[SPOILERS]The Walking Dead episode 5 and entire game REVIEW thread

[EpikSauce]

I was almost in tears.. could those people be omid and christa?

[Valkama]

First three episodes were really good. I feel like they dropped the ball with episodes 4 and 5. 6/10

[Zeruis]

God. Just got done crying after the end. I loved episode 5! Telltale sent out our favorite characters with a bang. Loved the ending song, too.

As for the entire game, it's definitely a great piece of story-telling. I loved the choices that you had to made, and reactions to those choices. Most of all, I loved the characters. Definitely a 10/10.

[mkane24]

Am i the only of super disappointed how short this episode was?

[TheGreatRobin]

Just finished Episode 5 and I am stunned!
Wow, I mean, this game is really incredible. Usually, I don´t do this, but I´ll give it a 10/10 and if this doesn´t get any "Game of the year" Awards, than I don´t know...

Never played a game which is so emotional towards the end. I have to be honest, I was almost in tears, too...

Congrats TT, you totaly nailed it with this game! (besides that whole, let´s call it "we release it every month story" and communication in general, but lets not get into that now).

If you ask me, this is now one of my all time favorite games and for that I applaud and congratulate you.

Thank you Telltale, I am looking forward to play and experience Season 2

[corruptbiggins]

Wow. Just wow.

Oh and fuck!

[BenIsKindaCool]

I was soo impressed by Kenny.He was such a good guy...And I felt really sorry for Ben..He so reminds me of my older brother...I was just crying when he told Kenny about his family,as I could relate..Also,Poor Clem..

[BlindOptimism]

Maybe my hopes were too high, but I found episode 5 to be a disappointment. It seems like several pages of narrative got cut, leaving us with bits and pieces of story and decisions that don't matter. I'm not even talking about ambiguous stuff. I mean, I hated the epilogue, but I at least understand what they were going for when they wrote it, but it's the gaps in the story that I don't like.

- The whole "who comes with you" thing at the end of chapter 4 was pointless - 10 minutes later we're all back together again and everyone's as loyal as ever.
- Shouting orders to the whole group. "Oh man, this is going to be so cool! I'm making tactical decisions!" *two seconds later* "Everyone to the front door!"
- Everyone knew Christa was pregnant without ever talking about it. Yes, it was obvious, but there was no 'reaction' - Lee said, "you're carrying for two" and Christa was like just, "Whatever." Why the ambiguity?
- Campman was a rubbish villain. Completely underwhelming and nonsensical. "I'm not crazy...but I hate you for every difficult decision you've had to make, regardless of what you chose". Just...no.
- Would have been nice to have seen what happened to Vernon's group, even fleetingy, from a distance. Would the boat have worked? Probably not, but they just disappeared. Couldn't we have spotted them sailing away/getting attacked from our position on the rooftops? In fact, the whole, "the surviving cancer patients that HATED the way Crawford ran things coming back and beating up people and stealing their boat" thing felt out of place.
- Clem dragging Lee away from a group of walkers? No.
- Lee collapsing several times during the episode was frustrating. I've never seen a person react to a zombie bite THAT badly. Sure, you get weaker and stuff, but...random bouts of sudden unconsciousness? Skeptical.
- The very last moment before the credits. I'm not saying I want to know every single detail, but Clem manages to avoid the walkers and get into the countryside...how? Did she meet with O+C by the train? Did she meet them...at all? That's not ambiguity, it's just vague for the intention of being vague and thus, unsatisfying. She escaped, but I have absolutely no idea how. There's no closure to this story. No "everyone died", or "I saved the day", or even, "the future is uncertain, but we did our best". No, in my story, Lee dies and then Clem magically teleports to the countryside.

In fact, the entire episode seemed to be devoid of emotion, to me. B+K's deaths, the 'reveal' of the bite to Clementine, Clem's reaction to seeing her dead parents. Even when you rescue Clem from Campman, she's just like, "oh hai, Lee" *shrug*. Things just happen and everyone instantly moves on. I wanted to find the ending sad, but I just couldn't. It didn't feel like the right moment. As with everything else, it was a little unsatisfying. "I wasn't able to save you...but goodbye anyway." *credits*

IMO, they shouldn't have gone for the 'to be continued' ending. That makes things way too complicated. This should have been an enclosed story. Lee's Redemption - the chance to protect a little girl from the zombie apocalypse. In the end, it happened, but I have no idea how.

Don't get me wrong, it's not WHAT happened that I'm complaining about, but HOW it happened. Lee can still die. Clem can still be alone (if she's alone. I'm still not sure). Just...without the huge gaps and the rushed bits.

As I said, maybe I expected too much. The high review scores and the reactions on Twitter whetted my appetite, but it didn't live up to the hype. It was an 'OK' chapter when I was desperate for it to be a masterpiece.

On a final note, the game would probably get a higher rating if it wasn't for the technical issues suffered during every single chapter. Sorry, but those problems are too critical and too widespread to give the game a 10 or a 9. The amount of times I've had to delve into my game files and manually try and fix my saves is...absurd. Unfortunately, that means the game as a whole gets a 6/10. A decent idea, a good story with occasional unsatisfying elements, but hampered by technical problems and lengthy waits between chapters. Worth a play? Absolutely. A masterpiece? Unfortunately not.

