The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier Episode 2: Ties That Bind Part Two

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. PlaySense
    Jan 13, 2017
    90
    Telltale returns to the universe that brought them their fame and they deliver in almost every way.
  2. ZTGD
    Jan 13, 2017
    90
    Only time will tell, but so far A New Frontier is entertaining and exciting in the best ways possible.
  3. XGN
    Mar 16, 2017
    86
    Episode 2 continues developing the characters. With a strong story and the return of the beloved television and comic character Jesus, A New Frontier is getting better and better. The finale is epic but we still do not know what happened to AJ.
  5. God is a Geek
    Jan 3, 2017
    85
    It’s wonderful to be back with Clem, and the new characters are interesting. Even though the story is still in its infancy, it feels like we’ve got plenty to look forward to as the season moves forward.
  6. NZGamer
    Jan 8, 2017
    80
    An interesting fresh start for The Walking Dead, but it all feels a bit too familiar.
  7. Game Informer
    Dec 20, 2016
    80
    Everything leads up to a hell of a cliffhanger, making me intrigued to see what happens next. I just hope Telltale doesn't disappoint with its result, as in the past some of the cliffhangers have had unsatisfying resolutions, not altering the story as much as I expected. While some things remain predictable, like needing to constantly look for resources or evil people showing up at the worst times, Telltale does a good job with its reveals and twists. As long as they continue to lead to interesting places, I'm on board for the rest of season three.
  8. PlayStation Universe
    Dec 22, 2016
    75
    A return to form for Telltale and their most notable series. A few of the usual problems still exist, but the world-building and character development is very strong. Based on this two-part season opener, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is shaping up to be an emotional, visceral ride.

Awards & Rankings

68
#68 Best PS4 Game of 2016

User Reviews

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. anterolol
    Dec 28, 2016
    0
    Clementine isn't playable and only gets 10% of the entire screen time. Javier is bland and has a boring story. Episodes are 60 minutes long,Clementine isn't playable and only gets 10% of the entire screen time. Javier is bland and has a boring story. Episodes are 60 minutes long, down from 90 minutes in season 2 and 120-150 minutes in season 1. The writing is atrocious.

    If you have any respect for Clementine or Lee, don't buy this game. It destroys everything from the past 2 seasons.

    This is an insult and a betrayal to all fans.    … Full Review »
  2. OfficialMonkey
    Apr 6, 2017
    0
    TL;DR - Offensive to S1 and S2 players.
    Rest in bloody peace: a series which once used to be great.
    Short 60 minute episodes (and the    TL;DR - Offensive to S1 and S2 players.
    Rest in bloody peace: a series which once used to be great.

    Short 60 minute episodes (and the awful story makes it even worse), Clementine is playable for 5 minutes per ep, false advertisting pre-release, this is Javier's story for whatever **** reason even though we never asked for this and just wanted a GOOD continuation of Clementine's story (but this is an ABYSMAL continuation - this shouldn't even be called S3), The story is awful, and Clem is just a side character shoe-horned in when she was pretty much the main character for the previous two seasons. This isn't Clem's story, this is Javier's story - so this shouldn't even have Clem in it if Telltale wants to tell Javier's story so badly because she's just shoe-horned in and a side character. All the false advertising pre-release doesn't help either. Her being in every bloody advertisement also doesn't help. We played as Clementine in Season 2 and shaped our Clementine, and now Clementine is a supporting character again plus her personality doesn't change at all depending on your choices last season. Easy choices and deaths don't affect you because there is not enough character development and the game just pushes you forwards without any chance to talk to characters like in Season 1 (and even S2). This review would be too long if I talked about every issue, but SOME of the main issues are up there. SOME of the main issues. S2 choices don't **** matter for ****    … Full Review »
  3. getrwuegyweh
    Jan 3, 2017
    8
    Similar to the last episode, the only downfall is that Clementine is hardly in the game and that EPISODES ARE ONLY 60 MINUTES AND NOT 160 LIKESimilar to the last episode, the only downfall is that Clementine is hardly in the game and that EPISODES ARE ONLY 60 MINUTES AND NOT 160 LIKE IN SEASON ONE WHYWHYWHY… Full Review »
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