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The Wolf Among Us |OT| Season 1
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Ooh, the plot thickens!
Mac the KNife
Member
Just finished Episode 3 & enjoyed it, but a consistent release schedule would really benefit this game. Murder mysteries loose their oomph if you've forgotten half the shit you've done already.
ambientmystic
Member
Pretty fantastic episode.
Episode spoilers below.
A question.
Episode spoilers below.
Had to play it twice to fill out the blanks in the Book of Fables. Once to keep the tree alive, and the other to burn it down. One playthrough had me going to the Bar first then then the twins office, missing Crane's residence, and for the other I went to Crane's and then the Bar.
I think Holly's Bar is the compulsory place you have to visit, there's no other way afaik you can get Lily's address book that contains the location of the witch. Both the Twin's office (from one of the objects) and Crane's (by talking to Jack) offers the full identity of the witch, but nothing more.
Offed one of the twins. He deserved it imo, and I'm amazed at the number of players who did the same. But that Bloody Mary bit had me seething at how easily she put down Bigsby, injured as he previously was from the previous shotgun blasts. The game better let you have your pound of flesh with her in a later episode.
I think Holly's Bar is the compulsory place you have to visit, there's no other way afaik you can get Lily's address book that contains the location of the witch. Both the Twin's office (from one of the objects) and Crane's (by talking to Jack) offers the full identity of the witch, but nothing more.
Offed one of the twins. He deserved it imo, and I'm amazed at the number of players who did the same. But that Bloody Mary bit had me seething at how easily she put down Bigsby, injured as he previously was from the previous shotgun blasts. The game better let you have your pound of flesh with her in a later episode.
Is there anyway you can get to the Witch's home on time and apprehend Crane before he leaves for the titty bar? It seems that you're always 15 minutes late, no matter what.
Matt Attack
Member
That was a great episode. This series is shaping up incredibly well, and I can't wait for the next one.
The ending was
really intense. In that kind of "blood rage" I was suprised that less than 50% killed him to be honest, especially considering all the shit he pulled
ArjanN already let me know that's not the correct voice actor. But I just realized "Alice" is definitely the wrong personality. The new villain in Episode 3 definitely sounds like one of the alternate personalities from United States Of Tara, I just can't remember which one.
Last Uchiha
Banned
The Smoking Bun
Banned
You know, police/SWAT in the USA are authorized to use lethal force if a person/known criminal is currently shooting in your direction.
Brilliant series though it seems most choices are pure fluff
I killed Dum and would do it again. I AM THE BIG BAD WOLF!! I try playing Mr. Nice Doggie but when you unload loads of bullets into me and repeatedly threaten people I care about, well that makes me a little upset. In my game, Dee and Dum are also responsible for the attempted murder of Holly & Gren. Not to mention I hulked out and was not in complete control. I'll confess in church for my sins....
Brilliant series though it seems most choices are pure fluff
TBH, my opinion on Telltale is starting to turn. Absolutely no puzzles at all in these "adventure" games, little meaningful choice, almost no real gameplay. I mean, give me just one puzzle per episode, just one. Put a little effort into it. After the brilliant Sam & Max Season 3, I know Telltale is capable of good puzzles.
Other issues are very ham handed and artificial interpersonal conflicts to create drama and force the player into binary all-or-nothing decisions as well as increasingly short episodes. We're getting to the point where episodes are barely over an hour long.
I still enjoy Wolf Among Us greatly, and Walking Dead (to a much lesser extent), but Telltale is pushing the limits of how I want to spend my video game time.
Other issues are very ham handed and artificial interpersonal conflicts to create drama and force the player into binary all-or-nothing decisions as well as increasingly short episodes. We're getting to the point where episodes are barely over an hour long.
I still enjoy Wolf Among Us greatly, and Walking Dead (to a much lesser extent), but Telltale is pushing the limits of how I want to spend my video game time.
I still remember TWD episode 4
trying to get into the house I was stuck on that for the better part of an hour lol, I don't really miss them TBH.
