WOW, TellTale couldn't be more lazy if they tried it seems. Earl Bowen, the original voice of Lechuck from the other games in teh series was originally absent from episode 1 and returned for the episodes following. HOWEVER, he rerecorded everything for episode 1 and the DVD version of Tales (as well as the IOS and PS3 Version) included the updates. Telltale promised us a free download of the update NEVER HAPPENED. AND The steam version and this GOG version STILL don't have the updates. Are you f%&$ing KIDDING ME???????????? PURE AND POINTLESS LAZINESS, do you really care so little for your fans, this is absolutely PATHETIC, it's so easy to update Steam or GOG games. The fact that they left the game in this unfinished and unconsistant state is just astonishing. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM TELLTALE????? DO NOT BUY THIS GAME until TellTale Updates the voice work! Don't put up with Developer laziness.
Silver, what a fantastic game. I originally played this game on my old Sega Dreamcast back when it was first released. It was an absolutely fantastic game back then, and still holds up to this day. Graphics: They are dated sure, but they are still charming, reminds me a bit of the PSX Final Fantasy games, especially FF7. The hand drawn backgrounds with the polygonal shaped characters is very reminiscent of that era. The Character portraits and other 2d art are beautifully done and really add some depth to those small featureless characters. Overall I found the world had a very unique look to it, and i even noticed a bit of influence from the architecture in the film "The Never Ending Story". Story [Spoiler FREE]: The story, surprisingly enough, is engaging. It has a great hook that pulls you in. The addition of voiced characters really brings the narrative to life, the voice acting was good and appropriate to the characters. Much attention has been placed on building the lore of this world, you can really tell that this was someones dream project. This really shines through because it's someones lovingly crafted tale, not just a slapped together plot for the sake of making a game. Combat / Systems: Combat is actually fantastic in this game, it's essentially an action RPG [Hack n Slash] a la Diablo or torchlight, but it goes a step far beyond these games. It takes many elements from JRPGs or western RPGs such as Morrowind, providing a robust inventory system and many weapons to choose from. It can also be very difficult, but it's fair difficulty, if you die it's your fault, you don't feel cheated. I prefer this to the more fast paced Diablo style where they just throw hordes of enemies at you. Silver has a lot of strategy involved which I love about it. Give this game a shot, it deserves far more than it's meager price tag, and see why those who did get a chance to play this game loved it so dearly.
