Well, paint me surprised. We’ve known for a bit that Telltale has decided to apply its storytelling techniques on superheroes stories, since it has partnered with Marvel. However, I didn’t expect Telltale to also go the DC Comics way and throw a Bat-sized bomb on us, but that’s exactly what the company did. According to the brief announcement and teaser trailer, Telltale will explore what it means to be Batman in a series starting in 2016. You’ll be able to dive deeper into the complex human that is Bruce Wayne, exploring the duality of his identity and his struggle to save his corrupted city.
While Batman isn’t my personal favorite, I do appreciate the complexity of the character’s life, and I think it should translate perfectly into a Telltale game. I wonder what art style the developers will pick; we’ve seen Telltale ‘imitate’ the art style of various IPs (Minecraft, Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us), but with Batman the company has numerous visual styles to go with. Personally, I like the trailer’s black-and-white palette, but we’ll see. Would you rather they go with a different visual style?
This wasn’t the only Telltale news yesterday. We also got more details on and a trailer for The Walking Dead: Michonne. Instead of it being a DLC, TWDM will be a stand-alone three-episode series starting this February. Apparently, during the game’s development Telltale realized they wanted to say more about this character, so they decided to give Michonne more time and space to chop off heads. The lead character will be played by award-winning Samira Wiley (Orange is the New Black), and the story explores Michonne’s journey during the time between issues #126 and #139. Michonne is one of the most fascinating characters in the show/comics, so I’m glad we’ll get to play as her. So, excited for Telltale’s future plans?
Remember when Telltale did games that weren't all gritty? Ah, simpler times.
Is Minecraft "I have no friends to play with me mode" gritty? I suppose on a metaphysical level, the answer is
This may be my gateway drug to Telltale episodic games.
Instantaneous purchase!
Hope Clem's inside of there....instance buy anyway
Instant*
Here's to hoping Kevin Conroy is the voice of Batman.
I hope so to!
Who wants Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill when you can have Ben Affleck do all the parts!? Yay!
I seriously hope this is a joke. Conroy, hamill, and frank Miller art style ftw
This is awesome news. But Tasos, a Bat-sized bomb? That's not a very big bomb!
That is a good point sir
It's not the size of the bomb underneath, it's what it does/placement that matters.
Pretty sure that's exactly what he said in the first movie when he was placing that shape-charge on the main-support pillar in the basement of that school for orphans...
Wowwww what a great art style trailer of the Batman game really nice.
Telltale previously partnered with DC because DC owns Vertigo which published Fables from which The Wolf Among Us arose. Since TTG is #TotesLegit/#TotesBaller I can understand why all the big comic publishers are falling over themselves to bring Telltale more projects as its canon/cannon creates a wonderful three-way ;) Asgardian rainbow bridge from comics to video games to cinematic experiences (much better than the motion comics they've been experimenting with) that are pretty easy for any age to enjoy/travel with. Did I mention #TotesFresh2Death!?
Free to people who downloaded and bought season 2, I heard. True? Otherwise I don't have interest in paying for this...I'm waiting for season 3.