The Wolf Among Us

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 982 Ratings

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  1. Klewer
    Jul 9, 2014
    7
    Overall a highly enjoyable and engaging experience. However many decisions are starting to not feel important in the overall outcome.
    The first few episodes build the characters well however it feels like it starts to drop off, especially for me the last episode being quite poor, and only trying to make up for it in the last minutes with a twist.
    Still well worth a look for fans of this    Overall a highly enjoyable and engaging experience. However many decisions are starting to not feel important in the overall outcome.
    The first few episodes build the characters well however it feels like it starts to drop off, especially for me the last episode being quite poor, and only trying to make up for it in the last minutes with a twist.
    Still well worth a look for fans of this style and the Fables story.    … Expand
  2. astrius
    Jun 17, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With The Wolf Among Us, I had very high expectations. A production of Telltale Games, one of my favorite game publishers (and based in my spiritual home of Marin County, California), the game uses a similar engine and format as The Walking Dead, Season One, one of the best games of recent years. It has a noir setting; draws on the smart comic series, Fables; features similarly breathtaking visuals as The Walking Dead; and stars many of the same excellent voice actors. My mental narrative was an exciting one. It foresaw The Wolf Among Us as a brilliant riff on Western fairy tales and urban legends, holding the Magic Mirror up to these classics and showing us their dark undercurrents.

    Expectations can be fatal, however, to the success of a game. The writers behind The Wolf Among Us failed to pull together a coherent story, let alone one as smart and caustically insightful as The Walking Dead.

    Up through Season Five, I was quite deeply engaged in the story. My favorite character (other than our hot hero, Bigby Wolf) couldn't be any other than the morally demanding, politically engaged, strong female character of Snow White. In some ways, I consider her one of the best developed characters in video gaming of recent years. She takes charge, but vocalizes her self-doubts; she holds firm to principles of justice in the face of exceptions that have proved the rule for too long in Fabletown. Her back-and-forth with Bigby is compelling, and though predictable her relationship with him satisfyingly deepens over the episodes.

    The climax of the game, though--apparently meant to be a dramatic and epic fight between Bigby and the villain's henchwoman, Bloody Mary--nearly drove me to laughter. Suspension of disbelief may seem strained in a game where pigs complain and moan between draws on their cigarettes, but it wasn't until this climax that I felt the boundary had been broken. This silly turn-of-events made me realize that I had crushed on Snow White and Bigby Wolf so much that I no longer really cared what was going on in the narrative. For an intentionally story-driven game, this isn't a good thing. It not only failed to turn the critical eye on literature that I wanted, but it collapsed inward on its shoddy narrative. Not even the strength of its voice acting, graphics, or gameplay, in my view, can balance out the game's inability to make good on its reason for being: to provide a rich interactive story. My expectations far exceeded what The Wolf Among Us became. As a result, it seems little more than glamour on a pig.

    The magic of this fairy tale thus broken, I sit disappointed. I would recommend The Wolf Among Us for fans of Telltale, of noir, and of interactive stories. But only just. I wish this weren't the case, that it had been as masterfully developed as The Walking Dead. But there lies the problem: The Wolf Among Us will always stand out in my mind as the weaker counterpart to an amazing game.    … Expand
  3. Budget_Security
    Feb 22, 2015
    7
    Great mature story and humour, but interactivity and conventional gameplay is quite limited. Its also quite short. It's half-way between an animated TV series and a “game”. As long as you are ok with that, you are in for a real treat.
  4. alanbessa
    Jan 2, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not recommended.

    I need to say that the world and the main character are extremely entertaining, but there are so many flaws in the writing, no risks taken, the other characters don't have any depth and the moral grey area in the final part, falls flat because every outcome is the same in the end.    … Expand
  5. yokerclown
    Sep 29, 2019
    7
    Great schematic graphic style and best method of interactivity!

    And that's "The Wolf Among Us"!..
  6. Nuker
    Jun 26, 2015
    7
    - Good: Story, Atmosphere/Mood, Setting

