Tell The Back To The Jurassic Park Future Tale
Telltale Games certainly appears to be enjoying its success with licensed properties and episodic content, recently acquiring the license for the Jurassic Park franchise from NBC Universal, according to Game Informer, and Back to the Future according to Eurogamer.
So far the only information we have is that there will be a full season (which for Telltale typically means four to six episodes) for Jurassic Park, and that both will release on multiple platforms (Mac, PC, XBox 360, Wii, and PS3). The part of the Game Informer article that caught my eye in particular was the quote from CEO Dan Connors, "For Jurassic Park, we will leverage Telltale's expertise in storytelling and game design to deliver on the tension and drama of the series creating the ultimate cinematic adventure."
When I think Telltale, I think more humor. With licenses like Strong Bad, Sam & Max, and Monkey Island, I don't believe myself remiss in wondering how this will come together for Jurassic Park. Then again, they were responsible for the CSI-based games, which I haven't played. Either way, dinosaurs!
From Eurogamer comes the following quotation, "I wouldn't call these games sequels per se but a new interpretation of their worlds for a new medium. For one generation, it's an introduction to these series. For another generation, it's a thing they can look back on and something they can share warmly with their family and friends."
Tentatively, I would say that's good. I just hope they remember the hoverboards when they get to Back to the Future II.
It seems many older franchises are turning their heads up in videogames this year in a rather consistent manner, which makes me wonder what else will turn up soon.
VorpalBunny
Posted to Video Games on 9 June 2010
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