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Lady Kestrel - 18 March 2015 11:46 PM

Carnegie Hall was not in my future.

Not even with sufficient practice?

TimovieMan - 19 March 2015 09:04 AM

Not even with sufficient practice?

You caught my reference, Timo.  I always had too many other things to do. 

I’m well behind - again - but I’m trying to catch up. Still have to reach Zanydu (funny, they actually pronounce it zany-du where I originally thought it was pronounced more like Xanadu), but so far I’ve caught the mouse, won the chain and got the watering can.

The cutscene with the Footman was absolutely hilarious! Classic toon.

And I want to echo the (paraphrased) sentiment that was uttered in the arcade with Flux and Fingers: “I don’t trust King Hugh. He’s too happy.”

TimovieMan - 20 March 2015 09:28 AM

Still have to reach Zanydu (funny, they actually pronounce it zany-du where I originally thought it was pronounced more like Xanadu), [/spoiler].

It’s a pun.

And I want to echo the (paraphrased) sentiment that was uttered in the arcade with Flux and Fingers: “I don’t trust King Hugh. He’s too happy.”

Funny, I don’t remember distrusting King Hugh at all when I played Toonstruck for the first time. Calm, collected, understands what has to be done, good at delegating, lovely voice.

I have to do some catching up as well.

Karlok - 20 March 2015 04:46 PM

It’s a pun.

Yes, I obviously realized that when I heard it pronounced in-game. I just hadn’t made the connection beforehand.

Aha, finally someone agrees with me that Flux is a bland character. If the excellent voiceacting was less good it would be more noticeble that he doesn’t add anything of importance to the game. Just listen to what he says: nothing! He stands by his pal Drew, that’s about it.

I still like Flux and some of his sarcastic comments, and he does come in handy, at least as a bowling ball.

TimovieMan - 20 March 2015 09:28 AM

The cutscene with the Footman was absolutely hilarious! Classic toon.

Oh, yeah. I should have probably mentioned it in the opening post, but - if someone asked me which game is the “closest to experiencing an animated movie in the form of an adventure game”, there wouldn’t be a competition to Toonstruck. It’s a big, fun, cartoon ride from start to finish. The most important thing, though, is that the design and the standard inventory fare with a large number of items and puzzles doesn’t break that “cartoon-feel flow”.

Karlok - 20 March 2015 04:46 PM

Funny, I don’t remember distrusting King Hugh at all when I played Toonstruck for the first time.

Ditto. And to those who “suspect” dear and kind King Hugh - there’s a “twist”, but I don’t think anyone is able to guess it.

Becky - 21 March 2015 11:19 AM

I wish there were more FMV sequences where we would get to see Drew’s face—it’s strange for some reason seeing him as an animated sprite without facial expressions.

Oh, there will be (along with “many hilarious faces of Drew” . As said, Toonstruck follow the “old school” approach with rewarding players with cutscenes for every little breakthrough.

I’m ready to move on with this toon story, Diego.  What’s next?

Because we have more than one player ready to catch up, I’m giving you a whole week to find out:

You do remember Ray, right? (if you do happen to find Ray earlier, jump to do some quizzing, or captioning in the meantime )

Your favorite quotes so far?!

Flux: (when asked to try the Gift-O-Matic) Nah, I’m local. That thing is for tourists

Drew: (inspecting the cuckoo clock) That mechanical bird is in even worse shape than the clock!

Woof: (when Drew tries Gift-O-Matic after having won all of the prizes) I hate to break it to you, son, but this a business, not a charity.

What’s yours?

Trivia (thanks to Mobygames and TV Tropes)

• One of the creatures that gets zapped by the Malevolator during the game’s intro, turns into something strongly resembling the Warner Brothers cartoon character ‘Taz of Tazmania’.
• Costumes in the costume shop include ones that resemble Elmer Fudd’s hunting costume, Marvin the Martian’s garb, and a familiar WB-style robot (as often seen in Marvin the Martin cartoons), also resembling Robby The Robot from TVs Lost In Space.
• The lower half of the Robot Maker resembles the lower half of a Dalek, the famous nemeses of ‘Doctor Who’. In fact, with his humanoid upper half and his Dalek-like base, the Robot Maker vaguely resembles Davros, the Daleks creator. He even quotes the Daleks famous line, “Exterminate”, as well as “Resistance Is Futile” – the saying associated with the Borg, the arch-enemy in several Star Trek series.
• In the French version of the game, Flux’s voice is performed by Luq Hamet… Who is the official French dubber for Michael J. Fox in “Back to the Future”.
• The German version makes Bartender talk with Dutch and Swiss accent.

diego - 22 March 2015 06:51 PM

• The German version makes Bartender talk with Dutch and Swiss accent.

I checked the German version at youtube. I wouldn’t dare say anything about the Swiss accent, but the Dutch part is more a matter of inserting lots of Dutch words. For example: mattenklopper instead of the German word Teppichklopfer (carpet beater). And niet te geloven instead of unglaublich (incredible).