What is your opinion about TellTale at this point?
I'm sure the community has varying opinions about TellTale at this point. What do you, the player, have to say regarding their execution of the Walking Dead Game so far?
Personally, I've done my best to remain hopeful, thinking that the two-month wait for episode 2 was typical of TellTale's release strategy. We finally get episode 2 and, lo' and behold, we have an assortment of bugs to contend with. Some are having their saves corrupted, choices from the previous episode don't tranfer, some were unable to start the game to begin with, and others are simply unable to download the second episode at all. On top of this, many are already speculating that the third episode won't release until next month!
My hope is running out, and disappointment is gradually setting in at this point.
Personally, I've done my best to remain hopeful, thinking that the two-month wait for episode 2 was typical of TellTale's release strategy. We finally get episode 2 and, lo' and behold, we have an assortment of bugs to contend with. Some are having their saves corrupted, choices from the previous episode don't tranfer, some were unable to start the game to begin with, and others are simply unable to download the second episode at all. On top of this, many are already speculating that the third episode won't release until next month!
My hope is running out, and disappointment is gradually setting in at this point.
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I say leave them alone and let them do their job.
They already got paid so no amount of belly aching gonna do. They don't have to do anything special for your dime anymore. I was satisfied with the second installment, the series is looking good and that's all I can ask for.
I am not a fan of episode release and if telltale were to make another game I like but on episode release I would just hold my horses (and my money) and wait until the product is finished before I pay them.
But other than that I don't plan anything around them folks. They gonna do them so I just gotta do me.
It'll be interesting to read people's views though
Me too because I'm hooked on the game already. if I could walk away from it, I would.
On the tech side of things however, its horrible.
Full of glitches and gamebreaking bugs with save files.. I feel like stuff like this should be patched ASAP ( I aged by 10 years, dealing with blackscreen shenanigans myself ) or not be in the release version at all.
Also seems like TellTale is kinda passive about all these problems. Might be just my lack of informations tho.
They have been a little too quiet in most instances since the release of the first episode (or so the forum would indicate).
P.S this is the last time I'm ever going to buy a game made from them.
You certainly aren't the first to state that this is your last TellTale product. With the advent of the the Walking Dead title in TellTale's repetoire of released games, the company has no doubt recieved many new additions to the community. It's a shame that these same customers may never come back...
Its just tearing me apart when game with such a heart belongs to the studio/developer/whatever who dont give a damn..
Oh well.. lets just hope for some kinda of patch.. in next couple of months..
I hope said patch makes it in the next two weeks!
I kind of like the episodic model. While it holds back the development in some respects (each episode is made under a small budget and tight schedule), it also has clear advantages in others (like the usual increase in quality over the course of a series because criticism of earlier episodes is applied to later episodes. Wouldn't be possible if everything was done in one go).
I don't know if there's any of you that haven't bothered to look at the rest of their catalog, but episodic gaming is just what they do. It's something they've been doing it for years and it's how they carved out their niche. I've played plenty of their other games so I was already quite familiar with how they make their episodic games before I picked up TWD.
Still, that delay was the longest delay they've had in quite some time. They really should been more vocal about what the problem was.
Either way, hope it gets better for you guys and that it doesn't frighten you off from trying another TTG game in the future.
I'm glad to see similar comments from oldtime fans of TellTale. I myself am hoping that I don't end up turned off from the company once The Walking Dead has been released in full. From what I've heard they are successful in their own right, and any incidents during the continued release of future episodes won't change that.
EDIT: I hope...
Although, much like the show, I caught myself wondering why I was so engrossed in what amounts to people talking to each other, I find the game(s) enjoyable. One ongoing issue I've found (360) is that when there's any sort of screen transition, everything freezes up for a couple of seconds. Glitches aside, I think that this is a solid game. I'm considering getting Back To The Future now - probably less bugs since it has been out for awhile, and no waiting for it to be released.
I've seen that issue in pretty much every TTG game I've played (though I play them on my gaming PC).
I'm almost certain that it's because of their engine.
