The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier

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  1. Ciocolici
    Aug 15, 2023
    8
    There's a remastered version available now, together with all the other games in the series, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, which is superior to the original game in terms of visuals and overall presentation. The remaster does a great job of bringing the game up to today's standards, although the original game still holds up well in terms of graphics. I highly suggestThere's a remastered version available now, together with all the other games in the series, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series, which is superior to the original game in terms of visuals and overall presentation. The remaster does a great job of bringing the game up to today's standards, although the original game still holds up well in terms of graphics. I highly suggest you consider playing the remaster because it is superior.

    This marks the third game/season within the Telltale The Walking Dead games series. My feelings about this game are a mix of positivity and reservation, and unlike most of my reviews, I'll begin with its positive aspects.

    What this game excels at is adhering to the familiar Telltale formula: delivering an exceptional cinematic experience, compelling storytelling, engaging dialogue choices, and more. The graphics have also seen improvements, although the new artwork is subject to debate and personal preference. While I appreciate it, I find myself not as enamored with it as I am with the older style. The narrative's unfolding, although not as impactful as its predecessors, is still commendable, and the storytelling approach remains robust. In essence, it offers a satisfying Telltale The Walking Dead experience, with its fair share of highs and lows.

    However, where it falters is in its integration of notably less exploration and character control gameplay compared to previous titles. The episodes are shorter, and Clementine's screen time is somewhat restricted. The primary allure of these series lies in Clementine, and relegating her to a lesser role is a considerable misstep. Designating her as a supporting character is acceptable, but not positioning her as the second or even arguably the third central character is an unfortunate choice. Throughout this season, I grappled with establishing strong connections with a plethora of characters, except for Clem and Javi. To clarify, I don't deem the character ensemble in this game as subpar, but their development falls short in comparison to their predecessors. This is most evident in my eager anticipation of the next Clementine memory scenes, which illustrate events between seasons, rather than the unfolding story itself.

    All things considered, this third installment in the series (excluding Michonne) emerges as the weakest link. However, it retains its standing as a commendable The Walking Dead Telltale Game, albeit with some rough edges. The potential for improved decisions is evident, which could have significantly enhanced the overall quality of the experience.    … Expand
  2. DoomDoc_
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
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  3. Davidnotavailab
    Jul 1, 2023
    7
    I dont get the hate, this season was pretty solid, maybe a bit too goofy at some points but still had good characters some good story pacing, and some shocking moments that justify themselves. Whenever clementine appeared i had fun. Its a fun game however it could ve been a spin off that i agree. 8 as a game 7 for the main series of the walking dead cuz it doesnt really justify itselfI dont get the hate, this season was pretty solid, maybe a bit too goofy at some points but still had good characters some good story pacing, and some shocking moments that justify themselves. Whenever clementine appeared i had fun. Its a fun game however it could ve been a spin off that i agree. 8 as a game 7 for the main series of the walking dead cuz it doesnt really justify itself being a main series entry… Expand
  4. edxtan
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    The choices in The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier are suspenseful, but lack thematic resonance and quality character writing.
  5. KinimodYunmi
    Jun 21, 2023
    10
    Der Comic-Stil ist noch viel kräftiger geworden, das Spiel ist 100% flüssig, lebendiger, kräftiger und einfach zeitgemäß, eine wirklich beeindruckende Leistung!
    Ich bin wirklich traurig, dass Telltale schließen müsste, ich kann das einfach nicht verstehen, wäre ich Millionär, hätte ich denen 2-3 Mio. gegeben, gibt es denn keine Storytelling spielenden Millionäre? Wie dem auch sei, das    Der Comic-Stil ist noch viel kräftiger geworden, das Spiel ist 100% flüssig, lebendiger, kräftiger und einfach zeitgemäß, eine wirklich beeindruckende Leistung!
    Ich bin wirklich traurig, dass Telltale schließen müsste, ich kann das einfach nicht verstehen, wäre ich Millionär, hätte ich denen 2-3 Mio. gegeben, gibt es denn keine Storytelling spielenden Millionäre? Wie dem auch sei, das Spiel ist sehr viel härter geworden, nichts für schwache Nerven, es geht nach ca 20 eingewöhnungs Minuten schon richtig ab und es erscheinen wirklich finstere Szenen.

    Man kennt meine Reviews, dann wollen wir mal ;-)

