Return to Monkey Island [SPOILER FREE]

[ThunderPeel2001]

I have to add that I'm appreciative of our monarch dying just to allow her loyal subjects September 19th off to play Return to Monkey Island. Thank ye, ma'am.

[BaronGrackle]

You know, I think I'm going to reminisce by looking through the manuals for the first two games...

 

 

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER!!!! 🤯

Yes, the MI1 manual hints you toward sneaking in the kitchen and going to the dock to mess with the seagull. I guarantee I read it when I was younger.

 

If modern Let's Players are having a harder time with the seagull puzzle than we all did, it might be related to this.

 

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER!!!! 🤯 
Pick up Sign; get a Shovel. I distinctly remember reading this puzzle solution, because it's the sort of puzzle I would have probably missed for a while if the manual hadn't told me.

Edited September 15, 2022 by BaronGrackle

[LowLevel]

"And with that post by BaronGrackle, the thread turned into an endless list of flaming exchanges about how literally the giant [SPOILER FREE] label should have been taken."

 

From "The Chronicles of Mojo Days" - Low Level - PUB May 2029 - House of Mojo

[LowLevel]

After bull-riding, peeking at the big RtMI spoiler-frizzy thread is one of the most dangerous sports ever.

From time to time I want to post something there, but then I have to be extremely careful not to read spoilers or simple revelations in subsequent replies. I have developed a method of quickly scrolling through blocks of text without trying to figure out what they say, leaving it to my mind to spot suspicious keywords and instinctively stop to "read".

So far it has worked. Unless I've memorized everything subliminally and I'll play the game with the constant feeling that I've already done it all.

[ThunderPeel2001]

14 minutes ago, LowLevel said:

After bull-riding, peeking at the big RtMI spoiler-frizzy thread is one of the most dangerous sports ever.

From time to time I want to post something there, but then I have to be extremely careful not to read spoilers or simple revelations in subsequent replies. I have developed a method of quickly scrolling through blocks of text without trying to figure out what they say, leaving it to my mind to spot suspicious keywords and instinctively stop to "read".

So far it has worked. Unless I've memorized everything subliminally and I'll play the game with the constant feeling that I've already done it all.

 

Same. I've skimmed through at speed and posted the odd thing, but tried to avoid reading anything! SOOOO CLOSE NOW!

[Lagomorph01]

15 hours ago, LowLevel said:

After bull-riding, peeking at the big RtMI spoiler-frizzy thread is one of the most dangerous sports ever.

From time to time I want to post something there, but then I have to be extremely careful not to read spoilers or simple revelations in subsequent replies. I have developed a method of quickly scrolling through blocks of text without trying to figure out what they say, leaving it to my mind to spot suspicious keywords and instinctively stop to "read".

So far it has worked. Unless I've memorized everything subliminally and I'll play the game with the constant feeling that I've already done it all.

You’re a braver man than I’ll ever be. Just don’t fly to close to the sun…

[ThunderPeel2001]

How many times will I refresh these forums ahead of Monday... ? 😬

[Thrik]

One more time.

[ThunderPeel2001]

21 minutes ago, Thrik said:

One more time.

 

x 1,000,000

[LowLevel]

I ask here because it is the only safe bunker I can trust. I only recently joined this forum: perhaps did you take a poll on how much you liked the art style, when the game was announced? Comparing it with opinions that have emerged in other communities would be interesting to me.

[BaronGrackle]

I'm sort of interested in the polls that have a "neutral" or "don't care" option.

[ThunderPeel2001]

I ran a couple of polls on the bigger LucasFans Facebook groups (18+K members). It was something like only 2% were actually upset with the artwork.

 

Most were for positive or passive about it. Trying to find the screenshot I took of the poll!

 

 

[BaronGrackle]

FYI the video released today (and linked in the other thread) decisively spoils a puzzle. Just like those manual pages did in MI1 and MI2, perhaps worse because I'm unsure how early it is.

