Telltale uses a virtual joystick that pops onto screen when you press your thumb down, and it falls apart when the camera angle shifts and moves as your roam the Jerkbait Islands. The dodgy controls remain a problem, too. For the asking price, it's a little insulting. At times it can be nearly unplayable, especially on the year-old iPad 1, as speech files stutter, areas cough and choke into existence, and the game is too busy almost-crashing to register input. It's an ongoing problem with Telltale games. Even worse than Episode 1, Spinner Cay is plagued with performance issues, painfully long loading times, and a sloppy framerate that often spoils the overall feel of the game. Sadly, this swashbuckling point-and-click adventure hasn't made it to the iPad entirely unscathed. A subtle hint system will also dole out suggestions if you've been stuck for ages. This second instalment is shorter than Screaming Narwhal, but still delivers a few hours of head-scratching puzzles, witty dialogue trees, and more items to stuff in your pockets than a Tesco Express. Never spend more than seven bucks on a computer game Spinner Cay also manages to keep ancient references and Monkey Island in-jokes to a minimum, which helps the overall Tales quintet stand on its own legs, rather than feeling like a tired re-run that slavishly caters to fanatics. The ambiguously-gendered mermaid/man Anemone has some great, totally-awkward banter with our hero (enlivened by Guybrush's complete inability to pronounce the Merfolk's name), and piratical villain bloke McGillicutty has more depth than the most of the game's cookie-cutter cast. The episode is mostly about Guybrush enhancing his knowledge of La Esponja Grande - a voodoo sea sponge that might cure his pox-ridden mitt down the road - and the episode's new cast members are just nuisance puzzle fodder who won't make major appearances later in the series. Holy monkey bladders, it's the Jerkbait Islands!Ĭase in point: Episode 2, Siege of Spinner Cay is more about planting seeds and building bridges for future episodes than delivering any major plot points itself. But, while it allows for a more cohesive tale with cliffhangers, twists, and turns, a monster cast of characters, and call-back gags, early episodes can feel like the story is treading water. Unlike the self-contained funnies of Sam & Max, Telltale intends for you to play the five tales of Monkey Island in order, and doles out its lengthy narrative over five different apps. Way back in December we left off with Elaine and LeChuck getting on like best buds and a mysterious mercenary holding a sword to Guybrush's neck.įinally, in Tales 2, we'll get some answers. Join Finn’s quest to make the best contribution to the expansion of King Arnor’s great kingdom with the help of the king’s builders and architects! Explore, gather, produce, trade, build, repair and keep the people happy in this noble mission.It's been six long months since the original Tales of Monkey Island debuted on iPad, and six long 'uns since that painful cliffhanger ending. When their secret love was revealed, the king became enraged and proclaimed that only the man who proved himself most worthy in the expansion of the kingdom would earn Dahla’s hand. Noble lords from many kingdoms begged the king for his daughter’s hand, but no one was good enough for her as her heart already belonged to a skilled blacksmith named Finn. The only daughter of the fair King Arnor, Dahla was known throughout the land – the rising sun was no match for her beauty, nor were all the druids a match for her cleverness. Help young Finn reunite with his beloved Princess Dahla in this exciting time management adventure!
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