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The Walking Dead

Telltale Games

2012•Puzzle•PEGI 18•About 13 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramahorrormonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, morally murky puzzle game, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

85 / 100

1,761 ratings

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About This Game

The Walking Dead: Season One (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series, the game consists of five episodes, released between April and November 2012. It is available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is the first of The Walking Dead video game series published by Telltale.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. With corpses returning to life and survivors stopping at nothing to maintain their own safety, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world gone to hell.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaHorrorMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentary

Keywords

ZombiesPost-apocalypticCinematicEpisodicGraphic adventureApocalypseBuildingEaster egg

Where to play

Details

Developer: Telltale Games
Publishers: Sony Computer Entertainment, Telltale Games
Released: 24 April 2012
Series: The Walking Dead
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 13h normally, 15h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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