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Is Telltale Walking Dead?

danewshdanewsh
edited November 2012 in General Chat
I've purchased nearly every Telltale game and been a fan since Hit the Road. When are we going to see the Dead End and some new games again? I've no interest in the Walking Dead and I haven't seen any new ideas outta Telltale in quite a while. Was there a brainstorming brain melt at HQ?

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  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited October 2012
    Having seen how successful The Walking Dead has been, you can't fault Telltale for wanting to take their time with it. It'd be nice if people understood that rather than just complaining that the next episode's not out yet, but...

    As for after that... well, Telltale have already announced that they're working on King's Quest and Fables, which I'm pretty sure we'll get more information on once The Walking Dead has finished. After that, who knows?
  • Rather DashingRather Dashing
    edited October 2012
    danewsh wrote: »
    I've purchased nearly every Telltale game and been a fan since Hit the Road.
    Great job being a fan more than a decade before the company existed. I think you've got us all beat by a pretty wide margin!
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited October 2012
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    Great job being a fan more than a decade before the company existed. I think you've got us all beat by a pretty wide margin!

    I been a fan since someone called me a telltale in pre school!
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited October 2012
    No, that was tattletale. Subtle difference there.
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited October 2012
    Coolsome confirmed for prototelltale
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited October 2012
    Darth Marsden wrote: »
    No, that was tattletale. Subtle difference there.

    Tattletale make crap games though.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited October 2012
    I've been a fan since LEGO Star Wars. I keep waiting for another LEGO game but they never come!
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited October 2012
    danewsh wrote: »
    ...I haven't seen any new ideas outta Telltale in quite a while. Was there a brainstorming brain melt at HQ?

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  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited October 2012
    danewsh wrote: »
    I haven't seen any new ideas outta Telltale in quite a while.

    Considering Walking Dead is probably one of their more original titles sharing only the world and then writing new characters/locations/events, while every other game... well... doesnt(save for puzzle agent), I'd say there is a problem here.
  • WowMuttWowMutt
    edited October 2012
    If ya don't like The Walking Dead and are waiting for TTG to come out with a new game, then you'll hate this!

    TTG has confirmed they will be making a Walking Dead Season 2.
  • JohroJohro
    edited October 2012
    Better be after some hardcore S&M
  • RAnthonyMahanRAnthonyMahan
    edited October 2012
    coolsome wrote: »
    I been a fan since someone called me a telltale in pre school!

    Big deal. I've been a fan of Telltale since 1843. You know, ever since they did that game about the heart.

    Anyway, to answer your question, OP, it's already been confirmed that after The Walking Dead Telltale will be doing a game based on the comic Fables, then a revival of Sierra's King's Quest series. There's also going to be a second season of The Walking Dead somewhere along the line.

    I know how you feel. The Walking Dead's great and all, but I miss Telltale's older stuff. Hopefully we'll see Sam and Max Season 4 (or something along those lines) after KQ.

    I do suggest you give The Walking Dead a try, though. It's really, really good. And you don't need to be familiar with the comic/show to enjoy it.
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited October 2012
    I'm actually glad they're back to the model of two seasons a year like their early years. It led to some great games in the past, and judging by the quality of The Walking Dead, it's leading to some great games now.

    Many people (myself included) were telling Telltale to slow down. I never thought they'd do it, but I'm ecstatically glad that they did. I hope Telltale keeps this pace in the future. It really works best for them. :)
  • danewshdanewsh
    edited November 2012
    Guess it's just a personal preference...I'll take some witty humor any day over a bunch of zombie and vampire crap. Nice to see some people are even able to entertain themselves with picking apart semantics though...you're easy....you'd probably buy an episodic series of tic-tac-toe games if they sold that. I'd send you a price list of some of my own games from over 30 years ago but it would take too long to pull them off of the cassettes. Anyone want some old issues of SoftSide?
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited November 2012
    You know, the fact that people were able to joke about semantics kinda shows that people here enjoy wit and humor.

    At the moment, Telltale's trying to branch out a lot. I'm not really interested in the Walking Dead and haven't bought that season, but I can see that it's doing very well for them. It makes sense that they would want to continue doing the thing that gives them more money especially in this rough business where it's easy for a smallish company can go under fast.

