When can we expect to see SOMETHING about Telltale's KQ?

[KuroShiro]

Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

Bump. In February it will have been a year since this has been announced...Any inkling, idea, rumor or little hint as to when we will hear ANYTHING? A screenshot, a piece of concept art--Anything?

It's kind of frustrating that we've hardly heard a peep from them about KQ, but at the same time it could mean that they're just putting a lot of time into development and making a deeper game... Well, I can dream at least.

[Anakin Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Irishmile

Im really anxious too... but out of love.. I am REALLY excited about getting to play a brand new official KQ game.

As am I. I just want some hint of what it's going to be like and when it's going to come out.

[Lambonius]

I'm anxiously looking forward to Telltale's King's Quest cartoon with retro laser disc style "interaction" options.

NOT.

[Anakin Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Lambonius

I'm anxiously looking forward to Telltale's King's Quest cartoon with retro laser disc style "interaction" options.

NOT.

You should try to give the game a chance and not damn it even before a screenshot is released.

[thom-22]

Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

You should try to give the game a chance and not damn it even before a screenshot is released.

He isn't damning the game. He's damning the philosophical approach to gaming manifested in the developer's recent games.

People who say they're looking forward to or even "excited" about the game haven't seen any screenshots either.

[MusicallyInspired]

Yeah. People really shouldn't be praising it or damning it. They should be curious and just wait. But, if you're allowed to praise it you're allowed to damn it.

[blueskirt]

You should try to give the game a chance and not damn it even before a screenshot is released.

Some of us have been disappointed in the latest, unofficial, King's Quest game and disappointed in Telltale's latest games, and the last thing we want is to be disappointed in Telltale's take on King's Quest too. I'm sure you can understand that.

That's why we are voicing what we want and do not want to see in Telltale's King's Quest. It's called constructive criticism, and the best moment to voice constructive criticism is early on, when the game design and plot can still be changed, not when the game is out and it's too late to change anything.

[Anakin Skywalker]

Originally Posted by blueskirt

Some of us have been disappointed in the latest, unofficial, King's Quest game and disappointed in Telltale's latest games, and the last thing we want is to be disappointed in Telltale's take on King's Quest too. I'm sure you can understand that.

That's why we are voicing what we want and do not want to see in Telltale's King's Quest. It's called constructive criticism, and the best moment to voice constructive criticism is early on, when the game design and plot can still be changed, not when the game is out and it's too late to change anything.

Constructive criticism and a desire to voice your wants early on is quite different from saying that Telltale has "no right" to make a KQ game, or that Telltale is going to "massacre" King's Quest and spreading negative word of mouth to kill the game without even seeing a screenshot or anything about the game.

[Lambonius]

Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

Constructive criticism and a desire to voice your wants early on is quite different from saying that Telltale has "no right" to make a KQ game, or that Telltale is going to "massacre" King's Quest and spreading negative word of mouth to kill the game without even seeing a screenshot or anything about the game.

I don't really want to be constructive. I find it much more enjoyable to just piss and moan.

[Anakin Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Lambonius

I don't really want to be constructive. I find it much more enjoyable to just piss and moan.

Tis a shame. I waited until TSL released trailers and the like to express my concerns...Can't you at least give this game the benefit of the doubt until we at least see a screenshot?

[BagginsKQ]

Keep in mind people were pissing and moaning about new KQ games since KQ8 forums went live, back in 1996 or 97 or so, LOL. It's an internet thing...

Before that it had be done with letters! But letters lack that public 'gang up' mentality that the internets allow!

[Blackthorne519]

I just want to see some kind of news... what kind of direction they are moving in. But, I will say, if it's like "Dragon's Lair", I will piss and moan.


Bt

[BagginsKQ]

Rotflol...

[Lambonius]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne519

if it's like "Dragon's Lair",

Bt, I think the word you're looking for is "innovation." After all, Telltale "invented" this new genre of "cinematic adventure," right?

[SHODANFreeman]

I like you guys.

[MusicallyInspired]

Originally Posted by Anakin Skywalker

Tis a shame. I waited until TSL released trailers and the like to express my concerns...Can't you at least give this game the benefit of the doubt until we at least see a screenshot?

After their last two games? No. At least not yet.

[Blackthorne519]

What's funny is, I love Dragon's Lair. I pumped quarters into that sucker like crazy in 1983-1984 when I was 5 and 6.... there was NOTHING LIKE THAT in the early 80's. That was, whoa, almost thirty years ago! You know what was 30 years before that? 1953! They didn't have video games, they poured salt on snails, burned ants with magnifying glasses and if they were lucky, shot soda cans with a Red Ryder!

Needless to say, Dragon's Lair's ganmeplay was directly correlated to the technology they had. They didn't have computer systems to combine theatrical quality animation with game-play. We have that now. Taking a step back like this now.... well, it just doesn't work.


Bt

[Lambonius]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne519

Needless to say, Dragon's Lair's gameplay was directly correlated to the technology they had. They didn't have computer systems to combine theatrical quality animation with game-play. We have that now. Taking a step back like this now.... well, it just doesn't work.


Bt

EXACTLY.

The total bullshit part about Telltale's "new" adventure game genre, is that IT'S NOT FUCKING NEW! Jurassic Park has 30 year old gameplay mechanics being hailed (by Telltale only) as innovation. Ridiculous.

God, I hope KQ isn't done in this fashion.

[MusicallyInspired]

I think we can safely assume that Telltale's King's Quest won't be a non-walkable QTE fest. I think we can also say within (slightly shaky) marginal safety boundaries that it won't be as stupid and dumbed down as Back to the Future either. But anything even a fair amount better than either of those two isn't worthy of a King's Quest title. It will have to be pretty stinking darn good for me to accept it.

[Lambonius]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

I think we can safely assume that Telltale's King's Quest won't be a non-walkable QTE fest. I think we can also say within (slightly shaky) marginal safety boundaries that it won't be as stupid and dumbed down as Back to the Future either. But anything even a fair amount better than either of those two isn't worthy of a King's Quest title. It will have to be pretty stinking darn good for me to accept it.

I sure hope so. If they can deliver Tales of Monkey Island quality or better (preferably better, as even ToMI doesn't compare to any of the originals) then I will probably be at least marginally happy with it.

As long as its plot is nothing like TSL.