The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series

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  1. chrisdan23
    Jun 9, 2022
    8
    Mit der ersten Season von "The Walking Dead" hat Telltale Games einen beachtenswerten Überraschungserfolg gefeiert. Dabei ist die grundlegende Spielmechanik, des in Episoden veröffentlichten Adventures, so simple wie effektiv zugleich. Die Interaktion der Telltale Titel beschränkt sich nämlich auf ein Untersuchen der Umgebung, eine Dialogmechanik, sowie diverse Quick Time Events, mit denenMit der ersten Season von "The Walking Dead" hat Telltale Games einen beachtenswerten Überraschungserfolg gefeiert. Dabei ist die grundlegende Spielmechanik, des in Episoden veröffentlichten Adventures, so simple wie effektiv zugleich. Die Interaktion der Telltale Titel beschränkt sich nämlich auf ein Untersuchen der Umgebung, eine Dialogmechanik, sowie diverse Quick Time Events, mit denen wir vor allem Action Szenen im Spiel bestreiten. Das Ganze funktioniert allerdings überraschend gut und hat sich mittlerweile gar als eigenständiges Genre etablieren können, das auch von anderen Studios, beispielsweise Dontnod Entertainment, erfolgreich bedient wird.

    Die besondere Qualität von "The Walking Dead" ergibt sich aber weder aus dem Spielsystem, noch aus dem teuren Franchise, sondern in erster Linie aus dem erzählerischen Geschick, das Telltale Games insbesondere in der ersten Staffel dieser Videospielserie beweist. Denn die Geschichte um Lee, Clementine und der Gruppe Überlebende, der sich die beiden angeschlossen haben, könnte dramatischer und tragischer kaum erzählt sein. Zudem stellt uns die Erzählung immer wieder vor extreme Herausforderungen, in denen wir selbst zum Handeln gezwungen werden. In vielen dieser Situationen denkt man: "Nope, das will ich jetzt wirklich nicht tun". Man wird, zwecks Überlebens, letztlich zu Entscheidungen gezwungen, denen man im Alltag so sicherlich nie begegnen würde. Das trifft nicht nur das emphatische Wesen in uns, sondern bringt uns auch an den Rand unserer Ethik.

    Neben der emotionalen Betroffenheit, die das Spiel als dramatische Erzählung erzeugt, sind es so vor allem diese gekonnt inszenierten Ausnahmesituationen, die Telltales "The Walking Dead" bei Veröffentlichung nicht nur zu einem Kritiker Liebling, sondern auch zu einem großen Publikums Erfolg gemacht haben.    … Expand
  2. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    8
    The Walking Dead: A Telltale Series has one of the greatest stories to have arrived on PlayStation 3. Unfortunately, it's bogged down by too many glitches.
  3. platguy4
    Jun 13, 2013
    7
    It's a hard one to call. As stand alone episodes this game was a set of mini masterpieces. There are great set pieces, tense moments and hard decisions to be made here, and it is realistic and thought provoking in what it provides. Though as a stand alone title it's just not quite up to scratch, since the gameplay mechanisms get a little tiring about halfway. The most part of the game isIt's a hard one to call. As stand alone episodes this game was a set of mini masterpieces. There are great set pieces, tense moments and hard decisions to be made here, and it is realistic and thought provoking in what it provides. Though as a stand alone title it's just not quite up to scratch, since the gameplay mechanisms get a little tiring about halfway. The most part of the game is spent hunting for objects via a point and click system, or conversing with your companions, who will always be upset with you for one reason or another. This wouldn't be a problem if your actions meant something, but on the most part they have very little impact on the ultimate outcome.
    On the positive side, the story does something rarely seen in video games pulling you into its narrative, asking questions about the point of humanity, and developing themes of hope and despair. I left feeling empty and hollow (not a bad thing) after the closing chapter, but I wish there was was something I would want to go back to this game for sadly there isn't. Enjoy the 8-10 hours it lasts, it will be your last...    … Expand
  4. dirtyjeff
    Apr 1, 2013
    7
    I'm not a fan of the Walking Dead TV series but picked this up due to the good reviews plus it was only $20NZD. Great value at that price as this was an enjoyable experience. And I mean experience as this is more an interactive movie. The story is interesting and the characters are reasonably well done for the most part.

