Telltale is one of my favorite videogame developers. There, I said it. There hasn't been a game from them I've played that I didn't love. Of course, the only game I haven't played is Jurassic Park. But I'll get to that eventually!
Even when I first started playing Sam and Max, I loved their dialog writing. I always wished for more conversations in-game than the puzzles. So when a friend told me that their newest game series, Law and Order Legacies, was 90% dialog...Well, I was pretty excited.
I went in expecting Legacies to be like Phoenix Wright that took itself over seriously. I did not have huge expectations, after what I had heard about Jurassic Park. But damn, after playing that first episode I was impressed.
The first episode, Revenge, starts in typical Law and Order style by showing someone going about their business and finding a body. After the opening credits, we are introduced to two of our protagonists, Detectives Curtis and Benson as they search the crime scene and interview the person who found the body. Then they interview witnesses, find a suspect, and eventually go to court, with typical crime show plot twists through the episode
[img_inline width="300" align="left"]http://thereviewcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lno1-300x168.jpg[/img_inline]Both detectives are from different Law and Order spinoffs, so it was interesting to see how they interacted. All the main characters in the game already exist in other Law and Order shows, and to my knowledge, none use the original actor. It's pretty obvious too, but none of the voice acting is terrible.
Within the first five minutes, I could tell that this was truly a more serious take on Ace Attorney. It improved on a lot of elements from it's inspiration, however. For example, in court the dialog and objections are much more in depth. Instead of just yelling OBJECTION every time someone said something suspicious, Legacies asks for reasons.
The dialog writing wasn't the greatest, but everything came together very well. The pacing, and overall style gave the whole feel of the TV show, which serves as evidence towards my opinion that Telltale is the master of matching a franchise and making it their own at the same time.
I've yet to play beyond Episode 1 of Legacies, but there are total episodes in the series, and will be made available throughout the coming months. If the others maintain the same level of pace and Ace Attorneyness, I think it absolutely has potential to be another great Telltale title.
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Even when I first started playing Sam and Max, I loved their dialog writing. I always wished for more conversations in-game than the puzzles. So when a friend told me that their newest game series, Law and Order Legacies, was 90% dialog...Well, I was pretty excited.
I went in expecting Legacies to be like Phoenix Wright that took itself over seriously. I did not have huge expectations, after what I had heard about Jurassic Park. But damn, after playing that first episode I was impressed.
The first episode, Revenge, starts in typical Law and Order style by showing someone going about their business and finding a body. After the opening credits, we are introduced to two of our protagonists, Detectives Curtis and Benson as they search the crime scene and interview the person who found the body. Then they interview witnesses, find a suspect, and eventually go to court, with typical crime show plot twists through the episode
[img_inline width="300" align="left"]http://thereviewcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lno1-300x168.jpg[/img_inline]Both detectives are from different Law and Order spinoffs, so it was interesting to see how they interacted. All the main characters in the game already exist in other Law and Order shows, and to my knowledge, none use the original actor. It's pretty obvious too, but none of the voice acting is terrible.
Within the first five minutes, I could tell that this was truly a more serious take on Ace Attorney. It improved on a lot of elements from it's inspiration, however. For example, in court the dialog and objections are much more in depth. Instead of just yelling OBJECTION every time someone said something suspicious, Legacies asks for reasons.
The dialog writing wasn't the greatest, but everything came together very well. The pacing, and overall style gave the whole feel of the TV show, which serves as evidence towards my opinion that Telltale is the master of matching a franchise and making it their own at the same time.
I've yet to play beyond Episode 1 of Legacies, but there are total episodes in the series, and will be made available throughout the coming months. If the others maintain the same level of pace and Ace Attorneyness, I think it absolutely has potential to be another great Telltale title.
Read more reviews from Sinoda and friends at TheReviewCast.com
Feedback is much appreciated. In this video I used a sweet new microphone and tried to sound more friendly. I'd also really appreciate encouragement that people actually read these. Thanks!
