Back to the Future update
News on the Back to the Future game by Telltale if you haven't followed it. Angry Video Game Nerd interviewed the voice actor for Marty, AJ LoCascio, who is a BTTF fan and sounds just like Michael J. Fox. Christopher Lloyd is lending his voice, but Fox is not. Given his illness, I don't think this project was big enough to compensate for the effort he'd have to expend to do it most likely. He did allow them to use his likeness. It's a good interview and AJ sounds pretty cool.
Telltale has a new official site with artwork and BTS interviews.
The game itself will be released in downloadable form as part of 5 separate episodes. Platforms include PC, Mac, iPad, and Playstation Network (PS3). Cost is just 24.95, and they're supposed to release a disc version after the 5 monthly episodes have come out. I think the 1st episode is free!!!
The plot takes place 6 months after BTTF 3, where Marty must go and save Doc. Given the involvement of Bob Gale, original writer, I'd say the stories should be good. The plot sounds a lot like the CBS cartoon from 1992, although that one was far too on the goofy side. The artwork of the game seems to be on the animated/comic side, and not realistic 3D.
Obviously I would like to have seen it on XBox/Wii as well, but if you don't have a PS3, you can get it on PC. I'm disappointed in the artwork choice. I expect that was the cheaper way to go, but I would have hoped it was realistic, like the Ghostbusters game. Frankly it really takes the game's appeal down for me. The voice cast probably will be fine. I can't imagine Crispin Glover would ever agree to do it, and supposedly Thomas F. Wilson lately hates BTTF stuff and has run away from it!
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