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Appleton: You may not know it yet, but Telltale Games rules the entertainment industry

Fresno Bee video game columnist Rory Appleton discusses how Telltale Games can do no wrong these days.

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-Foxtrot3811d ago

TellTale games are way overrated, all they do is the same type of point of click game with a new franchise skin over it and because you can't really advance the point and click genre they all play the same.

Sorry but if you strip away the big brand behind their games and they would be average at best for example Walking Dead would just be another Zombie game. That's all they've do take popular franchises with huge existing audiences behind them and make a game out of it. Jurassic Park, Tales of Monkey Island, Back to the Future, Walking Dead, Borderlands, Game of Thrones etc....nothing they've done has been brand new and original from scratch.

Not to mention in some cases half the work has been done for them, the characters, their personalities, the worlds lore, the names of the locations, what they are like, among lots of other things, I mean some things they do have to create themselves but again most of the work is still done from them.

They get way too much credit for what they do, they've done so many point and click games now that they all feel the same.

Blacklash933810d ago (Edited 3810d ago )

If you don't like the experiences that Telltale games offer, don't buy them. The gameplay is what matters the least, and people play these games for the same reasons people play visual novels.

Many people like these games and they know exactly what to expect from them. Consequently, they praise them and Telltale for filling the niche. That doesn't make them "overrated" or other conceited nonsense.

"Sorry but if you strip away the big brand behind their games and they would be average at best for example Walking Dead would just be another Zombie game."

Weak speculation. Telltale's The Walking Dead has very, very little to with the comics or TV show. The characters and stories stand on their own. The same applies to all the other Telltale adaptions to a large extent. Unless you can peek into an alternate universe, there's no way to check the merit of that sort of assertion, so don't pretend there is.

breakpad3810d ago (Edited 3810d ago )

Telltales games are the worst type of games, except the fact that the quality behind them is worse than sh*t, they are also cheap stealing machines (5$the episode)..bad holywood stories with bad (lazy made) graphics engines and non existing gameplay mechaniks (point and click)...they re exactly like the cheapest holywood product...i hope these type of paying (stealing ) the games do not become a trend to other companies (Capcom i see u)

Blacklash933810d ago (Edited 3810d ago )

The worst type of games, except for their bad technical foundation? Huh? Anyway, I agree their engine and production values could use big improvements.

I like their stories. Anyone can call even the best stories bad for XYZ reasons and every story gets harshly talked down on by people negative attitudes, so I'm not going to get hung up on you disliking them. And $5 for 2-3 hours of content is arguably proportionally better than a $60 game that offers around 10 hours of playtime.

It seems gamers have a problem with things that aren't made their liking. That's no less evident than their frequent deathwishes toward certain genres, like JRPGs. Don't like a niche, use your consumer choice and ignore it. That's all you can do. Self-righteous posturing over the preferences and opinions of others doesn't accomplish anything. :/

lemoncake3810d ago

Personally I love that telltale games brought the point and click genre back from the dead, I don't want them to do anything other than continue the work they have been doing for this genre.

They are only doing already established franchise but for the most part they have done a really really good job at these, other companies as we know just throw out trash games with a big name. The fact that they made me fall in love with monkey island and Sam and max again tells me how good they are, if they did a completely new ip I am sure they would do a great job.

When I see telltale I know that it's going to be good and I am going to be entertained, even their worst attempts are far from being bad. For me if that continues that's all that matters.

Mega243810d ago

I understand your point of view on this, but you also have to understand that the majority of people don't think or like the same stuff as you, me or others do.

I also think that Telltale games are that good, but people like narrative interactive, point and click is pretty much how PC gaming started.

-Foxtrot3810d ago

"majority of people don't think or like the same stuff as you, me or others do"

I never said people did...or should.

Mega243810d ago

But you are call their games overrated, because of your opinion, meaning you don't like them and think a different way unlike those who like them and love them.

Like people saying Last Of Us was overrated, because of their opinion towards games like that. You are basing your opinion as fact.

LeCreuset3810d ago

Your first criticism can be said about a lot of genres. You are right that the first steps have been taken for them, but Tales from the Borderlands fleshes out that world and story in a way the source just hasn't. I've read every issue of Walking Dead and seen every episode. The game is the better, and there are many that agree.

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uth113811d ago

I remember when they first started. They were a small studio of ex-LucasArts people creating the games that LucasArts didn't want to do anymore.

Now LucasArts is defunct, and TellTale is huge!

Blacklash933810d ago (Edited 3810d ago )

I hope they get themselves a better engine, so they can boost the quality of their visuals and animation which is sorely needed at this point. With their successes in recent years, they can afford it.

Spotie3810d ago

You are correct. They're doing well, but they don't even rule gaming, let alone entertainment at large.

Emme3810d ago

Never touched anything but demos from TElltale, and they never made want to actually buy a game. I think the artwork is too rough, arbitrary, generic, and the handling is bad. Might be the TT derivative of a franchise is the new Lego-whatever, but I dont like. I dont like the new Kings Quest either :D Those games just dont look good enough for me to spend hours staring at those environments. Trine looks fantastic, these dont.

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Amazon Prime members can get over 40 Steam Deck-compatible games for free right now

42 Steam Deck-compatible games that you can get for free right now, but you'll need an active Amazon Prime subscription for most of them.

Inverno237d ago

I've noticed when I was still paying for Prime that those supposed free games they give through Epic are just free games epic gives without the need of Prime. Rugrats is in the list in the article and it's available to get without Prime so that's pretty shady on Amazon's part, or maybe it's Epic being scummy.

TheNamelessOne237d ago

Tales from the Borderlands (the original, good one), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Borderlands the pre-sequel, Borderlands 2, Loop Hero, Trek to Yomi, Greedfall, Shadow of Mordor, Hard West 2, Figment 2. Some great gets there.

__y2jb236d ago

Amazon never give steam codes away so the steam deck link here is silly unless you are modding and installing epic launcher.

Kyizen236d ago

Yeah I get a ton of free games on epic, It works but having to launch the Epic browser and games though it is pain vs just using the Steam deck OS. Once the game is running no issue though,

FinalFantasyFanatic236d ago

They give away quite a few GOG versions of games though, I suppose you can just slap those onto your Steam Deck (I've done this), although it's not always ideal.

__y2jb236d ago (Edited 236d ago )

You can but it’s a pain to launch them and doesn’t it require installing windows?

FinalFantasyFanatic234d ago

You don't need windows, personally, I just download it on PC, then transfer it to the Steamdeck via network sharing or USB stick. Then you add it to the Steamdeck as a "non-steam game" like you would if you were using a PC. The only downside is if you play the game on both PC and Steamdeck, you'll have to manually transfer save files.

Supposedly you can use Hero launcher or something, but I can't seem to get the games to work after download it via GOG on Steamdeck. So manually transfer it is for me.

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The Best Telltale Games: Top 5

Telltale Games have given gamers a massive library of narrative driven games. In this article, Power Up Gaming presents you some of the best Telltale Games of all time!

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Telltale Games Confirms Layoffs; All Projects Still in Production

Today Telltale Series has confirmed to TechRaptor that it has laid off a number of employees, while the games currently in development remain in the pipeline for the time being.

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mooreneco21584d ago

Sadly, this is Deja vu, with Telltale going through this type of thing before in 2018 - thoughts are with those affected. Games companies and all sectors always follow each other, with the bad press reducing as each new announcement is made - sad times we live in.