    Episode 1: Familienkomplikationen
    Episode 2: Ich war mal in einer Gang
    Episode 3: Gerechtigkeit
    Episode 4: Psychospielchen
    Episode 5:    … Expand
  6. justsomeperson1
    Jan 6, 2023
    3
    Undoubtebly the worst season of the series. This is definetly TellTale at their worst. A horrible cash/attention grab. The characters are either bland or annoying, the story in unengaging, predictable and boring. An absolute disgrace to the first, and, even the second season.
  7. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    6
    Bunu, oynamayın............................................................
  8. bluecheese666
    Nov 4, 2022
    7
    not bad
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  9. McCivciv
    Oct 6, 2022
    6
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  10. takjar
    Aug 19, 2022
    3
    It was such a disappointment that in a game where choices are expected to matter, you felt and experienced the exact opposite
  11. GamerFox
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    liked the game. It's a pity that Clementine was a minor character. This part is slightly worse than 2, but still worth it.
  12. vova22379
    Aug 1, 2022
    3
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  13. ZID346
    Jul 5, 2022
    5
    Ok it wasn't good. Its a movie not the game. But the story is good and it's nice that the series is back after 5 years.
  14. 4ya5h1
    May 29, 2022
    4
    plot is stupid, gameplay is fine, visual is not bad but this style is just not for me, characters is cringe. clementine gorgeous
  15. Playstation4Guy
    Apr 10, 2022
    10
    I remember the first time I played Season 1, I really like it and it became one of my favorite games. I like how telltale lets you make choices and choose dialogues. That makes the game personal. While I really like Clem, unfortunately it wasn't fun playing as her in season 2 cuz she was just a kid and there's not much she could do.
    This season however you play as Javier who actually is    I remember the first time I played Season 1, I really like it and it became one of my favorite games. I like how telltale lets you make choices and choose dialogues. That makes the game personal. While I really like Clem, unfortunately it wasn't fun playing as her in season 2 cuz she was just a kid and there's not much she could do.
    This season however you play as Javier who actually is strong enough and can do a lot. He can fight big enemies & has a huge impact in story. I really liked his character and the choices I made and how story turned out at the end was very satisfying for me. I don't have have any complaints about the game other than how I couldn't save some characters that I liked. Their death seemed unnecessary. Finally the music was great as always. I love Jarred-Emerson Johnson's work.    … Expand
  16. nioju
    Oct 22, 2021
    8
    A história é passada para um personagem totalmente novo, no inicio eu critiquei por ser algo que não era esperado, pensei que eu iria continuar jogando com a Clementine. No decorrer da história, percebemos que, de acordo com as suas escolhas, o Javier pode ser uma boa pessoa. Mas também, pode ser uma péssima pessoa. Gostei bastante da história em geral, o verdadeiro TWD.

    História – 8    A história é passada para um personagem totalmente novo, no inicio eu critiquei por ser algo que não era esperado, pensei que eu iria continuar jogando com a Clementine. No decorrer da história, percebemos que, de acordo com as suas escolhas, o Javier pode ser uma boa pessoa. Mas também, pode ser uma péssima pessoa. Gostei bastante da história em geral, o verdadeiro TWD.

    História – 8
    Jogabilidade, Mecânicas e Itens – 7
    Plot Final – 9
    Personagens – 7
    Áudio – 10
    CGI – 5

    Nota final – 7,6 (8)    … Expand
  17. savvym
    Sep 28, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game consists of 5 episodes, we can import the decisions we did in the previous title. I am not sure how effective that is compared to generic Clementine. We play as Javi and we get to know our older brother David who is harsh on Javi all the time. The story shows the world at the very start of zombie apocalypse, everyone accommodating to the new ways of life. That means even if you are not into Clementine from the first two games, you still get to play it from the start.

    The game has a beautiful story with some surprising moments and twists. Even the ending made me cry. It was complicated story with some hard decisions and many times I found myself saying one thing to those who will remember but did have to decide otherwise not completely turning against them but making things right.

    Things actually can work out but half of the people here died and there is also a little backstory for Clementine who still has one of the best dialogues. But I also really liked the drama with the brother, taking care of the family and dealing with situations were there is not a single good answer. Silence is often a viable answer.

    Thus said, it is heavy on dialogues and feels like watching a movie, still the game keeps us interacting with it whether it is choosing the answer and how the story goes or fighting the zombies which is in my opinion just not so fun. When exploring the areas with WASD, our moves are pretty clunky in a somewhat panoramic view. It was an issue in previous title as well, but it just shows this game is more an action adventure with a strong story. Comparing this to the first game in the series, it sits nicely next to it for me when it comes to the quality of the story.

    The characters here are really interesting, there are not many of them, but they made sure they are not shallow and predictable. Some of them were mysterious, some of them had their own plans, we just happen to be caught in the middle.

    I am not really hype on these graphics but the developers did really good job in showing emotions and made good animations, sometimes the game can actually look beautiful. And the music just feels right with everything going on.    … Expand
  18. clem666
    Sep 17, 2021
    4
    We (eventually) start to witness the repetitivity of the Telltale series with such an underwhelming episode. I found the main character (Javi) surprisingly bland and shallow. The rest of the story features even more boring and one-dimensional protagonists. Fortunately, Clementine is not yet affected by this state of affairs. Each character represent a certain point of view of the wholeWe (eventually) start to witness the repetitivity of the Telltale series with such an underwhelming episode. I found the main character (Javi) surprisingly bland and shallow. The rest of the story features even more boring and one-dimensional protagonists. Fortunately, Clementine is not yet affected by this state of affairs. Each character represent a certain point of view of the whole situation and you simply can give them more or less power via some of your decisions. Too few of them evolve significantly between the beginning and the end.

