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

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  1. gold
    Feb 19, 2019
    9
    Эпизод 5:
    Интерактива... Правильно - нет. Сюжет развивается на 9.
    Итог: 9.840/10
  2. LeeEverett
    Dec 25, 2014
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly...I'm a big fan of the game but episode 5 season 2 was not good at all in my opinion. Only good parts were the campfire, the dream with Lee, and Wellington with Kenny. The rest of the episode was a complete screw up. First off it felt like I wasn't really playing a game, I felt like all Clem was doing was walking and talking...it was hardly "in action" - there was a tiny amount of walkers and just little we could do. I felt like I was acting out a story (and not just any old story but a really bad one, too) rather than playing a game. Awful.

    I was looking forward to episode 5, I thought that the whole game since episode 1 season 2 was building characters and the story line up to reach a fine ending, and that it'd have a good finale but this is not what I expected at all. Episode 5 has demonstrated that your choices do not matter at all; other episodes in this season (and maybe a couple episodes in season 1) have too but No Going Back was just...SOMETHING ELSE. Arvo shoots you no matter what, he comes after the group whether you choose to seal or not, Mike and Bonnie ditch you for Arvo no matter what, Luke gets shot in the leg no matter what you say, Jane lies about Alvie no matter what, Luke dies no matter what (and for a stupid reason too in a stupid way)...etc. The only real difference you is what ending you choose, and you have to wait until the end of the episode to finally make a choice that matters (or does it/will it?).

    Episode 5 was bad story writing. I felt a similar way about episode 4 but I'll leave it at that. Episode 5 has definitely been the worst episode so far. Just...there was a lot of wasted characters throughout the whole season and some of them died and no one batted an eye apart from 1 or 2 of the group members (ahem Carlos, Nick, Sarah) and even if they did notice it was only for 2 seconds. I have a lot to say about each episode but so far my ratings have been 8/10 for episode 1, 7/10 for episode 2, 7/10 for episode 3, 5/10 for episode 4 and around 3 or 4/10 for episode 5.

    What happened? I was expecting a lot with season 2 after playing season 1 (which was honestly amazing to say the least). Now I know not to get too excited for an episode/season to come out, which is why I'm not really excited about season 3 coming out...will it be good like season 1, will it be better, or will it be bad like season 2? Best way is not to get my hopes too high.    … Expand
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. TabulaRasa
    Oct 15, 2014
    10
    Beautifully written, beautifully acted, beautifully designed. One of the absolutely greatest examples of video game storytelling in the known universe.

    Just buy it.
  6. eelegendo
    Sep 23, 2014
    9
    It's funny because this game has everything to be a really bad game. It is quite short. It is not a feast for the eyes. I'm not saying it's ugly, but at best, it's sometimes (sometimes...) feels like a moving comic strip. Otherwise has a cheap, cell shaded look from the last millenium. It has everything you don't want in a pc game: QTEs (to hell with them), check point system (for lazyIt's funny because this game has everything to be a really bad game. It is quite short. It is not a feast for the eyes. I'm not saying it's ugly, but at best, it's sometimes (sometimes...) feels like a moving comic strip. Otherwise has a cheap, cell shaded look from the last millenium. It has everything you don't want in a pc game: QTEs (to hell with them), check point system (for lazy devs) and episodes (never bought an episodic game before the last part came out and never will...). Besides it is not even a game! It has almost zero interactivity.
    And I still gave a 9 for it... WTF? I'm out of my mind or retarded or something? No, I'm okay :) It's the story and the characters make you want more. The characters come to live like in a GOOD book, you start to care for them and fear for them and you forget the looks, the **** QTE system and you just sometimes think of the parents of the devs, when you have to replay 10 mins after a crash, because there is no savegame, but checkpoints.
    I'm waiting for season 3 :)    … Expand
  7. Banhammer0
    Sep 18, 2014
    10
    This is a superb game. Emotional rollerocaster like no other.
    Perfect blend of a movie and a game, where you live through the adventure with the characters.
    Your choices alter the story in way you wouldn't even expect. You feel attached to the protagonist and other characters, really caring about what happens to them. The writing is extremely well done for the most part, I was finding    This is a superb game. Emotional rollerocaster like no other.
    Perfect blend of a movie and a game, where you live through the adventure with the characters.
    Your choices alter the story in way you wouldn't even expect. You feel attached to the protagonist and other characters, really caring about what happens to them.
    The writing is extremely well done for the most part, I was finding myself thinking "Now I really would like my character to be able to do X" and almost always this wish was granted a few seconds later, like it was some kind of magic not just a game I was playing. This is of course thanks to very clever writing of Telltale team.

