The Wolf Among Us

 PC
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. games(TM)
    Jul 18, 2014
    60
    While the Walking Dead demonstrated the potency of interactive fiction, there are times here where Telltale struggles to dispel a disquieting notion: that The Wolf Among Us doesn’t necessarily benefit from the player’s involvement.

Awards & Rankings

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#65 Best PC Game of 2013
47
#47 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
36
#36 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 982 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 877 out of 982
  2. Mixed: 90 out of 982
  3. Negative: 15 out of 982
  1. okamimiyazaki
    Aug 26, 2014
    10
    This is such an underrated game! It is one of the best interactive story games I've ever played. The graphics are beautiful and along with theThis is such an underrated game! It is one of the best interactive story games I've ever played. The graphics are beautiful and along with the music and atmosphere make for a superb environment (very much like an animated comic). Voice acting is flawless and superb. The story is addicting, with cliff hangers at the end of each episode and a lot of plot twists.

    The dialogue choices often don't make much of a difference but many of them do, along with some other major choices. The fighting can be pretty fun and is definitely a joy to watch.

    Overall, a pleasurable 9 hour experience, the whole way through. The ending was wrapped up nicely (no major plot holes) with a *slight* cliffhanger at the end, JUST enough to get you excited for Season 2.    … Full Review »
  2. MaroBaro
    Jul 12, 2014
    10
    First about the technical and art aspects - they are top notch. Graphics, art direction, dialog, voice overs - all of those are at a very highFirst about the technical and art aspects - they are top notch. Graphics, art direction, dialog, voice overs - all of those are at a very high level. It definitely will give a lot of animated series and movies a run for their money.

    Now the game play has been disappointing for some as it is unlike Monkey Island or any classic adventure game for that matter. While you do have an inventory and sometimes get to use items from it there really are no puzzles to solve. The game just moves along regardless if you do things or not. I think to get full enjoyment out of it you should view this game more as one of those "choose your own adventure books" but with a great story, great characters and some though choices rather than as an adventure game. If you do that you will have a blast, if you are looking for clever puzzles then I am afraid this might not be the game for you.

    The choices are pretty hard regardless whether they really matter and so on in the end. What matters is that you know what choices you made and some of them were some of the hardest choices I have ever had to make outside of real life.

    The characters are very interesting and the game is quite mature, and not in a boobs everywhere type of way. There is poverty, forced prostitution, loan sharks, and even the bad guys are more of anti-heroes than just one dimensional evil characters.

    The whole settings, based on the Fable comics which are quite great, is awesome. But I am a sucker for fairy tales and seeing this downtrodden community of characters you grew up with facing every day life far from their home is downright heartbreaking.

    And this is what this game ultimately gave me, it gave me a good 8 hours of an emotional roller coaster filled with hard choices. I was angry, I was sad, I was happy, and I was sorry... the walking dead made me cry, but this made me feel.

    Overall, highly recommended!    … Full Review »
  3. BoskoPuska
    Nov 9, 2014
    1
    By far one of the worst, most boring games i've ever played.
    Characters are painfully boring and stupid.
    Dialogues are even worse - made me    By far one of the worst, most boring games i've ever played.
    Characters are painfully boring and stupid.
    Dialogues are even worse - made me angry most of the play time.
    Action scenes are mostly redundant with no real action involved.
    You can collect a few items but without any real point - you can't use them and they don't make any difference in the story.
    They'd be better off making a movie - the graphics are the first advantage.
    The episodes are very short - an hour of gameplay - thats the other advantage
    At the end of the 5th episode the only choice i regret is playing this game. I'd be better off staring at the black screen.
    If someone offered me to jump down the witching well or to replay the game - I'd be jumping before they could finish the sentence.    … Full Review »
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