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Started by GrahamRocks!, March 14, 2016, 12:28:32 PM

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GrahamRocks!

*nods* Which is why I like the new series in the first place. I'm not against having darkness/conflict/moments of despair at all (picture it from a film perspective)... just not entirely grimdark. If there's no hope, no sense of the light at the end of the tunnel, then I probably won't like it much.

Numbers

That's actually part of the reason I like MoE at all; for KQ, it's so completely off-base and wrong on so many levels that it's hilarious.
I have no mouth, and I must scream.

GrahamRocks!

Three more days until adorable romance ensues!

kyranthia

The trailer video is out for Chapter 3.  From what I am reading, the game is out on XBox but not other platforms yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eQUNWFhnzo

GrahamRocks!

Ugh.... I have the update queued on Steam... but my power is out ATM, so I can't play it yet! :(

Why? Why does Sierra rub salt in the wound by releasing that awesome trailer?! That's just wanting me to play it more!

daventry

My PC Version is Downloading now and should be ready by tomorrow, then i shall start writing the Chapter 3 Walkthrough while playing the Game

Jack Stryker

I just got home from work, so I haven't gotten to play it yet either.  That trailer was worth a chuckle here and there though.  Going to commence downloading the game now.

Bludshot

So does he still sound like Guybrush or did his voice change with all that muscle?
Deep Thoughts with Connor Mac Lyrr
"Alack! The heads do not die!"

kyranthia

I started it.  I think there are a few choices I missed already for alternate paths.  But overall it's fun so far.

And Graham's voice has change a bit but it's still pretty much the same.

Jack Stryker

#49
I just finished it.  Some puzzles were a bit tough to figure out, but I still had fun and a few good laughs.  At one point near the end I thought I'd be shedding a tear or two as well, but it turned out not to be quite as tragic as I thought it'd be.

And also...

[spoiler]Called it!   :P[/spoiler]

daventry

#50
CH3 is Fantastic, but they should ease off on the constant Cutscenes, The Game itself is Shorter then CH2

What bothers me is why Graham Hates Garth and dismisses him so much, why is KQ just about Gwendolyn

GrahamRocks!

I'm at the final sequence of this chapter. This has been a REALLY good one, but holy crap these puzzles...

Note to self: Never try to do a memorization puzzle late at night when your brain is already tired.

[spoiler]Also... yeah. I know. It's disappointing for me because I was banking on that NOT being true, but it doesn't make or break the chapter for me.

Manny being a Goblin though? That was obvious! ;)[/spoiler]

GrahamRocks!

Quote from: GrahamRocks! on April 27, 2016, 09:10:30 AM
I'm at the final sequence of this chapter. This has been a REALLY good one, but holy crap these puzzles...

Note to self: Never try to do a memorization puzzle late at night when your brain is already tired.

[spoiler]Also... yeah. I know. It's disappointing for me because I was banking on that NOT being true, but it doesn't make or break the chapter for me.

Manny being a Goblin though? That was obvious! ;)[/spoiler]

Finished the chapter a little bit ago! It was awesomely adorable, heartwarming, had LOTS of puns, exactly as I hoped!

Jack Stryker

[spoiler]Now I wouldn't exactly say I'm happy about those characters' origin story.  Mostly, I'm just taking pride in the fact that I was able to predict it.[/spoiler]

Quote from: daventry on April 27, 2016, 05:34:41 AMWhat bothers me is why Graham Hates Garth and dismisses him so much, why is KQ just about Gwendolyn

Well... I don't think I'd say that.  It's probably just the impression that Gart gets.  Who knows?  Maybe they'll have Graham prove otherwise in a later episode, by sharing a story with him and giving him some encouraging advice.

Bludshot

Well that was adorable.

The Garth thing is clearly being set up for a later episode, I doubt Graham dislikes the kid.

[spoiler]Does this mean that the other Valanice that gets ice handed becomes Queen Ice-a-bella?![/spoiler]

[spoiler]Also I can't believe I didn't call the Manny thing.[/spoiler]
Deep Thoughts with Connor Mac Lyrr
"Alack! The heads do not die!"

GrahamRocks!

I agree wholeheartedly with Jack here.

I just couldn't help but notice...

[spoiler]Manny feels underappreciated. So does Gart. This is going to be a thing later on, guaranteed. Graham is most likely going to be called out on it by him, and Graham, remembering Manny, wants his grandson to not go down the same path, trying his best to fix it before it's too late. Also, that seems incredibly sad to me if the one you don't choose gets a hand (no pun intended) like that. Just a tiny bittersweet kernel in this happy ending...[/spoiler]

Also, [spoiler]Graham mentioning that he has no real friends is just sad to me as well! :( It's not proof of my headcanon for Graham, but still sad to see here.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]I think I know why I don't like the reveal about Manny. It's because having a sympathetic Manannan, to me, always never felt right. It makes me feel... uncomfortable that a Wizard that kidnaps and kills how many children a few years apart and cruelly makes them his slaves... can actually be sympathetic. As much as I love TSL, I do acknowledge that the game is flawed, and they're going that route as well. It seems like always people trivialize- is that the opposite of blowing something out of proportion? -what he does with his slaves, saying he's not all that bad in canon because "all his punishments are whimsical" or "it says in X source material that he was willing to let some of his slaves go if they did a good job but his temper got in the way" or that "Alexander in X source material was able to pop down to Bruce and was quite the ladies man so he obviously was more lenient that thought"... I don't buy it. No, I'm not saying that Manannan was a pedophile or whatever, but he CERTAINLY is not a good man, no matter how you try to hand wave it away that he felt underappreciated or whatever. This man is emotionally abusive to Alexander, never showing him any sort of love and will outright kill him if he makes a fatal mistake like having things in his pockets that he's not supposed to have, or finding his secret lab or getting caught outside too many times, or trying to escape from him without his knowledge. A simple harsh guardian wouldn't do that, punish them yes, kill them no. I understand that characters need depth, particularly villains, because otherwise it's impossible to take them seriously as a threat beyond simple fear, but if you try to make them sympathetic and always portray them as a d******** with no humanity, then how can I feel pity for them?

And what ironic (and arguably hypocritical) is that Hagatha's backstory as well as the Manny scene with Mordon DID make me feel bad about them regardless of said reveal in said scene. I don't know what that says about me. Maybe I'm more open to the idea of Manny wanting to prove himself more than just a "silly little goblin" because I've seen that theory before on TV Tropes's WMG page and it's kinda stuck with me. Maybe I'm just stubborn. Maybe I'm more like the "old guard" who are sticklers for what's canon than I thought.[\spoiler]

daventry

#56
Is Graham Sexist for Proposing in which the other will have a broken heart. You dont make both happy and drop the other.

[spoiler]Besides, whats the point of 2 Princesses when it looks like one of them is dying in the end, i mean will we see the other one in Future Chapters.[/spoiler]

GrahamRocks!

Eh? Broken heart? She seemed pretty accepting of it to me, judging from that smile. Nothing wrong with still being friends with them after all that.

[spoiler]I doubt that she's dying. After all, the Frost Tonic was supposed to freeze everything in time, right? I'd say the opposite...[/spoiler]

John

#58
No  No No :( Is there any cheat codes please for this game keep getting frozen to death. I admit that i suck at timing jumping puzzles like the one near end of chapter 3.

Almost forgot to tell you Windows Version

GrahamRocks!

Think of it like the opposite of the dragon sequence in chapter one. Don't take your time, just keep moving! As soon as as Graham is making the motion to turn with his foot, press space. You can do this very quickly so long as you keep moving.