Telltale Games is a leader in episodic adventure games - Back to the Future, Sam & Max and Tales of Monkey Island are perhaps their most well-know. All those games share another feature - they are a lot of fun, a bit cartoonish and certainly for families. The Walking Dead takes things in another direction. I would say it helps but you certainly don't have to have any prior knowledge of the graphic novel or TV show to enjoy this game. It presents a story where your actions do matter and the consequences will be felt later on. Choices you make determines who lives or dies, the loyalty of other people towards you and, ultimately, what kind of man you become. It's one of the best stories I have encountered in a game in a long time - it has great characters, real emotion and, in the end, I thi... |
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