I haven't picked it up yet but am certainly planning on grabbing it on PSN as soon as I have the time.
The Walking Dead
Game » consists of 41 releases. Released Nov 21, 2012
- Mac
- PlayStation Network (PS3)
- PC
- Xbox 360 Games Store
- + 9 more
- iPad
- iPhone
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Network (Vita)
- PlayStation Vita
- PlayStation 4
- Android
- Xbox One
Presenting an original story in the same franchise as the comic book series of the same name, The Walking Dead is a five-part adventure game from Telltale that follows the story of a convicted murderer, his guardianship over a young girl, and his co-operation with a roaming group of survivors in a zombie apocalypse.
The Walking Dead Sells a Million Episodes
@CreepingDeath0 said:
"Episode 2, "Starved for Help", is scheduled for release next month"
I thought it was coming near the end of this month. Yaknow, the whole 1 every month release thing?
Approximately one every calender month was I believe what was said, so technically as much as two months could pass between episodes.
I could be totally wrong though.
The Walking Dead universe, whether it be comic, show, or game, is great because it isn't another mindless gore fest. It is about the characters. It is about the interaction. It is about how we change as people when confronted with an absolutely terrible situation.
The zombies take a back stage to some quality story development.
Awesome, I quite enjoyed Episode 1. I was hoping to be able to play the next one by the end of this month, but I say do what ya gotta do to make a good game. I'd really love to know what the details of their production schedule are, maybe episode 2 isn't even done yet.
I think the thing that impresses me the most about this title is the art style. Using a weird perspective type you really feel almost a 3-d sensation without the sore eyes. Can't wait till episode 2
@GunsAreDrawn said:
Can't believe people bought this after Season 2 being the most insufferable thing on television.
There's also the comics, so some (not all) people likely bought it because of those, especially since the game is part of the comics' canon.
The wording definitely is misleading. Let's say that people only bought it on PC where you can only get it as a season which is 5 episodes. That equates to 200,000 copies sold. Granted I know this probably sold very well on the Xbox and PS3 but TellTale do have a very large and loyale PC fanbase and that's where I suspect that's where most of the sales have come from.
I was really impressed by the first episode. Can't wait to get back in and try the other story choices.
@GunsAreDrawn said:
Can't believe people bought this after Season 2 being the most insufferable thing on television.
It's much different than the TV series. One notable difference is that I actually liked Clementine (little girl character), unlike the kids in the show, who are as dumb as a bag of rocks. Actually, there's one of those in this one, too...
It also doesn't drag on like Season 2 because, well, it's a 2 hour game.
Very happy it has done so well for TellTale. It was an exciting first episode, and I can't wait to see where they go from here.
@SMTDante89 said:
@GunsAreDrawn said:
Can't believe people bought this after Season 2 being the most insufferable thing on television.
There's also the comics, so some (not all) people likely bought it because of those, especially since the game is part of the comics' canon.
Additionally: the comics are VASTLY differently (better) than the TV series.
Good for them, they absolutely deserve it. The first episode was one of the best serious adventure/point & click game I've played (and I've played Broken Sword, The Dig and the Gabriel Knight series).
@MrKlorox said:
I wonder how much of it is the fact that people see it for $5 on consoles and bought it without realizing it's a short "episode" worth of content that you have to keep reinvesting in to see the end. And the fact that a single PC copy counts as five episodes worth.
I'm not sure anyone expected a full length new release for $5
I've watched like 3 or 4 people play through the first episode, it actually looks kinda fun. I'll buy it once all 5 are out and it's cheaper.
Im looking at some prototype 2 ads on the site, and i just realized you probably reviewed it because you got paid to, and never bothered to play the best game of 2012 which is kid icarus, probably because you didn't get bribed to. giantbomb please dont go downhill and become greedy pigs. be fair.
I'm happy for Telltale for this. I'm still playing through Tales of Monkey Island, and the feeling of "I've done all of this with other characters before" is really starting to get strong. If they can successfully diversify their approach for different IPs, they might hold the Adventure Game Throne for a long while to come.
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