Telltale Games

**puzzlebox** · 05/03/2010, 12:04 pm

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Originally Posted by jp-30

The only flaw being nobody under the age of 67 knows Morse Code. So the doves would be better flying to elderly people's houses and morse coding a message like "Did your grandchildren play Puzzle Agent, and if so would they buy another? Tie a green ribbon to one of my feet for yes, red for no."

Now that is much more practical. They could home in on the smell of liniment and boiled cabbage.

Wapcaplet · 05/03/2010, 12:34 pm

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Originally Posted by Lena_P

I'm wondering what other types of games they'll produce.

If only Brendan Q. Ferguson were still around, we could have finally played Blades of Stenchtar -- Telltale's pilot RPG.

Come back, Brendan!

pwblaine · 05/03/2010, 12:44 pm

EPIC. hopefully this will jumpstart telltales IP library

pwblaine · 05/03/2010, 12:46 pm

oh and... BROKEN SWORD PLEASE GOD, you know it so works with your art and storytelling style.

*Lena_P* · 05/03/2010, 03:21 pm

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Originally Posted by jp-30

The only flaw being nobody under the age of 67 knows Morse Code.

More like 107 ... when was the last time you heard of someone using a telegraph? I mean, I realize you antipodean types are a little behind the times, takes you six months just to see the "latest" films and all, but really ...

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Originally Posted by Wapcaplet

If only Brendan Q. Ferguson were still around, we could have finally played Blades of Stenchtar -- Telltale's pilot RPG.

Come back, Brendan!

*gasp!* Maybe this is why he left?! He's planning on developing the "Blades of Stenchtar" series as a cartoon so he can then license it out to Telltale? Brilliant!

jp-30 · 05/03/2010, 04:56 pm

Exactly - Graham Annable left Telltale some time ago, but that didn't prevent Puzzle Agent being made.

WarpSpeed · 05/03/2010, 05:09 pm

In the past, when Telltale asks us to take a complicated survey, there's a prize at the end, like a free game. They probably won't want to give everyone who buys this a free game, but they might ask a selected segment of the population, or give away something less valuable, like some special downloadable art or music or screen saver at the end of the survey. That would motivate more people to take a survey right after playing a game.

As for bundles of different Pilot games, that might pose some complications with the royalties to the authors. However, if the program is successful, I bet there will be something like this eventually. Of course, if we all wait to find out, the program won't be successful.

GinnyN · 05/03/2010, 05:42 pm

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Originally Posted by WarpSpeed

In the past, when Telltale asks us to take a complicated survey, there's a prize at the end, like a free game. They probably won't want to give everyone who buys this a free game, but they might ask a selected segment of the population, or give away something less valuable, like some special downloadable art or music or screen saver at the end of the survey. That would motivate more people to take a survey right after playing a game.

Or maybe wait to a bunch of Pilots and then make us answer the survey.

I don't know, it's a whole program after all ^^!

*Hero1* · 05/03/2010, 07:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Wapcaplet

If only Brendan Q. Ferguson were still around, we could have finally played Blades of Stenchtar -- Telltale's pilot RPG.

Come back, Brendan!

Now that would be awesome!

pwblaine · 05/03/2010, 07:41 pm

i must say this pilot program really does sound like a great idea, it may even fix my main complaint with most telltale games, waiting months and months jsut to see what happenes at the end of the story. don't get me wrong, i love the whole episodic thing, it keeps me waiting for waaay less days, but there is something to be said for an entirely self contained story.

*Seg* · 05/03/2010, 09:28 pm

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Originally Posted by Lena_P

More like 107 ... when was the last time you heard of someone using a telegraph?

The Squirrel Nut Zippers when they started Tweeting.

Leak · 05/04/2010, 02:37 am

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Originally Posted by Seg

The Squirrel Nut Zippers when they started Tweeting.

Wait a sec - that's a telegram, not a telegraph... and I'm pretty sure telegrams haven't been transmitted via a telegraph for some time now.

Klink · 05/05/2010, 01:24 am

Going back on topic, here's what I think about the Pilot Program (taken from the Pre-Order thread):

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Originally Posted by Klink

...The future potential here is incredible but I also have to wonder, will Telltale also accept third-party games into the program? As in, Joe Adventurer pitching his idea to Telltale for Telltale to publish his game under the Pilot Program in order to determine if there is an interest in his game?

Hayden · 05/08/2010, 07:48 pm

I'm very interested to see how this Pilot Program plays out, I really do hope that it's successful. If so, then I think that we really could see a lot more games coming out of Telltale, and a lot more original and/or experimental concepts. Maybe even some spin-offs; a Flint Paper game? The Adventures of Treasure Crab? Who knows?

Alcoremortis · 05/08/2010, 08:01 pm

Adventures of Treasure Crab!

*Lena_P* · 05/09/2010, 12:25 am

Telegrams also don't use periods, that's what the "stops" were for

(Ooh! A Wire Devils game would be awesome though! I'm guessing Frank L. Packard IP's wouldn't cost much to pick up either!)

I'm pretty sure Telltale's pilots are going to come in-house. They're a talented crew; I'm guessing different people have had ideas bouncing around in their heads for awhile now. I'm more interested in what else they're working on

05/08/2010, 07:48 pm	#34
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,485	I'm very interested to see how this Pilot Program plays out, I really do hope that it's successful. If so, then I think that we really could see a lot more games coming out of Telltale, and a lot more original and/or experimental concepts. Maybe even some spin-offs; a Flint Paper game? The Adventures of Treasure Crab? Who knows? __________________ Read that instead ^.

05/08/2010, 08:01 pm	#35
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05/03/2010, 12:44 pm	#23
pwblaine Still Totally Plays Loom. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 111	EPIC. hopefully this will jumpstart telltales IP library

05/03/2010, 12:46 pm	#24
pwblaine Still Totally Plays Loom. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 111	oh and... BROKEN SWORD PLEASE GOD, you know it so works with your art and storytelling style.

05/03/2010, 04:56 pm	#26
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Exactly - Graham Annable left Telltale some time ago, but that didn't prevent Puzzle Agent being made.

05/03/2010, 05:09 pm	#27
WarpSpeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 803	In the past, when Telltale asks us to take a complicated survey, there's a prize at the end, like a free game. They probably won't want to give everyone who buys this a free game, but they might ask a selected segment of the population, or give away something less valuable, like some special downloadable art or music or screen saver at the end of the survey. That would motivate more people to take a survey right after playing a game. As for bundles of different Pilot games, that might pose some complications with the royalties to the authors. However, if the program is successful, I bet there will be something like this eventually. Of course, if we all wait to find out, the program won't be successful.

05/03/2010, 07:41 pm	#30
pwblaine Still Totally Plays Loom. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 111	i must say this pilot program really does sound like a great idea, it may even fix my main complaint with most telltale games, waiting months and months jsut to see what happenes at the end of the story. don't get me wrong, i love the whole episodic thing, it keeps me waiting for waaay less days, but there is something to be said for an entirely self contained story.

05/09/2010, 12:25 am	#36
Lena_P Capricious, Quirky Kook Join Date: May 2008 Location: West of Mount Diablo! Posts: 2,003	Telegrams also don't use periods, that's what the "stops" were for (Ooh! A Wire Devils game would be awesome though! I'm guessing Frank L. Packard IP's wouldn't cost much to pick up either!) I'm pretty sure Telltale's pilots are going to come in-house. They're a talented crew; I'm guessing different people have had ideas bouncing around in their heads for awhile now. I'm more interested in what else they're working on