Telltale Games

*Jennifer* · 11/17/2012, 05:53 pm

Are there things that you enjoyed that you didn't think that you did?

For me there are a few games that I played because I heard good things about, but that had themes that usually wouldn't interest me.

The first of these was Full Throttle. It was about biker gangs and had a heavy metal soundtrack, two things that I don't really care about (although the latter not as much, since I do like a few songs in the genre). But, the story is what got me. It ended up not really being about a biker gang at all (sort of, Ben was still concerned about his gang, and Mo was concerned about his), but a story about tradition vs innovation, and ultimately about betrayal, greed, and for Ben, redemption. It's what really made me a fan of Tim Schafer's writing, Grim Fandango just cemented it.

Grand Theft Auto III was another. I heard good things about it, but really didn't expect to like it. I don't really like Mafia stories too much, but I did like some (Goodfellas, The Godfather, on the fence about Scarface). I knew it was going to be over-the-top like Scarface (which I'm not sure how I feel about), but I gave it a shot anyway. It definitely was, but somehow controlling the character made me more endeared to his plight than when I was a third party just watching the action when watching a movie. Strangely enough (especially since the player character is mute, or maybe because he is), this is actually the first time I got that feeling when playing a game, feeling like I was actually in the character's shoes rather than just experiencing a story.

The latest is definitely The Walking Dead. I'm not much for zombie stories, but I put this on my try list at first because it was by Telltale, and then later because of all the good things that was said about the comics (and to a lesser extent, the TV show) in the early days of the Telltale Walking Dead forum. I proceeded to watch two episodes of the TV show, kind of liked it, but not enough to want me to continue. That did get me to realize that the story is about the human characters, and not the zombies. That raised my expectations somewhat (although I expected it to be like the show, where I was mildly interested, but not enough to be really immersed in it). I'll admit I really wasn't sure what to think of the pre-release press saying that the main character was a convicted murderer and that he took a little girl into his care. All of my doubts were for nothing by the second episode though, since I actually cared about the characters in a way I hadn't in the TV show. It might be a case of experience vs. watching, like Grand Theft Auto, or the exceptional writing, or probably a combination of the two. I didn't expect that I'd actually be excited and eagerly anticipating the next episode to come out when I first started playing.

Secret Fawful · 11/17/2012, 06:04 pm

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Super Paper Mario
Tales of Monkey Island
Space Quest anything
Killzone 2
TEKWAR
Planescape: Torment
Final Fantasy VI
Magicka

Caviar
Escargo
Sushi
Raw beef

Alcoremortis · 11/17/2012, 06:18 pm

Pirates of the Caribbean
Horton Hears a Who
Sashimi
Good Omens
Halo
Iron Man
Dark Knight

Yeah... a lot of my favorite things. I've reached the point where if I think I might dislike something, I remember these examples and then go try it anyways.

*Darth Marsden* · 11/17/2012, 10:29 pm

Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts would be one big one. I was all geared not to like it based on what everyone else has said about it... only for me to actually think it was OK. Course, I only thought that once I realized it's not a Banjo-Kazooie game, but...

RetroVortex · 11/17/2012, 10:35 pm

Recent example: Skyfall

Now, I'll admit, I don't like James Bond movies, but as a favour to my little bro I decided to take him to see it, and yeah, it was a pretty great film.
Very well written and acted, with plenty of action to keep it fresh.
I'd give it an 8/10

*Icedhope* · 11/17/2012, 10:45 pm

Well..it all starts about a year ago me and a friend were talking. I mentioned my disdain for the Assasins Creed series. He then told me I can't hate it if I haven't played it and then it went into you should play it.

I did and now I love it...that's pretty much...it.

Secret Fawful · 11/17/2012, 10:52 pm

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Originally Posted by Icedhope

Wearing a dress.

*Icedhope* · 11/17/2012, 10:58 pm

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Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

Jen Kollic · 11/18/2012, 01:39 pm

Recent Marvel movies (everything from Iron Man onwards)
Fallout 3
Skyrim
The new Citadel paint range
The BBC version of 'The Colour of Magic'
Civilization IV
My iPod Nano (I STILL LOVE YOU CREATIVE ZEN!!!)

GaryCXJk · 11/18/2012, 02:45 pm

Cooking. I love it.

Giant Tope · 11/18/2012, 02:53 pm

deep fried chicken hearts/liver/gizzards/all the other organs you find in that little baggie when you buy a whole chicken. holy guacamole they're great and nutrient rich. especially the liver. i guess you can say offal meats in general.

one time i made a chicken liver pate then used the leftovers to make dirty rice and oh my god was it the best dirty rice ever you guys have no idea.

rappelling. considering im horribly afraid of falling, i have no idea why i enjoy this so much. i wanna do it again, i just don't have an opportunity.