    The overall pace of the story is quite jerky as both scare jumps and turns of events become more and more predictable (and so uneffective). I had minor (to sometimes major) issues with display and graphics but let's put that on the account of my old computer. But what I just can't forgive is the pathetic level of facial expressions. Many characters have one or two different facial expressions and that's it. Even Javi's acting sometimes makes him look like a robot, or worse... a zombie! More than ever it feels like you have the opportunity the give your opinion and make decisions at the worst times during the discussions and events. For the first time, playing a Telltale game until its end was quite painful because it feels soooo long and frustrating (especially as you get closer to the end). Overall, the quality of the writing is really poor.    … Expand
  19. Vulgrim
    May 26, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not tragic, but I couldn't give it as "featured". After two brilliant TWD seasons (and a pretty good spin off) suddenly something went wrong. Previous views were able to go through episode after episode and it was difficult for me to break away from the plot. Here I was struggling terribly, mainly because of the plot which made me barely go through an episode a day. The story seems to be written on your knee, and I personally feel that the game takes a heavy toll for someone deciding to remove Clementine from the lead role. Her role is rather negligible and while Javier's character has some arms and legs ... it is still poorly written compared to previous games in the series.
    As for the plot itself - painfully predictable, probably the biggest plot twist that offers us is a joke, senseless or incomprehensible decisions. (Like, for example, the decision to kill the doctor - I was convinced that refusing his offer would allow me to get the information from Clem.) For the first time, Telltale kicked the presentation of the events so much that I had lost my interest in the characters for the last half - so much was planned in advance (and senseless) deaths. The character's reactions to our decisions are also terribly lopsided. (Final episode where Gabe tells us a few times that she wants to be like us and is afraid of her father ... and then she leaves us and drives away with him and dies in an idiotic WTF way)
    Another thing is that, for me, the game also suffered from the aforementioned Clem sidestepping. After the second season, the player would simply have to be crazy not to support her, which means that the player feels a subconscious pressure in dealing with her. Especially since it was deemed appropriate to fuel our frustration with her reminiscences about the events of the 1st and 2nd season.
    Who is this game for? Primarily for those who want to somehow get to the end of the Clem story. Although it is so bad here... To be honest, after finishing it I had the impression that it is a clumsy form of the prologue to the finale, but without the main axis of the series - Clem.    … Expand
  20. benobili
    Feb 27, 2021
    4
    I love season 1,2 and final season. But, season 3 just felt unnecessary. The game should've just followed Clementine as the main main character instead of Javier. I mean all the decisions were easily for me to be bias in support of Clementine so it didn't feel difficult since we know Clementine's heart. It just felt unnecessary to see Javier's story.
  21. Cz3rw0ny
    Feb 9, 2021
    7
    The story definitely slowed down and got a bit more boring. But that doesn't mean it was a bad part of the franchise. It was just not as good as Season 1 & 2.
  22. nunosergiopais1
    Feb 6, 2021
    0
    I love the franchise since the first season and the second and even the last season
  23. MgrDonut
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
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    +Clem, Kenny, AJ
    +Game-play
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    -Javier
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  24. kezzyhko
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
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  25. jordanlearmonth
    Jul 25, 2020
    9
    Five Word Review: Everyone's favorite character returns, mostly.
    Favorite Thing: I enjoyed the story, in spite of its faults and lose ends.
    Least Favorite Thing: That bloody camera shake. It doesn't make movies look better and there's absolutely no reason to add it into a game! Date Completed: 2017-07-04 Playtime: ~ 7h Enjoyment: 9/10 Recommendation: If you're a TellTale or Walking    Five Word Review: Everyone's favorite character returns, mostly.
    Favorite Thing: I enjoyed the story, in spite of its faults and lose ends.
    Least Favorite Thing: That bloody camera shake. It doesn't make movies look better and there's absolutely no reason to add it into a game!

