[RAnthonyMahan]

Q1)Lately I've been hearing people say that Telltale have abandoned Adventure gameplay, is this true? I heard that Jurassic Park was more quicktime gameplay or something.

Abandoned, not quite yet, but lately Telltale's really been watering down their games. BttF was incredibly easy, with most of the puzzles being pure hand-holding. While Jurassic Park was...a less interesting Heavy Rain. Still, the fact that they're doing King's Quest means Telltale couldn't have given up on adventure games entirely.

Q2)Did Telltale make Tales of Monkey Island set after an imaginary Monkey Island 5 so that Lucasarts could continue off from Escape of Monkey Island? If so is Tales of Monkey Island kind of non-canon to Lucasarts, and they'll write like it never happen? Or is Tales of Monkey Island actually Monkey Island 5? I do hope either Telltale or Lucasarts sorts out the cliffhanger in Tales.

I remember hearing somewhere that Tales was meant to be set after a non-existent Monkey Island 5 (note how Tales begins the way every Monkey Island game ends, a showdown with LeChuck. The beginning of Tales is the very end of MI5!). However, LucasArts is never going to do anything with Monkey Island ever again, so it's safe to just say Tales is MI5, and that it's canon.

Q3)After seeing the Double Fine Kickstarter I can't help thinking how awesome it would be if Telltale did some original IP, has this already happened and I haven't noticed? Do you think they ever real do a original IP?

I can't speak for Telltale, so I guess anything's possible. However, at the moment it doesn't seem like they're going to do anything except licensed games. I guess Telltale Texas Hold 'Em was original, but that wasn't even a game as much as an engine demo.

Also, it's not really fair to compare Double Fine and Telltale (even if they're both founded by ex-LucasArts employees ), especially in regards to IPs. With the exception of Once Upon A Monster, every single Double Fine game has been original, so them doing another original game isn't really a shocker.

Q4)I'm noticing a lot of people saying that Telltale have changed, lost focus or lost the magic. Is this all because of Jurassic Park, what happened since bttf?

I'd say BttF was the start of Telltale's (hopefully temporary!) downhill slide. Different people might give you different answers to that question, though. Some people criticized Tales for being unfaithful to the Monkey Island series, and some people criticized The Devil's Playhouse for being easier than the first two seasons. And the Nutri-Specs, of course.

Oh, and while Jurassic Park wasn't the start of backlash against Telltale, two mini-scandals around the game certainly didn't help matters. Not to mention the quality of the game itself.

Q5)Are Telltale just doing just King's Quest or do they have the rights to make other games like Space Quest and Police Quest?

We don't know what sort of details are in Telltale's contract with Activision. However, for the moment let's just assume they'll only do King's Quest.