Telltale Games

AndrewF · 11/15/2011, 05:18 pm

I have 3 minutes left untill the download is FINALLY done.

My long life time reward!

All my terrible work is being consequenced (IF that's a word e.e) by me getting chased by dinosaurs. Thank you for this punishment. ^-^ WISH ME LUCK!

Faceslasher · 11/15/2011, 05:18 pm

Sound error during the Tour Car part. Jeeeesus.

waroftheworlds01 · 11/15/2011, 05:21 pm

Jurassic Park: The Game Episode One. Playstaion 3

So far, I have only played Episode One, So I can’t really fully review the game as a whole in terms of the story and the characters. But what I can do is given my impression so far in terms of game play and graphics, as well as some of the encounters in the game.

For starters, I like the main menu. It’s simple, and the T-Rex that it showcases looks awesome. I also notice that there is a section that you can use to replay scenarios. So no need to play from the beginning if you want to just replay one part of the game.

The game has it’s share of pros and cons. So let’s get the cons out the way first.
CONS!
Right away I noticed a few problems. First of all, the game lags…. Quite a bit unfortunately. I noticed that in between most button prompts the games kind of stops for a few seconds which I’m guessing is the game loading the proper reaction to the button you pressed. This doesn’t happen through out the entire game. But there were areas where it was worse than others. It’s not a game breaking issue but when it comes to some of the really cool action scenes it would have been a better experience if the scenes played more smoothly.
Another Con would have to be just how short this episode is. I beat this thing in about two hours. I was kind of hoping the episode would be longer. But I haven’t played the next episodes so I can’t say if they are all this short or not.
Another thing I was disappointed with was the lack of actually story telling. Don’t get me wrong, there is a story here. But there were moments at the beginning that I felt should have went on longer and , Surprisingly, those moments are the ones that didn’t feature dinosaurs at all. There are two points in the game (one feature Dr. Harding and his Daughter and one where Nima is first introduced) that I felt should have went on longer to establish the character more. But again, there are still 3 more episodes to go so there’s a lot more time for these characters to become more developed.

PRO!
Telltale really captured the look and feel of a Jurassic Park film. Especially the look and feel of the original film. Which is a great thing seeing how it takes place during and after the first film. When it comes to the looks of the island, the dinosaurs, the jeeps and all that good stuff, everything looks as it should. Fans of the series shouldn’t have too many complaints when it come to the look of the game.

The Graphics! That’s right! I’m saying the graphics are good! You got a problem with that? Let’s be realistic here. Yes, it’s not up to par with other games but what we have looks good. Especially the dinosaurs and especially the T-Rex. The T-Rex is very detailed and looks great and so the Trikes and the Dilo’s. The human character move a bit still at times but overall the graphics are very acceptable.

Even though the game lags during button prompts the set pieces are still very thrilling and entertaining. The Dilo scene is really cool, trying to get around the T-Rex and Trike fight was intense, and the encounter that happens a bit later with the Rex was amazing as well. I wishing some of these scenes were in the actual films!

Another thing that all Jurassic park fans will love is the nods to the first film. I couldn’t help but smile at the way the intro is the same as the film. And there’s a great “We got Dodgson Here!” reference as well. Through out the game little things are placed that link back to the first film and I’m sure every Jurassic Park fan will appreciate them.

NOTICE!!
I need to go replay the game because I’m not exactly sure if picking different dialogue options changes the game all that much. It doesn’t seem like it. But I still need to go back and try everything before I can know for sure.

Overall, I enjoyed the episode. The lag and length of the game is a disappointment sure enough, but everything else made it a great Jurassic Park experience for me. I loved the action encounters with the dinosaurs. Some will argue the fact that this is really more of a interactive movie then a game. And I’ll admit, after finally playing it for myself I’m inclined to agree with them. But if anything, we’re getting one hell of an awesome story that I’m fully ready to consider cannon with the films.

kwool · 11/15/2011, 05:21 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by thcoolnam

hey kwool how long did it take to beat episode 1

Probably around two hours. That's just an estimate, though.

sniperwar10 · 11/15/2011, 05:23 pm

i tried it out its awesome on highest settings! everything's perfect

Xbox : good

PC: Awesome!

TonsOfChocobo · 11/15/2011, 05:26 pm

Might want to put a spoiler tag on your post. Fair assessment of the game though.

AndrewF · 11/15/2011, 05:29 pm

Okay, I am currently playing the game! Faceslasher I'll let you know if I have any problems! Wishhhh me luckk!

Faceslasher · 11/15/2011, 05:29 pm

So how many times have you folks died?

I'm at 7, :P

AndrewF · 11/15/2011, 05:39 pm

I'm at the dock, only thing wrong is the volume of their voices changes '*Normals Voice* No she doesn't *High voice* KNOW* Normal* your name* And the rain seems to be more of a flicker, but everything is great! I love it! Even though in the prologue I ran int oa tree. ^-^ Whoops.

sniperwar10 · 11/15/2011, 05:42 pm

none

(perfect)

TonsOfChocobo · 11/15/2011, 05:44 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperwar10

none

(perfect)

Aww, you're missing out on all the awesome deaths!

waroftheworlds01 · 11/15/2011, 05:46 pm

Don't forget to check out the journal when your done. Some neat info in there.

