The Wolf Among Us

 PlayStation 4
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  1. cregor
    Oct 26, 2015
    10
    This is the best storytelling/adventure game I have ever played hands down. Plan a weekend and binge play this game because setting down the controller is impossible once this game gets its hooks in you.
  2. Kai82
    Mar 3, 2023
    10
    A somehow overlooked and excellent Telltale game. It is set in the world of the “Fables” comics from Bill Willingham. Short description: All fairy tales happened in another world(s) / dimension(s). There a powerful adversary took over all kingdoms one after the other and the inhabitants flee to our world. There they live hidden in Fabletown New York or those who can not pose as humans inA somehow overlooked and excellent Telltale game. It is set in the world of the “Fables” comics from Bill Willingham. Short description: All fairy tales happened in another world(s) / dimension(s). There a powerful adversary took over all kingdoms one after the other and the inhabitants flee to our world. There they live hidden in Fabletown New York or those who can not pose as humans in the countryside on the Farm. You have all (public domain) fairy tale characters but with twists. I like the ideas, stories, characters and development. I hardly have ever read something this good and interesting in comics. Beware that it can get really dark like the sources. As for Telltale games: Those are more interactive movies with focus on branching decisions with point and click style. Beware that this is a breaking point for some. The story is set before the events of the comics. You play as sheriff Bigby Wolf (= Big B = Big bad wolf) and investigate a crime that leads into a far more dark scheme. I avoid spoilers here. The story is well written and entertains from start to finish. However I knew the comics so one of the shocking twist did not work because I knew it was fake. However in total it was really entertaining. I liked the established and new characters. They captured the source material perfectly. For the gameplay it is like I said more of an interactive movie. While I liked it and have no complains others hate this kind of games. One strength is that it is just 1 game and your branches in decisions matter more that in “The Walking Dead” (They have to streamline the outcomes for follow up games there). The art style and presentation captures the style of the comics in a film noir style. Really good voice actors round up the experience. Overall this is a 10/10 for me but I must warn you that I cant rate the experience for non Fable fans. You could be a bit lost or not enjoy it as much.… Expand
  3. GreenMachineG
    Dec 9, 2015
    10
    The best Telltale Games title by far. The Wolf Among Us has a story that rivals that of almost all games ever made. I truly enjoy Telltale, so this game is the epitome of that love. The beautiful thing about this game is it is based on a comic book series almost nobody has heard of, therefore they can make this story with characters we will recognize (fairy-tale characters) and have themThe best Telltale Games title by far. The Wolf Among Us has a story that rivals that of almost all games ever made. I truly enjoy Telltale, so this game is the epitome of that love. The beautiful thing about this game is it is based on a comic book series almost nobody has heard of, therefore they can make this story with characters we will recognize (fairy-tale characters) and have them become gritty and dark and have an enthralling story you won't want to have end. I would literally jump up and down screaming if they announced a sequel to this game. If you play one game from Telltale, then play this one and you will want to play every game they make. A true masterpiece in story-telling. Masterpiece.

    10/10    … Expand
  4. badfantasyrx
    Sep 20, 2016
    10
    One of the best adventure games to hit the PC since the Longest Journey. A cartoon style, edgy, point and click adventure from Telltale Games- two thumbs up. It was all the best parts of living in a comic book and revisiting Grimm's Fairy Tales.

