Game of Thrones Unofficial FAQ
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Unofficial FAQ (Last Updated March 23, 2016)
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Season Two FAQ
(1) What is Game of Thrones: Season Two?
*Game of Thrones: Season Two was confirmed in an interview with the Hollywood reporter. It will be a full fledged sequel that won't require the original game to play.
(2) Is George R. R. Martin and HBO involved in the game?
George R. R. Martin's personal assistant and HBO were involved in the first season to make sure the story stayed true to the Game of Thrones universe, and George R.R. Martin was involved in the selection of Telltale as the studio to make the game. Nothing has been revealed for certain, but it's likely that the situation will be similar for season two.
(3) When will the episodes be released?
Release dates have not yet been announced, but seasons typically begin at least one year after the first season has concluded.
Release date discussions for each episode will be available here. They will be updated as release date information is revealed.
(4) For which platforms will Game of Thrones: Season Two be available?
Telltale Games has yet to reveal any platforms for season two.
(5) How much does Game of Thrones: Season Two cost?
This is unknown as well, but it's likely to be the current usual cost for Telltale's games of $5 for an episode or a bundle comprising of all episodes that itself averages out to $5 an episode .
(6) I'm new to all that episodic game stuff. How are they doing this?
You can expect to receive a new episode roughly every five to eight weeks. Each episode contains an individual part of a story that is held together through a narrative that connects all of the episodes together into what Telltale calls a season. Think along the lines of a serialized television series such as Lost. An episode usually lasts about as long as a good movie would.
(7) How many episodes will there be?
This hasn't yet been revealed. Season One contained six episodes, while most Telltale seasons consist of five episodes.
(8) What time of the day will the episodes be episodes available?
This depends on the store in question. Most companies update their digital store in the evening in their timezone. Telltale sometimes makes releases at midnight in their timezone (PST) in their store, but this isn't always a certainty.
(9) Will the different platforms release simultaneously?
Almost. Telltale has come a long way since 2009, when the PC and console releases of their episodes were months apart. Nowadays, most platforms released within days of each other, and even these small lags were only due to the different release schedules of XBLA and PSN NA. However, PSN Europe always lagged a bit more. It is to be expected that these lags will also be apparent and unavoidable during the "Game of Thrones: Season Two" release. Be prepared!
(10) Are there concrete release dates for all these episodes?
Ok, here's the really really important part. There absolutely are not!! While Telltale doesn't start each new episode 'from scratch', large parts of the development cycle still take place during these release months. From writing to animation to voice acting to possible gamer input from the forums, it all comes together to form a new episode only weeks and days before release; and eventually, another time frame insecurity is added when console manufacturers receive the final build of the episodes for their quality assurance process.
As a consequence, since Telltale has to sync up release dates with all of their distribution partners, fixed dates will only be announced mere days before an episode releases (in Telltale's blog, on their twitter, facebook page, etc.). Don't ever believe dates given by various unofficial sites! These are nothing but estimates, placeholder dates and possibly wishful thinking.
(11) Telltale has so many games in development. Will this affect the quality or development time of this game?
No. Since the success of Walking Dead: Season 1, Telltale has sized up from 70 people to near 350 people, and now have five times the amount of staff members they had during Season 1, so multiple projects at once should not be a concern. They now have a big enough staff to work on four projects at once as well as extra staff members to work on side projects.
Even though Telltale announces their projects ahead of time, this doesn't mean that each game is in full production. All games by Telltale Games are first started with a small team of just a few people, who do things common in very early development, such as sorting out the season wide story and working on concept art. As the deadline nears, more people are brought in to work on other things, but it is still a small team. Full production doesn't start until the current seasons wrap up, and seasons that are announced years in advance won't begin full production until long after that. The currently ongoing series also don't affect each other, as different teams are working on each project. Even in the case of shared staff, the work load is light enough for these staff members, that their working between projects doesn't have any affect on the quality or development time of either project.
In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Bruner stated that "Telltale's approach to game development is much more like television than most other game developers. Across all of our series — The Walking Dead, Minecraft: Story Mode and more — the development process at Telltale spends a significant amount of time upfront in the writer's rooms not just with writers, but designers, directors and creative input from all across the studio. It's not unusual for our games to exist longer on whiteboards and sticky notes and in scripts than they do in traditional game production. It's incredibly similar to how TV often spends so much time in preproduction and planning before moving into actually shooting."
(12) Which languages will be available?