BlankCanvasDJ · 11/18/2012, 03:46 pm

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Originally Posted by Jennifer

The first of these was Full Throttle. It was about biker gangs and had a heavy metal soundtrack, two things that I don't really care about (although the latter not as much, since I do like a few songs in the genre). But, the story is what got me. It ended up not really being about a biker gang at all (sort of, Ben was still concerned about his gang, and Mo was concerned about his), but a story about tradition vs innovation, and ultimately about betrayal, greed, and for Ben, redemption. It's what really made me a fan of Tim Schafer's writing, Grim Fandango just cemented it.

I can relate to this one. One of the first computers that I ever got came with a Lucasarts demo disc in the box. The disc had the first few levels of Dark Forces and the complete game of Full Throttle. I liked Star Wars so I played Dark Forces over and over but I never bothered with Full Throttle because, meh, a game about bikers. One day I was bored and had run out of things to play so I finally tried it. Not only did it become one of my all-time favorite games but it also introduced me to adventure games, which I'm still completely obsessed with.

Alcoremortis · 11/18/2012, 03:53 pm

I remembered another: Harry Potter.

I read the first book when I was in second grade because I ran out of Brian Jacques books to read. I didn't really want to read it (I distinctly remember telling my mother that I wasn't interested in magic at all), but there was nothing else so I decided to give it a few chapters.

Yeah... I own all of them now and I think the only book series I've read more times would be Lord of the Rings. Maybe Redwall.

BlankCanvasDJ · 11/18/2012, 04:28 pm

I wanted to badly to hate Harry Potter but once someone finally convinced me to read it, I couldn't put it down. By the time the seventh book came out, I was so hooking I think I read it all in one sitting the same afternoon it was released.

Also, Pan's Labyrinth. A surreal, Spanish-language fantasy/horror? Yeah I really didn't think that was for me. I couldn't have been more wrong.

11/17/2012, 05:53 pm	#1
Jennifer Poker Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The Inventory Posts: 1,875	What things did you enjoy that you didn't think that you would? Are there things that you enjoyed that you didn't think that you did? For me there are a few games that I played because I heard good things about, but that had themes that usually wouldn't interest me. The first of these was Full Throttle. It was about biker gangs and had a heavy metal soundtrack, two things that I don't really care about (although the latter not as much, since I do like a few songs in the genre). But, the story is what got me. It ended up not really being about a biker gang at all (sort of, Ben was still concerned about his gang, and Mo was concerned about his), but a story about tradition vs innovation, and ultimately about betrayal, greed, and for Ben, redemption. It's what really made me a fan of Tim Schafer's writing, Grim Fandango just cemented it. Grand Theft Auto III was another. I heard good things about it, but really didn't expect to like it. I don't really like Mafia stories too much, but I did like some (Goodfellas, The Godfather, on the fence about Scarface). I knew it was going to be over-the-top like Scarface (which I'm not sure how I feel about), but I gave it a shot anyway. It definitely was, but somehow controlling the character made me more endeared to his plight than when I was a third party just watching the action when watching a movie. Strangely enough (especially since the player character is mute, or maybe because he is), this is actually the first time I got that feeling when playing a game, feeling like I was actually in the character's shoes rather than just experiencing a story. The latest is definitely The Walking Dead. I'm not much for zombie stories, but I put this on my try list at first because it was by Telltale, and then later because of all the good things that was said about the comics (and to a lesser extent, the TV show) in the early days of the Telltale Walking Dead forum. I proceeded to watch two episodes of the TV show, kind of liked it, but not enough to want me to continue. That did get me to realize that the story is about the human characters, and not the zombies. That raised my expectations somewhat (although I expected it to be like the show, where I was mildly interested, but not enough to be really immersed in it). I'll admit I really wasn't sure what to think of the pre-release press saying that the main character was a convicted murderer and that he took a little girl into his care. All of my doubts were for nothing by the second episode though, since I actually cared about the characters in a way I hadn't in the TV show. It might be a case of experience vs. watching, like Grand Theft Auto, or the exceptional writing, or probably a combination of the two. I didn't expect that I'd actually be excited and eagerly anticipating the next episode to come out when I first started playing. __________________ I'm a community moderator. I'm just a volunteer, not an employee of the company. All of my opinions are my own, not those of Telltale Games. ___________________ My Blog, My Art, My Webcomic Last edited by Jennifer; 11/17/2012 at 05:56 pm.