    Date Completed: 2017-07-04
    Playtime: ~ 7h
    Enjoyment: 9/10
    Recommendation: If you're a TellTale or Walking Dead fan you'll probably enjoy it.    … Expand
  26. m1ku47
    Jul 10, 2020
    6
    Неплохое кинцо. Минусы : просто нереально сделать хорошую концовку, мало Контентины
  27. fernadoJadan
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Una secuela/ spin off que presenta ideas interesantes, pero nunca llegan a desarrollarse. Personajes en su mayoria desechables, los flashback de Clementine de calidad cuestionable y aunque tiene muy buenos momentos estos no estan constituidos por una escritura tan solida como los dos episodios anteriores.
    De hecho la mejor relacion del juego, David y Javier (hermanos); despues de ser la    Una secuela/ spin off que presenta ideas interesantes, pero nunca llegan a desarrollarse. Personajes en su mayoria desechables, los flashback de Clementine de calidad cuestionable y aunque tiene muy buenos momentos estos no estan constituidos por una escritura tan solida como los dos episodios anteriores.
    De hecho la mejor relacion del juego, David y Javier (hermanos); despues de ser la relacion mas solida y mejor desarrollada de todo el juego, su conclusion de los dos personajes es anticlimatica en casi todos los finales y deja un mal sabor de boca el fina que le dan a David.    … Expand
  28. PanzerRo
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    the reason im giving this game a 10 is just for Clementine, wich was the only reason i played this game, i accept that Javier appeared out of nowhere and he didin t deserve the place of a protagonist wich was suposed to be Clementine s , a lot of **** characters like Gabe, Joan, David, Friedlander etc, but at least we had Clementine
  29. Kotofon
    Jun 6, 2020
    6
    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1-5 – продолжает традиции одной из лучших интерпретаций истории про зомби апокалипсис. В данном случае речь идет о франшизе Ходячие Мертвецы, которую новая игра от TellTale Games выводи на совершенно иной уровень качества. И это качество касается атмосферы и самого сюжета, чего не скажешь о графике и самом игровом процессе. Последние двеThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 1-5 – продолжает традиции одной из лучших интерпретаций истории про зомби апокалипсис. В данном случае речь идет о франшизе Ходячие Мертвецы, которую новая игра от TellTale Games выводи на совершенно иной уровень качества. И это качество касается атмосферы и самого сюжета, чего не скажешь о графике и самом игровом процессе. Последние две составляющие остались, если можно так выразиться, классическими, как для творений вышеупомянутой студии-разработчика.… Expand
  30. Moworind
    Jun 1, 2020
    6
    The story smoothly transferred to other characters, while the plot also featured Clementine. An interesting move, a good story. Perhaps the drama is inferior to the previous parts, but I did not like this game more than the first two. Of course, it is higher than Michonne’s story, but worse than the first two seasons of the main series.
  31. Crimert
    Apr 11, 2020
    7
    In my opinion, this game was good but it wasn't as good as Season 1 and Season 2. Although I liked it. 10hrs on record.
  32. Manheim_Radd
    Mar 17, 2020
    8
    una tercera parte complicada en la que sobrellevaron de manera valiente una historia que sabian que a todos no les iba a agradar, A New Frontier llega a ser una tercera parte que con mucho esfuerzo logra que sientas empatia por algun personaje que no sea javi y clementine (obviamente). Historia Buena (rayando en lo regular) y desarrollo de personajes igual, es una pena que no volvieran auna tercera parte complicada en la que sobrellevaron de manera valiente una historia que sabian que a todos no les iba a agradar, A New Frontier llega a ser una tercera parte que con mucho esfuerzo logra que sientas empatia por algun personaje que no sea javi y clementine (obviamente). Historia Buena (rayando en lo regular) y desarrollo de personajes igual, es una pena que no volvieran a mostrar o mencionar a javi en la temporada 4.… Expand
  33. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    4
    5/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  34. ZetMoriz_
    Jan 30, 2020
    6
    New Frontier является худшим сезонов из 4-х по мнению людей, и я с ними солидарен, но он не так плох как кажется. Мало хроших и запоминающихся персонажей, дурацкая графика (лично для меня), сюжет более менее но все же не на уровне 1-го и 2-го сезона. New Frontier вытаскивает лишь появлением Клем, если бы не она, игру бы просто никто бы не купил. Чем мне понравился Frontier, это большимNew Frontier является худшим сезонов из 4-х по мнению людей, и я с ними солидарен, но он не так плох как кажется. Мало хроших и запоминающихся персонажей, дурацкая графика (лично для меня), сюжет более менее но все же не на уровне 1-го и 2-го сезона. New Frontier вытаскивает лишь появлением Клем, если бы не она, игру бы просто никто бы не купил. Чем мне понравился Frontier, это большим количестовм концовок, может я буду не прав, но если мне память не изменяет то тут их больше всего (в 4-м сезоне их много, но концовки разные из-за маленьких мелочей и я считаю это не разными). Также понравилось то как поменялась Клем в New Frontier, ну и еще появление комиксовых персонажей (Иисус).… Expand
  35. Bloodnes
    Jan 29, 2020
    9
    Одна из лучших частей, сюжет на высоте, динамика дух захватывает. 9/10 заслужено, обязательна для прохождения
  36. PhilipBlake
    Apr 20, 2019
    6
    A New Frontier wasn't definitely the best chapter of the franchise. The turnaround story was very similar to what happened to Fear the Walking Dead with season 3 and 4: a kind of nihilism of what happened with original storyline and characters. Original protagonist turn as near to be a cameo in the story and all focuse on a new survivor and his family. Some characters are boring and clichéA New Frontier wasn't definitely the best chapter of the franchise. The turnaround story was very similar to what happened to Fear the Walking Dead with season 3 and 4: a kind of nihilism of what happened with original storyline and characters. Original protagonist turn as near to be a cameo in the story and all focuse on a new survivor and his family. Some characters are boring and cliché and the story is just your typical outbreak fantasy. No real surprises and no real connections with original plot. Still an interesting attempt with some solid sequences and an overall nice gaming experience but miss definitely where the two original games ruled out.… Expand
  37. ChoicestGames
    Feb 15, 2019
    8
    I enjoyed The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and not only because Telltale seems to have fixed the laggy animation issues or the fact that Garrus Brandon Keener is one of the voice actors; the game is packed with plot twists, family drama, a multitude of epilogues and it's a joy seeing Clementine mature into an independent and capable survivor. The only thing I could criticise about the gameI enjoyed The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and not only because Telltale seems to have fixed the laggy animation issues or the fact that Garrus Brandon Keener is one of the voice actors; the game is packed with plot twists, family drama, a multitude of epilogues and it's a joy seeing Clementine mature into an independent and capable survivor. The only thing I could criticise about the game is that the episodes seem to be slightly shorter than previous The Walking Dead games and despite fixing some animation issues, others remain.… Expand
  38. dhaffaffari
    Feb 7, 2019
    5
    I'm disappointed. Javier and his whole family are huge pain in the ass, even Kate.
    Just give me more goofball please.
  39. nintendo-sekta
    Jan 13, 2019
    8
    Игра хороша. Но в ней я встретил пару багов. Улучшили графику главных героев на том же железе что и первый сезон и второй. История осталась интересной.
  40. muzmuz
    Jun 30, 2018
    7
    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier was a good narrative experience that may be trailing behind its past seasons, yet works wonderfully nonetheless even if a lot of scenes went bland and boring. Although you don't get to play as Clementine, A New Frontier was a nice change of pace with a new set of main characters.
  41. Ljungman
    Mar 6, 2018
    6
    Hugely disappointed! Shallow story, boring main character, lazy graphics/animations. They've probably reused the same walker for like 20 scenes. In a game just about the choices you make and the story, they sure did a bad job in literally every department. For a game that has really basic gameplay mechanics, this is really disappointing. Barely anything that makes me want to keep onHugely disappointed! Shallow story, boring main character, lazy graphics/animations. They've probably reused the same walker for like 20 scenes. In a game just about the choices you make and the story, they sure did a bad job in literally every department. For a game that has really basic gameplay mechanics, this is really disappointing. Barely anything that makes me want to keep on playing.

