This has been the best gaming experience of the year for me. Not just the game itself, but things like discussing plot theories on here, watching things like the stat videos and knowing that means a new episode comes soon, and then eagerly waiting for the new episodes to download on release day. Whoever came up with Clementine as Lee's moral barometer is a genius, because it kept my Lee a reserved and level-headed guy; I do two separate playthroughs to see how the story changes depending on where your loyalties lie, but I always follow one rule: do right by Clementine first.
I follow the comic and the show as well, but I feel that the game has a slightly different atmosphere. Perhaps it's the lack of romance/relationship drama, or that the arguments are generally carried out with a timer on the final decision in many cases, but I find the game's interpersonal conflicts harder to pick a side on, and that's great for a game that tweaks things based on the way you choose.
I could probably ramble on a bit more, but I won't. I just want to say to Jake and Gary Whitta, and to the rest of Telltale whether they post here or not: excellent job, and I am very pleased to have played your game. It is my game of the year without a doubt, and I would feel safe placing it in my all-time top 10. Possibly my top 5, even. That outclasses 30+ years and thousands of other games. Definitely looking forward to a season 2 if/when that happens, and you've earned my money for that already. Thank you for making this.
Also, thank you for not killing Clementine. Unless that post-credit sequence was her spirit in heaven and the two figures are the spirits of her parents...
