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Back to the Future the Game |OT| James Rolfe Hates Manure!
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ElRenoRaven
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Damn good episode but that puzzle in docs lab was a nightmare however. They really could have set it up better so that you didn't have to spend forever trying to figure out what to do or how some of the stuff works. I couldn't figure out how the slide tester thing was supposed to work for awhile. The end was also very predictable due to the way doc was acting each time you talked to him. Not a bad 3 and a half hours though.
I do worry about episode 5 though. There are still a ton of loose ends to tie up. The episode is going to have to be one long ass episode.
I do worry about episode 5 though. There are still a ton of loose ends to tie up. The episode is going to have to be one long ass episode.
HadesGigas
Member
PsychoRaven said:
Puzzle didn't seem very difficult for me. The "hardest" part was figuring out where the hell the on switch for the tester was.
Episode seemed a bit light as far as story goes. Important stuff happened for sure, but like... all of it happened at the beginning and end. With the meat of the episode spent bullshitting people to set up your elaborate scheme and walking back and forth between the two locations.
Cheesemeister
Member
Found a bug!
When Marty first asks Trixie to help make Edna jealous, his lips move, but there is no audio.
ElRenoRaven
Member
Cheesemeister said:
Didn't have that happen to me.
Cheesemeister
Member
Found a couple lines of text that weren't copy-edited:
"Lets convince Edna your a criminal." should be, "Let's convince Edna you're a criminal."
"He going to ask her to marry him!" should be, "He's going to ask her to marry him!"
"He going to ask her to marry him!" should be, "He's going to ask her to marry him!"
Revolutionary
Member
Yep, I actually cringed when I saw the your/you're mistake. Just thinking about it is making me cringe again. C'mon Telltale.Cheesemeister said:
Prime Blue
Member
Definitely the glitchiest episode so far:
http://i51.tinypic.com/30tmp8p.png
But also the one with the most twists.
However good the plot might be, though, the cutscenes are ridiculous. They lack the great cinematography Tales of Monkey Island had, and seem "unnatural" and "forced". It's like they're just trying to deliver lines, lines, lines to push the story forward, without caring about the cutscenes themselves. Wish they had a better direction and more fitting music. Maybe they'll rework them before pressing them on DVD?
http://i51.tinypic.com/30tmp8p.png
But also the one with the most twists.
Loved bizarro-Doc being overwhelmed by nostalgia and turning against Marty and how the story makes you sort of care about Edna, knowing that her life will be ruined in the old timeline. I really don't know how they're going to wrap up everything in the last episode, so that'll be interesting to see.
However good the plot might be, though, the cutscenes are ridiculous. They lack the great cinematography Tales of Monkey Island had, and seem "unnatural" and "forced". It's like they're just trying to deliver lines, lines, lines to push the story forward, without caring about the cutscenes themselves. Wish they had a better direction and more fitting music. Maybe they'll rework them before pressing them on DVD?
Prime Blue
Member
...what the hell did that spoil? That the DeLorean appears?Gui_PT said:
ElRenoRaven
Member
Prime Blue said:
I know man. sadly some people are so uptight that they'll call anything a spoiler. Not kidding but on Telltale's forum someone actually said we were spoiling the game by saying the episode ends on a cliffhanger. I mean seriously too. Keep in mind that every episode ends in a cliffhanger.
Prime Blue
Member
Thanks, good to know I'm not the only one here. I mean, you can't make out anything in that picture. No important characters, no puzzles, no plot spoilers. Maybe the time period if you've got good eyes, but that's revealed by the episode description before starting the game (not to mention the storyline of "Citizen Brown") anyway.PsychoRaven said:
GhaleonQ
Member
Gui_PT said:
Gui_PT's net contribution to this topic said:Just finished it too. It was pretty good
Edna is hot
Yeah, that is the final part.
Just saying. I could possibly understand complaining about non-spoilers if you were intimately involved with screenshot posting or debating plot points, but you (presumably) are just reading discussions about the game without having played it. Why? That's like watching post-release YouTube videos.