Faceslasher · 11/15/2011, 05:47 pm

Done with Episode 1, and man was it a long one.

The action scenes are pretty rad, sadly I kept dying on the Dilo part, only died twice with the Rex. Pretty neat remake of the Jurassic Park OS, Telltale!

Really loved the game, but needs some bug fixing.

Faceslasher · 11/15/2011, 05:48 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewF

I'm at the dock, only thing wrong is the volume of their voices changes '*Normals Voice* No she doesn't *High voice* KNOW* Normal* your name* And the rain seems to be more of a flicker, but everything is great! I love it! Even though in the prologue I ran int oa tree. ^-^ Whoops.

Mess with your graphics, the rain flickered on me aswell. But I got it to stop.

DeaLynHer · 11/15/2011, 05:50 pm

I cant pick the passes up in the first episode i click LB and she reaches but wont pick them up.

TonsOfChocobo · 11/15/2011, 05:56 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeaLynHer

I cant pick the passes up in the first episode i click LB and she reaches but wont pick them up.

Tip: She won't do it while the guard's watching.

sniperwar10 · 11/15/2011, 06:05 pm

any body have any problems with the cursor disappearing?

corruptbiggins · 11/15/2011, 06:09 pm

Finished the first episode, took me a couple of hours and I enjoyed it very much. It's good that they've tried something new with this game and I feel it fits it well. Also, it looks fantastic. By far the best looking Telltale game yet. Oh and another thing that I like is that the next episode started straight after the end of the first so it looks like you can play through the whole thing without having to go back to a menu to start the next episode which I think a number of people wanted for previous games. It also has room for a fair amount of re-playability which is good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by waroftheworlds01

Some will argue the fact that this is really more of a interactive movie then a game. And I’ll admit, after finally playing it for myself I’m inclined to agree with them. But if anything, we’re getting one hell of an awesome story that I’m fully ready to consider cannon with the films.

That is a fair point but I feel that I was drawn into the story well enough that I didn't really think about the gameplay, it just felt natural to me.

Another thing that might be interesting to note is a comparison of game size - for instance the 5 episodes of Tales of Monkey Island take up 1.4GB and the 4 episodes of Jurassic Park use 2.6GB and I think the larger amount of data shows especially graphically.

corruptbiggins · 11/15/2011, 06:11 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniperwar10

any body have any problems with the cursor disappearing?

It happened once to me, I just quit and restarted the game and carried on with no problems.

jpark_08 · 11/15/2011, 06:26 pm

I find at times the button interactions serve no purpose and distract the player from the mood of the scene. At times it's so needless the sense of tension and immersion is completely lost. It's like Telltale is reminding you, "Hey, this is a game! Push buttons!"

The voice acting is great, but the facial animations are poor. It's just not convincing, half the time they don't even move their lips. Otherwise, good graphics and detailed environments.

Episode 1: 7/10

11/15/2011, 05:18 pm	#22
Faceslasher InGEN Employee #99 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: America Posts: 576	Sound error during the Tour Car part. Jeeeesus. __________________ You built a time machine...Out of a DeLOREAN? This signature was signed with Doc Brown's new Permanent Ink. If I make a screw up here, then it's gona stick. Oh crap, misspelled gonna!

