I have no idea how long this deal is for but Wallace and Gromit's Grand Adventures: Episode 3 is free (at least for US residents).
Another Freebe from Amazon.com
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Posted 14 years ago #
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FireBride
MemberHi All:
The Wallace and Gromit Series appears to be a point and click adventure game genre. (According to one review Cinemablend.com)
"You take control of both of the titular characters--who you control changes throughout the game--and spend your time searching the environment, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and chatting with characters"
If you do not want to go through Amazon.com using their downloader, this is another option available directly from the developer, TellTale Games.
In celebration of the their 20th anniversary, (Telltalegames.com) you can get Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures: Episode 3: Muzzled (465MB-large file) for free at the following website.
http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-527
In addition, here is the link with instructions on how to play the game using PC keyboard controls. This link also provides a walkthrough for anyone who needs to use it during gameplay.
http://www.telltalegames.com/wallaceandgromit/controlsghz
The deal ends November 8th, I believe....
I hope this is helpful to you all
BlessingsPosted 14 years ago # -
Maud
MemberThanks, Dragonlair and FireBride. Getting it direct from telltalegames is a good option also for non-U.S. residents, to whom Amazon downloads don't seem to be available. It's quite a big download, though - 466MB! I'm downloading it now from telltalegames, and it's not exactly burning up the tubes, even with my (lowest-tier) broadband connection.
Telltalegames is the same outfit who gave away Tales of Monkey Island: Episode 1 Launch of the Screaming Narwhal back in September, for those who took advantage of that offer.
Posted 14 years ago # -
Maud,
It was 412 MB from Amazon and installed to 463 MB. Then it doesn't work right for me. The graphics and audio don't sync and the mouse/keyboard option are painfully slow. I'm running Vista 32 Ultimate SP2 with DirectX 11. I'm trying to work with TellTale on the problem. I have the exact same problem with Monkey Island.
Posted 14 years ago # -
Tailteann
MemberThanks for the heads up Dragonlair and the info links FireBride. :)
I 'purchased' it but I'm leaving it my Amazon game folder for now...the one review at Amazon indicated the problems mentioned here. I love W&G; so i hope the issues are cleared up by the developers.
Were the issues with Monkey Island ever resolved?Posted 14 years ago # -
Not for me, Tailteann. I'm still working with TellTale on the issues. They tell me to try lower resolution (I tried that) they say to update my graphics driver (already updated) and they say to download/install DirectX 9.0c (I have 10 and 11 and I already did 9.0c to get GemTowers to run last weekend).
It's back in their hands for now!
Posted 14 years ago # -
Michelle
MemberThis is really bugging me. I received a $25 amazon gift certificate from Realnetworks and I thanked them for it on their forum, but see no other thank you. Surely I cannot be the only one that received one.
to: ffwfire
from: Allison Kelsey (aka AliCat)
message: Please accept this gift card as our way of saying thanks for your participation in the Real forums. We appreciate the time and energy you voluntarily contributed to the community, helping and socializing with others. Enjoy!So did anyone else that posts on the lithium forum receive one?
Posted 14 years ago # -
This is a game I'd love to have, but one can ONLY buy it when making use of a credit card.
I don't use one. I truly hope the entire internet will adopt paypal or bankpayment!no wallace and gromit game for me today :-(
Posted 14 years ago # -
Michelle
MemberSomeone told me today that he didn't receive anything and he is very helpful on the forum. I felt bad.
I got an official warning the other day on that board. It was really nice of them. I got my dad this with it. http://www.amazon.com/Chessmaster-Grandmaster-Linux/dp/B000SL4ANE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1257605811&sr=8-1http://www.amazon.com/Chessmaster-Grandmaster-Linux/dp/B000SL4ANE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1257605811&sr=8-1
I thought it was spam, but it worked the code that amazon sent me. I thought why would they send me a gift card? I never heard of that before. I never have gotten a gift card from anyone before besides my brother for Christmas and that is usually from Walmart. It has never been so where I can get something online. Then I thought maybe they sent it to everyone. Maybe they are going to they just didn't do it yet.
I think he is going to love that game. He can download new chess sets and everything for it. He is playing Chess Titans (the one in Vista) and Chessmaster looks way better than that.
Posted 14 years ago # -
0neNita
MemberDragonlair, I had the same problem with my game. My husband went into the game and the first list that comes up has a "settings" button. Go into that and directly under the "screen resolutions" settings is a number in a circle. Mine was a 5. Under that is a red half circle that say "to Graphics". Click on that and take that number down to a 1. This made the game work fine.
Hope that helps. I love to read this forum and have gotten some valuable help from it.
Posted 14 years ago # -
OneNita,
That Graphics resolution option was the key. I set it to one for both Wallace & Gromit (episode 3) and Monkey Island (Chapter 1) and both games now work. The graphics is a little choppy but for a game, it's fine. I don't need HD to play a silly game (some people do but I don't).
Posted 14 years ago # -
midori
MemberRe: Michelle's giftcard:
Perhaps that wasn't the place to thank them and announce the amount. A private "thank you" via an email card would've been much more sincere, imo... plus, what about those that didn't receive one, and resulting confusion. Maybe you saw no public "thank you's" because that wasn't the place to announce what or how much was received, in respect of other members. Just my opinion, no offense intended.
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