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  5. Dragonfly44
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. The characters are awesome (Bigby is a fantastic protagonist, and all of the different dialogue choices work because they fit the character perfectly), the story is spectacular, the world is awesome and stylish... there's really not anything bad about this game at all, as long as you like Telltale Style games of course, and any minor grievance would just be a nitpick. 98/100
  6. Silvermahdi
    Apr 20, 2021
    10
    مدت‌ها بود که پس از به پایان رسوندن یک بازی، رضایت خاطر کامل از سازندگان اون اثر نداشتم. ممنون از تمام افرادی که در ساخت این اثر نقش داشتند
  7. ordePGamerSilva
    May 20, 2020
    10
    An addictive game in which my opinion is the best game from Telltale, a story with mysteries to be solved and that always leaves us with a taste for wanting more, characters that make us love and hate at the same time and the choices that can make us in a "Good Wolf" or in the "Big Bad Wolf".
  8. PaupiTLD
    May 21, 2018
    10
    Excelente juego!! ver a los personajes de cuentos de hadas desde otra perspectiva es increíble , principalmente el personaje principal , de ser el lobo malo a ser el sheriff , no puedo esperar para una nueva parte!!!
  9. TobiasKing12
    Apr 25, 2020
    10
    Best choice based game i have ever played!
    Amazing characters, great story.
  10. SourApple
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    Incredible story telling, great characters and sometimes impossible choices.
  11. Raios-Rogue
    Jan 10, 2022
    10
    This is my personal favourite telltale game we got so much more freedom with what to do and the amount of ways approaching a situation and choices in the game was awesome and the story is phenomenal characters awesome music awesome. I can't wait for the wolf among us 2 knowing that telltale games are back i had so much fun
  12. NerdGaming
    Jul 14, 2021
    10
    Vorab: Es handelt sich hierbei um ein Telltale Game, also sollte man kein wirkliches Gampelay erwarten, jedem dem das egal ist (so wie mir) kann ich das Spiel aber ausnahmslos empfehlen, die Story ist extrem spannend und hat sehr viele Twists die man nicht vorhersehen kann, die Entscheidungen die man in dem Spiel treffen kann, gehen immer sehr schwer von der Hand und man fiebert bis zumVorab: Es handelt sich hierbei um ein Telltale Game, also sollte man kein wirkliches Gampelay erwarten, jedem dem das egal ist (so wie mir) kann ich das Spiel aber ausnahmslos empfehlen, die Story ist extrem spannend und hat sehr viele Twists die man nicht vorhersehen kann, die Entscheidungen die man in dem Spiel treffen kann, gehen immer sehr schwer von der Hand und man fiebert bis zum Ende it den Hauptcharakteren mit.
    Ich bin absolut froh, das Telltale sich neu gefunden hat und den 2. Teil produziert, denn dieses Spiel gehört ungelogen zu meinen absoluten Lieblings Spielen.
    -NerdGaming    … Expand
  13. BrianDavid94
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    Quick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now I hardly play any. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'dQuick background on me the reviewer, I tend to like single player games that is heavy on narrative the most. I also play a lot of racing games and use to play multiplayer games in my high school days but now that it's hard for me and my friends to find a good time to link up so now I hardly play any. Up to try any genre of games and sometimes I find something new that I didn't think I'd like. I play on every platform but prefer PlayStation.

    This was my first Telltale game that I played and just recently replayed it a week ago. Love this fairy tale murder mystery. I want more of it.    … Expand
  14. jaanson
    Sep 26, 2022
    10
    Amazing in every aspect from voice acting to story telling. If you haven’t tried it go for it.
  15. Pooyamah
    Jan 5, 2023
    10
    underrated. an unexpectedly good game that surprises you with it's story and story telling.
  16. JoshLuck1995
    Dec 20, 2014
    9
    Fantastic again from telltale, it really immersive with that really grips you I already can't wait for the next take in the wolf among us the voice acting is also great
  17. ToFewViews
    May 31, 2015
    9
    The Wolf Among Us is based off of the widely known comic book series "Fables" Without knowing much about the comic book series I can still say the game is absolutely phenomenal, It has story elements rivaled only by other games from the TellTale studio games such as Walking Dead or Game Of Thrones. The Story follows The Big Bad Wolf as the roll of sheriff in "Fable Town" witch is whereThe Wolf Among Us is based off of the widely known comic book series "Fables" Without knowing much about the comic book series I can still say the game is absolutely phenomenal, It has story elements rivaled only by other games from the TellTale studio games such as Walking Dead or Game Of Thrones. The Story follows The Big Bad Wolf as the roll of sheriff in "Fable Town" witch is where almost all Fables now live, Fables like "Snow White", The Huntsman , Trolls and Etc. This many fables being in one place so close together does not make life easy for them...Drugs and Crime have become a big part of there society and end up having control over most fables.
    The Storyline it's self is one of a kind and kept surprising me left and right, With such an imaginative world to explore and with so many people to interact with it leaves you without a shortage of dialog. It's great being able to have conversations with Beauty or the Beast about there relationship and have them seem like somewhat normal people, I feel like situations like this is what makes this game special...Like where else will you get that?
    Altogether anyone who was a fan of any of the Walking Dead, Game of Thrones or Borderlands TellTale Games Need to play "The Wolf Among Us" I can guarantee you will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  18. Winterhawk200
    Dec 17, 2014
    9
    Purchased this on PS4, I had played the Walking dead season 1 and 2 on my Xbox 1 previously. I was not familiar with the fables world before playing the game.

