Conversations may change here and there based on my choice, but the big decisions that Telltale collects stats on, displayed when an episode is finished, seem kind of trivial. This is a complaint I've had with Telltale's other franchises, where the story is very linear and only deviates in certain conversations based on player input. The fuzzy conversation choices, some of which are very similar to each other, go hand in hand with a loss of player direction. When I stood up for myself, Javier said some things that were completely inappropriate, out of line with his character, and not at all embodied in the words 'stand up for myself'. In one scene I was given the option to basically back down or stand up for myself in a fraternal argument. I like that, but I don't care for how vague the dialogue choices have become. As a result, it's harder to guess where the story is going, and how characters will react to it.

And unlike previous Telltale outings, where supporting characters are often one-sided (villainous tendencies are heavily exaggerated, for instance), the writing here is far more ambiguous. Despite this, it's not difficult to get to know these characters. There are few quiet moments - it's mostly yelling and shooting, sometimes at humans and sometimes at zombies. The action starts almost instantly and never really stops. He is not unlike Lee - reasonable, dependable, charismatic, and with a dark past (not nearly as bad as Lee's, however).Īfter a brief flashback to the very beginning of the zombie problem, we move forward to two years after the end of season 2. At first I was put off by this, preferring to have been in control of Clem, but Telltale is beginning to convince me that Javier is worth it. This honor goes to Javier García, a young man who has managed to keep his family alive through the entire apocalypse by driving around in a van and scrounging for supplies when needed. In spite of Clementine's popularity, she is not the protagonist of these first two episodes.

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