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[Tjibbbe]

It already does. That's how I found it!

[Spykes]

Originally Posted by Tjibbbe

I don't know if it's been mentioned, but there's an official site. There's not much on there yet, apart from a first look at a certain time machine...

http://www.telltalegames.com/bttf

Nice find. I wonder how accurate that DeLorean is to TTG's concept art. Or maybe that is part of their concept art...

[shawnspaz16]

No offense but...



That Doc is REALLY creepy. He looks like he just got back from the psycho ward and dug up a ton of bodies.

Marty looks pretty good, but if I have any complaints it's definitely Doc. At least fix his eyes before the final project.

[Soup]

I agree. I like my Emmett Brown wide-eyed and silly, not intense and possibly deranged.

Also, WHEN CAN WE START PRE-ORDERING THE COMPLETE SEASON

[jp-30]

I know going off topic is what we do around here, but I may take off some of these discussions of the concept art and move them to another thread.

Let's try and keep this thread to the 'info' not people's opinions, please.

[Ketzergon]

Oh man, i hope a more action oriented game, point-and-click?, well i hope it's goooooood...(and no, i havn't played a Sam & Max game ever, but i play Grim Fandango and Broken Sword, i enjoy them, but i think Bttf it´s more about the action and story)

[jp-30]

How does your definition of 'action' manifest itself in the movies?

[Strayth]

How does your definition of 'action' manifest itself in the movies?

They're running a lot, chased by bad guys, there are a lot of action scenes actually.

Let's say that we hope the gameplay is a little more action packed.

If it's a point and click, DO A POINT AND CLICK ! I'm sick of this horrible controls Monkey Island and Sam and Max have, where you can't click where you want to walk... And this direction circle also ruins the immersion in my opinion, I don't like it one bit .... Why can't we just click and walk ... ? Since we still have to click on items... (anyway there were still incredible games, but would be cool to change that for BTTF)

[doggans]

The action scenes are important, yes, but they take up a surprisingly small chunk of the franchise. The first movie only really has the Libyan chase, the skateboard chase, the clock tower scene, and maaaaaaybe you can count the scene where George punches Biff.

[tredlow]

Originally Posted by Strayth

If it's a point and click, DO A POINT AND CLICK ! I'm sick of this horrible controls Monkey Island and Sam and Max have, where you can't click where you want to walk... And this direction circle also ruins the immersion in my opinion, I don't like it one bit .... Why can't we just click and walk ... ? Since we still have to click on items... (anyway there were still incredible games, but would be cool to change that for BTTF)

Because clicking and walking requires for the floor to be seen in every shot, which restricts camera angles, making it impossible to have better, more cinematic shots.

Originally Posted by Strayth

They're running a lot, chased by bad guys, there are a lot of action scenes actually.

Have you played Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures? They did that perfectly.

[Strayth]

Have you played Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures? They did that perfectly.

I did not.

Because clicking and walking requires for the floor to be seen in every shot, which restricts camera angles, making it impossible to have better, more cinematic shots.

I'm not really sure the Runaway series are having any trouble getting "cinematic shots" for their games, and they're still having great, while classic, controls.

Also, maybe that's just me, but what I always loved about adventure games, is that I'm in a story. It's like I'm "inside" it. I take my time, I try to make my actions realistic.

I'm the kind of the guy who walks more than he runs in those games. For instance in Gabriel Knight, I spent hours doing nothing but having fun without getting clues on the main story.

Though I understand the problem with "3D" games, I am really hating the "mouse control" they came up with. I just hate seeing a circle around my character, it's not like I'm watching a story, it's like I'm watching a video game. That circle has just absolutely no "reason" to be here and that kinda bothers me. It's like using the circle in the last chapter of Monkey Island, it would just ruin it cause the atmosphere is so amazing, and this single circle turns into "a simple video game" right away. So I'm forced to use the keyboard. And it's painfull but at least I can enjoy the whole game without cringing about the circle.
Now, let's be fair, out of all the shots of the games, there aren't 10% of them that couldn't be played with a "click" control. And don't forget that in old games, even when you couldn't see the floor exactly, cliking with left click used that direction to move the character. As for the "exits", well every game always pointed them out with a different cursor and you could easily go wherever you wanted.

Telltale makes 3D games but they're essentialy thought in 2D. (Except for a few special areas)

And 2d adventures games always had great shots, so it's not impossible to have both.

Since it's also coming on the 360 and PS3, I think we can expect simpler controls and maybe something allowing some action scenes.

I hope TellTale will think about something else for the Pc controls, but that won't make it a bad game.

I'm really grateful for their work on the LucasArts licence, and I'm sure the story, music, characters, puzzles etc... will be epic on BTTF.

I just hope the graphics and controls can be decent so it doesn't take anything away from the experience. ^_^

[olimango]

Might want to add the title "Back to the Future: The Game" to the section about the title of the game. That's what all the props/posters/ads are calling it.

[MusicallyInspired]

Wallace & Grommit reminded me a lot of the intense and suspenseful action oriented puzzle sequences in Full Throttle. Quite well done I think. If they do anything like that for BTTF I'll be very satisfied.

[SARDOX]

Good news and nice interview!
I hope this game will be so interesting!

[Eff One]

I cannot wait for this - as a die hard fan of the BTTF series and adventure games, I couldn't be looking foward to this game more. It has the potential to be truly superlative.

[Spykes]

Update with new information.

[0xym0ron]

I know this has been posted before somewhere else, but I just wanted to point out in particular that yes, there is a Marty model. He doesn't seem to be animated according to the video (here), but they're making progress pretty fast.



From a make-your-own thingy at PAX.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by olimango

Might want to add the title "Back to the Future: The Game" to the section about the title of the game. That's what all the props/posters/ads are calling it.

Hopefully, preliminarily.

/edit: The imdb-site of the game now lists the release date as November 5, 2010. Where that information came from, only Satan knows. Sounds a little delusional to me - that's just too early to get ANYTHING finished. Wouldn't want a first BTTF episode like Sam&Max's last...

[Vainamoinen]

Hey, Spykes, don't neglect your duties!

Add to Q: When will BTTF be released?

The answer hasn't changed: Winter 2010. But as for the sources, the official website bears this stamp, and it was repeatedly stated by Dennis Lenart at PAX. Bob Gale threw some inconsistency into the mix by assuming a release very close to the triology blu ray release. But that may be wishful thinking on his part.

Add to Q: Will the original actors be back?

As we all know, Christopher Lloyd has begun recording his lines, while an interesting infomation policy has begun by NOT announcing whether any of the other actors might be back. If there's no further announcement before we get a release date, it's all over.

[Spykes]

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

Hey, Spykes, don't neglect your duties!

There hasn't been any new news to post.

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

Add to Q: When will BTTF be released?

The answer hasn't changed: Winter 2010. But as for the sources, the official website bears this stamp, and it was repeatedly stated by Dennis Lenart at PAX. Bob Gale threw some inconsistency into the mix by assuming a release very close to the triology blu ray release. But that may be wishful thinking on his part.

Add to Q: Will the original actors be back?

As we all know, Christopher Lloyd has begun recording his lines, while an interesting infomation policy has begun by NOT announcing whether any of the other actors might be back. If there's no further announcement before we get a release date, it's all over.

The first question is #2 on the list, and no offense, but yours doesn't really say anything that mine already says.

And your second question is the 5th one, and again, your answer doesn't really add anything new/different to what I already have.