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Rather Dashing · 04/28/2010, 01:32 pm

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Originally Posted by GinnyN

But everyone who's not familiar with Grickle will think that anyway.

So, don try to not be dense with those guys, please?

Everyone not familiar with Sam and Max, Wallace and Gromit, Strong Bad, etc cetera would think that they're original IPs. It wouldn't make them any less wrong.

Kroms · 04/28/2010, 01:39 pm

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Everyone not familiar with Sam and Max, Wallace and Gromit, Strong Bad, etc cetera would think that they're original IPs. It wouldn't make them any less wrong.

It's Grickle's/Scoggins's debut in video game format.

Was Scoggins Erasers ever mentioned outside of The Hidden People? Because I think Graham Annable created that in collaboration with Telltale. There's been hints that this idea's been in development for a while now.

**puzzlebox** · 04/28/2010, 01:39 pm

Ooh I like Professor Layton, so it will be interesting to see what Scoggins is like.

EDIT: Psst, Kroms...

Rather Dashing · 04/28/2010, 01:43 pm

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Originally Posted by Kroms

It's Grickle's/Scoggins's debut in video game format.

Yes, it is. That doesn't count for anything, though. Anyone who thinks it does has some weird and mistaken ideas about intellectual property law and terminology.

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Was Scoggins Erasers ever mentioned outside of The Hidden People? Because I think Graham Annable created that in collaboration with Telltale. There's been hints that this idea's been in development for a while now.

I haven't seen a mention in any of my Grickle books, so I think it's a new element.

SHODANFreeman · 04/28/2010, 01:44 pm

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Originally Posted by Kroms

It's Grickle's/Scoggins's debut in video game format.

Was Scoggins Erasers ever mentioned outside of The Hidden People? Because I think Graham Annable created that in collaboration with Telltale. There's been hints that this idea's been in development for a while now.

It involves creations of Graham Annable. The fact that Telltale may have helped create certain elements of it has nothing to do with anything, nor does the fact that it is their debut as a video game. It is not an original IP. End of discussion.

GinnyN · 04/28/2010, 01:45 pm

I just say this time is even easier to believe this is an original IP (With all respect to the original work). I'm sure if wasn't because I read Dank/Dunk, I will never get this is not an Original IP.

Avistew · 04/28/2010, 01:52 pm

I want this game so much, I think I'm gonna faint.

Rather Dashing · 04/28/2010, 01:59 pm

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Originally Posted by Kroms

Oh my humus you should go check Mixnmojo right now.

$9.99, huh?

So, is this meant to stand on its own, then? I find this screenshot to be pretty awesome.

*MarkDarin* · 04/28/2010, 02:00 pm

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Originally Posted by Avistew

I want this game so much, I think I'm gonna faint.

That might be... dangerous.

wefeelgroove · 04/28/2010, 02:35 pm

I'm excited for this.

*Lena_P* · 04/28/2010, 02:43 pm

I love Professor Layton, but I sure as heck hope this has more of a plot than Layton generally does. Also, does that mean this will be a one-off game? Not episodic? And why is there an Athabascan woods in Minnesota? Aren't they more in Western Canada and Alaska?

**puzzlebox** · 04/28/2010, 02:52 pm

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Originally Posted by Lena_P

I love Professor Layton, but I sure as heck hope this has more of a plot than Layton generally does.

As long as the plot isn't "The entire town is robots!" or "The entire town is high!", it will be an improvement.

Diduz · 04/28/2010, 02:55 pm

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Originally Posted by Lena_P

I love Professor Layton, but I sure as heck hope this has more of a plot than Layton generally does. Also, does that mean this will be a one-off game? Not episodic? And why is there an Athabascan woods in Minnesota? Aren't they more in Western Canada and Alaska?

You know, I played some Layton on my girlfriend's DSi XL and I was just thinking that a Layton-like game would be great on PC (especially if it had low hardware requirements, in order to run on netbooks and entry-level laptops). I really hope Telltale is not covering just iPod/iPhone and similia with this.
That game design would be massively improved by Graham's touch.
I REALLY can't wait.
You know what? I think I'm anticipating Scoggins more than Sam & Max episodes right now.

I mean, new stuff. For real.

Rather Dashing · 04/28/2010, 03:01 pm

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Originally Posted by Lena_P

I love Professor Layton, but I sure as heck hope this has more of a plot than Layton generally does. Also, does that mean this will be a one-off game? Not episodic?

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Originally Posted by Dan Connors

Frankly, and from a risk-taking standpoint, we would like to get people used to the idea that we might release a pilot of something and then if it takes, we'll green-light a season. I think that model would allow for us to take more chances and innovate more. We're still trying to figure out exactly how that could play out.

-Source

I personally think it may be a part of that idea. The idea is really the perfect test for such a thing. A small, experimental, risky proposition. When I saw that an Annable project was being done at Telltale, this immediately sprung to mind.

GinnyN · 04/28/2010, 03:32 pm

Just I hope somehow this ends in a Platform I have already. Like PC or DSi. If not, I have to ask to my friend if he can lend me his IPod Touch, and that it's not going to be pretty.

