even though I'm British 'eh wot' stumped me a little, and google suggested animal crossing!
And thanks Mike for clarification on the pic
I might do another Alexandra Boyd interview when the series is over, and a longer than usual Dominic Armato one as I am sure he will have LOTS to say when all is said and done. If any of you have any questions you think I haven't covered, now is the time to let me know!
I actually loved the forth game despite some small flaws that I think people have blown out of proportion over the years, so I was sure to ask him about it
Next, Michael Land interview! Please?
you have some quality stuff on there!
Yeah he was great to interview, nothing better than speaking to the people behind something you love, and they turn out to be just as fun!
Interesting idea there for an interview, and one I had been thinking about a lot quite recently. All I can say is cross your fingers and stay tuned...
Thanks to everyone for your feedback and continued support, it means a lot. I am hoping I will have some great articles/ interviews in the coming month to round off a fantastic series from Telltale of Monkey Island and to say thank you once again to you all.
Haha persistence my friend, persistence. And bribary!
I say, don't you know what's what, what? As somebody pointed out, "eh, what?" is a stereotypical upper-class British term, usually shoved on the end of sentences in order to punctuate what you're saying, don'tcherknow. "Asterix in Britain" and "The Sword in the Stone" both use it for dashed humorous purposes, and should give you the right idea (as well as being worth reading anyway), what?
Also what I suspect.
I kind of asked Dom that in the latest interview :P I assume I shall be asking about Boen's full involvement in the season final...
And thanks for all the clarification on 'eh wot' there guys, I might even do a link to this thread on the interview so AltMagOnline's readers can become as enlightened as I am! Eh wot? Meh, I need to practice that!
so this implies that Ron Gilbert was cool with what Stemmle did with the canon in MI4. Maybe we should be mad at Ron Gilbert...:eek:
That quote refers to and is specific to Tales of Monkey Island Episode 4: Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood, not Monkey Island 4: Escape from Monkey Island.
The "fast and loose" play on Monkey Island history is mainly the Voodoo Lady being cast as the manipulator.
The consultation with Ron Gilbert was done right at the beginning and probably helped come up with some of the puzzles and story themes. They probably had to examine all the games in the series as reference. They have to take it as canon, but who knows what Ron Gilbert's thoughts about Escape from Monkey Island are? No comment probably. But noticeably there is no Herman Toothrot in Tales of Monkey Island. Not even a mention. At least so far...
Mike, we miss the beard! Grow facial hair again:
I don't see why that is evidence of anything. There's not a lot more they can do with Toothrot now, any passing mention would just be in-universe pandering to the die-hard fans. His story is wrapped up and done with.
There is a difference between unexpected sales figures and "flop." Just because Brutal Legend hasn't done as well as expected, it's not a failure.
I'm also interested to know what TTG's sales figures are.
I think video game companies very rarely release their own sales figures. Retailers do, and that's why analysts are able to calculate approximate totals, but obviously with self-published downloadable content it's a much grayer area. I don't think Telltale is being unusual by not releasing those numbers. I could be mistaken but I believe that's the case.
At least one interview (this one, third topic on that page) has referred to TOMI as Telltale's "fastest-selling" series yet, so I'd say they're probably doing fine by their own standards.
It's always nice to get a little insight into the production of a game! Thanks for the interview!
He talks about in RetroGamer.
(I think...)
OK, now I have to see this RetroGamer I've been hearing so much about. It's off to WHSmith!