Telltale Games

jp-30 · 02/10/2006, 05:22 pm

Lots of debate on AG about the 2 screenshots that surfaced here yesterday.

People are thinking they're concept art due to the, well, "arty" nature of the rendering. Me, I figure they're in-game shots due to the polys, closeness of release and use on a game sales page.

Can anyone in-the-know possibly make a comment either way?

Alucard · 02/10/2006, 06:00 pm

looks a little cartoony for csi but well I guess the other games kind of looked like that too. In that picture with Jim Brass in it his head just doesn't look right on his body.

jp-30 · 02/10/2006, 06:30 pm

I think the visual style of the 2 shots looks great. Brass's head is fine, the only thing making it look odd is the brightness of the night-time location - bright heads, bright bodies everything... is that flashlight actually necessary?

Could just be ehanced for the screenshot I guess.

02/11/2006, 03:35 am

I think I'm gonna really like this game.. the first one looks like a screenshot from a cut scene and then the second one looks like it would be in the game.. guess we'll have to wait for the powers that be to reveal all

artwking · 02/11/2006, 03:42 am

This might be of interest to some people. Jannar85 at the Adventuregamers forum found some screenshots at Ubi.com (although, not the English/US site).

http://forums.adventuregamers.com/showpost.php?p=251449&postcount=43

They're incredibly low res, but I guess as an idea of what maybe to epect, it works.

Alucard · 02/11/2006, 03:21 pm

interesting.

jp-30 · 02/13/2006, 08:42 pm

Other than that one press release this site is totally devoid of anything CSI related.

Not even a messageboard comment from anyone in the company.

So I assume the project was a 'gun for hire' type job, where everything's (marketing, promotions, support) being done 100% by Ubisoft.

Cool. More time to concentrate on the next Bone, Sam & Max and whatever else may be bubbling away unannounced in the TTG processors...

02/14/2006, 12:18 am

JP
You are right in that Ubisoft is handling the promotion on this one and we are waiting for their go ahead to start posting screens etc..

So far CSI has been a good project for us, and we are really proud of the work that has been done. I feel pretty safe in saying people here will enjoy it .

Dan

jp-30 · 02/14/2006, 07:21 am

Hey Dan, cool. Thank for the info.

Getting close to going Gold I guess?

jannar85 · 02/17/2006, 11:20 pm

Quote:

This might be of interest to some people. Jannar85 at the Adventuregamers forum found some screenshots at Ubi.com (although, not the English/US site).

http://forums.adventuregamers.com/showpost.php?p=251449&postcount=43

They're incredibly low res, but I guess as an idea of what maybe to epect, it works.

I'm here as well, y'know

Hehe.. Yey.
I'm so looking forward to everything Telltale related these days.

I'm hungry.

artwking · 02/18/2006, 02:15 am

Quote:

I'm here as well, y'know

Hehe.. Yey.

Whoops! I didn't think to look. It's all coming back to me now.

jannar85 · 02/20/2006, 07:02 pm

I'm curious to see if these screenshots are WIP, and if it'll improve. There is a mixed feeling for some.

I, for one, can't wait to play it

Another CSI game, and Telltale is on it.. I mean.. so awesome.
And it'll undoubtly be better than the previous even if there are that real time 3d engine going on in it.

It's a such engine, is it not?

jp-30 · 02/21/2006, 05:58 am

There are 2 or 3 more shots (and a scheduled March 31 release date) up on Amazon.com

jannar85 · 02/21/2006, 09:45 am

Damn! What an improvement!

According to fov at adventuregamers who contacted telltale, they said this about the first screenshots I found:

The CSI shots on that page are not current screenshots. Some are from the packaging (not in-game shots) and some are taken from Maya (dev system).

So it's really really awesome to finally get some real ones! Damn it looks sweet. Hurry up!

02/24/2006, 04:44 am

Another screenshot from the Ubisoft site.

jannar85 · 02/24/2006, 05:42 pm

Looks really great. Still, Grissom's face looks weird. (It WAS Grissom yes?)

03/03/2006, 09:35 pm

Hello Telltale & CSI fans -

My name is Greg, and I am the writer & designer for CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder.

Standby for the Official CSI Thread coming soon on the forums!

These shots all used our actual 3D models, and were assembled in Maya/Photoshop by the Ubisoft marketing team. While the shots are not directly captured from the game, rest assured the characters & environments look as good or better in our real-time 3D engine.

We did a lot to make the player feel like they're in the show. We bring you right up close and personal with these characters - and their detail is amazing. Plus, just wait til you see them moving & talking, with moody real-time lighting and TV-like camera cuts...

PS - For all you forensic experts out there - I bet you noticed something "unusual" in the picture of the phone... NOTE: We handle this differently in the actual game!

03/03/2006, 10:04 pm

Thanks for the info Greg.. I like the style you got going for this game..should work well with the story.. What I love about this release is it will be available march 31 around the world in a store in a box, so no one has any excuse not to buy it. The CSI games are like the only PC games out of 4 or 5 I see on the shelves of all stores.. If the sales match the distribution Telltale should be doing the next one..

Udvarnoky · 03/03/2006, 10:09 pm

For release dates I've heard March 7th, 14th, 21st, and 31st. What do I believe?! (Answer: the day my Ubiosft preorder ships.)

