Walking Dead

[Roam]

So there's a videogame out, inspired by the comics (not the show) and done by the <3 telltale games studio (of Tales of Monkey Island and Poker Night at the inventory).

I kinda figured it'd be worth a download for shits and giggles, because I figured it'd be as bad as the tv series. But it's actually surprisingly good. The characters aren't fuck-tard idiotic like the tv series, and if you like adventure games: might be worth a try.

Anyone else played the first 2 episodes?

Linkie for the trailer.

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Edit: Also, main voice actor has a really nice voice. Supposedly it's the guy who did Tosh from SC2, but without the jamaican accent.

[Jolin]

So there's a videogame out, inspired by the comics (not the show) and done by the <3 telltale games studio (of Tales of Monkey Island and Poker Night at the inventory).

I kinda figured it'd be worth a download for shits and giggles, because I figured it'd be as bad as the tv series. But it's actually surprisingly good. The characters aren't fuck-tard idiotic like the tv series, and if you like adventure games: might be worth a try.

Anyone else played the first 2 episodes?

Linkie for the trailer.

  Spoiler:

Edit: Also, main voice actor has a really nice voice. Supposedly it's the guy who did Tosh from SC2, but without the jamaican accent.

Really good story, love the art direction. Worth a play imo

[TroN]

I played the demo and apart from horrible controls it seemed ok

[Cheese nippels]

Played first two episodes, pretty damn good.

Spoilers:

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the second episode is really different to the first, it's all like, dark and Shit, kinda disturbing and leaves me questioning, like what the hell happened to the cow? How was it pregnant if it's their only cow? How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly? How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie? Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him? What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat? Where'd the bandits go? Why can't they walk round a tractor? Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate? Gods sake man, so many unanswered questions.

Kinda want to know how the story goes if you act like a cunt.

[filingo]

Played first two episodes, pretty damn good.

Spoilers:

  Spoiler:

the second episode is really different to the first, it's all like, dark and Shit, kinda disturbing and leaves me questioning, like what the hell happened to the cow? How was it pregnant if it's their only cow? How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly? How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie? Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him? What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat? Where'd the bandits go? Why can't they walk round a tractor? Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate? Gods sake man, so many unanswered questions.

Kinda want to know how the story goes if you act like a cunt.

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when the world is zombified and horrible, is it really a suprise that the livestock gets some "attention"?

[Cheese nippels]

Played first two episodes, pretty damn good.

Spoilers:

  Spoiler:

the second episode is really different to the first, it's all like, dark and Shit, kinda disturbing and leaves me questioning, like what the hell happened to the cow? How was it pregnant if it's their only cow? How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly? How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie? Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him? What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat? Where'd the bandits go? Why can't they walk round a tractor? Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate? Gods sake man, so many unanswered questions.

Kinda want to know how the story goes if you act like a cunt.

  Spoiler:

when the world is zombified and horrible, is it really a suprise that the livestock gets some "attention"?

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well, that explains that was really expecting the cow to be some kinda plot twist, like maybe it bites that little faggot kid with the horrible voice acting, should have killed him in the first episode, but yeah, it could have bitten him and gotten people worried about cross species zombieness.

[Venec]

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Don't know about how the comics handle zombification, but in the game if you die with intact brain you reanimate shortly after. It doesn't matter if you were bitten or not as the "zombie virus" is pretty much everywhere.

As for the game, it's awesome. Worth playing definitely.

[Roam]

The game is set in the comics world, and the series might be slightly different from the comics in ways, but the world and scenario remain the same.

Don't read if you don't want to know a central thing that doesn't get revealed until later but:

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Everyone is already infected. The bite of a zombie will kill you, because it poisons the blood and causes infections and stuff but has nothing to do with the zombification. Everyone who dies becomes a zombie, regardless of how, when or if they had contact with zombies.

Also, I'm really curious how the other episodes will go. The comics become really really cool later on, with everyone adapting quite heavily to the world around them and becoming a badass group of survivors who don't take shit from anyone.

Also, for those who watch the show:

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The chick with the redneck father is the one that ends up killing Rick's wife and unborn child.

[sarabando]

just finished the 2nd episode cant wait for 3 playing it as "threaten clem, and your a deadman"

[Gesadt]

Played first two episodes, pretty damn good.

Spoilers:

  Spoiler:

the second episode is really different to the first, it's all like, dark and Shit, kinda disturbing and leaves me questioning, like what the hell happened to the cow? How was it pregnant if it's their only cow? How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly? How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie? Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him? What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat? Where'd the bandits go? Why can't they walk round a tractor? Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate? Gods sake man, so many unanswered questions.

wow you really do have an attention span of a gold fish.

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How was it pregnant if it's their only cow?

mated before the apocalypse happened?

