With the huge success of The Walking Dead, and The Wolf Among Us, Telltale's riding on a bit of a high right now.
My question to you is as follows: What non-gaming IP do you want to see Telltale to create a game out of next? And before you all scream "But they're busy! TWD: Season 2! The Wolf Among Us!" I mean, "What should they do after they're done with those two?" TWD: Season 2 is...well, TWD: Season 2, and TWAU's prequel status precludes a sequel (Telltale also completely disregarded the source material with TWAU, although disclosing why would amount to major spoilers for the game's first episode.)
As for me: I'd like to see Telltale stick with Vertigo Comics and make a game out of DMZ.
For those of you not in the know about DMZ, it is a comic book series written by Brian Wood, and illustrated by Riccardo Burchielli that centers around Matty Roth, a rookie photojournalist dropped into Manhattan alongside a Pulitzer Prize winner, to document the ongoing civil war in the US, of which Manhattan is the DMZ. Upon arrival, everyone on their helicopter but Matty is killed, making him the only journalist on the inside. The basic thrust of the comic book is his life inside Manhattan.
And, while Matty is an interesting character, the series is perhaps more interesting when it focuses other than Matty. Case in point: There is a strong argument to be made that the series's best trade paperback is "Friendly Fire", a collection of issues focusing on the trial of soldiers responsible for the massacre of 198 peace protesters, and while Matty is involved in the story arc, it rather focuses on two of the soldiers involved.
Another possible source material rip Telltale could do is "The Hidden War", a trade paperback consisting of vignettes about different people in the city, akin to the 400 Days DLC.
Or they could do something entirely different. I don't know.
So what are your thoughts on what Telltale's next move should be?
My question to you is as follows: What non-gaming IP do you want to see Telltale to create a game out of next? And before you all scream "But they're busy! TWD: Season 2! The Wolf Among Us!" I mean, "What should they do after they're done with those two?" TWD: Season 2 is...well, TWD: Season 2, and TWAU's prequel status precludes a sequel (Telltale also completely disregarded the source material with TWAU, although disclosing why would amount to major spoilers for the game's first episode.)
As for me: I'd like to see Telltale stick with Vertigo Comics and make a game out of DMZ.
For those of you not in the know about DMZ, it is a comic book series written by Brian Wood, and illustrated by Riccardo Burchielli that centers around Matty Roth, a rookie photojournalist dropped into Manhattan alongside a Pulitzer Prize winner, to document the ongoing civil war in the US, of which Manhattan is the DMZ. Upon arrival, everyone on their helicopter but Matty is killed, making him the only journalist on the inside. The basic thrust of the comic book is his life inside Manhattan.
And, while Matty is an interesting character, the series is perhaps more interesting when it focuses other than Matty. Case in point: There is a strong argument to be made that the series's best trade paperback is "Friendly Fire", a collection of issues focusing on the trial of soldiers responsible for the massacre of 198 peace protesters, and while Matty is involved in the story arc, it rather focuses on two of the soldiers involved.
Another possible source material rip Telltale could do is "The Hidden War", a trade paperback consisting of vignettes about different people in the city, akin to the 400 Days DLC.
Or they could do something entirely different. I don't know.
So what are your thoughts on what Telltale's next move should be?
