Telltale's Jurassic Park: Hold on to your butts!

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    PixiStyx wrote: »
    I still have a bunch of my toys from the movie. They're just too cool to let go of. And, being a sculptor, I appreciate a well made figurine.

    I vividly remember visiting a toy store on a holiday in France where they had brand new Jurassic Park toys on display. This was before I ever heard of the movie, but as a huge fan of dinosaurs, the T-Rex toy was basically the best thing I had ever laid my eyes upon.

    Unfortunately I had to settle for the Deinonychus. But it was still pretty cool.
    Actually, I thought the aviary scene in JP3 was fantastic, but it pains me because I have to sit through the rest of the damn movie to watch it.

    I saw that film in theaters, and that scene is literally the only thing I remember about it. I cannot even tell you off the top of my head who was actually in it.

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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I remember for The Lost World they had a playset with an Allosaurus with massive amounts of dino-damage like a removable leg, ribcage, and organs. Dino-damage was an awesome thing.

    There was also a Dieter that came with a Compsagnathus, and there was a magnet in its head and in dieter's chest and back so you could re-enact the scene where he's trying to tear the things off of him. In retrospect that's kind of gruesome but I thought it was fantastic.

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  • PixiStyxPixiStyx Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Greausome AND fantastic. =D

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Actually, I thought the aviary scene in JP3 was fantastic, but it pains me because I have to sit through the rest of the damn movie to watch it.
    aviary scene?

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  • NappuccinoNappuccino Surveyor of Things and Stuff Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Henroid wrote: »
    There better be a segment where you back into Samuel L. Jackson's arm.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8GiBhNfCVI

    Thanks... you just made me terribly sad

    "And we're back" :(

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I know nobody played it, but the Jurassic Park adventure game for Sega CD was actually pretty good. If they can capture the same sort of feeling I have high hopes for this.

    Of the Jurassic Park games, the Sega CD version was easily my 2nd favorite. It was a very competient Myst clone, except you're exploring fucking JURASSIC PARK.

    Still, the best version of JP had to be the SMS/GameGear version. It was a straight up action game, similar to megaman. Great game.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The Sega CD game, for being a graphic adventure, managed to be pretty horrifying at times. Why look, there's the T-Rex egg- OH GOD KILL IT RUN

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  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    So I just watched that whole LP. So damn good.

    I am also convinced that they actually had no intention of making a real game, they were just looking for an excuse to get Richard Attenborough to read Ozymandias.

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  • BloodySlothBloodySloth Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    anoffday wrote: »
    Actually, I thought the aviary scene in JP3 was fantastic, but it pains me because I have to sit through the rest of the damn movie to watch it.
    aviary scene?

    With the Pteranodons? I tried to find a clip on YouTube but the only one I could find was a video camera recording of a TV playing the movie so I'm not bothering with it.

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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    PixiStyx wrote: »
    From what I can remember, originally Deinonychus and Velociraptor were both classified under the genus Velociraptor, and thats why the Velociraptors in the novel are modeled after Deinonychus. The book also mentions that Hammond wanted them to toy with the animals' DNA to make them more entertaining, ending with an island filled with theme park monsters that look like Dinosaurs more than anything else. The movie didn't mention any of that but nevertheless made basically a giant monster version of a Deinonychus for the Velociraptor design (Deinonychus, although larger than Velociraptor, was still only wolf-ish in size).

    Interestingly, I think soon after the movie came out, Utahraptor was discovered, which almost legitimizes the size of the 'raptors in the movie.

    Could be! Honestly, it doesn't matter to me whether or not the movie is completely accurate...it's still a damn fine film regardless. And given the dinosaur movies that came previously it was heads and tails better researched. Largely because most of the dinosaur movies that came before were things like Caveman! :wink:

    Dude, according to this pic:
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    those things were like fucking giants.

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Mvrck wrote: »
    So I just watched that whole LP. So damn good.

    I am also convinced that they actually had no intention of making a real game, they were just looking for an excuse to get Richard Attenborough to read Ozymandias.