Prime Blue
Member
Gui_PT said:
First, you can't have any idea about what is going on in that picture if you haven't played the episode. Second, if you consider such images "spoilers", then you'd better stay off message boards. Because it seems you're just coming here for absolutely nondescript comments about the episode not to "spoil" your experience.Gui_PT said:
So I conceived two of those for you to print out. Every time you get the urge to learn about a new episode without learning about a new episode, just read them:
- "What a good episode! I liked the good parts!"
- "A horrible episode. So baaad!"
So I finished episode 4 and I have to say it has been the weakest episode so far. The puzzles were fairly easy and like most have pointed out, there seemed to be many glitches. It was definitely not the most polished episode. I hope episode 5 turns out better.
Also, last night I realize that I really don't like the episodic nature of these games. The characters are familiar, but after all the time in between episodes, I just don't remember some of the things and events that happened that the characters are talking about. Maybe I'll have to go back to episode 1 and play through them all once episode 5 comes out to enjoy the whole story.
Oh well, here's hoping for a good conclusion.
Also, last night I realize that I really don't like the episodic nature of these games. The characters are familiar, but after all the time in between episodes, I just don't remember some of the things and events that happened that the characters are talking about. Maybe I'll have to go back to episode 1 and play through them all once episode 5 comes out to enjoy the whole story.
Oh well, here's hoping for a good conclusion.
KittenMaster
Member
Worst episode gameplay wise, but I like where the plot is going.
Interesting moral dilemma with presenting the fact that Marty is ultimately ruining Edna's future, and that alternative timeline doc is turning out to become a main villain.
Also, it was awesome seeing George McFly come to his senses and throw a good punch at the guards as sort of a metaphor for saving his marriage.
Also, it was awesome seeing George McFly come to his senses and throw a good punch at the guards as sort of a metaphor for saving his marriage.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
Help!! I'm so stuck on this stupid puzzle in the lab!!
I've tried the fish tank valve and generator several times, but I can't find anything else to give a negative reaction. Further, when I advance each slide, he'll flicker to yellow, smell the bacteria, and go back to red. However I can only get "Layabout" for his card. What am I supposed to do to get this to work? >_<
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
kiryogi said:
Do I have to click on them to do this? When I talk to Emmett he shuts the test down.
KittenMaster
Member
That puzzle sucked, because it's not exactly clear how the mechanics of it work, there are many animations to sit through, and it's easy to screw up.
Whenever you click "next slide", whatever bulb is lit on on doc's hat will register.
So every time you click "next time", you need to fix the environment to get the colored light you want for that picture.
To prevent the puzzle from being screwed up and making you start over:
1) You cannot press the "test" button.
2) You cannot talk to Doc during the puzzle.
3) Do not use the Radio on any slides before the last, as it'll prevent you from getting unhappy.
Whenever you click "next slide", whatever bulb is lit on on doc's hat will register.
So every time you click "next time", you need to fix the environment to get the colored light you want for that picture.
To prevent the puzzle from being screwed up and making you start over:
1) You cannot press the "test" button.
2) You cannot talk to Doc during the puzzle.
3) Do not use the Radio on any slides before the last, as it'll prevent you from getting unhappy.
RurouniZel said:
If you go to the far right table, past the stew pot, there's an electrical generator. If you turn the generator, it sparks an electrical shock that will shock both you and Brown. That will give you an negative reaction. Alternatively, if you go back to the tech fair and talk to Cueball, the guy next to the truck, you'll find out that he has been eating algae cakes. If you give some of those algae cakes to Doc, he will also give out a negative reaction.
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
KittenMaster said:
Ah, that makes more sense, I'll go test that.
Zhengi said:
Completely missed that, will go check.
EDIT: Finally! That worked! Thanks!
Android18a
Member
I enjoyed the ep, the story is going places that interest me.
I found it pretty easy, this was the first chapter I finished in one sitting without having to pause for thought.
Thought the lab puzzle was complicated at first, but once it "clicks" how it works its a one-try-and-its-done dealie.
Can't wait for episode 5. Shame we'll probably never see
again!
I found it pretty easy, this was the first chapter I finished in one sitting without having to pause for thought.
