The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier Episode 2: Ties That Bind Part Two

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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 21 out of 90
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  1. nima1990
    Dec 21, 2016
    8
    I've decided that all Telltale games are just the same these days with the same gameplay mechanics only different stories. What TWD A New Frontier lacks in that part it makes up for in the story section. I love Javier and all the other new characters. I connected with him immediately and felt the need to protect him as a character with correct choices. However, as a player I feel soI've decided that all Telltale games are just the same these days with the same gameplay mechanics only different stories. What TWD A New Frontier lacks in that part it makes up for in the story section. I love Javier and all the other new characters. I connected with him immediately and felt the need to protect him as a character with correct choices. However, as a player I feel so passive. The interaction required from the player is ridiculously minimal and it feels more like watching a movie than playing a game. Overall, I really enjoyed playing the first two episodes and am looking forward to more.… Expand
  2. Daniel_Ahab
    Dec 20, 2016
    10
    I don’t have a clear sense of where the season as a whole aims to go just yet, but “Ties That Bind Part I” is one of Telltale’s strongest openers in recent memory. Scenes feel carefully constructed in their camera direction and editing, and Telltale avoids the pitfalls of its most egregious past issues — only one environmental exploration sequence temporarily slows things down — but forI don’t have a clear sense of where the season as a whole aims to go just yet, but “Ties That Bind Part I” is one of Telltale’s strongest openers in recent memory. Scenes feel carefully constructed in their camera direction and editing, and Telltale avoids the pitfalls of its most egregious past issues — only one environmental exploration sequence temporarily slows things down — but for the most part the episode moves along at an exceptional clip. But that’s not just thanks to Part I’s style. Smart characterization and writing for Javi and his family, plus the return of Clementine, add weight to a largely unfamiliar but already engaging new frontier that I can’t wait to continue to explore.… Expand
  3. arasion
    Jan 20, 2017
    9
    though the second episode is a good and deserves to be played , there are some blank spaces left in some parts of the episode with plot variety and a weird back story there still is a lot left to desire and the next one might be better than this one .
  4. tortuemax
    Dec 21, 2016
    9
    It's about the experience, about the story. Yes the interactions are pretty minimal, but if this is why you're buying this game, well, that's your mistake. I really like the new characters and the Javi/Clem duo works quite well. I didn't see the time pass and when the second episode ended, I was definitely longing for more.

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#29 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
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  1. GameGrin
    Feb 27, 2017
    85
    Perhaps the greatest shortcoming is the game’s stubbornness to shove Javi’s family as the player’s raison d’etre, when it’s clear that Clementine is a much more relatable and less frustrating character. The classic Telltale trap of unavoidable events is still there, but by now you should know what you’re getting into. If judged by what it attempts to do, rather than by what some sceptic players want it to be, A New Frontier’s harrowing first episodes smoothen most rough edges found in other games in the series in terms of storytelling. It just about manages to shake off the notion of being a rehashed concept, and become a beast that can stand on its own two feet, built upon the foundations laid by Lee and Clementine. Hopefully the rest of the season manages to sustain this level of quality.
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  2. games(TM)
    Feb 21, 2017
    50
    A plot slower than a walker. [Issue#183, p.81]
  3. DualShockers
    Jan 30, 2017
    85
    Ties That Bind does an exceptional job at building a new world for The Walking Dead fans to explore while still integrating the components that made Telltale’s series a breakout hit.
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