Perhaps the novelty
of episodic adventures based on your favorite pop culture franchises has worn off, as Telltale saw its average Metascore decline for the second straight year.
At about this time last year, Telltale Games, the creators of the Sam and Max series
of episodic adventure games, announced they would be instituting a new pilot season, where a single standalone episode would be released in order to...
However, the idea
of an episodic adventure is not original to these developers; Telltale Games had rights to the game in the early 2010's and planned on releasing the game on their familiar episodic model.
In 2012, Telltale Games seemed to become a household name overnight with the release
of the episodic adventure game The Walking Dead based on the wildly successful comics.
Adam's Venture: Chronicles is a compilation
of an episodic adventure game series released on PC from 2009 through 2012.
All that could be about to change following a decision by film and television studio Lionsgate to make a «significant» investment in Telltale Games, the developer
of episodic adventure games based on The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.
Finally the Audience Award was won by Dontnod Entertainment's Life is Strange, one of the growing pile
of episodic adventure games from Square Enix, and which unfolds with a satisfyingly slow burn - another choice that we wholeheartedly agree with.
Batman: The Telltale Series — Season Pass Disc (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3): This disc will include the first installment
of the episodic adventure game featuring the Dark Knight (which was released digitally on August 2), with the rest available for digital download as they are released.
Telltale Games are the undisputed masters
of the episodic adventure game genre and they have the chops to prove it.
Not exact matches
But what most makes the show entertaining are Pete's
episodic adventures with characters who will help form him, challenge him and wake him from his self - satisfied sleep into a better sort
of happiness.
In development for the past year, this
episodic horror
adventure will allow users to actively participate in a variety
of increasingly disturbing exorcisms as the plot unfolds across five unique chapters.
A New 2D Animated Series — Sonic Mania
Adventures features story elements from the Sonic Mania universe and the first episode
of the
episodic series speeds onto the Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel within the next month.
Despite technical flaws, the Telltale formula has propelled the studio to the upper echelons
of gaming, leading more developers to leap into the
episodic adventure pond following their games» success.
This week, the eighth
episodic adventure in the «Star Wars» universe will come to fans in the form
of «The Last Jedi», with Rian Johnson serving as...
Telltale Games is now giving away the first episode
of Tales from the Borderlands, the
episodic adventure based on Gearbox Software's sci - fi shooter series.
The highlights
of June's selection are cooperative zombie - killing game Killing Floor 2 and
episodic adventure game Life Is Strange, both available on PS4.
The convoluted
episodic film follows a number
of adventures the unlikely duo get into while on the road.
Only two chapters
of Dontnod Entertainment's foray into
episodic adventure gaming might have been released, but we've been so enamoured with Life is Strange so far that we've had to include it in as one
of our Top 10 PS4 games.
Phoenix Online Studios»
episodic adventure game «Cognition» is now available for Ipad, with the released
of the...
The MCU will soon be in need
of new TV shows, and Doctor Strange's
adventures would provide prime material for
episodic storytelling.
«Fifty Shades
of Gray» moves ahead in fits and starts like a taxi stalled in New York's Canal Street traffic, an
episodic adventure showing off Christian's latest sex toys.
Telltale's
episodic adventure series Tales From The Borderlands was one
of 2015's best surprises.
This is an experimental project to transmit aspects
of problem - based learning and the National Science Content Standards through an
episodic Web - based
adventure series titled Medicinal Mysteries from History.
The literary work that comes closest to the style and genre
of Missionaries and Indians (
episodic /
adventure / coming -
of - age) would be Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
In an effort to revitalize their strong catalog
of beloved games, LucasArts is not only treating gamers to a new
episodic adventure for Wii and PC called Tales
of Monkey Island, but they have also revamped The Secret
of Monkey Island (1990) with new HD graphics, full voiceover and re-mastered score for XBLA and PC.
The
Adventures of Bertram Fiddle is an
episodic game that follows the titular character Bertram Fiddle.
When one thinks
of an
Episodic Narrative
Adventure, one usually thinks
of The Walking Dead Series from Telltale Games.