    Telltale has lost it, or they just don't care about their player base. They have forgotten why we liked them, which mostly comes down to the incredible writing and the choices that take a critical part in the experience.    … Expand
  42. PresidentTrump
    Nov 30, 2017
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The f*cking abomination that is 'The New Frontier'. In this game, Telltale proceeds to literally destroy everything that was great about the original games. In this game, you're no longer given the illusion that your choices matter, rather you're shown a straight up example that your choices are through into the sh*tter and then Telltale proceeds to defecate on your choices when Kenny or Jane is just killed in a snap. Kenny is killed in the most anti-climatic way possible, in a car crash, This dude survived getting surrounded by zombies in an alleyway, but gets killed by ONE zombie while stuck in a windshield. THE F*CK!? EVERY previous choice you made is 100% irrelevant. Each ending you get, only counts towards what prerendered cutscene you will see.

    **** TELLTALE.
    Not Good/10    … Expand
  43. Crescendo
    Sep 26, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL;DR: predictable, bland, illogical and unintelligent to the point of being insulting.

    Long(ish) Version:
    I am okay with S1/S2 choices not really mattering. Somehow, they HAVE to get all the players on a similar path, I don't see them designing X full-grown TWD games so that 'every choice mattered'. This, game however, is frankly insulting. I really don't understand how one can write such drivel. 90% of Dialogue choices are horrible - gamewise and writingwise - and I feel like TTG is laughing in my face when I choose an answer that SEEMS to convey something whilst turning out to be something else entirely. As others have said before me, the main character is a very bland 'feelgood' hero most of the time, but I suppose that is kind of necessary in these games. The game mechanics leave something to be disired, but didn't change since S1 so I can't really complain too much.
    What I can and will complain about how 9 out of 10 characters are horribly, horribly written, (clichés following clichés...) behave in ways that are incomprahensibly stupid or are just... I don't know. How the vast majority of characters is supposed to have survived 4 (!) years in this world is beyond me. Mind blowing things like eg. "Jesus" (here's another cliche) bursting through his ziplocks and kund-fu-killing zombies left and right out of NOWHERE doesn't even get talked about, even if you decided he was to be 'held' since you don't know who he is (and the game doesn't even find it necessary to give you any option to find out) just gets ignored, meh, let's walk along as if we were best friends all along.
    This was but one little example, you can find such things by the minute like: Clem carrying baby A "Zombie magnet" J with her whilst on the run and alone. Everyone being a perfect shot. Hiding bodies, but not giving a damn about the 3x3 ft puddle of blood. Arms and munition being VERY abundand (as opposed to JUST AFTER THE OUTBREAK), all medical equipment that is used to full effect not being sterile in any way etc etc etc.

    Clementine is an ok character, but that does not redeem this episode as TTG had 2 whole seasons buildup.

    And the worst thing is, very very little will change since people who were invested in S1/S2 will probably buy this, as did I. TTG seem to go the way of EA and building a series and then putting less and less effort into it as people will still go for it - selling the IP and not the game itself. Because if this was the first TWD game.... I don't think people would buy it's successor(s).    … Expand
  44. Mandulum
    Jul 7, 2017
    9
    Five Word Review: Everyone's favorite character returns, mostly.
    Favorite Thing: I enjoyed the story, in spite of its faults and lose ends.
    Least Favorite Thing: That bloody camera shake. It doesn't make movies look better and there's absolutely no reason to add it into a game! Date Completed: 2017-07-04 Playtime: ~ 7h Enjoyment: 9/10 Recommendation: If you're a TellTale or Walking    Five Word Review: Everyone's favorite character returns, mostly.
    Favorite Thing: I enjoyed the story, in spite of its faults and lose ends.
    Least Favorite Thing: That bloody camera shake. It doesn't make movies look better and there's absolutely no reason to add it into a game!

    Date Completed: 2017-07-04
    Playtime: ~ 7h
    Enjoyment: 9/10
    Recommendation: If you're a TellTale or Walking Dead fan you'll probably enjoy it.    … Expand
  45. dandalis
    Jul 3, 2017
    7
    Season 1 was a really tough act to follow which season 2 already proved. New Frontier continues the trend, but nevertheless its still a solid Telltale experience. Javi cant match up as character to Lee or Clem, but there's few nice side characters who make up for it and its more interesting seeing how your relationships develop with them thruout the episodes depending on your choices,Season 1 was a really tough act to follow which season 2 already proved. New Frontier continues the trend, but nevertheless its still a solid Telltale experience. Javi cant match up as character to Lee or Clem, but there's few nice side characters who make up for it and its more interesting seeing how your relationships develop with them thruout the episodes depending on your choices, something that was missing in previous seasons. 2 or 3 episodes felt very short and again i feel there's not enough game sequences where you can explore, it feels more like cutscene after cutscene more than ever in Telltale game. Game felt the most satisfying when Clem was on screen and Javi's family backstory segments felt like weaker part of the game. Overall still a quite decent story.

