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The Expanse: A Telltale Series Redband Trailer

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨simple@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

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  • Epicurus0319@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Telltale? I thought they went out of business

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    • atocci@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Someone couldn't let it die

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      • Epicurus0319@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Minecraft Story Mode S3 when?

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  • beefcat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    How can they have a “red band” trailer when video game marketing doesn’t answer to the MPA?

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  • Amilo159@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hell yeah! Expanse game, bring it on sabaka

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  • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I know nothing about the expanse but I’m interested. Would this be a good way to start?

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    • aesopjah@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Nah, do the books or show. All these telltale games are better knowing the world beforehand

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      • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yeah, well I played TWD and I’d even recommend playing that without watching the show. Or at least without watching the later seasons. But I get you, I’ll check out the show for show, maybe the book later.

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    • CountVon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Do you like to read science fiction? If so, then I’d recommend the books. Would you prefer a TV show? Then I’d recommend the TV series. Both are pretty good, though the TV show makes a significant number of (mostly) warranted changes from the books.

      I would trust that the game does a solid enough job for newcomers to the series, but you’d likely get a lot more out of it if you’d seen the show and/or book. The main character in the game (Drummer) is a prominent side character in the TV show, and I believe the actor for that role is doing the voice over for the game. Which is awesome, she was one of my favorite characters from the show. I believe that character doesn’t map one-to-one onto any character in the books though, as the show condensed and combined a number of side characters. I felt that was an understandable change for the TV adaptation since the books had a fairly sprawling cast of side characters. Anyway, long story short, if you’re one the fence for book vs. show, I’d say watch the show since the game appears to match the show’s continuity.

      The game just released today and I haven’t played it yet. It’s also releasing in episodic fashion, as many Telltale games have done, so you’d only be able to play the first installment today. Reviewers have access to the first three, according to this review-in-progress, but as that reviewer points out:

      I’ve not yet finished all of the episodes, with only the first three available to review, but what I have played is exceedingly promising. At this point, my only question is whether the core mystery is satisfying and if the developers manage to stick the landing, which is impossible to answer without fully understanding the breadth and scope of the entire set of episodes.

      I love both the books and the show, and while I’m looking forward to the game I’ve decided to stay on the fence until all the episodes are available.

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      • LetMeEatCake@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        As someone that has read the books but not watched the show…

        For books 7-9, I think of them as an epilogue trilogy. The time jump, the overall ending at the end of book 9, the state of the characters… Basically all of it fills the same purpose that a traditional epilogue fills. It just tells an entire story in the process of doing so and needs 1200-1500 pages.

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      • Call_Me_Maple@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Thanks for the recommendations. I’ll most likely watch the show first, then play the game then read the books! (Which is not what I’d normally do with something like the Witcher.)

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      • ripripripriprip@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I found book 7 to be tough to get through. I’ve barely been able to put down book 8 though. I can’t wait for 9. I think everything up to book 8 was pretty solid with 8 (so far) being amazing. I’ve got ~100 pages left, so maybe that will change.

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  • lenninscjay@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Any trustworthy reviews? How is telltale as a game developer?

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    • AProfessional@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is only their second game. (New studio, old name)

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    • Ashtear@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Deck Nine is also on this, and I thought their Life is Strange games were pretty good (Before the Storm, True Colors).

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