View Full Version : Telltales two unannounced series
Zachspyfox033
04/06/2008, 10:43 am
Will they be for the PC?
Platforms, details about the episodes, series length, and stuff will be announced along with the series themselves.
xChri5x
04/06/2008, 11:33 am
Only? Eegggghhhh......
Only? Eegggghhhh......
We've already announced that one of them is a wiiware series, so... obviously there is no configuration in which the two new series are only on PC.
jp-30
04/06/2008, 02:21 pm
Is Wiiware only available in the USA at launch?
Have there been any global rollout estimates yet?
Edit: Never mind (wikipedia); "The first WiiWare games were officially launched on March 25, 2008 in Japan. WiiWare games will be available in the U.S. on May 12, 2008. A Wii Shop Channel update from 20 March 2008 also suggested that WiiWare games would also launch in PAL regions in May of that year."
Still wonder if Aus & NZ will lag behind northern hemisphere PAL regions.
Molokov
04/06/2008, 02:29 pm
Still wonder if Aus & NZ will lag behind northern hemisphere PAL regions.
Isn't that pretty much guaranteed?
I mean, we lag behind for pretty much /all/ media releases. Sometimes we're lucky enough to get movie or book releases the same day as other countries, but we're /always/ behind when it comes to games, dvds, tv shows...
jp-30
04/06/2008, 06:40 pm
Our TV stations have wised up to bittorrents, and so we get the Daily Show screening here before it airs in some places in the US. Plus Lost & Survivor within a week of the US dates.
Movies here seem to stick to global release days - at least the blockbusters. And I can't think of many CDs that are released more than a week different to the USA.
But yeah, games and technology rollouts are often a different matter.
Molokov
04/07/2008, 03:32 am
Our TV stations have wised up to bittorrents, and so we get the Daily Show screening here before it airs in some places in the US. Plus Lost & Survivor within a week of the US dates.
You lucky ba*ds! When The Daily Show was on SBS here (it isn't any more), we only got the "Global Edition" which is where they take the four shows of the US Daily Show and compress four half hours into one, cutting out a lot of good stuff. It's so much easier to just get the real show by.... other means.
Australia doesn't have anything quite close to the Daily show when it comes to political satire or news parody. Chaser's could have got close, but they spent too much time on pranks and silly songs, and Newstopia is just silly fullstop (it has its good moments, I'll grant you).
Some TV shows are supposedly "beamed directly from the US satellite!" nowadays, but it still doesn't explain why a satellite beam takes a week and a half...
tabacco
04/07/2008, 08:41 am
The U.S.S. Satellite, delivering televised entertainment to the world:
http://www.canalmuseum.com/canalphotos/ships-02.jpg
Linque
04/07/2008, 08:43 am
Hahah.
That was funny. :)
TrogLlama
04/08/2008, 06:32 pm
I've got it- Team Rocket: The Point and Click Adventure.
The last episode can be the one where Ash just decides that he's tired of being stalked by a bunch of twentysomethings and their talking cat and just gives them the Pikachu.
Dangerzone
04/08/2008, 06:36 pm
We're loosing altitude... eject, eject!
MarkDarin
04/08/2008, 09:31 pm
Ash just decides that he's tired of being stalked by a bunch of twentysomethings and their talking cat and just gives them the Pikachu.
Awww man... you guessed it! ;)
Hero1
04/08/2008, 11:33 pm
my latest guess is futurama
wsippel
04/09/2008, 05:29 am
I've got it- Team Rocket: The Point and Click Adventure.
The last episode can be the one where Ash just decides that he's tired of being stalked by a bunch of twentysomethings and their talking cat and just gives them the Pikachu.
I actually wouldn't be all that surprised if Telltale was working on a Nintendo IP. I don't expect it, but I wouldn't be shocked, either. Nintendo explicitely mentioned Telltale in their WiiWare press release (granted, they also mentioned Frontier and Square-Enix), and the series will be revealed at the Nintendo Media Summit. According to Capcom, that event focusses on Nintendo developed/ published games.
xChri5x
04/09/2008, 07:24 am
Mario Adventures!
Haggis
04/09/2008, 07:49 am
Mario Adventures!
http://haggis.googlepages.com/marioadventures.jpg
Tester Scott
04/09/2008, 08:26 am
I've got it- Team Rocket: The Point and Click Adventure.
The last episode can be the one where Ash just decides that he's tired of being stalked by a bunch of twentysomethings and their talking cat and just gives them the Pikachu.
Dude that was totally stolen from VG Cats.
