So overall as a fan of the Monkey Island games you'll be pleased to hear that Techulous really enjoyed this first Tale of Monkey Island and can't wait for the next one. Graphically it is great and the sound work is near perfect. A great start for Telltale's new Monkey Island series – and the right thing for Lucasarts to do.
BeefJack writes: "Telltale games, the dudes behind Sam & Max, Wallace and Grommit and the new Tales of Monkey Island games, want to give you a free game. You probably want a free game. See how this relationship works out so well?
Their games are actually episodic, so really, you'll be getting an episode. And, as they say, 'the first taste is free.'"
Nintendo-oriented site DS-x2.com had a short Q&A with Sean Vanaman, designer and writer at TellTale Games, in which they looked into the recently released "Tales of Monkey Island" episodes. They even threw in a little bit of insult swordfighting...
About writes: "The second episode of Telltale Game's five-part Monkey Island episodic series, Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhale takes up where the first game left off, with mighty pirate hero Guybrush Threepwood at the end of a sword. Who was at the other end of that sword? And why did Guybrush's wife Elaine look suspiciously chummy with his arch nemesis LeChuck when he spied them through his telescope?"
