Telltales next series

edited December 2009 in General Chat
Now that Tales of Monkey Island has come to an end i was wondering what telltales next series of games will be.

I recomened making a game series based on The Wombles or Doctor Who. I desperatly want to see a proper Doctor Who game and Wombles game.
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  • edited December 2009
    Well, the next series is obviously Sam & Max season 3. As for the next one after that, everything is pure speculation. However, Dan Connors did state in an interview a while back that they were looking at doing a more serious franchise.
  • edited December 2009
    It could be "Take That: The Road Game", where you play as Gary Barlow who lost the spirit to write and therefore is taking a road trip trough Europe to find some new inspiration for their new Take That album. He's accompanied by Howard Donald, Jason Orange and Mark Owen, with one special appearance by Robbie Williams in the season finale.

    Also cameos by Rob Schneider and Adam Sandler.
  • edited December 2009
    i think it is sam and max 3.

    click this link http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax2010

    technically it was meant to come out in 2009. i don't think ttg would make fans wait longer (unless they were gonna do a 2 ep season) but i don't really like sam and max, i find it strange.
  • edited December 2009
    Well I think we should be discussing here what they might be doing other than Sam and Max. Next series is more a series they haven't already done, eh?
  • edited December 2009
    to be honest, i can understand were monkey island and csi came from but where did the others come from. i never heard of them.
  • edited December 2009
    Hee Ho Ho wrote: »
    to be honest, i can understand were monkey island and csi came from but where did the others come from. i never heard of them.

    You never heard of Wallace and Gromit?
  • edited December 2009
    Hee Ho Ho wrote: »
    to be honest, i can understand were monkey island and csi came from but where did the others come from. i never heard of them.
    Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand all the games they've made except for Texas Hold 'em were based on other things. For example, the Bone games are based on Jeff Smith's comic and the Strong Bad games are based on the Homestar Runner web cartoon. And so on.

    I haven't played the CSI game (I like the TV show but I'm not a hardcore fan) but I've heard that's their most serious game. The most serious I've seen Telltale get is Monkey Island. So far. So I'm interested in seeing if they do make this serious game they've briefly mentioned. Depending on exactly what it is I may or may not buy it, but I feel fairly confident that they'll be able to pull off something serious.

    In the meantime, I am oh so looking forward to the next Sam and Max! :D
  • edited December 2009
    Bone - Underground comic
    Sam and Max - Underground comic, TV series, and Lucasarts adventure game
    Wallace and Gromit - British claymation series
    Strong Bad - Internet web animation
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    edited December 2009
    It'll be S&M Season Three. The huge TOTALLY NOT OBVIOUS TEASER is really obvious.
  • edited December 2009
    don't get me wrong people, i'm saying I'VE not heard of them. i have heard of wallace and gromit (thanks for reminding me) but i think the game is kind of a screw up. wallace and gromit in the movies don't really stay at home but they tend to in the games. i think it's fun to watch wandg but not play.

    i know it was made by aardman and they're great what they do. i loved the movie flushed away and chicken run
  • edited December 2009
    TheJoe wrote: »
    It'll be S&M Season Three. The huge TOTALLY NOT OBVIOUS TEASER is really obvious.

    they said the game was gonna come out in 2009, but it didn't, just don't get your hopes up, it could be anytime in 2010.
  • edited December 2009
    Hee Ho Ho wrote: »
    they said the game was gonna come out in 2009, but it didn't, just don't get your hopes up, it could be anytime in 2010.

    No it's pretty obvious that Sam & Max S3 is next - and probably resonably soon. The reason S&MS3 was not done in 2009 was because TTG got their hands on the Monkey Island license, and postponed Sam & Max.
  • edited December 2009
    I have to say that for being a very anticipated game, people seem to be having a hard time acknowledging that S&M 3 is coming out soon ...
  • edited December 2009
    Hee Ho Ho wrote: »
    they said the game was gonna come out in 2009, but it didn't, just don't get your hopes up, it could be anytime in 2010.

    It was even teased at at the end of the final episode of Tales of Monkey Island.

    Nevertheless, like somebody said earlier, we're now talking about what comes after Sam & Max Season 3, not to mention Sam & Max already is an established series. We're talking about the next series, the one that Telltale still hasn't touched.
  • edited December 2009
    Well I think it's going to be another Season of another game, even if Telltale makes Sam & Max they still have to pay attention to the other series.
  • edited December 2009
    Hee Ho Ho wrote: »
    technically it was meant to come out in 2009. i don't think ttg would make fans wait longer (unless they were gonna do a 2 ep season) but i don't really like sam and max, i find it strange.

