Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series

 PC
Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. PC Invasion
    Nov 19, 2015
    40
    A promising opening and some decent, world-appropriate characters are squandered in an overly-prescriptive narrative that ends on disappointing and inconclusive cliffhangers.
  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 25, 2016
    39
    Telltale’s Game of Thrones is a bad-looking, dumb, predictable drama. It has some powerful moments, but compared to the show and the books, this is nothing more than a farce.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Nov 29, 2015
    10
    Throughout this cynical gaming experience, the message of the show seems clearer than ever: reject dignity or die.

Awards & Rankings

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#42 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#27 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 398 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 184 out of 398
  2. Mixed: 129 out of 398
  3. Negative: 85 out of 398
  1. MetaAwesome
    May 30, 2015
    4
    Pros:
    - The game offers some brutal deaths. BRUTAL. DEATHS.
    - Really good art style. REALLY. GOOD. - Conversations with main characters    Pros:
    - The game offers some brutal deaths. BRUTAL. DEATHS.
    - Really good art style. REALLY. GOOD.
    - Conversations with main characters is pretty cool. ESPECIALLY. TYRION.

    Cons:
    - Your dialogue choices DO NOT MATTER a great deal. Compared to choices in games like Witcher, this one doesn't come close.
    - Script has been DUMBED DOWN for a younger audience (despite still being 18+). It is not as eloquent or complex as the tv series.
    - Music feels AWKWARD, it is not the licenced GoT music, and is NOT GREAT.
    - The graphics were RUSHED in places.
    - Some elements of the game - even the startup menu - are 'JUDDERY' when they load - for example the music CUTTING out and changing volume on load. These elements feel UNPOLISHED.
    - Some characters react to your choices in NON-SENSICAL manner - especially if the dialogue or plot continues on the SAME PATH REGARDLESS of any choices you make. Sometimes the dialogue options essentially mean the SAME THING, and yield the EXACT SAME RESPONSE from a character.

    Some dialogue is INSANELY BAD, for example (NO SPOILERS DON'T WORRY):
    *in conversation with Margerie*
    - Margerie asks your character to do as Cercei says and to agree with everything Cersei says, in order for you and Margerie to feign loyalty to the King.
    - During said conversation, you side with Cercei and agree with everything she says, JUST LIKE MARGERIE ASKED you to.
    - After said conversation, Margerie HAS A GO AT YOU for siding with Cersei and says how disloyal you are to her.

    ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME
    AND THIS HAPPENS LOTS

    The game is relentlessly PUNISHING the player for making devious and intruiging dialogue choices, and yet this is what GoT SHOULD BE REWARDING.

    - Bugs. Running a HIGH END SYSTEM and NEVER have problems with games, but the bugs are there and support is hard to come by on the developer's website. Had to REINSTALL the game once for a COMMON PROBLEM where the START MENU DOES NOT APPEAR.

    To clarify - this reviewer is a fan of the Walking Dead Telltale series and a huge fan of Game of Thrones. With this installment of games Telltale has hit a wall, LARGER THAN 'THE WALL' ITSELF.    … Full Review »
  2. Karl_marx
    Dec 15, 2014
    0
    This game is not fun to play, and it's main selling point, the story, is not that interesting. It is clearly just a way to cash in on theThis game is not fun to play, and it's main selling point, the story, is not that interesting. It is clearly just a way to cash in on the large fanbase of the Game of thrones series. You don't need to make a good game to entice already devoted fans, just include some memorable characters from the show and you're good!

    Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series, does not offer any additional value to the show. It is the same intrigues from the show all over, which shouldn't be a problem since it is a Telltale game where your dialogue options are supposed to alter the story. My main issue with this is that the dialogue options are all the same! You often get three dialogue options to pick from, but they all point towards the same end, and so in the end it doesn't matter what you choose.

    Pros:
    +Real, well animated characters from the television series.

    Cons:
    -Bland color palette
    -Boring story
    -Bugged controls
    -Blocky graphics. Previous telltale titles look much better for some reason. Guess they didn't have the budget for this one... oh wait!

    Stay away from this one, unless you are a really diehard fan of the Game of thrones series.    … Full Review »
  3. astormofswords1
    Nov 22, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Considering you play telltale games largely for the plot you'd have thought telltale would put the most amount of effort into that area. Obviously not. Telltale thinks "shock" writing = good writing, which is definitely not the case. Having the bad guys ALWAYS win, regardless of your own personal choices, is bad writing plain and simple. Having a majority of your characters butchered regardless of your ingame choices is also bad writing.
    It got to a point with choices where I was like "f*ck it, who cares what I pick, my characters probably going to die anyway".
    The final episode was so open ended and weak I found myself having literally no investment in the outcomes of the game.

    Overall just extremely disappointing.    … Full Review »
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