return to the inventory: a poker night 2 documentary

a classic now lost to the world of abandonware, poker night 2 was once a straight-forward fun title, subtly showcasing the latest achievements of an up-and-coming studio held in very high regard. initially retailing at $5 and famously bundled with lots of digital goodies, the story of PN2 expands across many surprising places. telltale's ability to score huge licensing deals, produce consistently brilliant writing, and their keen dedication to very tight schedules - somehow led to their downfall. the poker night at the inventory series gives a great insight into the changes that Telltale was undergoing, both before and after their breakthrough success with the walking dead...perhaps the beginning of the end? --- CHAPTERS: BEFORE POKER NIGHT 2 - 0:00 THE KEY PARTY - 2:48 PRE-ORDERS / PROMOTIONALS - 4:15 THE RELEASE(S) - 5:30 WHY ANOTHER POKER NIGHT? - 7:20 BROCK - 12:18 CLAPTRAP - 21:58 GLaDOS - 31:40 ASH - 36:05 SAM - 42:18 IN CONVERSATION WITH MIKE STEMMLE - 52:08 AND, BRIEFLY, MAX - 55:50 OTHER CAMEOS - 58:41 PN2'S UPDATED AI - 1:00:35 MUSIC @ THE INVENTORY - 1:06:10 THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR - 1:13:00 THE RECEPTION - 1:18:40 THE CONSOLE RELEASE - 1:20:31 THE APPLE VERSION - 1:22:12 THE DEATH OF POKER NIGHT 2 - 1:25:08 ...THE END? - 1:26:38 OR NOT, + FOOTNOTES - 1:27:50 FOOTNOTES: 1;    • footnote 1: who would be in poker night 3?   2;    • footnote 2: let's talk about abandonware   --- CREDITS: voice actors and their works (in no particular order!): Nerds of a Feather (voice of the Medic, Sam, Skunkape and some Telltale forum posters) -    • Envisioning Poker Night at the Inventory 3...   Gar1onriva (voice of Jake Rodkin) -    / gar1ontabletop   TheJ97GamingShow (voice of Nicholas Straub and miscellaneous reviewer voiceovers) -    / @thej97gamingshow   Daven Tyler Fultz (voice of Larry) -   / daventylerfultz   Casperr (voice of Nick Herman) -    • TF2's Weirdest Crossovers   Ben (various reviewer voiceovers) Totally Tubular Jonathan (voice of Jeff Quackenbush) -    • (OLD) Ranking Every Sam & Max Game From WO...   Joshua / digitalupsight (voice of Mike Stemmle) Vimbert (voice of Steve Allison) -    / @vimbert   spiderslash (voice of Tulley Rafferty) -    • I miss the Poker Night games   some further recommended viewing: Krutchie's Retrospective -    • The Hidden Poker Game That You Can't Play ...   Poker Night Z -    / @pokernightz-adubbedcomicse1415   GmanLives' Video -    • The Good, The Bad & The Evil Dead Games   GLaDOS' Villainpedia Entry -    • Villainpedia: GLaDOS   POKER NIGHT AT THE BROCK SAMSON -    • Poker Night 2: Every Character is Brock Sa...   see also this script in guide form, w/ sources attached - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile... music - there's so much of it that it needs it's own google doc! see below https://docs.google.com/document/d/1h... I am obligated to list two special tracks though, these being the orchestral rendition of "No Vacancy":    • JG Thirlwell's Steroid Maximus - Venture B...   and Lasse Karhu's cover of "Prologue":    • Transcribing 'Prologue' from 'Army of Dark...   oh, and Lindh0lm, just cause this cover is sick:    • Half-Life - Closing Theme (Super Mario 64 ...   special thanks: Mike Stemmle Nick Herman Jake Rodkin Grayfruit DavidM thanks also to wyn and macy for their thumbnail feedback extra special thanks to Ben and Kane meikkon, 2023.