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May 2012
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The editors liked
True to the tone of the comics
Strong adventure game elements
Stylish visuals
Well-written characters
Interesting choose-your-own-adventure choices.
Very visceral. Storyline changes based on gamer choices. Great visuals. Suspenseful.
Gripping storyline and firstrate characters and dialogue
Fantastic
Stylish artwork
Panicky
Crazy action sequences.
The editors didn't like
Point and click controls need work
Some big choices have no impact.
No keyboard mapping options. Some night scenes a bit dark and murky. Some scenes go too long with no action
Abstract: When it was first announced that The Walking Dead would be getting a video game version, you wouldn't have been crazy to assume it would be some kind of survival horror shooter. After all, zombie shooters seem to be all the rage these days. But The Wal...
The Walking Dead: The Game is off to a great start with A New Day. It has a believable cast of characters and a great look. Sure, the puzzles some adventure gamers love are missing and there will be an audio hiccup here and there, but as an introductor...
Abstract: I have a confession to make; while I have played many adventure games in my life, I have never considered myself a fan of the genre. It is for this reason that The Walking Dead: A New Day is the first game by Telltale Games I’ve ever played. I have alw...
Abstract: Telltale Games has a lot to prove. After its last title, Jurassic Park: The Game, flopped spectacularly, the company will be pinning a lot on its adaption of the hit comic book series, The Walking Dead.The Walking Dead: The Game is set in the weeks bef...
Effective story that plays true to The Walking Dead, Brooding atmosphere, Strong character interaction with real consequences
Puzzles are very simple, Limits to how much your choices can affect
This first episode of The Walking Dead gets the video game adaptation off to a cracking start. Despite simplistic puzzles it's a gripping adventure, with characters you can care about and a storyline that's not afraid to go to all the right dark places. I...
Abstract: T elltale's episodic The Walking Dead series has been a dark horse of sorts. In an era where point-and-click is almost dead, no one expected a mash of ‘90s point-and-click nostalgia and the current obsession with zombies. But contrary to logic, the game's...
Abstract: I wasn’t surprised to hear of a video game adaptation for Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead but I was curious to see how the whole adventure route would work in this universe. Over time, our minds have been accustomed to mowing down hordes of zombies...