11/15/2011, 05:21 pm	#23
waroftheworlds01 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 871	Jurassic Park: The Game Episode One. Playstaion 3 So far, I have only played Episode One, So I can’t really fully review the game as a whole in terms of the story and the characters. But what I can do is given my impression so far in terms of game play and graphics, as well as some of the encounters in the game. For starters, I like the main menu. It’s simple, and the T-Rex that it showcases looks awesome. I also notice that there is a section that you can use to replay scenarios. So no need to play from the beginning if you want to just replay one part of the game. The game has it’s share of pros and cons. So let’s get the cons out the way first. CONS! Right away I noticed a few problems. First of all, the game lags…. Quite a bit unfortunately. I noticed that in between most button prompts the games kind of stops for a few seconds which I’m guessing is the game loading the proper reaction to the button you pressed. This doesn’t happen through out the entire game. But there were areas where it was worse than others. It’s not a game breaking issue but when it comes to some of the really cool action scenes it would have been a better experience if the scenes played more smoothly. Another Con would have to be just how short this episode is. I beat this thing in about two hours. I was kind of hoping the episode would be longer. But I haven’t played the next episodes so I can’t say if they are all this short or not. Another thing I was disappointed with was the lack of actually story telling. Don’t get me wrong, there is a story here. But there were moments at the beginning that I felt should have went on longer and , Surprisingly, those moments are the ones that didn’t feature dinosaurs at all. There are two points in the game (one feature Dr. Harding and his Daughter and one where Nima is first introduced) that I felt should have went on longer to establish the character more. But again, there are still 3 more episodes to go so there’s a lot more time for these characters to become more developed. PRO! Telltale really captured the look and feel of a Jurassic Park film. Especially the look and feel of the original film. Which is a great thing seeing how it takes place during and after the first film. When it comes to the looks of the island, the dinosaurs, the jeeps and all that good stuff, everything looks as it should. Fans of the series shouldn’t have too many complaints when it come to the look of the game. The Graphics! That’s right! I’m saying the graphics are good! You got a problem with that? Let’s be realistic here. Yes, it’s not up to par with other games but what we have looks good. Especially the dinosaurs and especially the T-Rex. The T-Rex is very detailed and looks great and so the Trikes and the Dilo’s. The human character move a bit still at times but overall the graphics are very acceptable. Even though the game lags during button prompts the set pieces are still very thrilling and entertaining. The Dilo scene is really cool, trying to get around the T-Rex and Trike fight was intense, and the encounter that happens a bit later with the Rex was amazing as well. I wishing some of these scenes were in the actual films! Another thing that all Jurassic park fans will love is the nods to the first film. I couldn’t help but smile at the way the intro is the same as the film. And there’s a great “We got Dodgson Here!” reference as well. Through out the game little things are placed that link back to the first film and I’m sure every Jurassic Park fan will appreciate them. NOTICE!! I need to go replay the game because I’m not exactly sure if picking different dialogue options changes the game all that much. It doesn’t seem like it. But I still need to go back and try everything before I can know for sure. Overall, I enjoyed the episode. The lag and length of the game is a disappointment sure enough, but everything else made it a great Jurassic Park experience for me. I loved the action encounters with the dinosaurs. Some will argue the fact that this is really more of a interactive movie then a game. And I’ll admit, after finally playing it for myself I’m inclined to agree with them. But if anything, we’re getting one hell of an awesome story that I’m fully ready to consider cannon with the films. Last edited by waroftheworlds01; 11/15/2011 at 05:29 pm.

11/15/2011, 05:29 pm	#28
Faceslasher InGEN Employee #99 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: America Posts: 576	So how many times have you folks died? I'm at 7, :P __________________ You built a time machine...Out of a DeLOREAN? This signature was signed with Doc Brown's new Permanent Ink. If I make a screw up here, then it's gona stick. Oh crap, misspelled gonna!

11/15/2011, 05:47 pm	#33
Faceslasher InGEN Employee #99 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: America Posts: 576	Done with Episode 1, and man was it a long one. The action scenes are pretty rad, sadly I kept dying on the Dilo part, only died twice with the Rex. Pretty neat remake of the Jurassic Park OS, Telltale! Really loved the game, but needs some bug fixing. __________________ You built a time machine...Out of a DeLOREAN? This signature was signed with Doc Brown's new Permanent Ink. If I make a screw up here, then it's gona stick. Oh crap, misspelled gonna!

11/15/2011, 05:50 pm	#35
DeaLynHer Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	i dont get it I cant pick the passes up in the first episode i click LB and she reaches but wont pick them up.

11/15/2011, 05:18 pm	#21
AndrewF Pudding Lover Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA, Tennessee Posts: 74	I have 3 minutes left untill the download is FINALLY done. My long life time reward! All my terrible work is being consequenced (IF that's a word e.e) by me getting chased by dinosaurs. Thank you for this punishment. ^-^ WISH ME LUCK!

11/15/2011, 05:23 pm	#25
sniperwar10 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 168	i tried it out its awesome on highest settings! everything's perfect Xbox : good PC: Awesome!

11/15/2011, 05:26 pm	#26
TonsOfChocobo Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16	Might want to put a spoiler tag on your post. Fair assessment of the game though.

11/15/2011, 05:39 pm	#29
AndrewF Pudding Lover Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA, Tennessee Posts: 74	I'm at the dock, only thing wrong is the volume of their voices changes 'Normals Voice No she doesn't High voice KNOW* Normal* your name* And the rain seems to be more of a flicker, but everything is great! I love it! Even though in the prologue I ran int oa tree. ^-^ Whoops.

11/15/2011, 05:42 pm	#30
sniperwar10 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 168	none (perfect)

11/15/2011, 05:46 pm	#32
waroftheworlds01 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 871	Don't forget to check out the journal when your done. Some neat info in there.

11/15/2011, 06:05 pm	#37
sniperwar10 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 168	any body have any problems with the cursor disappearing?

11/15/2011, 06:26 pm	#40
jpark_08 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 72	I find at times the button interactions serve no purpose and distract the player from the mood of the scene. At times it's so needless the sense of tension and immersion is completely lost. It's like Telltale is reminding you, "Hey, this is a game! Push buttons!" The voice acting is great, but the facial animations are poor. It's just not convincing, half the time they don't even move their lips. Otherwise, good graphics and detailed environments. Episode 1: 7/10

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