The Walking Dead Season 2: tall tale games

[Furiously]

Just noticed they were putting out a sequel. Not sure how I feel about this. The first one told a really good story. And Clem on her own sound like a tragedy waiting to happen.

[Evildrider]

Well I don't think she'll be on her own with the way it ended.

[Falconeer]

Can't wait for this considering how much I liked the first game/season. 400 days was good too but absolutely too short and it ended when I thought it was just beginning.

I think this is too cool to be true, but the way they pitch it sounds like you are gonna "be" Clementine this time around. As long as they don't twist her into some sort of Kickass gun-weilding stereotypical badass girl, there's room for lots of interesting tragic decisions.

[Furiously]

Clem will remember this.

[KallDrexx]

I will wait until all episodes out.

After playing through the first game I can't imagine it having nearly the same effect playing each 2.5 hour game session and then having to wait for a month+ to play the next 2.5 hour game session (and still remember the choices I made and the impact of them).

[Falconeer]

Oh, absolutely. Same here. I see no point whatsoever in playing them as they come out. In fact, it's a formula I detest.

[Numtini]

I'm late to the party and just finished Season 1 yesterday with months between each episode. I actually couldn't play the thing straight through, I just got wrapped up too much emotionally and needed a break.

I was a little concerned about whether they could capture the same intensity without the Lee/Clem dynamic, but I've done two of the 400 Days scenarios and they grabbed me just as strongly. I agree though, every one ended just when I felt like it would be more interesting.

[schpain]

i played the episodes as they came out and didn't mind at all - the previous episode refresher got me back on track (although i remembered most of what happened).  There was a palpable sense of tension building between episodes, whereas you 'late to the party' people didn't have to sit there theorising what would happen next.

That said, i might play season2 in one hit sometime late 2014 so i can experience it your way. 

Anyone in here played ep1 of wolf among us?  I'd be tempted to purchase solely on the strength of walking dead s1.

[Mazakiel]

I really enjoyed Ep. 1 of Wolf Among Us, but I used to read Fables so I'm a bit biased. 

[pants]

I'm late to the party and just finished Season 1 yesterday with months between each episode. I actually couldn't play the thing straight through, I just got wrapped up too much emotionally and needed a break.

The first scene of Ep 2 did that to me.  When I'm walking through the woods with the axe and Kenny, and we meet that guy whos leg is caught in the bear trap.  And when you realise there is only one way he's getting out, and you're carrying an axe...

That was when I said 'Fuck it, the games only 2 minutes old' and I had to leave it for a week or two before I could go back.

Great stuff.

I dunno about Clem.  The good thing about Lee was that {big ass spoiler}


but they wouldn't do that to a little girl, would they?  Would they?

[Falconeer]

I agree that it sucks to know you won't "die", if you happen to just play as Clem. Sure, kids can die now in games (look at The Last of Us, feh...) but they are not gonna kill Clem, no way. I hope this won't take too much away from the atmosphere. I also think they will probably make us control multiple characters, as in 400 Days.

[Numtini]

For anyone who missed it, this release on Monday.

[luckton]

I still need to play 400 Days.  Will probably grab that and the new season on the next Steam sale.

[Falconeer]

Only the first of five episodes  has been released, which is  still terrible for me. For a second I hoped they changed their mind and released the whole thing in one package, but no not yet.

[Lucas]

So, I finally started this. Spoilers about Episode 1 (took me 107 minutes to complete it):

[Pagz]

The next few episodes I found we're kinda boring (but that might be because I was playing them as they came out) but keep going for episode 5 

[Lucas]

Finished Episode 2 (I want to limit myself to one episode per week) ; so far I'm enjoying Season 2 more than S1 (or, at least, the first two episodes of S2 are better than those of S1), although I'm finding that the former has more "Dragon's Lair" moments :D


Can't wait for next week 

[Lucas]

... And episode 3 is down! Getting better and better  . So better than S1, although

[schpain]

interesting - i thought s2 was worse than s1, just generally i felt the decisions were tired and forced, the setups were all "oh look, X is going to happen".  Then generally it happened, or near enough.

the last ep in s2 was good though, the best of the season.

[Pagz]

Get to episode 5, get theeeerrrreeee!

[Lucas]

interesting - i thought s2 was worse than s1, just generally i felt the decisions were tired and forced, the setups were all "oh look, X is going to happen".  Then generally it happened, or near enough.

the last ep in s2 was good though, the best of the season.

Yes, I understand what you're saying: after all, the strongest point of the game is the interactive choices & dialogues, but given the nature of the gameplay you can only go so far with the variation on the theme, so to speak. Beside the Lee-Clementine interactions of S1, which were great, it's probably  just a matter of the whole S2 dynamics and story gripping me more.

[Lucas]

...And Episode 4 is over ; whoa, I think I messed up badly at the end of it 


One thing that didn't feel right with this episode was when you were with a certain character, trying to reach two other ones, and she sorta direct you toward stuff and teach you around (beside one neat trick to put down zombies quicker). Felt totally like a tutorial and put me quite off. CLEMENTINE DOESN'T APPROVE (just a pic):

 
Oh well, Season finale in 7 days 

[Pagz]

Clem and Janes dynamic is great, one of the few characters I actually liked in season 2.

Last episode spoiler:

Also, fucking Arvo man, fuck that guy.

[Lucas]

Season two is over  


9.5/10 Season 3 can't arrive soon enough 

[Pagz]

Season two is over  


9.5/10 Season 3 can't arrive soon enough 

[Samwise]

Wow, Clem is just perpetually surrounded by idiots and assholes this season.

That must be why I identify with her so strongly.