#The walking dead season two telltale software#

A wonderful job has been done in making Clementine’s growth into a more cynical and capable character credible, and as players evade trouble and desperately fend off the obligatory “walker” attacks, they’ll find she uses all she has to put up an impressive fight. Make no mistake – Clem may not be able to throw a punch like Lee, but she’s far from weak as the lead role. The switch from adult to child is a jarring, almost disempowering one, but it’s startlingly effective at making the player feel truly ill at ease. Smaller and nowhere near as handy in a fight as Lee, players will feel the sting of inability as they find shelves too high to reach, and they’ll learn to fear unknown adult survivors in ways they never did before. Though matured and hardened by her experiences thus far, she is still a little girl, and the difference is keenly felt. It is with great pleasure (and the customary sadness that a truly effective Walking Dead episode evokes) that I confirm TellTale Games has not missed a step.įollowing the tragic events of Season One, Clementine takes the lead as the player character. 400 Days was a nice buffer, but this is the center stage, and TellTale has to tread a fine line between maintaining our high expectations without desperately relying on shock value or mawkishness in an attempt to make lightning strike twice. Naturally, the Season Two premier episode had a damn tough act to follow.

The word “emotional” has been overused in game criticism to the point of banality, but the wide range of feelings TellTale evoked from me – fear, amusement, relief, total despair – is a testament to the nuance and sensitivity of the studio’s enviable writing talent.

#The walking dead season two telltale software#

TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead was one of the most affecting pieces of interactive software I’ve ever had the pleasure (and sorrow) of playing.