    Blasphemy! :eek:

    But yes, Sam & Max is next, and I'm fingers crossed for an original idea from Telltale.

    *cough* Or maybe MM/DOTT *cough*
  • edited December 2009
    fingers crossed for an original idea from Telltale.

    I agree, an original TTG game would be nice.
  • edited December 2009
    I'd love for them to do a sequel to Full Throttle or The Dig.

    I also would love another season of Strongbad or Monkey Island.
  • edited December 2009
    Fygee wrote: »
    I'd love for them to do a sequel to Full Throttle or The Dig.

    I also would love another season of Strongbad or Monkey Island.


    Other than sam and max and Monkey Island, I would for them to create an original IP.
  • edited December 2009
    I would love an original IP that was story driven. I would so support that.
  • edited December 2009
    vocab wrote: »
    I would love an original IP that was story driven. I would so support that.

    Me too - I think ToMI has improved the storytelling aspect so much from S&M. I also hope the S&M3 has one continous story with cliffhangers, like ToMI.

    (I know the previous seasons did have overall story archs but less so than ToMI IMO)
  • edited December 2009
    I'm so excited to see that Sam & Max season 3 is on the way! :D

    As for Telltale's next game/series... Since they've already made my dream come true with a new Monkey Island series, I would love to see them make a new Full Throttle game. Full Throttle was the first adventure game I played (that was years ago) and since then I've been hooked on point & click adventures! That's why I got so depressed when LucasArts cancelled the sequel... :(

    But most of all, a completly new franchise from Telltale would be awesome! We've seen the great things they can do with already established franchises, so a whole new one where they can let their creativity roll freely could be something amazing.
  • edited December 2009
    Yeah, a story-driven original idea would be amazing. They've already proven their great storytelling skills with TOMI, and I think that was the highlight of the series.

    And I'm willing to place a bet that Sam and Max 3 won't be long. I think if it was going to be towards the end of 2010 they wouldn't have told us yet. Plenty of us showed how impatient we were when TOMI5 was about to be released (myself included)! It must put a lot of pressure on them, having so many fans that really look forward to their games!
  • edited December 2009
    They'd been working on it all the time while we were busy with playing ToMI. I can even assume that it can come out in January.
  • edited December 2009
    TTG had a poll of which games people liked. I have never played any of the games in the poll at the time, however i think it's one of them games. I think Grim Fandango won so i think that may be the next game.
  • edited December 2009
    Season of the Tentacle, perhaps? :P
  • edited December 2009
    Scrawffler wrote: »
    Yeah, a story-driven original idea would be amazing. They've already proven their great storytelling skills with TOMI, and I think that was the highlight of the series.

    And I'm willing to place a bet that Sam and Max 3 won't be long. I think if it was going to be towards the end of 2010 they wouldn't have told us yet. Plenty of us showed how impatient we were when TOMI5 was about to be released (myself included)! It must put a lot of pressure on them, having so many fans that really look forward to their games!

    here you go ;)
    http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax2010
  • edited December 2009
    Futurama!
  • edited December 2009
    You know what would rock? It's not adaptable, but: The Princess Bride. It is an excellent book, very funny, very much an adventure, with everything you could possibly want from a story. Chock-full of great characters. I'd love if they made it, or something along those lines, into a game.
  • edited December 2009
    What about a steampunk license? That involves shiny, Victorian locomotives? And giant robots? And mysterious Eastern European castles? And ... cute hats?
  • edited December 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    What about a steampunk license? That involves shiny, Victorian locomotives? And giant robots? And mysterious Eastern European castles? And ... cute hats?

    What, you want a Girl Genius adaptation? Nah, can't be - those aren't cute hats, those are Nice Hats.
  • edited December 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    What about a steampunk license? That involves shiny, Victorian locomotives? And giant robots? And mysterious Eastern European castles? And ... cute hats?

    Ooh, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

    No, wait, Alan Moore wouldn't like that.
  • edited December 2009
    Although a new IP would be interesting, the advantage of adapting an existing license is that it expands Telltale's fanbase. Take me, for example. I had never played/watched/read anything Sam and Max related before SBCG4AP got me into Telltale's games. Now I'm a Sam and Max fan and looking forward to Season 3.