BTTF is one of their weaker releases, and was fairly divisive. Some liked it, some hated it.
Yeah, unfortunately they have always suffered from delays for as long as I have followed them. I have always preferred delays to buggy products though being made to wait while in the middle of a game can be quite frustrating though it also usually means that they can alter things that are clearly not working in earlier episodes (they even went and changed a character's voice, LeChuck, when they managed to get the actor from the older games to voice him part way through I believe).
Not sure how long the delay for episode 2 was since I only recently got round to trying it out, but the delays have usually been in the region of a couple of days to maybe a week if I am remembering correctly (which I might not be, not been around for a while tbh) so if it has been longer than that this time then either it was a one off hopefully or they have been getting worse while I've been away...
Let's hope that the latter isn't the case!
Yeah, I enjoyed it but it wasn't their best work imho. Still, it's decent and doesn't require knowledge on the storyline allowing you to jump right into it. Not played Sam and Max season 1 for quite some time so not sure how well it's been holding up.
If it is the latter, then I'm not going to be happy, there's very few developers left whose games I enjoy...
I thought the story was handled well in BTTF, but it was far too easy for my tastes.
Sam and Max season 1 was also really easy, as far as adventure games go. They definitely made up for that with season 2, though.
As for the type of game, I would like to see something more like the original "Quest For Glory: So you want to be a Hero?" Game from Sierra. A bit more complexity basically than the current telltale releases. But still firmly in the adventure game genre.
That's a bit harsh. I doubt the game would be of the caliber that it is if Telltale didn't invest itself in producing such a good game. The lack of communication is frustrating, but we don't know why there's been no communication. They don't own the Walking Dead IP, they just have the rights to produce Walking Dead IP. As such they may not even control the situation.
If they do, however, this really isn't justifiable. While I encourage them to draw out releases in order to ensure that the games are worthwhile, they are not Valve and really can't get away with this. As such while this hasn't colored my opinion of Telltale, I would be upset if the delays became a trend. I won't lie, however. I would be willing to suffer through another delay, so long as this didn't become a trend.
I however, am not happy with most of the communication they have with us about these things. So far, every announcement they've made has caused the forum to flare up with upset and confused posts. It could all be avoided with a little more honesty and information. We did trust them with our money before the games is made, after all.
Also, if the xbox version gets released 2 days first again, I'm gonna be pissed having to sift through spoilers on the internet for the whole time just because tell tale wants a little more money.
Less irritating than censorship but more irritating than Ronaldo, the Walking Dead IMDB discussion board and mosquitos combined.
To summarise my opinion: Ronaldo+Mosquitos+TWD IMDB Forum>TTG>censorship
The delay didn't really bother me that much, but I would like to see more communication from Telltale. That said, I love The Walking Dead: The Game think Telltale have done a great job.
If they had held it back a bit so a new episode could come out every month (preferably ever two weeks), that would have been better. Also, it's almost been a week without a patch to fix the corrupted save files. That's a little rough too.
I forgot, I think they should be more vocal on the progress that they've made in completing a current episode. Give people something to look forward to, you know? Back when we only had episode 1, there were loads of rumors of when the game was coming out. I feel like they should have a bulletin that gets updated, allowing us to know when the next episode might be coming out.
While I'm a bit surprised and a lot disappointed about the lack of communication during this last delay, I know there was some reason for it. Perhaps it was legal or something (that's got me really frustrated over at mystmovie.com)
But I still love Telltale. They consistently put out great games that are usually delivered on time (with the occasional delay). I am constantly amazed at what they are able to do in such a short time with so few resources. Reminds me of Cyan of old.
1) The facial expressions sometimes seem to be a bit off, hope it's just a bug.
2) The game performance. Graphics are OK, I like the style, but the sceneries are rather small and are driving my 7970 to a point, where I can actually hear it.
Otherwise? Meh, fine, as long as they release my heroine on a regular basis.
I thought this would be a good way to pass time until the 100th issue of comics and for the 3rd season of tv-series.....