JP: The Game is NOT canon.

edited November 2014 in Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park: The Game is NOT official canon.

Telltale bought Universal's permission and aid for the project and did everything they could to deliver an authentic Jurassic Park experience, even going so far as writing a story woven into the events of the film. However it is no more a true sequel to the film than any glorified Fan-Fic is.
Telltale added characters and animals that weren't in the film and weren't even being kept on Isla Nublar. When Jurassic Park states there were only 3 Raptors being housed on the island during the events of the film then how dare a third party call that a lie. NO other living Raptors were known about by ANY Jurassic Park staff.
Telltale replaced the character of the head Veterinarian, Gerry Harding, and gave him a daughter that was apparently visiting the island for Daddy/Daughter day even though it was under official investigation and all other personnel on the Island were being evacuated due to the incoming Hurricane.
There was also NO Mosasaur compound on the Island. It has never featured on any film map of Isla Nublar prior to Telltale adding it in.
And finally, the Pteranodons featured in the game were not found on Isla Nublar either. They were caged on Isla Sorna as genetic rejects too dangerous for a park setting.

Claiming this game is a true, canonical sequel to the original film is doing the original film a disservice. Videogames are never official canon to films. In 20 years when the original film is still being celebrated this Game will be long forgotten.

Comments

  • InGen_Nate_KennyInGen_Nate_Kenny Moderator
    edited November 2014

    Everything in that was basically exampled. Mosasaur was a Phase II attraction and had not been added to the park official list, it was stated to open 6 months after the rest of the park.

    Of course they added new characters. There was like none to work with besides Gerry Harding.

    Those raptors were quarantine and for Sorkin's study. They weren't public animals. They were meant to replace the others the Big One killed.

    TellTale replaced Gerry Harding? What? It wasn't under offical investigation, it was been approved by a show team. And by your logic, why didn't the show team leave when the hurricane hit as well? They were hoping the hurricane was going to not them, and Gerry and Jess were on their way
    to the boat when they encountered Nima.

    There is never a line about the Pternadons not being on Isla Nublar ANYWHERE.

    Herrerasaurus wasn't in the film, but it was on the film's prop map.

    And finally, video games not being canon to movies is a lie. There's plenty of games that are official canon to their movies, like Star Wars: The Old Republic. Basically everything you said was explained but you were ignorant to it.

  • The game is canon now, or at least can be considered such. This is because of Nima Cruz. In the game, she is stated to be a member of a tribe who lived on the island for thousands of years, until they were forced to abandon it in favor of InGen turning it into Jurassic Park. According to dialog in the game, it can be determined that she is part of the real-life Bribri tribe due to certain references.

    Now, on the promotional website (here) of Jurassic World (the upcoming, long-awaited fourth movie) it is stated that InGen, now controlled by Masrani, "relocated" the few remaining Bribri inhabitants off the island.

  • Mount Sibo is also mentioned on the website, priorly only mentioned in the game.

    It's canon.

    nivao posted: »

    The game is canon now, or at least can be considered such. This is because of Nima Cruz. In the game, she is stated to be a member of a trib

  • And, of course, the mosasaur in the trailer.

    Mount Sibo is also mentioned on the website, priorly only mentioned in the game. It's canon.

  • Well, to be fair, after thinking about it again, only parts of the game seem to be canon.

    The Troodons for example...nah. Also, there was probably no second raptor pack. Hammond and co leave when Gerry and Jess enter the Visitor's Center in the game (morning to noon), but in the movie they are long gone at that point.

    Point is, I think that JW might use some Infos from the game, but nothing related to the plot (e.g. Bribri-Tribe, Mount Sibo).

    Also, in the game it was a Tylosaurus, in JW it's a mosasaurus. Although maybe the JW team just takes some artistic liberties there.

    BttF_LttP posted: »

    And, of course, the mosasaur in the trailer.

  • Actually, the second raptor pack can be canon.

    Exhibit A:

    Alt text

    Well, to be fair, after thinking about it again, only parts of the game seem to be canon. The Troodons for example...nah. Also, there was

  • edited March 2015

    I hope so, but I believe that those are some of the raptor hatched from the eggs we saw in the first movie, or even children of those first generation of free raptors.

    I think even if the second raptor pack was canon, they'd still all be dead after 22 years.

    Actually, the second raptor pack can be canon. Exhibit A:

  • edited May 2015

    Actually the film is not really cannon to the book. Harding is a VERY important character from the novel, that was just left out of the film entirely, The Pteranodons were also on the island with everything else in the book. Ive avoided buying this game for ages because of all the negativity, but am totally loving it so far.

    This games seems to be a collaboration of both the film, and books - which I strongly suggest you read. They are brilliant...
    I dont want a Jurassic World movie - it looks god awful, but Id love a remake of the first film, sticking closely to the book. It'd be a R Rated horror, but it'd be brilliant :-)

  • edited September 2015

    The only two things that don't make sense with the game fitting the movies is, a, the scientific fact about raptors being compy size contradicting them finding the big skeleton from the first movie and, b, the island being left to get bombed (like in the book) contradicting the fact the island gets used again in Jurassic World. Other then that, the game fits like a glove.

  • I'm pretty sure Velociraptors are Deinychous in universe wise and she mentions Utahraptors which were discovered after filming finished.

    And we never did see the island get bomb so you can assume it got called off.

    Joker93 posted: »

    The only two things that don't make sense with the game fitting the movies is, a, the scientific fact about raptors being compy size contrad

  • It was just something I remember Sorkin bitching about in one of those journal pages you unlock throughout the game. How their raptors were too big and this was probably because of the frog DNA and remember thinking: "Wait. Didn't Grant and Sattler find a full size velociraptor in the beginning of JP?" Minor nitpick.

    As for the bombing, it was just heavily implied the military wasn't going to back down because of that contamination cover story so the chances of it getting called off were very slim. Another minor nitpick and Jurassic World wasn't even a factor back then.

    Game still fits pretty damn well into the universe though. :)

    I'm pretty sure Velociraptors are Deinychous in universe wise and she mentions Utahraptors which were discovered after filming finished. And we never did see the island get bomb so you can assume it got called off.

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