3. Uncompromising Vision
Like its comic book counterpart,
The Walking Dead isn't afraid to kill off members of the cast when the time is right. Also like the comic book, it pulls no punches when doing so. Only three of the five episodes have been released, and already there have been numerous moments that are sure to cause your jaw to hit the floor. Other moments will only allow you to sit there and silently contemplate what you just witnessed. There are times where a character you thought you could trust will do something unforgivable, and all you can do is react. Despite a comic book aesthetic that may put certain people off, the game is a true journey through despair that never holds back in its depiction of a world gone to hell. Not even children are safe, making Lee's (and the player's) protection of Clementine all the more imperative. The game also isn't afraid to force the player to make horrifying decisions. You will find yourself between a rock and hard place too many times, much of them involving the fates of those you hold close. No one is safe from a brutal death, and when that death comes, it is indeed brutal. All of this combines to form an uncompromising experience. Of course, being a zombie game, it never forgets to relish in the extermination of the dead. It may focus on the survivors, as it should, but it still provides the player with plenty of moments to pure zombie killing joy. In fact, these sequences are enhanced all the more by the joyless existence of the characters. The zombie sequences becomes the "fun" part among all the nastiness. It may look like a cartoon on the surface, but uninitiated will find
The Walking Dead is a mature, uncompromising title that seeks to take your happiness and stomp it into the ground.