[Nolessmylife]

Games like the walking dead are art for our generation. Amazing, enthralling, emotional. I hate the idea of having to wait for season 2. I went into 5 like, 'I'm tough, I can take it'... and found myself at the end drained, and holding back tears. Can't say enough about the writers and designers of this game.
Game of the Year
Thanks so much.

[StephenR369]

From the time that the first episode came out to the finale, the game gave my life meaning. Now that it is over I don't know what to do, I may have to sit and cry until the day I die. Game of the fuc*ing year!

[Tekor]

I soo hate when forum eat my post after spending 40 mins to write it, damn !

Ok so i go short.

Episode 5 disappointed me.

After Ep 3 i was little worried because all characters i liked and cared about were either death or gone, and the story is going to suffer from that. Unfortunately i was right.

Episode 5 feels so rushed.

The "big" moments happens too fast and there is no enough music.

I was hoping that Lilly or Molly may shows up but no, no surprise here.

Also i was expecting that i will get a "full" story and season 2 will start with something new but no, it ended up with cliffhanger like a crappy american tv shows that i don't like.

I thought i am going to write over here that this is the best game i played this year and one of the best games i played ever,but after the ending i feel a bit disappointed.

Anyway, at the end of the day THANKS TELLTALE I HAD FUN

[Reznore]

I cried in the end.But really not much.
Don't know , I didn't cut Lee's arm , I was ok with him dying.
Besides I'm not sure you can get your arm cut and then walk around looking for a little girl.

So obviously my main goal is to find Clem and get her to safety ASAP.
Everyone is with me , which is good , because Lee is dying and I need people to look after her.
I saved Ben in ep 4 , I was sorry for him.I was pissed at Kenny.
Then Kenny turns out to be a real friend , and sort of a good man when you really don't need that.

Ben is doomed ( this guy ,...poor him , the writers really had something against him) anyway obviously Ben doesn't want to die anymore , and Kenny wants to save him.
I knew what to do with that last bullet , a mercy kill.
Guess not.The good thing is Kenny character really shine for me in this episode, but that was a stupid death.

The guy in the end ,well i haven't stole from his car.I listen to him , and the only thing that strikes me is he's just b**sh** crazy.
I killed him , and if i could strangle him again , I would.
Wasn't amzed by the situation at all , just here goes crazy again.Honestly I knew from the very first time i talk in the talkiy ,that was the case.
Glad for him he had so much fun and time following clem and lee , and managed to survive on his own...

And then the end , there was too much things distracting me to enjoy it.
Lee 's here alone with a little girl , he can turn any minute...
And he doesn't tell her ...that's stupid.So I'm anxious he dies and Clem wants to help , not knowing anything and he kills her...
Then he faints ...and freaks out because she locks them up together (LOL)
So Lee mission is to get her to safety , but he waits for the last minute to tell her to get to the train and find Omid and Christa.

I mean it wasn't bad , I did cry a little but again I was too distracted by the idea that Lee was going to die any minute , kill her , or just forget to mentions ...vital stuff?

[Danger: Wildman]

I have never vicariously experienced such hope, despair, courage and flat out emotional trauma through any artistic medium! This would have been a powerfully compelling story regardless, but having the ability to interact directly through a video game platform has been absolutely riveting and I am still reeling from the finale. I definatley gave this series a 10 and I am looking forward to another awesome season.

For Clem \m/

[Araron]

Hateres gonna hate.Honestly,Im giving this episode a 10/10.I had no "technical hiccups",and everything was going perfectly normal for me,even on max resolution and graphics.The story was just a pure drama/thriller,and yes,I cried in the end.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by That1Guy

It was REALLY good. Oh, and BTW wasn't your username in the credits?

YES! YES! You saw that correctly!!

[Lei]

mind blown, my favourite game ever! I'm not great for words so yeah....

I didn't know the creepy guy was the owner of the car, that was a genius idea in my opinion and it made me cry (first time in like 6 years)

[Abel]

I'm just through... mind blown and honestly this is the best game ending I ever experienced, it was so full of power... and yes I cried and it felt right. While the credits went down I still was shocked (amazing song btw). The little clip at the end visually was beautiful and open for interpretation. So short after finishing I'm quite unable to find the right words...

[Valkama]

Originally Posted by BlindOptimism

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I agree with about everything that was said there. I didn't have the tech issues though so whatever. And the Ben and Kenny scene was stupid. They could have easily pulled Ben out of that. Not to mention Kenny's sacrifice was entirely unneeded even if they couldn't get Ben out.

Episode 5 was super rushed and it really shows.

[That1Guy]

Originally Posted by Vainamoinen

YES! YES! You saw that correctly!!

Thought so! Congratz on getting it in one of the best games of the last few years.

[That1Guy]

Originally Posted by Valkama

I agree with about everything that was said there. I didn't have the tech issues though so whatever. And the Ben and Kenny scene was stupid. They could have easily pulled Ben out of that. Not to mention Kenny's sacrifice was entirely unneeded even if they couldn't get Ben out.

Episode 5 was super rushed and it really shows.

No, they couldn't get him out of there. That thing probably perfurated his liver or something. He would have died if they had tried more. And, although desnecessary, Kenny's sacrifice was more of a "I want to end my life" decision