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The Walking Dead - Season 1 - A Telltale Games Series (Steam/PSN/XBLA/iOS/Mac)
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RPGCrazied
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Haha, me too. I find both fantastic.
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Deleted member 30609
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never made it to season two. I thought the pilot was outstanding, but the show started relying more and more on the most predictable TV tropes with every episode. I finished season one and never came back. I thought this was a fairly popular opinion. I haven't kept up with the show at all since then. I don't have the time to watch shows I only occasionally like.
I have a free Steam code to give away, it's a full season pass for all five episodes ($24.99 value). Best photo of you making an awesome zombie face gets it. Post 'em here and I'll pick a winner at 7pm PST
Bonus points for creativity/gore.
This is a STEAM code, good for PC/Mac. I'll try to get some XBLA codes for a separate giveaway on Friday.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
FYI we (Amazon) have this on sale for 10% off. We give you a Steam code so you can just plop it in and activate it.
Full disclosure, I'm the Marketing Manager for Amazon Game Downloads
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WWWF9I/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Cheers,
Tony
Full disclosure, I'm the Marketing Manager for Amazon Game Downloads
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007WWWF9I/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Cheers,
Tony
RPGCrazied
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^ cool pic! And great photoshopping skills.
fluffydelusions
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HadesGigas
Member
Still waiting on my Steam code from Telltalegames.com. Must be fun for them having such a disaster of a launch day...
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Deleted member 30609
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I read quite a few of them (got up to a the village-chief story, I believe, quite a time after the prison), because they were essentially going to be my gateway to comics, having not read many before.
I'll readily admit that it might be because I don't have the required visual/mental vocabulary to appreciate a good comic series, but the story constantly felt horribly shallow, direction-less and beholden to whether or not the creator felt bored with his current scenarios. I don't think that sort of format is particularly conducive to amazing story-telling over a long period of time. The author is forced to keep writing and writing and writing, and as a result the drama and character-arcs all become very flat, both at the time and even more-so in hindsight. I like my stories to be very finite in structure with clear (or deliberately unclear) direction. Nothing about the comics felt like they had that deliberate authorial intent, especially after so many pages.
I've probably just alienated a bunch of people. I really did want to like the comics. I didn't go into it with a particularly cynical attitude.
EdibleExplosives
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The first half of season 2 was even worse than season 1, but the second half was much better. Easily the best bunch of episodes from the show since the pilot. After Darabont left/got fired and Glen Mazzara took over, the show got much better.
However, if you disliked the comics I really can't see you liking the show either, the show is nowhere near as good as the comic.
Spoiler for both the comics and game:
I like that it shows you how many people made the same choices you did. That's a nice touch.
When I met Lilly in the game, I thought she was Lori, so I told her to shut the fuck up because I, like everyone else, have always wanted to. Then I realized she was actually Lilly, the person who actually KILLS Lori in the comic, so I reset so I could be civil to her even though she was being a megabitch.
I really hope Lori shows up at some point so I can tell her to shut up.
I really hope Lori shows up at some point so I can tell her to shut up.
I like that it shows you how many people made the same choices you did. That's a nice touch.
It seems like hating the TV show as it has gone on is actually quite common on the net. The consensus seems to be somewhere in the middle, but I see it quite often.
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Deleted member 47027
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I'm the only person in my group of friends that can't stand the show. Never dove into S2 and on, the first was just unbelievably bad.
The more popular a show is, the more voiced people are about their opinions, whether good or bad.
Oh yeah it's certainly not a surprise. Especially considering the show does have some issues.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
Just finished.
I wish the adventure games were more like this with meaningful choices.
I wish the adventure games were more like this with meaningful choices.
dragonlife
Member
Yeah, it's happening to a lot of people, including me. Here's the fix a lot of us are using in the meantime, courtesy of a poster on the Telltale forums:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=37266489&postcount=286
rasberryjam
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Is there any way to just get the first episode? I'd really like to try one out before I invest the money for the rest of the series.
I'm a huge fan of the comics and you chose the same path I did. I was so mad to see what changes they made to the story line and as soon as they did that CDC arc and Shane was still alive when he should have been killed long long ago I stopped watching. I just wanted a tv show version of the story I lovedl. I was deeply upset when I knew all these changes were happening and Robert Kirkman gave the go ahead on them.
I was intent on hating this game after the crapfest that was JP but I enjoyed myself. I'm still disappointed in the direction Telltale has taken regarding puzzles but at least they made up for it by being able to influence the narrative. They also did a good job of building tension.
You can just buy the first episode for $5. Or try the demo.
I played through Episode 1 last night on Steam. 2.5 hours, really interesting characters, looks fantastic, worked well with a gamepad. I did experience some bugs like placeholder text at the end screen and really poor sound (low-fi and hitching) issues. Hopefully those get fixed.
dragonlife
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Not on PC.
Glad it worked.
And that's the hope. Telltale's currently trying to figure out what the problem is. Last I read, they haven't been able to replicate this on their systems. If you want to help, you can sign up to their forums and post your DXDiag info for them in this thread
Did you download the demo too or just the game unlock?
No, I'm retarded. I just noticed the demo was 500x bigger than the "game" then realized it said "game unlock"
Just finished it. Really, really good. I actually enjoyed it more than the show.
