Humor Level? [Archive] - Telltale Games Forums

Randulf

07/25/2008, 03:59 am

What sort of humor (in terms of ESRB ratings) are you aiming for in the W&G games, knowing that this franchise is more "family-oriented" than either Sam and Max or Homestar Runner?

jp-30

07/25/2008, 04:14 am

Over 9000!?

xChri5x

07/25/2008, 04:27 am

A humour level of 9000? That's like... only 1000 away from the legal limit!

Tellyn

07/25/2008, 05:42 am

The answer is British humour. ;)

Molokov

07/25/2008, 06:02 am

With the extra (and proper) 'u' :)

I do expect the humour level to be more along "family friendly" lines (G rating for Australia, hopefully) as this would match all the episodes/movies we've seen for Wallace and Gromit so far.

I really hope also that the game has object combinations - after all with Wallace and Gromit both being inventors, I'm sure if they took a whole bunch of random stuff they could put it together to make a cracking invention!

nirniva

07/25/2008, 06:06 am

Over 9000!?

Crap, you beat me to it.

splash1

07/25/2008, 06:32 am

What sort of humor (in terms of ESRB ratings) are you aiming for in the W&G games, knowing that this franchise is more "family-oriented" than either Sam and Max or Homestar Runner?

the humor may be family-oriented and also may be like the Sam & Max humor

nathew

07/25/2008, 07:22 am

With the extraneous (and proper) 'u' :)

fixed that for you. ;)

Badwolf

07/25/2008, 07:24 am

Fingers crossed for lots of puns. (The arson line in Wererabbit was ace).

Jake

07/25/2008, 09:32 am

What sort of humor (in terms of ESRB ratings) are you aiming for in the W&G games, knowing that this franchise is more "family-oriented" than either Sam and Max or Homestar Runner?

Wallace & Gromit shorts and the film are, I imagine, all rated G or PG (so basically "E" in ESRB talk), and that's where we'll be going as well.

Yellowtail

07/25/2008, 10:12 am

The answer is British humour. ;)

Well, it's better than American humour.

splash1

07/25/2008, 10:27 am

Wallace & Gromit shorts and the film are, I imagine, all rated G or PG (so basically "E" in ESRB talk), and that's where we'll be going as well.

you are kinda forgetting some of the Were Rabbit stuff, there is some crude humor in there but it's hidden..and this will be Telltale's second E game!!!

Jake

07/25/2008, 10:45 am

you are kinda forgetting some of the Were Rabbit stuff, there is some crude humor in there but it's hidden..and this will be Telltale's second E game!!!

Curse of the Were Rabbit is rated G, at least in the US. That doesn't mean it's all wholly innocent humor, but it is definitely all-ages!

simon0405

07/25/2008, 02:28 pm

i hope telltale will give them guns:)

BadStrong

07/25/2008, 02:34 pm

I heard this game gonna be for psp any true eh?

Guybrush Threepwood

07/25/2008, 02:34 pm

i hope telltale will give them guns:)

Wallace & Gromit isn't really about guns...
and when I said "isn't really", I mean "not at all".

xChri5x

07/25/2008, 02:38 pm

I wonder what kind of power-ups and special abilities there will be!

Tellyn

07/25/2008, 02:40 pm

Wallace & Gromit isn't really about guns...
and when I said "isn't really", I mean "not at all".

Who needs guns anyway when you're in control of one of the most creative inventors in modern day fiction? :) I can't wait to see the new gadgets Telltale come up with.

Katana

07/25/2008, 03:06 pm

Things like Wallace and Grommit have Disney level of humor. That doesn't necessarily mean there are NO rude jokes; it just means they're usually behind magic curtains that only people over the certain age who recognize the "in joke" will understand. Remember in Curse of the Were Rabbit when Wallace covered up his nether regions with a box that said "May contain nuts"?

nhaingen

07/25/2008, 03:39 pm

I'm psychic: haven't been on the TTG site for a few months or so, suddenly struck with an urge to see what's new, and voila - new series. This should be fun.

I imagine this game would have to be more reliant on visuals and acting than Sam & Max or H*R (though I have no idea what the H*R game is actually like, of course), seeing how Grommit is a silent character and all. A lot of Wallace and Grommit humour (with a U, yes. TTG had better have some authentic British citizens on board the writing staff. I'll demand to see the proper forms later.) is visual, right? Wrong? I haven't seen the shorts for years and the movie for... years as well, so I'm pretty fuzzy on the franchise.

On a completely different note, I think the framerate should be low, so it flickers like claymation. That would be nifty.

Yellowtail

07/26/2008, 12:06 am

I heard this game gonna be for psp any true eh?

Formats aren't confirmed. Abviously on PC and maybe wii too.

Shmeh

07/26/2008, 12:21 am

I suspect that TTG is going to see how Strongbad turns out before committing another game to the Wii console.

