InsaneTiger
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I would be more excited if I heard their engine has drastically improved.
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TellTale confirms season two of Game of Thrones
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Haunted
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That is literally a piece of (beautiful) concept art with a couple boats thrown in front.
Hardly indicative of the majority of the game. The same criticism as with all the other Telltale games running on that last gen engine: square, low poly environments, weak 3D modelling, subpar character animation (both full body and facial) and animation transitions, questionable texture work (even the heavily applied watercolour photoshop filter can't hide all the flaws, makes it looks better in promotional screenshots though) and all that without going into the performance issues on the various platforms.
Ultimadrago
Member
I hated the first season, only buying this one at that Humble Bundle EXTRA bundle including 50% off range.
WadiumArcadium
Member
I thought it was ok but I'm in no rush to play a second series.
NeoRaider
Member
Who asked for this??
Where is The Wolf Among Us 2?
Will they ever do that? I mean as long as they are releasing iOS/Android version of their games i don't think so.
Few days ago i saw few Tales from the Borderlands PC screenshots, and it still looks like a shit.
Where is The Wolf Among Us 2?
Will they ever do that? I mean as long as they are releasing iOS/Android version of their games i don't think so.
Few days ago i saw few Tales from the Borderlands PC screenshots, and it still looks like a shit.
properpropaganda
Member
How are they gonna deal with the fact the certain character live or die based on your choices? Just pick a path and go "this is what you were supposed to do"?
Kill them in the first ten minutes of Season 2.
damien1928
Banned
I loved it, it was awesome, season 2 day one.
Leafhopper
Banned
shit deserves some GOTY love, that's for sure
Would much rather have had TWAU season 2 or a new Tales from the Borderlands
Exactly right.
dragonbane
Member
Telltale doesnt really care about quality, they are driven exclusively by money as time has shown again and again. So since GoT likely sold a lot better than Borderlands and TWAU they will probably make a lot more of GoT instead and the others will be shelved. Sorry guys :/
I agree and it's my goty but it seems like not that many people played it in the first place! LiS def got a lot of the episodic adventure attention this year.
yeah the 'morally grey' stuff people like to say about this show is just wrong
i'm super glad Life is Strange and Until Dawn sold so well, and alongside TftB we had a great year for this modern style of adventure game but man..... really hope TftB is profitable
Yeah. I would have been seriously pissed otherwise. I am still kinda pissed about the cliffhanger ending nonetheless.
Otherwise, I welcome a new season. Many apparently didn't seem to like the first one, but I thought that they really captured the Game of Thrones feeling really well, even though the story at times made pointless moves to shoehorn GoT characters and themes in.
The visual style a good compromise for a game that has to run on mobile phones as well.
But the engine's loading hick-ups between camera angles are inexcusable.
Lady Siara
Member
Unless they've saved the majority of their effort for Season 2, I can't imagine this will be much better.
Who knows though, maybe it was intended to be a slow burn from the start. Surprise me Telltale.
Who knows though, maybe it was intended to be a slow burn from the start. Surprise me Telltale.
Son of Cervantes
Member
The numerous Telltale series I've played have really laid bare the skeleton behind the illusion of choice they provide.
Namely, if you spare an optional NPC who could otherwise die, expect that NPC to contribute nothing to further the story and to eventually die anyway.
In the case of Game of Thrones, the choices which lead certain characters to live and others to die almost certainly means that those characters will either be relegated to the sidelines or killed off at the start of season 2.
Namely, if you spare an optional NPC who could otherwise die, expect that NPC to contribute nothing to further the story and to eventually die anyway.
In the case of Game of Thrones, the choices which lead certain characters to live and others to die almost certainly means that those characters will either be relegated to the sidelines or killed off at the start of season 2.
in my game, Asher survived, he killed Ludd, and Mira was beheaded. I would've willing to bet money that Asher/Rodrik will die from his wounds in the final battle, Ludd/Gryff will either be killed or be inconsequential to season 2, and we won't return to Kings Landing.
InquisitorAles
Member
Totally agree with you. Also, i wouldn't mind to see new season of Sam & Max
Would much rather have had TWAU season 2 or a new Tales from the Borderlands
MichaelFassbender
Member
As long as people understand that it's not much more than an interactive setpiece with pre-determined outcomes, TT games are fine for what they are.
