Topic: Telltale Games to release episodic Jurassic Park and BttF games this Fall!

[broodwars]

http://www.telltalegames.com/nbcuni

I'm just in awe of this announcement, though wary that Telltale could be tackling more than they can handle..  Thing is, while I can definitely see Back to the Future turned into an episodic Point & Click Adventure Game series (it's not that different from what they've already done with Sam & Max in past seasons), Jurassic Park just comes off as a really odd license for Telltale Games.  I suppose if anyone could do it, Telltale Games could.  I wonder what this will mean for their graphics engine, though.  So far, Telltale's been using some relatively primitive tech that right now my laptop struggles to run.  With these movie licenses, though, I wonder if Universal will mandate higher production values that necessitate a new graphics engine that's harder on my laptop.

And we'd better see Christopher Lloyd playing Doc Brown and Michael J. Fox as Marty.   

[Shaymin]

I'm just glad that Jeff Gone Game Goldblum is getting work again.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Isn't Telltale doing it backwards?

aren't you supposed to start out doing licensed stuff and then eventually gain enough experience and recognition to strike out on your own with original IP's?

[broodwars]

Isn't Telltale doing it backwards?

aren't you supposed to start out doing licensed stuff and then eventually gain enough experience and recognition to strike out on your own with original IP's?

Technically most of the stuff they've been doing have been licensed games, just long-dormant licenses from Lucasarts.

[Spak-Spang]

I will be happy if the Jurassic Park game is good.  Make me happy please.  Revive the franchise that I love so much.

[KDR_11k]

Isn't Telltale doing it backwards?

aren't you supposed to start out doing licensed stuff and then eventually gain enough experience and recognition to strike out on your own with original IP's?

Technically most of the stuff they've been doing have been licensed games, just long-dormant licenses from Lucasarts.

The only thing they licensed from Lucas Arts was Monkey Island, Sam & Max is actually a comic series owned by Steve Purcell (who was an employee at Lucas Arts around the time most of those point & click adventure games were made). Their other series were Bone, Homestar Runner and Wallace and Gromit.

[broodwars]

Isn't Telltale doing it backwards?

aren't you supposed to start out doing licensed stuff and then eventually gain enough experience and recognition to strike out on your own with original IP's?

Technically most of the stuff they've been doing have been licensed games, just long-dormant licenses from Lucasarts.

The only thing they licensed from Lucas Arts was Monkey Island, Sam & Max is actually a comic series owned by Steve Purcell (who was an employee at Lucas Arts around the time most of those point & click adventure games were made). Their other series were Bone, Homestar Runner and Wallace and Gromit.

True enough, I should have noted that while most of their output has come from licensed material, it's come from a variety of sources.

[Sundoulos]

Isn't Telltale doing it backwards?

aren't you supposed to start out doing licensed stuff and then eventually gain enough experience and recognition to strike out on your own with original IP's?

Technically most of the stuff they've been doing have been licensed games, just long-dormant licenses from Lucasarts.

The only thing they licensed from Lucas Arts was Monkey Island, Sam & Max is actually a comic series owned by Steve Purcell (who was an employee at Lucas Arts around the time most of those point & click adventure games were made). Their other series were Bone, Homestar Runner and Wallace and Gromit.

I think they've also done some licensed CSI games.  With the exception of their version of Texas Hold 'Em, I think everything they've done has been based on a previously-licensed property.

Still kind of makes me sad that there just wasn't enough interest in Bone for them to complete the series...or even get to the main story arc.   

[TJ Spyke]

With the exception of their version of Texas Hold 'Em

And that was the first game they ever made. Other than Telltale Texas Hold 'Em, every game the studio has made has been a licensed game. They are a good one though, so I have some faith in them.