    I have to say this games story is wonderful. I really liked story telling and characters in this game. the characters and world were a wonderful first experience in this world and it's characters. I personally liked the story in    Purchased this on PS4, I had played the Walking dead season 1 and 2 on my Xbox 1 previously. I was not familiar with the fables world before playing the game.

    I have to say this games story is wonderful. I really liked story telling and characters in this game. the characters and world were a wonderful first experience in this world and it's characters. I personally liked the story in this game more then I liked either of the walking dead games stories from telltale and I really enjoyed those as well.

    I did not experience any Technical problems with the game no glitches or slowdown while playing, it ran smooth and played smooth.

    Telltale has a not made any advances in the mechanics of the story telling in this game, if you have played either of their walking dead games then this plays pretty much the same. Like the other recent telltale adventure games, the main plot remains the same regardless of what choices and decisions but how you get there and the character interactions can change greatly depending on how you decide to get there.

    I would strongly recommend this game to anyone that enjoyed the walking dead game, adventure games, or even just a good character driven story.    … Expand
  19. hokido
    Jun 13, 2016
    9
    Picked up from the PS Plus store on special offer and i am glad i did Great characters and story only let down by the odd bug the same that were annoying in the walking dead overall though another good quality game from Telltale Games and if you have not added this to your game collection yet i highly recommend you pick it up.
  20. Phil_Panteleit
    May 24, 2015
    9
    Simply put. AMAZING!!! a must buy. Bought it on the PSN for 5 bucks. The only Telltale games better are GoT and the Walking Dead. Go out now and buy this.
  21. MichaelPraytor
    Nov 26, 2014
    9
    Like a Netflix marathon you'll be completely absorbed and play one episode after another.

    The Wolf Among Us is based on the comic book 'Fables' from Vertigo, created by Bill Willingham. The true strength of the game is that they have drawn from a rich universe and crafted a believable and fantastic world. Despite being based on childrens 'fables' (which include some stark reimaginings    Like a Netflix marathon you'll be completely absorbed and play one episode after another.

    The Wolf Among Us is based on the comic book 'Fables' from Vertigo, created by Bill Willingham. The true strength of the game is that they have drawn from a rich universe and crafted a believable and fantastic world. Despite being based on childrens 'fables' (which include some stark reimaginings of Disney characters) the tone of the game is consistently dark. It focuses on the daily struggles of an underclass, on the fringes of society, who find themselves out of money, in trouble with the law and turning to criminal means to get by. It also explores themes of governance and welfare and the choices presented to the player through dialogue options and the actions of your character, both big and small, genuinely challenge the player to think about these issues and empathise with each character.

    The graphic style is similar to that of 'The Walking Dead' game released by Telltale but is far more colourful and vivid. It is the closest a game has come to looking like an interactive comic.

    The game is fantastic value for money considering that it will run you half of what other new PS4 titles cost and I guarantee you will get more out of it. The choices you make and the characters you interact with will stay with you after the final episode is played out.    … Expand
  22. milero91
    Mar 19, 2015
    9
    What a surprise this game was. I had no real expectations of this game as I had little knowledge of what it was about. Having enjoyed the Game Of Thrones Telltale games I thought I'd give this a go and I'm glad I did. The creativity from Telltale to produce such an interesting and captivating story is incredible. Loved every second of it.
  23. Termin8ter
    Apr 25, 2016
    9
    The Wolf Among Us is a superb game that nearly lives up to the hype. The choices you make are meaningful and consequencial. The action scenes are intense and engaging. The graphics have also been improved from The Walking Dead. My one and only gripe with the game is the disappointing reveal of who the killers are. Apart from that, Wolf Among Us is a great game worth a purchase.
  24. Lord_V
    May 17, 2016
    9
    Wolf Among Us is based on comic book series, Fables, by Bill Willingham. Game is prequel to the comic book story and very true to the source material.

    Story stars fast and introduces Bigby Wolf / Big Bad Wolf who is sheriff in fantasy noir themed Fabletown. There is much backstory, lore and thing to be found, that it is well worth all the time you can spend with this episodic tale,    Wolf Among Us is based on comic book series, Fables, by Bill Willingham. Game is prequel to the comic book story and very true to the source material.

