Telltale interested in "deeper" franchises (Star Wars, Half-Life, Halo)
Telltale speculating about it's own future is always fun:
I always thought Star Wars was a good match for Telltale, even though I'm not really a fan of the franchise. Can't really imagine what a Telltale version of Halo or Half-Life would look like though.
Ever since Telltale started flirting with Valve with Poker Night, the Sam & Max items in Team Fortress 2 and the TF2 easter eggs in Devil's Playhouse I quite fancied the idea of a Telltale TF2 side-story. The Team Fortress-comics that Valve publishes fit with Telltale's sense of humour pretty well.
Edit: Forgot to add the source: http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/04/the-walking-dead-developer-wants-to-work-on-star-wars-or-half-life-next/
Telltale Games had one hell of a 2012. It released its successful adaptation of The Walking Dead (which GamesBeat named its Game of the Year).
How does the developer plan to follow that up? Well, it sounds like it wants to work on some of the biggest video game and movie franchises in existence.
“Coming from LucasArts, we always felt we could do a great Star Wars story game,” Telltale chief executive officer Dan Connors told Red Bull U.K. in an interview. “We also love the idea of building out a deeper story to a great game franchise — something like Half Life Stories or Halo Stories.”
Of course, the developer has nothing in the works that involves Halo, Half-Life, or Star Wars, but Connors and the rest of the team at Telltale believe they are ready for something of that scale.
“[Dan Connors was] speaking more to our goal of wanting to take on a major gaming franchise someday,” Telltale’s senior vice president of publishing Steve Allison told GamesBeat. “[We want] to build a narrative game series that supports another franchise — as we passionately believe [our game] would not compete with or cannibalize [Halo 4 or the next Half-Life.]“
Allison believes that a Telltale adventure game based on a major gaming or movie franchise would only boost player investment in the series. Especially since the developer’s games are so different from what most of these properties are best known for.
“Will we do this? Yes, we believe we will some time very soon,” said Allison. “But the franchises mentioned are totally speculative and used only as an example to frame the idea.”
So maybe Telltale won’t make a Star Wars, Halo, or Half-Life game, but it’s obviously pursuing something along those lines.
I always thought Star Wars was a good match for Telltale, even though I'm not really a fan of the franchise. Can't really imagine what a Telltale version of Halo or Half-Life would look like though.
Ever since Telltale started flirting with Valve with Poker Night, the Sam & Max items in Team Fortress 2 and the TF2 easter eggs in Devil's Playhouse I quite fancied the idea of a Telltale TF2 side-story. The Team Fortress-comics that Valve publishes fit with Telltale's sense of humour pretty well.
Edit: Forgot to add the source: http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/04/the-walking-dead-developer-wants-to-work-on-star-wars-or-half-life-next/
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And the thing is, I'm not that worried about any stories they'd write for these franchises. They obviously wouldn't be as good as the original writers, but I could probably accept it. It's the gameplay that would drive me nuts. I just don't like Telltale's gameplay style.
I really like the idea of a Telltale Half-Life game. They could even take a lighter look at it if they wanted. The original Half-Life was a pretty light game compared to Half-Life 2, and the Portal games take place in the Half-Life universe. I would love to see them bridge the gap between Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Centering the game around a pre-HL2 Eli Vance or Dr. Kleiner would be pretty perfect IMO. Show the events of the Combine taking over and the rebellion being formed. The possibilities are endless, really.
He's just like me. Sticking around for the people.
You are new here so I guess you like TTGs new style. Others have been around for quite some time seeing the game appeal for them decline more and more while the audience seems to grow exponentially. I am worried and so are a lot of old users here.
And I still stick around just don't expect to see me in the TWD subforum or the Jurassic Dildo The Movie The QTE subforum.
Well I don't want an episodic Half-Life QTE movie thing. And I'm sure a lot of people think the same.
The idea of making an adventure spin-off for a non-adventure series is...interesting, though. Especially since as far as I know there's no precedent for that.
Deus Ex would probably be a good candidate for such a treatment, though. That's probably my favorite setting in video game history. And yeah, Telltale handling the TF2 mercs would be incredible, as Poker Night already proved.
If you have to handle a famous property, choose Indiana Jones. The last game was abismal, the movie franchise...well, "evaporated"
Star wars as long not working with prequel and maybe staying in a more Star wars universe not star wars story- as in no Star wars film characters other than maybe a short appearance if they were set at the same time
With Star wars I can see a bounty hunter Character working with point and click and universe as it is similar to a detective or other good point and click professions but I'm not sure about Jedi or QTE events as I feel it does a bit cheapen the experience and in this type of point and click I would rather a more classic feel
I'm also not sure about shooters like Halo or half life as they don't suit point and click gameplay/storytelling
Just my opinion and I'm sure whatever they do they will do it justice
Deffinately seconded though I haven't started Tales yet I'm in the middle of Curse of Monkey Island and I'm looking forward to playing the Telltale season
Halo and Half-Life gamers-alike are really demanding on graphics... you would turn them off immediately. And BTW, don't they have to be ready for next-gen console later this year?
BTW, it's not the scale of the project, but how you'll develope it.
Save your money for the tech/QA department.
The Telltale Tool and Source are the same age, for what it's worth.
Well, there was that unreleased Warcraft adventure game.
Although I may point out yet again that the doctor who fanbase (which has a meaningful presence on these forums) are dying for a halfway decent game. And it can be comedic, dramatic and serialised. And it's the 50th anniversary coming up too!
I'll buy you cookies? Jammy Dodgers?
A game of Thrawns?
It might be the first mediocre (as in not really really bad) Game of Thrones game. But I'm afraid you cannot win certain QTEs.:D
But only if it is exclusive to the original Dreamcast.
Their only existent property is what, Sam and max?
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Edit: Maybe we could replace the Big Daddy with the Pyro from TF2 so we can add new TF2 items to boost sales even more).
I shall have to try harder next time.
Sorry but you know it would be "The Whacky Adventures Of Jar Jar Binks" to get the kids to buy the game. Kids love Jar Jar. Especially here in Germany. :mad:
That can't be true! No kids are that dumb not even German ones!
Oh they are. Because he is actually not that bad in the German dub. Still dumb as ever but that's what the kids like.:D