The Walking Dead: Season Two – A Telltale Games Series will consist of five episodes that will be released for digital download over the course of the season, expected to premiere later this year and conclude in 2014.
Be sure that if there's any delays from that, the complaining will be similar like in Jurassic Park forum when there was a delay and they couldn't release the game around the time they were supposed to do so.
But in any case if the game isn't finished yet, saying that the first episode will be released in late 2013 gives you more freedom than exact release date set in stone. Even the slightest delay from announced date starts storm of complaints and in similar manner if they announce December date it will also annoy people. Maybe the uncertainty is for the best.
I understand you're obviously trying to protect Telltale Games from people who barely know how to tie their own shoelaces when it come to knowledge about Telltale. But if you read my first comment in this discussion and ponder it for a few minutes; If a game developer with 20 employees can keep their fans and customers updated every week, how come a game developer with around 125 employees can't? Don't tell me they can't just because they... can't. What is the big deal with telling us, just for instance out of many things they can, if the game have been sent in for approval oder nicht? It won't spoil anything if that's what they're afraid of.
It was a reveal trailer. It's purpose is to introduce the game. It makes no sense to give out information about a game before the reveal trail… moreer. The fact that you were counting the weeks before the reveal trailer even came out for no discernible reason isn't anyone's fault but your own.
Furthermore, along with the release of that trailer came a bunch of screenshots from the game for fans to speculate over. It isn't Telltale's fault that fans got bored with them after about a week. Exactly just how often do you expect them to update you on the game they're making?
You keep going on about a "lack of information" and wanting this "connection of communication between Telltale and their fans" but you appear to have no idea exactly what information you actually want them communicate. They don't have the release date to give you. They already told you how far along they are in the development process. And personally, I don't want any more informa… [view original content]
I honestly don't mind waiting, they said before Christmas. That's fine for me. I want to play it as much as anyone but they need to make sure it is well done.
I can't see why there is so much demand they havn't gone past there release date with no word, knowing the date dosn't speed the process at all.
let me guess, battlefield 4? I got it on day one, and because of several game breaking glitches, it's completely unplayable. Complete waste of 60 bucks, and EA refuses to give a refund. BF4 is the worst "game" ever made. it's like they released it halfway through its production.
True. Do you remember the endless perpetual nagging and cants about the bugs, glitches and technical problems? Everybody was yelling at Telltale how dare they to release such a buggy game and that they should have taken more time and make a better game. Telltale heard you: they stated they make this issue one of their priorities for the next season. The more time they take the more enjoyable the results will be.
FreddeN, I already told you that the fact that they mentioned play-testing the game means that it probably hasn't been sent in for approval yet. Unless you expect them to make weekly announcements saying "The Walking Dead Season 2 has still not been sent in for approval yet!" you're just going to have to take their silence to mean that it hasn't.
Will they tell us when they have sent it in? I don't know. But what good will knowing whether or not it has been sent in for approval bring us anyway? Do you think it'll give us a good idea for a release date? It won't. Yeah, sure, the approval process usually takes a set amount of time. But what if after announcing that it's been submitted to third parties, a huge problem is found that requires Telltale to take another week to fix? Then they'll have just pissed off a huge portion of their fans who took their announcement of "sent in for approval" to mean "release is imminent." And let's be honest here, FreddeN, you'd be one of those fans.
The way I see it, the only news worth announcing about the approval process would be when the game has actually been approved. But at that point, they'll have the release date and the game would be coming out after a few days anyway.
And as for your example with SCS Software, the key difference here isn't in terms of the size of the company, but in the content being produce. As I understand it, SCS produces simulation games whose primary value lie in their gameplay mechanics which are tweaked and fine-tuned continuously. They could say whatever they want about the content being added to their games without ruining the experience of actually playing it. That's not the case with The Walking Dead, which is a story-driven game whose value lies in its narrative. Saying just about anything about what's in the game is spoils some aspect of it. It also doesn't undergo constant updates, patches, or DLC so there's really nothing to say beyond that.
I understand you're obviously trying to protect Telltale Games from people who barely know how to tie their own shoelaces when it come to know… moreledge about Telltale. But if you read my first comment in this discussion and ponder it for a few minutes; If a game developer with 20 employees can keep their fans and customers updated every week, how come a game developer with around 125 employees can't? Don't tell me they can't just because they... can't. What is the big deal with telling us, just for instance out of many things they can, if the game have been sent in for approval oder nicht? It won't spoil anything if that's what they're afraid of.
