Who'd have thought that many people's game of the year in 2012 would be an interactive graphic adventure by Telltale Games? The Walking Dead: Season One was an incredible accomplishment, and possibly the greatest thing to come from the zombie franchise outside of the comics. The Walking Dead's best trick was making us care about the various cel-shaded characters depicted throughout its shifting narrative. In particular, the relationship between Lee and Clementine is one of gaming's finest. It was also filled with tough decisions that outdid even games like the Mass Effect series. Deftly switching between disturbing, uplifting and depressing, the story weaved together in Telltale's The Walking Dead is unforgettable. The second season is now well underway, with positive results, although only time will tell whether its final moments will match the emotional climax of the first.
