Bryant Francis
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![In conversations with various Telltale Games alumni over the years, we've heard repeatedly that executive leadership at the studio pressed developers to follow a repetitive formula for each of its games. Some developers have said that formula led to declining interest in its games.
"We didn't really follow that approach," Ottilie said when asked about the making of The Wolf Among Us 2. "We came at this from 'what's the best story we can tell here? How are we going to do that? What's that feel like?'" He said his approach as CEO was to choose the game's creative leadership and then "get out of their way."
"It's not my job to go into the room and second-guess how they want to tell a story," he said, adding that while he is giving feedback and offering suggestions, he avoids being prescriptivist in his approach. He did say that some Telltale design knowledge—like the amount of time players should go without pushing a button onscreen—is still with the studio, but The Wolf Among Us 2 won't be following a familiar roadmap.
On the topic of improper crediting, Ottilie actually said he "wasn't aware" of the company's history with that practice. "From our perspective, [proper crediting] is pretty mandated," he promised. "People get job titles and have descriptions, and that's what they're doing on the game. Their credit will reflect what they're doing on the game."
"My [vice president] of operations will put my head in a box if I try to change that."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zxibxm45uwdgi5ghatux6gyb/bafkreidk3bpyqzxv76nd3qyoehxsy6wtl5jjla4p3ma3vqiilpktxutvga)