    Does it live up to the great first part ? Well, it mostly does. Some characters were less developed and sometimes (episode 5 car night scene for example) the writting seems to drop a notch.
    However the choices really felt like they mattered more than in season 1 which is why this is also getting a perfect 10/10.

    Highly recommended to everyone, not just zombie lovers !    … Expand
  8. tam2014
    Sep 18, 2014
    9
    The season 2 ends with it's last episode concluded so good.This game has really blow my mind by killing luke.I felt so sorry!!!!!
    Telltale are just killing powerful characters for story to be powerful .BTW!!! The game was perfect and the choices they have given at end i really like it.This episode was very heart-breaking and has strong impact on the whole storyline .The thing which i    The season 2 ends with it's last episode concluded so good.This game has really blow my mind by killing luke.I felt so sorry!!!!!
    Telltale are just killing powerful characters for story to be powerful .BTW!!! The game was perfect and the choices they have given at end i really like it.This episode was very heart-breaking and has strong impact on the whole storyline .The thing which i really like in this episode is that they have given strong choices in the end.    … Expand
  9. 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.
  10. Gmrbet
    Sep 12, 2014
    9
    Wow, what an episode. The ending(s) is so emotional, and makes a great conclusion. The writing, plot and the voice acting are great as usual, the dialogs and choices throughout the season just keep getting more and more interesting. Despite it, one downside that I've got to mention - you made a lot of choices regarding your attitude to some characters, I was disappointed to discover thatWow, what an episode. The ending(s) is so emotional, and makes a great conclusion. The writing, plot and the voice acting are great as usual, the dialogs and choices throughout the season just keep getting more and more interesting. Despite it, one downside that I've got to mention - you made a lot of choices regarding your attitude to some characters, I was disappointed to discover that non affected my ending. I think that choices throughout the game should have more significance.… Expand
  11. Ajay14589
    Sep 11, 2014
    10
    This is the probably the best episode in season 2 and i don't know how it got 79 score it should be above 90+.I recommend to play this game and you won't regret it!
  12. Whiskers_McGee
    Sep 9, 2014
    9
    In all honesty, this final episode is amazing and I'm giving it a 9, but only just.

    This has nothing to do with the episode content - hands down this is the most brutal, engaging and interesting episode telltale have ever produced (perhaps on par with the finale of the Wolf Among Us). The reason this doesn't get a 10 however is for 2 reasons: - Due to the 7/10 support cast, the    In all honesty, this final episode is amazing and I'm giving it a 9, but only just.

    This has nothing to do with the episode content - hands down this is the most brutal, engaging and interesting episode telltale have ever produced (perhaps on par with the finale of the Wolf Among Us). The reason this doesn't get a 10 however is for 2 reasons:

    - Due to the 7/10 support cast, the emotional edge is blunted at times when it could potentially be 'feels-rollercoaster'.

    - 2 of the 5 possible endings are absolutely awful.

    At the same time, 1 of the possible endings is absolutely depression inducing, you'll be crying into your cereal for weeks (hint: Believe in kenny till the very end). This doesn't excuse the other 3 however, which just feel so lacklustre, almost like gaining a bronze medal at the end of a game. It feels incomplete, and whether this is telltale's way of saying 'go back and do it again the right way' I'm not sure (obviously isn't).

    It's a shame really, as the storyline throughout this season has been absolutely stunning, and followed a completely different arc to that of the first season giving the two games distinct feels. It's just the supporting cast are made to feel expendable, not necessary tools for your survival. As such, their eventual demises can almost be cast aside after the intial 'Christ Jim, he's dead' moment. As the game explores Clementine's development into a 'hardened' individual, this makes perfect sense however it just detracts from the overall feel of the game.