But MY GOD, one of the buggiest POSes I've played in years. It was stuttering and pausing all over the place. Towards the end of the episode, I could barely play the thing it was stuttering so badly. I died in two action sequences because there were, I kid you not, 4 second pauses during the sequence. I also missed about 5-10 lines of dialog because it was stuttering and distorting so bad during the cutscenes.
I can't believe they let it out like this.
Are the 360/PS3/iOS versions as bad as this PC SKU? This is a problem with all Telltale games?
But MY GOD, one of the buggiest POSes I've played in years. It was stuttering and pausing all over the place. Towards the end of the episode, I could barely play the thing it was stuttering so badly. I died in two action sequences because there were, I kid you not, 4 second pauses during the sequence. I also missed about 5-10 lines of dialog because it was stuttering and distorting so bad during the cutscenes.
I can't believe they let it out like this.
Are the 360/PS3/iOS versions as bad as this PC SKU? This is a problem with all Telltale games?
RPGCrazied
Member
No one is playing the face zombie game for a free season pass on steam. No fun.
Inferno313
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I've only seen the first season of the tv show and have never read the comic. How will that affect my enjoyment of this?
RPGCrazied
Member
Doesn't matter. Its has its own story. Pretty much a prequel to the comics.
You won't recognize any of the characters, but so far it's perfectly playable and understandable anyway. Some of the characters are from the comic (and also appear in the show) but so far everything takes place before the show and comic even start.
RPGCrazied
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PSN you save $5 and get a free premium theme. I went with that. Runs fine. Some hitches here and there, but nothing drastically bad.
Reluctant-Hero
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Yup, I had the same experience on PS3. Runs very well and looks great due to the artistic style.
RPGCrazied
Member
Though that last scene at the
drugstore, when the zombies attack
onlyindreams
Banned
I can't play this on Steam, it just opens up and says Connecting... on the title screen
kitchenmotors
Banned
I have a free Steam code to give away, it's a full season pass for all five episodes ($24.99 value). Best photo of you making an awesome zombie face gets it. Post 'em here and I'll pick a winner at 7pm PST
Bonus points for creativity/gore.
This is a STEAM code, good for PC/Mac. I'll try to get some XBLA codes for a separate giveaway on Friday.
Dat zombie Party Pig.
dragonlife
Member
Do the usual steps. Verify integrity of game cache, restart steam, restart PC, run as admin, etc.I can't play this on Steam, it just opens up and says Connecting... on the title screen
I can't play this on Steam, it just opens up and says Connecting... on the title screen
I'm getting the same thing
dragonlife
Member
Post above yours.
...if that doesn't work, do this: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=37266489&postcount=286
onlyindreams
Banned
Yeah, none of that worked.
dragonlife
Member
It could be tied to Telltale's recent internal servers issue. I just launched the game and am stuck on the "connecting" screen as well. The end-game stats are also due to the server issues.
I suppose you could try disconnecting from the internet.
EDIT: I relaunched and it connected.
onlyindreams
Banned
Yep works now. Servers must have been down.
I have a free Steam code to give away, it's a full season pass for all five episodes ($24.99 value). Best photo of you making an awesome zombie face gets it. Post 'em here and I'll pick a winner at 7pm PST
Bonus points for creativity/gore.
This is a STEAM code, good for PC/Mac. I'll try to get some XBLA codes for a separate giveaway on Friday.
omg!
does actual zombie outfit count?
bonus GF, was trying to eat her brains
Just finished it, they seem to be off to a great start. I really enjoyed how quickly they enforce the fact that you need to pay attention and watch what you say, and who you say it to.
Really enjoyed it. The scenes were well written and acted, except for that one line Glenn has when you
. I was surprised how perfectly they pull off the feel of being in a hopeless situation. At every point it seems like something is going to go wrong,
Only a couple of gripes though.
That and the thing with Glenn mentioned earlier. I'm a little cautious about the 2nd episode and beyond. I have no idea how different the ending can actually be, depending on your choices, but I hope they don't run into the issues ME2 and ME3 did, were there were just too many choices to account for, so they either ignored the choices, or just found convenient ways to sidestep the choices, like if a character could possibly die, they will find a way to write them out of the next episode.
It seemed like my playthrough was relatively clean, but I would be very interested to see just how bad things could go if you start doing dumb stuff, like letting everyone know who you are immediately, be rude to everyone, etc. Sometimes it kind of sucks how little time you are given to think about the possible ramifications of each response, but that just forces you to be even more attentive.
Really enjoyed it. The scenes were well written and acted, except for that one line Glenn has when you
reach the girl trapped in the motel room. She's talking about how she's been bitten, and mentions her boyfriend, and his response is something along the lines of "oh, you have a boyfriend?" Which is just a completely tone inappropriate line.
Only a couple of gripes though.
I thought they went to the well one too many times with the choose between these two people dying, decisions. I thought it worked well the first time, but when it happens in the drug store it wasn't nearly as impactful because they were just rehashing the same trick that happened hardly even an hour ago.
ElRenoRaven
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I don't think they're going to have to worry. I've now played through 3 times. Each time I played radically different and each time they come back to the same basic endings. So I think at the end of the day when all 5 are done you really aren't going to have that many different endings needed.