Season 2 release on track for fall 2013 (merged threads)

[J_Scheff]

I would rather them make a great season 2 and take more time on it, than hurry and squeeze out season 2 fast to try and satisfy the fans with a poor game.

I would expect mid to late 2013 for episode 1.

[gimmeseason2]

It actually doesn't take that long to make one episode unless they decide to do all 5 episodes for season 2 at once, which I don't think they will. And it only takes about 2-3 days to record all of the voice overs for one episode.

[VirtR]

I wish there would be an official statement about this, doesnt have to be too accurate just like +- 2 months estimation.

[BenIsKindaCool]

I just wish they'd give us the date when it might come out.Like,the date will not be official but they hope to get done about that time :/
I guessy we'll just have to wait

[JakeSt123]

Stop with the 'Fables will come first' argument. Who says they only make one game at a time?

[ASSASSINO]

Originally Posted by JakeSt123

Stop with the 'Fables will come first' argument. Who says they only make one game at a time?

They can, but it will be slower unless they hire more people ( Don't forget, they're an indie developer ). But either way, Fables will come out first, unless you want a rushed season 2...

[amandaapandaa88]

After finishing the walking dead and being left with a cliff hanger I'm dying to know when the new 5 episodes will be released?? I've read in a few places that its coming out 2013 but an actual date or even a specific month would suffice anyone? Know anything?

[walkerbait00]

i would like to know the answer to that myself i just hope its real soon

[Mornai]

The anticipation is killing the rest of us as well, my friend. I believe there is no concrete date or even window of release for the new season yet, as they are still currently in the early stages of development.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by Mornai

I believe there is no concrete date or even window of release for the new season yet

That is correct.

[Reznov68]

I hope they will bring it in 2013 .. CAN'T ******* WAIT! >

[Hudomonkey]

If we are guessing I'll guess Episode 1 season 2 for about October and then one every 2 months after that
Its still the Telltale game at the bottom of my waiting list...
I'm still waiting for Sam and Max, Strong bad, Wallace and Gromit and Back to the future...

[onlyamonkey]

Originally Posted by dustpuffs

So let's say Telltale comes out and says that The Walking Dead season two won't be out until 2...great story!

It's like saying there is no such thing as hype or trend. Either they make the smart decision and pour resources into TWD 2 and get it out asap so the game can gain in popularity and they can make more money and hire more people to expand as a business instead of this seasonal crap where it's 1 month between a 2 hour experience or they can make the dumb decision and pretend like the game will have less bugs when it comes out and it doesn't matter because people will wait forever anyways.

Not all will wait. Most will move on. It's gaming, it evolves fast. I learnt my lesson, which is why I waited until all episodes of TWD were out before I bought it. The stalling and slow pace is also why I don't visit this forum as much as I would like. There's not enough happening.

And oh, that "if it takes time it means the made a better effort" crap? It's bullshit. Games always comes out with tons of bugs.

[Jingster]

I might say they will start revealing new info probably late spring and maby release the game mid summer. If its not their next project then mid autumn.

[DAISHI]

Originally Posted by onlyamonkey

It's like saying there is no such thing as hype or trend. Either they make the smart decision and pour resources into TWD 2 and get it out asap so the game can gain in popularity and they can make more money and hire more people to expand as a business instead of this seasonal crap where it's 1 month between a 2 hour experience or they can make the dumb decision and pretend like the game will have less bugs when it comes out and it doesn't matter because people will wait forever anyways.

Not all will wait. Most will move on. It's gaming, it evolves fast. I learnt my lesson, which is why I waited until all episodes of TWD were out before I bought it. The stalling and slow pace is also why I don't visit this forum as much as I would like. There's not enough happening.

And oh, that "if it takes time it means the made a better effort" crap? It's bullshit. Games always comes out with tons of bugs.

So what? I've been waiting for the end of the season to buy the games since Telltale started. It's nothing new. Telltale is growing, not shrinking. Is a small developer that doesn't have the budget of an EA and it will continue doing its thing because it works, has made it profitable, and because it can't afford to take all in risks like huge gaming companies. If you don't like it, you're at the wrong game station, but don't talk about how everyone will jump ship just because it takes a while for the game to developer. They haven't, they didn't, they won't. If the game is good, people will get it.

[GREYxDUZxKRUSH]

Fables/Sam & Max/BTF what a waste of marketing when TWD has made such an impact.Winning awards/Feedback from fans/Massive following of the books games and tv.Most people havent even heard of those games from telltale.(least the ones i know) But they know TWD.2013 would be only smart choice.Waiting and time into less popular games makes no sense when TWD is fresh on the majorities mind hungry and wanting more.NOV 2013 fingers crossed.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by GREYxDUZxKRUSH

Fables/Sam & Max/BTF what a waste of marketing when TWD has made such an impact.Winning awards/Feedback from fans/Massive following of the books games and tv.Most people havent even heard of those games from telltale.(least the ones i know) But they know TWD.2013 would be only smart choice.Waiting and time into less popular games makes no sense when TWD is fresh on the majorities mind hungry and wanting more.NOV 2013 fingers crossed.