Thought the lab puzzle was complicated at first, but once it "clicks" how it works its a one-try-and-its-done dealie.
Can't wait for episode 5. Shame we'll probably never see
Rebel Jennifer
Prime Blue
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Some of the lines were hilarious:
"Zoom..enhance...zoom... enhance... hah!"
"Jen, snap out of it! This isn't the real you! [thinking it over] I mean, it's kind of like the REAL real you, but not like the real you in this timeline!"
"You know, I'm probably gonna have to write you up for a PDA violation." "Oh, bite me."
"Relax, Jennifer. I've got everything under control."
"The DeLorean should still function adequately as a means of conveyance in the first three dimensions..."
"Jen, snap out of it! This isn't the real you! [thinking it over] I mean, it's kind of like the REAL real you, but not like the real you in this timeline!"
"You know, I'm probably gonna have to write you up for a PDA violation." "Oh, bite me."
"Relax, Jennifer. I've got everything under control."
"The DeLorean should still function adequately as a means of conveyance in the first three dimensions..."
HadesGigas
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KittenMaster said:
No, you can use the radio anytime.
Stabby McSter
Member
I'm pretty excited for episode five. I MUST SEE HOW IT EEENNDDSSSS.
Also, I encountered a typo. Whhyyyyy, Telltale?
spoiler warning, maybe? probably. just don't click it unless you've beaten it?
http://i53.tinypic.com/1huwoy.jpg
Also, I encountered a typo. Whhyyyyy, Telltale?
spoiler warning, maybe? probably. just don't click it unless you've beaten it?
http://i53.tinypic.com/1huwoy.jpg
KittenMaster said:
Heres an alternate explanation:
There are 3 possible states that Doc can be in at a given time: Red (Negative), Yellow (Neutral) & Green (Positive). To change from one state to another you have to use either:
Record player: Positive
Stew: Positive
Valve: Negative
Generator: Negative
Algae Cakes: Negative*
* Can be used, but not required
So if the light is on Red, you need 2 state changes to make it green..so you use the record player and stew (doesnt matter which order)...and vice versa you use the valve and generator for changing it the opposite direction.
When clicking through the slides, you go to the first slide, click on the picture and Marty will tell you whether it is meant to be a positive or negative reaction, and just choose the opposite one and then change Docs colors using the above. Click to the next slide and repeat until they are all done....print out the code card and voila
Record player: Positive
Stew: Positive
Valve: Negative
Generator: Negative
Algae Cakes: Negative*
* Can be used, but not required
So if the light is on Red, you need 2 state changes to make it green..so you use the record player and stew (doesnt matter which order)...and vice versa you use the valve and generator for changing it the opposite direction.
When clicking through the slides, you go to the first slide, click on the picture and Marty will tell you whether it is meant to be a positive or negative reaction, and just choose the opposite one and then change Docs colors using the above. Click to the next slide and repeat until they are all done....print out the code card and voila
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Didn't like as much as the previous two episodes, but the setup for the final episode seems good:
People from two timelines with competing visions of the future both trying to make the past as they wish it.
Zhengi said:
Man, I was sure those algae cakes were something more, at first. I thought turning Doc's teeth green would be key to making him seem a slob.
Like the hat?
Banned
avoiding all the spoilers since I am behind due to the game being put on the back burner for a bit, but I still love it. I am in the middle of Citizen Brown right now. Can't wait to see what happens next.
I hope they do a second season.
EDIT: Finished up 4. So good. The wait until 5 is gonna suck.
I hope they do a second season.
EDIT: Finished up 4. So good. The wait until 5 is gonna suck.
Lupin the Third
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Danj said:
I think you get it after you try to spritz Young Doc with the can of aged cleaning fluid (which you have to age ~12 hours first).
JoshuaJSlone
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Danj said:
That was Vice Principal Strickland!
lunchtoast
Member
Just finished it. Much shorter than the others.
Had to start a new game because the red light wasn't switching to green, and nothing was working, even the second time it was troublesome.
Like the hat?
Banned
ElRenoRaven
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I'll just be leaving this here.
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