Will the game be released on Steam like every other Telltale games?
Will there be some pre-ordering on Steam?
If yes (and if you can answer now), when?
I will definitely go with Steam. They charge a lot to ship the free DVD.
You don't need to get the DVD shipped. I own all of the DVDs, but my copies are still at the warehouse. I'll ship them all in one go, when things get cheaper.
Do what I did, preorder S&M season 3, get the special version of ToMI, and any other one thing, your order's over $50 - so it's free shipping! Then get all the discs you're entitled to!!
Do what I did, preorder S&M season 3, get the special version of ToMI, and any other one thing, your order's over $50 - so it's free shipping! Then get all the discs you're entitled to!!
Orders for $49.90 qualify as well. They didn't for a short while, but that was apparently a glitch or an oversight on their part. I just ordered the Deluxe Edition DVD and pre-ordered Sam and Max, and got free shipping for my Tales Deluxe DVD and Wallace and Gromit DVD.
* Same price
* No DVD vs. Free DVD plus shipping
* Steam DRM vs. the more unannoying TTG DRM
* Released later vs. released sooner
* No extra's vs. exclusive forum, free episode, poster price contest
* Valve takes a chunk vs. TTG gets all to make more great games
I am not seeing why ANYONE would prefer Steam, for any reason... may be me. Tell me Zodler.
* Same price
* No DVD vs. Free DVD plus shipping
* Steam DRM vs. the more unannoying TTG DRM
* Released later vs. released sooner
* No extra's vs. exclusive forum, free episode, poster price contest
* Valve takes a chunk vs. TTG gets all to make more great games
I am not seeing why ANYONE would prefer Steam, for any reason... may be me. Tell me Zodler.
I couldn't have said it better myself. Especially the last bit. Great gaming company's are now almost totally unexistant, TellTale being one of the few i respect, so i try to encourage them. Of course that's just me being selfish, because i want them to keep making the games i love most:)
Only if you happen to live outside of europe.
I guess it will be 35€ on Steam for me which is a lot more.
YIKES. Didn't they drop that extortion program?
If not, then yes... you can get ToMI special edition + S&M3 + free shipping here for the price of a S&M3 from Steam (49.90 dollar = 36.xx (forgot the specifics) euro).
For my choise on steam: First, I don't mind not having a DVD or not. Second, waiting a little won't kill me. Third, steam DRM work well for me. Fourth, I won't go to an exclusive forum anyway. Finally, Valve doesn't take a real big chunk, as stated here by Ron Carmel, co-founder of 2D BOY : http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/12/the-steamy-issue-of-digital-distribution/
Try saying that after you've waited up til 5am for ToMI 5 to get released, only to discover it's been released on TTG website but have to wait til lunchtime the next day for the Steam release .
Remember, "a little" suddenly seems like a whole lot longer when deadlines overrun...
After that particular experience I will certainly be buying everything direct from TTG.
Steam is great for releases and bundles, and for companies that release only thru Steam ... and yes the downloads are extremely fast, I doubt TTG will give me 2mb/sec on release day But since Telltale do have their own delivery network it really is best to go direct to them...
Yeah i wouldn mind steam either, its nice having all my games in one spot
Its good to see someone commenting on the idiots that think Valve exploits companies, when they get on steam they get a ton of features and access to what 15-20-25million potential customers
Steam is a lifesaver for many indie developers.
And seeing what other companies can hatch of ideas, Oh hello Mr Ubisoft, lets make a new DRm which boots you out of your payed game everytime youre internet is a bit unstable. Steam has offline mode, and you will always be able to play your games even if steam suddenly explodes and dies.
Yeah steam has been very good lately in terms of download speed im not sure what they changed, but i can never get 2.5MB/s (2500kb/s) from Telltale, but i can from steam, man that IS FAST!
Yeah, it can reach those that do not known of better deal they get at TTG's site, that's true.
Still, $35 for TTG or $35-(Valve Cut) still means buying here gets them more, whatever the size of the cut Valve takes.
Lastly; I wish to say offline mode doesn't always work either. I only have one steam-game (AudioSurf) and it has been unable several times to boot under offline modus because Steam disallowed that...
I'll allways prefe the great TTG. Because I don't want steam to get the cut of something that Telltale deserves. I would rather telltale get all my money than steam.
Will the game be released on Steam like every other Telltale games?
Will there be some pre-ordering on Steam?
If yes (and if you can answer now), when?
Thanks for your answers
Yes, The Devil's Playhouse will be on Steam, but I lack information on pre-ordering. When I know, I'll let you guys know.