True. Do you remember the endless perpetual nagging and cants about the bugs, glitches and technical problems? Everybody was yelling at Tellta… morele how dare they to release such a buggy game and that they should have taken more time and make a better game. Telltale heard you: they stated they make this issue one of their priorities for the next season. The more time they take the more enjoyable the results will be.
True. Do you remember the endless perpetual nagging and cants about the bugs, glitches and technical problems? Everybody was yelling at Tellta… morele how dare they to release such a buggy game and that they should have taken more time and make a better game. Telltale heard you: they stated they make this issue one of their priorities for the next season. The more time they take the more enjoyable the results will be.
I think they MIGHT and I mean possibly could be done now and there now waiting to get a trailer and release date done. (Something tells me even THEY don't have a exact release date I'm sure they have some type of estimation of when it will come out)
-sigh-
FreddeN, I already told you that the fact that they mentioned play-testing the game means that it probably hasn't been sent in for a… morepproval yet. Unless you expect them to make weekly announcements saying "The Walking Dead Season 2 has still not been sent in for approval yet!" you're just going to have to take their silence to mean that it hasn't.
Will they tell us when they have sent it in? I don't know. But what good will knowing whether or not it has been sent in for approval bring us anyway? Do you think it'll give us a good idea for a release date? It won't. Yeah, sure, the approval process usually takes a set amount of time. But what if after announcing that it's been submitted to third parties, a huge problem is found that requires Telltale to take another week to fix? Then they'll have just pissed off a huge portion of their fans who took their announcement of "sent in for approval" to mean "release is imminent." And let's be … [view original content]
True. Do you remember the endless perpetual nagging and cants about the bugs, glitches and technical problems? Everybody was yelling at Tellta… morele how dare they to release such a buggy game and that they should have taken more time and make a better game. Telltale heard you: they stated they make this issue one of their priorities for the next season. The more time they take the more enjoyable the results will be.
Is it as hopeful a promise as you would like to hear? No. But it's a promise. And trust me, if they break that promise, I'll be marching on their office alongside you and all the others. I'll even supply the torches and pitchforks.
The release date is before Christmas why is everyone so aggressive? There is still over a month before that date. They've hardly exceeded when they said the game would be out
You mean other than the fact that they haven't said anything despite having every reason to do so and no reason not to? Like you said, there's no point in being silent. So unless they just like being dicks to their fans for no reason, (which if you honestly believe, then why support them at all?) the fact that they are being silent can only mean that they have nothing to say.
Now, do YOU have any evidence that they DO have something to say but are hiding it from their fans. Go on. I'd love to hear it.
Let me reply what you'd have replied if I were in your boots.
"And do you have any valid evidence supporting your claim of Telltale not have anything reasonable to say"?
I will admit more time to work on it does not mean it will be a better game, but we can hope that the longer they work on it the fewer bugs it will have.
Anyone that has played TWD season one since episode one launched will know how TTG work.
Yes they do take a very long time and I know the wait is frustrating I've been saying this all over the forums. I myself got annoyed waiting for episode two to release way back when we were waiting for that.
The best thing to do is distract yourself. I don't know who is helping with TWAU but for all we know the team could be juggling between that and this.
OP is right don't rush them, not like we could anyway. They need to do a lot. It maybe a simple story driven game but it has a lot to offer to make sure we all have a different story to tell.
TellTale always slap on "Coming Soon" anyway. This isn't anything new.
Now, do YOU have any evidence that they DO have something to say but are hiding it from their fans. Go on. I'd love to hear it.
Me, too. No seriously, @FreddeN93 : You're being updated at least once a month and yet it is not enough for you. I cannot understand why everybody thinks a game company is obliged to brief the fans about every single detail as well as business secrets.You got a time frame for the release, the reveal trailer is out - what else do you want? You'll get your release date as soon as its finished, when the consoles confirm a date. So I have to agree with @DomeWing333 - what is it that you think they're hiding? The more details about the upcoming season are revealed the less surprised you will be in the end - I'd rather be patient.
Don't get me wrong: I am also as excited as everybody else about season 2, but it is senseless to rush TT and feel bitter.
You mean other than the fact that they haven't said anything despite having every reason to do so and no reason not to? Like you said, there's… more no point in being silent. So unless they just like being dicks to their fans for no reason, (which if you honestly believe, then why support them at all?) the fact that they are being silent can only mean that they have nothing to say.