    Which is, to be entirely fair, a noble goal.

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  • RericReric Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    PixiStyx wrote: »
    From what I can remember, originally Deinonychus and Velociraptor were both classified under the genus Velociraptor, and thats why the Velociraptors in the novel are modeled after Deinonychus. The book also mentions that Hammond wanted them to toy with the animals' DNA to make them more entertaining, ending with an island filled with theme park monsters that look like Dinosaurs more than anything else. The movie didn't mention any of that but nevertheless made basically a giant monster version of a Deinonychus for the Velociraptor design (Deinonychus, although larger than Velociraptor, was still only wolf-ish in size).

    Interestingly, I think soon after the movie came out, Utahraptor was discovered, which almost legitimizes the size of the 'raptors in the movie.

    Could be! Honestly, it doesn't matter to me whether or not the movie is completely accurate...it's still a damn fine film regardless. And given the dinosaur movies that came previously it was heads and tails better researched. Largely because most of the dinosaur movies that came before were things like Caveman! :wink:

    Dude, according to this pic:
    20100728051353!Utahraptor_scale.png

    those things were like fucking giants.

    I love how the human is basically waving to the camera like it is a photo op, even though he is mere moments away from being raptor food.

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I remember for The Lost World they had a playset with an Allosaurus with massive amounts of dino-damage like a removable leg, ribcage, and organs. Dino-damage was an awesome thing.

    There was also a Dieter that came with a Compsagnathus, and there was a magnet in its head and in dieter's chest and back so you could re-enact the scene where he's trying to tear the things off of him. In retrospect that's kind of gruesome but I thought it was fantastic.

    The best toy is still the Paradeinonychus. Half Raptor. Half Parasaurolophus. All eye searingly bright colors.

    Seriously, what was the thinking going into that design? I mean, you can't question the results, but...

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  • Alien QueenAlien Queen Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    PixiStyx wrote: »
    Ohmigosh. O__O WANT!

    Of course, I was a big fan of the old Sega game. Playing the raptor, of course. Man, the way you could jump across the screen in that game.

    A million times YES! I loved the sections where you could play as a raptor. Did anyone play the Lost World on the PSX? The human stages sucked, but the dino levels were fantastic! There was a button to make the dino roar and nothing else, how great was that?

    Very excited about this new game, I hope we get to play as a raptor at some point :)

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Dromaeosaurids are the coolest things ever. I think we can all agree on this, regardless of shape or size.

    Am I a bad person for actually liking Jurassic Park 3? I feel like everyone ever disagrees with me on that one.

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  • chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Mortal Sky wrote: »
    Dromaeosaurids are the coolest things ever. I think we can all agree on this, regardless of shape or size.

    Am I a bad person for actually liking Jurassic Park 3? I feel like everyone ever disagrees with me on that one.

    Probably, but hey.

    I liked it too when I was a growing lad. Although the T-Rex Spinosaurus fight was bullshit.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Mortal Sky wrote: »
    Dromaeosaurids are the coolest things ever. I think we can all agree on this, regardless of shape or size.

    Am I a bad person for actually liking Jurassic Park 3? I feel like everyone ever disagrees with me on that one.

    Probably, but hey.

    I liked it too when I was a growing lad. Although the T-Rex Spinosaurus fight was bullshit.

    Yeah, Spinosaurus was cool and all but the whole skeletal structure thing just doesn't work out. Maybe if it were Carcharodontosaurus or Gigantotosaurus, that could have flown. I really liked the 'raptors in 3 though.

    Also I watch these films for the dinosaurs so yeah. Well, okay the first one actually had a plot that was worth caring about but if I'm in for the plot that's what the Crichton books are for. The second book is actually even better than the first in a few ways IMO, but sadly the movie drastically reverses that trend.

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    The raptors in 3 were weird. Didn't they like communicate with each other or something?

    The ones in 1 were freaking terrifying. The kitchen scene, that still scares me.