    - Mixed: Writing

    - Bad: Gameplay, Choices doesnt matter

    Good movie, mediocre game. Lacking in gameplay department even compared to The Walking Dead. I recommend to those who enjoyed TWD.
  7. Wolfkovich
    Mar 31, 2016
    6
    Да неплохая игра с прекрасной вселенной, но в остальном ничего особенного, как мне показалось, обычный детектив в не совсем обычном месте, да и не было прям таких неожиданных сюжетных поворотов
  8. Kraix
    Jun 20, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game and story, finished in three days. I love graphic adventures and i knew I'll enjoy it. I didn't like the final though. I prefer TWD or Life is Strange, but pretty good game.… Expand
  9. WhiskeyStories
    Oct 15, 2018
    7
    As far as Telltale "games" go, I've never been much of a fan, but out of all of them The Wolf Among Us is probably their most enjoybale title. The story is a lot of fun, the aesthetics a beautiful and the characters are very well realized, for the most part (though these are probably more or less thanks to the original comics, but still). It's a pretty good visual novel that I hope they'llAs far as Telltale "games" go, I've never been much of a fan, but out of all of them The Wolf Among Us is probably their most enjoybale title. The story is a lot of fun, the aesthetics a beautiful and the characters are very well realized, for the most part (though these are probably more or less thanks to the original comics, but still). It's a pretty good visual novel that I hope they'll continue if the company survives bankruptcy.… Expand
  10. Laer
    Mar 14, 2017
    7
    Uno de los juegos con mejor historia policíaca que te vas a encontrar.

    No hay mucho que decir, si conoces esta empresa (Telltale Games) sabrás que sus juegos son aventuras gráficas, centradas en la historia, dejando aun lado la jugabilidad. Esta ultima se centra solo en elecciones que aparentemente modifican la historia (he probado a cambiar algunas elecciones, y he de decir que los    Uno de los juegos con mejor historia policíaca que te vas a encontrar.

    No hay mucho que decir, si conoces esta empresa (Telltale Games) sabrás que sus juegos son aventuras gráficas, centradas en la historia, dejando aun lado la jugabilidad. Esta ultima se centra solo en elecciones que aparentemente modifican la historia (he probado a cambiar algunas elecciones, y he de decir que los cambios en la historia son realmente mínimos) y con eventos de Quick Time Event (aparece una tecla y le tienes que dar repetidamente o antes de que desaparezca...).

    Respecto a la historia, solo decir que es una revisión adulta de las fabulas para niños, las cuales han tenido que emigrar de su lugar natal al mundo terrenal, y se han establecido en un barrio de New York llamado Fabletown. Nosotros encarnamos a Bigby Wolf, el lobo que normalmente es el malo en todas las fabulas, ha dejado su pasado atrás y ahora trabaja como Sheriff para proteger a todas las fabulas que habitan el barrio. Al comienzo, hay un asesinato, y es ahí cuando toda la historia se desencadena.

    Añadir que esta completamente en ingles (aunque puedes encontrar traducción al Español).

    Dicho esto, si lo que buscas es una historia policíaca que te mantiene enganchado de principio a final y te importa poco que carezca de jugabilidad, este es tu juego.    … Expand
  11. Gracz-org
    Aug 8, 2017
    7
    W gruncie rzeczy moją przygodę z The Wolf Among Us uważam za bardzo udaną. Poznani podczas gry bohaterowie są bardzo zróżnicowani i zapadają w pamięć. Sam wątek fabularny jest również dość dobrze poprowadzony i nie pozwala się nudzić. Mógłbym trochę pomarudzić odnośnie długości kolejnych epizodów (piąty przeszedłem w godzinę, a wszystkie w sumie w około 6 i pół), samo zakończenieW gruncie rzeczy moją przygodę z The Wolf Among Us uważam za bardzo udaną. Poznani podczas gry bohaterowie są bardzo zróżnicowani i zapadają w pamięć. Sam wątek fabularny jest również dość dobrze poprowadzony i nie pozwala się nudzić. Mógłbym trochę pomarudzić odnośnie długości kolejnych epizodów (piąty przeszedłem w godzinę, a wszystkie w sumie w około 6 i pół), samo zakończenie pozostawia również pewien niedosyt… Największym jednak problemem tego tytułu jest wspomniany na początku recenzji fakt - ta gra praktycznie przechodzi się sama, jest niczym interaktywny film, w którym mamy jedynie wpływ na teksty wypowiadane przez głównego bohatera. Czy to jednak wada? Rzecz jasna decyduje to o dalszym rozwoju fabuły, jednak zdecydowanie brakuje tutaj większej interakcji z otoczeniem (czegoś więcej niż szybkie naciskanie określonych klawiszy i klikanie na widoczne przed nami przedmioty). Jestem więc jak tytułowy bohater - rozdarty między dobrymi i złymi stronami tej produkcji. Zdecydowanie jest to gra, którą zapamiętam na dłużej, jednak bardziej w kontekście ciekawej fabuły, niż samej rozgrywki.

