ScraftyDevil
Banned
Developer: Telltale Games
Release Date:
PC/PSN: December 17th
XBLA: December 18th
XBLA: December 18th
Feels: Many
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHALL BE A SPOILER-FREE THREAD. ANYONE WHO POSTS UNPROPERLY MARKED SPOILERS FROM SEASON 2 OF THE GAME, THE TV SHOW OR THE COMICS SHALL BE EXECUTED WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE.
The Walking Dead is a point 'n' click adventure game that follows a ragtag group of survivors, including player character Clementine, trying to eke out a living in a world ravaged by the undead. Each episode features a number of choices, whether they be major or seemingly consequential, which molds the player's experience into a more personal one based around what kind of character they want Clementine to be.
Massive spoilers from TWD Season 1 abound!
It's been many months since little Clementine's life fell into ruins. After a mysterious viral outbreak that causes corpses to rise from their graves and devour the living ripped through Georgia, the 8-year-old girl was left stranded in her treehouse with naught but a hammer and her lucky baseball cap to keep her company. A few days later, she heard a man's voice echo throughout her neighborhood, heralding the arrival of Lee Everett, the protagonist of Season 1 and her guardian/parental figure who would guide her through the horrors of the dystopia that awaited them.
After a myriad of heartbreak, loss and misery, the pair made their way to Savannah, the coastal city where Clementine believed she could fine her missing parents. Shortly after arriving, Lee's world was thrown into turmoil when his surrogate daughter was kidnapped, leading to him getting infected by the virus on his quest to save her. Using the last of his strength, Lee rescued the girl from her sinister captor, but succumbed to his bite shortly afterwards. At this point, Clementine also discovered the reanimated corpses of her missing parents, because Telltale's writers apparently enjoy crushing the souls of their audience. Collapsing in a jewlery store, Lee was then either left to turn by Clem in order to spare her the grief or put out of his misery by the wee lass, depending on the player's choices.
Season 2 picks up sometime after the events of The 400 Days DLC chapter, and finds Clem on her own in the wilderness, surviving but still shaken by the decimation of her parental figures. How will the story unfold? Play the game and find out!
Episode 1: All That Remains
Released: December 17th, 2013
(Info will be updated as episodes are released!)
Clementine is the 9-year-old protagonist of the story who is extremely wise and skilled with a gun for someone her age. To learn more about her, read the "Overview" section of the OP.
Omid is a goofy history buff who bonded with Lee over their mutual appreciation of Civil War heritage sites. Before Lee's passing, he was appointed Clementine's guardian by the man himself.
Poor Omid was too good for this sinful earth and got killed off unceremoniously by a mook at the beginning of Episode 1.
Christa is Omid's wife who has a kind heart despite her suspicious nature and constant worrying. She accepted the role of Clem's surrogate mother following Lee's death, but is also pregnant with her own child.
She is currently MIA after having a tussle with some bandits in the woods.
Winston is a mysterious and sinister man who appears to be pursuing Clementine for some reason.
He turns out to be an ultragoon who gets murked by Clem not even a third of the way through Episode 1. So much for the mystery, I guess.
Luke is a member of the new group Clementine joined in Episode 1. Kindhearted and empathetic, Luke seems to have a better attitude towards the little girl than most of the other members of the group.
Nick is the cabin group's token hotheaded member, and is apparently infamous for his itchy trigger finger and propensity to act without thinking.
Depending on the player's actions at the end of Episode 1, Nick is either missing, having disappeared into the woods following a walker ambush, or in a depressed funk over the death of his uncle.
Pete is Nick's uncle and the cabin group's moral compass, but is prone to upsetting others with his bluntness and pragmatism. Nevertheless, he's a good guy with whom Clementine formed a near-instant bond.
Depending on the player's actions at the end of Episode 1, Pete is either dead, being devoured by walkers; or bitten on the leg. Time will tell what his ultimate fate will be.
General Information/FAQ
The Walking Dead Wiki (beware of spoilers!)
Telltale's The Walking Dead GAF Spoiler Thread
Good luck out there, folks! Keep your hair short, and your enemy's lifespans shorter!