    Shamefully game doesnt run that well even on medium settings i was struggling at times to execute some of the QTEs due to horrid frame rate, there were couple of times game froze on a certain scene to load the next one which looked bizzare, still the game is a lot more playable than abysmally optimized Batman series.    … Expand
  46. Hack
    Jul 1, 2017
    8
    Short but sweet, this is Telltale on form. I was starting to worry Telltale had lost their magic but A New Frontier has given me great hope for the future of the series, it's right up there as one of my favourites. There just wasn't quite enough of it, the episodes are much shorter now, compared to both season one and season two, a full playthrough only took 8 hours, had this been seasonShort but sweet, this is Telltale on form. I was starting to worry Telltale had lost their magic but A New Frontier has given me great hope for the future of the series, it's right up there as one of my favourites. There just wasn't quite enough of it, the episodes are much shorter now, compared to both season one and season two, a full playthrough only took 8 hours, had this been season one it would have been 10+ hours.

    It's a Telltale game so I have to take about performance, for the most part it was actually solid apart from episode one which had severe stuttering about 50% of the time, but every episode after ran perfectly at a buttery smooth 60fps with no sign of stutter. I should also note I crashed to desktop twice during my playthrough. Overall it ran considerably better than Batman.    … Expand
  47. GTmAster
    Jun 3, 2017
    3
    The plot of the whole season on the intensity of events is equal to one episode of the first season. Incredibly short episodes with a lot of non-influential dialogues-fillers. Characters are stereotypes without a distinct background and motivation. Very weak continuation of the worthy first seasons.
  48. SuperkenGaming
    May 31, 2017
    7
    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
    New characters, same problems.
    A new frontier is an interactive choose your own adventure type game featuring 5 episodes... Here you play as both a new character former baseball player Javier Garcia as well as continue the story of Season 1 and 2s Clementine at first I was a little sad that we weren’t playing primarily as clementine this time around...    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
    New characters, same problems.
    A new frontier is an interactive choose your own adventure type game featuring 5 episodes...
    Here you play as both a new character former baseball player Javier Garcia as well as continue the story of Season 1 and 2s Clementine
    at first I was a little sad that we weren’t playing primarily as clementine this time around... But I grew to love playing as Javier and trying to take care of his family…
    As you start out with just your niece, nephew, and brother’s wife…
    And as you’d expect things happen to make this 7 hour journey to the games end, not the smoothest walk through the park…
    The game does carry over choices from the past walking dead games, or allows you to choose before the game starts as it does continue the clementine story...
    I was just a little disappointed with how they handled my season 2 ending... and how they wrote Kenny out of my story…
    it felt extremely unimpactful for being the only person I’ve had by my side as clementine from the beginning…
    the departure felt rush and left me feeling no emotion…
    In fact the game for the most part is dealing with moody teenagers and a complicated relationship…
    Things do get emotional, and tears did shed…
    I just wish some of the emotional moments were drug out a little longer or that certain moments that should’ve been emotional felt more than just a quick bump to get over and then onto the next thing…
    As far as performance and gameplay goes..
    These games are best when you’re making decisions…
    Changing the path your characters go down and how everyone in the story reacts to you...
    I felt I deserved everything that came my way, and there were definitely hard choices to make here…
    But there are the typical telltale performance issues…
    As the game crashed on me within the first 20 minutes of playing causing me to restart from the beginning…
    But thankfully the other 4 episodes ran perfectly…
    There are the occasional boring adventure type section where you have to interact with the world...
    These moments are never fun and really feel like they’re there just to be there... completely unnecessary//
    But the most annoying thing gameplay wise are the occasional point and aim quick time events…
    You never have any indication of what you should actually be aiming at, or what you should be trying to do in that situation.. And the curser is always off in an awkward position so it never feels natural...
    Which can lead to many trial and error moments… made worse by the fact that there’s sometimes a brief cut scene before these moments that you have to watch through just to try again …
    And design and setting wise... you do a lot of spending your time in settlements.. Which definitely gets boring…
    the variety like the first season had is missing... episodes no longer feel like unique chunks within the story…
    A New Frontier is a good experience…
    But it’s just good…
    A bit boring at times, but will still punch you in the guts with some feels…
    I Give The Walking Dead: A New Frontier a 7/10    … Expand
  49. sashaCZ1
    May 31, 2017
    3
    Clementine is NOT a playable character. Well, unless you want to play as her for 5% of the story. Despite the false advertisement that there would be two main characters - the guy who nobody gives a damn about and Clementine - wrong. You play the whole game as this guy who is unknown and nobody wants to play as him. Feels like a dull character - I don't feel any emotions for him. ThisClementine is NOT a playable character. Well, unless you want to play as her for 5% of the story. Despite the false advertisement that there would be two main characters - the guy who nobody gives a damn about and Clementine - wrong. You play the whole game as this guy who is unknown and nobody wants to play as him. Feels like a dull character - I don't feel any emotions for him. This season doesn't even come close to the first season. Even the second season is way up high compared to this. Moreover, decisions made in the first and seconds seasons don't change anything at all - well, except for scripted 2-3 min cutscenes put somewhere between main story to make old fans happy - I'm not happy as these cutscenes do nothing but kill older characters to compensate the complicated ending of the second season. I'm disappointed and hopefully they will stop releasing this series soon as it's coming close to Ubisoft's approach of re-releasing same things that nobody wants with a new wrapping. I don't understand how some people can call this a "masterpiece". Seems like these people are completely blind and never played the first season. I'd rather see The Wolf Among Us Season 2 with characters we like, don't come up with more Javiers, please, Telltale. 3/10… Expand
  50. Johndebaptist
    May 10, 2017
    10
    I created an account just to give this a good review.

