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Scaeva · 12/28/2012, 09:53 am

Overall I loved TWD and most of the characters in it. In fact I'd go so far as to say that The Walking Dead is one of the most memorable games I've ever played.

But I think Telltale stumbled a bit with Molly. The great thing about all the other characters in TWD is that they are entirely believable. They seem like real people just caught up in extraordinary circumstances. The one exception to that is Molly.

The ninja acrobatics and the ability to apparently vanish killed immersion a bit. They should have toned that down a bit and made her bad@ssery a bit more grounded in reality. No acrobatics that a real person couldn't pull off, no Houdini disappearing acts, and no using a claw hammer like a superhero grappling hook.

DreadMagus · 12/28/2012, 09:56 am

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the volume of awesomeness that Molly has.

MSG · 12/28/2012, 10:00 am

Apparently you've never heard of parkour.

Scaeva · 12/28/2012, 10:10 am

Parkour is like gymnastics, it is rehearsed.

Zeruis · 12/28/2012, 10:23 am

Yeah, the developers said in a Playing Dead episode that they would have to use characters like Molly "sparingly." Molly was just a character that would open up to the players more.

trd84 · 12/28/2012, 10:26 am

I agree. She seemed really out of place.

aaron1290 · 12/28/2012, 10:29 am

A bit random too

LauriNicole · 12/28/2012, 10:31 am

To be fair, Molly did get attacked by the walkers in the Crawford school after Ben let the group of them in, and she couldn't fight them off alone.

Typicaldavid · 12/28/2012, 10:57 am

who knows, maybe she was gymnist/acrobatics/stunt person Before all this happened. She never revealed what she did before all this. just sayin

Rommel49 · 12/28/2012, 11:24 am

I'm inclined to agree - the disappearing acts in particular seemed silly to me (great job covering my flank Kenny). Typically you should try to pick a skill-set and stick with it - high-flying acrobatics and stealth tend to be mutually exclusive except in action movies.

It was one of the neat things about Lee, he earned his badassery by failing hard to begin with. The dude was a complete putz that sucked hard when we first got control of him in Episode 1... he fell down what, atleast half a dozen times in that episode alone? Hell, it was even lampshaded in Episode 5 "Okay Lee, now is not the time to fall on your face". He didn't really come into his own until Episode 4 in the bell tower.

watertommyz · 12/28/2012, 11:36 am

Umm, that "disappearing" act is only used once, and it is very possible for her to have gotten the upper hand on Lee, considering the placement and perspective of the stand. She probably heard Lee talking, and might have developed a bit of precognition due to the Walkers.

And so, she's in a little more in shape than the rest of the cast. That doesn't make her unrealistic, it just makes her an alternative.

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Originally Posted by Typicaldavid

who knows, maybe she was gymnist/acrobatics/stunt person Before all this happened. She never revealed what she did before all this. just sayin

Exactly. Not everyone in the zombie apocalypse is going to be just a "normal" person.

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Originally Posted by Scaeva

Parkour is like gymnastics, it is rehearsed.

Rehearsed is just another word for "practice."

Mornai · 12/28/2012, 03:06 pm

I don't see anything wrong with her. Those "acrobatics" can indeed be done by real people. Maybe the part where she did it with a car battery in her backpack was a bit odd, but when you see that just remember Lee and that blowtorch in his back pocket.

I think any hints of her being a step above everyone else faltered when she has to be saved by either Lee or Clementine.

DreadMagus · 12/28/2012, 03:23 pm

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Originally Posted by watertommyz

Rehearsed is just another word for "practice."

Hehehe... I think you've won this round.

watertommyz · 12/28/2012, 04:58 pm

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Originally Posted by DreadMagus

Hehehe... I think you've won this round.

Hey, it's the truth.

AnnaSan · 12/28/2012, 07:19 pm

I love her, I just didn't like how she was able to lift up Lee and how she was able to bring Dr. Logan all the way down to the alley o .o

LauriNicole · 12/28/2012, 08:48 pm

^I did find it weird how Kenny never manages to lift Lee off the ground yet a girl could easily.

dustpuffs · 12/28/2012, 09:13 pm

I decided she had done parkour for a couple of years before the apocalypse, so her tricks were already easy for her. I liked her because she was different from everyone else.

holeydonut · 12/28/2012, 09:54 pm

Wait so the zombie apocalypse is believable but this Molly character gives you pause?

