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And I’m in as well.

I still had the game installed from when I purchased it three years ago, but I never played beyond the boat house. This time I’ll finish it, darn it!

I just checked and my install still works (never doubted that it wouldn’t).

IIRC, I barely got further than obtaining the key three years ago, and I can already say that I’ll like the pace for this playthrough…

thanks Sefir for considering .

Sefir - 03 June 2013 12:19 PM

It’s about Froderick’s voice

I’m glad you mentioned it - easily one of the better performances in adventures. Also, his jokes might not always seem too “funny”, but I like to look at him like a lighthearted sidekick, and not the wisecracking comedian whose every joke needs to have me rolling on the floor laughing. He’s just full of character, much thanks to the voice actor. Rats’ voice is great, too, but Shrowdy’s is done poorly, mostly because it’s too silent and without the subtitles I had troubles to understand what was he saying in the tower scene.

Sefir - 03 June 2013 12:19 PM

Of course you like the backgrounds!

Actually, even though of course I agree the scenery is great, I’d like to nitpick here a bit - I’ve always found the (beautiful) backgrounds to have somehow too much “blur” to it. I can’t describe what it is actually, but compared to Monkey Island 3 they’re not really that “crystal clear” and vivid. It might also be an artistic approach, like the dominant purple/violet color palette.

Sefir - 03 June 2013 12:19 PM

and the inventory system that I believe there will be an interesting discussion

I said it already on couple of occasions - it’s an interesting idea, but it really boils down to the standard inventory items usage. It just adds to the realism, but I don’t think many players would complain if Mona would actually carry a mace in her pocket. I don’t know if there’s more to the interface later in the game, but as it is, it’s a nice idea but would need more twists to it to actually make some radical change to the usual type of interface.

millenia - 03 June 2013 03:21 PM

Think about Mona in the community playthrough that is just starting:

Hey millenia, are you playing some other version of A Vampyre Story than me:

I like your colors better.

Nah, it was just a random picture linked from the depths of the internets. I hadn’t actually started playing yet.

But now I did. And I don’t think the pace is slow (not that I would speak of an experience, I only tried this game very briefly years ago), just looking around the surroundings took me over 2 hours. Hardly anything has happened yet. (This is a good thing and also a little bit of a bad thing - I’m one of the people that doesn’t want to miss out on the jokes so it really takes ages go everything through.)

Most of the puns are just horrible, but I guess they are supposed to be. Some of the other humour works better. I took screenshots and quotes from some of the better ones but I’ll post them later, not that they’d have spoilers, just heading for bed now.

I though the beginning was very nice, the opera song and the opening credits. Mona is a good character - I definitely understand she may annoy people but I prefer these kind of colourful characters to the overused boring-and-nice-protagonist. Her denial has been mostly funny so far.

Froderick reminds me a bit of Arthur in JP 3.  He had some awful puns, too.  The voices don’t bother me at all, and I love Mona’s little fangs.

I’ve been wandering around collecting things and “possible” things and had a long conversation with the Iron Maiden.  So far I remember several things I have to do but have forgotten exactly how to do them, which is good.

Lady Kestrel - 03 June 2013 08:44 PM

So far I remember several things I have to do but have forgotten exactly how to do them, which is good.

Yeah, me too!! Isn’t it funny to be stuck in the parts you’ve already played

Lady Kestrel - 03 June 2013 08:44 PM

Froderick reminds me a bit of Arthur in JP 3.

Yeah, I think you’ve nailed it… also of Dalboz in Grand Inquisitor

Question. When I’m ready to save I click save and it adds another save. Is it possible to over-write a save?

Among other parts, the woman who voices Mona also played Edna Strickland in TellTale’s Back to the Future series. Hard to believe it’s the same person.

I am playing the game at a pace of about 1 hour/day. I feel as if I am falling behind. I have three days to find the key.

Overall impression is that I like the graphics. They are unusual. Voices are superb.

I’m sure I’m missing some hot spots. I will say that going through the “see, touch, connverse” on everything is entertaining, but frustrating if it doesn’t lead to anything. I’ve yet to find a use for the Fly option.

There’s a navigation arrow I missed many times when I first played the game because it’s at the edge of one of the screens.  It’s the one that leads to the theater.  Fortunately, I found it fairly easily this time.