Is it possible to have five radically different versions of S3 episode 1?
After the variety of ways season 2 ends, we've been speculating about how Telltale could plan to move forward with season 3, especially if we're to play as Clementine again.
Up till now, the most we thought we'd be given would be five different pre-credit sequences (along the lines of Clem's scene with Omid and Christa at the beginning of S2), with Clem - and possibly AJ - ultimately ending up at the same destination regardless of the scenario. But is it even remotely possible for Telltale to create not just one different scene, but a whole EPISODE that takes an entirely alternate path from where the player chose to leave Clem at the end of S2? Could Telltale pull it off?
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I sure hope so. I still need to see if Kenny gets an actual eyepatch.
It's not like they are on a time limit for Episode 1 so yeah. Why wouldn't they do a different episode for each ending and then they all kind of meet up at the same point.
I would love it if they ended up at this (Will never happen doesn't make sense but whatevs):
They end up at Savannah and Lee's body is gone with a dry blood path kind of dragged. I read this on another thread.
I think so.
That just depends on the writer.
What I have been hoping for is that, if there is one, the Season 2 DLC will revolve around your specific ending, that way, when Season 3 starts, everyone is at the same place. But if they don't, it is highly possible that they can do an entire episode, but likely, probably not. I hope they do though, would be better than to have a 5-10 minute intro where we all end up at the same point after it like they did in A House Divided.
It's labor-intensive, but not impossible. And we still have DLC on the way.
Has it been confirmed yet, I haven't heard anything.
Possible? Sure. I wouldn't bet anything on it. The most you could realistically hope for is the first 1/4-1/2 episode being dedicated to reestablishing the linear story. After their fumblish handling of even the simplest of branching in S2 (Arvo, Nick, Etc.) I don't think I'd even invest much in that hope.
There's no DLC confirmed as of now.
It hasn't. It's too early for confirmation.
Yes, it's always possible. But if Telltale continues to write with the same inspiration they had in Season 2, the ending in Episode 5 would only have minor effects in Season 3. The most we might see is a different intro and timing of events. I hope this doesn't happen...
Five radically different versions of S3 episode 1 only, I'm more hoping for the entire season to be five way different.
I sure as hell hope so. What's the point of your decisions otherwise?
So you want to wait five times as long between episodes?
It would make the wait much longer. I think all endings will be coalesced into two.
If Clem goes into Wellington, stays with 'Keny', or is alone, she will be in Wellington. Keny will have died. Or she'll end up in Wellington over the course of the episode, and Keny will die.
If Clem stays at Howe's, the family will eventually join them regardless of what you choose to do with them.
Not likely to ever happen since that would just be a huge nightmare and hassle for TellTale Games to develop and program. You have to take into account the money, resources, and time needed to be put into a project like that which just wouldn't be feasible, especially given TallTale's company size. There are quite a few different variables within the different endings which would mean a crapton of planning, writing, editing, designing, coding, etc. And because Kenny and Jane are determinant it wouldn't be wise for TellTale to invest so much money into the voice actors when a lot of players aren't gonna even hear one or both of them once season 3 comes out.
Well... Doug and Carley survived for two extra episodes and they were both determinant and they both still played a rather important part. I doubt Telltale could do two separate plots/storylines for Episode 1, but they definitely could keep Jane/Kenny alive for the whole episode (and hopefully future episodes...)
Chances are slim to none that anything more than the first ten minutes will be alternate storylines. They likely will just do a timeskip like they did in the second game within the first five minutes or so of the game and after that everyone will be at the same location. You have to remember that if they did an entire episode full of alternate openings that would be like developing two games instead of just one. That's not ever going to happen.
I thought that too but its TellTale.
Possible? Of course. Do we want it to happen? Hell yeah. Is it gonna happen? Probably not.
Hm, they'll probably be around for an entire episode (maybe, still a little skeptical about it), though I don't think they'll be around for an entire season. Remember, both Kenny and Jane could die in No Going Back, so that means it's possible to go an entire season without seeing either of them. That alone tells me they probably aren't going to play that large of a role in season 3, at least not large enough to where TellTale doesn't screw over the players that wanted them both gone. Sure, they could probably make two different characters that act as replacements, but then that would mean spending more money and resources on designing those characters and hiring more voice talents to provide those voices which again, a lot of players probably aren't going to hear. In the Carley and Doug situation, TellTale had at least either one to fall back on until their inevitable death.
I definitely don't expect either of them to survive the entire season (unfortunately), but I just hope that Kenny or Jane survive past episode 1, even if that is quite unlikely.
I wonder if people would be more comfortable if the intro or maybe even the rest of the season would be different by only the character you ended up with changes(dialogue would be different), but the area the game starts in and possible time-skip will remain the same? What will exactly change depending on the final choice in S2?
I'm pretty sure that half, or if we're lucky, all of Episode 1 will be a tailored storyline due to your ending, and will eventually tie up.
We can all dream. But hopefully if that doesn't come to frutition dozens of posters don't flock to the internet saying how bad the game sucks just because their irrational hopes and ideas weren't met.
But Telltalely? No.
They have enough trouble releasing the monthly episodes with one specific storyline.
Only an idiot would think that they'll be able to continue with vastly different endings.
That is unless they hire more people.
It would be 4 paths 1Clem AJ at Wellington 2Clem AJ alone 3 Clem AJ and Kenny 4 Clem AJ and Jane
It would take more time or more people but i don't see why it wouldn't be possible
Considering GOT is gonna have 5 playable characters(Maybe TWD S3 will have multiple playable characters?), which is totally and could greatly impact the story for that game, I say there is a chance that the 5 endings could be major impacts for the 1st episode at least, then the rest will be linear.
what about Clem, AJ and Jane plus the family they let into Howes, then Clem, AJ, and Jane and no family let in from Howes. one of these would be the 5th.
Well you could see it like that but the family is just part of Howes and we dont know when seas 3 will start will it be like seas 2 BANG .. "16months later"
But i guess you could be right
Id wait 5 times as long if it ment choices would matter for once
No you wouldn't. That would mean a wait of over a year between every episode.
More like a DLC that sets the beginning of Episode 1
Better than 2 months of choices not mattering
I think yes. However I think Telltale are going to make the first parts of the episodes different, and then it ends with Clementine somehow getting into the same situation halfway through the episode and then it continues to be the same for everyone (slight differences as Kenny/Jane may be alive throughout the entire Season, as well as meeting people and doing things on different circumstances or with different characters,etc.)
I doubt if they actually had a year and a few months wait between each episode you'd be perfectly happy.
Not really. Considering that a lot of people have a hard time waiting 1.5 - 2 months just for one episode, having to wait a year between episodes (especially if they're still only an hour and half long) would be a nightmare, a poor business decision, and a surefire way for TellTale to lose a lot of consumer respect and potentially a lot of money.
I doubt if they did second season dlc that it would affect the main storyline that significantly, knowing that not everyone is going to want to buy DLC. Just like 400 days didn't directly affect the main story of season one going into season two.
I doubt it would take 5 times as long. There would be parts in some of the endings that could probably be reused, dialogues, ect, especially between the two Jane endings. I'm not saying it'd be fast but I don't think it'd take 5 times as long
Of course it's possible, it might be harder to do but it's possible
I'd say Make episode 1 of season 3 have 5 alternate choices and then as that episode ends, make episode 2 combine all of them to one common area at the start of season 2. Not sure how well that would work out but good writers could make something of that.