24th June and no Puzzle Agent yet
So when exactly are TTG going to release this game, I mean it is already the 24th of June and there isn't even a wink of hope that this game will be released in June, like they say.
That's the problem with TTG they give us, and you will all agree, excellent games but they always keep us in pitch black darkness about release dates.
Yeah they said June but you've got to be wondering if they are going to make it or not. Only six more days to go in June and as each day passes the window does too.
A proper dating system needs to be established OR the blog needs more posts with open and honest addresses for our forum based concerns. So say you or I post something like "when is the game going to be released? Is there now a static date for release?". Then TTG should go onto their blog and submit a new post answering our questions. Or at least release FAQ details.
Who agrees??
That's the problem with TTG they give us, and you will all agree, excellent games but they always keep us in pitch black darkness about release dates.
Yeah they said June but you've got to be wondering if they are going to make it or not. Only six more days to go in June and as each day passes the window does too.
A proper dating system needs to be established OR the blog needs more posts with open and honest addresses for our forum based concerns. So say you or I post something like "when is the game going to be released? Is there now a static date for release?". Then TTG should go onto their blog and submit a new post answering our questions. Or at least release FAQ details.
Who agrees??
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So I don't agree.
Puzzle Agent will be available at the very same day, i'll decide buying the game. As i haven't been up to this so far, no Puzzle Agent. Maybe after i've played through e3 of Sam&Max, i'll be in the right mood, okay?
I'm always late on new S&M episodes, because I never have any way of knowing when one is about to come out.
Huh? They always give the date on the blog, and other gaming websites give it too. If you're wondering, it's easy enough to just look and it will be everywhere.
Plus they send you an email once it's out.
They release dates when they know and that is usually a week ahead. If you just check the blogs every once in a while you wouldent be late to the party.
Dont go blaming the company because you cant check every once in a while.
They announced the release date of episode 303 on June 10th, 12 days before it was released.
That's almost a full two week's notice.
That blog was about a charity from the Wallace and Gromit company.
I doubt Puzzle agent will be linked to that at all
I doubt if they've spent the time to make a fully functional game that works on 3 platforms, they wouldn't be "not so worried about it"
serializer means that this game is just a pilot unlike sam and max jurassic park and back to the future which are full seasons.
Yes telltale should care about it but still it is a pilot and besides as stated above they dont know the release date yet.
They are either waiting for nintendo to see if it can come out on wiiware this monday, or are just working on some final tweaks to make sure the game is good
Remember a delayed game will eventually become good, but a rushed game is bad forever.
And btw TT is always perfect on release schedule!
Regardless of how long they are taking, if they would explain why, then people wouldn't complain so much. Some of you say "they tell us when they know themselves." Why wouldn't they themselves know what the holdup is? They're the ones making it and could surely tell us what's going on.
Since their responses to such forum-related questions is either few and far between or at the very least has a long time to cook which gets people riled up about having no response until there actually is one, some people might consider that certain lack of being informative and/or punctual with such information as a lack of respect for the customer.
For example, there once was a thread or several about what kind of DRM was going to be on the ToMI DVD. Up until they made an official decision (which was in mid April, I think... back when the DVD release date was "in April"), there was little or no information given whatsoever from Telltale about the subject and it was given days and weeks to stew and get people to start making wild assumptions from lack of enough info. There are ways to avoid these sorts of things.
If it gets to the 1st July and the game is not released, THEN there will be grounds for grumbling like we've seen in this thread.
Telltale have released what, 20 or so games (?) ) and to the best of my knowledge only one so far has slipped slightly - one of the ToMI episodes - and the fact it had slipped was communicated clearly to the fans.
They are never going to give up to the minute updates on production, and that's a ridiculous thing to expect. If they were a traditional company, we'd be waiting another entire year almost before we'd even be playing season three. Allow me to be blunt, the way I see it, you can either shut up and deal with it, or wait for the DVD release and pretend they don't do episodic games.
What the hell are you on about. That had nothing to do with my initial post or any posts before your one lol.
Wasn't on about timezones dude.
I am patient and episodic games are excellent. The problem is total lack of any information beyond "urgh it is out in June" This = fobbing us off.
The "we will announce something special on the 25th" line from TTG's blog refers to their charity thing.
This is my point. Those of us who can't wait for the new episode would like just a bit more info. Something other than 1 trailer basically.
Anyway those of you who don't care for my post you are kidding yourselves because you all know that you wnt more information about release dates and game functionality and events (not spoilers) that take place in the games we all love. So don't try to get one over on me
They give us information when they have concrete information, why the hell should they be posting "hey guys, we're not done making the game yet" every other day just to make a couple of lunatics happy? Their current estimate is still June until further notice, if you don't want estimated dates, again, episodic gaming is not for you. They release the games the moment they're done, which can be a little hard to predict perfectly, but I think they've been pretty damn good at it thus far, so getting worked up over not knowing which week something will come out is just completely insane. Yes, we're excited for it, and we're glad that others are excited for it too, but acting like Telltale is being shady and deceiving you by not posting exact release dates and/or constant production updates, sorry, but that's just idiotic. They are all overworked and do it because they love the games they're making and they love their fans, and acting like an entitled little brat demanding constant status updates is rude. I will reiterate it for the 954th time, if you can't handle semi-vague release windows without flipping out and making insane accusations etc., episodic gaming is not for you.
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No it's not.
Simply prepare yourself as if the game will be released on the final day of the release month. Then if it's released earlier, it's a nice bonus/surprise.
That's as civil as I can get right now about this topic.
now HERES a argument everyone can agree with
coments are in the quote boxes
On the other hand, the book of grickle arrived on my doorstep this morning, so I atleast have something to make the time go faster.
Yep.
Generally speaking, if we looked at the schedule and said "well there's almost no way June is going to happen," you would know about it. If we could say "yes, it is absolutely, 100% going to be finished and to our liking by X date" then we would announce the date. But weird things happen during development, especially working on an entirely untested art style, so it's better to play it safe than sorry.
I mean, we could have said "yes, it is definitely coming out on the 22nd," but then we'd either have a really unpolished game released to the public or a lot of really unhappy customers when we blew past the date.
Science.
Btw there doesn't exist a lot of music which deals with science like maths or physics in the lyrics. *thinking*
The thing with VALVe isn't that they keep us in the dark about release dates, it's that they give us a date but then have to push it back.
It's kind of the opposite, really- Telltale doesn't give us a date until they know they can have it out that day, but VALVe gives us a date even though we all know they won't have it out by then. (And yes, I'm counting situations where they give us a timeframe instead of a date, then push that back (i.e. Portal 2).)
You may have to wait quite some time... Of course, all good things...