    The reason I didn't give this a higher score was your decision    I'm not a fan of the Walking Dead TV series but picked this up due to the good reviews plus it was only $20NZD. Great value at that price as this was an enjoyable experience. And I mean experience as this is more an interactive movie. The story is interesting and the characters are reasonably well done for the most part.

    The reason I didn't give this a higher score was your decision making in the game didn't seem to have a massive effect on the storyline. It just seemed to change who survived and who didn't. Where if you compare it to a similar game like Heavy Rain, some decisions in that totally change the direction the game heads in.

    Still, this was enjoyable and well worth playing as it is very cheap and is an easy platinum for the trophy whores out there.    … Expand
  5. SportsareCrap
    Dec 10, 2013
    7
    When i first buy this game early this year, was hopeful to have both good gameplay&story true out i was right, Best Comic video game ever released
    Story: 8/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Total: 8/10
  6. Empyreance
    Feb 11, 2014
    7
    Positive:
    Novelty
    The Game plays like a Movie
    I like the characters.

    Negative:
    Linear story line
    Somehow, I do not feel like playing The Walking Dead 2. Maybe I am sick of it.
  7. JrDouble
    Aug 3, 2023
    7
    Excellent story and interesting decision-making story impacts. Pretty rough framerate and control scheme hold this back from being a truly great video game, but as an interactive TV show it is one of the best.
  8. faircritic
    May 8, 2013
    6
    The game is good with selectable choices but it's SAD,very SAD; with CAPS and that's not cool.
    A zombie videogame of point and click gameplay, adaptative history telling and dramatic cutscenes i got to admit just very entertaining.Long time no see games with that structure the graphics are ok without being outstanding but enough to keep you interested is more of a comic book style.
    But    The game is good with selectable choices but it's SAD,very SAD; with CAPS and that's not cool.
    A zombie videogame of point and click gameplay, adaptative history telling and dramatic cutscenes i got to admit just very entertaining.Long time no see games with that structure the graphics are ok without being outstanding but enough to keep you interested is more of a comic book style.
    But like I already mention the whole game,with all chapters complete is SAAAAD very!.The history is designed to whatever choice you make,but no matter what's your choices are, is going to end in tragedy and that's simply dissapointing.Never wrote a review based on history but nowadays seems to be a factor.The game is so sad that remembered me that 80's B-movies tragedy-drama type that you would like to simply forget. Looks like history is going to be decisive in videogames nowadays another examples of unlikely history are,Max Payne 3 and Mass Effect 3.Jeez a good game is just ruined by the complete history.Lame.    … Expand
  9. Juras
    Mar 14, 2017
    6
    Not fan of "game's" like this, story is fine but there is almost no actual gameplay and graphics is SO outdated. Also there so many choice options but results are almost same.
  10. skullford
    Jan 12, 2013
    6
    Great art style, and great narrative equals a fun experience for a good price but without replay value because your choices really do not affect the storyline. Well worth the 4 dollars I spent renting it.
  11. Jackthegamer
    Sep 15, 2022
    6
    Overrated. I found the story was ok and the characters but nothing really stood out here
  12. naii808
    Mar 20, 2013
    5
    Rate this a 5, I dont see how people can rate this game a 10, yall must be die hard fans lol, I love the Tv series of the walking dead but this game was boring, not much gameplay and your mostly watching some bad animation, Game Lagged alot. The story is great but they should have just made this a animated tv show series not an interactive game.
  13. MentalVortex
    Jun 15, 2014
    4
    Not much of a game, more of an interactive movie, but it's quite fun. There's lots of suspense and plot twists which will keep you hooked until the end. Unfortunately, the game leads you to believe that your choices have a real affect on what happens to the characters, but your decisions turn out to be almost totally inconsequential from chapter to chapter. Because of this, there isNot much of a game, more of an interactive movie, but it's quite fun. There's lots of suspense and plot twists which will keep you hooked until the end. Unfortunately, the game leads you to believe that your choices have a real affect on what happens to the characters, but your decisions turn out to be almost totally inconsequential from chapter to chapter. Because of this, there is virtually no replay value whatsoever. If you buy this game you will probably be very disappointed, but if you rent it you will be glad you did.… Expand
