We're super grateful for Telltale, who have created, albeit not single-handedly, a new renaissance in adventure games. After proving themselves with several seasons of Sam & Max, as well as a Monkey Island revival, the company is gearing up to promote their new Back to the Future pseudo-sequel game by giving it away (at least part of it)...
Ordinarily I'd be above using trite film quotes in a story about a game based on a cinematic property. To do so is, after all, a cheap and lazy way of making a gag. But I'll warn you right now that I'm so excited about Telltale Game's upcoming Back to the Future adventures than my inner child-of-the-'80s might not be able to contain himself. Because this new set of images have now arrived and frankly they look great. Scott.
Damnit.
Okay, maybe not enough. I do get paid to do this, after all.
Basically, the first trailer for Telltale’s Back to the Future adventure game series has hit, and it’s a stunner. It’s not just the uber-authentic voice acting, by Christopher Lloyd and a Marty McFly sound-a-like so accurate that Michael J. Fox might as well sign over the rights to his own identity. It’s not just the opening plot details, which could have been lifted straight out of the original trilogy. As much as all that, in fact probably moreso, it’s the way the tight pacing and brilliantly authentic use of the original soundtrack's cues immediately make this feel like a 100% genuine piece of the trilogy.
Come! Come join me after the jump, where I will show you what I mean.
With recently announced titles based on The Walking Dead and Fables, and a new Jurassic Park game in the works, Telltale Games is very much on our mind. That’s why we thought it worth pointing out that you can get the first episode of the studio’s Back to the Future adventure for free from the official Telltale Games online store…
Telltale Game’s episodic Back to the Future adventures press forward with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd lending their voices to the game. Noticeably absent, however, is the voice of Tom Wilson, who played Biff, the series’ badass bully. Speaking at E3 2011, Telltale’s Dave Grossman explained why Wilson won’t be reprising his role as the big-browed bully who tormented the McFly family over multiple generations…
Telltale Games has announced a major patch for the iOS versions of its Back to the Future: The Game episodes. To mark the update, which Telltale promises will deliver “significant performance increases, graphical improvements and minor bug fixes,” the game has had a temporary price-cut. Until the end of September, each of the game's five episodes will be available on the App Store for $2.99...
Telltale Games has just launched its Christmas Sale, with cheap and free games from across the company's range of serial adventures. Telltale fans will be able to complete their collections on the cheap, while there's free sample episodes for those yet to become acquainted with the studio's signature style...
Sony has revealed its PlayStation Plus
perks for January 2012. Provided you're a fan of super spies and/or flux capacitors, now may be a good time to make sure your
membership fees have been paid in full...
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