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Telltale games and Mojang announce MINECRAFT: STORY MODE (stand-alone product)

Telltale escalated quickly. I can't wait for Telltale to get so big they become the next Nintendo, start selling a Telltale Games console dedicated to story-based games, and put Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo out of business in 2035.
 

LuFel

Member
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/DEAD a lot...
 

tensuke

Member
W-why? Minecraft? why?

Telltale escalated quickly. I can't wait for Telltale to get so big they become the next Nintendo, start selling a Telltale Games console dedicated to story-based games, and put Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo out of business in 2035.
You will have to buy the console episodically so you can't play it for a year after release.
 

HowZatOZ

Banned
Telltale, please stop. You have too many games on your plate right now and it's already showing an impact. It's clear from your delayed schedule of releasing an episode every two months or so to bugs being riddled in all of your games that you just don't have the manpower for the projects you are taking on. Stop.

Also I have to say this is probably the weirdest IP to use for the telltale experience as it's the last game that could probably fit into a scripted style. The past few games that telltale have made have definitely been lacking in actual choice so it will be interesting to see what comes of this, but right now I am definitely not buying this series until all the episodes are out.
 

Enosh

Member
yeah I'm going with no thanks

not 100% sure there is a market for this, but whatever I'm sure 1 flop won't exactly sink TT games
plus there is a chance the minecraft name will make this a huge hit
 

gaiages

Banned
I... what? Seriously? I can't even imagine how this is going to play out. At the very least, I'm intrigued, but no way am I going to support this. I'm expecting an Angry Birds collaboration, next.

That aside, Telltale really needs to finish up the stuff they have on their plate already, and tweak their engine (or better yet, make a new one), before taking on more work. It's really starting to become too much. I usually like the stories they create, but the janky-ness of the engine on anything but PC can really ruin immersion.
 
Yeah, if there's anything kids in 2014 like, it's point and click adventures.

I dunno, I've heard of kids playing The Walking Dead. I see parents buying kids Minecraft toys in Wal-Mart all the time, so the popularity of the IP outweighs the logic of the demographic. Kids might complain about what kind of game it is, but they'll play Minecraft: Story Mode.
 
I wonder if this has been in the works for a while, or if Microsoft is trying to milk back some of the cash they spent buying Mojang.

That's not a slam on any company involved in this odd announcement, and I believe the answer is the former rather than the latter, but still – wow. Never would've seen this coming.
 
Microsoft got to make that purchase money back somehow. Ladies and gentlemen, we are taking the first steps to Mojang becoming the next Rate.
 
Seriously how big is TellTale?! This must be like the 6th game they're working on now

Telltale is surprisingly big, 180 people according to Wikipedia. Their announced projects are:

  • Tales from the Borderlands
  • Game of Thrones
  • Walking Dead 3
  • Minecraft
I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they were working on more.
 
Will the game have actual Minecraft mechanics in it? Like, the point of Minecraft?

Minecraft already has an Adventure mode, just no official levels for it that I'm aware of. I would've been more impressed if Mojang had upped those tools even better for cutscenes, dialogue trees, etc for everybody, and Telltale built an official set of Adventure levels in that.
 
this is Microsofts first decision with the Minecraft brand right?

i dunno, kids love Minecraft, but i'm pretty sure kids don't play telltale games so...
 

Etnos

Banned
because going from a sandbox emergent gameplay to a linear interactive story makes total sense, let the milking begin!
 

hemo memo

Member
this is Microsofts first decision with the Minecraft brand right?

i dunno, kids love Minecraft, but i'm pretty sure kids don't play telltale games so...

Kids don't want limited gameplay, that's why they play this everyday doing different things and being creative.

I don't know maybe I'm wrong, I just don't think this is a good idea.
 

LeBart

Member
I thought Borderlands was a terrible idea and that turned out great, so I'm keeping an open mind. I'm just not sure what the intended audience is.
 

convo

Member
this is Microsofts first decision with the Minecraft brand right?

i dunno, kids love Minecraft, but i'm pretty sure kids don't play telltale games so...

Like that's gonna matter. They will hear about it from youtube stars and want to play it anyway. Kids will want to see this because it's literally the STORY MODE they always wanted or made up.
 
Also why is everyone assuming this is targeted at kids?

I highly doubt children will have the patience to play a narrative/story driven game where you click through dialog choices.
 

Kevin

Member
Looking forward to Telltale's Tetris Story game based around the upcoming movie....

It's probably coming...
 