Now, do YOU have any evidence that they DO have something to say but are hiding it from their fans. Go on. I'd love to hear it.
Now, do YOU have any evidence that they DO have something to say but are hiding it from their fans. Go on. I'd love to hear it.
Me, to… moreo. No seriously, @FreddeN93 : You're being updated at least once a month and yet it is not enough for you. I cannot understand why everybody thinks a game company is obliged to brief the fans about every single detail as well as business secrets.You got a time frame for the release, the reveal trailer is out - what else do you want? You'll get your release date as soon as its finished, when the consoles confirm a date. So I have to agree with @DomeWing333 - what is it that you think they're hiding? The more details about the upcoming season are revealed the less surprised you will be in the end - I'd rather be patient.
Don't get me wrong: I am also as excited as everybody else about season 2, but it is senseless to rush TT and feel bitter.
I think people would be satisfied if TT said we are now AIMING for a release in the month of (put month here,) or even anything besides "coming soon" (and other synonyms of soon.) I don't think that anyone is "rushing" Telltale, they are just getting frustrated with the lack of communication. I personally don't mind not hearing much right now because I don't really need anything more to keep reminding me its almost here. The more I hear, the more I think about it, and the more I think about it, the slower the time until season 2 seems to pass for me.
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They have give approximate date in blog:
Be sure that if there's any delays from that, the complaining will be similar like in Jurassic Park forum when there was a delay and they couldn't release the game around the time they were supposed to do so.
But in any case if the game isn't finished yet, saying that the first episode will be released in late 2013 gives you more freedom than exact release date set in stone. Even the slightest delay from announced date starts storm of complaints and in similar manner if they announce December date it will also annoy people. Maybe the uncertainty is for the best.
I understand you're obviously trying to protect Telltale Games from people who barely know how to tie their own shoelaces when it come to knowledge about Telltale. But if you read my first comment in this discussion and ponder it for a few minutes; If a game developer with 20 employees can keep their fans and customers updated every week, how come a game developer with around 125 employees can't? Don't tell me they can't just because they... can't. What is the big deal with telling us, just for instance out of many things they can, if the game have been sent in for approval oder nicht? It won't spoil anything if that's what they're afraid of.
Why will be expect news?
Will we*
Because Telltale love to give out teasers on Twitter during the show.
I don't hate anybody here. I only get disgusted by their impatience.
Again, most of this is a complete joke. I agree with you, lol
You guys eagerly waiting for the game, go buy a PS4(if you can afford one) and buy Killzone: Shadow Fall
That will keep your mind in a field of awe.
Oh, let's hope so!
I honestly don't mind waiting, they said before Christmas. That's fine for me. I want to play it as much as anyone but they need to make sure it is well done.
I can't see why there is so much demand they havn't gone past there release date with no word, knowing the date dosn't speed the process at all.
let me guess, battlefield 4? I got it on day one, and because of several game breaking glitches, it's completely unplayable. Complete waste of 60 bucks, and EA refuses to give a refund. BF4 is the worst "game" ever made. it's like they released it halfway through its production.
True. Do you remember the endless perpetual nagging and cants about the bugs, glitches and technical problems? Everybody was yelling at Telltale how dare they to release such a buggy game and that they should have taken more time and make a better game. Telltale heard you: they stated they make this issue one of their priorities for the next season. The more time they take the more enjoyable the results will be.
-sigh-
FreddeN, I already told you that the fact that they mentioned play-testing the game means that it probably hasn't been sent in for approval yet. Unless you expect them to make weekly announcements saying "The Walking Dead Season 2 has still not been sent in for approval yet!" you're just going to have to take their silence to mean that it hasn't.
Will they tell us when they have sent it in? I don't know. But what good will knowing whether or not it has been sent in for approval bring us anyway? Do you think it'll give us a good idea for a release date? It won't. Yeah, sure, the approval process usually takes a set amount of time. But what if after announcing that it's been submitted to third parties, a huge problem is found that requires Telltale to take another week to fix? Then they'll have just pissed off a huge portion of their fans who took their announcement of "sent in for approval" to mean "release is imminent." And let's be honest here, FreddeN, you'd be one of those fans.
The way I see it, the only news worth announcing about the approval process would be when the game has actually been approved. But at that point, they'll have the release date and the game would be coming out after a few days anyway.
