The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode 5 - No Going Back

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 362 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 41 out of 362
  3. Negative: 44 out of 362

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  1. OGmeatpatty
    Aug 28, 2014
    6
    It's worth playing through to see the end for some of the characters. However, as season two carried on the writing got less interested in making sense than it did in forcing dramatic situations. By episode 5 we have characters making great leaps of choice that come out of no where. More over, the majority of this episode is drowning in pathos...get over it and move on, if there's noIt's worth playing through to see the end for some of the characters. However, as season two carried on the writing got less interested in making sense than it did in forcing dramatic situations. By episode 5 we have characters making great leaps of choice that come out of no where. More over, the majority of this episode is drowning in pathos...get over it and move on, if there's no driving action in a scene it's not a scene worth writing. As a final note, it would be nice to have at least one character who can accept the state of the world; by the end I was sick of characters bemoaning Clementine's lost innocence...seriously. Did all the realists get eaten in the first few hours of the apocalypse?… Expand
  2. Loganis
    Aug 26, 2014
    6
    No Going Back fell a bit flat for me. I don't feel like a much really happens, and I felt like I just walked... walked.. walked.. and had a eternal conversation. But every now and then **** went down, I gasped, I reacted, and I made the hardest choice I've ever done in a videogame, and finally see who my Clementine has become.
  3. troyusrex
    Aug 26, 2014
    5
    Good story. Awful game. It plays much more like an adventure game of the 1980s than a modern game. You often have to do the exact right thing in the exact right sequence often involving something barely noticeable at the side of your vision.

    The story was really quite compelling and kept me playing even though the game play was arbitrary and boring.
  4. Thilus
    Oct 31, 2014
    5
    Generally, whole season two was very far behind to what Telltale got us used to. After the release of The Wolf Among us they set the bar very high for themselves, but this was just a mediocre outing. Therefore a mediocre 5 out of 10.
  5. roshi82
    Sep 15, 2014
    7
    Good episode. Very fast paced. Last few minutes were a little average but I guess that is leading onto the next season (which hopefully wont be too long. Twists and turns and Im not ashamed to admit there were tears. Lots of them. My cousin encouraged me to play this and i have no regrets.
  6. Freaksy
    Oct 24, 2014
    7
    It's good as always. Dialogues are beautifuly written. Characters feel they are real. But...There is a lot of designed dead ends, agitation and extreme melacholy in this game overall.

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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Riot Pixels
    Sep 26, 2014
    60
    When describing the 3rd episode of the season, In Harm’s Way, I compared Telltale to a maniac who lives to torture his victims. No Going Back only reinforces this impression.
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  2. Gamer.nl
    Sep 17, 2014
    80
    No Going Back is a worthy ending to a strong season. In the final episode you’ll leave a few memorable characters behind. Since you’ve made a lot of choices along the way, that’ll be a lot of personal goodbye’s. The narrative is of high quality, the interactive part not so much. Luckily, The Walking Dead continues to impress, even without having to press any buttons.
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  3. SpazioGames
    Sep 16, 2014
    80
    The last chapter of the second season of The Walking Dead closes at a great journey that lasted about five months and highlights how Telltale has become able to provide a great experience with this franchise.
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