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Netflix releases entire seasons of their shows so fans can 'marathon-watch' them. Meanwhile, Telltale still releases their games at a slow-arse pace.

Get with the times, Telltale.

Originally Posted by ComputerMKII

Netflix releases entire seasons of their shows so fans can 'marathon-watch' them. Meanwhile, Telltale still releases their games at a slow-arse pace.

Get with the times, Telltale.

That's kind of a terrible example though as the whole point of Telltale going with episodes is so they can release the games bit by bit as they work on them, and perhaps charge per episode. Not as if fan feedback ever changed the course of a TV series mid-season, maybe with the exception of South Park or something.

On the other hand this episodic gaming idea seems to ultimately be a dead end: HL2 Episode 3 vanished into the ether entirely and instead we're waiting on HL3 proper, games like Sin Episodes never went past more than one, and I don't think you can even buy individual episodes for newer Telltale games, just Season Passes which is more like Steam's Early Access. Hell, they probably stay on one course generally with only minor deviations anyway.

Originally Posted by ComputerMKII

Netflix releases entire seasons of their shows so fans can 'marathon-watch' them. Meanwhile, Telltale still releases their games at a slow-arse pace.

Get with the times, Telltale.

... are you serious? This is an incredibly inaccurate and ignorant analogy. Just say you want the full game and not episodic.

Originally Posted by ComputerMKII

Netflix releases entire seasons of their shows so fans can 'marathon-watch' them. Meanwhile, Telltale still releases their games at a slow-arse pace.

Get with the times, Telltale.

I know you tried, but you should lay it on even thicker so people realise you're joking.

Originally Posted by Eusis

That's kind of a terrible example though as the whole point of Telltale going with episodes is so they can release the games bit by bit as they work on them, and perhaps charge per episode.

Well, I guess the question would be though: Are Telltale's games better or worse for being episodic? You could probably make the case for The Walking Dead because the cliffhangers worked well and it was kinda reminiscent of the TV show but for every other Telltale series, the episode format feels neither necessary nor especially helpful.

I wish they would try to make a "complete" game for once but it doesn't look like they are interested in that.

I have to wonder if Rose Red and Charming will show up in this, I'd be interested in seeing how they react to what happens in this. I am glad Bluebeard will show up though.