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The Walking Dead (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game and The Walking Dead: Season One) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series , the game consists of five episodes, released between April and November 2012. It is available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; a version for the Ouya is planned for 2014. The game is the first of The Walking Dead video game series published by Telltale. The game takes place in the same fictional world as the comic, with events occurring shortly after the onset of the zombie apocalypse in Georgia. However, most of the characters are original to the game, which centers on university professor and convicted murderer Lee Everett, who helps to rescue and subsequently care for a young girl named Clementine. Kirkman provided oversight for the gam …

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The Walking Dead

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  • Sandvich Sandvich
    Sandvich
    9 years ago
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    For all 9 people who haven't played this game or don't own it for PC, it's free on the Humble Store until Saturday 10 AM PT.

    https://www.humblebundle.com/store/the-walking-dead-season-1
  • Husky Wing Husky Wing
    Husky Wing
    9 years ago
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    This is a big one. http://imgur.com/zzPt7Du
  • Ed Kick Ed Kick
    Ed Kick
    10 years ago
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    First episode was pretty boring, second was better and I was getting into it a bit but it's stuck at the end of episode two with no way to get past killing any chance of me playing the rest if it even got any better.
  • 271072a 271072a
    271072a wrote his opinion about The Walking Dead
    10 years ago
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    The replayability of this game is abysmal. The game is good the first time through because you don't know what is around the corner. I loved the story, and characters when I first played it and I was definitely on the GOTY bandwagon at the time. Because of my love for this game I went back because it was one of the Games with Gold. I dropped it after the second episode. The puzzles are non existent, most choices don't do anything, and because I knew the options my choices were planned out ahead.

    This brought a inner debate. If a piece of media is unenjoyable for me the second time going through it can I justify a positive score? I couldn't convince my self that it was a trait of the genre because I would happily play Grim Fandango, and To the Moon again because of their characters and atmosphere. However this game focuses on fast decisions, and living with the consequences. This factor is lost once you know when they are coming, and what happens.
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      MasterCrash
      Editing … I think it's okay if a piece of media is not as enjoyable the second time around. I rarely find myself replaying games or re-reading manga for example. I cheerish more those that have a lot of replayability, but some things are made to be a single experience, not a continuous one.
      10 years ago Heart 2
  • Pudding Pudding
    Pudding wrote his opinion about The Walking Dead
    10 years ago
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    The Walking Dead paints a multilayered picture of suffering and the survival of the fittest theory during an apocalypse. It's a fascinating exploration of the human psyche that shows that the worst thing that could happen isn't the apocalypse itself, but everything that happens after it. Not even the game's technical difficulties and simple gameplay can dull its edge that cuts deep.
    Pros: Exceptional character development and relationships, superb and poignant story, plenty of ''HOLY SHIT!'' and gutwrenching moments, excellent writing and voice acting, difficult choices throughout, believable dialogue choices, great art style, haunting music, cool online aspect
    Cons: Terrible engine that can screw up a scene/build-up, gameplay is extremely basic and often boils down to a game of ''Find Waldo'' while he's right in front of you, one plot twist near the end feels forced, in certain situations it tricks you into thinking there's actually a choice while there isn't any
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Unfortunately Telltale is still using this outdated engine. Also, it sure would be great if we had a TWD characters list, what with all the character development you mentioned!
      10 years ago Heart 2
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      Editing … Apparently, they'll ditch this engine and will be making a new one for that Batman game they're working on.
      10 years ago Heart 1
    • Husky Wing
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      Editing … Proper animations maybe yes? Woooo!
      10 years ago
  • Erektionsite Erektionsite
    Erektionsite wrote his opinion about The Walking Dead
    10 years ago
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    The game that put Telltale on the map. The characters are written in such a way that losing any of them will haunt you long after you finish the game. The depressing stuff and the happy stuff is nicely spread out throughout the game, giving the player just enough hope to carry on all the way to the end.
  • Alex Fabri Alex Fabri
    Alex Fabri wrote his opinion about The Walking Dead
    11 years ago
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    Beste Story und gute Konsolen Umsetzung
  • Leya Kath Leya Kath
    Leya Kath wrote her opinion about The Walking Dead
    11 years ago
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    I didn't played it myself but I've watched @Sha Ember playing it all along. It's not my video game genre, but damn, this was really good. I'm looking forward to play the Game of Thrones one, this will be my first Telltale! :)
  • John La John La
    John La wrote his opinion about The Walking Dead
    11 years ago
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    an emotionally draining adventure
  • Envy Omicron Envy Omicron
    Envy Omicron wrote his opinion about The Walking Dead
    12 years ago
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    This game doesn't have the best graphics, or the best music, or the best action, but it's the one game that's had a far greater emotional impact on me than any other. It's the one game where the story and the gameplay felt the most integral, where one would've been very little without the other. This is a game where you act as a surrogate father to Clementine, who is by far the best child character in video game history, this is a game where tragedy and despair are shown equally along without hope and optimism, where you're forced to feel the full impact of every choice you make. The characters are all flawed, but deeply relatable, and they end up making many of the events that unfold all the more heart-wrenching, and the ending easily eclipses all previous attempts at emotional endings in this medium. The Walking Dead is worth going through, from beginning to end, more than any other game I've ever played, and I can't praise highly enough.
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