[earvcunanan]

http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-975

This series is awesome so far. Bring it on!

Hello Everyone First and foremost we want to thank everyone for their patience with regard to the launch of episode two of The Walking Dead. As you may know, it arrived later than anticipated and this has been a cause of frustration for everyone.   Our goal from day one has been to deliver your game episodes as quickly as possible, and where we can, simultaneously across all platforms and regions. We've been working closely with our phenomenally supportive partners to try to make this a reality. We will continue to work on this and furthermore, we will strive to improve our communication with you so that you know what’s happening. Please rest assured that we are doing all we can to get your game episodes to you as quickly as possible.   For many of you, the most important thing is to let you know when the next episode (Episode 3: Long Road Ahead) will be available, and although we can't give you an exact date at this time, we can say that episode three will be ready in the middle of August, and that we and our partners will do all that we can to release all platforms and regions as close together as possible. The response to episode two has been overwhelmingly positive and we can't say enough about how much we appreciate everyone enjoying what we are creating. We’re truly humbled by your continuing support. We look forward to your feedback on episode two and can’t wait for you to play episode three! -Telltale Games

[JaseC]

Meanwhile, at Valve...

[Dave1988]

So, when is Euro PS3 getting ep. 2 again?

[Crewnh]

So august 31st

[Visualante2]

Meanwhile at Idle Thumbs HQ

[Deadly Cyclone]

Games are a lot better than I was hoping for (despite Episode 2 deleting my save). I need to finish ep 2 soon.

[Ein Bear]

I really hope this turns out to be true, the first two episodes are amazing, but the gap between them was painful.

[gdt]

Contender for GOTY right here folks, hop in asap.

[Inferno313]

So, when is Euro PS3 getting ep. 2 again?

Isn't it out now? Thought it went up a day or two ago on PSN. Wasn't it already up on PC and Xbox the same time as America?

[Nasreddin]

Contender for GOTY right here folks, hop in asap.

This man speaks the truth!

[eshwaaz]

I'm not going to hold my breath, but I hope the performance problems on 360 don't get totally ignored in the meantime.

[funkystudent]

so early September?

[Atruvius]

Don't worry. Euro PSN will get episode 3 next January! The last episode will be released some time 2014. /bitterness

[Gen X]

Sadly having Ep 3 ready in the middle of August and having all three platforms agree on a simultaneous release week are two different things though as proven with Ep 2.

So, when is Euro PS3 getting ep. 2 again?

It's been up for 24hrs already. I bumped the Ep 2 thread yesterday as soon as I saw it. (I was checking twice a day Haha)

[Atruvius]

It's been up for 24hrs already. I bumped the Ep 2 thread yesterday as soon as I saw it. (I was checking twice a day Haha)

Huh! I googled it today and results were "not released yet". Gonna download it immediately! Yay!

Maybe some should update the episode 2' release thread?

[Visualante2]

So I still can't buy 1 episode to try it out...

Sadly having Ep 3 ready in the middle of August and having all three platforms agree on a simultaneous release week are two different things though as proven with Ep 2.

I'm sure Spartan Eps won't have this problem... fucking Microsoft no doubt. Whole thing is sloppy as hell and undermines the entire episodic format.

[giancarlo123x]

I wish this was monthly...so long between episodes 1 and 2 I forgot most of the choices I made and characters.

[cw_sasuke]

So did they cancel the iOS version ? I've been waiting for weeks now :-/

[Visualante2]

I wish this was monthly...so long between episodes 1 and 2 I forgot most of the choices I made and characters.

Not really a great incentive to buy up front is it? If you wait to the end you get a sale, probably a free episode to try before you buy and you can play at your own pace. Only thing you miss out is the zeitgeist.. which is ruined by staggered releases.

[Speedymanic]

Delay caused by SoA or are they going to be working on making the releases less buggy and more stable?

Hope this means we get a patch for ep2 in the mean time.

[Revolutionary]

I started playing Episode 2 and couldn't remember what happened in the first one or the characters. The "Previously On" segment didn't help much because, again, I couldn't remember anything about the characters flashing on the screen. I think I need to start over but if it's going to be another two months (let's not kid ourselves - mid August is going to turn into a late August/early Sep situation), then I feel like I might as well just wait until the entire series is out to start up again.

[Gen X]

I wish this was monthly...so long between episodes 1 and 2 I forgot most of the choices I made and characters.

It was originally announced as monthly, but then it got held back about 4 weeks until 'One' platform was ready to fit it into their schedule (This was mentioned by Telltale Games, but they didn't say which one).

