The Walking Dead: Season Two - A Telltale Games Series

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  1. Underpants158
    Jan 7, 2015
    7
    By now you surely know the gist of what telltale games are so... story and characters. You are wee little Clementine and people rip on you because as a little kid nobody "expects anything of you" but they are constantly making you do things. Like go check a bridge to make sure nobody is there. Why? I am an 11 year old girl! Most of the characters are not very likable. There are really onlyBy now you surely know the gist of what telltale games are so... story and characters. You are wee little Clementine and people rip on you because as a little kid nobody "expects anything of you" but they are constantly making you do things. Like go check a bridge to make sure nobody is there. Why? I am an 11 year old girl! Most of the characters are not very likable. There are really only two but there is no special bond that you really create with them that made Seasons 1 so great. The story, well, it's your typical goal leads to another goal that leads to another goal and then near the end people ask cliche questions like "how did we get here?" Short answer? Don't bang crazy people. The ending is still satisfying and reminiscent of season 1. Without spoiling anything the entire story revolves around how you change as a person after certain life events and the definition of "you." Are you your actions or are you your perception of yourself? Idk, but it was a good ending. Not better but still good.… Expand
  2. bristolian5
    Apr 9, 2015
    7
    Every action has a reaction; Newton's third law of motion so happens to also apply to The Walking Dead: Season Two. This game is different from most traditional games, it is a point and click game. Every choice has an outcome based on your actions; every action has a reaction. Most characters in this game are likable, and all of them are easy to relate to. Along the way, you will wish forEvery action has a reaction; Newton's third law of motion so happens to also apply to The Walking Dead: Season Two. This game is different from most traditional games, it is a point and click game. Every choice has an outcome based on your actions; every action has a reaction. Most characters in this game are likable, and all of them are easy to relate to. Along the way, you will wish for the death of some characters, and that is exactly what the developers had in mind. The character development is phenomenal, and they are affected by your actions. The world is so dynamic you'll forget it's not real life. The characters are great, the story is great, the plot is great. The only thing that is not great is the lack of anything other than walking in-between talking scenes. Sure every once in a while there's an event in which you shoot walkers, but other than that it feels less of a game and more of a movie in which you control the outcome. And yes, this time there is more than one ending. If you don't mind playing a movie in which you control the outcome, then buy this game. If you are somebody who hates cutscenes and wants to just be able to explore on your own without having to play a linear story, you might want to skip this one. This game receives a 7/10, as it is, in my eyes, a great game.… Expand
  3. MaxieZeus
    Sep 12, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Certainly not as good as the first one and the main reason is that most of the characters are **** for no reason and the game decides to kill off all the like able characters. Other than that pretty good with some mechanical improvements.… Expand
  4. Oshiri_Maeda
    Jul 30, 2021
    5
    Boring. Nothing new comparing to the first season. Many times I had to do something not logical without any choice. Big let down after the first game. Also, the whole season is basically about prison escape, not survival among zombies.
  5. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    7
    Not as memorable as the original but it still has many great moments that makes it worth beating.
  6. sityoazzdown
    Nov 7, 2014
    5
    This season sucks compared to the first season. It's the same. they give you dialogue options and 90% of the time it doesn't even effect the outcome of the game, it may change how the story plays out just a little but it always have the same consequence. Except this season you have a weaker story with weaker characters, and playing as clementine is corny and not satisfying as older adultsThis season sucks compared to the first season. It's the same. they give you dialogue options and 90% of the time it doesn't even effect the outcome of the game, it may change how the story plays out just a little but it always have the same consequence. Except this season you have a weaker story with weaker characters, and playing as clementine is corny and not satisfying as older adults look at her as a leader. Also this game has no replay ability, definite pass from me.… Expand
  7. rtkiii
    Mar 30, 2015
    5
    I really enjoyed Season 1 when I picked it up on sale for $10. I could not see spending $25 on Season 2 so I waited until I got it for $5. For $5 it is barely passable..what?!?!?! Yeah I know but I just did not get drawn in by the new characters. And playing as a little girl was just ok. And I even have a daughter ans tried to imagine that was my girl out there and how would I act.I really enjoyed Season 1 when I picked it up on sale for $10. I could not see spending $25 on Season 2 so I waited until I got it for $5. For $5 it is barely passable..what?!?!?! Yeah I know but I just did not get drawn in by the new characters. And playing as a little girl was just ok. And I even have a daughter ans tried to imagine that was my girl out there and how would I act.

