Quality Over Quantity Nonsense
I've been hearing "a delayed game is eventually good, a rushed game is forever bad." How'd that work out for you guys in TWAU Episode 2 that took 4 months? Was it amazing? Was it the best episode you ever played? Here's the million dollar question, was it worth the wait?
I'm just so tired of people defending Telltale, calling me ungrateful, telling me that I don't have the right to complain, telling me that I should let Telltale take as long as they need to finish the episode, "it'll come when it's ready" they said, and Telltale altering the meaning to "soon." All I want to do is play Episode 2, is that really too much to ask? :c
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It was good imo
6 downvotes for saying it was good? Jeez wtf
So after a 4 month delay all you can say is "it was good?" You just proved my point. I don't want "good," I want amazing, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, etc. It was not worth the wait in my opinion.
I guess it is, we just have to wait in the corner and pray.
Don't worry, it's "around the corner."
The TWAU delay was due to extenuating circumstances. They weren't perfecting the game and making it correct like they are doing now with TWD. Something went wrong in the production and they had problems. They said it wouldn't likely happen again. So to answer your question, the two examples cannot be compared with adequit reasonability.
Epidode 2 was fully remade for whatever reason. Stop pestering Telltale, it won't make them go faster and we will still buy their games anyway.
Ain't you the guy who thinks luke is evil?
Do you even know why TWAU was delayed? I mean specifically. Now it seems that TWD is going to be delayed and people are still Pro Telltale and settle for a screenshot after over two months of waiting. Sorry, but I just need more than that. I need a release date or a trailer. Hell, I'll even settle for some unambiguous updates.
dude it's already out
i played it
the guy was vince
dude it's already out
i played it
the guy was vince
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
To me, quality absolutely trumps quantity. I think if they rushed production for the sake of satisfying instant gratification then the final product will suffer in the end up turning a lot of people off in the long run. Granted it took 4 months for EP2 to be released but my expectations were modest as I understand that every episode cannot be their "greatest hit". Personally though, I thought EP2 was a bit on the short side but still provided me with the thought provoking entertainment that I appreciated.
Also, not everyone is defending TTG although it would be easy to sense that from some of the intense feedback on this forum so of course we're going to hear the good, bad, and the ugly side of what's on people's minds. I think a lot of the fans want to play the game asap however compromising quality in order to do so would only make things worse IMHO.
I have holy water, it burns trolls! Be gone before I have to use it!
stop thumbing me down i palreyda
Don't forget the 'muh holiday' apologists.
It was delayed because of nudity or something.
how are you going to throw it on me through the internet
Twau ep2 wasn't worth the wait
Oh yeah! That's true. What was I thinking? They had a two week holiday, who am I to add those two weeks into their time frame and consider it a delay? Sorry Telltale, keep up the great PR and on time episodes.
I really hope that wasn't the case because I couldn't care less to see a topless stripper. Especially if it took 4 MONTHS because of it. You know what? I'm going to give Telltale the benefit of the doubt and say that wasn't the case.
I don't need to know. I'm guessing legality issues or story board issues, but it doesn't really matter.
Of course we are Pro-TellTale, we love their story and it is worth the wait. The quote you said earlier fits perfectly. I will happily wait much, much longer for a game reminicent of S1 than I will for a game like Survival Instinct. I won't argue their lack of communication gets anoying sometimes, but as I and most other fans have come to realize it's just how the company works.
It isn't like ordering a pizza, there is no timer telling TTG when it is done. There is no pick-up time, it is done when it is done. If there were a pizza company that worked like this I would be fine with it. I sit at home and do everything my day requires, it isn't like I need to sit in a line and wait for it, and then I show up and the tasty treat is sitting on my table and I can enjoy it. This is a weird analogy, but it works.
You don't need any of that. You want it. TellTale knows what you need, and that is the final product to be amazing. And that is what they are working on right now.
TellTale is like a fine wine.