  14. austus
    Jul 31, 2013
    4
    I love the graphics and the story so far. But a game like this relies on immersion. Nothing defeats that as thoroughly as forcing people to use certain keybindings. WASD for movement? Really? Thanks for making that decision for me and ruining my game play experience. So I am slamming this game on a technical level because there is just no excuse for releasing a game on the PCI love the graphics and the story so far. But a game like this relies on immersion. Nothing defeats that as thoroughly as forcing people to use certain keybindings. WASD for movement? Really? Thanks for making that decision for me and ruining my game play experience. So I am slamming this game on a technical level because there is just no excuse for releasing a game on the PC without allowing customization of key bindings. Amateurs!… Expand
  15. SiAScORCH
    Nov 16, 2014
    4
    While the game is awesome, I'm inclined to give it a low score due to it being unplayable at times. What I mean is that at times when you have to make choices and stuff the game lags really bad and so you can't press what you have to so you die at times. If it weren't for this known fact that telltale knows about and has yet to fix as of almost 2 years ago I would of given the game a 9.While the game is awesome, I'm inclined to give it a low score due to it being unplayable at times. What I mean is that at times when you have to make choices and stuff the game lags really bad and so you can't press what you have to so you die at times. If it weren't for this known fact that telltale knows about and has yet to fix as of almost 2 years ago I would of given the game a 9. Other than that the game is honestly awesome. Your choices affect so much through the game, and not just immediately but it has long term affects as well. Hopefully one day telltale fixes this lag issue.… Expand
  16. shango266
    Jan 18, 2013
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rent, don't buy. My biggest gripe with this game is the ending. Mild Spoiler - none of your choices matter AT ALL. All the fun I had playing the game (of which there was plenty) was completely stripped away by the ending, which is the same no matter what you do, what you say or who you try to save. There is no pay-off. A game like Heavy Rain is much better in this regard since there are multiple endings, and your earlier actions drastically affect how the game turns out, who you save and who is alive/dead. One option allows you to save everyone, and another lets them all die, and so much in between. Characters can die but they don't have to if you save them. But in the Walking Dead everyone who dies will die. I was very keen to replay this game right until the final moment. Now, why would I bother? It makes no difference. Meh...… Expand
  17. Kunrya
    Jun 27, 2013
    3
    I don't understand the fascination with this "game." Sure, it had a couple of high points, but for the most part I found it is an extremely slow and boring experience. I don't qualify "decision-making" as gameplay.
  18. zhark
    Oct 30, 2013
    3
    This is the most overrated game I've ever played. Bought it and expected a game nearly perfectly done. This game is sadly not. Never mind that the game glitches _all the time_, so bad that I often miss action sequences and dies, that would nearly be forgivable if the gameplay, story, artwork and graphics was good. The episodes are VERY short. The story is linear. The artwork and graphicsThis is the most overrated game I've ever played. Bought it and expected a game nearly perfectly done. This game is sadly not. Never mind that the game glitches _all the time_, so bad that I often miss action sequences and dies, that would nearly be forgivable if the gameplay, story, artwork and graphics was good. The episodes are VERY short. The story is linear. The artwork and graphics are bad. Just get The Last of Us instead, that game is just perfectly done. This you should skip until you've exhausted every other option.… Expand
  19. GatoVillano
    May 27, 2016
    3
    How could the developpers be so slopy as to forget to put a invert Y setting. And the controls of the game are, for the most part terrible. They only focused on a linear storyline, not about the game play.
  20. thanatopsis
    Feb 7, 2013
    2