    Story stars fast and introduces Bigby Wolf / Big Bad Wolf who is sheriff in fantasy noir themed Fabletown. There is much backstory, lore and thing to be found, that it is well worth all the time you can spend with this episodic tale, where player's own choice really matter.
    You can be the real BB Wolf if you want and solve situations with fists and be feared. But you can also try to be different and solve things with words, or try. Wolf is hated and feared character which gives him more depth. Bigby Wolf might just be of the best main characters in video games for a long time.

    Game itself is story driven mystery thriller. Wolf Among Us is detective story where you solve mystery that includes all those grim things that noir styled games, movies and books contain. There will be blood, a lot of it, there will be deception, nudity, violence and bad language. Behind all that, there is very strong story where the choices you make in first episode, will affect during the events in last episode.

    There is five episodes: Faith, Smoke and Mirros, Crooked Mile, In Sheeps Clothing and Cry Wolf. There is not severe quality difference between episodes, but some are better than others. But if you ask me, Cry Wolf becomes the best, after that one point, with real Wolf.

    One thing makes Wolf Among Us really atmospheric game. Because the game is episodic, you can play it like TV-series and take a break after one episode, or play it like a movie and finish it on one sitting. This game really knows how to make a cliffhanger, since the first episode ends with so serious turn, that you just can't stop playing.

    Style in Wolf Among Us in point & click / QTE. Some people love it, some people hate it. To me it works really fine. Game forces you to make difficult choices a fast. Sometimes there is very little time and because this is story driven game, thing you do, you can't take back. You can't please everyone and when you do something first, you can't do something else later. More than once you faced with situation where you must choose what to do first and whatever you do later, will be different than it would have been, if you had done it first.

    Wolf Among Us is fantasy game where those familiar fairy tale characters are brought to our world. You will meet so many familiar characters that are done so well, that you will want more after last episode ends. That is time to search those Fable comics.
    Characters are done very well and acted very well. There is depth real emotions going on. These characters have past and in many cases, it is not good. Thing have happen after and Bigby is not very liked man, will you use it, or try to change it.

    Wolf Among Us is in my opinion, best episodic game I have ever played. Each episode is very good and balanced well. Choices are often very trivial, but when there is game changing choice to be, it might be very difficult one.

    Wolf Among Us is game of the Year 2014 to me.

    + Story and extra lore
    + Bigby "Big Bad" Wolf
    + Fantasy noir styled atmosphere
    + Several well made characres
    + Choices

    - Could have been longer
    - Few minor things

    95/100

    Masterpiece    … Expand
  25. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    I enjoyed it big time. Interesting story and a lot of plot twists. Telltale really knows how to make a good story narrative game.
  26. Xinra68
    Jan 25, 2016
    9
    This was a fantastic game. I loved the fairy tale story line brought into modern times. It's rough and dirty in all of the right ways that kept me hanging on until the very end. Telltale Games made a hit & run with this game in my opinion, and I'm hoping there's a sequel. Evidently this game is based on Vertigo comics called "Fables", which I'll most certainly have to read now. This is aThis was a fantastic game. I loved the fairy tale story line brought into modern times. It's rough and dirty in all of the right ways that kept me hanging on until the very end. Telltale Games made a hit & run with this game in my opinion, and I'm hoping there's a sequel. Evidently this game is based on Vertigo comics called "Fables", which I'll most certainly have to read now. This is a great murder mystery with lots of twists & turns along the way.… Expand
  27. Jonny5784
    Oct 12, 2016
    9
    Absolutely fantastic point a click game by telltale, this really is one of the very very best games to come from telltale to date,(and I've played them all lol) probably only bettered by the walking dead season 1 IMO, the charictors are very interesting indeed from big B to toad they all give a very strange twist on you perceptions of fairytales, very weird and pritty damb fantastic at theAbsolutely fantastic point a click game by telltale, this really is one of the very very best games to come from telltale to date,(and I've played them all lol) probably only bettered by the walking dead season 1 IMO, the charictors are very interesting indeed from big B to toad they all give a very strange twist on you perceptions of fairytales, very weird and pritty damb fantastic at the same time, the story is engaging and keeps you hooked at all times the graphics are well telltale graphics, the voice acting is superb, if you enjoy point and click story's I can really recommend this game higher it really is top notch in all aspects… Expand
  28. GoodApollo88
    Aug 24, 2016
    9
    The best game In I think telltale games has done. Although it doesn't have the emotional intensity of The Walking Dead games, TWAU has a great style to it. This game is dark, stylish and downright cool. You play as Bigby Wolf (the Big Bad Wolf) who is tasked with serving and protecting the fables of fabletown. The mix of fairytale fables with a modern day 80's neon light drenched city isThe best game In I think telltale games has done. Although it doesn't have the emotional intensity of The Walking Dead games, TWAU has a great style to it. This game is dark, stylish and downright cool. You play as Bigby Wolf (the Big Bad Wolf) who is tasked with serving and protecting the fables of fabletown. The mix of fairytale fables with a modern day 80's neon light drenched city is fantastic. Choices have consequences and have an impact through each episode you play. Great characters, choices, soundtrack and ever changing twists in the plot male this a great addition to the Telltale game series.… Expand
  29. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    9
    What Kind of Adventure?