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  • Mortal SkyMortal Sky queer punk hedge witchRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Yeah that's exactly why I liked 3's raptors. They had this whole kinda realistic and justified pack hunting gig going on, even if the plot got a little cheesy with it towards the last act.

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  • Capt HowdyCapt Howdy Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Mortal Sky wrote: »
    Dromaeosaurids are the coolest things ever. I think we can all agree on this, regardless of shape or size.

    Am I a bad person for actually liking Jurassic Park 3? I feel like everyone ever disagrees with me on that one.

    Probably, but hey.

    I liked it too when I was a growing lad. Although the T-Rex Spinosaurus fight was bullshit.

    I would have liked 3 a lot more if not for that garbage.

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  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    You know what? I'd like to see a Jurassic Park movie/game set in the future, starring Zaeed the space mercenary who's been contracted to keep the Park safe for visitors. One he makes it out alive.

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  • VeganVegan Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Dodson! We got Dodson here!

    I hope that Dodson is the playable character and the goal of the game is to make people care that you are there.

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  • WraithXt1WraithXt1 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Vegan wrote: »
    Dodson! We got Dodson here!

    I hope that Dodson is the playable character and the goal of the game is to make people care that you are there.

    And to have the most impressive hat.

    Actually, I guess we could just reskin the blue team in TF2 as dinosaurs and go with that, couldnt we?

    In other news, could someone explain exactly what this game is going to play like? I havent seen much on actual gameplay yet.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    It's Telltale -- they pretty much just make one type of game (excepting Poker Night at the Inventory): adventure games. Multi-part episodic releases optional (this is supposed to be a five-parter).

    They namedrop Heavy Rain a lot in the interview.

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  • IgortIgort Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Vegan wrote: »
    Dodson! We got Dodson here!

    I hope that Dodson is the playable character and the goal of the game is to make people care that you are there.

    It's Dodgson, son.

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  • HyperAquaBlastHyperAquaBlast Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I saw JP3 a couple of months ago and I'd have to say the cell phone in the dino gag got me. It is actually terrifying when you think about it.

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Deadfall wrote: »
    I know nobody played it, but the Jurassic Park adventure game for Sega CD was actually pretty good. If they can capture the same sort of feeling I have high hopes for this.

    I played the shit out of this game.


    me too

    that game was awesome

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  • TalkcTalkc Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBxgAmdPQWg

    This is the noise i made when i found out about this.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I am excited for this

    But I can't imagine that it will be any better than the Genesis Jurassic Park game, where you could play as a raptor

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  • UltimanecatUltimanecat Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Joolander wrote: »
    Deadfall wrote: »
    I know nobody played it, but the Jurassic Park adventure game for Sega CD was actually pretty good. If they can capture the same sort of feeling I have high hopes for this.

    I played the shit out of this game.


    me too

    that game was awesome

    To a 10 year old kid, that game was the tits. It pretty much set me up to love 90's style adventure games, and I think to this day that adventure games are a better fit for Jurassic Park than the all-out action most of the JP games had. I mean, dinosaurs are animals - really cool, usually really big animals. Being on an island with them would be like being out on a safari where most everything is rhino sized or bigger. You're not going to be under constant immediate threat, but you should feel pretty uneasy.

    I think it's also kind of why I liked Trespasser. It was a bit laid-back, you explored an interesting place, saw some dinosaurs, and had to fight or run some of the time. It wasn't like the "Fuck you for being on Isla Nublar, even the dragonflies are trying to eat you" stuff that some of the other games had.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I think Capcom had the right idea with Dino Crisis, where it was more survival horror than blast the shit out of everything. Because, come on, they're fucking dinosaurs.

    Which is why I was pleased when I heard that Telltale got the license along with BttF. Any other developer would've probably just done an FPS and called it in.

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  • UltimanecatUltimanecat Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Zxerol wrote: »
    I think Capcom had the right idea with Dino Crisis, where it was more survival horror than blast the shit out of everything. Because, come on, they're fucking dinosaurs.

    Which is why I was pleased when I heard that Telltale got the license along with BttF. Any other developer would've probably just done an FPS and called it in.