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Tellyn

07/26/2008, 04:54 am

It won't come out on WiiWare, that service is limited to 40MB, which is why Sam & Max couldn't be released on it. A retail pack with all the episodes on the Wii would be possible however. Hopefully we get some confirmation on Monday. :)

Cardcaptor Stacey

07/26/2008, 08:15 am

It won't come out on WiiWare, that service is limited to 40MB, which is why Sam & Max couldn't be released on it.
Why won't it? It's an episodic series. Release each one separately on WiiWare. Nothing wrong doing them all via retail at the end.

Tellyn

07/26/2008, 09:28 am

Why won't it? It's an episodic series. Release each one separately on WiiWare. Nothing wrong doing them all via retail at the end.

It's just the fact that they're keeping to the claymation style of the original shorts/film. A full episode wouldn't fit within that limit. By all means, I'd love to be proven wrong though. :)

flipperthepriest

07/28/2008, 02:05 am

xChri5x

07/28/2008, 02:07 am

The Office (US) > The Office (UK)

Rather Dashing

07/28/2008, 02:14 am

You know i've always considered british humour to be often way higher rated than american humour (spell it with a u guys. American spelling is just sad) just look at the english and american versions of the office and, of course, monty python. And does anyone know if H*R and SnM and even this one are all made on the same engine? if so im really impressed at its graphical versatility.
I know that both Sam and Max and SBCG4AP are made using the Telltale Tool. Somewhere somebody mentioned(citation needed) that making something like the Strong Bad game really helps when it comes to expanding their development tool.

And I much prefer American spellings, thank you. ;)

As far as humor goes, neither has a monopoly on it. Humor is humour(see what I did there? Oh ho ho), and has to be juudged individually. :)

Bobeo

07/28/2008, 03:58 pm

Wallace & Gromit isn't really about guns...
and when I said "isn't really", I mean "not at all".

That's not completely true. The penguin (rooster) was armed and dangerous.

ShaggE

07/28/2008, 04:09 pm

The Office (US) > The Office (UK)

Agreed. It's not that I didn't find UK Office funny, it's just that it was downright depressing and uncomfortable. Far more so than the US version. (Which is weird, since I like my comedy with a hint of nihilism.)

ladognome

07/28/2008, 04:45 pm

That's not completely true. The penguin (rooster) was armed and dangerous.

but they're kid-friendly guns! :p

Katana

07/28/2008, 07:07 pm

To anyone who doubts that point about British humor:
HOT FUZZ
'Nuff said.

xChri5x

07/28/2008, 07:28 pm

To anyone who doubts that point about British humor:
HOT FUZZ
'Nuff said.

I liked Shaun Of The Dead better, but I have to admit I've only seen Hot Fuzz once and I'm sure I'll like it even more once I see it a few more times.

Rather Dashing

07/28/2008, 07:37 pm

Seriously? I mean, if you're going to point out one example of good British humor and use it as a blanket to define all British humor as superior...

...Why not go for Hitchhiker's Guide or Doctor Who?

And while you're at it, reference one bit awful US humor to make the point EVEN STRONGER.

Katana

07/28/2008, 07:46 pm

I liked Shaun Of The Dead better, but I have to admit I've only seen Hot Fuzz once and I'm sure I'll like it even more once I see it a few more times.

Yeah, a lot of the jokes in that movie are easier to realize when you've seen the whole thing once.

MeaningOfLife

07/28/2008, 09:57 pm

This game will be pure British humor written by American writers.

So in another word, stereotypical British traits from the US of A's point of view.

http://www.willywang.com/sa/brit.png

Jake

07/28/2008, 11:12 pm

http://www.willywang.com/sa/brit.png

I would love to see that guy in Strong Bad. I would be amazingly sad if he was in Wallace and Gromit though.

langley

07/31/2008, 01:05 pm

Holy crap, how did you get a copy of our game's script?!

This game will be pure British humor written by American writers.

So in another word, stereotypical British traits from the US of A's point of view.

MeaningOfLife

08/08/2008, 01:47 pm

Holy crap, how did you get a copy of our game's script?!

Are you having a laugh? Is he having a laugh!?

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3846/img2dk5.th.jpg (http://img237.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img2dk5.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SK3y1a8TYs

ladognome

08/19/2008, 06:27 pm

D'oh!

http://z.about.com/d/tvcomedies/1/0/q/0/-/-/ricky_gervais.jpg

MarkDarin

08/19/2008, 08:04 pm

And does anyone know if H*R and SnM and even this one are all made on the same engine? if so im really impressed at its graphical versatility.

I can answer that... yes! Sam & Max, SBCG4AP, Bone, Wallace & Grommit and even CSI are all running on the same engine! It's created to be very versatile and we haven't even begun to push it's limits! I can't wait to see what we do with it next!

langley

08/20/2008, 09:39 am

That being said, even though it's the same engine, it doesn't mean it's exactly the same. You can expect our engine to continue to evolve with each game (i.e. widescreen added for Sam and Max Season 2, toon shading added for Strongbad, etc.)

So while we continue to push the boundries of what we can do with our existing toolsets, we're adding to what we already have to make the games look and feel more "next-gen." I think Wallace & Gromit is going to be a solid step forward.