My (Unpopular) Season 2 Hope

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Originally Posted by WD40

What I think would be interesting would be if you played a new character, with a solid group but then Omid, Christa and Clem wander in, tailed by thousands of Savannah zombies following them.

This situation, to the character, would make them very angry that some survivors just totally screwed you over, making you leave your nice setup. So this main character you play as now has to try to spur on the 15 or so people that have all set up a nice little community of safety to run like hell because these new survivors arrive, but many don't want to leave, and want to try to stay and defend.

When the horde reaches their doorstep, the main character, Christa, Omid, and Clem are the only ones to leave. As they run away, they hear gunshots for a while, then screams, then silence, and this character is now left with the people that caused the death of all of his group.

In this situation, it would be interesting because the players would like the 'newcomers' coming to the camp, but would have to realize that these people that they know and love this new guy (or girl) doesn't, and that Omid, Christa and Clem totally shat on this guy's life accidentally.

See... Everyone is saying that this isn't an unpopular request but then I don't think everybody is fully grasping what I'm asking for.

Obviously the game will have new characters. Even if we just start up immediately where they left off and we are playing as Clem; (I REALLY hope this isn't the case) It's a no-brainer that that there will be new characters. You can't have 5 episodes of just Omid, Christa, Clem, and possibly Molly.

I'm asking for a completely different story. All new characters, new protagonist, new setting. Maybe they stumble across the survivors of Season 1 at some point but even better if they don't.

I honestly feel satisfied with how they ended season 1. In my mind it was a complete story. It was heartbreaking and beautiful and it held true to the themes that The Walking Dead franchise is built upon. I like not knowing what happened to Clem next and I'm not saying I don't want to see her (or Omid, Christa, Molly) again. I do! I loved all those characters!

Give it a rest though. You can't miss something that is always there. Wait till later in the season, then it makes the reunion all the sweeter.

Also, if they don't come back. I'm fine with that also. I'm confident that Telltale can give me different characters and that I will love and/or hate just as much as the old. Which I find way more intriguing then the above quoted scenario.

In that scenario we are just a re-skinned Lee. Stuck with Omid and Christa, taking care of Clementine... It's a story we have already heard. Even if it is an awesome story.