 

I didn't think they would do that before Monday.

Edited September 16, 2022 by BaronGrackle

[LowLevel]

1 hour ago, BaronGrackle said:

I didn't think they would do that before Monday.

 

I just have an indirect feeling about all the articles and videos released this week, but it clearly points toward a substantial increase in details and spoilers, which for me is definitely too much.

 

I just hope that it implies that they can afford it because the remaining unrevealed content is huge.

[KestrelPi]

Thing is, now it's so close, I don't really want to watch it. I don't feel like I'm missing much. I'm pretty much through wanting to speculate on new material. Just want to play it now.

 

 

[ThunderPeel2001]

I'm glad I stopped watching around Monkey Island Monday 3... I haven't seen anything since then and I can't remember what I have seen in too much detail. It's going to be a very fresh game for me!

[KestrelPi]

I feel like it's going to be a very fresh game for me too and I've seen pretty much all of the promo stuff apart from this new thing that goes through a puzzle. Unless it's gonna be a 20 minute long game, I don't feel over-exposed

[demone]

Yeah, it's gonna feel really weird to play this game I think, but in a very good way. It's been years since I played a genuine adventure game, let alone one so tied to my life. I grew playing this series and it has lived on in ways no one could really anticipate. I know that sounds cliché to say, but I truly think that this series has become something so much more than Ron, Dave, or Tim ever expected.

 

Less than three days left. I'm almost sad the wait is almost over.

 

 

[Joe monsters]

60 hours to go... I feel like it's gonna be the longest 60 hours in my life.

[ThunderPeel2001]

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Edited September 17, 2022 by ThunderPeel2001

[LowLevel]

As the time of release approaches, my concerns increase a bit. Serious question: do you think the "angry mob" will have any influence on Steam reviews? The (almost completely unmoderated) Steam discussion forum is so full of trolls and people attacking each other that I can't tell how genuine their complaints are nor what the chances are of a "review bomb."

[ThunderPeel2001]

8 minutes ago, LowLevel said:

As the time of release approaches, my concerns increase a bit. Serious question: do you think the "angry mob" will have any influence on Steam reviews? The (almost completely unmoderated) Steam discussion forum is so full of trolls and people attacking each other that I can't tell how genuine their complaints are nor what the chances are of a "review bomb."

 

That's a good question. I don't think you can review a game on Steam without owning it, but Metacritic, etc. are open to abuse... I kind of thought the trolls would have given up by now, tired of ranting... but they still don't seem to have lives, judging from the Steam forums

[LowLevel]

12 minutes ago, ThunderPeel2001 said:

I don't think you can review a game on Steam without owning it

 

Yes, but you can purchase the game, review it and ask for a refund.

 

While I expect some legitimate negative reviews, I have observed behaviors (including "political" ones) that don't have much to do with the controversial art style, so I wonder if some form of organized attempt to shift reviews is likely or if I'm just being paranoid. 😛

[ThunderPeel2001]

2 minutes ago, LowLevel said:

 

Yes, but you can purchase the game, review it and ask for a refund.

 

While I expect some legitimate negative reviews, I have observed behaviors (including "political" ones) that don't have much to do with the controversial art style, so I wonder if some form of organized attempt to shift reviews is likely or if I'm just being paranoid. 😛

 

Political? Yeesh. Time will tell, I guess... 😕 

[Joe monsters]

2 hours ago, LowLevel said:

 

Yes, but you can purchase the game, review it and ask for a refund.

 

While I expect some legitimate negative reviews, I have observed behaviors (including "political" ones) that don't have much to do with the controversial art style, so I wonder if some form of organized attempt to shift reviews is likely or if I'm just being paranoid. 😛

I also thought about this . I think however that your review gets deleted when you ask for a refund.

I’m more worried about Metacritic like ThunderPeel said. The website is known for review bombing, mostly since The Last of Us 2.

Edited September 17, 2022 by Joe monsters