Telltale Games

tobar · 02/07/2008, 08:35 pm

I just found out about this a few minutes ago and started watching just as they announced the finalists for downloadable game of the year. Sam & Max are nowhere to be found!!!!!!!! The runners were a bunch of 2D puzzle games! What !?!?!?!

Not only that, there are a number of categories that Telltale should have been represented in! Adventure game of the year, outstanding achievement in original music composition, outstanding achievement in story development, outstanding achievement in art direction etc.....Come on Interactive Achievement Awards!!!!!!!!!!

xChri5x · 02/07/2008, 09:57 pm

They probably never even played the Sam & Max games before, which really presses on their credibility as an "award"

**Jake** · 02/07/2008, 10:38 pm

Was this part of the DICE summit? If so, I'm fairly certain you have to pay a fee to be eligible for their awards, and we didn't pay. (Who knows if we would have qualified for anything had we paid, but there you go!)

wisp · 02/08/2008, 12:02 am

you have to pay, so you might receive an award.
that is probably the most objective thing i've ever heard..

Zeek · 02/08/2008, 02:53 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by wisp

you have to pay, so you might receive an award.
that is probably the most objective thing i've ever heard..

Welcome to the art world. That's what I have to do just to find out I got rejected from a show.

"Thank you for paying $20 for having us look at your art work, but we don't think you're worth hanging in our next show that is set to happen on some random Friday night in the warehouse district because that's all we can afford. Your $20 will go towards the beer at the event."

wisp · 02/08/2008, 03:43 am

good thing nothing i ever did was considered art in any way...

Murray the Chao · 02/09/2008, 01:21 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by wisp

you have to pay, so you might receive an award.
that is probably the most objective thing i've ever heard..

Agreed!

Trixie · 02/12/2008, 07:02 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeek

Welcome to the art world. That's what I have to do just to find out I got rejected from a show.

"Thank you for paying $20 for having us look at your art work, but we don't think you're worth hanging in our next show that is set to happen on some random Friday night in the warehouse district because that's all we can afford. Your $20 will go towards the beer at the event."

"Please try again as your cash.. I mean Attempt means so much to us!"

Zeek · 02/12/2008, 03:44 pm

^They only say that if you check the box to be on their mailling list.

krin · 02/13/2008, 03:37 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobar

<snip>

I think all you have to do is look at these boards and the praise Telltale gets from its members pretty much every day to realize they do not need no stinkin' awards. Sure, I would love to see them recognized in some fashion outside of their fanbase, but I do believe they know they are delivering a great product that many many people enjoy.

(>'-')>

There, my ASCII Kirby award, presented to Telltale on this day February 13th, 2008. Be proud.

Guybrush Threepwood · 02/13/2008, 04:42 am

Bored? I sure was.

Mysterysheep · 02/13/2008, 06:40 am

Ha ha! "Durrr" really is a classic quote!

Telltale would be proud!

purple_monkfish · 02/13/2008, 09:31 am

best award... ever

autn5 · 04/13/2008, 02:02 pm

omg that is amazing

**Jake** · 04/13/2008, 02:47 pm

Forgot about this! It's printed up next to the web/marketing dept calendar, right under Maratanos' thread about how surprised and eventually amused he was that GameTap posted a buggy alpha of 202 instead of the real game, and an email from an over-helpful fan questioning our ability to do our jobs, in regards to how taking the site down in the middle of the night was a decision he disagreed with since there had been maintenance just a few months prior. I like the award the most out of those three things

With Maratanos' post about 202 coming in a close second.

Mike Haley · 04/13/2008, 06:40 pm

There's nothing more annoying than an over-helpful fan. You'd think they would have better things to do.

*Hero1* · 04/13/2008, 11:47 pm

great award I missed this the first time

02/07/2008, 08:35 pm	#1
tobar Blue Blazer irregular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 694	Interactive Achievement Awards - What the heck!?!?! I just found out about this a few minutes ago and started watching just as they announced the finalists for downloadable game of the year. Sam & Max are nowhere to be found!!!!!!!! The runners were a bunch of 2D puzzle games! What !?!?!?! Not only that, there are a number of categories that Telltale should have been represented in! Adventure game of the year, outstanding achievement in original music composition, outstanding achievement in story development, outstanding achievement in art direction etc.....Come on Interactive Achievement Awards!!!!!!!!!!

02/08/2008, 12:02 am	#4
wisp annoying...and ignored Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: somewhere, Germany Posts: 1,142	you have to pay, so you might receive an award. that is probably the most objective thing i've ever heard.. Last edited by wisp; 02/08/2008 at 03:41 am.

02/13/2008, 04:42 am	#11
Guybrush Threepwood You fight like a cow! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 2,228	Bored? I sure was. __________________ Sign here for Bone 3! (with 701+ signatures!) Last edited by Guybrush Threepwood; 02/13/2008 at 04:44 am.

02/13/2008, 09:31 am	#13
purple_monkfish Dread Pirate Necromancer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 462	best award... ever __________________ "you ignorant fools! Do you comprehend what you have done? None of us can pass across this rift your weaver mischief has so blindly created! Your pious meddling has brought the end of my dream! You will hear, for all eternity, the cries of those you have abandoned, Bobbin Threadbare! You will always know that you have left them under my rule!"

04/13/2008, 11:47 pm	#17
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,766	great award I missed this the first time __________________ Patience is a sharp razor to swallow...

02/07/2008, 09:57 pm	#2
xChri5x Marketplace Reality Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 1,629	They probably never even played the Sam & Max games before, which really presses on their credibility as an "award"

02/07/2008, 10:38 pm	#3
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,843	Was this part of the DICE summit? If so, I'm fairly certain you have to pay a fee to be eligible for their awards, and we didn't pay. (Who knows if we would have qualified for anything had we paid, but there you go!)

02/08/2008, 03:43 am	#6
wisp annoying...and ignored Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: somewhere, Germany Posts: 1,142	good thing nothing i ever did was considered art in any way...

02/12/2008, 03:44 pm	#9
Zeek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,127	^They only say that if you check the box to be on their mailling list.

02/13/2008, 06:40 am	#12
Mysterysheep Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 419	Ha ha! "Durrr" really is a classic quote! Telltale would be proud!

04/13/2008, 02:02 pm	#14
autn5 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	omg that is amazing

04/13/2008, 02:47 pm	#15
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,843	Forgot about this! It's printed up next to the web/marketing dept calendar, right under Maratanos' thread about how surprised and eventually amused he was that GameTap posted a buggy alpha of 202 instead of the real game, and an email from an over-helpful fan questioning our ability to do our jobs, in regards to how taking the site down in the middle of the night was a decision he disagreed with since there had been maintenance just a few months prior. I like the award the most out of those three things With Maratanos' post about 202 coming in a close second.

04/13/2008, 06:40 pm	#16
Mike Haley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 367	There's nothing more annoying than an over-helpful fan. You'd think they would have better things to do.

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