    The story was just ok and really that is what this series is all about. Sure I'll pick up Season 3...but for $5 :)    … Expand
  8. Juras
    Mar 14, 2017
    5
    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. Season 1 story was bit better.
  9. DeusXCom
    Jan 23, 2015
    6
    While the main feature of this series story & characters might not be as strong as the first season. I appreciate that most problems I had with first season such as audio problems or missing inverted controls have been fixed along with slightly improved UI. I also really liked more northern locations full of pine trees forests, snow, frozen lakes etc. Really liked the mood and the mainWhile the main feature of this series story & characters might not be as strong as the first season. I appreciate that most problems I had with first season such as audio problems or missing inverted controls have been fixed along with slightly improved UI. I also really liked more northern locations full of pine trees forests, snow, frozen lakes etc. Really liked the mood and the main character Celemntine is also much more liekable than the main char in first season. However, all these improvements are weighed down by the story content which is much more cutted in pieces to form one season, while the individual episodes in the first season were all very strong and all of them could almost stand on their own feet, with very different stories and locations in them. Second season feels much more as a one long episode cut in 5 sections. They should also stop spoilering the new episodes at the end of each epissode, which is quite annoying. My observation from both seasons, but from this second especially, is that even though the world has gone to hell with deadly zombies all around, the biggest monsters are still humans. 6/10… Expand
  10. boy_number_8
    Dec 28, 2014
    7
    "You can never have too much of a good thing"
    Maybe this isnt the case when it comes to Telltale games. While i will admit that i did enjoy the story and was interested enough to stay around to the end, i feel like im too familiar with the way Telltales tell its stories for me to fully enjoy The walking dead season two.
    Choices (bar the ending choice) dont actually matter. Having the    "You can never have too much of a good thing"
    Maybe this isnt the case when it comes to Telltale games. While i will admit that i did enjoy the story and was interested enough to stay around to the end, i feel like im too familiar with the way Telltales tell its stories for me to fully enjoy The walking dead season two.
    Choices (bar the ending choice) dont actually matter. Having the option to save a character doesn't mean much when you know your not really saving them, your just keeping them around for a couple more scenes until they are killed off anyway. I've always found this lazy on telltales behalf.
    In this game in particular i noticed a lot of dialog options which make you believe you've done something significant but in reality you haven't.

    While i enjoyed it while playing, on reflection im not sure if this current format has gone me excited for any future walking dead games.    … Expand
  11. dj_cole
    Nov 17, 2014
    7
    The Walking Dead Season Two never reaches the same highs as the first season did, and the valleys are a little lower, but such is the plight of a sequel to an amazing game.

    For those of you not familiar with The Walking Dead Season One, or really Telltale Games games in general, The Walking Dead Season Two is an elaborate, digital choose your own adventure set in the Walking Dead    The Walking Dead Season Two never reaches the same highs as the first season did, and the valleys are a little lower, but such is the plight of a sequel to an amazing game.

    For those of you not familiar with The Walking Dead Season One, or really Telltale Games games in general, The Walking Dead Season Two is an elaborate, digital choose your own adventure set in the Walking Dead universe. The story revolves around Clem, from the first game, as she tries to survive on her own.

    The game's presentation is the same as the first. Hand drawn looking graphics and character models that don't quite move right. The graphics are good enough, but you're not playing the game for the graphics. The voice acting is excellent, just like the first, with every character acted out extremely well from beginning to end.

    The story and choices are where the game shines. The game follows Clem from the first game as she tries to survive alongside another group of characters. Unlike the first game you're not a leader in the group as much as a small actor in it, trying to do what's best according to you during events that are out of your control. The characters are enjoyable to interact with and the story itself is interesting. While the game plays in a fairly similar manner to the first one in terms of surviving another day, the game's choices are less enjoyable. Rather than in season one where I felt like I was making choice to try to make situations better or work toward something, I felt like many of my choices in season two were trying to grasp at what was being lost and choosing what to let go and what to cling to. While it may fit with the feel of hopelessness in the Walking Dead, it loses sight of the fact that games are meant to be fun, and making the player helpless isn't fun. It went beyond challenging to stressful.

    That said, the game is still engrossing. I started it early one Saturday morning when I knew I wasn't going out that day after injuring my foot and played the entire game that day finishing it up in the evening. I liked playing through it and enjoyed the story, but it just wasn't as fun as season one.

    One knock that wasn't really present in season one is that in season two the game falls into lulls of not really doing anything. Whether it be doing manual labor or walking through snowy woods there were times when playing through the game that I felt as if I would fall asleep because I was doing something so mundane for so long. This is where the valleys are lower.