03/03/2006, 11:52 pm

Thank you for clarifying, Greg. There has been a lot of confusion about those screenshots. I'm going to repost the info at Adventure Gamers.

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02/10/2006, 05:22 pm	#1
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Lots of debate on AG about the 2 screenshots that surfaced here yesterday. People are thinking they're concept art due to the, well, "arty" nature of the rendering. Me, I figure they're in-game shots due to the polys, closeness of release and use on a game sales page. Can anyone in-the-know possibly make a comment either way?

02/10/2006, 06:00 pm	#2
Alucard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 482	looks a little cartoony for csi but well I guess the other games kind of looked like that too. In that picture with Jim Brass in it his head just doesn't look right on his body.

02/10/2006, 06:30 pm	#3
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	I think the visual style of the 2 shots looks great. Brass's head is fine, the only thing making it look odd is the brightness of the night-time location - bright heads, bright bodies everything... is that flashlight actually necessary? Could just be ehanced for the screenshot I guess.

02/11/2006, 03:35 am	#4
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	I think I'm gonna really like this game.. the first one looks like a screenshot from a cut scene and then the second one looks like it would be in the game.. guess we'll have to wait for the powers that be to reveal all

02/11/2006, 03:42 am	#5
artwking My family is made of meat Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 384	This might be of interest to some people. Jannar85 at the Adventuregamers forum found some screenshots at Ubi.com (although, not the English/US site). http://forums.adventuregamers.com/showpost.php?p=251449&postcount=43 They're incredibly low res, but I guess as an idea of what maybe to epect, it works.

02/11/2006, 03:21 pm	#6
Alucard Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 482	interesting.

02/13/2006, 08:42 pm	#7
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Other than that one press release this site is totally devoid of anything CSI related. Not even a messageboard comment from anyone in the company. So I assume the project was a 'gun for hire' type job, where everything's (marketing, promotions, support) being done 100% by Ubisoft. Cool. More time to concentrate on the next Bone, Sam & Max and whatever else may be bubbling away unannounced in the TTG processors...

02/14/2006, 12:18 am	#8
Dancon Guest Posts: n/a	JP You are right in that Ubisoft is handling the promotion on this one and we are waiting for their go ahead to start posting screens etc.. So far CSI has been a good project for us, and we are really proud of the work that has been done. I feel pretty safe in saying people here will enjoy it . Dan

02/14/2006, 07:21 am	#9
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Hey Dan, cool. Thank for the info. Getting close to going Gold I guess?

02/20/2006, 07:02 pm	#12
jannar85 Drunk on the pic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 392	I'm curious to see if these screenshots are WIP, and if it'll improve. There is a mixed feeling for some. I, for one, can't wait to play it Another CSI game, and Telltale is on it.. I mean.. so awesome. And it'll undoubtly be better than the previous even if there are that real time 3d engine going on in it. It's a such engine, is it not?

02/21/2006, 05:58 am	#13
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	There are 2 or 3 more shots (and a scheduled March 31 release date) up on Amazon.com

02/21/2006, 09:45 am	#14
jannar85 Drunk on the pic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 392	Damn! What an improvement! According to fov at adventuregamers who contacted telltale, they said this about the first screenshots I found: The CSI shots on that page are not current screenshots. Some are from the packaging (not in-game shots) and some are taken from Maya (dev system). So it's really really awesome to finally get some real ones! Damn it looks sweet. Hurry up!

02/24/2006, 04:44 am	#15
Joho Guest Posts: n/a	Another screenshot from the Ubisoft site.

02/24/2006, 05:42 pm	#16
jannar85 Drunk on the pic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 392	Looks really great. Still, Grissom's face looks weird. (It WAS Grissom yes?)

03/03/2006, 09:35 pm	#17
Greg_Land Guest Posts: n/a	Hello Telltale & CSI fans - My name is Greg, and I am the writer & designer for CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder. Standby for the Official CSI Thread coming soon on the forums! These shots all used our actual 3D models, and were assembled in Maya/Photoshop by the Ubisoft marketing team. While the shots are not directly captured from the game, rest assured the characters & environments look as good or better in our real-time 3D engine. We did a lot to make the player feel like they're in the show. We bring you right up close and personal with these characters - and their detail is amazing. Plus, just wait til you see them moving & talking, with moody real-time lighting and TV-like camera cuts... PS - For all you forensic experts out there - I bet you noticed something "unusual" in the picture of the phone... NOTE: We handle this differently in the actual game!

03/03/2006, 10:04 pm	#18
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the info Greg.. I like the style you got going for this game..should work well with the story.. What I love about this release is it will be available march 31 around the world in a store in a box, so no one has any excuse not to buy it. The CSI games are like the only PC games out of 4 or 5 I see on the shelves of all stores.. If the sales match the distribution Telltale should be doing the next one..

03/03/2006, 10:09 pm	#19
Udvarnoky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 855	For release dates I've heard March 7th, 14th, 21st, and 31st. What do I believe?! (Answer: the day my Ubiosft preorder ships.)

03/03/2006, 11:52 pm	#20
fov Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you for clarifying, Greg. There has been a lot of confusion about those screenshots. I'm going to repost the info at Adventure Gamers.