Poll: Would you buy BTTF if a Season 2 is made?

[KoolMoeDee]

There is no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't buy the new installment of back to the future after finishing that last episode.

This game has been Telltales most popular, profitable and crowd gathering game ever. If they get the green light to go ahead with another game then I say GO FOR IT.

Again I purchased this game for the story and I wasn't dissatisfied, I absolutely love it. I really couldn't care less about the whole easy puzzles shit. The story is what "MADE" it for me.

One finale statement:

FUCK THE PUZZLES, THE STORY IS EPIC.

[flesk]

Originally Posted by KoolMoeDee

FUCK THE PUZZLES, THE STORY IS EPIC.

I wonder if Telltale Games realized this would be their demographic when they started up in 2004.

[KoolMoeDee]

Originally Posted by flesk

I wonder if Telltale Games realized this would be their demographic when they started up in 2004.

No, No, you've got it all wrong mate.

Its just a very small minor insignificant statement of my natural feelings for the game because I don't really care for the puzzles concerning the bttf game. I was more interested in the continuation of the story.

I know telltales main target market and psychographics concern individuals who are deeply into puzzle solving, using your brain etc. Im played most of their other game releases and im just saying that for this particular one, I don't mind that the puzzles were easy.

Makes me wonder though, if a different game developer made this exact same game. I wonder what the peoples reactions would be.

[deadman67797]

2nd season of BTTF: The Game!? GIMMEE!

[theDoc]

Two words: Hell.Yes.

[5dmc1]

YES!! YES!!! AND YES!!!! I would DEFINITELY buy season 2, 3, 4 and as many as telltale wants to make as long as the stories don't start getting cheesy. But if they keep up the good work, the YES I would always buy them, it's my, and about 1 million others', favorite film and now film based game.

So Telltale: PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING!!! Looking forward to the new season, hopefully this year around Christmas, BUT NO RUSH, rushing makes bad games. So take your time and "thrill me!" (Those who have played OUTATIME will understand my reference quote)

[Weeeeee]

Absodamnlutely!

[Krohn]

Strange. 2 days ago, I would have said absolutely no.
But somehow episode 5 was actually fun to play.

So that changed my mind and gets me into wanting another season.

[Shadowknight1]

Originally Posted by Krohn

Strange. 2 days ago, I would have said absolutely no.
But somehow episode 5 was actually fun to play.

So that changed my mind and gets me into wanting another season.

I think it was that stand-off with Edna and Beauregard and the twin DeLorean chase. That was the coolest thing ever.

Plus, HOVERBOARD.

[Shadowchild]

Oh hell yeah!

[MoToX20]

I would, I just like to see the story more than want to play a game. While some elements were a little weak, I think after seeing the success and feedback of S1 and the demand for a S2 they will take our suggestions serious enough to make the story stronger and the game play more challenging. If they do, S2 will be an enormous hit. Here's to hoping.

[ascii25]

I would absolutely buy a second season! After finishing Episode 5 and looking back on the overall experience, Telltale has convinced me that they can make a fun BTTF game that is true to the feel of the movies. I can sympathize with people who want harder puzzles, though.

[PhunkyPhazon]

Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

I'd be careful with that. While not stellar, Back to the Future's reviews have been fairly positive. There is only one professional reviewer that I've found that wasn't completely asleep at the wheel. Most reviews seem like they're just phoning it in, and they barely even take note of the genre as they sweep this thing by with middling scores between giving 9s and 10s to majorly hyped titles that buy advertising from them.

Yes, obviously every reviewer with a different opinion then yours is phoning it in, even if they're the majority. Dude, seriously?

Anyways, I would buy a Season 2 in a heartbeat. I was sad to see this end.

[SHODANFreeman]

Originally Posted by KoolMoeDee

FUCK THE PUZZLES.

I think this is Telltale's new slogan.

Originally Posted by PhunkyPhazon

Yes, obviously every reviewer with a different opinion then yours is phoning it in, even if they're the majority. Dude, seriously?

Anyways, I would buy a Season 2 in a heartbeat. I was sad to see this end.

Anyone reviewing it as a game is obligated to give it an abysmally low score, because, quite simply, it is a marginally interactive movie. It is by no means a game, as games must require either thought or skill on the part of the player. Love the storyline and characters and whatever other elements you want, but as a game, it is putrid.