Robbingrobin · 12/28/2012, 10:21 pm

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Originally Posted by holeydonut

Wait so the zombie apocalypse is believable but this Molly character gives you pause?

Yeah, I me~

OH! Wait, we are in a a walking dead forum!

Ctn04132 · 12/28/2012, 11:24 pm

So, Molly is unrealistic but Michonne with her katana isn't?

12/28/2012, 09:53 am	#1
Scaeva Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 102	Molly was the one character where Telltale stumbled Overall I loved TWD and most of the characters in it. In fact I'd go so far as to say that The Walking Dead is one of the most memorable games I've ever played. But I think Telltale stumbled a bit with Molly. The great thing about all the other characters in TWD is that they are entirely believable. They seem like real people just caught up in extraordinary circumstances. The one exception to that is Molly. The ninja acrobatics and the ability to apparently vanish killed immersion a bit. They should have toned that down a bit and made her bad@ssery a bit more grounded in reality. No acrobatics that a real person couldn't pull off, no Houdini disappearing acts, and no using a claw hammer like a superhero grappling hook.

12/28/2012, 09:56 am	#2
DreadMagus Arrgh! Thar Be Zombies! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: The space between worlds. Posts: 2,089	I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the volume of awesomeness that Molly has. __________________ WITCH! Oh sorry, got confused by all your crying. ~ Francis

12/28/2012, 03:06 pm	#12
Mornai Always Have Hope Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Ohio, U.S.A. Posts: 1,032	I don't see anything wrong with her. Those "acrobatics" can indeed be done by real people. Maybe the part where she did it with a car battery in her backpack was a bit odd, but when you see that just remember Lee and that blowtorch in his back pocket. I think any hints of her being a step above everyone else faltered when she has to be saved by either Lee or Clementine. Last edited by Mornai; 12/28/2012 at 03:12 pm.

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12/28/2012, 10:00 am	#3
MSG Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 50	Apparently you've never heard of parkour.

12/28/2012, 10:10 am	#4
Scaeva Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 102	Parkour is like gymnastics, it is rehearsed.

12/28/2012, 10:23 am	#5
Zeruis Mundy Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,943	Yeah, the developers said in a Playing Dead episode that they would have to use characters like Molly "sparingly." Molly was just a character that would open up to the players more.

12/28/2012, 10:26 am	#6
trd84 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 368	I agree. She seemed really out of place.

12/28/2012, 10:29 am	#7
aaron1290 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 401	A bit random too

12/28/2012, 10:31 am	#8
LauriNicole Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 127	To be fair, Molly did get attacked by the walkers in the Crawford school after Ben let the group of them in, and she couldn't fight them off alone.

12/28/2012, 10:57 am	#9
Typicaldavid Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 59	who knows, maybe she was gymnist/acrobatics/stunt person Before all this happened. She never revealed what she did before all this. just sayin

12/28/2012, 11:24 am	#10
Rommel49 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 431	I'm inclined to agree - the disappearing acts in particular seemed silly to me (great job covering my flank Kenny). Typically you should try to pick a skill-set and stick with it - high-flying acrobatics and stealth tend to be mutually exclusive except in action movies. It was one of the neat things about Lee, he earned his badassery by failing hard to begin with. The dude was a complete putz that sucked hard when we first got control of him in Episode 1... he fell down what, atleast half a dozen times in that episode alone? Hell, it was even lampshaded in Episode 5 "Okay Lee, now is not the time to fall on your face". He didn't really come into his own until Episode 4 in the bell tower.

12/28/2012, 07:19 pm	#15
AnnaSan Super Weenie Hut Jr. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 344	I love her, I just didn't like how she was able to lift up Lee and how she was able to bring Dr. Logan all the way down to the alley o .o

12/28/2012, 08:48 pm	#16
LauriNicole Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 127	^I did find it weird how Kenny never manages to lift Lee off the ground yet a girl could easily.

12/28/2012, 09:13 pm	#17
dustpuffs having fun Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: In a shoe Posts: 251	I decided she had done parkour for a couple of years before the apocalypse, so her tricks were already easy for her. I liked her because she was different from everyone else.

12/28/2012, 09:54 pm	#18
holeydonut Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 105	Wait so the zombie apocalypse is believable but this Molly character gives you pause?

12/28/2012, 11:24 pm	#20
Ctn04132 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 78	So, Molly is unrealistic but Michonne with her katana isn't?