400 Days was garbage, though.
400 Days was garbage, though.
benicillin
Banned
The night truly is dark and full of terrors if this, almost universally agreed to be the worst Telltale game since Jurassic Park, can get a second season and The Wolf Among Us is still in limbo 
I couldn't get through the first episode and everything I've read about the series on GAF and elsewhere has given me no reason to go back.
I'm interested to see how well it sold because I wouldn't really think there'd be much overlap between the TV show fans and people who'd want to play a TT game.
I'm interested to see how well it sold because I wouldn't really think there'd be much overlap between the TV show fans and people who'd want to play a TT game.
I finished S1 but I'm done with it. I have no interest in S2. I only completed it because I had bought that Telltale bundle. Overall I'm disappointed in Telltale engine and the overall quality of the game aswell as the story just not being all that great.
I like GoT a lot but I'm done with Telltale games until they step it up.
I like GoT a lot but I'm done with Telltale games until they step it up.
Scorpion Soldier
Member
I'm not getting that second season of TWAU any time soon, am I? If at all...
Season 1 was good, but I'd rather have something a bit different like TWAU and such. I already felt a bit of fatigue with the setting of the first season of GOT because I already spent a lot of time with the show, which did make it drag on despite standing on its own pretty well.
Season 1 was good, but I'd rather have something a bit different like TWAU and such. I already felt a bit of fatigue with the setting of the first season of GOT because I already spent a lot of time with the show, which did make it drag on despite standing on its own pretty well.
Haunted
Member
Oh, I'm sure the people playing this game on their phones aren't complaining about the visual fidelity.
But as someone playing these games on PC, that's not my concern. It's Telltale's job to deliver a sufficiently good-looking, stable, performant product. And that's simply not what they're doing using this engine in 2015.
This engine is terribad for todays standards. It looks decent for stuff like TWAU or TFTBL, as those art directions elevate the looks. For something like GoT, however, it looks like utter trash. And the animations are really, really bad. Even if the writing was ace, this engine detracts from the acting performances a lot. And I already thought the same for TWD, three years ago on last gen.
And it kind of makes me worried actually, I can't see this approach working well on the long term. Now that they have some neat ip's with good sales it should be the time to invest in new tech and impress people. Other devs in the same genre are going to run circles around them if they do not step up their game. Hell, even most modern games that barely rely on cutscenes/dialouge do it better techwise. It baffles me how shit this series looks given the source material's popularity, Telltale's recent success and modern gaming standards.
I wish, where is TWAU?
And it kind of makes me worried actually, I can't see this approach working well on the long term. Now that they have some neat ip's with good sales it should be the time to invest in new tech and impress people. Other devs in the same genre are going to run circles around them if they do not step up their game. Hell, even most modern games that barely rely on cutscenes/dialouge do it better techwise. It baffles me how shit this series looks given the source material's popularity, Telltale's recent success and modern gaming standards.
I wish, where is TWAU?
The things you were complaining about (low-poly geometry, animations, etc.) have nothing to do with limitations in the engine. They are very likely the result of a conscious design decision to limit the complexity of assets, like models and animations, such that they can be run on mobile phones which couldn't handle higher-quality assets well. To achieve a different level of fidelity they would need to create a second different set of assets, including new models, new animations, etc. They would basically have to make a second game. Which would very likely be a stupid business decision.
bishopcruz
Member
Nice to hear that there is an unsatifying ending to Season 1, haen't even played the final episode yet, now I'm not sure I want to.
I am getting tired of games that leave cliffhangers for no good reason. Wolf Among Us at least felt like it had some closure to its main story. But I'm still waiting for Tales of Mokey Island Season 2, and it looks like I'll be waiting forever.
I also miss the days when telltale actually made adventure games. Now everything is walking dead style.
I am getting tired of games that leave cliffhangers for no good reason. Wolf Among Us at least felt like it had some closure to its main story. But I'm still waiting for Tales of Mokey Island Season 2, and it looks like I'll be waiting forever.
I also miss the days when telltale actually made adventure games. Now everything is walking dead style.
i agree... i loved Tales from the Borderlands til about the last 5 seconds. considering we may never get a Season 2, it really stings.
i'm wary to play TWAU for the same reason, as i hear it has a cliff hanger as well (despite having read Fables and knowing where the story will go)