The Wolf Among Us 2
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Developer(s) | AdHoc Studio Telltale Games |
Publisher(s) | Telltale Games[a] |
Director(s) |
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Programmer(s) | Zach Lytton |
Writer(s) | Pierre Shorette |
Composer(s) | Jared Emerson-Johnson |
Series | Fables |
Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
Platform(s) | TBA |
Release | TBA |
Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Wolf Among Us 2 is an upcoming episodic graphic adventure game being developed and published by Telltale Games with assistance of AdHoc Studio, a studio that consists of former Telltale staff. It is a sequel to the 2013 game The Wolf Among Us.
Development[]
When The Wolf Among Us was completed by July 2014, Telltale had thought of doing a second season, but they had already committed to the projects leading to Tales from the Borderlands, Minecraft: Story Mode, and Game of Thrones.[1] The company was aware of strong interest in a second season through the intervening years, and they were looking for the right time to develop it.[1]
A second yet-to-be-named season was announced during the July 2017 San Diego Comic Con, and was originally set to premiere in 2018 for personal computers, consoles, and mobile devices. Both Adam Harrington and Erin Yvette were to return to voice Bigby Wolf and Snow White, respectively.[2] Stauffer said that Season Two would not resolve the apparent cliffhanger related to Nerissa's connection to Faith; he said that it was meant to be ending similar to a film noir work that made the viewer think about the implications, but never saw this themselves as a cliffhanger. Instead, Season 2 would have continued on with more narrative related to Bigby and Snow White.[3] By May 2018, Telltale announced that due to recent internal studio issues, they had to push back the release of the sequel until 2019.[4] In September 2018, Telltale had a majority studio closure due to "insurmountable challenges", cancelling The Wolf Among Us's second season among other projects in development.[5]
Upon Telltale's revival by LCG Entertainment, The Wolf Among Us was one of the titles reacquired by LCG, but no announcement was made at that time about the sequel.[6] The company announced The Wolf Among Us 2 at The Game Awards 2019. The sequel will continue events after the first game, though still remain as a prequel to the comic series. The game is being developed in association with AdHoc Studio, formed by former Telltale Games staff, who will focus on the game's narrative and cinematic elements while Telltale will implement the gameplay and other designs. In addition to returning Telltale staff, Harrington and Yvette will return to voice Bigby and Snow White, and Jared Emerson-Johnson will compose music for the game. The game is being developed on the Unreal Engine, and will be released in an episodic approach.[7] This sequel will be worked completely from scratch, using none of the ideas and initial work that had been done under the former Telltale banner before its closure.[8] Unlike the past development cycle approach at the former Telltale where each episode was developed in a standalone fashion, all episodes of The Wolf Among Us 2 are being developed simultaneously.[9]
Notes[]
- ^ Set to be co-published by Athlon Games.
References[]
- ^ a b Byrne, Katherine (September 18, 2017). "The Wolf Among Us was 'almost unshippable' and could have been a comedy, says Telltale". MCV. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Nunneley, Stephanny (July 19, 2017). "The Wolf Among Us 2, The Walking Dead: The Final Season coming in 2018, Batman: The Enemy Within out in August". VG247. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Purslow, Matt (August 23, 2017). "The Wolf Among Us's ending is "absolutely not a cliffhanger"". PCGamesN. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
- ^ Kim, Matt (May 25, 2018). "The Wolf Among Us 2 Delayed Until 2019". USGamer. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Kim, Matt (September 21, 2018). "Sources: Telltale Games Shutting Down, The Wolf Among Us 2 and Stranger Things Canceled [Update, Correction]". USGamer. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Campbell, Colin (August 28, 2019). "Telltale Games is being revived". Polygon. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (December 12, 2019). "Telltale confirms it will make The Wolf Among Us 2". Venture Beat. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Olsen, Matthew (December 17, 2019). "The Wolf Among Us 2 is Starting From Scratch, Telltale Confirms". USGamer. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (December 10, 2020). "Telltale confirms The Wolf Among Us 2 is still happening, but it's going to be awhile". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
External links[]
- Upcoming video games
- Detective video games
- Episodic video games
- Fables (comics)
- Interactive movie video games
- Mystery video games
- Neo-noir video games
- MacOS games
- Point-and-click adventure games
- Single-player video games
- Telltale Games games
- Unreal Engine games
- Video games with cel-shaded animation
- Video games based on DC Comics
- Video games developed in the United States
- Video games scored by Jared Emerson-Johnson
- Video game sequels
- Video games set in 1986
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- Video games about police officers
- Video games about werewolves
- Windows games