By Serena Tuan and Abby Willis What Is It?: Telltale Games hosts a website that is loaded with interactive storytelling based games. The brand is known for their impactful narratives created within these games, and this has been recognized through several award-winning and best-selling creations including, Batman: The Telltale Series, and The Wolf Among Us. The company's goal is to continue to expand their brand and develop top tier stories. Headquartered in Malibu, the Telltale team is working to make a mark in the gaming world and are currently doing this by partnering with big names like DC Comics to design the stories. Why We Chose It: I was introduced to this game by a good friend who games often in his free time. He was telling me about some of the games he plays, and he eventually mentioned a few games that TellTale produced. I was curious and looked into them in more detail on the TellTale website. The graphics, art, and overall vibe of the games was the first thing that caught my eye. I really liked the realistic (but cartoon) designs that the games had. I liked the mysterious, nighttime setting of the games, as well as the colors and design of the characters. A couple of my favorites were The Wolf Among Us and Batman: The Enemy Within. Apart from the graphics, I also liked that the games are very narrative experiences and ultimately tell stories. These aspects of it make their games seem really compelling. It keeps users wanting to keep playing and find out how the story ends for the characters. I also like that TellTale partnered with DC comics for some of their games, so characters like Batman and Joker are included in a couple of their games. I think this helps draw in more gamers and keeps them more engaged since they are familiar with these characters. Some gamers might already know about Telltale, but might be more drawn into their games due to these partnerships. On the other hand, some people might only know about DC comics, and might learn about Telltale due to these partnerships. Either way, it is likely that this partnership draws in more users.
Correlation to the Class: In class, we have been talking about games that serve the main purpose of telling a story. We have talked about games like 80 Days, Her Story, Unpacking, and Gone Home. These are all storytelling games that don’t really have the “typical” outcomes of a game: winning and losing. Instead, they tell stories and have a plot line that is being followed throughout the game. Telltale games correlate to the discussions we’ve been having in class because it is also a game that serves the purpose of storytelling. Telltale games do not really have the main goal of winning or losing, which one might think of when imagining a typical video game. The narrative heavy aspect of this game is what makes it relevant to class.
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