Only English is certain at first (as that is the original language as written by the Telltale writing staff). There is no word on what languages Game of Thrones: Season Two will be translated to or when they will be available, but historically Telltale has released their translations towards the end of the season.
(13) Will there be a bonus/free collector's DVD version for Game of Thrones: Season Two available from the Telltale store?
This has yet to be revealed, but it's possible.
Season One FAQ
(1) What is Game of Thrones: Season One?
*Game of Thrones: Season One (also known simply as Game of Thrones) is a six chapter series of episodic games based on the Game of Thrones television series on the HBO network, which itself is based on the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels by George R. R. Martin. It is not a prequel, and the events of the game take place over several years, starting from the time of the end of season three of the television show and end right before the beginning of season five of the show. The game follows the house of Forrester, a house built over fifteen hundred years ago, and seated at Ironrath, an imposing stronghold surrounded by towering ironwood trees.
(2) Is George R. R. Martin and HBO involved in the game?
George R. R. Martin was apparently involved in the selection of Telltale to make a game based on Game of Thrones. Mr. Martin has stated that he wanted Telltale to make the game, as he wanted "a Game of Thrones game to be made by a studio that knows how to create a thrilling and interesting story". He assigned his personal assistant, Ty Franck, to be the story consultant to Telltale for Game of Thrones. Telltale also worked alongside HBO ensure that the game season remained true to the series.
(3) What is the gameplay like?
The core gameplay doesn't deviate much from the choices based gameplay introduced in The Walking Dead in 2012. The game has five playable characters, each from the same house, some from the same family and some who work for the family. So, the choices of each house member affects everyone in the house. Action sequences are handled Telltale style (meaning quick time events and occasional limited direct action sequences).
(4) Do I have to watch the television show or read the novels before I can play Telltale's series?
You will get more from the game if you are aware of the franchise before you play it, but it is not necessary. Telltale does a good job of adding things that people who know the franchise will appreciate, while keeping the game from getting confusing for people who are new to the franchise.
(5) When were the episodes released?
See the release date discussions for the dates that the games were released for each plaform.
Release Date Discussions for each episode can be found here.
(6) For which platforms is Game of Thrones: Season One available?
It is available for PC/Mac, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Android.
(7) How much does Game of Thrones: Season One cost?
It is $5 for one episode and $30 for a season pass. For some systems, such as PC, there is no option to buy episodes individually and you can only buy the whole season. Prices vary by system.
(8) I'm new to Telltale. How do "Episodic" games work?
The way this works is each individual episode contains an individual part of a story that is held together through a narrative that connects all of the episodes together into what Telltale calls a season. Think along the lines of a serialized television series such as Lost.
(9) How many episodes are there?
There are six episodes. The episode titles are Iron From Ice, The Lost Lords, The Sword in the Darkness, Sons of Winter, A Nest of Vipers, and The Ice Dragon.
(10) Which languages will be available?
Only English is certain at first (as that is the original language as written by the Telltale writing staff). There is no word on what languages Game of Thrones will be translated to or when they will be available, but historically Telltale has released their translations towards the end of the season.
(11) Will there be a bonus/free collector's DVD version for Game of Thrones available from the Telltale store?
It's unlikely, as there wasn't one listed at the Telltale website on release, and every collector's disc to date has been listed as a bonus for Telltale store orders from day one.
Comments
Yaaaaay
Not much, but it's something;
http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/28/5661782/telltale-game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-assistant
I`m actually curious about that prototype they showed to HBO. I wonder what was in it.
"t will run concurrently with the events in the television series". What about the main characters of the TV series? I don't know, we'll impersonate them (I doubt it) or we're going to talk with them and interact (like Glenn of TWD) or will it be something apart from the main story?
no screenshots , no trailer , no forum , nothing ! c'mon guys... seriously..
Game Of Thrones will premier "later this year" after Tales from the Borderlands "kicks off" according to a tweet from Job, there will be no information at E3
Thanks for the heads up. I've added this to the FAQ.
nice info.. but really ?
i was waiting E3 for see something about GoT and now this ?
God..
Hi all, glad everyone is excited for Game of Thrones (I know we are)! We're looking forward to sharing info about Thrones in late summer. In the meantime, we hope you'll check out the great "Tales From the Borderlands" goodies we'll be showing off at E3.