I think it was delayed because of the Winter Olympics. That's why there weren't any Agents of SHIELD, Person of Interest, Supernatural, or Arrow episodes for the past few weeks.
I'm sorry what? Just because a game is delayed does not make it good. The reason the 'Wolf Among Us' is so lackluster is because they had to make serious edits towards the stories. So sorry if it wasn't perfect, just be patient and the next episode will be out. I don't get as to why people are complaining, it's not like Telltale had a release date set for every single episode. So just be patient, and wait for the episode.
yeah...it really wasn't.
There be downvote trolls aplenty in this thread
That's why I'm annoyed. Their games are amazing and I don't mind the wait, but the PR tells us absolutely nothing useful. The PR either tell us something we already know or totally misleads us. Even TelltaleMike was more useful in one day than the PR ever was.
Or it could just be a controversial topic with differentiating opinions. Actually, I think it's both.
I've heard the "quality over quantity" argument before. As a fan of DOCTOR WHO, the past couple of years have been very frustrating. The series began undergoing major delays and gaps in its filming schedule once Steven Moffat took over as showrunner. Whether this was Moffat's doing or the BBC's (or both) is still unclear, but Moffat attempted to justify the hiatuses by claiming the wait would ultimately be worth it.
Most of the time...it wasn't.
I agree the PR does need some serious management changes. But aside from that, I don't think there should be worries when it comes to the release of the episodes.a
Welcome to troll hell.
everyone just needs to knock off the whiney BS. it will be out when it is out. if it is that big of an issue then dont buy it. i personally dont care when it comes because TTG has already proven themselves worty of my money. delays happen and so do mistakes. it only makes them human. if u dont have similar issues in your life then, hello jesus...
lulz
darkweb motherfucker. I heard there's guys there who do wet work. :[
palreyda? Have a like
Quality trumps Quantity, but only to a point. For triple A games I like to hear about a couple delays, it usually means there trying to get all the features working properly. Beyond that though it usually means something is fundementally flawed in the game and dev is now paving over it. How my theory works for episodic games I don't know. Give them a couple months but beyond that were in oh no something is very wrong territory.
I think the bottom line here is that yes, it is better for a company to deliver a good game late than a bad game on time. However, that does not mean that delivering a game late will necessarily mean that it will be a good game, nor does it mean that a game being good is a valid excuse for it being late. Personally, I liked the second episode of The Wolf Among Us, but that doesn't change the fact that it was still delivered MUCH later than it should have been. As a company Telltale should be striving to deliver games that are both good and on time. They're clearly struggling with this right now and need a lot of improvement. But as long as they are struggling with it, I FAR prefer that they err on the side of releasing a late game than releasing a bad game.
Thank you! I totally agree, they should make a great game AND try to release it on time. A little communication wouldn't hurt either.
If the episode takes too long to come out I actually won't buy the games anymore... I'm not payinh for something taht was supposed to come out weeks ago nad because of the delay I got totally disconnected from the game and the story...
ACtually I'm not counting those two weeks and not counting them 6 weeks have passed this tuesdau 18th, so now moderators and representatives are already saying 6-8 weeks, when in the FAQ it says ,4-6 weeks...
If it comes out after the beggining of March I won't buy it...
Sorry for repeating myself from the other comment, this jsut pisses me off :P
If we're going to be realistic about it, though, if Telltale does ever end up getting to a point where they can get all of their episodes out within 4-6 weeks, it probably won't be for quite a long time. They're a fairly small company that's gone through a rapid growth spurt recently with the success of The Walking Dead. There's going to be a lot of growing pains to deal with for the next few years, most likely.
In the mean time, releasing games "on time" might just mean setting more realistic goals for themselves, like 6-8 weeks, so that fans don't get their hopes up when 4-6 weeks come and go with barely a mention of the episode. As long Telltale can just be upfront and honest about exactly what they can and cannot accomplish as a company, the fans should respond to that sympathetically and give them the time they need to do what they need to do.