    It a Graphic Adventure game. Was it fun? Yes, I am a huge Telltale Game fan, I just enjoy their stories and the overall gameplay. Are there any similar games? Play any other Telltale Game and it’ll be a similar experience but the story is always unique. Favorite Character? I know he’s the main character but I liked Bigby the big bad wolf. He is    What Kind of Adventure?

    It a Graphic Adventure game.

    Was it fun?

    Yes, I am a huge Telltale Game fan, I just enjoy their stories and the overall gameplay.

    Are there any similar games?

    Play any other Telltale Game and it’ll be a similar experience but the story is always unique.

    Favorite Character?

    I know he’s the main character but I liked Bigby the big bad wolf. He is a bit of an **** though.

    Favorite Episode?

    I really liked the second episode, Smoke and Mirrors. The entire episode kept me on my toes and at the end when you see that picture of Crane and Snow White, I remember screaming out loud “What is going on?”

    Would you play it again?

    Maybe, I wouldn’t mind watching my friends play it and see what decisions they make.

    Any Complaints?

    My only complaint is that Bigby can be too big of an **** So what that means is, you have to decide how much of an **** do you want to be. I chose not to say anything a lot more in this game because I often times didn’t want to make things worse.

    How many hours did you play it?

    Its a standard Telltale Game length, each episode is about 2 hours so probably around 10 hours.    … Expand
  30. HerrKapitan9
    Mar 16, 2017
    9
    This is one of those damn good stories you can experience if you like both good narrative and gaming.
    Tell Tale Games has proven once more that this formula is not only good, but it keeps getting better over the years. For those who don't know, these games are tailored to your own choices and as the main story progress, so do the decisions you take, giving the player this sense of    This is one of those damn good stories you can experience if you like both good narrative and gaming.
    Tell Tale Games has proven once more that this formula is not only good, but it keeps getting better over the years. For those who don't know, these games are tailored to your own choices and as the main story progress, so do the decisions you take, giving the player this sense of personality and moral choices, frequently tested by tuff and difficult situations.

    The Setting in this story is very interesting as popular and no so popular child fable characters live on the real world in which nothing is as glamorous as the books, and things are very very real with some heavy stuff you would never could have imagined with this characters. In the game you play as the Wolf (from the Red Hood book) which is a sort of detective in this realm and tries to solve different crimes that have happened to certain fable characters, exposing an ever larger web of events and plots as he find clues, investigate and interrogate other fable characters.

    In short, this game has a very cool cell shaded art style, great voice acting and writing, a compelling story and a really interesting interpretation to this fable world

    Play the first season, and like me you'll be craving for the second one.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Digital Fix
    Dec 18, 2014
    80
    Despite some niggling concerns, The Wolf Among Us is well worth the budget price attached to both digital and physical versions.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Dec 16, 2014
    89
    The first and last episodes remain some of Telltale’s finest work, helping anchor a dark, involving narrative. And if that wasn’t enough, there’s a chain- smoking, bourbon-drinking pig. What more do you want? [January 2015, p79]
  3. GameSpot
    Dec 5, 2014
    80
    It's a triumph of tight plotting, wild imagination, and sure-handed direction. It's a game that never flinches in taking its story and its chain-smoking protagonist everywhere it can.
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