[CountDuckula]

I would definitely buy a second season. In fact I would pre-order it the second telltale notified me of my opportunity to do so

They are pretty busy with a several new franchises in development, I'd rather wait longer for a follow-up than have the talented people who make a telltale game a telltale game spread too thin across many projects.
The 'telltale style' of their games (strong stories and characters, the style of humour, the kind of puzzles) is something I really hope they keep as they grow as a company.

Would love more difficult puzzles and more of them, but I thoroughly enjoyed the balance they struck with season 1 even if it was IMO too easy even with hints turned off (thanks to the team for at least providing the multiple hint levels option).

[Simon82]

I wasn't sure about how this game would stack up, but it was obvious that the Telltale team put a lot of love and hard work into it -- it had so many nods to the trilogy in events, images, spoken lines and other areas that it really rang true.

The new characters -- Artie, Trixie, Judge Brown, Danny Parker, and Edna -- all fit well within the established universe.

As one who is not much of a "gamer," I enjoyed the pace, and thought the puzzles were just right. I wanted to have a "cinematic" experience, and that was delivered beautifully.

Extra kudos to Christopher Lloyd, A.J. Locascio (he is the discovery of the year!), Claudia Wells, Michael J. Fox(!) and the rest of the cast for making it everything I hoped it would be.

If the same team works on a second "season," I'd be more than happy to hop on board the time train!

[PhunkyPhazon]

Originally Posted by SHODANFreeman

Anyone reviewing it as a game is obligated to give it an abysmally low score, because, quite simply, it is a marginally interactive movie. It is by no means a game, as games must require either thought or skill on the part of the player. Love the storyline and characters and whatever other elements you want, but as a game, it is putrid.

There a lot of people in this thread who really need to click on that.

[SHODANFreeman]

Originally Posted by PhunkyPhazon

There a lot of people in this thread who really need to click on that.

There are almost no interactive objects on each screen. Fact.
The majority of screens can be completed simply by clicking on any clickable objects on screen. Fact.
You almost never have to (or are even able to) leave an area in order to complete a puzzle. Fact.

Just because you like the story does not make it a good game. It is objectively a bad game, in that the player is treated as though they have the mental capacity of a 3 year old. The game holds your hand every step of the way.

When the genre your game places itself in demands a nice helping of challenging puzzles, and your game provides approximately none, you have a bad game on your hands. If someone made an FPS where there was only 1 enemy per level and he was a pushover, it would be a bad game, regardless of how good the presentation and storyline was.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by PhunkyPhazon

There a lot of people in this thread who really need to click on that.

I clicked on it and played (and got it all right! Yay!).

Is it a fact, or an opinion, that BttF doesn't have a lot of puzzles, and that the existing puzzles often involve clicking on the only clickable item?
Is it a fact, or an opinion, that a dialogue tree with only one option is an interactive cutscene?
Is it a fact, or an opinion, that games require thought or skill on the part of the player? (to quote Shodan)

In my opinion, BttF qualifies as a game (barely) but not as a good game. I think when it's more enjoyable to watch a walkthrough than play it yourself, there is a problem.

[puzzlebox]

Originally Posted by PhunkyPhazon

[Binky's Facts and Opinions]

There a lot of people in this thread who really need to click on that.

That game is obviously aimed at children, and in my opinion it is actually more challenging than BTTF in that there is actually a chance of getting things wrong. The BTTF game holds your hand so much, with all its hints and limited interactions, that it is barely more complex than "Binky's Facts and Opinions". For example, the young Emmett / his father reconciliation "puzzle" in episode 5. It's not a puzzle. Say everything to Emmett's father. Say everything to Emmett. Repeat until cutscene ensues. (Contrast this with the dialogue puzzles in Tales of Monkey Island, which are actual puzzles where you must use some kind of knowledge and/or reasoning to select the correct option). I would say that BTTF's "just click everything" approach is actually LESS complex than the Binky's Facts and Opinions "click the one correct answer" model.

I enjoyed the BTTF game's story, but was disappointed in the lack of opportunity for interaction in the game as a whole. Easy puzzles are actually totally fine by me. But when my sole job is to run through the tunnel of invisible walls between cutscenes (ep 4), or click on the single available dialogue option to make the cutscene keep going (ep 5), then I will be disappointed at my lack of opportunity to interact with the game world in any meaningful way.

I guess I'm just an adventure gamer from childhood, and although I love BTTF, I love the challenge and sense of discovery in a real adventure game more.