I haven't even played Monkey Island 4 yet, and like many of you, I have a ton of games to play at the moment. That's why as amazing a deal as this is, I have to pass. That and those payment issues.

Yes, the disc use a standard disc check.

Brought 'em in a heatbeat.

Waiting to buy the boxed version here (hopefully localized in Italian?)

Pre-ordered them. The offer is cool, but I couldn't wait for Monkey Island goodness.

Actually, it doesn't use a disc check. That I'm sure of. Not true. I was talking about the discs from Telltale themselves and they don't have online activation. The exception is Wallace and Gromit (that does require single time online activation). All of their games up to W&G used a disc check and Tales of Monkey Island has neither a disc check nor online activation. You're talking to someone who is both a massive Telltale fan and a paranoid DRM hater.

Ah, I never installed my disc copy, I was just going on their forum info. Glad to hear it doesn't have a disc check either.

YES!!!! Finally, a reason to blow my money.

Oh, good to hear. I have all the games from Telltales but Wallace and Grommit is the only one I actually installed from the discs (I had the other ones downloaded so I didn't bother). I just assumed when that required some sort of log in that they all did. Glad they don't because that kind of annoyed me a little.

As unhappy as I am to say this: Adventure Games have been pushed to the relative fringe/niche market territory. Doesn't surprise me at all that Telltale would engage in steep discounts/sales. There's only so far Adventure Games can go in terms of word of mouth -- anyone who was going to pay full price for ToMI has already done so. Now they're just trying to get people who were on the fence and/or aren't typical fans of the genre.

I wouldn't disagree with that, but there comes a point where discounts are so steep and so quick to come that people who would normally pay full price feel taken and stop doing so.

Well I'd think most moderately savvy customers are aware that in the digital age pricing competition is fairly steep. ToMI has been out for a year now so -- relative to the times we live in -- I don't think anyone who pre-ordered or paid full price can be too disappointed.

That said, it certainly helps if you're like me and are a year or two behind the curve in terms of current releases. I've pretty much sworn off buying anything at more than 50% the listed/release price not out of financial necessity but because my 'to be played' (and even replayed) list is backlogged to hell.

You're not the only person it annoyed... the disc might as well be a coaster to me. I wanted something I knew would work indefinitely.