New Telltale interview with Job (No major new info; Mr Robot was considered as a TTG at one point)
Blind Sniper
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Telltale doesn’t make games like other people.
It doesn’t begin a game with a prototype or concept art, instead it starts with a script.
“We don’t produce a game visually until we feel we have completed the script,” explains Job Stauffer, the head of creative communications at The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Batman developer.
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Telltale is enjoying perhaps its biggest year so far, and with an ever-growing list of hit titles, the firm has become inundated with requests from studios, production houses and writers who want to work with it.
“Humbly, yes, it has come to that situation,” Stauffer admits. “Regrettably, we cannot produce everything that we’d love to make, or our partners would love us to work on. We have to be very selective. It’s a great position to be in. That’s what has helped make 2016 such an incredible year with Mr Robot, Walking Dead, Minecraft and Batman... and 2017 is just going to look even better. Walking Dead will be continuing into the New Year, the Marvel project will kick off next year, there are more projects we haven’t announced yet and there is original IP in our future. It is the best time in Telltale’s very long history.”
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“The Mr Robot project is a good example,” concludes Stauffer. “There was talk of it being a Telltale game, but actually Night School, being Telltale alumni, were perfect to do something similar but a bit different - a mobile, text-driven, Telltale-style narrative. We couldn’t be happier that our brand is associated with the evolution of story telling, and I can’t wait to show you what’s right around the corner.”
Comments
Pretty interesting seeing Telltale considered making Mr. Robot an entire Telltale game. Maybe it came down to that the show is still pretty new.
"There are more projects we haven't announced yet'
What do you think?