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

 Xbox One
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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

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  1. 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 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 forI 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.… Expand
  2. Ray6701
    Nov 7, 2021
    10
    Awesome masterpiece wow amazing graphics cool experience and great story with great people
  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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#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

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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. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    So far, a welcome and even more brutal return to Telltale's most successful series. [March 2017, p.78]
  2. Games Master UK
    Feb 18, 2017
    79
    Family strife and dark secrets abound in Telltale's return to form. We're firmly on board for the ride. [Feb 2017, p.66]
  3. TheXboxHub
    Feb 3, 2017
    90
    The decision to provide a two-part ‘Ties That Bind’ premiere for A New Frontier allows time for the characters to settle in, to initiate the connections and reintroduce players to the deadly world they now live in.
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