    As with the first due to the short length and limited replayability I would recommend this game as a rent, not buy. If you want to buy I would wait for inevitable cheap, used copies to pop up.    … Expand
  12. Termin8ter
    Mar 21, 2017
    5
    After 2012's The Walking Dead ended up being one of the best game I've ever played, the sequel wasn't so great. First off, it feels like the story is going nowhere. There is a ton of filler padding out the opening period of Episode 1, and you only meet proper characters in the latter half of of Ep 1. That's ridiculous! Season 1 got that right. Why couldn't Telltale hit the bar right forAfter 2012's The Walking Dead ended up being one of the best game I've ever played, the sequel wasn't so great. First off, it feels like the story is going nowhere. There is a ton of filler padding out the opening period of Episode 1, and you only meet proper characters in the latter half of of Ep 1. That's ridiculous! Season 1 got that right. Why couldn't Telltale hit the bar right for their sequel. Another thing is the *relentless* references to season 1, reminding us of Lee, Duck, Larry, and the other good survivors of the first game. *Stop trying to distract us from how lackluster THIS season is with dumb references to another game.* Also, all the other survivors are wooden characters with no charisma or personality, except for a small few. Overall, The Walking Dead Season 2 is a hugely disappointing game that fails to live up to, or let alone succeed it's excellent predecessor. Thanks for reading my review.… Expand
  13. Fedismo14
    Apr 9, 2015
    7
    Una secuela buena, sin embargo no llega al nivel de la primera por algunas razones que daré a continuación.

    Pros: -sigue teniendo una gran trama. -una toma de decisiones mas relevante. -gráficamente se ve bien. -buenos diálogos. -poder transmitir decisiones del primer juego. Contras: -no hay tipo de trasfondo. -sigue teniendo un diseño de nivel inexistente. -una bajada de FPS    Una secuela buena, sin embargo no llega al nivel de la primera por algunas razones que daré a continuación.

    Pros:
    -sigue teniendo una gran trama.
    -una toma de decisiones mas relevante.
    -gráficamente se ve bien.
    -buenos diálogos.
    -poder transmitir decisiones del primer juego.

    Contras:
    -no hay tipo de trasfondo.
    -sigue teniendo un diseño de nivel inexistente.
    -una bajada de FPS horrible.
    -una historia mas corta que su antecesora

    Telltale games aposto mas en una toma mas amplia de decisiones, que en otros aspectos que para mi eran demasiado importantes en el juego pasado. Por lo tanto mas que estar satisfecho e impresionado por las novedades, me siento decepcionado por lo que le quitaron dándole una nota mas baja que la del jugo anterior.    … Expand
  14. kyle20ellis
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    By now you surely know the gist of what telltale games are so... story and characters. You are wee little Clementine and people rip on you because as a little kid nobody "expects anything of you" but they are constantly making you do things. Like go check a bridge to make sure nobody is there. Why? I am an 11 year old girl! Most of the characters are not very likable. There are really onlyBy now you surely know the gist of what telltale games are so... story and characters. You are wee little Clementine and people rip on you because as a little kid nobody "expects anything of you" but they are constantly making you do things. Like go check a bridge to make sure nobody is there. Why? I am an 11 year old girl! Most of the characters are not very likable. There are really only two but there is no special bond that you really create with them that made Seasons 1 so great. The story, well, it's your typical goal leads to another goal that leads to another goal and then near the end people ask cliche questions like "how did we get here?" Short answer? Don't bang crazy people. The ending is still satisfying and reminiscent of season 1. Without spoiling anything the entire story revolves around how you change as a person after certain life events and the definition of "you." Are you your actions or are you your perception of yourself? Idk, but it was a good ending. Not better but still good.… Expand
  15. Revenquel
    Jul 17, 2016
    6
    I gave 8 for the first game, because it deserved. In this game i found the characters less interesting that's why i am reducing it's point. It's the same thing in TV shows . I dont want to watch a TV show with characters who acts awful
  16. SketchesofPlain
    Apr 1, 2017
    7
    The story and characters make this game worth playing. In fact, they make it good. Having said that, as far as a video game goes, it's like watching a season of a television series that makes you press play every few minutes. I don't see why more game elements could not have been added to this game. It's as if they thought they had to choose between narrative and gameplay. If you see itThe story and characters make this game worth playing. In fact, they make it good. Having said that, as far as a video game goes, it's like watching a season of a television series that makes you press play every few minutes. I don't see why more game elements could not have been added to this game. It's as if they thought they had to choose between narrative and gameplay. If you see it for cheap enough, it is definitely worth playing through, for the story. Just be ready for it to be more of a series of interactive cutscenes than a video game. Picks up shortly after the first one ends, and carries on nearly just as well as the original.… Expand
  17. leofravoline
    May 15, 2022
    6
    Bem fraco em comparação a temporada 1 e não me fez ter vontade de acompanhar mais a história da Clementina, estragaram o caipira do primeiro jogo.
  18. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tw2

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The Digital Fix
    Jan 7, 2015
    80
    What has been proven with The Walking Dead: Season Two is that Telltale tell great tales.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Nov 28, 2014
    85
    Starts out great, there's a bit of a lull in the middle, and finishes just as high as the superlative original. [Christmas 2014, p76]
  3. Eurogamer Portugal
    Nov 14, 2014
    70
    If you like the Walking Dead universe and a fabulous script, full of twists and memorable characters, then this game is for you.
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