Jinaar

Member
Neogaf is turning into such a shitty place to visit these days.

Company makes product. Lets throw shit at it. We haven't seen it. We haven't played it. But dammit, we have uninformed opinions that need posting!!!
 

KiraXD

Member
soooo expect stiff models and terrible facial animation... (leave it to telltale to make minecraft look worse) Telltale strikes again!
 

Audioboxer

Member
Neogaf is turning into such a shitty place to visit these days.

Company makes product. Lets throw shit at it. We haven't seen it. We haven't played it. But dammit, we have uninformed opinions that need posting!!!

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Most on NeoGAF have first hand experience with how Telltale games work. They usually have fairly deep narrative. I'm talking about story before anyone says the choices are smoke and mirrors, which they are.

Explain to me how a game that has no narrative translates into a typical Telltale product? Minecraft has no real story, no extensive lore, etc. This project is going to rely fully on Telltale writing, they cannot borrow from any medium where a concept began - Books, comics, film.

Not saying it can't be done, but people have genuine concerns over this announcement, and why not? Not much different than any concerns about the quality of writing when say taking the Game of Thrones license. Tremendously written books and TV series, anxiety about a game potentially butchering them?

Leave it up to the companies to prove doubt wrong, not attacks on people for having doubt.

And I guess for saying its a shitty place to visit, you're here voluntarily, there's the door! Unless someones paying you to browse GAF, you need not waste your time if it's that shitty.
 
Am I the only one who thinks tell tales games are awful?

Do you like the point and click adventure type games in the first place?

I'm pretty neutral on them personally so I can enjoy them if they are well made. I don't think too highly of their walking dead season 1 entry and that seems to be held up as one of their best. So I probably lean towards thinking their games are awful... but they get cool IPs to build off of so I keep an open mind.
 
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Most on NeoGAF have first hand experience with how Telltale games work. They usually have fairly deep narrative. I'm talking about story before anyone says the choices are smoke and mirrors, which they are.

Explain to me how a game that has no narrative translates into a typical Telltale product? Minecraft has no real story, no extensive lore, etc. This project is going to rely fully on Telltale writing, they cannot borrow from any medium where a concept began - Books, comics, film.

Not saying it can't be done, but people have genuine concerns over this announcement, and why not? Not much different than any concerns about the quality of writing when say taking the Game of Thrones license. Tremendously written books and TV series, anxiety about a game potentially butchering them?

Leave it up to the companies to prove doubt wrong, not attacks on people for having doubt.

And I guess for saying its a shitty place to visit, you're here voluntarily, there's the door! Unless someones paying you to browse GAF, you need not waste your time if it's that shitty.

So you're comparing it to existing Telltale titles while simultaneously admitting it's something completely new for them?
 
When is the release of Infiniminer: Story Mode then?

Also, the reason I don't play Minecraft is there is no point / end goal...so they release on in another game?
 

Amir0x

Banned
Do you like the point and click adventure type games in the first place?

I'm pretty neutral on them personally so I can enjoy them if they are well made. I don't think too highly of their walking dead season 1 entry and that seems to be held up as one of their best. So I probably lean towards thinking their games are awful... but they get cool IPs to build off of so I keep an open mind.

for the record, one of my big issues with these games is that they are not much like great Point and Click Adventure games. These were filled with puzzles, meaningful dialogue choices and other activities. They could be quite difficult at times, depending on the puzzles.

Telltale Games are extremely simplistic, there's almost no puzzles in them at all and most of the dialogue choices are just basic illusions of choice (and most of the time, not even good illusions at that).

So I don't think liking point and click adventure games necessarily informs us if someone would like the Telltale Games
 

Audioboxer

Member
So you're comparing it to existing Telltale titles while simultaneously admitting it's something completely new for them?

It's not completely new is it? It's most likely going to follow the same barebones as previous Telltale games. The gameplay, presentation of narrative, controls, choices, lots of reading and listening, etc.

Them writing a story for a game that has none is a new challenge for them, but that's WHY there is doubt. I'm sure some people don't want talking creepers and narrative between Minecraft characters. Why not? Well Minecraft wasn't created with any of that in mind.

Trying something new (you now know what I mean, not everything they're doing is new) can be massively rewarding, but don't go telling people not to have doubts. I certainly do. I don't know anyone who asked Minecraft to be turned into a "point and click" adventure either. Would rather Telltale carried on with another license. However like always, prove the naysayers wrong Telltale. Then doubt can be eradicated.
 
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