One of the casualties of the tragedy of Telltale Games was the highly-anticipated sequel to one of Telltale’s most critically-acclaimed series, The Wolf Among Us. Sadly, we’re likely to never see the continuing adventures of Bigby Wolf and crew (at least in video game form). However, after some behind-the-scenes stories have gone public, maybe it’s for the best that The Wolf Among Us 2 never released.
One former staff member of Telltale (speaking anonymously) told Eurogamer that The Wolf Among Us 2 had a “shoe-string” budget, “even by Telltale standards.” Apparently, there was talk of making The Wolf Among Us 2 only three episodes long, as opposed to the first season’s five. Telltale has experimented with shorter seasons before. However, this definitely had the stench of a cost-saving measure.
And according to some of the members of the team, The Wolf Among Us 2 was very early in development when it got the can. The most the team had completed was concept art, and many at Telltale doubted that it would even be released. There was a script for the first episode, though, and a map for the season’s storyline. It eventually did get delayed into 2019, but that was the last we’d hear of it.
By all accounts, Telltale was going to move to the Unity engine following The Walking Dead: The Final Season. However, learning a new engine comes with its own issues, which likely didn’t do The Wolf Among Us 2 any favors.
While The Walking Dead is getting a revival to close out its final season, the same can’t be said for The Wolf Among Us 2. It would have centered around Bigby and Snow “some time” after the first season, and would not have been a direct sequel. The Wolf Among Us was never one of Telltale’s best sellers, to be frank. But it is one of its most beloved properties. To have a second season be public knowledge, only for it to be yanked away, still stings.
Former Telltale staffers have gone on-record about executive meddling and its negative impact. So maybe, in the end, not seeing the second season is for the best.
[Source: Eurogamer]
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Anthony Nash
There’s a ton of great choices, but mine has to easily be The Wolf Among Us as well. Not only did it present a fairly “adult” theme using fairy tales and fables extremely well, but captured the feel of a noire detective story better than any other game in recent memory. -
Blake Grundman
As much as I loved The Wolf Among Us, my favorite has to be season 1 of The Walking Dead. It was the first time I can remember being emotionally overtaken by a game. Episode 3 should have been named “Get Ready To Cry,” because when I had to chose between killing [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], it left me bawling at my keyboard like a little baby.
Naturally, that is when my wife walks in the room. Yeah, that took some serious explaining -
Cameron Teague
Tie between original The Walking Dead and Batman for me. -
Chandler Wood
I'm pretty partial to The Wolf Among Us, simply for the property that's behind it. I've been less and less impressed with Telltale lately though, missing the days of Telltale classics like Sam and Max, Tales of Monkey Island, and Poker Night at the Inventory. The Telltale formula has been getting stale and is in serious need of a rework. I'd rather them not eschew classic puzzle mechanics of old for storytelling (often contrived to fit no matter which "path" you choose). -
Elizabeth Henges
Tales from the Borderlands, hands down. I've never been a fan of the series before the Telltale series, but I really like the characterization and plot that Tales from the Borderlands had. -
Keri Honea
It's definitely The Wolf Among Us. I loved the murder mystery setting, and it's the only Telltale series I wanted to play more than once. I have Tales from the Borderlands, but I've been told not to play it until I've played Borderlands 2, which I haven't done yet.
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Michael Briers
The Walking Dead, though I've always been curious to try Telltale's spin on the Borderlands series. It's certainly resonated with a lot of our staffers, anyway! -
Paulmichael Contreras
Of recent games I only ever played through The Walking Dead, so that defaults to my favorite. Sam & Max was also great, though (remember that?).
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Tyler Treese
This is a tough one, as there are a few of the series that I really adore. The Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands (which is surprising since I did not enjoy the stories in the actual shooters), and Guardians of the Galaxy are all great. I probably have to lean towards The Wolf Among Us, though. I absolutely love the core concept of fables existing in a modern setting, and it has the bonus of being set before the comics (which got really weird and went in a direction that I didn't care for). -
Zarmena Khan
I admittedly haven't played a lot of Telltale games but from among the ones I have played, Tales from the Borderlands easily comes out on top. I never got into the Borderlands series but Tales actually made me care about the characters. I truly enjoyed each episode and hope to see more!
