Comments on: Too Close to Home: Why I’m giving up on The Walking Dead

By: Jason Imms

Jason Imms — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:38:11 +0000

Also, Terminal Reality are making a The Walking Dead FPS, called “The Walking Dead”, so yeah. Prepare to get even more confused!

By: Tim Colwill

Tim Colwill — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:36:45 +0000

It’s a comic series that spawned a TV adaptation and then, eventually, this game. Some of the characters cross over between them but they seem to be mostly stand-alone.

By: tacitus42

tacitus42 — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:14:30 +0000

so um… is this a game and a TV show?
or just a game?

By: wolfstar90

wolfstar90 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:41:51 +0000

Dammit guys…Also buying this. Great article. I’m a big fan of the TV show, as is my girlfriend who was watching a playthrough of this on Youtube earlier tonight. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but this looks awesome.

By: discobrad

discobrad — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:12:11 +0000

wow – from knowing nothing about the game at all i now want to play it. great article :)

By: Toby McCasker

Toby McCasker — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:33:20 +0000

Sold hard.

By: tera

tera — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:31:38 +0000

Episode Three effected me like no other game EVER has.

By: coatsy22

coatsy22 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:31:53 +0000

Thanks for the article. I was considering this, so its good to know how brain-rapey it is. I’m another fan of light-hearted entertainment, so I’ll cheerfully pass on this one :)

By: vencha88

vencha88 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:39:56 +0000

Jesus. Buying this, what a fantastic article.

By: inaugral

inaugral — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:22:52 +0000

I may pick this up once all the episodes are out because I cant stand waiting so long between episodes and that would not be helped by the fact they are 4-5 hrs each (thus finishing them fairly quickly then waiting a few months). It is more of less paying in advance for what you don’t have, that is a risk im not willing to take on games in this day and age.

By: Murray Hibble

Murray Hibble — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:51:36 +0000

This absolutely makes me want to play through episode 1… I haven’t really given it the time.

Nice post :)

By: Jason Imms

Jason Imms — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:36:32 +0000

nukejockey,

Patrick Klepek discussed this pretty frankly with some Telltale duders over at Giant Bomb. Worth hearing their thoughts on that specific decision! http://www.giantbomb.com/news/the-walking-deads-faces-of-death-part-1/4335/

By: gmcleod

gmcleod — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:09:54 +0000

It was on special last week. Full price is still only $5 per episode. Whenever it’s 40% off you’re paying $3 per episode. I say it’s great value either way.

(And as always, I’m just going to assume I haven’t made blatant mathematical mistakes.)

By: exe3

exe3 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:04:48 +0000

Stop making me sad that I missed the recent sale! T_T I’ll be getting this the next sale for sure!

By: nukejockey

nukejockey — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:57:41 +0000

Absolutely brilliant game to begin with, but when you talk to friends about the decisions they made, you realise that your in game decisions have very little effect on the story arc itself, you will find that your decisions essentially only change the way people feel about you and not what will happen in the future. It kind of ruins the game when you realise the choices you make have very little effect on the bigger picture.

For example, in episode one, something happens on the farm that first time around makes you feel like the decision you made has changed the whole course of the game, however when you find out had your decision been different, you would end up with the same outcome, it kind of ruins it.

I can understand what the developers are trying to do and I applaud them for it, but overall the story still continues on down the same path, regardless of the choices you make.

By: xviper

xviper — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:55:14 +0000

“While I was still recovering from this bodyshot, Telltale followed up an uppercut that almost saw me quit the game instantly. I won’t even begin to spoil it for you. Hell, I don’t even want to think about it.”

I want to know what this is! PM me!

By: muscularteeth

muscularteeth — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:30:53 +0000

hey mate you just sold the game to me. i was going to wait till all the spisodes came out.. but … well, that was a beautifully written article.

i look forward to be hugging my baby girl for comfort after an episode.

i do get a sense of what you are saying when i watch or read The Road.

By: gmcleod

gmcleod — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:20:58 +0000

I’ve nearly finished the latest episode and was equally shocked by the described events. Unfortunately, that’s part of what I love about the game. You can make very strong bonds with characters on a personal level, and if/when they die it’s yet another reminder of the bleak and depressing setting they’re trying to survive in.

By: japh

japh — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:13:22 +0000

Really thoughtful post. I have had similar thoughts about TV shows, such as The Walking Dead, and Game of Thrones. I actually didn’t get past the first or second episode of Deadwood either.

It’s important to know your own personal boundaries. You are a product of your experiences in many ways, and even though it’s “just a game”, this post is evidence that it has had some effect on you.

By: satyr216

satyr216 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 04:10:57 +0000

This ranks as one of the better sales pitches for a game I’ve ever seen.

By: yurtles

yurtles — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:50:39 +0000

Telltale have done an amazing job of creating a world where there’s no hope of things getting better. Every time I’ve tried to keep some of Lee’s humanity intact Telltale have gone and ripped it away from me almost immediately or simply changed perspective on things so that what I’ve done has no relevance at all anymore. You do what you need to do to survive, keeping yourself (and only yourself) alive is the only goal that truly has any traction.
What makes it such a disturbing journey is you can see exactly how these people got from where we are presently to where they are now. It’s fictional, but believable.

By: colsey

colsey — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:50:08 +0000

moley117: That’s deep… well off to buy Episode one.

My sentiments exactly.

By: moley117

moley117 — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 03:41:07 +0000

That’s deep… well off to buy Episode one.