[CONTAINS SPOILERS – Do not read any further if you haven’t played the game but plan to do it]
I also warn
you about all them feels I’m going to express! I’m usually a bit more
objective, but that’s just not possible with this game.
The Walking
Dead Season 1 was an amazing experience that I probably won’t ever forget. The
game showed me how serious life can be and how hard it is to make the right
choices. It is my favorite game for a reason. Now, if you haven’t heard of the
game, it is a zombie game, where you have to make decisions that will let you
survive the game. Bad decisions will kill you. Good decisions will let you
live. It’s as simple as that.
Instead of
the usual first person shooter survival game, The Walking Dead created by
Telltale focuses on the story more than the gameplay. If you’re looking for a
shooter, this game may not be for you, but if you love a good story like I do,
you will love this game. There’s not much gameplay in the game. The game is set
up much like a movie. What makes this as game though, is the fact that YOU are
making the choices of the characters – you decide their story.
Now on to
what I was actually going to talk about. The Walking Dead season 2 - Episode 1: All That Remains came out
yesterday, and because I had preordered it, I could install it as soon as it
came out. When the download had finished, I went right into the game and played
the first episode of this season. And boy, what an experience!
I’ve known
for a while that Clementine would be the main character this time, but I didn’t
really know how to react to the news. I might have felt a little bit split
between feeling good or bad. I mean, Clementine has suffered so much and I just
couldn’t bear to see her out there alone, but at the same time I liked the fact
that I didn’t have to get attached to a whole new character all over again.
After
clicking play, it took me about five minutes before I was already crying. I
will just leave it at that to not spoil too much – but I’m starting to see the
evil in the people who created this game. I don’t think I know any books,
movies, etc. which are sadder than this game. And the fact that Clementine is
now walking around casually with a gun in her hand really sets me off. That one
hit me hard. I don’t know what it is, but seeing a child having to carry a
weapon like that is really not something I ever want to experience in real
life.
And that’s
not even everything. Clementine really has changed. That’s not negative, of
course, but she’s become so mature that it’s almost hard to handle. Her values
have changed. She’s so young, but finding a big box of toys only makes her
throw it away and say: “Mmph. Nothing edible.” I just don’t see much of a child
in her anymore.
Just when I
think the thought that maybe the creators aren’t that heartless after all by
letting Clementine have a dog as her friend so she isn’t alone, the freaking
dog attacks her and makes her kill it (or I kind of made her kill it – but only
because it was suffering!). That friendship was ruined in a time span of about
ten minutes. That is what I call evil. Just when you get attached, you have to
let go again.
To not only
have sad things in this rant of mine, I must admit I love when Clementine uses sarcasm.
I caught myself laughing out loud several times over her talking to herself. I
actually think one of the things I love the most about these games is the sarcastic
comments throughout the game.
Well, that’s
all for this time, I apologize for the rant!
Here’s a
trailer for you!
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