AT ALL.

Secret Fawful · 04/28/2010, 03:34 pm

I hope this is an adventure game and not just "piece these pictures together" "rearrange these tapes" "match clue 1 with clue 4 and clue 7 with clue 13". Eh, something tells me I'd give it a try anyway.

**puzzlebox** · 04/28/2010, 03:40 pm

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Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

I hope this is an adventure game and not just "piece these pictures together" "rearrange these tapes" "match clue 1 with clue 4 and clue 7 with clue 13".

I get the impression it will lean more towards the latter, although that's not based on anything other than an apparent similarity to the Professor Layton games. It would be great if Scoggins included more adventure game aspects than those games though - mainly, decent characters and plot.

Strong Max · 04/28/2010, 03:55 pm

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Originally Posted by puzzlebox

I get the impression it will lean more towards the latter, although that's not based on anything other than an apparent similarity to the Professor Layton games. It would be great if Scoggins included more adventure game aspects than those games though - mainly, decent characters and plot.

I've always been searching for a game with a perfect blend of puzzle, story and overall fun. I thought this was limeted to Rareware N64 platformers untill a found Telltale. It's like and iq test in a game!

GinnyN · 04/28/2010, 03:57 pm

Where's the similarity with Professor Layton starts? When the whole town is doing puzzles and???

**puzzlebox** · 04/28/2010, 04:11 pm

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Originally Posted by GinnyN

Where's the similarity with Professor Layton starts? When the whole town is doing puzzles and???

The "investigate mysterious occurrences in a town where all the inhabitants are under some kind of strange influence" scenario is pretty similar to Layton. Based on the screenshots, the gameplay looks similar too - solve logic puzzles in order to progress the story.

04/28/2010, 01:39 pm	#223
puzzlebox Telltale Team Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,678	Ooh I like Professor Layton, so it will be interesting to see what Scoggins is like. EDIT: Psst, Kroms... Last edited by puzzlebox; 04/28/2010 at 01:44 pm.

04/28/2010, 01:45 pm	#226
GinnyN An Armed Lagomorph Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ask the earth Posts: 2,426	I just say this time is even easier to believe this is an original IP (With all respect to the original work). I'm sure if wasn't because I read Dank/Dunk, I will never get this is not an Original IP. __________________ Because we have nothing, we want to do everything --- - My Zazzle Store! - My DeviantArt Account! #nadaesimposiblehueonniunawea. Last edited by GinnyN; 04/28/2010 at 01:58 pm.

04/28/2010, 03:32 pm	#235
GinnyN An Armed Lagomorph Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ask the earth Posts: 2,426	Just I hope somehow this ends in a Platform I have already. Like PC or DSi. If not, I have to ask to my friend if he can lend me his IPod Touch, and that it's not going to be pretty. AT ALL. __________________ Because we have nothing, we want to do everything --- - My Zazzle Store! - My DeviantArt Account! #nadaesimposiblehueonniunawea. Last edited by GinnyN; 04/28/2010 at 03:38 pm. Reason: Officially, the IPad haven't been released here YET. Everyone who have it here is an Import and the Wifi version.

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Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,136	I hope this is an adventure game and not just "piece these pictures together" "rearrange these tapes" "match clue 1 with clue 4 and clue 7 with clue 13". Eh, something tells me I'd give it a try anyway. __________________ You're the greatest. The greatest! - GuruGuru214 You'll go far in this life, Fawful. - That Guy In The Wheelchair Fawful, you sir, are made of win. - mgrant I love the Fawful! - Davies You're like a bad comedian. - monkey_05_06 ** you. - Giant Tope Why do you have to be such an hole? - Avistew You're a miserable little weasel who derives pleasure from being a *. - AllenB Grow up. - Mike Haley Now Playing: ~~Space Quest 0: Replicated~~ - ~~Space Quest I EGA: The Sarien Encounter~~ - Space Quest I VGA: The Sarien Encounter** - Space Quest II EGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest II VGA: Vohaul's Revenge - Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon - Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers - Space Quest V: The Next Mutation - Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier - Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

04/28/2010, 03:57 pm	#239
GinnyN An Armed Lagomorph Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ask the earth Posts: 2,426	Where's the similarity with Professor Layton starts? When the whole town is doing puzzles and??? __________________ Because we have nothing, we want to do everything --- - My Zazzle Store! - My DeviantArt Account! #nadaesimposiblehueonniunawea.

04/28/2010, 01:52 pm	#227
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	I want this game so much, I think I'm gonna faint.

04/28/2010, 02:35 pm	#230
wefeelgroove Probably hiding a cow. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 409	I'm excited for this.

04/28/2010, 02:43 pm	#231
Lena_P Capricious, Quirky Kook Join Date: May 2008 Location: West of Mount Diablo! Posts: 2,003	I love Professor Layton, but I sure as heck hope this has more of a plot than Layton generally does. Also, does that mean this will be a one-off game? Not episodic? And why is there an Athabascan woods in Minnesota? Aren't they more in Western Canada and Alaska?

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