11/17/2012, 06:04 pm	#2
Secret Fawful Fearless Oathbreaker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Stuck In This Pose Sexiness: Off The Charts! Posts: 5,137	Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts Paper Mario: Sticker Star Super Paper Mario Tales of Monkey Island Space Quest anything Killzone 2 TEKWAR Planescape: Torment Final Fantasy VI Magicka Caviar Escargo Sushi Raw beef __________________ 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

11/17/2012, 06:18 pm	#3
Alcoremortis Lonely Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ankh-Morpork PD Status: Killjoy Extraordinaire Actual Posts: Lots! Posts: 4,235	Pirates of the Caribbean Horton Hears a Who Sashimi Good Omens Halo Iron Man Dark Knight Yeah... a lot of my favorite things. I've reached the point where if I think I might dislike something, I remember these examples and then go try it anyways. __________________ ETERNAL QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN STATUS CONFERRED. ~ Comrade Pants How can we be sure that Alcoremortis isn't just Comrade Pants trollplaying as a girl? ~ GuruGuru214 You're a shiny bright star; floating amongst a million slimy slugs in a sea of sludge. You transcend the pre-conceived and supposed limits of the human race, to emerge from the pit of pitiful maggots as a beautiful, majestic butterfly. ~ Davies The suspence of what's gonna come after death is killing me! ~ Jon NA Are you a secret Plaster Princess or something? ~ Secret Fawful

11/17/2012, 10:45 pm	#6
Icedhope 007 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: IL Posts: 3,292	Well..it all starts about a year ago me and a friend were talking. I mentioned my disdain for the Assasins Creed series. He then told me I can't hate it if I haven't played it and then it went into you should play it. I did and now I love it...that's pretty much...it. __________________ Good things come to those who wait, bad things come to those who hate, girlfriends come to those who date, children come to those who mate. ~ Haggis "My opinons are my own and reflect myself and not TTG also I don't work for them...they just gave me mod powers." "Requiescat in pace my father and nephew" Now Playing: ~~MGS3~~ - ~~Portable Ops~~ - Peace Walker - Metal Gear - Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid - MGS2 - MGS4

11/18/2012, 01:39 pm	#9
Jen Kollic >B[ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 538	Recent Marvel movies (everything from Iron Man onwards) Fallout 3 Skyrim The new Citadel paint range The BBC version of 'The Colour of Magic' Civilization IV My iPod Nano (I STILL LOVE YOU CREATIVE ZEN!!!) __________________ *"Gentlemen! Please! You can fight like itsy bitsy babies later. Right now we have adult name-calling and mud-slinging to attend to."* - Dr. Nightmare, Attorney at Law DeviantArt FFN

11/18/2012, 02:45 pm	#10
GaryCXJk Custom User Title User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Zaandam, the Netherlands Posts: 2,115	Cooking. I love it.

11/18/2012, 02:53 pm	#11
Giant Tope bashful little whaleshark Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portland Posts: 2,171	deep fried chicken hearts/liver/gizzards/all the other organs you find in that little baggie when you buy a whole chicken. holy guacamole they're great and nutrient rich. especially the liver. i guess you can say offal meats in general. one time i made a chicken liver pate then used the leftovers to make dirty rice and oh my god was it the best dirty rice ever you guys have no idea. rappelling. considering im horribly afraid of falling, i have no idea why i enjoy this so much. i wanna do it again, i just don't have an opportunity. __________________ I am a dinosaur. BUT! i am hiding.

11/18/2012, 03:53 pm	#13
Alcoremortis Lonely Ruffian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ankh-Morpork PD Status: Killjoy Extraordinaire Actual Posts: Lots! Posts: 4,235	I remembered another: Harry Potter. I read the first book when I was in second grade because I ran out of Brian Jacques books to read. I didn't really want to read it (I distinctly remember telling my mother that I wasn't interested in magic at all), but there was nothing else so I decided to give it a few chapters. Yeah... I own all of them now and I think the only book series I've read more times would be Lord of the Rings. Maybe Redwall. __________________ ETERNAL QUEEN OF HALLOWEEN STATUS CONFERRED. ~ Comrade Pants How can we be sure that Alcoremortis isn't just Comrade Pants trollplaying as a girl? ~ GuruGuru214 You're a shiny bright star; floating amongst a million slimy slugs in a sea of sludge. You transcend the pre-conceived and supposed limits of the human race, to emerge from the pit of pitiful maggots as a beautiful, majestic butterfly. ~ Davies The suspence of what's gonna come after death is killing me! ~ Jon NA Are you a secret Plaster Princess or something? ~ Secret Fawful

11/18/2012, 04:28 pm	#14
BlankCanvasDJ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,069	I wanted to badly to hate Harry Potter but once someone finally convinced me to read it, I couldn't put it down. By the time the seventh book came out, I was so hooking I think I read it all in one sitting the same afternoon it was released. Also, Pan's Labyrinth. A surreal, Spanish-language fantasy/horror? Yeah I really didn't think that was for me. I couldn't have been more wrong.

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