The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier

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  • Summary: Telltale's award-winning and chart-dominating The Walking Dead series returns with its third season "A New Frontier".

    Continuing the emotionally powerful story-telling seen in Seasons One and Two, we return to one of gaming's most favoured characters - Clementine - a young girl who has    Telltale's award-winning and chart-dominating The Walking Dead series returns with its third season "A New Frontier".

    Continuing the emotionally powerful story-telling seen in Seasons One and Two, we return to one of gaming's most favoured characters - Clementine - a young girl who has grown up amid the horrors of the zombie apocalypse. We see her story through the eyes of Javier, a young man determined to find the family taken from him, and via playable flashbacks from Clem's past telling the story of how she came to be on a quest for vengeance. In A New Frontier, players will discover what the world is like when civilisation begins to rebuild, and what sacrifices it will take to make society work again.    … Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 9, 2017
    80
    It's a strong season that manages to tell a gripping story and offers plenty of dangling threads to keep you invested. [Aug 2017, p.86]
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  2. Meristation
    Jun 1, 2017
    78
    A New Frontier won't be the best Walking Dead Season, but it sure has perfect writing, awesome characters and Clementine makes a come back.
  3. LaPS4
    Jun 5, 2017
    76
    Telltale stays loyal to its roots to the last consequence. Although it offers some new characters, the truth is not all of them are as charismatic and the franchise isn't yet on par with the first season. Even so, A New Frontier will delight the usual Telltale fan, taking no risks in gameplay mechanics but making every choice meaningful during the final moments of the five chapters.
  4. RPG Site
    Aug 17, 2017
    70
    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier may not always bring fresh ideas to the table, but what it does bring contains a lot of heart and charm. The cast is incredibly diverse, giving the spotlight to a Latino-centric cast but containing characters from different backgrounds and walks of life. Although some characters are inconsistently written, they all manage to be compelling enough that together, they create some of the most interesting moments without needing the help of Clementine. Clementine herself has established in A New Frontier that she is more than worthy of being one of gaming's most beloved female characters, displaying a growth and complexity that few female characters in the past have been allowed to have. With the series finale releasing next year, I hope Telltale Games pushes the boundaries of what she and the series itself can do and be.
  5. Trusted Reviews
    May 31, 2017
    60
    The Walking Dead’s third season finale does what it has to do to tick all the expected boxes, and while not as high as the series has been, it’s still more than solid.
  6. GRYOnline.pl
    Jun 2, 2017
    60
    The Walking Dead: A New Frontier has a good opening and it introduces a new protagonist in a cool way. Unfortunately the story keeps getting worse, the characters more irritating and the grand finale is an utter disappointment. This series needs a dramatic overhaul - here you'll find only a handful of memorable moments and lots of mediocrity.

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 53
  3. Negative: 16 out of 53
  1. 113
    Sep 5, 2023
    10
    Thank you Telltale for finally not killing Clem's father figure in this game. Much appreciated.
  2. GoldenKing95
    Feb 13, 2018
    8
    For me, this is the best Walking Dead experience in a while, though season one and two are better with story telling and character design!For me, this is the best Walking Dead experience in a while, though season one and two are better with story telling and character design!

    First of all, the new engine works great. Better shading, almost no clunky animations and even the UI feels different in a good way. The story is strong and your choices feel like they matter. Even though that's not really the case for big choices. You lose some, you win some!

    Secondly, this is way better than the boring season of the walking drama! As a guy who watched all the episodes till now, I can't seem to remember anything else instead of a good antagonist and an action pact first episode. What I want to say with this is that the pacing in the game feel right, unlike the series.

    Now if you liked the previous two seasons, you probably will like this one as well! And if you still have doubt, just wait for a sale, these game will drop to 5 euro's during steam sales and what not!    … Expand
  4. vixvicco
    Jul 8, 2017
    7
    What ruined it was not getting to play at the actual main character who is Clementine. Story was focused more on a new storyline that I don'tWhat ruined it was not getting to play at the actual main character who is Clementine. Story was focused more on a new storyline that I don't think returning players cared about.… Expand
  5. strangebrew123
    Jun 7, 2021
    6
    OK but not in the same league as the first 2 seasons. I would have preferred more of the story with Clementine rather than Javi and hisOK but not in the same league as the first 2 seasons. I would have preferred more of the story with Clementine rather than Javi and his dysfunctional family.… Expand
  6. Dariya
    Jul 3, 2021
    5
    Summary:
    Doesn't stand even near with the first two games. Didn't like the story and... everything.
  7. jessegamer2222
    Apr 8, 2022
    4
    I have not finished this game yet, but from what i've seen, this game is bad.
    One of the things that made me like The Walking Dead Season 2    I have not finished this game yet, but from what i've seen, this game is bad.
    One of the things that made me like The Walking Dead Season 2 is that you directly continue as Clementine, which you've seen since the beginning of Season 1, however, We have never seen this Javier guy, it seems Telltale wanted you to not be Clementine twice, so they just made this random character, which looks VERY generic, may i add.
    The more realistic graphics arent really what i wanted from a game inspired by a comic (I do not really care about graphics in videogames, unlike some other people), I mean it technically looks better, but it doesnt feel like a Telltale: The Walking Dead game, even using the same format.
    4/10, would not recommend.    … Expand
  8. WetandMoist
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    Obviously it is hard to follow up phenomenal games such as the seasons 1 and 2. But the fact that there was a lot of dead air periods, put meObviously it is hard to follow up phenomenal games such as the seasons 1 and 2. But the fact that there was a lot of dead air periods, put me off. It doesn’t help that the flashbacks overstayed their welcome. I believe it was a mistake not having clementine the playable character. Telltale wasn’t able to match Javier up to Lee’s or Clementine’s level of likability. Which in all fairness it is incredibly tough to pull off such a feat. Introducing an entirely new character as the main protagonist, while the previous main protagonist is still in the game is incredibly risky. In order for the game to be just as great as the previous, the new mc needs to prove to be on the same level as the previous mc at minimum, due to the fans previous bias’s. RDR2 is the perfect example, Marston (RDR’s MC) was in the game but was not the MC this time around. Instead it was some stranger named Arthur Morgan. Fans went in thinking who the hell is this guy, into… Expand

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