    Don't listen to the other reviews, everything that made S1 and S2 great is still here. Love the story!
  51. OfficialMonkey
    Apr 6, 2017
    0
    TL;DR - Offensive to S1 and S2 players.
    Rest in bloody peace: a series which once used to be great.
    Short 60 minute episodes (and the awful story makes it even worse), Clementine is playable for 5 minutes per ep, false advertisting pre-release, this is Javier's story for whatever **** reason even though we never asked for this and just wanted a GOOD continuation of Clementine's story    TL;DR - Offensive to S1 and S2 players.
    Rest in bloody peace: a series which once used to be great.

    Short 60 minute episodes (and the awful story makes it even worse), Clementine is playable for 5 minutes per ep, false advertisting pre-release, this is Javier's story for whatever **** reason even though we never asked for this and just wanted a GOOD continuation of Clementine's story (but this is an ABYSMAL continuation - this shouldn't even be called S3), The story is awful, and Clem is just a side character shoe-horned in when she was pretty much the main character for the previous two seasons. This isn't Clem's story, this is Javier's story - so this shouldn't even have Clem in it if Telltale wants to tell Javier's story so badly because she's just shoe-horned in and a side character. All the false advertising pre-release doesn't help either. Her being in every bloody advertisement also doesn't help. We played as Clementine in Season 2 and shaped our Clementine, and now Clementine is a supporting character again plus her personality doesn't change at all depending on your choices last season. Easy choices and deaths don't affect you because there is not enough character development and the game just pushes you forwards without any chance to talk to characters like in Season 1 (and even S2). This review would be too long if I talked about every issue, but SOME of the main issues are up there. SOME of the main issues. S2 choices don't **** matter for ****    … Expand
  52. CrueFan
    Mar 30, 2017
    10
    Telltale once again has made another masterpiece. With it's great action, adventure, and story, there's no reason to hate this game. It may be a completely main character, but you still feel like you're playing The Walking Dead.
  53. MikeGorman2
    Mar 9, 2017
    0
    Do not play this, unless you want to ruin your previous experience with the legendary series.

    Its not just bad, it somehow manages to ruin the feel of what came before.
  54. Dorward
    Mar 7, 2017
    1
    Just going to list some adjectives...offensively sloppy, embarrassingly primitive, cringe-worthy shallow and naive.
    ...and follow up with some nouns--dog **** trash, cash-grab, hack-job, kitsch.

    RIP one of the greatest franchises ever.
  55. pinkytwist
    Mar 5, 2017
    2
    I was already disappointed when Telltale announced that Season 3 was going to have a new main character. They kept that a secret for as long as possible and while they said Clementine was going to be back, when asked if she was going to be playable too they were always very vague up until the game was released. Smart from their part, because Clem is only playable for less than 10 minutesI was already disappointed when Telltale announced that Season 3 was going to have a new main character. They kept that a secret for as long as possible and while they said Clementine was going to be back, when asked if she was going to be playable too they were always very vague up until the game was released. Smart from their part, because Clem is only playable for less than 10 minutes in 2 episodes and obviously, fans weren't happy. And she's only playable in flashbacks too, and speaking of which,are the most obnoxious thing Telltale has ever done to date. Dealing with Season 2's endings in a 5 minute flashback by killing off the remaining characters in the most terrible way possible, making the endings completely useless and basically sh*t on everyone's choices. They didn't even put any effort in trying to make Kenny, Edith and Jane LOOK like their former selves in season 2. Their models look absolutely terrible and it's honestly insulting to the fans that they thought those flashbacks were good enough to put on the game.

    But anyway, Telltale decided that it was best to throw away 2 seasons of investment and character development by pushing Clementine aside in favor of a random dude with a family that we are suddenly supposed to care about. TWD honestly became all about Clementine to me. In season 1 we have to protect her and teach her how to survive, in season 2 we get to play as her and shape her to be the character we want. In the meantime we watch her grow, both physically and mentally and in season 3 we get to see her become a young woman. So many opportunities right there. I honestly thought that we were going to get to play as her until she grows to be an adult. Not a lot of games do that, where you get to follow a character and watch them grow and adapt to a new world. Why Telltale decided to get rid of that is beyond me. Bringing a new established character that has been surviving in the apocalypse for 4 years with his family just doesn't work for me. Javier's intentions are all about protecting his family, but why should I care for them? I didn't get to develop these bonds between the characters and it certainly doesn't help when they are as bland and generic as Gabe and Kate are. The typical "bad stepmother" that has a bad attitude and doesn't know how to raise kids and that was abused by the husband. The stereotypical moody teenage boy who whines about trivial things 4 years into the apocalypse. That's another thing that bugs me about this family. They are completely oblivious and innocent, which is just not believable. They run into a trailer full of supplies and a bed and they aren't smart enough to put two and two together and come to the conclusion that someone lives there? Am I supposed to believe this family never run into bad people in 4 years?? That and the stupid sh*t they do, like running in an open field in the middle of a gunfire. That's bad writing, it makes your characters look stupid and not relatable.

