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Let's discuss: Telltale Games (beehaw.org)

submitted 8 months ago by knokelmaat to c/gaming

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The format of these posts is simple: let's discuss a specific game or series!

Let’s discuss the Telltale games. What is your favorite one? What are your fondest memories and hardest decisions? What are areas that could be improved or don't work for you? Feel free to share any thoughts that come up, or react to other peoples comments. Let's get the conversation going!

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I love Telltale's stuff, but they're a bit hit or miss for me. I really liked The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands, but really didn't care for The Walking Dead sequels and Batman. A lot of companies tried to replicate what they had but they never had writing as good.

That said, Telltale really needed some alternate endings. There's only so much "X will remember this" I can read before I realize how little my actions matter.

I'm sadly not optimistic that The Wolf Among Us 2 is ever coming out. They laid off most of their staff half a year ago.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have Tales from the Borderlands and Poker Night in my library, but I just can't bring myself to play them. Knowing they're just basically limping along really makes me not want to get invested in characters I know probably won't get the resolution they deserve.

[–] knokelmaat 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Tales from the Borderlands is a finished story, and it's amazing! Please at least try the first episode, it has some of my fondest and over the top gaming memories!

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago

Okie dokie. After I "finish" Satisfactory and Vampire Survivors.

[–] grill@thelemmy.club 2 points 8 months ago

I totally agree with you. They had something special with the wolf among us. I was very excited when they announced the sequel, but sad to hear your news about firing the team.

Tales from the Borderland would be on second spot for me. Following the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Batman. But for the for the last three, I really don't remember much anymore.

[–] Sidyctism@feddit.de 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was always under the impression telltale hasnt existed for a couple years?

[–] simple@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

They went bankrupt but got picked up by another company years later. They got a big chunk of the original team back on board, then they made The Expanse game, then they fired most of the team again.

Their future is pretty uncertain right now.

[–] knokelmaat 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I really dig the Telltale formula. These games are really able to set a tone / mood and give you a great new world to escape to. I actually like the linearity, as it allows me to turn of my head and just be swept away in the story.

My favorites are The Wolf Among Us and The Walking Dead, both are such incredibly atmospheric masterpieces. In both cases the music is astonishing too!

Tales From The Borderlands might be the funniest game I've ever played. It came at the exact right moment in Telltale's run: a lot of tropes in their games were already established, giving them an ideal playing ground to subvert expectations and joke at their own expense.

I've heard decent things about their Batman games and still need to play the final season of The Walking Dead.

I really hope The Wolf Among Us 2 delivers and that the new team is able to survive and continue making these amazing experiences.

[–] swayevenly@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

They did a fantastic job with the Wolf Among Us. The comics have its moments but it didn't get me as interested in the story and characters as the game did.

[–] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I adore the walking dead games, they totally spoiled the TV show for me as the characters were soo much better. Lee and Clem at the end of the first game was such an emotional gut punch, one of the few times a game made me cry.

[–] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

Lee and Clem had such a great story, nothing else I played in the series even came close. I'd even go so far to say that it wins over most other kid/dad duos in games.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

The list (for people like me who don't always remember which company made the games we play) :

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Telltale_Games_video_games

Turns out, I haven't played any of their games yet.

[–] kubj31196@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Tales from the Borderlands is the best Borderlands game, and it's a shame that they even screwed that game's characters up in Borderlands 3

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 8 months ago

I want more Sam & Max but with the Wolf Among Us style mechanics. 😩

[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 2 points 8 months ago

I'm a big fan of their The Walking Dead games. For a long time I thought the final season would never be finished, but I think it was like a couple years later and it was bought out and finished, and miraculously it was actually good too.

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

I have only played some minutes of TWD and I like it, I'm a sucker for visual novels though.

I definitely should finish one of their games.