    So in my opinion, Telltale's next new series should be an existing license that:

    A. Can be adapted well to an animated adventure game
    B. Has a large number of fans that may not have heard of any of Telltale's other licensed properties.
  • edited December 2009
    tredlow wrote: »
    Ooh, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

    No, wait, Alan Moore wouldn't like that.

    Alan Moore doesn't like a lot of things.
  • edited December 2009
    Icedhope wrote: »
    Alan Moore doesn't like a lot of things.

    Including some of his own work. (He thinks the Killing Joke sucks. SERIOUSLY.)
  • edited December 2009
    Including some of his own work. (He thinks the Killing Joke sucks. SERIOUSLY.)

    I have to admit that, for the most part, it does. Apart from the "multiple choice" line, I mean.

    That whole Batman thing is so silly. I don't understand why people take it so seriously. There has to be some campiness in there, though some guy falling in a vat of chemicals and turning into an insane criminal with bleached skin isn't what I'm thinking about.
  • edited December 2009
    Kroms wrote: »
    I have to admit that, for the most part, it does. Apart from the "multiple choice" line, I mean.

    That whole Batman thing is so silly. I don't understand why people take it so seriously. There has to be some campiness in there, though some guy falling in a vat of chemicals and turning into an insane criminal with bleached skin isn't what I'm thinking about.

    The idea of a masked vigilante has made for good storytelling for years. Look at Zorro. I don't get why just because someone dresses in a costume it's automatically silly. Batman is quite dark, and while its not always the most well written story, sometimes it gets the occasional classic. It's meant to be a fun story, not To Kill A Mockingbird.

    Batman is a man who is filled with obsession and hatred toward criminals because of his parents death, so he is on an all out war against crime. And he has the money to do it, but he does it from the shadows. Because of his hatred and a bit of possibly sadism he wants to strike fear into the criminal world while he strikes it down. So he's turned himself into a symbol of a monster. Bats have been feared since ancient times, and he himself fears bats, so he chose that symbol. The underlying theme here is quite serious, even if it is a bit ruined by the spandex.

    (I personally prefer the Shadow more as a masked vigilante story, because the Shadow truly is insane and WILL murder anyone in his path, and it makes him so much more interesting because you don't know what he'll do next. Batman is a bit predictable because he won't kill criminals, so it's easy to get the upper hand on him. A lot of grief could be saved if he had just rubbed out the Joker etc. the billion times he had the chance. But then again who really wants to see The Joker die? He's too much fun. Though technically he's died a million times and still come back for more.)
  • edited December 2009
    Me too - I think ToMI has improved the storytelling aspect so much from S&M. I also hope the S&M3 has one continous story with cliffhangers, like ToMI.

    Well, in fairness, Sam & Max doesn't lend itself very well to "epic". I always thought the episodic format made sense. Even the cartoon was 10 minute episodes, because it's kind of a nonsense series and what little story there is usually is kind of incoherent.

    If anything, I think Sam & Max was somewhat held back by the number of recurring characters and the amount of continuity (some of the running gags like Max being president and Abe's head should have been thrown out).

    Monkey Island and Sam and Max are different beasts.
  • edited December 2009
    shref wrote: »
    lol That's actually what I was referring to! But thanks anyway, in case anyone else was unclear :D

    About the Sam and Max running gags: I respect that the episodes stays faithful to the events of previous storylines, but I can understand how it might cause limitations when it comes to character development and plot. So far, Telltale seem to have been clever enough to work around these, but how much longer can some of these running gags go on for? (my guess is, whenever they run out of ideas, but we'll see)

    I don't think Telltale should try to revive all the LucasArts classics. I'm definitely up for seeing something brand new! The only other LucasArts series I personally would be particularly interested in seeing brought back by Telltale is the Maniac Mansion series (something to follow on from Day of the Tentacle). I think they've got some good stuff to work with there.

    Full Throttle was the other one that crossed my mind, and I'd probably support it if they did it, but something about it wouldn't feel right without the Gone Jackals. There seems to be some talk about Grim Fandango too. Admittedly I haven't played this one, so I don't have an opinion on this as a Telltale series.
  • edited December 2009
    Brainiac wrote: »
    What, you want a Girl Genius adaptation? Nah, can't be - those aren't cute hats, those are Nice Hats.

    A Girl Genius adaptation would give me a reason to actually order the graphical novel, seeing as I don't really have great concentration when watching comics online.
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