Try saying that after you've waited up til 5am for ToMI 5 to get released, only to discover it's been released on TTG website but have to wait til lunchtime the next day for the Steam release .
Remember, "a little" suddenly seems like a whole lot longer when deadlines overrun...
A little for me would be 2 or 3 days. I don't need to play a game right when it release. I don't mind waiting.
Don't you think that Telltale loses money by sending you a free (+ shipping fee I think) DVD?, and by giving you an access to a forum and a fast download server? Steam gives a download server, so I don't think it makes such a big difference for Telltale.
Normally I wouldn't mind 2 or 3 days, but when we'd already waited over a week past the release date, and I'd stayed up all night waiting on the final release day only to find I had to wait another day ... Just saying ... I'm pretty sure you'd be disappointed as well
But in terms of how much money Telltale make, I doubt it makes much difference either way. Either Valve's cut, or their own media and distribution costs, probably balances out roughly the same - otherwise they'd make the prices different.
Yeah, I can't comment on pre-ordering since I don't actually know, but I do want to comment on Steam itself. Steam is awesome. Totally amazingly awesome, ESPECIALLY to small companies like us. Now, we have some pretty amazing deals on our site, so in my mind it does make more sense to buy through us, but I can totally understand why someone would want to buy through Steam instead.
So yeah, no need to hate on Steam. They are Good People.
Nope. And searching for "Steam" gives 20 pages full of threads I don't really want to browse through to find out about it (especially considering I have no clue what exactly to look for).
Got a link or some more hints to trim the search results some?
Nope. And searching for "Steam" gives 20 pages full of threads I don't really want to browse through to find out about it (especially considering I have no clue what exactly to look for).
Got a link or some more hints to trim the search results some?
The truth is, that I had heard of Steam a while back, but I have only ever used it once, and that was for SMI:SE. Considering that it's my only Steam game, I was rather adamant about removing the Steam interface from the game itself, so Steam doesn't bother me when I play it. If I had numerous Steam games, I might have felt differently, but I only have the one.
This isn't to say that I don't have lots of games. I have a ton. Quite a few though are for consoles. That, and the fact that I'm old enough to have played the EGA version SMI on diskette when I was a kid, means that I don't need Steam to have old games.
EDIT: No hate from me on Steam though, really. I imagine that it provides as a good way to get the word out about TTG's games.
Slightly out of topic. Why you should order over steam? Lower prices?
If it is not it I really cannot understand, this site is flawless: pay, download, play. No hassles*, no mess of stupids programs: only a slightly annoying check the first time... And you can re-install in case of need.
(*if you are windows user, otherwise you might have problems)
Automatic updates, being older and not wanting to mess around with a whole bunch of physical media that can be lost or damaged and multiple accounts/services for digital game distribution. Keeps things orderly.
I would be happy to pay Telltale directly more often if you could activate their products on steam.
Steam is awesome. Totally amazingly awesome, ESPECIALLY to small companies like us.
Right. I bought a whole lot of indie games there of which I otherwise would have never even heard of and some of these games got some pretty high places in my favourite game list. (e.g. Aquaria or Eschalon Book 1)
That, and the fact that I'm old enough to have played the EGA version SMI on diskette when I was a kid, means that I don't need Steam to have old games.
I am not as lucky. I have no idea where to get a legal copy of let's say kings Quest 5 for a reasonable price. So I got those from steam. A shame that those games still will not work unless I use ScummVM. The included version of dOsbox really doesn't help in this case.
This is good news. So what happened to all the exclusive things to this site? We also get them all on Steam (except the DVD). They should add the DVD offer (shipped from telltale) to the Steam also.
Seriously, why did you put this into the Steam version? There really is NO need for it.
Won't buy it if there's Securom included.
Umm.... I'm pretty sure that's wrong. In fact I'm definitely sure that's wrong. I'll see if I can get someone to fix that. The steam version shouldn't include any sort of DRM beyond what already exists in Steam.
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You don't need to get the DVD shipped. I own all of the DVDs, but my copies are still at the warehouse. I'll ship them all in one go, when things get cheaper.
* Same price
* No DVD vs. Free DVD plus shipping
* Steam DRM vs. the more unannoying TTG DRM
* Released later vs. released sooner
* No extra's vs. exclusive forum, free episode, poster price contest
* Valve takes a chunk vs. TTG gets all to make more great games
I am not seeing why ANYONE would prefer Steam, for any reason... may be me. Tell me Zodler.
Only if you happen to live outside of europe.
I guess it will be 35€ on Steam for me which is a lot more.