Although Telltale has been fighting to keep the
episodic adventure genre alive, games are now capable
of incorporating both narrative and heavy interactive gameplay in their experiences.
Another fine addition to the PS Store is the next installment
of The Walking Dead
episodic adventure.
Sonic Mania
Adventures is a series
of five
episodic shorts based on Sonic Mania.
Blues and Bullets is an
episodic third person
adventure game developed and published by A Crowd
of Monsters.
Square Enix has announced the release date for the upcoming
episodic Life is Strange: Square Enix and DONTNOD Entertainment today announced the release date
of the brand new,
episodic, narrative driven
adventure game LIFE IS STRANGE ™ that is coming to the PlayStation ® 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all - in - one games Read More...
Telltale's latest
episodic adventure in the world
of the Walking Dead is now available on all your favorite devices.
Telltale Games has been on a roll since introducing the masses to the «Choose Your Own
Adventure» style
of episodic game with The Walking Dead: Season One.
Square Enix and DONTNOD Entertainment today announced the release date
of the brand new,
episodic, narrative driven
adventure game LIFE IS STRANGE ™ that is coming to the PlayStation ® 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all - in - one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation ® 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC.
You win or you die in Telltale Games» just announced
episodic adventure game series based on the runaway hit - Game
of Thrones.
These extra missions will be available as season 1
of the new Spartan Ops mode, an
episodic adventure that follows the Majestic Squad aboard the UNSC Infinity.
VideoGamer scored a phone interview with Dan Connors, founder, director, and CEO
of Telltale Games, to talk about the performance
of their recently released downloadable
episodic adventure game Tales
of Monkey Island: Launch
of the Screaming Narwhal.
Flash forward to 2015 with the release
of King's Quest, an
episodic adventure series by developers The Odd Gentlemen.
BioWare ™ and Lucasfilm today announced details
of the next chapter in the
episodic adventure, Star Wars ™: The Old Republic ™ — Knights
of the Fallen Empire.
Undoubtedly one
of the longest - running modern video game franchises, IO Interactive's Hitman series recently enjoyed a comeback with the addition
of four more
episodic adventures for Agent 47.
Square Enix and Dontnod Entertainment have announced the release date pricing
of the upcoming narrative driven,
episodic adventure game Life is Strange, alongside a new trailer giving us a brief glimpse at the time travel aspects the series will feature.
Telltale Games» latest
adventure / drama series is a Batman - centric one, in which you take on the role
of Batman (or more accurately, the role
of Bruce Wayne for a majority
of the time) in an
episodic adventure game.
This concept, along with the
episodic, chapter - based storytelling that facilitate it, became foundational to the Japanese RPG lineage, because their creators were riffing off fantasy
adventure stories for inspiration and not D&D's imaginative practices
of player agency, where letting the players seem to be in charge
of what is happening was an important part
of the appeal.
The
adventure genre
of games has seen a great resurgence in recent years, with Telltale Games» The Walking Dead really leading the charge with its
episodic content.
Same Stitch is the fifth and final episode
of Batman: The Enemy Within, an
episodic adventure game from Telltale Games (The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, Guardians
of the Galaxy), DC Entertainment and Warner Bros..
Proving that they're not just one - hit - wonders, in the last year the team has also released the
episodic puzzle
adventure, Blue Toad Murder Files: The Mysteries
of Little Riddle, exclusively on PSN.
I've no idea what prompted Capcom to undertake this sort
of launch, whether it expects to build up hype or if by breaking the game's story into chapters it hopes to somehow mimic the fabulous success
of a certain other
episodic zombie
adventure series.
Telltale Games has a whole lot
of project in the works, one
of the more interesting and more original projects is that
of Telltale Games partnership with Mojang to bring an
episodic adventure set in the world
of Minecraft.
Telltale Games has a whole lot
of project in the works, one
of the more interesting and more original projects is that
of Telltale Games partnership with Mojang to bring an
episodic adventure set in t...