[Telltale] "Game of Thrones"

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[Telltale] "Game of Thrones"

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Didn't see this coming at all, but IGN is reporting that Telltale is working on some type of game tied to A Game of Thrones or the Song of Ice and Fire series.
We reached out to Telltale and received the following statement from Steve Allison, SVP of Publishing:

“We get these sorts of rumors about what we could be working on next cropping up all the time. Officially we have no comment.”
Hopefully this is more than a rumor. Something done in the style of their version of the Walking Dead? They'd make a killing.
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The "not every choice is black and white" would fit in nicely but I'm not sure about the action part. I'd still play it though.

Well this and a Kotor with a GoT skin made by Bioware/Obsidian. :pray:
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If this ends up being just A Gamer of Poker at the Inventory, well, I hope we at least get to play against the likes of Tyrion, Dolorous Edd, and even Moonboy.
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Here's an exclusive screenshot of the first chapter!
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Just confirmed at the Spike VGX thingy -- they are indeed making some type of Game of Thrones...game. Coming in 2014.
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It's as though someone realized that perhaps a non-shitty GoT game would be worth producing.
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Sepiche wrote:Here's an exclusive screenshot of the first chapter!
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Some info
"It's not a prequel," Telltale's CEO Dan Connors told Digital Trends. "I think the show provides a timeline, but the world is huge."

"There's so much going on and it's so rich. Every decision that King Joffrey makes impacts so many people. Any microcosm in that world [looking at how] people are affected by the decisions that are made plays out across the whole thing.

The show does a great job of interpreting George R.R. Martin’s work, and his work provides a huge dictionary of knowledge about what the franchise is. It’s really a dream to sit down and say, ‘What’s our space in this world? Where are we in this world?’ And the world offers you so much to explore."
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LOL at "Sim Brothel".
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pr0ner wrote:LOL at "Sim Brothel".
Coming from a guy with your name, that is extra-lulz!
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First trailer is out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q1vt9BX4Eg

Dinklage! Cersei, Tyrion, Margaery, and Ramsey will be voiced by their TV counterparts and there may be more ( :pray: Hodor)

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This is going on my wish list.
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It's an adventure game. No thanks.
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Have you played the Walking Dead Telltale game? I'm not an adventure game kinda guy, but it was probably one of the best games I've played in the last 5 years - and I've heard Fables / The Wolf Among Us might be even better. If they're able to create that same type of character-driven storytelling I have no doubt it will be a huge success.
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Yah, they do an awesome job with these series, especially how your decisions matter and affect the story. Check out this demo walkthrough from S1/E1 of The Walking Dead if you've not seen what they look like and how they play.
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Smoove_B wrote:Have you played the Walking Dead Telltale game? I'm not an adventure game kinda guy, but it was probably one of the best games I've played in the last 5 years - and I've heard Fables / The Wolf Among Us might be even better. If they're able to create that same type of character-driven storytelling I have no doubt it will be a huge success.
This... It's not the typical adventure game where you have to figure out some bizarre puzzle. It's more like an interactive story than anything else. I just started play Wolf last week and was very impressed.
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I'm in. Walking Dead Seasons 1 and 2 were games I was COMPELLED to immediately play the chapters as they came out. None of this bullshit, "I'll wait until the whole thing is released..."

I played at home while I was supposed to be at work. I ignored my pager at times.

They are the only games I'm forcing my wife to play. She doesn't UNDERSTAND yet my...SUGGESTION...that she play it...she WILL comply. And we will cry together when she finishes.
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waiting until all the episodes have been released isn't always the best method though, since pictures of the later episodes tend to spoil things :(
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Episode 1 releases on 12/2 :horse:
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Z-Corn wrote:None of this bullshit, "I'll wait until the whole thing
I always preferred waiting, as I don't have to "wait" for the new episodes, since they're already released, and I usually ending up paying around $8 for the game. Plus, I could see myself forgetting some things from the previous episode if I had to wait a few weeks or months in between.
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Launch trailer - Iron from Ice.
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I played the first episode and it is good start. A fair bit of warning, if you haven't watched the show (first 3 seasons) or read the books then this game will spoil a lot of things that have happened.

There is actually quite a bit of dialogue from the TV show actors so that was a nice surprise (Give Dinklage the Emmy video game voiceover award already!) . The menu background does give away some future "main" characters that should be getting their actor's voices.

There were some graphical glitches, clipping mostly but the episode ran fine.

If you're a fan of the show and Telltale's previous offerings then picking this up should be a no brainer.
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TazFTW wrote:(Give Dinklage the Emmy video game voiceover award already!)
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So if I buy this game, and lose, do I die?
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El Guapo wrote:So if I buy this game, and lose, do I die?
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GRRM is to Starks as Telltale is to Forresters. :whistle:


I forgot to mention that they also have the opening credits of the TV show (the map with the buildings coming out). Nice touch.

Biggest negative for me is that I now have to wait a month+ for the next episode. It's like a TV show going on winter hiatus after EVERY episode.
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Episode 4 available.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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I finished season 1 of this last week. It was fine, and I enjoyed playing it, though all told I'm not thrilled. Mostly it's the perpetually unfilled "your choices matter!" fluff that's annoying. Maybe that'll change over the course of the next seasons, who knows.

In any event, at the very least I think I'll wait until the whole season is out before playing. Unless I'm really jonesing for a GoT fix, which is possible.
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I just finished this after picking it up in the telltale humble bundle. I understand El G's complaint about the choices matter stuff, but this is my 4th full Telltale game so I am accustomed to it. In this game your choices do matter. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't. I thought Walking Dead season 2 was ramping it up making me a play a young girl in the zombie apocalypse. If I play five different characters I have to be able to get it right with at least one of them, right? Ha!

I'm in for season 2. My concern there is all the spoilers. I am 1.5 seasons behind on the TV show now. I guess I need to get HBO or Go for a week or two before it comes out. :P It's good to have some reason to catch up.
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Sometimes I have a game I dont recall having got. I see I own GoT . Would someone enjoy this game that never watched the show? Ive seen clips like the White Ones and the blonde dragon girl stuff. I know a tiny little bit of the story. Does the game stand on its own as a good game and fun to play with no knowledge of the characters , their personalities, or their interactions in the show?
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You've asked that once or twice before from what I remember. The answer would be no. Would be like playing the Walking Dead Games not having watched the show. The games are far too self-referential. You'd actually do better playing the GoT RPG, which tends to be less self-referential and is actually not a bad game in itself. It actually has a pretty good story and unique gameplay elements.
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Rumpy wrote:You've asked that once or twice before from what I remember. The answer would be no. Would be like playing the Walking Dead Games not having watched the show. The games are far too self-referential. You'd actually do better playing the GoT RPG, which tends to be less self-referential and is actually not a bad game in itself. It actually has a pretty good story and unique gameplay elements.
Based on the part that I bolded, then the answer would be yes. :)

I played and enjoyed Walking Dead games from Telltale without watching the show or read the comic. Well, I watched the first episode of the tv series but that is all.
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Ahh, see, I think the relationship dynamic between the characters would be totally lost on me and I wouldn't enjoy it as much. But to each their own :)
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Well Ive installed it. Im going to play it as a normal adventure game since Ive never seen the show and will just guess and learn the interactions as I go.

I have finished their Walking Dead game minus any addons and it was great. I also own their Back to the Future game so if this one is bad Ill switch to it. Or I may install it along side this one and try both at once.
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I found that it was a great story in its own right, so at the very least, if you enjoy it enough maybe it will get you to watch the show :)
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