The Wolf Among Us: Episode 5 - Cry Wolf

 Xbox 360
Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Eurogamer
    Jul 11, 2014
    70
    What it is is a well written, enjoyable adventure that nevertheless feels slightly underwhelming once the credits roll.
  2. Metro GameCentral
    Jul 10, 2014
    70
    A surprisingly satisfying end to a highly uneven season of adventures, which manages to show off both the best and worst of Telltale’s storytelling craft.

Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2014
25
#25 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2014
39
#39 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2014

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 97 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 97
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 97
  3. Negative: 14 out of 97
  1. DeathBySmiley
    Jul 20, 2014
    6
    This game left me with an overwhelming sensation of "mehh." I love Telltale games. The Walking Dead Seasons 1 and 2 have presented momentsThis game left me with an overwhelming sensation of "mehh." I love Telltale games. The Walking Dead Seasons 1 and 2 have presented moments that have absolutely torn me apart emotionally. The stories were engaging and fantastic. Unfortunately, the Wolf Among Us only presents an interesting setting. I like the characters and the environment, but the gameplay feels very lacking for such a game, and the overall story is very inconsistent and convoluted.

    Really, this game simply fails in the story. Early episodes had "previews" showing the game going very differently. This lends to my belief that they changed the story to stretch the series in order to do a Season 2 a la Walking Dead. I don't mind this in principle, but Episodes 2, 3, and 4 could be merged and would feel about the same size as one Walking Dead episode. Episode 5 reaches the climax far too quickly, and ultimately spends far too much time in the "falling action." Episode 1 and 3 are very good, but otherwise I was largely underwhelmed by the story.    … Full Review »
  2. JohnWitten
    Sep 29, 2014
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Overall Premise: Conclude the first season of the Fables-inspired episodic game series.

    Graphics and Sound: The same semi-cell shaded and artistic visuals are found in this episode as the previous ones. The vice-work is still top notch and doesn’t feel as overused as it has before in Telltale’s episodic releases.

    Playability and Entertainment: The quick-time events are exciting and fast-paced but still not of much difficulty and usually only take two tries at most to complete. The controls still work fine and the balance between action and thought is still present although this is one of the more action-packed episodes by far. Rather than answering most of your questions, no matter the outcome you have more at the end of the episode- for better or worse.

    Replay Value: Moderately High.

    Overall Score: 8.25/10.0    … Full Review »
  3. houyi111
    Aug 6, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Just meh.... The investigation and the final part of the game is just dumb.. IMO, story-telling is not the strong department of Telltale games, what makes Telltale games so special is the characters and the illusion of choices that affect you emotionally. At the end, I found snow is quite annoying and the wolf has no close connection to anyone. All of the characters are not that interesting to me. I feel I just passively followed a dumb detective story without emotion involved.… Full Review »
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