The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier Episode 1: Ties That Bind Part One

 Xbox One
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Gameblog.fr
    Dec 26, 2016
    70
    A solid way to start with this season. This first episode shows some potential for what's to come and lets us live some quite disturbing sequences. Too bad Telltale still can't deliver something more polished technically speaking, though.
  2. Metro GameCentral
    Dec 20, 2016
    70
    A partially successful soft reboot, with some of Telltale’s best storytelling – even if many of your decisions still make precious little difference.
  3. High-Def Digest
    Dec 21, 2016
    60
    I don't know if Telltale has lost their magic or if their adherence to this formula has just worn thin on me, but it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to get excited at the prospect of playing another episode. The halcyon days of season one are long gone.

Awards & Rankings

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#60 Best Xbox One Game of 2016
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#87 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
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#67 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

User Reviews

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 34
  3. Negative: 8 out of 34
  1. anterolol
    Dec 25, 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. Daniel_Ahab
    Dec 20, 2016
    10
    I don’t have a clear sense of where the season as a whole aims to go just yet, but “Ties That Bind Part I” is one of Telltale’s strongestI don’t have a clear sense of where the season as a whole aims to go just yet, but “Ties That Bind Part I” is one of Telltale’s strongest openers in recent memory. Scenes feel carefully constructed in their camera direction and editing, and Telltale avoids the pitfalls of its most egregious past issues — only one environmental exploration sequence temporarily slows things down — but for the most part the episode moves along at an exceptional clip. But that’s not just thanks to Part I’s style. Smart characterization and writing for Javi and his family, plus the return of Clementine, add weight to a largely unfamiliar but already engaging new frontier that I can’t wait to continue to explore.… Full Review »
  3. WendyStamps
    Nov 12, 2021
    10
    Awesome game dude I love it so much its really amazing and it's really cool well done
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