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I still say this whole thread is one big troll. 

I suspect Lambonius is just joking, hence the wink face. As I understand it, the joke seems to be something along the lines of “nobody could possibly want more games/franchises in the TTG style, therefore this whole thread must be trolling, ha.” Lamb has a low opinion of Telltale generally and so enjoys poking fun at them. Lamb, if I’ve misinterpreted you, feel free to correct me.

If Lamb is not joking, then I think Lamb is mistaken in this case, since I certainly don’t think nomadsoul is trolling. nomadsoul is a longtime valued member of the community with no motive I can imagine to troll anybody, and his participation in the topic seems totally genuine to me, not deliberately provocative.

The misunderstanding between nomadsoul and yourself, Iznogood, came about (I think) from the statement “not everything you wrote is complete and utter nonsense.” The statement could be read in a harsher way to imply “not everything you wrote is complete and utter nonsense (but much of it is),” which obviously is a much harsher reading than what you actually intended. So what you meant as a statement of acknowledgment came across unintentionally as a statement of dismissal. Hope what I’ve said makes sense, but if you want, I’m happy to explain more about how such a misinterpretation is possible in PM.

Anyway, I hope there are no hard feelings on either side. You’re all enjoyable forum members to have around and I wouldn’t want to see anyone leave because they feel frustrated or ostracized.

well, i for one like telltale… i like the path they have taken, i care about the characters in their last games. it makes me involved. whatever they decide to do next i’m sure i’ll like it!

but, thats just me.. i don’t mind if their games are easy or lack puzzles as long as the story and characters are great

i can see why star wars would work, but i don’t think they’ll do that. breaking bad, i just don’t see how anything could be done with that. i’d like something dystopian, like blade runner, or a neuromancer adaptation

I guess they want to appeal to a mass market, and the reality is that people just don’t want to have to think much. thats my opinion at least.. I’d love it if they could make a game with good logical puzzles, but i think that won’t really happen, they’ve found their formula in the last 2 games…

while we’re at it, could you name a few of those titles that you had in mind (as far as logical puzzles go, with great stories) as examples? i’ve been away from gaming for a while and i might have missed some good games i just finished gemini rue the other day and loved it.. a fairly easy game too, but i liked the setting and the story a lot.. i like those kind of settings, dystopia, apocalypse, noir even… although i’ll play any good adventure game regardless of the setting

Its

-The dont want to think much, just kill time
-They are so exhausted by work that they dont have energy left to spend
more brains on mind bending puzzles.
-Most of Devs believe they dont want people to quit their games out of
frustration and hard puzzles, hence appealing lowest common denominator.

Puzzles integrated with story itself needs smart design philosphy,
else will feel forced and misplaced. Smart people who can think of
smart puzzles, means re-planning of TTG philosphy, more workforce and more
costs, and more time management issues in their current Model.

@ Caliburn

Thanks for comments, much appreciated. i wont be acting like Quest1 for sure,
i warned him about the circlejerking on these forums, i told him to
leave the argument. Sometimes people are convinced and you cant do much.
Best is to not take things personally and just enjoy discussions as gamer,
because we are all gaming enthusiasts.
I have learned with time in this industry (after Fez creator controversy
and what Notch commented on TalkShow), that gamers are inherently bitchy
emotional, attached to certain things and really are overprotective not just
about consoles, games but also what they think or make of themselves.

Its not like Adv gaming community is so large that we can actually gain by
fighting eachother. We are niche and should stick together.

Now i hated TTG game mechanic as much as Lamb, but open enough to accept the mechanic
where i think it can be best fit. Thats the reason for this thread.
Even if we ignore moral choices which are superficial in TTG anyway, i can
atleast think of BreakingBad Choose your own adventure.

Caliburn - 10 November 2013 08:36 PM

I suspect Lambonius is just joking, hence the wink face. As I understand it, the joke seems to be something along the lines of “nobody could possibly want more games/franchises in the TTG style, therefore this whole thread must be trolling, ha.” Lamb has a low opinion of Telltale generally and so enjoys poking fun at them. Lamb, if I’ve misinterpreted you, feel free to correct me.

Yep, Cal, that pretty much sums it up.    Just trying to re-inject some levity into what was becoming kind of a silly argument at this point.

TTG is rumored(IGN) to be making Gameofthrones game.

nomadsoul - 21 November 2013 05:39 PM

TTG is rumored(IGN) to be making Gameofthrones game.

I would like to see Harry Potter or Robert Downey Juniors version of Sherlock Holmes in a TTG style.

In Harry Potter you could be a side character in between books 5-7, and newer Sherlock Holmes movies are BUILT for this style.

Wouldn’t Sherlock Holmes require a bit more puzzle solving than Telltale’s usual fare these days?  Given their seeming distaste for puzzles, I wonder if they’d bulk up that aspect of the gameplay if the property called for it.