How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly?

no one heard because everyone was screaming at each other in the dining room?

How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie?

presumably he got dragged back up by farm people when everyone was locked in the freezer. then he died. in walking dead everyone turn into a zombie when they die.

Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him?

didn't the farm lady say hes resting don't disturb him now or something similar?

What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat?

she found the had after Clem lost it somewhere. crazy chick and her daughter were with the bandits at the beginning. then her daughter got killed/raped then she got raped herself. thats why she went crazy and killed the bandits with the crossbow.

Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate?

because farm people had guns and bandits only had bows?

[Cheese nippels]

Played first two episodes, pretty damn good.

Spoilers:

  Spoiler:

the second episode is really different to the first, it's all like, dark and Shit, kinda disturbing and leaves me questioning, like what the hell happened to the cow? How was it pregnant if it's their only cow? How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly? How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie? Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him? What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat? Where'd the bandits go? Why can't they walk round a tractor? Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate? Gods sake man, so many unanswered questions.

wow you really do have an attention span of a gold fish.

  Spoiler:

How was it pregnant if it's their only cow?

mated before the apocalypse happened?

How did leg less fucked up dude get out of the bedroom and down the stairs so quietly?

no one heard because everyone was screaming at each other in the dining room?

How did he get back up the stairs and turn into a zombie?

presumably he got dragged back up by farm people when everyone was locked in the freezer. then he died. in walking dead everyone turn into a zombie when they die.

Why did nobody give enough shits to go check on him?

didn't the farm lady say hes resting don't disturb him now or something similar?

What the hell was up with crazy chick in the forest. How did she get little girls hat?

she found the had after Clem lost it somewhere. crazy chick and her daughter were with the bandits at the beginning. then her daughter got killed/raped then she got raped herself. thats why she went crazy and killed the bandits with the crossbow.

Why didnt they follow through the OPEN gate?

because farm people had guns and bandits only had bows?

Oh, thanks man. *splashes*

[Roam]

I just finished 2 as well now. The "5 moral choices per episode" is kinda ..contrived, I guess, but I understand that as a small studio they can't do something with too many divergent storyline paths, especially considering that 5 episodes with 5 major divergent paths adds up quickly to a tangled mess.

Really liked 2, but the format of the binary opposition choices got to me a few times. Hope the writing is better for future episodes:

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-Help Lily or Kenny in freezer. Where's the option of grabbing Kenny and telling him to STFU, could always have busted Larry's head AFTER it was clear he was dead.
-Taking either everything or nothing from the car at the end. Clem seems disappointed by my choice of taking the stuff, but I didn't have to take everything. That many supplies puts a burden on the group due to carrying it, better to take what we need and leave some for the potential survivors.
-Which brings me to my expectation I'm slowly eroding trust with Clem based on my actions in Ep2. The moral consequences of your choices are slightly too "good vs evil" at times, which is frustrating as fuck. I killed both farm boys, not because I'm an evil fuck (even though the game seems to categorize that as an "evil" choice, but rather because leaving cannibals alive, allowing them to trick and kill other people down the road seems stupid. Same thing with the car: It's an abandoned car with no one nearby. The likelihood of the people being dead is much much higher, so why is it considered evil?

Also, there's too much of a disparity in conversation at times. In ep1 and some parts of 2 I sided with Kenny on a few things, and he was quite buddy buddy when we're talking, but randomly yelled "WHAT ABOUT DUCK, LEE, YOU DIDN'T TRY TO SAVE HIM BACK THEN", then went back to friendly again as if his outburst didn't happen. Very weird and kinda shoddily written.

[Spaztick]

I just finished 2 as well now. The "5 moral choices per episode" is kinda ..contrived, I guess, but I understand that as a small studio they can't do something with too many divergent storyline paths, especially considering that 5 episodes with 5 major divergent paths adds up quickly to a tangled mess.

Really liked 2, but the format of the binary opposition choices got to me a few times. Hope the writing is better for future episodes:

  Spoiler:

-Help Lily or Kenny in freezer. Where's the option of grabbing Kenny and telling him to STFU, could always have busted Larry's head AFTER it was clear he was dead.
-Taking either everything or nothing from the car at the end. Clem seems disappointed by my choice of taking the stuff, but I didn't have to take everything. That many supplies puts a burden on the group due to carrying it, better to take what we need and leave some for the potential survivors.
-Which brings me to my expectation I'm slowly eroding trust with Clem based on my actions in Ep2. The moral consequences of your choices are slightly too "good vs evil" at times, which is frustrating as fuck. I killed both farm boys, not because I'm an evil fuck (even though the game seems to categorize that as an "evil" choice, but rather because leaving cannibals alive, allowing them to trick and kill other people down the road seems stupid. Same thing with the car: It's an abandoned car with no one nearby. The likelihood of the people being dead is much much higher, so why is it considered evil?

