Telltale have done some amazing work on franchises such as The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us. They are working on several other projects, one of which is a Game of Thrones tale. Where will their story fit into the vast lore of ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’?
The Telltale Twitter account released the following image a few days ago…
While other clan names have been mentioned, the emphasis has clearly been placed on Forrester. From what I’ve read, it looks like House Forrester have not featured anywhere other than by name. According to the image, they are sworn to Deepwood Motte, a place which has featured in both book and television series. Motte appears to be located in the North (via Game of Thrones Wiki)
Deepwood Motte is the stronghold of House Glover, a vassal house holding fealty to House Stark of Winterfell. The castle is located north-west of Winterfell in the Wolfswood, near the coast of the Bay of Ice.
Forrester are sworn to Glover, Glover are sworn to Winterfell, and so by simple logic, Forrester are sworn to Winterfell too. There is no indication as to where in the timeline the game will take place, but I personally think it will kick off around the time when the North chooses to march down South. If this is the case, it will be the perfect platform for Telltale to further flesh out the already vast lore from the books (via Polygon)
“We’ll be taking advantage of all the fiction to make something great,” said Dan Connors, CEO of Telltale Games, during an interview following the premiere of the announcement trailer. “We’re just really getting into it right now and thinking about characters – who has the most at stake, who has the biggest impact on the world.”
Telltale have really gained my trust with their work, so I’m expecting a really good story packed with memorable characters and tough decisions. I’ve read all the available books as well as watched the television series, and I consider myself a pretty big Game of Thrones fan. I am really interested to see where they take this. On a side note, I am really hoping for an easter egg which will allow me to do this personally…
Last Updated: September 2, 2014
Aries
September 2, 2014 at 19:14
A little BadLipReading
http://youtu.be/5Krz-dyD-UQ
Rock789
September 3, 2014 at 08:26
Oh man, I love this vid! Saw it months ago for the first time and it’s still as funny today as it was then. Wish they would release more – so funny! 🙂
Mossel
September 3, 2014 at 08:28
Cant see the vid, but is this the one where Lord Baelish goes: “How do you feel about people who say Hadouken?”
Aries
September 3, 2014 at 15:52
It is that one yes
Alien Emperor Trevor
September 2, 2014 at 19:29
I’ve just started watching the series, and heard the girlish cry he makes when slapped tee hee.
ZubSaber a.k.a Hans
September 3, 2014 at 12:29
The first game was utter rubbish so Telltale have some pretty tiny shoes to fill.
Willing to bet my life on the fact that anything they come up with can be be better than that last despicable iteration.
Terry
September 5, 2014 at 11:09
Instead, why not do an epic Battle for middle earth style game, where we can lead the north in fighting the south or vice versa, lead khaleesi’s army, even be the wildilings on the other side of the war. Obviously there would also be heroes and shizz