    This is not a game; it is an interactive movie, and I use the term loosely. It it not nearly as interactive as other non-games like Indigo Prophecy or Heavy Rain. The choices presented almost never matter. You either choose one of four things to say, which are basically the same thing restated, or you go through the few choices given until you are left with the one that advances theThis is not a game; it is an interactive movie, and I use the term loosely. It it not nearly as interactive as other non-games like Indigo Prophecy or Heavy Rain. The choices presented almost never matter. You either choose one of four things to say, which are basically the same thing restated, or you go through the few choices given until you are left with the one that advances the story. Then you walk around and find people to talk to or look at. I thought this would be much more of an adventure games with more inventory items or puzzles. I knew it would have a "choose your own adventure" quality to it, but I didn't realize the choices were almost non-existent. It is the equivalent of watching a poorly-animated direct-to-DVD movie, except your DVD player pauses every few minutes and then you have to pick up the remote and press a button to get it to continue.
    I really don't get it. Practically no puzzles. Pretty much no action. Just dialogue and wandering around.
    Game of the Year? How did that happen?
    The art style is adequate for this type of thing, and most of the voice acting (with the exception of the horribly grating little girl) is decent. OK story, but just read the comics. They are better and nearly as interactive.
    What a disappointment. I'm glad I just rented it.    … Expand
  21. quidam
    Mar 5, 2015
    2
    Ugh. For a game to live in the Walking Dead world, it's going to have to meet a pretty high bar. This fails. Totally. First, while the graphics are similar to what you would find in the comic/graphic novels, the motion -- or lack thereof -- is distracting. There's not much attention to detail as there really isn't much worth 'snooping around' in any given scene to find. You have about asUgh. For a game to live in the Walking Dead world, it's going to have to meet a pretty high bar. This fails. Totally. First, while the graphics are similar to what you would find in the comic/graphic novels, the motion -- or lack thereof -- is distracting. There's not much attention to detail as there really isn't much worth 'snooping around' in any given scene to find. You have about as much freedom of movement as in a choose-your-own-ending book and even less impact on the overall story, regardless what Telltale says about the story being 'driven by the choices you make' and 'your story could be very different from someone else's' since there just isn't that much variety in the decision trees and the seasons have the same ending. Point-click. Point-click. In the end, the story is the same, I'm just more or less of a dick based on the the decisions I made. That is, if my choices register and the game flows properly. TWD has had a number of bugs that prevented choices from registering correctly or loading the next scene. Cut scenes were known to be not smoothly flowing all the time causing some time 'rubber banding' effects. Most of these have been fixed. Next big problem is time to delivery. The first 'season' was billed as a new episode 'every month.' This didn't turn out to be the case as demonstrated by episodes being released an average of 42 days apart. For a story that is essentially predetermined (same outcome regardless of choice), waiting 42 days to play about 2 hours is frustrating. In season 2, Telltale seems to have dropped this commitment. I paid for the 'season pass' so while I did save some money, I don't think I got my money's worth and based on this experience I won't be buying any more Telltale games.… Expand
  22. Apollus
    Dec 28, 2013
    1
    This was the worst game I have played in a long time. Worst game of the year! The graphics are bland, the gameplay is non-existing, the story is slow, and the time I invested was wasted. The only reason I am not giving this game a complete 0/10 is I feel bad for the designers.
  23. 6xdandangp
    Feb 1, 2013
    0
    It baffles me why people consider this game to be the best of the year. There's nothing in this game that hasn't been done before and its linearity and weak gameplay are really off-putting.
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  1. Play UK
    May 27, 2013
    92
    A gaming experience that is truly unlike any other, The Walking Dead should be required playing for anyone who considers themselves a fan of our favourite medium. [Issue#231, p.76]
  2. Impulsegamer
    Mar 17, 2013
    90
    It deserves it as well, because The Walking Dead is a great game, one that truly pushes what can be done with a video game narrative that cannot be done in film or TV.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 29, 2013
    90
    Believable dialogue from rounded characters who behave as you'd expect real people to. [Feb 2013, p.106]
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