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https://twitter.com/telltalegames/status/505369369493245953

The Telltale tweet mentions House Forrester, which is a clan located in the north. They have sworn fealty to House Glover of Deepwood. They have been mentioned in the books (spoiler below) but they have never been featured in the HBO series before.

The twitter acount retweeted this article: http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming..._medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter#!bMyBWd

Most of it is speculation... but the next tidbit comes straight out of the books:

BOOK SPOILERS (A DANCE WITH DRAGONS)

Spoiler

From the series’ fifth book, A Dance With Dragons, we have this partial quote: “…trackers and hunters sworn to Deepwood with clan names like Forrester and Woods, Branch and Bole.” We already know that the game is based on the HBO series, and Telltale founder Dan Connors also told Digital Trends that the game will unfold inside of the same timeline that the TV show follows.

The Martin quote references Deepwood, a castle in the north belonging to House Glover, a vassal of House Stark. It’s also — and this amounts to a spoiler for the HBO series, so beware — the first target attacked and taken by House Greyjoy during the show’s second season, mostly for strategic reasons because of its proximity to the coast of the Bay of Ice.

That’s where our other clue comes in, the #IronFromIce hashtag. Iron could be a reference to the ironborn of the Iron Island, a region ruled over by House Greyjoy. Once a nation of seafaring conquerers that raided the coasts of Westeros, the ironborn remain quiet early on in the HBO series. The attack on Deepwood, Winterfell, and other northern regions of Westeros marks the beginning of a push to reclaim their past glories. And it’s the Bay of Ice that ferries the ironborn ships into battle.

BOOK SPOILERS (A DANCE WITH DRAGONS)

The game will unfold inside of the same timeline that the TV show follows.

 

[jabuseika]

But hasn't the TV show already altered a few things from the original book?

So this takes place in the TV Show timeline I assume.

This could be cool, if TV Show characters show up

Spoiler

towards the end.

 

[TimeEffect]

..which book?

 

[BGMNTS]

To be honest, after two Walking Deads and Fable, I really want the to have a crack at an original IP. Not huge on Game of Thrones at all, but I imagine that game would do very well.

 

[Dawg]

..which book?

Sorry, fixed.

 

[petethepanda]

Knee-jerk overreaction: Oh good, a whole game based on the most boring people in the books.

I wonder how constrained they'll be if they're working off of stuff that's only vaguely mentioned. This could be really cool, actually.

 

[Brashnir]

Knee-jerk overreaction: Oh good, a whole game based on the most boring people in the books.

I wonder how constrained they'll be if they're working off of stuff that's only vaguely mentioned. This could be really cool, actually.

I think this is definitely a better way to go than allowing the player to make choices in situations where a choice has already been made in the existing fiction.

Hopefully it involves House Forrester's struggles after (Clash of Kings spoiler)

Spoiler

the loss of Deepwood Motte

. There are plenty of opportunities there to cover things tangential to the book/show's main plot while also involving a lot of famous houses.

 

[Arthea]

Knee-jerk overreaction: Oh good, a whole game based on the most boring people in the books.

I wonder how constrained they'll be if they're working off of stuff that's only vaguely mentioned. This could be really cool, actually.

I was actually expecting more direct approach. I wanted a good GoT game, not sidestory., but I'm not going dismiss it out of hand. Hopefully, it will be a good game.

 

[Amir0x]

good. I want to hear more of the world stories fleshed out, so if this is cannon I'm in. Even though I'm getting pretty disillusioned with Telltale games

 

[FoneBone]

Knee-jerk overreaction: Oh good, a whole game based on the most boring people in the books.

I wonder how constrained they'll be if they're working off of stuff that's only vaguely mentioned. This could be really cool, actually.

I think that's the only way to go, really. I don't want to see a semi-interactive retelling of stuff that we've already seen on the show.

 

[jett]

I hope it's more interactive than TWD S2. I felt like I was just watching one cutscene after another instead of really playing. Honestly, I just hope this game has something that shakes up TT's formula a bit.

 

[adj_noun]

#Iron Fro Mice

Been really anticipating this one. Doesn't look like it'll be what I was hoping for (which, let's face it, was much more of an RPG than Telltale was ever gonna do) but still.

 

[Arthea]

I think that's the only way to go, really. I don't want to see a semi-interactive retelling of stuff that we've already seen on the show.

it doesn't have to be based on show at all, show is really short loose summary of spoilers and main plot events of books. The game could me much more than that.

 

[18-Volt]

Sounds like this is going to be more like Visual Novel like Walking dead S2, and less like a true point n click adventure game. I mean, how can a true point n click GoT happen? Maybe starring Cat of the canals

Spoiler

Arya in Braavos.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Sounds like this is going to be more like Visual Novel like Walking dead S2, and less like a true point n click adventure game. I mean, how can a true point n click GoT happen? Maybe starring Cat of the canals

Spoiler

Arya in Braavos.

I think you mean Cat-hair-mustache of the Canals.

 

[foxtrot3d]

Knee-jerk overreaction: Oh good, a whole game based on the most boring people in the books.

I wonder how constrained they'll be if they're working off of stuff that's only vaguely mentioned. This could be really cool, actually.

We know next to nothing about the Crannogmen in the books so it would be nice to have a game featuring a House from the Neck. Hell, we may even get an appearance of Howland Reed.

 

[NicolasCage]

It's possible that further episodes will explore different families / parts of the world etc. I only say that because the books and the show sprawl so wide and tell a globehopping story, and being stuck with these randoms in Deepwood for 5 chapters seems a bit stagnant.
Not to mention almost impossible to introduce certain fan-favourite characters, which you know is what most people would be buying the game for.

 

[Brashnir]

Sounds like this is going to be more like Visual Novel like Walking dead S2, and less like a true point n click adventure game. I mean, how can a true point n click GoT happen? Maybe starring Cat of the canals

Spoiler

Arya in Braavos.

I'd play a text adventure where you play as

Spoiler

Blind Arya

 

[Maybesew]

I'm optimistic becuase I like telltale but skeptical becuase no game of thrones game is even decent

 

[parasight]

So it's tied to the 5th book, but does it actually spoil anything if you're only watching the show? I have no interest in reading the book yet, I prefer experiencing it on TV first.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

don't think I can make it through another tell tale game with a different coat of paint