    Perhaps once they start getting this stable base and expand even more, they'll have the labor force and time for small humor based games, but that's simply not their focus right now and honestly you're gonna have to either take it or leave it because you're in the minority right now in terms of what's going to earn them money.

    btw the only game that they've done that had zombies and vampires was s&m s2 so im not really sure you're mad about it because that season was their best imho
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited November 2012
    danewsh wrote: »
    Guess it's just a personal preference...I'll take some witty humor any day over a bunch of zombie and vampire crap.

    uhhh
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  • tonyyy123tonyyy123
    edited November 2012
    didnt read lol
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited November 2012
    I wait til the end of a season before I play their games, but from what I've heard, Walking Dead is doing very well for them both critically and financially. So yeah I don't see why they'd rush past that.
  • danewshdanewsh
    edited November 2012
    Giant Tope wrote: »
    btw the only game that they've done that had zombies and vampires was s&m s2 so im not really sure you're mad about it because that season was their best imho

    yeah I meant straight up horror stuff...not Jurgen et Co...that was cool.
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited November 2012
    danewsh wrote: »
    yeah I meant straight up horror stuff...not Jurgen et Co...that was cool.
    There's no vampires in The Walking Dead, and Telltale has never done a horror adventure before The Walking Dead (that wasn't a comedy horror adventure). You have to remember Telltale is still just a medium sized company with only around 100 employees for the entire company. Telltale's usual schedule is only two or three seasons a year. Last year, they broke their usual release schedule and did three seasons and a standalone game, and the quality suffered for it. This year they did two seasons, Law & Order: Legacies and The Walking Dead, which is well within their usual rate of release.

    Fables should be out in a few months. That one's a fantasy comic book license rather than a horror one. After that is probably King's Quest, which is based on an adventure game license.

    After that, I'm not sure. Back to the Future Season Two has been rumored (Christopher Lloyd told fans at a comic convention in Canada that he's doing the voice of Doc for a new Telltale Back to the Future game). The Walking Dead Season Two has also been announced, so it could be that one. And Telltale could have more rabbits to pull out of their hat that we don't know about.
  • Giant TopeGiant Tope
    edited November 2012
    danewsh wrote: »
    yeah I meant straight up horror stuff...not Jurgen et Co...that was cool.

    why is branching genres a bad thing?
  • Hiroshi MishimaHiroshi Mishima
    edited November 2012
    Exploring new genres isn't necessarily a bad thing, although I'd like to think they more than learned their lesson after Jurassic Park.

    Personally, The Walking Dead has never appealed to me and I get kinda sick of hearing my mom, cousin, and aunt talk about it. I played the first episode on my cousin's Xbox and while it was not too bad, I am not planning to play the others.

    As a few others have said, I enjoy the wit and humour far more than the gritty depression that permeates TWD. I'll be looking forwards to just about anything that leans back in the direction of Back to the Future, Monkey Island, or Sam & Max. I don't mind a new IP, I just miss the more light-hearted stuff.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited November 2012
    Have you seen the show? It's definitely better than the game.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited November 2012
    Is Telltale Walking Bread?
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited November 2012
    Is Telltale Stalking Ted?

    Well, are they?
  • JenniferJennifer Moderator
    edited November 2012
    Alcoremortis wrote: »
    Is Telltale Stalking Ted?

    Well, are they?
    It would seem so. :D
  • JokiemanJokieman
    edited November 2012
    Hiroshi Mishima wrote: »
    Exploring new genres isn't necessarily a bad thing, although I'd like to think they more than learned their lesson after Jurassic Park.

    Personally, The Walking Dead has never appealed to me and I get kinda sick of hearing my mom, cousin, and aunt talk about it. I played the first episode on my cousin's Xbox and while it was not too bad, I am not planning to play the others.

    As a few others have said, I enjoy the wit and humour far more than the gritty depression that permeates TWD. I'll be looking forwards to just about anything that leans back in the direction of Back to the Future, Monkey Island, or Sam & Max. I don't mind a new IP, I just miss the more light-hearted stuff.


    I like the humor too. Unfortunately, TellTale isn't that great with Humor, IMO.
  • Hiroshi MishimaHiroshi Mishima
    edited November 2012
    MusicallyInspired wrote: »
    Have you seen the show? It's definitely better than the game.

    I'm not even a fan of the comics, I don't think I'd like the show any better. I know TWD is less about zombies and more about exploring Humanity and dealing with problems and choices, but I'm not a large fan of the drama, either.
    Jokieman wrote: »
    I like the humor too. Unfortunately, TellTale isn't that great with Humor, IMO.

    I can't recall if any of their stuff has been big ol' "bust a gut laughing" (like I did watching Blue Collar Comedy Tour) but I've enjoyed it nonetheless. Maybe we have different tastes in humour. *shrug*
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