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"DG" <dammygerritsen@censored.zzn.com> wrote in message 
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> Op 29-8-2010 23:28, Vigilante schreef:
>>>> So did anyone here actually play the Tales of Monkey Island games? I
>>>> bought
>>>> the special edition DVD set and a bunch of merchandise but I still
>>>> haven't
>>>> played them because my PC is too crap.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I haven't seen the discs in any local stores yet. Not the Tales or the
>>> remake. Not even sure if I'd buy them.
>>
>> I'm not sure if they can actually be gotten anywhere else but online.
>>
>> I did actually play about 20 minutes of the first episode and it seemed
>> pretty fun.
>>
>>
> I'm kinda scared the magic has worn off. Not just that the game might 
> suck, it could be a fine game, but it could be me. I haven't played any 
> real adventure games for years, would I still enjoy it as much as I once 
> did?

I know what you mean. As sad as it may sound, Monkey Island is *really* 
important to me, especially as it led me here, which ended up having all 
sorts of knock-on effects in real life as well as online. But the day I 
heard "Tales" was coming, I just had a grin on my face the whole day, and 
I'm really looking forward to playing them. I replayed CoMI about a year ago 
and I still had a blast, so I don't think the magic has died for me.

> I thought the Tales were released as one big game, not just as a download. 
> And it wouldn't make much sense to me to try and capture the non-download 
> customer and then limit it to the online shoppers. But what do I know? I'm 
> not a marketing genius.

Tales was released in episode format, and then when the season was done you 
could get them all in one go or order a DVD online. No brick-and-mortar 
options yet as far as I know. I would imagine that the reason for this is 
that adventure games are not the moneyspinner they used to be, so Telltale 
have opted to cut costs associated with distribution and etc.