Telltale Games

Bloody Eugene · 04/27/2011, 04:07 pm

I tried the game, but there are no subtitles during the cinematics.
Because the game is english only and very difficult for anyone not mothertongue (like me) due to the slang used.

I know that BINK video format can have subtitles: there is a way to activate them?

hexfield · 04/27/2011, 08:37 pm

I already had Hector on the iPhone but bought it again with the assumption that there would be a subtitle option in the settings. I was really surprised not to see one (unless I'm missing something?) Obviously it's great that the subtitles exist, but I always turn them off in humor games because they ruin the timing of the jokes.

Any chance of an update?

Woodsyblue · 04/27/2011, 10:26 pm

I can't find a way to turn subtitles off in the PC version either

Strangly enough they are only on in-game, not in the cut-scenes.

Bloody Eugene · 04/27/2011, 11:57 pm

I want subtitles during FMV cutscenes!!!! Why there aren't???

_djs_ · 04/28/2011, 03:14 am

I'd like to turn on the subs too.

Megaace · 04/28/2011, 03:22 am

Yes, where are the subtitles during the cinematic scenes? English is not my native language and I NEED the subtitles to understand some of the "urban american" jargon that, unluckily, Telltale use so much on their games...

gruzdev · 04/28/2011, 09:34 am

I need it too

.

Teeth · 04/28/2011, 10:01 am

PLEASE give me an option to turn the subtitles off!!! They COMPLETELY ruin every joke because you can read each line before the character has finished saying it.

Davies · 04/28/2011, 02:50 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megaace

English is not my native language and I NEED the subtitles to understand some of the "urban american" jargon that, unluckily, Telltale use so much on their games...

Surely in this case it would be "urban British"?

Epic Kiwi · 04/28/2011, 04:48 pm

Yeah, you'd think there would be an option to turn the subs off since there aren't any in the in-game scenes in the trailer.

Diduz · 04/29/2011, 05:31 am

Got an idea.
Could any genuine nice English gentleman transcript the dialogues in the .BIK cutscenes for us? They're easily found in the game directory.

EDIT: You'll need RAD Video Tools to see those
http://www.smacker.com/bnkdown.htm

Megaace · 04/29/2011, 04:29 pm

Quote:

Surely in this case it would be "urban British"?

Britains, americans... All of them speak the same nonsense for me... :P

But of course the game is pure british...

Telltale... Are you going to fix the no-subtitles problem of the cinematic scenes??? I can't play the game without them...

nomecopies · 04/30/2011, 02:38 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megaace

Telltale... Are you going to fix the no-subtitles problem of the cinematic scenes??? I can't play the game without them...

Me neither...
I bought the PC version instead of the cheaper iPhone one cause I thought you would have fixed that...

PabOu · 04/30/2011, 07:32 am

Hi !

I too would like the subtitles in the cinematic scenes !

Please, TTG ? :-)

Wildy · 05/01/2011, 01:46 pm

I agree, quite incredible..

OMA · 05/01/2011, 04:02 pm

Sorry, Telltale, but you did an sloppy job with the subtitles in this game. You managed to annoy BOTH groups of people:

* The ones who, like me, want subtitles to catch everything, because videos don't include subtitles
* The ones who don't want any subtitles at all, because they don't need them to understand everything, and they seemingly ruin the jokes (I don't have that problem since when reading subtitles, I tend to read at the speed the characters talk; not that I read that slow otherwise)

So, why the lack of subtitles in the videos? It can't be that hard to synchronize some subtitles with the video.

And why disabling the option to remove in-game subtitles for people who want that? That's a feature already available in EVERY Telltale game ever released except this one. It didn't take any extra effort to leave that as it was. Why remove the option?

Woodsyblue · 05/02/2011, 05:40 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMA

Sorry, Telltale, but you did an sloppy job with the subtitles in this game. You managed to annoy BOTH groups of people:

* The ones who, like me, want subtitles to catch everything, because videos don't include subtitles
* The ones who don't want any subtitles at all, because they don't need them to understand everything, and they seemingly ruin the jokes (I don't have that problem since when reading subtitles, I tend to read at the speed the characters talk; not that I read that slow otherwise)

So, why the lack of subtitles in the videos? It can't be that hard to synchronize some subtitles with the video.

And why disabling the option to remove in-game subtitles for people who want that? That's a feature already available in EVERY Telltale game ever released except this one. It didn't take any extra effort to leave that as it was. Why remove the option?

Telltale didn't actually develop the game, they only published it. Straandlooper developed it so they are a better target for criticism.

Was the ability to toggle subtitles on iPhone or are you just talking about other Telltale games?

MarkoH01 · 05/02/2011, 07:55 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodsyblue

Telltale didn't actually develop the game, they only published it. Straandlooper developed it so they are a better target for criticism.

That maybe true but this is a Telltale Forum and they could at least answer the questions. Otherwise they shouldn't release stuff which they don't develop because where is the point in having a forum in which you cannot reach the people responsible?

Woodsyblue · 05/02/2011, 06:46 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkoH01

]Otherwise they shouldn't release stuff which they don't develop because where is the point in having a forum in which you cannot reach the people responsible?

I'm sorry but this logic is insane. You are saying Telltale shouldn't publish a game they didn't make because their forum only covers Telltale games. I don't even know where to begin with that?

