If TV shows can deliver their programming on time..why can't tell tale?
Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, etc. They never say soon..or need more time for a vague reason. I mean seriously. We are almost in the middle of the year, and ALMOST halfway through the series. Yes, within two months or less we will get ep3.
We will be six months into the year and only 3 episodes done..seriously tell tale, your going go bankrupt. If this is how you manage a company maybe EA should take over to show you how its done..
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Because TV shows don't make every episode after the last one has aired.
Your right I want a half finished piece of crap...
You just can't compare tv shows with games, it's just.... no.... don't.
They are two completely separate things, tv shows don't have programmings and bugs and shit to fix like games do. and they aren't even the same lenghts!. tv shows are maybe 50 minutes long, and the telltale games are like atleast 100 long.
Actualy, they are on schedule. Their FAQ says something else, but we know from experience that every episode takes roughly two months, it was the same in S1. We will probably get ep 3 in 2-3 weeks, which is 2 months after ep 2. The only time when they weren't on schedule was with TWAU ep 2.
Because TTG knows that they won't lose customers even if they don't deliver in time.
Seriously? Because the show is already completed before it airs. The games are not. They're made while listening to user feedback in mind to improve episodes.
Doesn't hurt to mention that they're working on TWO major projects right now.
And don't even think that Telltale are anything like EA, you're just impatient and brash right now because of it. Just stay quiet and be patient, if you're going to insult them for not having episodes more often you really have no right to play them if you're going to insult the developers.
Plus they're far from bankrupt, they're wealthier now than they've EVER been before. Having been a fan of them even before most of you people heard of them I can assure you, they won't go bankrupt.
If you think 2 months is a long wait between chapters then i'm glad you didn't play The Monkey Island series in the 90's were you have to wait years between chapters.
Well yeah, they might be working on more than one game at a time, but they are separate teams working on them, not the same people working on both.
They're a small company, a very small company. If they separated in different teams there would only be like less than 100 on both projects. Doesn't hurt to mention that a majority of the voice cast of both games are the same actors.
Well that's just what I heard, that they were two separate teams, so they could work on both games simultaneously.
Actually there are 2 teams of 40 people each. Then there are the writers, voice actors and testers who are the same for both projects. So have patience and be glad you don't have to wait 8 years like some do for Half Life Episode 3.
South Park does
That's why they keep up with current events and how their show is amazing
I don't complain about any of the stuffs, they do, I think they are a great company and delivers with good quality. I don't mind the wait at all.
The shows that you mentioned make the episode roughly 2-7 months ahead of time. Plus, it's a game. Sure the walking dead show adds graphics (which aren't even that good) but the entire walking dead game is purely graphics and sounds.
Although I'm only a volunteer mod and not from Telltale, I think I can explain.
Firstly, unlike a lot of TV Series, Telltale takes fan feedback from a previous episode and incorporates it into the next episode sooner than a TV show could.
Secondly, with Telltale's new choice based gameplay, they have to spend longer amounts of time writing episodes to account for variations of dialogue. I offhandedly recall hearing Sean Vanaman (who worked on Walking Dead Season 1) state that a script for an individual episode of the game was the length of two typical movie scripts. Yes, I know some choices may not be as big as they seem, but I imagine that would not negate the need for Telltale to adjust dialogue from player choices.
Thirdly, unlike television shows, Telltale has more to account for since they design games. Television shows and movies exceed production qualities of a typical Telltale episode in some ways due to a larger budget and more time to work on them, but nevertheless Telltale has to account for all the regulations that designing a game brings (such as sending episodes for approval to Microsoft/Sony/Apple/Steam/etc.)
2 with 40 people each? Where did you hear this may I ask?
You guys are too harsh on this guy. He just is anxiously waiting the new episode.
Just one thing to say : You dont know what your talking about so shut up
Hey, let's keep it nice now.
Gosh, you are so silly that my brain hurts.
But I understand you in some way, waiting two months for new episode really sucks.
Unlike TV Shows, Telltale makes good episodes :P.
Anyway, why compare a game to TV Shows?
Actually, I think this is what Telltale was aiming for. I've read several articles or interviews - both old and new - that indicate Telltale wants their games viewed more as consumable entertainment like TV shows and less like major games.
That, and both TV shows and Telltale series are episodic, so I guess that helps his comparison too.
I guess your right. :O
Teams are limited in what they're able to accomplish, and there's alot to be done. They have to create resources and also playtest them quickly, but in a thorough enough manner that bugs can be patched (Even if a few slip through), adjust to feedback that players give.
However they aren't just working on this episode. They're writing for the final episode already for this season, according to the Playing Dead. They're writing for The Wolf Among Us as well, and their other new projects with Borderlands and Game of Thrones. They're recording lines, creating environments and hubs for the players to work with and interact at, accounting player choices and what choices they'll implement this time around. And facial expressions, lightning, promotion for certain episodes or the game, and other resources.
It's not easy, and they only failed to deliver ONCE on their planned to schedule, and that was because it SEEMS the script for The Wolf Among Us was heavily altered.
Hey its the truth the man thinks video games and Tv shows are the same thing. Hes going banana over there :P
. Wont be rude again.
Ok now all jokes aside im very sorry