On a personal note, Season 4 of the show has been fan-tas-tic. Speaking as a huge fan of both the show and the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, it's an absolute privilege and joy for our team to carve out our part of George's world. As that New York Times article reported, we've been working closely with HBO and Ty Franck to ensure accuracy and respect to the source material. We're obsessive ASOIAF devotees here at TTG: I'm currently on my third read-through of the book series and I've rewatched the show in its entirety so many times I've lost count.
we're very happy to know that this game is in the hands of someone that loves the series and says this to us .
thank you for that , we hope we get another GOTY with Game of Thrones from you guys and we sure are very excited !
but the lack of news and the TFTB game is making us nervous and some of us waited for E3 to see something about GoT and now we only going to get something in late summer.. we dont even have a specific board of the game in the community.
at least i hope the game still comes out in 2014..
Hey,I know the game release date isn't announced yet,but I'm really curious about this: Will there be a scenario for us to command troops in battle using the choice based system and see the outcome based on our decision during battle?
they aint releasing any dates because they never can make there dates on time. And people get all fucking bent out of shape when they dont meet there dates, lol. So why create expectations you cant meet and just use the generic year or the "coming Soon"
So godsdamn excited for this. I'm reading The Tales of Dunk and Egg at the moment. It's getting me through to Season 5. I'm a bit concerned about the story arc tho. Everything in asoiaf affects the war. Everything. If taken place during The War Of Five Kings, it would have to be a separate universe. That or the choices are not huge choices. Which would suck. Even if a prequal, still.
I am so freaking hyped for this I love the show all 4 seasons have been great and in my opinion the best show on tv. I haven't read the books yet just started the first one.
I'm looking forward to it. I have some concerns over how they will pull it off given there are so many characters in the universe which I consider to all be "main" characters and would like to play all of them given each of their story arcs directly affect the whole world.
My guess is that we will play as different characters for 25 minute slices in each episode, that or we stick with a character for a full on episode then another the next.
Can we expect news during the Gamescom?
Telltale will not be at Gamescom, but they will be at PAX Prime in Seattle. They'll talk about TFTB, but we don't know whether they'll talk about GOT or not.
yeah cant believe we're in mid august and the only thing we had about the game was a reveal teaser..
I can believe it. The wolf among us was announced in early 2011 and didn't release until October 2013.
Well this came out today.
i knew it it would be with a house no one cares... oh my hopes of playing with tyrion or jon snow droped to 0..
IronFromIce
Speculate away. :-)
I can't even begin to fathom what that could possibly mean.
If it was HBO it must of been a lot of sex and violence.
It was obvious that wouldn't happen, as the game is strictly canon to the show.
Every word Jon or Tyrion say is already determined, as they are the same as in the show.
Not sure if on tip of tongue or if it will drive me crazy.
Im so excited especially as its alongside the original story!!!!!
Do we know if it will be avaible on PS3 store (or will we have to get PS4) ? And if it's the case, will it be possible to try the first episode before buying, like they did with TWD ?
I'm curious but I don't know if I'll enjoy it, depending on the way they're writing and doing it (the game play, the stories, the possible QTE actions...).
I'm guessing Iron from Ice are the words of House Forrester.
I'm not too sure, but as far as I'm aware of, "Iron" likely refers to the Iron Islands while "Ice" refers to the North. It could involve a member of House Forrester who is defending his homelands near Deepwood Motte as ironborn commanded by Yara Greyjoy raid that particular region in season two.
Job tweeted this earlier today. Looks like Game of Thrones is further along than I would've guessed.
well that means the game is going well i guess...
anyway , they said in the end of summer we would get some news... well summer is ending and we didnt have anything yet..
We got a tease of the name of the clan that'll be involved in the game (Forrester), and the motto of the game (Iron From Ice), which is more than we had before the summer. I have a feeling that's the extent of the news for Game of Thrones we're going to get until Tales from the Borderlands starts, since the release of Game of Thrones seems to be a ways off yet.
what i mean with news is ... images or trailer or release date .. but yeah i guess only after borderlands release...
Will GoT also be on iOS?
Most likely, but no platforms, besides PC, have been confirmed for it.
I really hope the game will be off to other language someday (soon) because i can read english but not as fast as someone with english as first language. And sometime i don't follow as fast as the game give me the time to answer so my character end up saying nothing or something maybe i would choose differently.
Please make french possible soon enough or i will only buy the first episode and wait for it to become availlable in french other way i'm off with the series.
Ramsey Snow/Bolton is such an arsemonkey! I know that choice is a broad term with Telltale but I tried every way I could think of to keep Ethan alive and that jerkwad kills him anyway. Well done, Telltale (and the actor who plays Ramsey) for making me hate a fictional character so much!
LOVE this game! When is Episode 2?