    Plusy:
    + wciągająca i emocjonująca historia
    + postacie (szczególnie główny bohater)
    + fabuła i wybory moralne
    + ścieżka dźwiękowa
    + baśniowy świat przedstawiony z nieco innej perspektywy

    Minusy:
    – wtórne elementy rozgrywki
    – każdy kolejny epizod był coraz krótszy
    – gra przechodzi się praktycznie sama
    – to już bardziej interaktywny serial niż gra

    Pełna recenzja dostępna jest na blogu Gracz.org    … Expand
  12. kch3691
    Jan 2, 2018
    6
    The Wolf Among US is a choose your adventure narrative game with a unique comic book style art style. It has a good sense of mystery at first but doesn't really go anywhere. I didn't really like any of characters either. 35 achievements can be had in about 8 hours.
  13. pawq
    Sep 8, 2022
    6
    Trying to be as unbiased as I can, I don't see what the hype is about. The game is alright - the story is fairly decent, the impact of choices seems to be pretty deep, but it's nothing exceptional. The design is decent too, but again nothing exceptional - in my opinion far behind gems like Life Is Strange. And on the technical side it's actually pretty poor, with frequently mismatchedTrying to be as unbiased as I can, I don't see what the hype is about. The game is alright - the story is fairly decent, the impact of choices seems to be pretty deep, but it's nothing exceptional. The design is decent too, but again nothing exceptional - in my opinion far behind gems like Life Is Strange. And on the technical side it's actually pretty poor, with frequently mismatched sounds and animations that break across bits of dialogue. Ha.ving to read dialogue options and choose before characters finish talking was also an unnecessary annoyance.

    Overall an enjoyable interactive story game, but in my view without anything truly outstanding, and far from perfect in terms of execution.    … Expand
  14. M1kmik
    Jan 25, 2019
    6
    Typical Telltale game, with typical plot for thriller that try to look like detective. In the middle of first episode we have a obvious message that killer is the most powerful guy in the city.....and in the end we'll found that the killer is the most powerfull guy in the city. That make me think that game is weak for detective genre.
    About universe: Authors created their world based on    Typical Telltale game, with typical plot for thriller that try to look like detective. In the middle of first episode we have a obvious message that killer is the most powerful guy in the city.....and in the end we'll found that the killer is the most powerfull guy in the city. That make me think that game is weak for detective genre.
    About universe: Authors created their world based on classical fairy tails, and world is actually very good, characters are interesting, but(!) for a few hundreds of years they have lived in New York they don't know anything about each other, especially Sheriff that don't know and don't heard about anybody of magical creatures that he must protect.
    Finally want to say the game is good for Telltale, but they could better.    … Expand
  15. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    Çok güzel bir konsept, çok güzel bir hikaye anlatımı.......................
  16. Bruterake
    Sep 16, 2021
    7
    O problema desse jogo é que a maioria dos diálogos são inúteis tanto que se vc ficar quieto n muda nada, padrão telltale por isso que faliu (mas o jogo é bom bem estiloso e talz).
  17. hileger
    Oct 19, 2022
    7
    Да кинцо говнецо но хоть сценарий прописали и то слава Богу ,персонажи любопытные, интрига в конце 6.5 + пол бала за сюжет
  18. vova22379
    Feb 21, 2022
    6
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  19. Alpha10
    Aug 7, 2021
    7
    Not upto the level of walking dead and batman of telltale , slow and predictable story.
  20. wright_and_left
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With a start that gets you hooked and some interesting twists along the road, the story is good but not without its flaws (and disappointing ending). Telltale has had this problem before, but different routes will still lead to the same beats/endings (i.e. Toad). This game is definitely a lot of fun if you enjoy Telltale or story-driven games in general, but it's far from my favorite in the genre.

    7.25/10    … Expand
  21. haruorjatta
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
    Игра с шикарной историей, отличным повествованием и прекрасно прописанными персонажами страдает от отсутствия вариативности и излишней линейности.
  22. Ocmah_
    Mar 30, 2023
    7
    TWD serisini yapanların başka bir oyunu ama dedektiflik-gizem sevmeyenlere önerilmez.

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

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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. CD-Action
    Oct 22, 2014
    80
    The last episode is a bit disappointing, but that doesn’t change the fact that The Wolf Among Us is a very solid adventure game, head and shoulders above most of other representatives of the genre published in recent years. [Sept 2014, p.62]
  2. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 16, 2014
    80
    A grim, tight, wonderful story of prostitution, loan-sharking and power plays. [Issue#254, p.59]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Sep 21, 2014
    80
    An at times confronting, well spun mystery and fascinating setting. [Oct 2014, p.63]
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