The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  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.
  5. 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.
  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.
  7. 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.

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 275 Ratings

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  1. 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 »
  2. ShineDelaNoire
    Jul 7, 2017
    2
    Even Serious Sam had more depth to him than Javier. It is him who drags it all to the bottom. After Clem and Lee, it's nigh-impossible toEven Serious Sam had more depth to him than Javier. It is him who drags it all to the bottom. After Clem and Lee, it's nigh-impossible to accept this bland dullness with a baseball bat, it really is. In many ways, this series is actually a step forward, especially in terms of graphics, but without compelling characters, all the technical achievements mean absolutely nothing. I tried to get him (Javier) killed every chance I got, but to no avail, he has to survive, which is the biggest disappointments of them all. Whoever wrote this "character" should stay away from Word and Keyboard to the rest of their sorry, uneventful lives.… Full Review »
  3. Slubber
    Sep 24, 2017
    4
    The TellTale formula displays it's ugly unpatchable head once again. A dip in quality this bad is hard not to notice. Character motivationsThe TellTale formula displays it's ugly unpatchable head once again. A dip in quality this bad is hard not to notice. Character motivations seem forced and hardly justified. The illusion of choice might as well be a window into TellTales gruesome sausage factory at this point. Rarely did I ever feel the impact of my decisions were... well, impactful. Especially when it's so easy to discern how the opposite decision will lead to the same conclusion... Can't wait for TWAU2… Full Review »
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