We've discussed the "make hay while the sun shines" approach before, but I wonder if it applies. The TV series - which my friends continually refer to as "dead boring" - may have a shorter life span than we all think. And as soon as the TV show dies, it's true, a loud free involuntary bonus marketing voice for Season 2 would die with it.

The game, however, is based on the comic. Which will go on for years and years and years presumably. Yet the game doesn't even take much from the comic besides the few general Kirkman-only zombification principles. Heck, in retrospect, even the character cameos didn't seem so important or might even be unwanted by the author (keyword: Lilly).

So I say a second TWD season could be successful long after the TV show or even the comic have ceased production.

The game has created a new fan base, one that isn't even so much interested in comic or TV show. It would even come back five years after Season one, I am sure of it.

Your second point won't make you many friends in the community. Pre-2010, the only people the community consisted of were the fans of Sam & Max and Monkey Island; more than five years in which the company steadily expanded and thrived just because the fans of those franchises remained loyal to the company and its new idea of storytelling. Make no mistake: S&M and even Monkey Island games will always sell less than even the worst new TWD Season would generate, I am sure of it.

Profit maximization, however, only works by product diversification.

Giving up manpower in other franchises just to speed up the release of TWD Season 2 WILL result in less income in the long run. Even if TWD remains Telltale's draft horse, other franchises will have to cushion its sleep for it to remain healthy while new horses will continuously have to be evaluated which could one day take lead position only if they are tried and tested.

There is only one gaming company which could afford to make games for one franchise and one franchise only; and this company hasn't made a good game in said franchise for eternity now. It's just wrong, it's just bad business, and it's pretty much against what Telltale wanted to do from the beginning.

Originally Posted by onlyamonkey

instead of this seasonal crap where it's 1 month between a 2 hour experience

Yeah. I haven't got much to add to Daishi's response, only this: The episodic concept is at the heart of Telltale's success. Like it or not - and boy, do I get people who do not like it - but deal with it, because it's a winner obviously.

Originally Posted by amandaapandaa88

After finishing the walking dead and being left with a cliff hanger

Welllllll.... concerning cliffhangers, it's probably the least cliffhangery ever in Telltale's Season history. It's Lee's story. Lee's story ends.

Originally Posted by JakeSt123

Stop with the 'Fables will come first' argument. Who says they only make one game at a time?

Here's the surprising bit. I think they never only "made" one game at a time. Plotting, planning and designing always goes on for multiple franchises, I'd assume. Simultaneous releases, however, seem to be a bit more difficult than even Telltale anticipated when they first started out. We've had attempts before - with Jurassic Park, originally intended to release during the run of Back to the Future. The attempt failed somehow.

Telltale is not growing rapidly, but steadily. That_is_a_good_thing. The growth that took place in 2012 wasn't due to TWD's success - it was due to BTTF's success in 2011! I will always assume that Telltale aims at simultaneous releases and will one day accomplish this goal. I remember Dan Connors describing the episodic idea as some kind of different "TV channels" for games - of course that meant that games are not supposed to release one by one, but some at the same time. But that is still in the future.

Looking forward, let's hope that Seasons for whatever franchises release this year at least overlap - as has already happened with the last Wallace & Gromit and the first Tales of Monkey Island episode. That is a goal that I consider achievable in 2013. We will probably have to hope for future years for a greater output.

[Vladisimo]

If they really post-pone the game (1+years) that made them 100 times more popular I'm just gonna say that's a wrong move.

[Vainamoinen]

Naturally, something that has not yet got a time frame of possible release can not be "postponed" at all.

And, no, Telltale did not get a "100 times more popular". Had that been the case, we would have seen a comparable influx of new forum members into this forum, which has not happened. The number of most users ever online in this forum at the same time was about 1,700, counted in the midst of The Devil's Playhouse. Neither Back to the Future nor Jurassic Park could beat that number. The Walking Dead did, and the record is now 2,526 registered August 29th, 2012.

So if you want to walk around with a statistically believable number, you could say that Telltale got 1.5 times or 50% more popular with its last game. Which still is impressive, I must say.

[TheGreatRobin]

Here is what I don´t get. Every other games takes years until it´s finished. It´s now been a couple of months since season 1 is over, so what is the point to this "when will they release season 2?" discussion?
Sorry, but, it´s just seems like nonsence to me.

Everyone wants season 2 now, or even better, yesterday. And when TT releases season 2 everyone will complain about glitches and bugs and that they should have been spending more time developing the game...See what I mean?

Guys, this is a videogame, they are not making diner, stuff like this takes time. So, I don´t know, read the comic or watch the TV Series (continues tomorrow, can´t wait), because this may take a while