So like every LucasArts adventure game.
Bloody Mary
I so very much wanted to
kill Dum
TheUnsunghero26
Member
Hmm, I must have done something wrong, because I only
went to 2 out of the 3 locations.
On topic, I thought it was complete bull when the game tried to make me feel bad for
. Come on. There's ham handed artificial drama and then there's this.
The scene with
was a much more interesting dilemma.
Unfortunately, it becomes just another "You didn't support me. I'll remember that" situation for a throwaway line of dialog later in the season.
killing dum. A guy who with his brother attacked me, knocked me out, threatened me, threatened Snow, shot people at a funeral, shot at snow, shot at crane, and shot me over and over.
The scene with
auntie greenleaf
This lady who did some awful things, do I destroy her livelihood? Do I back up snow or not? Or hire greenleaf to help us? Or what? Ultimately I kept quiet but even then the game tried to turn it into a binary choice. If Snow really wanted it burnt, she could have done it herself.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Now that was a damn fine episode, so much better than the completely lacklustre episode 2. Still had major performance issues and some incredibly annoying load times, but they do at least seem to have gotten the story back on track.
The ending was pretty damn good
Bring on episode 4!
The ending was pretty damn good
beast mode Bigby was fantastic, loved that entire sequence
Bring on episode 4!
You might not go to all three depending on where you go first and second. Bluebeard ruins everything at one place, no matter what you do, so even if you do go to all three locations, you won't do very much at one of them.
RPGCrazied
Member
Probably going to double dip with this game and get it on PC. I'm sure it would look and run leagues better on my PC than PS3 version anyway. Anyone have a Geforce GT 640? I know its not the best card, but just wondering if anyone in here has it.
Beelzebubs
Member
Oh I enjoyed the " Gren
".
will not remember that
Pollux
Member
Ok, I really enjoyed that episode.
When it came down to it I ended up killing one of the twins, let's be honest the bastard deserved it. And I'll agree with what some other posters have said here, it was a little disappointing how easily Bloody Mary was able to put down Bigby.
I'm really loving the possible budding bromance between Gren and Bigby - Make it happen TellTale!
I'm really loving the possible budding bromance between Gren and Bigby - Make it happen TellTale!
I haven't read the comics but can someone use a silver bullet against him in the comics?
Because to me it looks like he's fucked if he wants to go after Bloody Mary
Because to me it looks like he's fucked if he wants to go after Bloody Mary
Miles Quaritch
Member
Thought it was pretty obvious that
she was using sliver bullets. They even make a point of showing her loading the gun before Bigby transforms and let's not forget she also has enchanted axe so it's pretty clearly laid out that they came to kill Bigby...if the situation demanded it.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Laughed at this for a minute
She does mention that after she
shoots bigby
Great episode, I still have to replay EP2 and EP3 to get all the Fables unlocked
Kadayi
Banned
Certainly a step up from episode 2, but I thought the twist was glaringly obvious from episode 2
, so why they had to have it that SB arrives at it was painful as Bigby isn't supposed to be that dumb.
Still an improvement. Hoping the rest of the season build on it.
Crane wasn't the killer. Whomever took the photo was the killer and just putting Crane in the frame
Still an improvement. Hoping the rest of the season build on it.
For what it's worth, the whole scene unfolds the identically (
exactly the same reaction from Snow, for example, Dum slumped to the ground in the same pose, just without red on his throat
Matt Attack
Member
I haven't read any of Fables and I'm having a great time.
Yes, it takes place before the comics anyway, and there's no knowledge of the comic required,
User 10639
Member
Yes, but if you decide to read them the comics are worth your time up to at least issue 75 or thereabouts. At a certain point it started to water down in quality, possibly after the commissioning of half a dozen spin-offs - this being easily the best of the supplementary bunch - but it has been a consistently decent book that will have a definitive ending soon. (Issue 150, and they're only a dozen away from that.)
If you end up liking the world, characters, and atmosphere of the game, know that there's plenty more where that came from, albeit most of it with quite a different focus from the noirish TWAU.
