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Telltale games and Mojang announce MINECRAFT: STORY MODE (stand-alone product)
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stump sock
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Stone Ocean
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I had never heard of Wolf Among Us before the game, nor was the Borderlands lore deep enough to actually make a game like this, and they still delivered.
You say "there is nothing for them to draw from", I say "they have a blank slate to work with". I'm mostly surprised because this came the fuck out of nowhere.
SerTapTap
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Those people were idiots. Borderlands has great writing and Telltale has done comedic games before.
Veritigo_X
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This sounds pretty dumb. I love Minecraft, but the "Story Mode" in the game is the story you create yourself or with your friends. I don't want to hear some guy's story about Minecraft just like people don't want to hear my stories about playing Minecraft, people want to create their own. It really defeats the spirit of the game and seems like more of a cash in than anything.
CreeperBlocks
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I really wanted Bioshock telltale.. 
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Mt kids will yuck it up.
Matt Attack
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Uh, I guess I want to see what it's like? Maybe? This sounds weird.
Maintenance
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To Moscow I came seeking fortune, but they're making me work till I'm dead....
Baron von Loathsome
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This could be good, but it depends on what approach they take.
EmCeeGramr
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Even before Walking Dead, they were known for churning out Sam & Max, Monkey Island, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, and even fucking Strong Bad.
I hope it's something that plays like a pre made Minecraft world rather than a Telltale adventure game. In my ideal scenario here, it's a Mojang game with a story written by Telltale, and subtly interwoven with the traditional gameplay. My niece and I loved just exploring and finding interesting things in the tutorial world, it'd be great if there were levels and stuff.
I don't think it's that. I think it's probably just a Telltale adventure game with a Minecraft skin and narrative.
I don't think it's that. I think it's probably just a Telltale adventure game with a Minecraft skin and narrative.
Corronchilejano
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So maybe we should all wait to see how this turns out before shrugging it off
We ain't reaching 30 pages with that mentality.
In all seriousness though, what exactly is there to explore in the type of game Telltale is known for? Minecraft has a mechanics driven narrative. The incredibly small ammount of story gotten from the game is only present when you defeat a completely optional and hard to get to final boss (ok, not that hard), and even then it is utterly criptic.
How long until we get something like a creatures of Minecraft, ala Skylanders? Get your Enderman figurines!
I want a deep compelling story and an emotional love story between T block and square block.
Tetris was Alone
Edge_Maverick
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What the...
Acquiescence
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Perfect.
ricardo_sousa11
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Telltale milking everything
Press Y to choose which respects to pay.
I figure it'll be much like LEGO in terms of the way it approaches its narrative. Very sight-gag driven, very family oriented, focusing on the power of creativity and the importance of individuality.
Just because the thing that inspired it is, for the most part, a completely story-less enterprise (like Legos were), doesn't mean that the creative foundation can't be a launching pad for some really great stuff.
Look how well Minecraft merchandise sells. They ALREADY have a market for the Minecraft mascot. Expanding a universe around that is probably the least complicated part about this project
WrenchNinja
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Selling broken games to adults is one thing, but trying to get kids too, shame on you Telltale.
SEGAvangelist
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You got some reading to do! Try an internet search for "Fables comic."
Diablohead
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C.Olimar788
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Woah. This could be awfully interesting - goodness knows Minecraft has enough potential to carry a story. I look forward to it.
At the very least, it's good to see that we'll probably get one more good Minecraft property before Microsoft ruins it.
At the very least, it's good to see that we'll probably get one more good Minecraft property before Microsoft ruins it.
Perfect.
BassForever
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The difference is that even without the licensed universes Lego still has plenty of it's own original characters and worlds with their own unique stories. Lego's appeal works both as a create whatever you want toys or as a create a set with pre designed blue prints, heck that's what the movie was about. Minecraft is all about building whatever you want and exploring it's massive world. I get telling stories in minecraft but not a story about minecraft itself.
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Well gaf hates it already so it's pretty much a guaranteed (iOS) blockbuster
Sounds so weird though, I'm not even sure why even kids and minecraft fans would crave for a narrative driven minecraft game, which to me sounds as little minecrafty as humanly possible. "We take away the boundless world, the exploration, the creativity, and the crafting concept but promise you a really minecrafty game"
Sounds so weird though, I'm not even sure why even kids and minecraft fans would crave for a narrative driven minecraft game, which to me sounds as little minecrafty as humanly possible. "We take away the boundless world, the exploration, the creativity, and the crafting concept but promise you a really minecrafty game"