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Let's go [Back to the Future] with Telltale

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    joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Impluse is down right now.

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    l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    So's their site.

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    joshgotrojoshgotro Deviled Egg The Land of REAL CHILIRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Impulse has a client like Steam? So late to the party.

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    CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Going to go watch BttF 2 and 3 in anticipation (I watched the first one the other day). Hopefully it'll be up by the time they're done.

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    KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Telltale is bringing up a blank page now. If I do straight to BttF, it says Telltale is not available. So, big update or did they get hammered?

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    CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I assume they're revamping the site for a big launch event, so I'd expect the episode to go up whenever they're done.

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    C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Damnit, I'm trying to come up with a witty thread title regarding our anticipation. Or regarding the Launch itself.

    Any ideas?

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Something about Telltale being buttheads

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    l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I hope the Telltale website will be Back In Time.

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    KrathoonKrathoon Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Actually, it is about 2:30 there, so this is reasonable.

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Alot of folks are bitching on NeoGAF that's it not on Steam yet.

    What's wrong with buying it from Telltale? It's still digital, dammit.

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    l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    GAME'S UP!

    The installer's like 386 MB.

    Hopefully all five episodes will install together for a total size of 1.21 GB

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    VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Haha, we get our choice of English or German voices. Hmm, Christopher Lloyd and a spot-on Michael J. Fox, orrrrrr a couple of German guys?

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    C2BC2B SwitzerlandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    How is it so far?

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    l337CrappyJackl337CrappyJack Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    It's good. Quite good. No humongously illogical puzzles, but some of them are clever enough that you'll spend some time thinking. Plenty of references and character-based humor. The only complaint I have about it is the the wait for the next one, honestly.

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    How many hours of gameplay is the first episode? I've never played a Telltale game before so if and when I get this, it will be my first.

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    It was probably about 2 and a half hours, maybe 3 if you don't cave to the hint system quickly like I do.

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    HeirHeir Ausitn, TXRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Um...how do I install it? I bought it straight off the telltale website. Downloaded a zip file. Unzipped it, and it's just a bunch of folders. I don't see any kind of setup executable.

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    SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    That's all sorts of not right. The download should have been the executable.

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    CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Christ, I'm still not sold on the new story setup, but the entire intro sequence was absolutely masterfully done. Some of Telltale's most impressive work.

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    HozHoz Cool Cat Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Why isn't this on steam?

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    Ash-HousewaresAsh-Housewares TARDIS Hunter Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Hoz wrote: »
    Why isn't this on steam?

    It is suppose to be on steam today, but they are apparently still working on it.

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    XeroxKopyXeroxKopy Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Heir wrote: »
    Um...how do I install it? I bought it straight off the telltale website. Downloaded a zip file. Unzipped it, and it's just a bunch of folders. I don't see any kind of setup executable.
    It sounds like you downloaded the Mac version.

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    SightTDWSightTDW Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    The only complaint I have about it is the the wait for the next one, honestly.

    This right here. Hopefully its out early February.

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    EliteBattlemanEliteBattleman Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Has anyone played this yet?

    I'm curious as to how it compares to Monkey Island and Sam & Max, both storywise and humor-wise.

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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Giant Bomb quick look, skeleton crew of Giant Bomb.

    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-back-to-the-future-the-game/17-3631/

    Doc says the line!

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    VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Finished it in a sitting. A bit simple and easy, but that's typical for episode 1 of a Telltale series, and it's especially expected for something that they expect to have broader appeal than anything they've ever done.

    Honestly, the worst part is Biff, but we pretty much already knew that. The voice sounds nothing like movie-Biff, and 1930s Tannen doesn't resemble Biff in any way.

    As the end neared, I wondered if they would have a montage for episode 2, just like in the movies. Spoiler for whether it happened or not:
    They totally did. Even did the To Be Continued, with the music and everything. I don't think Telltale has ever had an in-game preview of an upcoming episode before.

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    Cameron_TalleyCameron_Talley Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I've never played a Telltale game, but I'm intrigued by Back to the Future. I wonder if it draws any inspiration from the BttF Animated series/comic book?

    Hell, it has to be better than the NES game...

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    hey so this is on steam now

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    foggratfoggrat Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    edit: Nevermind, just found it.

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    CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Great first episode. Kind of dragged in the middle, and there are still a few animation/voice glitches, but really strong start nonetheless. Like I said, I think the entire intro sequence is some of the best stuff Telltale has ever done and an incredible use of the license.

    My biggest problem is probably the lack of Thomas F. Wilson. The new guy does a decent job, but I don't really think he sounds recognizable as his character in the same way that the Marty voice actor does.

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    UselesswarriorUselesswarrior Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Damn I registered for the free episode and they aren't going to let me download it until February.

    Bastards!

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    THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I am waiting til next year when all these episodes can be bought for $2.50 in a single package.

    Looks super fun though.

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Damn I registered for the free episode and they aren't going to let me download it until February.

    Bastards!

    So you're upset that you have to wait because you're a cheapskate then. Right.

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    UselesswarriorUselesswarrior Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Well I kind of wanted to try out the game before I bought it.

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    maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Well I kind of wanted to try out the game before I bought it.

    Fairly certain they'll have a demo at some point.

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    tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I heard the first episode is only about 2 hours long

    For people who have completed it, how far into it do they get in the Giantbomb quicklook?

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    VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    tofu wrote: »
    I heard the first episode is only about 2 hours long

    For people who have completed it, how far into it do they get in the Giantbomb quicklook?

    Not far at all. You could consider that as just an intro to the episode, since the rest of it takes place in the 30s. Where they leave off, the game has barely begun.

    I've never understood it when people say they beat Telltale episodes in 2 hours. They always take me about 4, because half the fun is listening to the dialogue for the choices that are obviously wrong.

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    tofutofu Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Cool, thanks

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Mr. G wrote: »
    hey so this is on steam now

    Best damn news all day.

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