JumpJeff84
Member
Played episode 2 last night. Liked it a lot.
If people are saying episode 3 is even better, well, I'm excited! Gonna play that tonight.
The cool thing about this game is that my girlfriend enjoys it. This and Walking Dead are the only games I play that she gives a shit about. Thanks Telltale!
If people are saying episode 3 is even better, well, I'm excited! Gonna play that tonight.
The cool thing about this game is that my girlfriend enjoys it. This and Walking Dead are the only games I play that she gives a shit about. Thanks Telltale!
bobbyrawlins
Banned
So it's impossible to get up
after you catch the silver bullet, yeah?
I had the QTE square filled at one point, but then it drained when the game realized it.
This is how I feel, too. I was excited for Fables because I thought it would be a resurgence of puzzles and meaningful exploration in their point and click games, but it really is starting to feel like I'm just watching a TV show with alternate scenes left in.
It's weird because I'm still enjoying it enough to play through, but every episode ends with kind of a "huh, that's it?"
Also
Bloody Mary is really annoying, every time she spoke I was rolling my eyes.
bobbyrawlins
Banned
My old International Track&Field skills kicked in and I had the bar filled literally the whole scene. That was hella stupid.
BumblebeeCody
Member
I was kinda hoping that
I'm enjoying the story still but after episode 3, it feels like the story could've just ended. Since we know about 'who did and didn't do what' it doesn't seem like this new direction is a part of the story. Obviously only 3 episodes in but this seems like a new story at this point.
Crane may have ran away when he saw the picture which is why Bigby and Snow where chasing after him, only to find out that someone was using glamour to look like him. Maybe someone wants to get back at Bigby, would've been interesting.
those QTEs where you gotta button mash but they won't let you fill the thing or it'll start to drain anyway are so annoying, lol
they're an interesting way of getting a reaction out of you and the struggle certainly puts you in the character's mood, so I think it works, but I still hate em, haha
they're an interesting way of getting a reaction out of you and the struggle certainly puts you in the character's mood, so I think it works, but I still hate em, haha
Pollux
Member
Oh, I know all that. Just didn't like getting my ass kicked haha.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Regardless of the fact that there might be questionable amounts of 'freedom' and choice in the game; this is by far my favorite TellTale release. Atmosphere, mood, story, are all top. Characters are fantastic. Episode 3 was really great, very excited to see where things go from here.
HiddenForbiddenHolyGround
Member
I did not
even though I really hate those guys and I really wanted to. I'm too much of a good guy and a good cop to do that on my "main" save. On the other hand,
The scene sort of lost its impact though because of a glitch. I was at the part where you are lying on the ground tapping X and then
Pretty late but I just did this. I went to all three and what I did was
Also I have to say, I was being patient but while I was being a detective and trying to you know, detect, in episodes 2 and 3 I was so annoyed by
It was very annoying.
kill Dum
I want to murder Bloody Mary really badly, she thinks she's tough, nuh uh the big bad Wolf is tough.
the screen shoots over to a sign on the wall then Bigby is standing up and I'm fighting an invisible Dum and I have the choice to kill him again, which I don't, and then the whole thing with Mary happened again...
Pretty late but I just did this. I went to all three and what I did was
I went to Trip Trap first, then Crane's and then the Tweedles office and I made it to Greeleaf's apartment 14 minutes late.
Also I have to say, I was being patient but while I was being a detective and trying to you know, detect, in episodes 2 and 3 I was so annoyed by
Beauty and Flycatcher talking nonstop, interuppting every few seconds, holy hell shut up!
bobbyrawlins
Banned
HiddenForbiddenHolyGround said:
Oh man, me too. I kept yelling at my tv for Flycatcher to "shut the fuck up, I'm busy, I don't care!"
HiddenForbiddenHolyGround
Member
Madrugador
Member
Wait, only 19% of player
Not sure if it was a smart move.
burned the witch's tree?
Not sure if it was a smart move.