coughlanio
Member
Have it preordered, will jump in tonight. I'm expecting Telltale jank, but I'll still enjoy it regardless.
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'BATMAN - The Telltale Series' premieres digitally August 2nd
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keltickennedy
Member
Preload or midnight release? Or does Telltale usually just release on Tuesday when Steam updates?
Not sure but there's this one poster here that buys them all on Xbox One and then inevitably posts some sort of rant thread about the game or the way they handle things a month or two later.
The last Minecraft episode was kind of an outlier in that series because it featured Youtubers and all that stuff. Episodes 2 to 5 were released within 6 months of the first episode's debut.
matrixman92
Member
so whats happening with the xbox one version? A page doesnt even exist for it. A page is up for 360 though
Generally about 2-3 months with maybe one episode taking 6 months or so. There's usually a longer wait around December due to holidays.
SchrodingerC
Member
Typically TellTale games perform better on PC, but maybe they ironed out the bigger issues plaguing their previous games.
One a month? I'll be EXTREMELY surprised if that happens.
I wasted money buying the PC versions of Walking Dead Michonne and Minecraft Story Mode. What developer in 2016 does not support the official controller of Windows/Direct Input, the Xbox One controller? It's freaking ridiculous. I won't give Telltale another dime until they support it.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
lmao, fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me three, four times, I ain't buying shit until it's done.
ScientificPizza
Banned
This. Also usually by that time they're on sale for about 50% off.
rockman zx
Member
30 in Europe, too much for me, I think I'm going to wait for the "true" disc release.
SmartWaffles
Member
I don't know about other games but both PS4 and Xbox One versions of Tales from the Borderlands have performance issues.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
I watched the first half hour on a stream, it's pretty boring and bog-standard Batman so far. Very derivative of standard batman plots (Batman stops a robbery! Alfred lectures Bruce about how he's just a man! Harvey running for office!) and the dialog and voice acting are *fine* but not exactly excellent. Seems to have the expected Telltale jankiness too. I'll wait til it's $5 like I do with every Telltale game.
Freezasaurus
Member
It depends how far along they are right now. If they've already got Episode 2 about finished, they could probably hit it easily.
Polioliolio
Member
Cool. But will wait for the whole thing. Not a fan of episodic.
figadapaura
Member
I had completely forgotten about this. Was interested when I first heard about it, but I'm actually dreading the thought of playing it now. Think I have Telltale fatigue. Gonna wait and see how it turns out instead.
mcwizardry
Member
I can confirm the XB1 controller does not work for Michonne.
Same. The only telltale game I've actually played through "episodically" was the Game of Thrones one.
On one hand I love Batman, but on the other hand I have a bad taste for Telltale Games.
Just the other day I was trying to make it through Tales from the Borderlands and my game kept glitching/repeating the same section in episode 3 before I experienced a save glitch. Uninstalled at that point.
Hoping that this game fares better technically, but I'm out until episode 5.
Just the other day I was trying to make it through Tales from the Borderlands and my game kept glitching/repeating the same section in episode 3 before I experienced a save glitch. Uninstalled at that point.
Hoping that this game fares better technically, but I'm out until episode 5.
Prodigal Son
Member
There's an easy fix for this by downloading a small supplementary file and adding it to the game's file. I did it way back when TWOU came out and all my Telltale games work fine with xbone controllers now.
Tizoc
Member
On steam and gog it is around usd 22.49
A few traders offer it dor usd 18ish
Cuz current gen+pc platforms run their games fine
A few traders offer it dor usd 18ish
What ver were u playing? Ps360?
Cuz current gen+pc platforms run their games fine
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Watched the next half hour. The story gets a lot more interesting about an hour in.
The voice acting is still the weak point, sounds very generic and can't hold a candle to the Arkham games.
Edit: Actually Catwoman is well voiced and a noticeable step above most of the other characters in acting. Falcone sounds like Sully lol
though I don't think I like the "Oswald Cobblepot is Bruce's childhood friend" thing
Edit: Actually Catwoman is well voiced and a noticeable step above most of the other characters in acting. Falcone sounds like Sully lol
Freezasaurus
Member
I'll be digging into it tomorrow. Just going to be playing Abzu tonight.
Haunted
Member
Not even the first season of the Walking Dead, when they had almost the entire studio focused on that series instead of being mired in a dozen different projects, managed to hit one release a month (though it was close).
Tizoc
Member
The walking dead is not the only other game telltale made
Minecraft story was their fastest release as all 5 of the first eps in the game were released in 2015 iirc
ShinoguTakeruKoeru
Member
Why these games are released as episodes months apart instead of as a complete game I will never understand.
Is there any monetary advantage to this nonsense?
Not a single person I know in my personal circles buys these games until they are on episode 4 or even finished.
This game looks great, but the thought of playing it in 2 hour sections over the course of a year is absurd to me.
Is there any monetary advantage to this nonsense?
Not a single person I know in my personal circles buys these games until they are on episode 4 or even finished.
This game looks great, but the thought of playing it in 2 hour sections over the course of a year is absurd to me.
brickarts295
Member
It's a double edge sword for me. I like binge playing Telltale games but I also like waiting a month for the next episode and spend all that time speculating by myself, friends or internet folks like NeoGaf.
I feel the same way. Binging them gives you that immediate satisfaction of the whole story but I also like waiting since it makes me more excited to play each new episode and allows for more focused discussion. Binging can also make the experience seem too short-lasting and I might forget about a lot by speeding through it.
bananafactory
Banned
I only played Tales from the Borderlands on PS4 but it was a nearly flawless experience, felt like playing all the previous titles on PC.
Though I head some other series were rougher so I guess Batman could go either way
ElRenoRaven
Member
Yea I'm going to wait. 25 is just too much for my taste. Telltale games regularly hit 20 or less really fast.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
That sounds great.
LifEndz
Member
Yup. Will wait for all the episodes to come out and buy the season pass during a sale. The wait between episodes lessens the experience with these types of games imo. I like knocking the whole thing out over the course of a week.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Really liking what I've played of Episode 1, but I'm a big fan of these types of narrative focused games and an even bigger mark for Batman.
The Dear Leader
Banned
Lol I have the game pre-ordered. I was just making a Batman Year One joke.