Friday, October 10, 2014

Walking Dead Final Episode

The Walking Dead was a fun unique game and I enjoyed playing it. I almost want to play part two but I also enjoyed discussing the game with the class so I won't. I liked this game a lot because it was like watching a TV show but being able to interact. Games are kind of like this already but this game had much more emphasis on story and less on gameplay action.
Do the choices matter? I think they do but I wish they mattered more. I enjoyed when there were serious choices that affected the course of the game, but after a few episodes there would be moments that felt like the choices did not amount to much. I think there should be more variations in the plotline and different outcomes based on what your choices are.
I liked the gameplay, the puzzle solving was fun and the fact action might break out at any time kept my attention. My biggest complaint is that sometimes the time bar for making choices of your response would go by too fast. I would hardly have time to read all the options and time would run out. That frustrated me a number of times and is the one change I would make to the game is have the timer last longer. Also the scene at the end with Clementines captor didn't work for me, he was so mad about having the food stolen from his car, but I didn't steal his food, and my choices weren't that bad, so his interrogation seemed weird except that he was pretty crazy.
In conclusion, this game was fun and interesting and I wish the class would play part two so I can play it and have a reason. Also the article evaluating games was just too smart for my taste, I had trouble making sense of it. I mean, look at this sentence. "The first quadrant is about the machinic phylum and the vitality of pure matter." I do not know how this relates to Super Mario Bros. I'll just admit it.

Questions: What happened to Molly? Why was the issue of Christa's pregnancy played so subtly, why not either bring it to the front or leave it out entirely?

Also I read they are making a Telltale Games for the Game of Thrones, that will be fun.

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