Delay caused by SoA or are they going to be working on making the releases less buggy and more stable? Hope this means we get a patch for ep2 in the mean time.

I had only one very slight hitch in the Euro PSN version and that was a very short freeze as my character exited a door, then suddenly appeared about 20 steps from the door he walked out of. Aside from that I found it the same quality as Ep 1. Perhaps the Euro version was already patched because I definitely didn't download one upon my first load of Ep 2.

[Struct09]

Keep up the awesome, Telltale. I'm not a huge fan of adventure games, but really love what you're doing here.

Just please watch the bugs. When loading up a save that was half-way through episode 2, it bugged out and reset my checkpoint back to the beginning of episode 1 :(

[Hambone]

I started playing Episode 2 and couldn't remember what happened in the first one or the characters. The "Previously On" segment didn't help much because, again, I couldn't remember anything about the characters flashing on the screen.

I was afraid that this would happen to me, so I deleted my Ep.1 save file to force myself to play through it again, and be fresh for Ep.2. I'm really glad I did as it makes the emotional investment you put into Ep.1 carry over into Ep.2 so you're not scratching your head trying to remember why you saved\or didn't save someone.

[Speedymanic]

I had only one very slight hitch in the Euro PSN version and that was a very short freeze as my character exited a door, then suddenly appeared about 20 steps from the door he walked out of. Aside from that I found it the same quality as Ep 1. Perhaps the Euro version was already patched because I definitely didn't download one upon my first load of Ep 2.

It's a bit of a mess on the 360. Constant freezes, very bad frame rate, etc.

It gets better as it goes on, but I ended up dying twice during the opening couple of chapters due to the poor performance and it not registering my inputs in time.

[Derrick01]

Hopefully it'll get here before Sleeping Dogs and Darksiders 2 does.

Contender for GOTY right here folks, hop in asap.

Yes it's #2 for me right now. I think Crusader Kings 2 was better for me but we'll see how the last 3 episodes are, first 2 were amazing.

[IblisGinjo]

I want to play it but I will wait till the season is over and play the whole season, like I do HBO shows. I like the gameplay I wish Back to the Future was done this way.

[DarkChronic]

Awesome. Really excited to buy this. Waiting for the Summer Sale for the off chance they might discount a season pass. Unlikely, but I might as well wait it out a bit longer.

[Solstice]

I am excited as fuck. I'm hoping they optimize it a little better for the PS3 than episode 2. I noticed a lot of glitches and texture pops on Ep 2.

[Kinyou]

Was hoping for an end of july release, but whatever.

Amazing game so far.

[Gen X]

I am excited as fuck. I'm hoping they optimize it a little better for the PS3 than episode 2. I noticed a lot of glitches and texture pops on Ep 2.

Did you play the US version released a week ago by any chance?

[Enco]

The games look interesting but are they not only 2-3 hours long?

That's what I heard. For the price it doesn't seem worth it.

[Atruvius]

I am excited as fuck. I'm hoping they optimize it a little better for the PS3 than episode 2. I noticed a lot of glitches and texture pops on Ep 2.

PAL version didn't have texture pop-ups, only slight hanging while scenes switch. Technically, and in all other ways, this episode was superior to the first one. Much darker too.

[Derrick01]

The games look interesting but are they not only 2-3 hours long? That's what I heard. For the price it doesn't seem worth it.

3 hours for each seems about right. If the last 3 are that long that's a 15 hour game you have right there. And each one is only $5 (or $20 for the season pass) so I'm not sure how it's not worth it. Plenty of people blow more money on much shorter games.

[SteveWinwood]

Hmm. Thought it was monthly.

I'm glad Telltale realized that sometimes you need just a bit more time, even though they seemed to have their workflow worked out pretty well theres only so far you can stretch that.

[Poyunch]

I started playing Episode 2 and couldn't remember what happened in the first one or the characters. The "Previously On" segment didn't help much because, again, I couldn't remember anything about the characters flashing on the screen. I think I need to start over but if it's going to be another two months (let's not kid ourselves - mid August is going to turn into a late August/early Sep situation), then I feel like I might as well just wait until the entire series is out to start up again.

I forgot most of the names.

[BurnOutBrighter]

Eat your heart out Valve.

[Attackthebase]

I'm going to assume we will get the remaining episodes every month and a half now.

[Neuromancer]

It's OK Telltale, I'll wait. I'm a patient man.