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The Wolf Among Us

Telltale Games

2013•Point-and-click•PEGI 18•About 10 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramafantasymysterysuperherothrilleranimalsdetectivemonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancemyth/fairytalefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossyemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and polished: a fresh point-and-click adventure, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

81 / 100

1,225 ratings

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About This Game

The Wolf Among Us is a five-episode series from the creators of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead. Based on Fables (DC Comics/Vertigo), an award-winning comic book series, it is an often violent, mature and hard-boiled thriller where the characters and creatures of myth, lore and legend are real and exist in our world. As Bigby Wolf - The Big Bad Wolf in human form - you will discover that the brutal, bloody murder of a Fable is just a taste of things to come, in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The Wolf Among Us is set in the year 1986, nearly twenty years before the events of Fables. For years, many of the magical lands described in myth, legend, and folklore (known as The Homelands) have been occupied by an enigmatic tyrant known as the Adversary. To escape the Adversary's totalitarian regime, many of The Homelands inhabitants fled to colonial America, and created an enclave known as Fabletown, now located in modern-day Manhattan. To mask their presence from the native humans, all non-human fables have to purchase an enchantment known as a "glamour" which allows them to appear...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDramaFantasyMysterySuperheroThrillerAnimalsDetectiveMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceMyth/fairytaleAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

BloodySerial killerDetectiveMurderMagicPrequelGuitar playingQuick-time events

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Details

Developer: Telltale Games
Publisher: Telltale Games
Released: 11 October 2013
Series: Fables
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 8h rushed, 10h normally, 13h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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