I opened the mail slot a few minutes ago to find my Season 2 DVD waiting for me! I didn’t receive a shipping confirmation or anything, so needless to say this was an awesome surprise! Was it announced anywhere on the site that it was shipping?
The DVD's page in the shop says, "It is expected to ship in August, 2008."
I won't be able to get mine until next month. I ordered the case file and soundtrack with it. Good thing I got a copy of the DVD at Comic-Con (or else I would probably go through withdrawals right now)!
I guess I can now post my questions about the content without getting awkward and envious stares. I still don't know what the second subtitles on the cutscene section does...
Last week i got an email that said that something with an enormous green number had been sent to me. Maybe it was the counter of a bomb, maybe the number indicated the amount of molecules of my personalized alien inside the package or just the good old registration number of the planet were i could return the package just in case something went wrong. Anyway something seems to be ahead and i'll the increase the surprise counter once this thing hits my snail mail.
Hurray, i got mine today. This is (at least ;O) one of the things you're doing just perfectly right, handing out the DVD after buying an online product without any hassle for free. This really motivates you buying online products and not waiting for a retail product. The only issue i see is the lack of localised versions. If i had the opportunity to choose, i would favour this instead of the goodies. One note on the cover, a little bit too dark?
I enjoy that you generally must point out three flaws to every compliment you give. It must get you far in life ;O . The disc art came back from the printer a bit darker than we would have liked, for sure, but it wasn't so dark as to be offensive. Glad you liked the rest of it, though
The reason we didn't localize it "instead of" doing a bunch of special features is because localization is a task that spans months of work and thousands and thousands of dollars, requires requiring casting recording and editing of voice from actors across the globe, plus implementation and lots of testing, whereas special features are something Nick, Doug, Emily, Eric and I can compile ourselves over a couple of weeks in the office. They're not really comparable from a scope standpoint, though, you know, it's good to know your preference.
No, no bigger problems so far. I tought that you might be more interested in honest feedback, i hope you don't take it personal. ;O)
I'm quite aware that localisations would be the much bigger effort, that's why i wrote if i had the opportunity as it's the only thing sometimes missing, for instance if you're playing with children and they can't speak english yet. Hmmm, instead of localising the whole audio, would it be possible providing localised texts (for reading)? It also might be sufficient if that doesn't fit into the episodic update cycle, providing those for the DVD afterwards.
Hmmm, instead of localising the whole audio, would it be possible providing localised texts (for reading)?
I'm glad you clarified that. This explains why I've had so much trouble listening to my newspapers, leather-bound novels, and limited edition hardcover comic compilations.
and much to my amusement it traveled back in time to arrive on the 16th, oh USPS and your time machines.
Same thing happened to me. It was truly wonderful to get my DVD on Wednesday, and then relive the experience in reverse when I got my shipping confirmation on Thursday! You'd think Telltale, the USPS, or whoever is responsible would be playing this time-traveling ability up a bit more
Have I said too much? -- Will I now be responsible for some sort of tear in the space-time-continuum?
I won't get mine until the Soundtrack and Case Files ship.
Until then, I guess I'll just sit here and wonder if that whole thing about my teacher who teaches a college level class about the devil loving episode 205 and will be using it in his future classes is on there or not.
I got mine today. And I'm not sure what you guys did different than with Season One's but this one will actually play on my DVD player with no sound skipping!
Of the 3 ?Alternate endings I saw in the easter eggs, my favorite is 101.
Just got a confirmation my order is shipping.
This means that not only the DVD is winning it's way to the Netherlands, but also the paperback version of Surfin' the Highway, and ... surprise ... the Season Two Case File! I didn't know these were ready!?!
I got my case file and it's awesome. I'm surprised how heavy the Soul Train token is, love the invitation (now if I only spoke German). Off to try out the CD.
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So - is the DVD awesome!? Sadly mine is on backorder with other goodies.
I won't be able to get mine until next month. I ordered the case file and soundtrack with it. Good thing I got a copy of the DVD at Comic-Con (or else I would probably go through withdrawals right now)!
I guess I can now post my questions about the content without getting awkward and envious stares. I still don't know what the second subtitles on the cutscene section does...
I'm currently making my way through the commentaries but sad to see the lack of the sound guys this season.
Other than that, so far so great!
Thanks but this year's excellent package was done by Gary (new guy!).
Anyway, thanks, again! :O)
I enjoy that you generally must point out three flaws to every compliment you give. It must get you far in life ;O . The disc art came back from the printer a bit darker than we would have liked, for sure, but it wasn't so dark as to be offensive. Glad you liked the rest of it, though
The reason we didn't localize it "instead of" doing a bunch of special features is because localization is a task that spans months of work and thousands and thousands of dollars, requires requiring casting recording and editing of voice from actors across the globe, plus implementation and lots of testing, whereas special features are something Nick, Doug, Emily, Eric and I can compile ourselves over a couple of weeks in the office. They're not really comparable from a scope standpoint, though, you know, it's good to know your preference.
I'm quite aware that localisations would be the much bigger effort, that's why i wrote if i had the opportunity as it's the only thing sometimes missing, for instance if you're playing with children and they can't speak english yet. Hmmm, instead of localising the whole audio, would it be possible providing localised texts (for reading)? It also might be sufficient if that doesn't fit into the episodic update cycle, providing those for the DVD afterwards.
This is good news. It means I, on the other side of the world, might see mine within a month? No shipping confirmation yet, though.
I'm glad you clarified that. This explains why I've had so much trouble listening to my newspapers, leather-bound novels, and limited edition hardcover comic compilations.
oh come now really :rolleyes:
If I took things personally that were written on these forums I would probably have been institutionalized by now*, so no worries
* (I haven't)
Same thing happened to me. It was truly wonderful to get my DVD on Wednesday, and then relive the experience in reverse when I got my shipping confirmation on Thursday! You'd think Telltale, the USPS, or whoever is responsible would be playing this time-traveling ability up a bit more
Have I said too much? -- Will I now be responsible for some sort of tear in the space-time-continuum?
Yup, a Flint Paper-themed folded quickstart guide.
YAAAAAY!
I could email you a scan of it so you can see it, but otherwise you should probably contact support.
Until then, I guess I'll just sit here and wonder if that whole thing about my teacher who teaches a college level class about the devil loving episode 205 and will be using it in his future classes is on there or not.
Of the 3 ?Alternate endings I saw in the easter eggs, my favorite is 101.
Thanks, I'll email the support, but if nothing comes of it I'll take you up on that offer just so I can at least say i've seen it, cheers
This means that not only the DVD is winning it's way to the Netherlands, but also the paperback version of Surfin' the Highway, and ... surprise ... the Season Two Case File! I didn't know these were ready!?!
Yep, lovingly assembled by Doug and our intern Kris. They just started shipping this week. I can't wait to hear everyone's reactions.