I don't know where to even start with this. There is so much to say, but I will try to contain myself.
I'll start of by saying that I've played a lot of story driven games. The Last of Us, Life is Strange, Detroit Become Human, A Plague Tale and The Wolf Among Us to name a few. None of these games came even close to The Walking Dead. There are a few reasons to this, and I'll talk about all of them in-depth, because this game deserves it.
The game centers around a man headed for prison, Lee Everett. Lee ends up meeting an eight year old girl, named Clementine. Now, this is where the story shines, their relationship. Lee quickly becomes like a father figure for young Clementine, and will do anything, literally anything to protect her. Both of them are so well-written that I've never cared more about fictional characters. Ever. The voice actors did such an amazing job that there are multiple times throughout the game I was left speechless, with tears pressing. Thank you Dave Fennoy and Melissa Hutchinson for a perfect execution.
Clementine, which will go down in history as the greatest protagonist of any game ever, at least in my book is there to act as a moral compass. Her input and opinions guides the player through what feels like at times, impossible choices. What makes this game so good also comes down to the side characters, that are also perfectly executed. Some of them you'll love, some of them you'll hate, and they all feel really real.
I won't spoil anything for you, but this game IS emotional. You will end up caring about the characters, and you will feel a lump in your throat at some point in the game, if you don't, I'd be worried. The ending puts the perfect ribbon onto this perfect package of a game. I can literally say that it changed me as a person. It completely broke me, but I am so impressed that a video game could make me feel so invested.
The Walking Dead doesn't have the best graphics, and it doesn't have the best gameplay, but it has the best story, and best characters I've ever come across in a video game. As I said, I've played a lot of video games, but none come close to the exceptional masterpiece TellTale created in The Walking Dead.
I'll start of by saying that I've played a lot of story driven games. The Last of Us, Life is Strange, Detroit Become Human, A Plague Tale and The Wolf Among Us to name a few. None of these games came even close to The Walking Dead. There are a few reasons to this, and I'll talk about all of them in-depth, because this game deserves it.
The game centers around a man headed for prison, Lee Everett. Lee ends up meeting an eight year old girl, named Clementine. Now, this is where the story shines, their relationship. Lee quickly becomes like a father figure for young Clementine, and will do anything, literally anything to protect her. Both of them are so well-written that I've never cared more about fictional characters. Ever. The voice actors did such an amazing job that there are multiple times throughout the game I was left speechless, with tears pressing. Thank you Dave Fennoy and Melissa Hutchinson for a perfect execution.
Clementine, which will go down in history as the greatest protagonist of any game ever, at least in my book is there to act as a moral compass. Her input and opinions guides the player through what feels like at times, impossible choices. What makes this game so good also comes down to the side characters, that are also perfectly executed. Some of them you'll love, some of them you'll hate, and they all feel really real.
I won't spoil anything for you, but this game IS emotional. You will end up caring about the characters, and you will feel a lump in your throat at some point in the game, if you don't, I'd be worried. The ending puts the perfect ribbon onto this perfect package of a game. I can literally say that it changed me as a person. It completely broke me, but I am so impressed that a video game could make me feel so invested.
The Walking Dead doesn't have the best graphics, and it doesn't have the best gameplay, but it has the best story, and best characters I've ever come across in a video game. As I said, I've played a lot of video games, but none come close to the exceptional masterpiece TellTale created in The Walking Dead.