Guybrush Threepwood
04/09/2008, 08:57 am
Is today the day of the Nintendo Media Summit, or am I imagining things again?
You're imagining things :) It's currently 10:30 am on Wednesday. The Nintendo summit is Thursday and Friday.
wsippel
04/09/2008, 10:11 am
Mario Adventures!
Captain N or Kid Icarus might work, and the latter is actually supposed to be in the works. Brain fart, of course... :)
TrogLlama
04/09/2008, 01:17 pm
Dude that was totally stolen from VG Cats.
Yes. Yes it was.
/Wasn't really trying to hide it.
//Even so, the whole concept is pretty ridiculous.
Emily
04/10/2008, 06:02 am
Here's one of them! (http://www.telltalegames.com/company/pressreleases/id-65)
Soultaker
04/10/2008, 06:38 am
Strong Bad? I'm a bit disapointed, but I guess you can't please everyone. Since I don't own a Wii either, there is really no pleasing me anyway. :)
Cyberlink420
04/10/2008, 06:45 am
Strong Bad? I'm a bit disapointed, but I guess you can't please everyone. Since I don't own a Wii either, there is really no pleasing me anyway. :)
Disappointed? WITH STRONG BAD?! BLASPHEMY!!! :eek:
xChri5x
04/10/2008, 06:53 am
Strong Bad? I'm a bit disapointed, but I guess you can't please everyone. Since I don't own a Wii either, there is really no pleasing me anyway. :)
Many combolations, Elizagerth!
I'm not exactly a fan of Homestar Runner, but I guess it's cool. I still would have prefered a brand new IP, in which Telltale could have exploited all their wacky ideas without having to worry about if they fit the licence.
Also, I'm a bit concerned about all those lame comparisons that will inevitably raise from the media, between this game and that other episodic-adventure-game-based-on-a-famous-web-comic to be released around the same period, Peny Arcade Adventures.
But anyway, aside from that, I think this is great news. Congratulations!
V_Ben
04/10/2008, 08:29 am
TROGDOR!!!!!!!! sorry, it had to be said :P
Emily
04/10/2008, 08:59 am
Also, I'm a bit concerned about all those lame comparisons that will inevitably raise from the media, between this game and that other episodic-adventure-game-based-on-a-famous-web-comic to be released around the same period, Peny Arcade Adventures.
Doesn't matter. They would have been compared to Sam & Max anyway.
EMAN528
04/10/2008, 10:29 am
So did I read the article correctly at the end, this series will also be on the PC and not exclusivve to the Wii? If so, yay. I don't have to buy a Wii now.
Lucien21
04/10/2008, 10:49 am
:confused::confused:
I guess I just don't get it. Can't please everyone I suppose.
Are those cartoons supposed to be funny?
Hopefully the other series will be better.
EMAN528
04/10/2008, 11:14 am
I'm just happy to be getting a new telltale game every month for what appears to be a while now, so I don't care what license it is. Could be the Smurfs for all I care.
Damon
04/10/2008, 11:23 am
Smurfs? Really? :D
I'm just happy to be getting a new telltale game every month for what appears to be a while now, so I don't care what license it is. Could be the Smurfs for all I care.
Cyberlink420
04/10/2008, 11:33 am
Sure, the Smurfs would be great! The whole game could revolve around daily life in the village and solving puzzles to avoid caught by Gargamel.
EMAN528
04/10/2008, 11:37 am
I was being a little sarcastic but in all honesty if telltale made a smurfs adventure game, I would buy it just because I enjoy their games so much.
Harald B
04/10/2008, 11:38 am
Some interesting news hidden in a GameSpot Q&A (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6189014.html):
Telltale is apparently done getting the lay of the land now, as Connors said it has four series in development, and is planning to have at least three series this year, churning out an episode a month with the series schedules running back-to-back-to-back.(emphasis mine)
Four series? There's the two series we've been talking about here, there's probably more Sam & Max, but what would #4 be? Hm...
Guybrush Threepwood
04/10/2008, 11:40 am
Some interesting news hidden in a GameSpot Q&A (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6189014.html):
(emphasis mine)
Four series? There's the two series we've been talking about here, there's probably more Sam & Max, but what would #4 be? Hm...
CSI? Or has that all finished now?
EMAN528
04/10/2008, 11:42 am
Some interesting news hidden in a GameSpot Q&A (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6189014.html):
(emphasis mine)
Four series? There's the two series we've been talking about here, there's probably more Sam & Max, but what would #4 be? Hm...
