Bring back full throttle?

[Da D Man]

Telltale has been doing alot of things with lucasarts lately it would be cool to see them bring back full throttle

[Welshy]

Forget it. To me FT always seemed like it should stay a standalone story, i've never thought it needed a sequel.

Now give me my Bill & Ted season one.

[Mr. Doctor. Professor]

While I like Full throttle! I felt it wasn't as strong as some other LucasArts adventure games, as far as the humor is concerned! No big loss in my eyes! Just let it stay dead!

[BlankCanvasDJ]

Full Throttle's one of my favorite games and I always wished they had made a sequel way back when, but now I don't think anyone could ever replace Roy Conrad.

[Mr. Doctor. Professor]

Originally Posted by BlankCanvasDJ

Full Throttle's one of my favorite games and I always wished they had made a sequel way back when, but now I don't think anyone could ever replace Roy Conrad.

A sequel to Full Throttle and a new Sam & Max game were in development but these projects were cancelled, in 2003 and 2004 respectively, before the games were finished. When the rights to the Sam and Max franchise expired in 2005, the creator of Sam and Max, Steve Purcell, took ownership. He then licensed Sam and Max to Telltale Games to be developed into an episodic game. Telltale Games is made up primarily of former LucasArts employees who had worked on the Sam and Max sequel and were let go after the project was canceled

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[BlankCanvasDJ]

Yes I know they were working on one. Two, actually - "Payback" and that godawful looking "Hell on Wheels". But working on doesn't count as made.

[itaiber2000]

FT without tim shafer would be bad.

[StarEye]

Full Throttle is one of the weakest LucasArts adventure games, imo, when it comes to gameplay at least. Way too easy, way too short, and some bad gameplay sequences (the road rash puzzle and the destruction derby for example). Typical Tim Schafer game - great story and humour, but lacking in gameplay and/or puzzles.

Of course, being one of the weakest LucasArts adventure games doesn't say a lot, since they're all so great. Only Sam and Max, Maniac Mansion and The Dig are lower on my list.

[Ciremi]

There was a thread for this here but I am all-for it and I'll reiterate what I said.

Telltale knows what works for an adventure game and what doesn't. Tales of Monkey Island showed us that Telltale could give games a serious side to them, as opposed to the zany side like Sam and Max or Wallace and Gromit.

It would be a real challenge for the folks over at Telltale as Throttle keeps things in a practical spectrum and grounded in reality. There are no giant bees or talking animals or voodoo powers or magics of any kind. I don't consider hover-technology to really be any sort of magic...

A follow up to Throttle would have to have a coherent and believable story that is fleshed in reality. No falling back on any sort of secret powers. Every action would be influenced by human motivation, just as the first game was. Again, maybe not what Telltale was looking for, as a lot of their stories take place in fantasy worlds. But I sure as hell would love to see them try for something as epic as the first game.

If anyone had to have the property, I would trust Full Throttle in Telltale's hands before I would trust anyone else.

[BlankCanvasDJ]

Originally Posted by Ciremi

If anyone had to have the property, I would trust Full Throttle in Telltale's hands before I would trust anyone else.

This. Wholeheartedly. But I'm still not sure I'd like to see a Full Throttle without Conrad.

[Ash735]

Originally Posted by Ciremi

If anyone had to have the property, I would trust Full Throttle in Telltale's hands before I would trust anyone else.

As much as I like Telltale, Full Throttle would really benefit from Double Fine instead!

[Leplaya]

I happen to like the idea of this, but however I personally think Full throttle is one of those games that shouldnt be continued. Same goes for grim fandango. Besides I am aware that there was a sequel was planned, but however I'm happy that it was canned. Even if the creator of full throttle was part of the sequel I dont think it would do justice anyways.

[KuroShiro]

Originally Posted by StarEye

Of course, being one of the weakest LucasArts adventure games doesn't say a lot, since they're all so great. Only Sam and Max... are lower on my list.

Are you trying to start a fight? :P

And I would agree with your assessment of Time Schaefer's games except for...well... all of his games except FT. Haven't played his newest one so I can't really comment on that, but Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, and Psychonauts were all fabulous.

[Jennifer]

The world of Full Throttle was fun, so I wouldn't mind seeing another game set in that world, but I don't think the second game should center around Ben and the Polecats, since I think Ben's story was wrapped up very well.

It could be interesting to see through the eyes of a rival gang. The Vultures would be a nice choice, since we only got to see them for a short time after it was revealed Maureen was a member of that gang. For a bit of a change of pace, the game could center around the Rottwheelers, since they appeared to be much more brutal than either the Polecats or the Vultures, so the tone of the game would surely be different as a result.

[Ciremi]

As long as it doesn't retroactively mess up the continuity I'm okay with that. Even if it's around Ben.

Really, at the end of Full Throttle, with the exception of Maureen the status quo is maintained. Ben is more or less where he was when the game began. At least, that's how I read it.

There's more that could happen to him. The plot and the conflicts don't need to carry over from the previous game, but there's a world here that can be further explored, and some of the concept drawings from the Payback sequel were looking to do just that.

And again, I feel compelled to reiterate that it is a world grounded in reality. No fantasy objects, no magical orbs, no time-travel. Because of this, everything has to follow a logical process and reasoning. I like that. I don't mind the zany and crazy like Sam and Max or Tales of Monkey Island, but I want to see if Telltale can keep this consistent with the previous game.

[Joop]

Full Throttle is fine just the way it is.
No continuations, no alterate story lines, just leave it.
People are picking up way too much story's that should be left alone.
Accept the mystery.

Let Telltale come with an original franchise for a change.
They're ready for it!

[Ciremi]

I don't think the original story needs to be picked up on.

However, I think there's a world here that can really be explored (and exploited) and Telltale could work wonders with having an original character in an original story.

[Ciremi]

As for who could really do a good impression of Roy Conrad, I heard this guy on CSI last night for the first time since Battlestar ended and I kid you not, Edward James Olmos does a perfect "gruff voice." I could hardly tell it was him until I saw his face.

[The Gneech]

I'd love to see a TellTale take on Full Throttle. Not to mention a modern-machine playable rerelease of the original (a "special edition" is hardly necessary).

-The Gneech

[VeronicanPlay]

The atmosphere about bikers and the future with hover cars and all that was really nice. Making a new Full Throttle over that world would be a really good idea, it don't really have to take place after the first one. But set some years after following a new "hero" and Ben could be mentioned, and a few talks about the first game could also come up. As some background history or something like that.

That could work I think.