Tales of Monkey Island Episode 1 Free this Saturday
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Whiterabbit-uk
offlineGames GuruNice one Devil dog Also you can get Secrets of Monkey Island, special edition from Steam for 50% of the usual price of £6.99, that's £3.49p (around $5) The special edition has the ability to swap between the original release and the updated version. The graphics in the updated version are rendered in glorious technicolor. The whole thing looks like a recently made Disney cartoon film. The abilty to swap seamlessly to the original is a nice touch, but is probably only going to be appreciated by die hard fanatics who bought this the first time around. You'll need the free Steam client installed and a free Steam account to buy the game. The offer ends Monday evening.
Posted 2 months ago # -
GMMan
offlineMemberRemember to log into your TellTale account first, or else they'll create a new account instead of using your existing one! Go to telltalegames.com and sign in, and then if you don't see the "Get a Free Game" page, click on the TellTale logo. This way, the free game'll be merged into your account with your previous purchases!
So because I didn't log in first, I've gotten an extra code. I guess I'll give it away some time...
Posted 2 months ago # -
notblocklox
onlineModeratorI have a question to TellTale, it seems I'm too tired to find the answer on their side.
When I download this chapter of the game (or any other game) is it mine for all time, can I play it off-line, or is there some box or client I have to install and is the game DRM infected?I'm a wee bit paranoid related to DRM.
drmfreelox
Posted 2 months ago # -
GMMan
offlineMemberI remember downloading Bone 1 from them a few months ago, and guess what it came with? SecuROM. They moved from Armadillo, then to something random, and now it's SecuROM. Seriously...
My biggest annoyance with is that it won't launch with Process Explorer running. What's the big deal? Am I going to hack the package and extract the DRM-free file? If the SecuROM people is so concerned about Process Explorer, then they should think at their selves and ask "What could we improve instead of annoying users?"As for the game, I think you can play it offline. I'm not sure however because the SecuROM has put me off. But I remember that the game doesn't need an internet connection. Once you activate it, you can play it at any time.
Posted 2 months ago # -
notblocklox
onlineModeratorThanks, GMMan.
I'm afraid, that I soon can't play any game, when I try to avoid DRM. Until now I withstood even the most generous bargains of Steam or Gamehouse...Posted 2 months ago # -
notblocklox
onlineModeratorOh, no, Jenany, that's a funny game and a legit site with a legit download. It's just my paranoia with the DRM.
http://en.lmgtfy.com/?q=DRMI think that the Digital Rights Management is a violation of my rights as a consumer.
When I have bought a game I will own it. But Steam or Gamehouse or whoever has the right to deactivate my game on my system, theoretical when they like to do that. Or more likely, when the company closes their doors one day. Sorry graylox, we think you have played enough with this game, we have deactivated it on your system.I'm sure others can explain that better than I can.
So have fun with your game - BTW, I have already downloaded it, but not yet installed.
graylox
Posted 2 months ago # -
Dragonlair
offlineMemberThis game is also available today to US residents from Amazon.com. It's totally self-contained once it's downloaded. The requirements say internet connection required for download. Mouse/keyboard required for gameplay.
166 MB download from Amazon but it's still free. Since it seems to be advertised free for this one day elsewhere, I don't expect it to be any longer from Amazon.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Thumbs up, my fair Lady Gray. Me too. I was thinking of downloading it until you asked the "million dollar" question? We already pay extra for any blank media(tapes, CD's, and DVD's) here. We are assumed guilty before the fact.
Amazon Secretly Removes "1984" From the Kindle - Books - io9 Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy doesn't it?
Posted 2 months ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
offlineGames GuruI checked out the free one mentioned by Devil dog and am now going to buy the one via steam. Great little game. Oddly after downloading it from the site mentioned above, I didn't have to input a registration code for it to work?
WR
Check out [url= this link where you'll find some video of the game offered on Steam this weekend, plus several screenshots.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Dragonlair
offlineMemberIt plays on my PC but is VERY slow. The voices and animation don't match and trying to get any response from the mouse is like pulling teeth! I may or may not keep it.
If you get it from Amazon.com, you get an email with a code so you get a discount ($2.45 I think) off each subsequent chapter. The code is good until January of 2010, if I remember right.
With a 166 MB download, I expected a huge install but it's only 19 MB larger than the install program.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Whiterabbit-uk
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midori
offlineMemberIs anyone else having a really-really-really slow and barely responsive mouse problem with this one? Shoot. It's really unplayable the way it is. Wonder if it would help to lower the graphics quality. Guess I'll try that... just wondered if anyone has had the problem and "fixed" it. Thankees.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Dragonlair
offlineMemberThere is a scale for "quality". I tried lowering that and it didn't affect it. I also found it so slow as to be unplayable. Just for the record, I'm running it as 1024X768 resolution on a Vista32 Ultimate SP2 machine.
It's not just you.
Posted 2 months ago # -
Dragonlair
offlineMemberAccording to their support forum, Midori, we are NOT alone. There were lots of users complaining about it. Some said if you lower the resolution it might help. I need to send them an email because they say they are fixing the problem but since I got it from Amazon, not them, I don't know how to get any fix!
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