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What what what?! 16 Jan, 2008 / Comments: 5

By The Tingler


I know what you're thinking. "Why was Moai Better Blues so short? Normally I can play these episodes again and again and that usually tides me over until the next episode! But 202 was so particularly short I've already finished it twelve times!"

I hear you brother. But why did Moai Better Blues ended feeling so much more brief than the rest of the episodes?

Well, if you were one of the unlucky/lucky folk who downloaded the Early Gametap Version, such as this fella here, you found the answer.

Simply, the episode was longer, until very late in the day (later than the first Beta released but just before the Final version) some major puzzles got cut out. Also wondering why the babies at Tiny Tiki don't do more? Well, they did! The "waitress guild" puzzle was a lot more complicated before, and they all took part.

According to Tanukitsune on the Telltale forum who noticed the differences, the main reason this was cut out was simply because it was extremely irritating. So the final version is shorter, but more fun. Interesting, right?
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5 Comments

  • hierohero on 17 Jan, 2008, 11:05…
    I didn't use any hints..and it wasn't short at all hah.. same length as ice station santa for me
  • 3headedmonkey on 16 Jan, 2008, 16:43…
    Start the Telltale-Bashing!
    ;-)
  • The Tingler on 16 Jan, 2008, 16:48…
    I do think that whatever Telltale's reason they knew what they were doing. It just explains why the episode's a bit shorter than usual, that's all.
  • MrSneeze on 17 Jan, 2008, 06:53…
    Meh! Due to limited free time, I only played it in aproximately half hour intervals and it felt of ordinary TT length, so I don't get what the fuss about the episode being too short is all about.

    It's a hilarious episode, and the puzzles are good. Top quality.

    If there's one thing I'd be negative about would be the voices' sound quality, but I wouldn't give the episode 3.5 skulls because of that, *cough*Remi*cough*.
  • Sp0tted on 16 Jan, 2008, 01:05…
    But, that didn't really make the game that much longer. Even I beat the game quickly, which is saying something.

    Very enjoyable, though.