Also, there's too much of a disparity in conversation at times. In ep1 and some parts of 2 I sided with Kenny on a few things, and he was quite buddy buddy when we're talking, but randomly yelled "WHAT ABOUT DUCK, LEE, YOU DIDN'T TRY TO SAVE HIM BACK THEN", then went back to friendly again as if his outburst didn't happen. Very weird and kinda shoddily written.

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A lot of your choices are about throwing morals out the window because of the walking dead, and if you should treat people different because of a survival situation. Should I let someone die to zombies because they'll buy us time, or shoot them and give them a merciful death? Should I steal from someone because I need supplies? Turn someone away because there may not be enough supplies to last as long?

Last episode was put out, thought it was good series, and they plan to put out another one! I'm not sure if they're going to use the same characters or not, the ending to episode 5 was appropriately ambiguous on that.

[Victoria Steckersaurus]

Just got this on sale (sorta). Enjoying it a lot although I can echo some of the frustration with binary choices when I'm naturally a compromiser and like to find middle option 3. Also, I need to take a break after playing through two episodes in a row because I just feel... ugh. My soul. Ugh.

[Rhaegor Stormborn]

So there's a videogame out, inspired by the comics (not the show) and done by the <3 telltale games studio (of Tales of Monkey Island and Poker Night at the inventory).

I kinda figured it'd be worth a download for shits and giggles, because I figured it'd be as bad as the tv series. But it's actually surprisingly good. The characters aren't fuck-tard idiotic like the tv series, and if you like adventure games: might be worth a try.

Anyone else played the first 2 episodes?

Linkie for the trailer.

  Spoiler:

Edit: Also, main voice actor has a really nice voice. Supposedly it's the guy who did Tosh from SC2, but without the jamaican accent.

The TV show rocks. You must have some sort of learning disorder.

[Jolin]

So there's a videogame out, inspired by the comics (not the show) and done by the <3 telltale games studio (of Tales of Monkey Island and Poker Night at the inventory).

I kinda figured it'd be worth a download for shits and giggles, because I figured it'd be as bad as the tv series. But it's actually surprisingly good. The characters aren't fuck-tard idiotic like the tv series, and if you like adventure games: might be worth a try.

Anyone else played the first 2 episodes?

Linkie for the trailer.

  Spoiler:

Edit: Also, main voice actor has a really nice voice. Supposedly it's the guy who did Tosh from SC2, but without the jamaican accent.

The TV show rocks. You must have some sort of learning disorder.

Not too fond of the tv show myself (read all the comics and loved this game)

[Lancehot]

I lost interest in the TV series after:

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that bloody kid got Dale killed by being a bitch, Lori turns into Lady Macbeth & Rick started going all hardman to prove to Shane he was alpha male in the group.

Keep meaning to reach the end of series 2 & watch series 3, but I cba. Played all the game episodes in a straight 10 hour session & then sat waiting for the final credits to finish desperate for some closure as to what happened next to Clementine (& that just left me feeling even worse). Don't think I've ever done that for a game before. I don't know how they could reuse characters for another series, though, since in my play through barely anyone survived.

As for the "binary choice" complaint, personally I liked that there wasn't always a compromise (or in other words: chicken out of making an immediate decision that has a lasting impact) solution to each problem. It having 5 designated "either or" moments did seem a bit contrived but I never really noticed them feel out of place with the story preceding each one. It was far better than the all paragon vs all renegade type "moral choice" system a lot of games use. Choices impacting the story but not the gameplay itself is a good way to do it, imo, since I never found myself making "moral" decisions based on what skill unlock I wanted most. I also kind of liked how they show you what decisions other players made at the end of each episode. I think I was only in the minority once or twice.

Now to find the time to replay making different decisions.

[Victoria Steckersaurus]

Definitely frustrated with episode 3. Maybe it's just that I've gotten too good at seeing where things are going before they get there and expect the same of the character I have to play, but

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The whole drama with the stolen medicine made me bash my head against the desk. Talk to people, immediately can tell it was the young guy. Then Lilly starts going nuts and I don't have an option to punch her in the face and tell her to calm the fuck down until after she's gone and shot the wrong person. I wanted to hit her and make her shut up for a good five minutes but noooo, Lee decides this is the time to be a pussy and let Lilly rant and rave. Mildly regret leaving her behind, though, maybe she'd have quit being psychobitch.

Also decided to have the mom shoot the kid... oh god, ow ow ow my soul. Fuck.

This reminds me a little of The Dark Knight with the way it rips at your soul with the decisions that don't have a good answer, leaves me wanting to go hang out with butterflies and rainbows until my optimism returns.

[Kanv]

I finally got around to finish this, then looked up what would have happened choosing the other options.

Turns out not much, but they hid it well.