    So far the side characters are just there, doesn't seem like they have a story and mind of their own. You meet Eleanor and talk to her for 1 minute and suddenly she wants to help you escape when you were involved in a murder. I mean, are you serious?? Then Javier is the reason why Prescott falls and for some reason Tripp is your best bud now and follows you unconditionally. Again, what?? I guess that's the problem with introducing new characters at the beginning of every season and then proceed to kill them all off only to do the same thing again in the next season. You basically have no time to develop a believable relationship with these characters. And it doesn't help when the hubs (which were a great way to stop and breath for a while and get to talk to the characters and get to know them a bit) are utter bullsh*t in this game. Season 2 suffered from this too. Only good old season 1 did this right. It's beyond me why Telltale dropped that. It probably also doesn't help when the episodes are so freaking short that you barely have time to do anything... and on top of that you lie to the fans saying "oh my god you guys episode 1 was so big we had to split it in two!" and then each part turns out to be 1 hour long. Oh, ok, so having a 2 hour episode was such a bad thing? Specially when we waited 3 years for a freaking new season, you honestly couldn't give something back to your fans? And you'd think we would have 4 more episodes after this since this was supposed to be episode 1 split in two but nope, we'll be getting one less episode, so only 3 more. Lol Just terrible.

    Overall, the first two episodes felt rushed, too much action and too little character interaction and development. Half of the season is almost gone and the events from the two episodes happened in less than a day! This is season 2 all over again where the entire season happened in the span of like one week. As I see it, a New Frontier should be a standalone game and Season 3 should follow Clem again.    … Expand
  56. AngryAlvin
    Feb 21, 2017
    0
    Don't know why they called it a "season 3"...season 3 of what? This pathetic trash has nothing to do with the previous masterpieces.

    People who leave positive reviews are either dull or paid.
  57. Letiste-Gaming
    Jan 4, 2017
    8
    Estamos muy posiblemente ante el mejor The walking dead de los 4 títulos presentados.

    Su impactante escena inicial, el carisma de todos y cada uno de los nuevos personajes, las tramas más maduras, los momentos impactantes o los grandiosos cliffhangers, se unen a la gran banda sonora y al doblaje de anteriores entregas. Como para no considerarlo el mejor. Teníamos mucho miedo de    Estamos muy posiblemente ante el mejor The walking dead de los 4 títulos presentados.

    Su impactante escena inicial, el carisma de todos y cada uno de los nuevos personajes, las tramas más maduras, los momentos impactantes o los grandiosos cliffhangers, se unen a la gran banda sonora y al doblaje de anteriores entregas. Como para no considerarlo el mejor.

    Teníamos mucho miedo de Telltale, pero no ha decepcionado, lo ha conseguido una vez más.

    Le pedíamos un juego con alma y lo ha superado con creces. Este es el camino a seguir.    … Expand
  58. FpsSparta
    Dec 28, 2016
    10
    This a damn good start to the series, having a fallout feel to it, the glitches kinda ruin the experience, but not enough to complete ruin the game, there are a lotta trolls on these version of the game, so to out troll them, I'm going to actually review the game
  59. anterolol
    Dec 25, 2016
    0
    Clementine isn't playable and only gets 10% of the entire screen time. Javier is bland and has a boring story. Episodes are 60 minutes long, down from 90 minutes in season 2 and 120-150 minutes in season 1. The writing is atrocious.

    If you have any respect for Clementine or Lee, don't buy this game. It destroys everything from the past 2 seasons.

    This is an insult and a betrayal to all fans.
  60. morffster
    Dec 20, 2016
    5
    Unintelligent. It hurts to write, but that's the one word feeling appropriate when comparing this third season to the prior.

    It's one cliché after the other, forced dialogue and one-dimensional characters. Hence it lacks all the heart that made Walking Dead season one and two such masterpieces. Even though it's the best yet in terms of aesthetics, Telltale must have assigned a new team    Unintelligent. It hurts to write, but that's the one word feeling appropriate when comparing this third season to the prior.

    It's one cliché after the other, forced dialogue and one-dimensional characters. Hence it lacks all the heart that made Walking Dead season one and two such masterpieces. Even though it's the best yet in terms of aesthetics, Telltale must have assigned a new team of writers and director for this third season. It now feels, I'm sad to say, like an ugly walking dead they shouldn't have allowed to attack us like this.

    Poor Clem...    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Riot Pixels
    Aug 25, 2017
    43
    A boring, dumb, predictable game. You can’t find worse qualities in a game that’s all about choices and consequences.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Aug 10, 2017
    80
    It's frustrating to see Telltale simultaneously at its best, and also just repeating itself. [Sept 2017, p.81]
  3. Gamer.no
    Jun 21, 2017
    70
    An exciting adventure with interesting characters, but the recipe has been used to death at this point.
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