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SCOTT PILGRIM + TELLTALE! Make it happen!!

YoshiRollYoshiRoll
edited July 2011 in General Chat
Hi everyone,

If you didn't already know, Telltale Games approached Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of Scott Pilgrim not so long ago, pitching an episodic game to him based on the comics. (http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6300143/scott-pilgrim-creator-rejected-telltale-games-title-offer) He said no.

But wouldn't a Scott Pilgrim game by Telltale be awesome!? (More awesome than Jurassic Park, Fables, and Kings Quest, but that's just a matter of opinion.)

We should get Telltale to go back to O'Malley, asking again if they can make a game, because it's what the fans want!

Comment below if you want/don't want this to happen!

Comments

  • YoshiRollYoshiRoll
    edited July 2011
    I forgot to add a poll, so with your response add the following:

    (1) if you think this would be gaming heaven
    (2) if you think this would be awesome
    (3) if you don't mind whether or not it happens
    (4) if you don't think it would be very good
    (5) if you hate scott pilgrim or this concept
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited July 2011
    TTG asking BLOM a second time would be a bit rude, I'd think. He said no for a reason, and honestly, at this point in time, I'd have to agree with him. TTG really needs to overhaul their episode model before taking on another big project like that.

    I do want a Scott Pilgrim adventure game desperately, but as it stands right now, I don't want it to be a Telltale game anymore.

    (inb4 Dashing tears this thread a new one :p)
  • YoshiRollYoshiRoll
    edited July 2011
    It would be a bit rude agreed, and Telltale would need to step up their game (and break out the l word!)

    But it works so perfectly. Who made the movie? Universal.
    Who do Telltale have a contract with? Universal.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited July 2011
    YoshiRoll wrote: »
    I forgot to add a poll

    Your friendly neighbourhood mods can help you out with that. Abracadabra.
  • YoshiRollYoshiRoll
    edited July 2011
    Your friendly neighbourhood mods can help you out with that. Abracadabra.

    Cheers for the poll.
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited July 2011
    Nah, if Bryan Lee O'Malley doesn't feel it's right, then I don't think Telltale should press on. Also, not sure if it'll make a good adventure game. It's always been more of an action game for me, which it already has.
  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited July 2011
    I fully agree with tredlow, with the added notion that if Bryan Lee O'Malley doesn't feel it's right, it probably even isn't right. People know about their own work what could and what couldn't work, that's why authors of original work like to be involved with derivative works, to make sure they do what actually could work.

    Or something, I don't know, I haven't slept that well.
  • YoshiRollYoshiRoll
    edited July 2011
    Nah, if Bryan Lee O'Malley doesn't feel it's right, then I don't think Telltale should press on. Also, not sure if it'll make a good adventure game. It's always been more of an action game for me, which it already has.

    I agree that O'Malley knows what is best for his creation, however I think it would work better as an adventure game than a fighting/action game. The graphic novels are more about characters, story, and hammers that are +1 against girls than the actual fights.
    And as said before Telltale already have a deal with Universal.
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited July 2011
    YoshiRoll wrote: »
    The graphic novels are more about characters, story, and hammers that are +1 against girls than the actual fights.

    Well, yeah, but now action games can have story and characterization as well. It's not just adventure games anymore.

    So, if there's gonna be a new Scott Pilgrim game, I'd prefer an action-adventure game. Something that has action in it, because while it's not the what the comics are really about, it's still a big part of it, and the style and feel of the comics borrow mostly from action games.

    Though, it would be cool to have a Scott Pilgrim game that looks like Puzzle Agent.
  • LeplayaLeplaya
    edited July 2011
    Did some of you forget that Telltale games wanted to do Scott Pilgrim beforehand?
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited July 2011
    Leplaya wrote: »
    Did some of you forget that Telltale games wanted to do Scott Pilgrim beforehand?

    Yeah, it was mentioned in the first post, and Bryan Lee O'Malley said no. That's what we've been talking about.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited July 2011
    Leplaya wrote: »
    Did some of you forget that Telltale games wanted to do Scott Pilgrim beforehand?

    Great. Good for them. They don't have to make good games anymore. I won't force them.
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited July 2011
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    Great. Good for them. They don't have to make good games anymore. I won't force them.

    I keep hearing about how Telltale's games aren't good anymore, but you know, it's only the BTTF game. I mean, up to Devil's Playhouse, I thought their games were pretty good. So yeah, the BTTF game sucks, but it doesn't mean that all their games are gonna be that way in the future. We don't know that.

    Not yet, at least.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited July 2011
    I'm not saying Telltale is evil, just that this game would have been terrible.
  • tredlowtredlow
    edited July 2011
    Secret Fawful wrote: »
    I'm not saying Telltale is evil, just that this game would have been terrible.

    No, yeah, I get what you mean. I was talking about how there are a lot of people who simply turned against Telltale when BTTF came out and it sucked. The worst thing Telltale did here, in my opinion, was their choice of franchise; it was simply too big of a fanbase to please.

