Finished Walking Dead. Next Telltale game??

[nickaepi]

I just finished the Walking Dead Series and loved it. I am now a huge fan of Telltale games. I am trying to decide which series to start next and figured I would ask for your input. I love adventure games. Some of my favorites include obviously TWD, Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy, Silent Hill. I know those are all "horror/mature" type adventure but I am open to anything that is a good quality game.

I love exploring and interacting with the game environment, good writing, and conversation options (loved Walking Dead, Mass Effect, Dragon Age Origins type conversation style where my conversations/decisions had effect on the game, or I could persuade people,etc). I understand some or none of the other Telltale games may have all of these things but just curious what you guys think I would like. Sounds cliche but just looking for a good, quality game.

Thanks!

[WarpSpeed]

Telltale is a relatively young company, and you can see a lot of difference in its games as the company has evolved. Most of its earlier games are more into humor than anything else, but you can still explore and solve puzzles.

If you want an idea if these sorts of games are for you, and if you have a PC, take a look at Abe Lincoln Must Die, which is episode 4 of season 1 of Sam & Max. You'll notice the interface is extremely different from TWD, and in fact, the interface isn't even consistent throughout the different Sam & Max seasons. The reason for recommending this episode is that you can play it for free, and you can see the sort of humor that's also present in Telltale's other earlier games. That might help you decide if you want to try some of the others.

[RAnthonyMahan]

While Telltale's other games are great, they're very different from The Walking Dead, in both gameplay and tone, so don't expect anything like TWD.

How familiar are you with point-and-click adventures? (Monkey Island, King's Quest, The Longest Journey, etc.) That's what most of Telltale's library consists of.

Anyway, Sam and Max is probably the best starting point if you want to get into Telltale. Like WarpSpeed said, Abe Lincoln Must Die is free. Download that, see how you like it, and if you do maybe buy the rest of the episodes.

Also, I wouldn't recommend this otherwise since (in my opinion) it's Telltale's weakest game, but since you mentioned Heavy Rain and Indigo Prophecy, Jurassic Park might be a little more in your comfort zone. I wasn't a fan myself, though.

[Darth Marsden]

He may also enjoy Back to the Future: The Game, though a know a few other people around here who'd disagree.

[nickaepi]

Thanks for the quick replies guys. Downloaded Abe Lincoln Must Die. About to play it. I could actually use a "stress-free" game and this looks fun. I'll look into Jurassic Park and Back to the Future, also. I'll let you know my feedback after I've played a bit.

Thanks again! This is a great forum.

[ted12]

Also, fair warning for you; stick with the PC versions if you can. The console ports of TTG's older stuff tend to be very buggy.

[GaryCXJk]

Also, if you're not iffy about the whole point & click & drag stuff, you could try Tales of Monkey Island, as at least the last two episodes are tonally between that of Sam & Max and I think The Waking Dead? So you basically get the best of both worlds, the wacky adventures of old and the seriousness of later games.

[Alcoremortis]

You can also use WASD for Tales, which I've always preferred.

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

You can also use WASD for Tales, which I've always preferred.

I always use the Arrow keys.

[Syd]

I prefer click-and-drag for Tales, though Guybrush's tendency to twirl around after the camera angle changes while using that control method is a bit annoying.

[Alcoremortis]

Originally Posted by der_ketzer

I always use the Arrow keys.

See, I find the arrow keys awkward because then I have to stop walking before I can use the mouse. Or use the mouse with my left hand. Or frameshift myself so my left hand is on the arrow keys.

They were doable in Escape, because there was no mouse and I reconfigured all the other keys to make it kinda work, but other games? Nope.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by nickaepi

I love adventure games.

Which ones?

I think that would really determine what you could like from the back catalog.

[BlankCanvasDJ]

Originally Posted by Alcoremortis

See, I find the arrow keys awkward because then I have to stop walking before I can use the mouse. Or use the mouse with my left hand. Or frameshift myself so my left hand is on the arrow keys.