    Apart from that, stunning. Just isn't a 10.    … Expand
  13. Vince96
    Sep 8, 2014
    9
    The season final "No Going Back" is shocking, sad and shattering. But also it is stunning and gripping. This game is the most intense experience i ever had and this episode is the top of it. On the one hand it lets you despair and on the other hand you hope it will be better. Just amazing how you can feel with the guys in this game. In my opinion it shows you the multifaceted humanityThe season final "No Going Back" is shocking, sad and shattering. But also it is stunning and gripping. This game is the most intense experience i ever had and this episode is the top of it. On the one hand it lets you despair and on the other hand you hope it will be better. Just amazing how you can feel with the guys in this game. In my opinion it shows you the multifaceted humanity better than everything else. But i think something is missing in the possible endings you can get, because of that "only" 9/10. There could be more options, more opportunities, more effects of the decisions you choose and also more people coming back from season 1. But the last one is only my personal wish,… Expand
  14. Othed19
    Sep 5, 2014
    8
    Not better or worse than all the other episodes. Finally, your choices matter. There are 7 possible ends, and around 3 of them are substantially different. It's a good final episode, clearly, but it's also nothing new anymore. Altogether, this season wasn't worse than the first one, but less innovative. You already knew how this game works. It gives you a lot of opportunities to try savingNot better or worse than all the other episodes. Finally, your choices matter. There are 7 possible ends, and around 3 of them are substantially different. It's a good final episode, clearly, but it's also nothing new anymore. Altogether, this season wasn't worse than the first one, but less innovative. You already knew how this game works. It gives you a lot of opportunities to try saving someone's life, but often the characters die anyway because the game decides whom you will end up with. Only at the very end of this episode you'll really make a few life/death decisions. I was content with this season, but if Telltale produces another one just like this, it will start to bore me.… Expand
  15. BanksyIsKing
    Sep 4, 2014
    9
    The tough choices, almost to tough i dont know how TellTale will carry on with this game, especially where they leave you with the multiple array of endings.
  16. Nitroussoda
    Sep 3, 2014
    10
    Its a wild ride right to the finish. This season was not as emotionally attaching as the first, but no one can ever be better than Lee. The difficult choices along the way can make things very difficult, but the involvement of the actual player is what makes telltale stand-out from the crowd. Definitely another one to add to the collection.
  17. GowenGeter
    Sep 2, 2014
    1
    This game doesn't really give you choices of what to do in the story. It only gives an illusion of choice. What you do doesn't have a major impact on the game or the ending. I am extremely disappointed.
  18. djrussell
    Sep 1, 2014
    9
    I really enjoyed this last episode. It wrapped things up nicely without feeling rushed. Some people may be a little off-put by having to make extremely hard choices (more so than other episodes) but I think this is what is so good about this series; no action is without consequence.
  19. theoffice
    Sep 1, 2014
    8
    I think this episode was very well done in terms of tell a story and making the player make a tough decision in only a matter of seconds that WILL change the ending dramatically (and hopefully at least the beginning of next season??). I give a high score because I just like the story. That being said things can definitely be improved on as a whole.... for example, they need to have more ofI think this episode was very well done in terms of tell a story and making the player make a tough decision in only a matter of seconds that WILL change the ending dramatically (and hopefully at least the beginning of next season??). I give a high score because I just like the story. That being said things can definitely be improved on as a whole.... for example, they need to have more of these types of decisions earlier in the game. Yes it is tough from a game making perspective but if you have an option like that in, say, episode 3, just bring in back in episode 5. There should be a few different ARCS to the story and not just different ENDS. The arcs can lead to essentially the same types of ending. In any case season 2 was great, but not as good as season 1. I say that (despite a better review from me than I gave season 1) because the characters in season 1 were better. Too many new ones that left/died too quick in season 2 I couldn't become attached. The story ending in season 2 was MUCH better but AS A WHOLE season 1 was just slightly better than season 2. Ultimately though I still do think the game play still leaves a lot to be desired. Just give a little more game play and not so much rail type stuff. Also season 2 was a lot shorter than season 1. But all in all a good, fun, enjoyable experience. I kinda want to play it again just to have a slightly different story. Oh and I recommend reading the guy's review who gave it a "1/10". Man is that funny. Some people don't play the game correctly (note, don't have 20 different save files just to see every possible choice. Most don't matter all that much but taken as a whole the choices do play out a little different!).… Expand
