Telltale Games

dubesor · 12/15/2012, 10:46 am

The game starts on July 20th.

Source: the medical tapes in ep 4 state October 10th day 83 since the outbreak

Edit: And it ends on Nov 2nd. Someone did a calculation on it with every event in the game but I can't find it now.

staticfl · 12/16/2012, 04:51 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubesor

The game starts on July 20th.

Source: the medical tapes in ep 4 state October 10th day 83 since the outbreak

Edit: And it ends on Nov 2nd. Someone did a calculation on it with every event in the game but I can't find it now.

**Then why does clementine's mom tell the babysitter she'll be back in time for spring break?

dubesor · 12/16/2012, 05:16 pm

spring break happens every year. might as well be before the springbreak next time as she was obviously joking while saying that. the tapes are labeled with dates which is pretty accurate information.

AnnaSan · 12/16/2012, 07:30 pm

I don't think they reached summer o.o

staticfl · 12/17/2012, 01:48 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V5SblO-rjI ;(

staticfl · 01/20/2013, 07:13 pm

1. Mom on Answering Machine mentions getting back before the babysitter's Spring Break.
2. Carley mentions she was in town to cover the cherry blossom festival (which is held in March)
3. A flyer on the drugstore had an Easter Bunny w/ Basket.

Three Months Later (which should be June): Fall leaves and October is mentioned on the tapes in Crawford.

I guess the telltale wasn't too worried about minor details. I don't think this is the only detail they messed up on.

double_u · 01/20/2013, 07:26 pm

I don't think the writers were being very strict on the timings, and it's probably one of those things they don't expect us to think to much about.

But if we do want to try to account for some time...

If there's a start time to the game's story, I would say it's sometime in March. This is based on Carley saying she was visiting Macon to do a report on the International Cherry Blossom Festival, which takes place in mid to late March.

I always assumed the Easter poster at the pharmacy was advertising for an upcoming event, which would still fit the beginning of the outbreak around March.

Three months later, episode 2 starts so that puts it at around June. However, the weather appears like autumn. So it's around here the game's chronology starts to be wonky.

GoldenFleece · 01/30/2013, 02:12 am

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Originally Posted by dubesor

spring break happens every year. might as well be before the springbreak next time as she was obviously joking while saying that. the tapes are labeled with dates which is pretty accurate information.

That is a good point. We don't know what context Clementine's mum used to Sandra in the machine message.

Could be an inside joke, Clem's mum did chuckle at the end. Eg a previous time Sandra did miss or almost missed spring break because Clementine's parents were late or something like that.

GoldenFleece · 01/30/2013, 02:19 am

Also it looks to me that ALL the events in the Walking Dead Game happen BEFORE Rick wakes up in Hospital.

Rick wakes up to bare trees, at the end of the Walking Dead Game, the leaves are still there albeit in autumn colours (red, yellow, gold).

slimymeteor · 01/30/2013, 06:35 am

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Originally Posted by GoldenFleece

That is a good point. We don't know what context Clementine's mum used to Sandra in the machine message.

Could be an inside joke, Clem's mum did chuckle at the end. Eg a previous time Sandra did miss or almost missed spring break because Clementine's parents were late or something like that.

This is a plausible explanation. Maybe Sandra missed her actual spring break because she was watching Clem and it could have been an inside joke between them, or perhaps Sandra was getting ready to go on vacation when Clem's parents returned and referred to it as her 'late' spring break. For me, that's a good enough explanation to keep the continuity intact.

Zeruis · 01/30/2013, 01:52 pm

Kind of confused about the passage of time at the end of episode 4. After the group returns from Crawford, it seems to be early morning. Lee takes a nap on the couch, and when he wakes up and goes outside to find Clem, it seems to be the afternoon.

It should be assumed that Lee arrived at the morgue at nightfall, but it was plain as day in episode 5. I'm pretty sure that the end of episode 4 was in the afternoon...

Zhindetz · 02/01/2013, 01:45 pm

I wonder, why Lee was transferred to jail 2 days after the zombie-apocalypse starts? Game intro looks like it just the beginning of it.
Sandra (Clem's babysitter) was screaming 2 days before Lee meets Clem. Or was Sandra screaming not because of zombie had got her?

12/15/2012, 10:46 am	#21
dubesor Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 718	The game starts on July 20th. Source: the medical tapes in ep 4 state October 10th day 83 since the outbreak Edit: And it ends on Nov 2nd. Someone did a calculation on it with every event in the game but I can't find it now. Last edited by dubesor; 12/15/2012 at 10:49 am.

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12/16/2012, 05:16 pm	#23
dubesor Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 718	spring break happens every year. might as well be before the springbreak next time as she was obviously joking while saying that. the tapes are labeled with dates which is pretty accurate information.

12/16/2012, 07:30 pm	#24
AnnaSan Super Weenie Hut Jr. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 344	I don't think they reached summer o.o

12/17/2012, 01:48 pm	#25
staticfl Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 62	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V5SblO-rjI ;(

01/20/2013, 07:13 pm	#26
staticfl Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 62	1. Mom on Answering Machine mentions getting back before the babysitter's Spring Break. 2. Carley mentions she was in town to cover the cherry blossom festival (which is held in March) 3. A flyer on the drugstore had an Easter Bunny w/ Basket. Three Months Later (which should be June): Fall leaves and October is mentioned on the tapes in Crawford. I guess the telltale wasn't too worried about minor details. I don't think this is the only detail they messed up on.

01/20/2013, 07:26 pm	#27
double_u Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Over the Hills and Far Away Posts: 325	I don't think the writers were being very strict on the timings, and it's probably one of those things they don't expect us to think to much about. But if we do want to try to account for some time... If there's a start time to the game's story, I would say it's sometime in March. This is based on Carley saying she was visiting Macon to do a report on the International Cherry Blossom Festival, which takes place in mid to late March. I always assumed the Easter poster at the pharmacy was advertising for an upcoming event, which would still fit the beginning of the outbreak around March. Three months later, episode 2 starts so that puts it at around June. However, the weather appears like autumn. So it's around here the game's chronology starts to be wonky.

01/30/2013, 02:19 am	#29
GoldenFleece Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 14	Also it looks to me that ALL the events in the Walking Dead Game happen BEFORE Rick wakes up in Hospital. Rick wakes up to bare trees, at the end of the Walking Dead Game, the leaves are still there albeit in autumn colours (red, yellow, gold).

01/30/2013, 01:52 pm	#31
Zeruis Mundy Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,980	Kind of confused about the passage of time at the end of episode 4. After the group returns from Crawford, it seems to be early morning. Lee takes a nap on the couch, and when he wakes up and goes outside to find Clem, it seems to be the afternoon. It should be assumed that Lee arrived at the morgue at nightfall, but it was plain as day in episode 5. I'm pretty sure that the end of episode 4 was in the afternoon...

02/01/2013, 01:45 pm	#32
Zhindetz Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 2	I wonder, why Lee was transferred to jail 2 days after the zombie-apocalypse starts? Game intro looks like it just the beginning of it. Sandra (Clem's babysitter) was screaming 2 days before Lee meets Clem. Or was Sandra screaming not because of zombie had got her?