Hopefully Bone again but I'm not holding my breath. Though maybe with the new WB movie announcement it's a possibility.
Harald B
04/10/2008, 11:42 am
CSI? Or has that all finished now?They brought Hard Evidence to the Wii a while back now, and I don't remember it being destined for anywhere else. I suppose it could be a new CSI game though.
Kevin
04/10/2008, 11:53 am
CSI wouldn't be "all new", now would it?
Harald B
04/10/2008, 12:02 pm
So the #4 series is all new too? This is getting better and better. :)
Guybrush Threepwood
04/10/2008, 12:07 pm
I shall start my quest to win again (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4876)!
jp-30
04/10/2008, 02:05 pm
CSI wouldn't be "all new", now would it?
Brilliant news!
(Though the article didn't say "all new")
Molokov
04/10/2008, 02:18 pm
Holy Crap! Strong Bad + Telltale! Awesome!
Pity I don't have a Wii, nor is Wiiware available in this country yet....
Edit: Even more awesome! PC version will be available. Man, Telltale seem determined for me to give them more money :)
ShaggE
04/10/2008, 03:50 pm
Yatta! Homestar Runner + Telltale equals WIN!
doom saber
04/10/2008, 04:01 pm
Yay for homestar runner!
flipperthepriest
04/10/2008, 10:19 pm
Someone a while back in the thread said futurama. I would actually have a coronary if it was. But they seem to be sticking to comics. Garfield is overdone and they wouldnt be able to get liscensing for calvin and hobbes... dilbert would be too well known...
XKCD THE GAME!!! lol
EMAN528
04/10/2008, 11:25 pm
Dilbert would be cool. . .
ShaggE
04/10/2008, 11:29 pm
I'm rooting for a Don Hertzfeldt game.
*use spoon with cereal bowl*
"My spoon is too big!"
xChri5x
04/10/2008, 11:45 pm
Someone a while back in the thread said futurama. I would actually have a coronary if it was. But they seem to be sticking to comics. Garfield is overdone and they wouldnt be able to get liscensing for calvin and hobbes... dilbert would be too well known...
XKCD THE GAME!!! lol
I think they're aiming for an older demographic, so Garfield, Calvin & Hobbes would really be out. Dilbert isn't really interesting enough to justify a series of games (IMO) and Futurama is way too big of a license.
But who knows!
jp-30
04/11/2008, 12:56 am
From the tone and bits and pieces being mentioned by TTG staff, I get the impression the PC license due to be announced soonish is going to be based on a TV show.
Could be way off base though, of course.
xChri5x
04/11/2008, 01:15 am
I think it might be something of a serious type game. We already have the Sam & Max guys working on Strong Bad which works nicely. I can't see them annoucing another humour based game without them. Maybe something more along the lines of CSI. It makes more sense to have a variety.
It being based off another TV show makes sense too, because (again) they already have the ties with CSI. Assuming the higher ups liked the work they did I can see them getting in contact with TTG again. But if it is based off a TV show, you think the info might have leaked by now since there are so many people involved?
Soultaker
04/11/2008, 02:31 am
Dilbert would be cool. . .
Well, I don't know... there was already a TV series for Dilbert, and it was pretty un-funny. I'm afraid Dilbert works best in (short) strip-form and attempts to transplant the characters to longer stories are doomed to fail.
Whilst it's clearly not on the cards, a game based on Spaced (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced) would be epic.
ShaggE
04/11/2008, 09:34 am
Wait... they have experience with CSI games... dare I hope for a Dexter game? :D
I think it might be something of a serious type game. We already have the Sam & Max guys working on Strong Bad which works nicely.
The team is actually split between ex-Sam & Max and CSI team members. The lead designer on Strong Bad is Mark Darin, who did design and scripting on CSI: Hard Evidence, and Mai Nguyen, art director on CSI 3 and 4, has been art directing on CG4AP (and built all the characters and many of the environments). The writers (except Mark) are all from Sam & Max past and present, though.
TrogLlama
04/11/2008, 11:31 am
Well, I don't know... there was already a TV series for Dilbert, and it was pretty un-funny. I'm afraid Dilbert works best in (short) strip-form and attempts to transplant the characters to longer stories are doomed to fail.
I liked the TV show. Meh, it's all opinions. No use getting worked up over it.
Alucard
04/11/2008, 07:26 pm
Sweet. Something I can finally spend my points card on. The virtual console games that Nintendo has put on since Christmas have been crap.
vBulletin® v3.8.2, Copyright ©2000-2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.