What are your thoughts?
From what what we know so far, of course. I kind of think that the game looks a bit like Layton, but others have refuted this. I like the idea of this being a pilot, and a season will follow if succesful.
P.S. First origanal thread in this forum made by a non-telltalian! WOO!
P.S. First origanal thread in this forum made by a non-telltalian! WOO!
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Which this game definitely seems to fit the bill.
I love Graham Annable's stuff. I enjoy watching the Grickle videos and I'm addicted to his Dunk and Dank webcomics, so I'm really excited for this.
'The Mystery of Scoggins' seemed to me like a more suitable title than the rather flat and generic "Puzzle Agent" but thats not my problem.
I hope people can still see the weirdness through that title.
But, to be fair, I didn't like either The Devil's Playhouse until I saw the logo.
I'll wait.
All in all, I don't care what it is as long as it's good. Stoked!
The Layton games are some of the best DS games out there, but the storyline is ridiculous every time. The plot is explained by making the entire population robots, or the whole last 6 hours of the game were actually a hallucination caused by some random gas they inhaled, and the third one has time travel and immortality, so I'm expecting something random.
I haven't seen any gameplay clips, but the art style and the music look and sound great. I love the atmosphere that I've seen, and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm intrigued about the gameplay, but I'm also a little cautious. Layton covered most of the basic brainteasers, there aren't that many common puzzles left that layton hasn't already covered. But Telltale are smart, they know what they're doing, and I have confidence that this game will be awesome!
Even though the title is silly.
Great news. I've been clamouring for Telltale to have a go at an original IP since the second season of Sam and Max began. Pilots are a great idea as well as it means they wont waste their time churning out a series that doesn't quite capture the imagination.
Hopefully they stick with the more comedic route although it would be quite interesting to see what they come up with if they try for a more serious feel. Personally I think their games will suffer if they do (in my mind they are better at witty one liners and clever puzzles than crafting a gripping plot) but I'd quite happily be proved wrong.
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As for the announced game - I love dark comedy so if it pulls it off it could be fantastic. The art style isn't entirely my cup of milk (it's well drawn and by no means ugly, this is just a subjective opinion on my part) but I'll happily look past it if there is some good comedy and puzzles and a half decent story.
Colour me optimistic.
Considering the name of this section of the board is called: "Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent", I'm betting that will be the name, not just "Puzzle Agent."
Also, since this is a pilot, the name would be something that can be used in an ongoing series. I could very well see "The Mystery of Scoggins" being the subtitle, like this:
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The Mystery of Scoggins
I hope that if this picked up for a full season, they'll find a better name.
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The Mystery of Scoggins
No, i'm with the UK diver on this one.
In a way, they are doing the title to become a Series instead of just a one shot. Which says a lot about those guys
(By the way, I don't really like the name either, but I can understand why it's there. Appart, we become used to call it "The Mystery of Scoggins" and a change is always weird at first. If you still dislike the name after a month, we can talk about that. But now it's way too soon. In fact, I'm starting to become neutral about the name.)
It's not really a change. It's more of a correction to what we assumed the title would be based on the teaser.
I don't like the generic "Puzzle Agent," but I kind of like "Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent," mainly because of the way I hear it being announced in my head.
Now I think about it, Puzzlebox is from Australia.
I can't dive either.
If you are from UK, Taumel's comment just backfired.
Well, then at least you're offering some interesting misleading information with your avatar. :O)
Arrogant men can be found in all corners of the globe, Dashing - but you do make an excellent case for the U.S.
It's a snorkel. Anyone can do that, but you need to take a course to dive with oxygen.
Then after some time i got more adventerous again and took my own route across the riff a little bit away from the others. I was happily enjoying myself until i got more away from the riff were i was trying to look deep down into the sea when suddenly something big and white shaped up from below. If thought, okay that's it, you and your stupid adventures, why didn't you stay with the others, this must be a shark.
It came so quickly towards me that i was kind of paralysed, just staring at it, getting bigger and bigger. Then after a few seconds i realised that this wasn't a shark. Instead it was one fat diver in a white swimsuit, hey heart, you can continue bumping again. I still stared at the diver considering the possibilities and how weird this situation was, oh and i safely returned to the beach, at least physically.
Ah, New Yorkers.
Wasn't it Dennis Leary who once said New York teaches you to life from moment to moment, from street to street?! We looked pretty shabby and dangerous on our own when our luggage, which they obviously didn't send straight back to New York finally arrived. Interestingly we had less problems with this outfit in the surburbs but then in Manhatten. :O)