You know what, I don't have the patience at this moment in time to point out how wrong that is so I'm just going to agree with you because it's easier. How dare Telltale give a little indie developer the chance to reach a wider audience! They should have known there would be bugs, and that people couldn't use their forums as an avenue to complain about those bugs! I'm so angry right now I'm going to go punch a kitten in the face, and it's Telltale's fault because they allowed it to happen! TELLTALE, YOU MONSTERS!!!

OMA · 05/03/2011, 11:44 am

Well, as far as I know, Telltale DID develop the PC version of Hector, using the audio and graphic assets from the iPhone game, which was developed by Straandlooper, sure, but the PC version is a port made by Telltale in the Telltale tool, so if it doesn't have any settings for subtitles (so there's no subtitles in videos and forced subtitles in the game) it's their fault.

Please, stop the sarcasm. I think this is a valid complaint. Maybe one could argue that creating subtitles for the videos is extra work (though I think they should have added them anyway for consistency and quality, not to mention helping non-native English speakers and even hard-of-hearing people), but adding a "subtitles on/off" option for the rest of the game so subtitles can be disabled for people who don't want them should be trivial. There's no reason not to include it.

04/27/2011, 04:07 pm	#1
Bloody Eugene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 612	Turn subtitles on/off in game/cutscenes? I tried the game, but there are no subtitles during the cinematics. Because the game is english only and very difficult for anyone not mothertongue (like me) due to the slang used. I know that BINK video format can have subtitles: there is a way to activate them?

04/27/2011, 08:37 pm	#2
hexfield Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1	Any way to disable subtitle text? I already had Hector on the iPhone but bought it again with the assumption that there would be a subtitle option in the settings. I was really surprised not to see one (unless I'm missing something?) Obviously it's great that the subtitles exist, but I always turn them off in humor games because they ruin the timing of the jokes. Any chance of an update?

04/27/2011, 10:26 pm	#3
Woodsyblue First Child Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,363	I can't find a way to turn subtitles off in the PC version either Strangly enough they are only on in-game, not in the cut-scenes. __________________ "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some massive internal hemorrhaging to attended to."

04/28/2011, 10:01 am	#8
Teeth Meh. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 494	PLEASE give me an option to turn the subtitles off!!! They COMPLETELY ruin every joke because you can read each line before the character has finished saying it. __________________ ^ Thanks for reading that.

04/28/2011, 04:48 pm	#10
Epic Kiwi not a coconut Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: I accidentally the entire city of Boston Posts: 331	Yeah, you'd think there would be an option to turn the subs off since there aren't any in the in-game scenes in the trailer. __________________ Status: Epic Now Playing: Telltale Texas Poke 'Em 2 Last edited by Epic Kiwi; 04/28/2011 at 04:51 pm.

04/27/2011, 11:57 pm	#4
Bloody Eugene Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 612	I want subtitles during FMV cutscenes!!!! Why there aren't???

04/28/2011, 03:14 am	#5
_djs_ Clever boy Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Porto, Portugal Posts: 207	I'd like to turn on the subs too.

04/28/2011, 03:22 am	#6
Megaace Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 84	Yes, where are the subtitles during the cinematic scenes? English is not my native language and I NEED the subtitles to understand some of the "urban american" jargon that, unluckily, Telltale use so much on their games...

04/28/2011, 09:34 am	#7
gruzdev Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Russia Posts: 5	I need it too .

04/29/2011, 05:31 am	#11
Diduz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 321	Got an idea. Could any genuine nice English gentleman transcript the dialogues in the .BIK cutscenes for us? They're easily found in the game directory. EDIT: You'll need RAD Video Tools to see those http://www.smacker.com/bnkdown.htm Last edited by Diduz; 04/29/2011 at 08:28 am.

04/30/2011, 07:32 am	#14
PabOu dA BelGiaN FriTe SQuaD Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Belgium - Helecine Posts: 15	Hi ! I too would like the subtitles in the cinematic scenes ! Please, TTG ? :-)

05/01/2011, 01:46 pm	#15
Wildy Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 15	I agree, quite incredible..

05/01/2011, 04:02 pm	#16
OMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 209	Sorry, Telltale, but you did an sloppy job with the subtitles in this game. You managed to annoy BOTH groups of people: * The ones who, like me, want subtitles to catch everything, because videos don't include subtitles * The ones who don't want any subtitles at all, because they don't need them to understand everything, and they seemingly ruin the jokes (I don't have that problem since when reading subtitles, I tend to read at the speed the characters talk; not that I read that slow otherwise) So, why the lack of subtitles in the videos? It can't be that hard to synchronize some subtitles with the video. And why disabling the option to remove in-game subtitles for people who want that? That's a feature already available in EVERY Telltale game ever released except this one. It didn't take any extra effort to leave that as it was. Why remove the option? Last edited by OMA; 05/01/2011 at 04:18 pm.

05/03/2011, 11:44 am	#20
OMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 209	Well, as far as I know, Telltale DID develop the PC version of Hector, using the audio and graphic assets from the iPhone game, which was developed by Straandlooper, sure, but the PC version is a port made by Telltale in the Telltale tool, so if it doesn't have any settings for subtitles (so there's no subtitles in videos and forced subtitles in the game) it's their fault. Please, stop the sarcasm. I think this is a valid complaint. Maybe one could argue that creating subtitles for the videos is extra work (though I think they should have added them anyway for consistency and quality, not to mention helping non-native English speakers and even hard-of-hearing people), but adding a "subtitles on/off" option for the rest of the game so subtitles can be disabled for people who don't want them should be trivial. There's no reason not to include it. Last edited by OMA; 05/03/2011 at 11:54 am.

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