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Telltale's Poker Night 2 officially announced (PS3/360/PC)
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SpikedGunner
Member
so no Bruce voicing Ash? that kind of turns me off to getting this (unless on sale)...and, ugh, Claptrap.
Impeccable
Member
I'm a new comer here... is this just a poker game with comedy writing and video game characters?
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
Was so down until I heard Ash. They seriously couldn't get Bruce Campbell or is this a part of his wanting to stay away from Evil Dead due to the remake and such?
Huevos de Oro
Member
I'm interested, I missed the boat on the first one and I'm not particularly attached to or fond of Ash so yeah. It'll be for me as if I had bought the first one, not really caring about those Strong Bad or bunny characters.
Jawmuncher
Member
I personally was fine with ashes voice.
Figured they wouldn't get him anyway and the stand in sounds fine to me.
Figured they wouldn't get him anyway and the stand in sounds fine to me.
Hyperfludd
Member
Agreed, the voice for Ash felt fitting. I can't wait for this game~
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
SolarKnight
Member
From the official site
Huh, I've never played Omaha. What is it like?
Huh, I've never played Omaha. What is it like?
ScraftyDevil
Banned
I'm kind of disappointed that the Bloodhound can only be worn by the Sniper or the Spy since I have better hats for both, but I will be wearing that Samson Skewer with pride.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Such an odd series to me. Cool, but odd.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Ash's voice is the April Fool's joke, right? Right?! 
peanutbutterlatte
Member
It's a shame you can't play some
with Lee Everett.
One Armed Bandit
Rodney McKay
Member
looks like my next character is gonna be a mechromancer
Mechromancer is a lot of fun to play.
Buttonbasher
Member
looks like my next character is gonna be a mechromancer
This may have actually just sold me on Borderlands 2...
Yea the " Other platforms will be announced eventually."
Sounds like WiiU, but can be Vita or 3DS but does those really make sense?
Impeccable
Member
The Walking Dead is coming to Vita. Wouldn't be too hard of a thought to see a Vita version of this.
He's one of the producers on the new one.
Kinda sucks if he's not the voice but I can deal with it, Ash being in at all is still pretty awesome.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I'll get this just for Sam. I fucking love Sam.
Not even close.
SolarKnight
Member
I was sorta thinking iOS actually.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Yeah, Brock Gunzerker and Portal Assassin are pretty much the greatest things ever in games.
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
That I know. I meant the fact that they're trying to put the remake center stage versus having it be too dependent on the Ash character. Regardless I'll be getting this.
Why?
#TeamGaige
You know, I don't want to be "that guy" and never thought I would be...
But as much as I love the rest of the cast, no bruce = no buy for me. I would just be too annoyed any time he opened his mouth, as I was watching the trailer. And that's the whole point of games like this...
Why even have him here? I'd have preferred probably anyone else, they could've slapped in another TF2 character and it would have been fine. Why put in someone like Ash if you're not going to have the person everyone knows as him in the role?
But as much as I love the rest of the cast, no bruce = no buy for me. I would just be too annoyed any time he opened his mouth, as I was watching the trailer. And that's the whole point of games like this...
Why even have him here? I'd have preferred probably anyone else, they could've slapped in another TF2 character and it would have been fine. Why put in someone like Ash if you're not going to have the person everyone knows as him in the role?
youruglyclone
Neo Member
did you think telltale even asked Bruce?
anyways...that Brock hair unlock for the gunzerker. GLORIOUS!
anyways...that Brock hair unlock for the gunzerker. GLORIOUS!
akilshohen
Member
He was in the commercial for the remake last night...
dragonbane
Member
So good.
Triple Da G.O.D!
Member
The ways words are worded I suppose. All I know about him and remake is that he didn't want the focus of the franchise now to be on himself and Ash. Just mentioned that as a possible reason of why he isn't voicing the character seeing as he would be down to voice Ash in something like this.
ActStriker
Member
4 card hands vs. 2, and you have to use 2 from your hand, and 3 from the board. It's a very different feel.
I am also a sale-monger, but I question it when the game is only $5. That gets into "less than I would impulse-buy on gross snacks on a road trip," AKA a price point my brain registers as "basically already on sale."
No kidding! Brock looks and acts well in the game in 3D. I was worried that we'd be able to nail his look but my brain is often freaked out by it. It's still not perfect hand drawn obviously, but the team nailed the style in a way I wasn't expecting.
Hot Coldman
Banned
So, er, will the new one be as cheap? I'm guessing the more extravagant licenses would suggest otherwise.
I don't know! I don't think prices have been announced.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Fair enough, figured I'd try asking. Thanks for returning to this well again, I was hoping you'd make another one!
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Jake
When can I pre-order
When can I pre-order
You do have a point
despite your possible self-interest
I just can't wrap my head around this still. Did they even discuss the ramifications of having a new VA for that?
It's not even remake Ash, it's Army of Darkness Ash, the ones fans are familiar with. This game has always been about the characters saying humorous things to each other as they play the standard poker game. That's the allure of these games. They couldn't have the Spy be someone? They couldn't have the other half of PA be someone? They couldn't just have Glados as a full time player?
They had to pick a fan favorite character, and because it's not acted, it may as well be any other character that's NOT Ash because the voice is different. It's just an idiotic, and frankly enraging, decision.
It's not even remake Ash, it's Army of Darkness Ash, the ones fans are familiar with. This game has always been about the characters saying humorous things to each other as they play the standard poker game. That's the allure of these games. They couldn't have the Spy be someone? They couldn't have the other half of PA be someone? They couldn't just have Glados as a full time player?
They had to pick a fan favorite character, and because it's not acted, it may as well be any other character that's NOT Ash because the voice is different. It's just an idiotic, and frankly enraging, decision.
The Grim Heaper
Member
Will buy for Sam, Brock, and GlaDOS. Will hate for Claptrap and no Bruce.
You get four cards, and you have to use exactly two of them with exactly three of the cards from the board to make the best hand. Leads to some interesting nuance (being dealt four of a kind is *bad*, since you can only use two of them; because every hand has to have some hidden cards in it, you can't have situations where the board is the nuts).
Wonder if it'll be Omaha Hi/Lo; I've got quite fond of that variant lately (Each pot is split in two; half is awarded to the highest hand as normal, the other half is awarded to the *lowest* hand; straights and flushes don't count for that, but pairs do, so the lowest hand is A2345. You can't make a low hand including any card higher than 8; if there's no low hands, high hand takes it all)
Jake, Jake, Jake, since you're within earshot: Generic Non-Branded D&D Ripoff Night At The Inventory. You *know* it makes sense.
Edit: Actually, let me elaborate further on that point. A while back, an amateur text adventure was released: Textfire Golf. It was interesting in two key ways; for one thing, it was a genuine simulation of golf handled in a text adventure engine, but also secondly it was about the atmosphere of golf, an afternoon out with your coworkers and the boss, with full knowledge that your career could be dependent on this...
I loved the concept, the idea of having NPCs in a generic sports title that had their own personalities, motives and storylines. PNATI feels similar to Textfire Golf in that regard, and it's a concept I'd like to see more games run with.