    You're probably right, but even Dino Crisis was a bit too action-heavy for me to want it to be a Jurassic Park game.

    I mean, you should have moments of abject terror. But you should also have some time to take in how awesome an island full of living, breathing fossils brought to life with SCIENCE! actually is.

    That was pretty much the formula of the first movie - and why the movie sequels were never quite as good to me. They were less about the idea of the world's most amazing gamepark, and more about dinosaurs terrorizing people. That's cool and all, but there are hundreds of straight-to-video monster movies that do that.

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  • carmofincarmofin Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Zxerol wrote: »
    I think Capcom had the right idea with Dino Crisis, where it was more survival horror than blast the shit out of everything. Because, come on, they're fucking dinosaurs.

    Which is why I was pleased when I heard that Telltale got the license along with BttF. Any other developer would've probably just done an FPS and called it in.

    You're probably right, but even Dino Crisis was a bit too action-heavy for me to want it to be a Jurassic Park game.

    I mean, you should have moments of abject terror. But you should also have some time to take in how awesome an island full of living, breathing fossils brought to life with SCIENCE! actually is.

    That was pretty much the formula of the first movie - and why the movie sequels were never quite as good to me. They were less about the idea of the world's most amazing gamepark, and more about dinosaurs terrorizing people. That's cool and all, but there are hundreds of straight-to-video monster movies that do that.

    dino crisis... dino crisis...
    when i think of dino crisis i think of jetpacks and space ;)

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  • TalkcTalkc Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    You know what i wanted to see? I wanted to see The Lost World by Michael Chriton, turned into a movie. Instead we got the second Jurassic Park movie, which was like someone had described The Lost World to someone with Schizophrenia, and all that came out was the madness that was that movie.

    Fuck that second movie. The book was EXCELLENT, and that movie was just a piece of shit.

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  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Regent Bears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Olivaw wrote: »
    I am excited for this

    But I can't imagine that it will be any better than the Genesis Jurassic Park game, where you could play as a raptor

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdutkVdDPQ

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  • JoolanderJoolander Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    carmofin wrote: »
    Zxerol wrote: »
    I think Capcom had the right idea with Dino Crisis, where it was more survival horror than blast the shit out of everything. Because, come on, they're fucking dinosaurs.

    Which is why I was pleased when I heard that Telltale got the license along with BttF. Any other developer would've probably just done an FPS and called it in.

    You're probably right, but even Dino Crisis was a bit too action-heavy for me to want it to be a Jurassic Park game.

    I mean, you should have moments of abject terror. But you should also have some time to take in how awesome an island full of living, breathing fossils brought to life with SCIENCE! actually is.

    That was pretty much the formula of the first movie - and why the movie sequels were never quite as good to me. They were less about the idea of the world's most amazing gamepark, and more about dinosaurs terrorizing people. That's cool and all, but there are hundreds of straight-to-video monster movies that do that.

    dino crisis... dino crisis...
    when i think of dino crisis i think of jetpacks and space ;)

    you must be thinking of

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4yBC5qXVto

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  • AllforceAllforce Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Remember the SNES JP game? The one where it was all top-down gameplay outdoors and then kind of shitty FPS inside? I fucking beat that game when I was like 13, it had NO saving and you got like 3 lives. I had to keep the Nintendo on overnight in order to do it and the ending was so shitty.

    I do remember thinking the graphics were fucking amazing at the time though, at least the outdoor sections.

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  • ZxerolZxerol for the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't do so i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I remember seeing both JP games and wishing I had a Genesis instead of an SNES, because the Genesis version just looked that much cooler.

    Mind you, I've never played either.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Talkc wrote: »
    You know what i wanted to see? I wanted to see The Lost World by Michael Chriton, turned into a movie. Instead we got the second Jurassic Park movie, which was like someone had described The Lost World to someone with Schizophrenia, and all that came out was the madness that was that movie.

    Fuck that second movie. The book was EXCELLENT, and that movie was just a piece of shit.

    I find it very hard to believe that any book written by Michael Crichton is excellent

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