They were doable in Escape, because there was no mouse and I reconfigured all the other keys to make it kinda work, but other games? Nope.

...but...what about WASD?

[Johro]

She mentioned those first.

[BlankCanvasDJ]

Riiiight. Reading comprehension is not always my strong suit.

[der_ketzer]

WSAD is a horrible thing for me to use.
I have to move my keyboard to the right, always hit the wrong buttons etc. etc.

[nickaepi]

Originally Posted by GaryCXJk

Also, if you're not iffy about the whole point & click & drag stuff, you could try Tales of Monkey Island, as at least the last two episodes are tonally between that of Sam & Max and I think The Waking Dead? So you basically get the best of both worlds, the wacky adventures of old and the seriousness of later games.

I'm good with point & click stuff. I did download Sam & Max Abe Lincoln Must Die on my PC and I have to say the writing and creativity and comical aspect of the game is nothing like I have played before. Sam & Max, in my opinion, are in a very unique genre of games (I've never played a "comedy point & click" adventure game before). It was refreshing.

[nickaepi]

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

Which ones?

I think that would really determine what you could like from the back catalog.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I don't know if these are all considered "adventure" games but my favorites are TWD, Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, Longest Journey, Silent Hill, Alan Wake, Old-Style Resident Evil (like the first RE on PSone), Mass Effect Series (RPG) and ICO. The Sam & Max demo I played was cool because it was different than anything else I have played before (reminded me a little bit of a Teen rated Leisure Suit Larry for any old people like myself out there)

So...it looks like a "Sam & Max" with a more serious/mature/scary tone would be my perfect game. I'm a mess. Just letting you know my thoughts. If there any TT games games close to that, let me know. Since this is a general discussion, other games that aren't TT I'm open to suggestions. If I wouldn't have already purchased TWD series, I would have bought the "The Walking Dead and almost everything else" package they are selling on this site. Would have been a great combo.

[RAnthonyMahan]

Originally Posted by nickaepi

As I mentioned in a previous post, I don't know if these are all considered "adventure" games but my favorites are TWD, Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, Longest Journey, Silent Hill, Alan Wake, Old-Style Resident Evil (like the first RE on PSone), Mass Effect Series (RPG) and ICO. The Sam & Max demo I played was cool because it was different than anything else I have played before (reminded me a little bit of a Teen rated Leisure Suit Larry for any old people like myself out there)

So...it looks like a "Sam & Max" with a more serious/mature/scary tone would be my perfect game. I'm a mess. Just letting you know my thoughts. If there any TT games games close to that, let me know. Since this is a general discussion, other games that aren't TT I'm open to suggestions. If I wouldn't have already purchased TWD series, I would have bought the "The Walking Dead and almost everything else" package they are selling on this site. Would have been a great combo.

Aside from The Walking Dead and Jurassic Park, Telltale hasn't done too many serious games. Fables should be pretty mature when it comes out, though.

In the meantime, if you want adventure recommendations in general, I'll just leave this link here.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by nickaepi

As I mentioned in a previous post, I don't know if these are all considered "adventure" games but my favorites are TWD, Indigo Prophecy, Heavy Rain, Longest Journey, Silent Hill, Alan Wake, Old-Style Resident Evil (like the first RE on PSone), Mass Effect Series (RPG) and ICO. The Sam & Max demo I played was cool because it was different than anything else I have played before (reminded me a little bit of a Teen rated Leisure Suit Larry for any old people like myself out there)

Huh. Well, at least one of these games is DEFINITELY an adventure game.

The Sam & Max games DO get more 'serious' and 'scary' with their Season count. It's still all parody, and completely over the top, but if you liked Abe Lincoln must die, why not try Season 2 or 3?

Naturally a little less over the top was Tales. It started very light in tone, but arrived at a considerably darker story in those last two episodes (so dark that, in fact, some people I knew rejected the Season as "not Monkey Island any more"; but those were single voices for sure).