  20. jedisithdude
    Aug 31, 2014
    10
    This last episode was the best of them all. It arguably had as many feels as the first season's episode 5, minus Lee's death of course. Telltale has outdone themselves with this one and I'm already excited for Season 3. If this episode was the last of Clementine's adventures, it was a damn great end to them.
  21. SlyguyReviews
    Aug 31, 2014
    9
    This is a great game worth time and money. if you played season 1 you will cry at the end. telltale are great developers but this not a perfect game there some glitches but they don't break the game. I hope Telltale gets season 3 out soon
  22. GatorZero
    Aug 29, 2014
    9
    Just... wow. Such an amazing episode. Great conclusion to the season and one of my favorite episodes of the series. This episode really tugs at your emotions and your decision-making, which seems the most important in this episode. Great job Telltale.
  23. Enforcer122
    Aug 29, 2014
    10
    Again, amazing stuff from TellTale. They just have this incredible habit of making you care about the characters and choices you make in the story. Only in this game have I made a hard choice, and thought about it all day afterwards in work. The episode is slightly slow at the start, but pays off HUGELY at the end, so stick with it and be prepared for heart ache.
  24. Lambo442
    Aug 29, 2014
    10
    This series is so unbelievably good and this episode for me has been the most enjoyable so far. It has the perfect blend of action and character development and the choices you have to make this time are more brutal than ever. I've never played a game (and I've played many) that have hooked me in and invoked such an emotional response from me than this series, and this episode willThis series is so unbelievably good and this episode for me has been the most enjoyable so far. It has the perfect blend of action and character development and the choices you have to make this time are more brutal than ever. I've never played a game (and I've played many) that have hooked me in and invoked such an emotional response from me than this series, and this episode will definitely stick in my mind.. The dialogue and the acting is pure class as usual and you really feel like you're there with the characters. Telltale are in a different league. Please tell me Game of Thrones will be made in a similar style...the artwork is simply beautiful too.… Expand
  25. jkiller
    Aug 29, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really love it but I do like season 1 episode 5 better good story and better theme song in my opinion because in season 1 ending I remember when I shot lee but in this episode The ending really a litte bit boring… Expand
  26. mijxero
    Aug 28, 2014
    10
    I don't like to give out 10s or 0s but I just have to for this game. It was everything I could have asked for. I don't think I felt the pity for certain characters that maybe I was supposed to but this episode had it shares of moments that made me want to stand up and yell at the screen. It of course gets emotional too, I just can't say enough about this game, can't wait for a season 3.
  27. jcakes
    Aug 28, 2014
    9
    Hard choices and a great ending to Season Two. It does what all good stories should do: leave the reader wanting more. The ending of Season One packed more emotional punch, but the narrative of this ending is better. How the series goes forward Season Three will have every fan on their edge of their seat.
  28. fahadssj4
    Aug 28, 2014
    10
    This game is nothing like i have ever played before the choices i made has never been so difficult and that's the beauty of it and the people who are giving this episode low rating probably have made some messed up choices, Spoiler ahead. I think i would probably be hating this game if i had killed Kenny but i did not and that lead to very heartwarming ending for me.
  29. 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
  30. miwoj
    Aug 28, 2014
    10
    I actually cried at the end. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm a man, i never cry, but the ending had hit me right in the feels, even harder than ending of season 1. I didn't think it was possible.
    I probably won't be able to sleep tonight, wondering and thinking over and over if i made the right choice. If there even was a good choice. And this is why this series and it's storytelling is    I actually cried at the end. I'm not ashamed to admit it. I'm a man, i never cry, but the ending had hit me right in the feels, even harder than ending of season 1. I didn't think it was possible.
    I probably won't be able to sleep tonight, wondering and thinking over and over if i made the right choice. If there even was a good choice. And this is why this series and it's storytelling is so unique and brilliant.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

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  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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