And as for your example with SCS Software, the key difference here isn't in terms of the size of the company, but in the content being produce. As I understand it, SCS produces simulation games whose primary value lie in their gameplay mechanics which are tweaked and fine-tuned continuously. They could say whatever they want about the content being added to their games without ruining the experience of actually playing it. That's not the case with The Walking Dead, which is a story-driven game whose value lies in its narrative. Saying just about anything about what's in the game is spoils some aspect of it. It also doesn't undergo constant updates, patches, or DLC so there's really nothing to say beyond that.
That's what I've been getting at the entire time!
Agreed. As long as it's a gem, they should take as long as they need to polish the hell out of it.
I think they MIGHT and I mean possibly could be done now and there now waiting to get a trailer and release date done. (Something tells me even THEY don't have a exact release date I'm sure they have some type of estimation of when it will come out)
Okay, fine. None of you two will win in this argument anyway so just stop. Fredden and alot of us want news, and perhaps you don't DomeWing.
"Deal with it".
Still I don't see the point in the silence.
"Silence is a valid option"
Especially when you have nothing to say.
You have a very strange sense of humor.
...And since when did you become a Telltale employee?
Reasonable inference does not require a proof of employment.
Fine, just so long as they tell us HOW LONG THEY'LL NEED TO POLISH IT.
"Give us until Christmas!" -Telltale
Is it as hopeful a promise as you would like to hear? No. But it's a promise. And trust me, if they break that promise, I'll be marching on their office alongside you and all the others. I'll even supply the torches and pitchforks.
Look the people who want info what exactly do you want?
There is no release date (though before Christmas is still fairly soon), more word on the plot will spoil things.
I could understand if they had gone past Christmas with no word whatsoever but they havn't. They still have over a month to meet their release date.
The release date is before Christmas why is everyone so aggressive? There is still over a month before that date. They've hardly exceeded when they said the game would be out
Let me reply what you'd have replied if I were in your boots.
"And do you have any valid evidence supporting your claim of Telltale not have anything reasonable to say"?
You mean other than the fact that they haven't said anything despite having every reason to do so and no reason not to? Like you said, there's no point in being silent. So unless they just like being dicks to their fans for no reason, (which if you honestly believe, then why support them at all?) the fact that they are being silent can only mean that they have nothing to say.
Now, do YOU have any evidence that they DO have something to say but are hiding it from their fans. Go on. I'd love to hear it.
More time doesn't means better, Aliens colonial marines and duke nukem forever are the perfect examples of this.
The funny part is it's true.
if you want telltale to rush, fine, but dont complain when there is bugs
We don't want a rushed game but we want is at least give us an update or anything.
No I love EA Games... I Love them I really do...
I will admit more time to work on it does not mean it will be a better game, but we can hope that the longer they work on it the fewer bugs it will have.
Anyone that has played TWD season one since episode one launched will know how TTG work.
Yes they do take a very long time and I know the wait is frustrating I've been saying this all over the forums. I myself got annoyed waiting for episode two to release way back when we were waiting for that.
The best thing to do is distract yourself. I don't know who is helping with TWAU but for all we know the team could be juggling between that and this.
OP is right don't rush them, not like we could anyway. They need to do a lot. It maybe a simple story driven game but it has a lot to offer to make sure we all have a different story to tell.
TellTale always slap on "Coming Soon" anyway. This isn't anything new.
Me, too. No seriously, @FreddeN93 : You're being updated at least once a month and yet it is not enough for you. I cannot understand why everybody thinks a game company is obliged to brief the fans about every single detail as well as business secrets.You got a time frame for the release, the reveal trailer is out - what else do you want? You'll get your release date as soon as its finished, when the consoles confirm a date. So I have to agree with @DomeWing333 - what is it that you think they're hiding? The more details about the upcoming season are revealed the less surprised you will be in the end - I'd rather be patient.
Don't get me wrong: I am also as excited as everybody else about season 2, but it is senseless to rush TT and feel bitter.
I don't think asking for an update does mean that we're rushing them.
I think people would be satisfied if TT said we are now AIMING for a release in the month of (put month here,) or even anything besides "coming soon" (and other synonyms of soon.) I don't think that anyone is "rushing" Telltale, they are just getting frustrated with the lack of communication. I personally don't mind not hearing much right now because I don't really need anything more to keep reminding me its almost here. The more I hear, the more I think about it, and the more I think about it, the slower the time until season 2 seems to pass for me.