I don't mind Steam.
But one huge plus for telltale is the fact that I can let my friends & Family use my account and play the games at the same time.
I couldn't have said it better myself. Especially the last bit. Great gaming company's are now almost totally unexistant, TellTale being one of the few i respect, so i try to encourage them. Of course that's just me being selfish, because i want them to keep making the games i love most:)
If not, then yes... you can get ToMI special edition + S&M3 + free shipping here for the price of a S&M3 from Steam (49.90 dollar = 36.xx (forgot the specifics) euro).
For my choise on steam: First, I don't mind not having a DVD or not. Second, waiting a little won't kill me. Third, steam DRM work well for me. Fourth, I won't go to an exclusive forum anyway. Finally, Valve doesn't take a real big chunk, as stated here by Ron Carmel, co-founder of 2D BOY : http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/12/the-steamy-issue-of-digital-distribution/
Try saying that after you've waited up til 5am for ToMI 5 to get released, only to discover it's been released on TTG website but have to wait til lunchtime the next day for the Steam release .
Remember, "a little" suddenly seems like a whole lot longer when deadlines overrun...
After that particular experience I will certainly be buying everything direct from TTG.
Steam is great for releases and bundles, and for companies that release only thru Steam ... and yes the downloads are extremely fast, I doubt TTG will give me 2mb/sec on release day
Its good to see someone commenting on the idiots that think Valve exploits companies, when they get on steam they get a ton of features and access to what 15-20-25million potential customers
Steam is a lifesaver for many indie developers.
And seeing what other companies can hatch of ideas, Oh hello Mr Ubisoft, lets make a new DRm which boots you out of your payed game everytime youre internet is a bit unstable. Steam has offline mode, and you will always be able to play your games even if steam suddenly explodes and dies.
Yeah steam has been very good lately in terms of download speed im not sure what they changed, but i can never get 2.5MB/s (2500kb/s) from Telltale, but i can from steam, man that IS FAST!
Still, $35 for TTG or $35-(Valve Cut) still means buying here gets them more, whatever the size of the cut Valve takes.
Lastly; I wish to say offline mode doesn't always work either. I only have one steam-game (AudioSurf) and it has been unable several times to boot under offline modus because Steam disallowed that...
Yes, The Devil's Playhouse will be on Steam, but I lack information on pre-ordering. When I know, I'll let you guys know.
A little for me would be 2 or 3 days. I don't need to play a game right when it release. I don't mind waiting.
Don't you think that Telltale loses money by sending you a free (+ shipping fee I think) DVD?, and by giving you an access to a forum and a fast download server? Steam gives a download server, so I don't think it makes such a big difference for Telltale.
But in terms of how much money Telltale make, I doubt it makes much difference either way. Either Valve's cut, or their own media and distribution costs, probably balances out roughly the same - otherwise they'd make the prices different.
Okay, if we ignore the money point, there are still 5 points left why I prefer TTG over Steam
So yeah, no need to hate on Steam. They are Good People.
For me, it's really having every game on the same service that makes me go with Steam
I loved that thread.
Please don't necro it though.
Got a link or some more hints to trim the search results some?
This isn't to say that I don't have lots of games. I have a ton. Quite a few though are for consoles. That, and the fact that I'm old enough to have played the EGA version SMI on diskette when I was a kid, means that I don't need Steam to have old games.
EDIT: No hate from me on Steam though, really. I imagine that it provides as a good way to get the word out about TTG's games.
If it is not it I really cannot understand, this site is flawless: pay, download, play. No hassles*, no mess of stupids programs: only a slightly annoying check the first time... And you can re-install in case of need.
(*if you are windows user, otherwise you might have problems)
I would be happy to pay Telltale directly more often if you could activate their products on steam.
I am not as lucky. I have no idea where to get a legal copy of let's say kings Quest 5 for a reasonable price. So I got those from steam. A shame that those games still will not work unless I use ScummVM. The included version of dOsbox really doesn't help in this case.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/901399/
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Seriously, why did you put this into the Steam version? There really is NO need for it.
Won't buy it if there's Securom included.
well it's included in all their online-game games. Even if you buy on this site.
Also, wow, pre-order bonuses on Steam? That's extremely cool of Telltale.
I couldn't believe it at first. And then just about fell out of my chair when the really-for-realness of it hit me.
This is supremely awesome news for Steam users.
Umm.... I'm pretty sure that's wrong. In fact I'm definitely sure that's wrong. I'll see if I can get someone to fix that. The steam version shouldn't include any sort of DRM beyond what already exists in Steam.