    Come to think of it, you can say the same thing about Jurassic Park and Walking Dead. Oh, crap. I dunno about Fables, though.

    BTW, what's your opinion on Scott Pilgrim?
  • The-J23The-J23
    edited July 2011
    tredlow wrote: »
    I keep hearing about how Telltale's games aren't good anymore, but you know, it's only the BTTF game. I mean, up to Devil's Playhouse, I thought their games were pretty good. So yeah, the BTTF game sucks, but it doesn't mean that all their games are gonna be that way in the future. We don't know that.

    Not yet, at least.

    This.

    I don't understand the hate. Every company has a bad game, it doesn't mean every game from here on out will be bad. I've found all their games up to this point to be good (excluding BttF). I'm not saying BttF is bad either, it's just mediocre. I thought the comedy was good, but the "gameplay" wasn't. And the story was good considering the third movie didn't really leave it open for a sequel.

    On the topic of a Scott Pilgrim adventure game. I don't know how that would work. I know Scott Pilgrim isn't all about the fighting, but the fighting is definitely a part of it. I don't know if adventure is the genre for another Scott Pilgrim game. But, you never know. Maybe Telltale would be able to pull it off and surprise me.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited July 2011
    Scott Pilgrim doesn't really feel like an adventure game to me. Plus, what are they going to do for a story? Rehash the same plot from the comics/movie? What would a continuation be? "Oh no... Ramona's seven MORE evil ex-boyfriends are here!"
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited July 2011
    Scnew wrote: »
    Scott Pilgrim doesn't really feel like an adventure game to me. Plus, what are they going to do for a story? Rehash the same plot from the comics/movie? What would a continuation be? "Oh no... Ramona's seven MORE evil ex-boyfriends are here!"

    I picture a more faithful retelling of the comics when I see it in my head. Something like a comedic Indigo Prophecy (the gameplay style, not plot) with a heavier emphasis on puzzle solving. This way they could cover the fighting and bass-playing as well.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited July 2011
    ShaggE wrote: »
    I picture a more faithful retelling of the comics when I see it in my head. Something like a comedic Indigo Prophecy (the gameplay style, not plot) with a heavier emphasis on puzzle solving. This way they could cover the fighting and bass-playing as well.

    With the exception of Bone, Telltale has always done new stories in established properties, though. Sam and Max, Monkey Island, Strong Bad, they all had new stories rather then adapting old ones. Back to the Future continued the movies. Jurassic Park and the Walking Dead are about new characters and their stories happening at the same time as the original material. New stories in an established universe are much more interesting to me then simply replaying stories I've already read/watched more then once.
  • RetroVortexRetroVortex
    edited July 2011
    I think Telltale's engine is not flexible enough for a game like this.

    And lets be honest here, Telltale's action segments have never been all too great...
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited July 2011
    Scnew wrote: »
    With the exception of Bone, Telltale has always done new stories in established properties, though. Sam and Max, Monkey Island, Strong Bad, they all had new stories rather then adapting old ones. Back to the Future continued the movies. Jurassic Park and the Walking Dead are about new characters and their stories happening at the same time as the original material. New stories in an established universe are much more interesting to me then simply replaying stories I've already read/watched more then once.

    Yeah, but I'm not talking about a Telltale game. TTG is the last company I want doing this. Their style just isn't right for it.

    As for the new vs. old story, I agree, but there's something to be said for re-experiencing a beloved story in different mediums. Besides, like you say, where could they possibly go in the SP universe? Anything BLOM (and it'd have to be him) could write at this point would be sheer fan service. Not necessarily a bad thing, but definitely not on the same level as the original.
  • LeplayaLeplaya
    edited July 2011
    Thinking about it now, I wouldn't mind seeing this happen. If they can adapt the stories that were not in the film, but wouldn't it just be easier if they used the fight parts as cutscenes for the game? But using certain buttons to commence the character's fighting movement?
  • dracos1345dracos1345
    edited July 2011
    cool
  • Comrade PantsComrade Pants
    edited July 2011
    I actually kinda hate Scott Pilgrim. Never got the bloody hype.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited July 2011
    I never watched it and probably never will unless somebody forces me to!
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited July 2011
    Alcoremortis wrote: »
    I never watched it and probably never will unless somebody forces me to!

    That can be arranged. BRING OUT THE STOCKADES!
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited July 2011
    ShaggE wrote: »
    That can be arranged. BRING OUT THE STOCKADES!

    How would being given my own personal fortress force me to watch Scott Pilgrim? Unless I have to pay the rent on the fortress until I watch it...

    What a cunning plan...too bad I have seen through your schemes and will be building my own fortresses from now on! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited July 2011
    Alcoremortis wrote: »
    How would being given my own personal fortress force me to watch Scott Pilgrim? Unless I have to pay the rent on the fortress until I watch it...

    What a cunning plan...too bad I have seen through your schemes and will be building my own fortresses from now on! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


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    ... Oh goddammit. This is why I don't post on forums when I first wake up. "Stockades" indeed. Harumph! I'll see myself out.
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