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So, it's not the best adventure game I've ever played, but I can't deny that Telltale has a way of... uh, telling their tales well, if this game is any indication--and it is my introduction to their works, indeed. Excellent writing and such.
I will admit to being disappointed as to how much your choices actually make a difference when that first play-through makes it seem like endless possibilities, but hey, not every game can be a Deus Ex.
I also wish that the game wasn't as stifling towards your interaction options as it is... I mean, why have this 'point and click' interface if there is often only one real action that you can make to a given situation? I understand you don't want too much silliness in a game of this nature, but I've played some old adventure games from text parsers to mouse inputs, and remember all the silly little interactions you can make in all of those, for example, being completely free to randomly flirt with other NPCs would be completely normal in a great deal of games like Snatcher--a game with a big budget at the time--but here, I honestly feel half of the time this game wouldn't feel any different at all if it just adopted contemporary controls for its actions--it would probably even have the benefit of cutting back on the admitted liberal use of "God of War quicktime button cues™".
Oh, and the puzzles are often pretty simple but that's not too surprising considering they haven't been popular since about 2007 or so. They're still pretty good for being as simple as they are, and baby steps for getting games like this to be freaking MADE anymore.
Oh, and the visuals, while stylized to a good effect, they can't possibly hide some of the extremely low-quality textures here and there...
I'm... really surprised how many flaws I'm actually pointing out in this game right now actually...!
I really like The Walking Dead despite everything I mentioned though--though not as flexible as I'd like it to be, the highlight here is undoubtedly how your actions can very often (especially towards the final Episodes) make a difference that isn't completely cosmetic. And I legitimately like the characterization and narrative to boot! I love games that allow you the time to puzzle through things, discuss with NPCs in meaningful--non fetch-quest, non-coercive manner!
In short, they don't make games like this anymore!
I'd probably give the actual game a 4/5, but this is a very special PC version of a game for the following reasons:
-No Steam integration of any sort
-No product key entry of any sort
-No "install limits" or ghastly "always online" DRM
-You can install it on multiple computers at the same time
It also comes with all five Episodes of Season One for a competitive price.
WHY DON'T THEY MAKE PC PORTS LIKE THIS ANYMORE!?!?!
It's a breath of fresh air after seeing the ludicrous business practices of companies like Ubisoft, for example.
In short, Telltale is doing special things, so I'm supporting them as long as they keep it up.
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