The Walking Dead is a graphic adventure game based on the comic book series The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman. The player will take control of Lee, the main character, as he fights to survive the zombie apocalypse. The opening scene of the game shows Lee in the back of a cop car as we learn he has murdered somebody. This is one of the many choices you will make during the game, will others find out about your criminal past? The future outcomes of the story are based upon your decision making during the course of the game. These decisions come in the form of sentence choices that you can make Lee say, in which you are forced to choose one. Some choices you make will carry more weight than others. The big decisions mostly center on the fate of the characters you will meet during the course of the game. If you are looking for a very tactical and intricate third-person shooter zombie survival game, this is not what you will get from this game. Instead you will get a very storyline heavy game, which is not a bad thing.
The storyline heavy dynamic of the game allows for the player to get very in depth and personal with the characters. You begin to care about other characters as you go on your journey, you may also find yourself disliking some characters. The character development in the story is very well crafted, especially with Clementine. Clementine is a young girl (age nine) that you will meet at the beginning of the game. You are challenged to take care of Clementine, how you do so is up to you. While the gameplay is not as tactical as other games of the genre, the cinematic angles add an interesting change that sets it apart from any zombie game I have played. These camera angles are somewhat annoying though, as I found that sometimes you can miss an entire area of the map due to some confusing angles. The controls are also somewhat messed up whenever the camera angles change; you’ll find that sometimes the WASD controls will get swapped around. Also, the movement of your character, Lee, can kind of seem robotic or like he is a zombie (no pun intended). These are just some minor nuisances as you play, though.
As the drama unfolds you will find yourself on the edge of your seat, excited to see what will happen next. The characters you meet can either help or harm, it’s up to you to choose who stays with you. Although, as I played the five part game, sometimes I felt that too many characters were being thrown at me to see who stuck, I enjoyed making some tough decisions. Finding items for certain tasks, shooting zombies, and solving some puzzle-like situations are some other gameplay mechanics involved. Overall this is a very great game. If you have about 10 hours to play all five “episodes” I would highly recommend The Walking Dead. I found myself wanting to play it again with different decisions, this way you can experience all the crazy twists and satisfying endings.
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