This is a Walking Dead game, so naturally it has zombies in it, I get that, it sets the setting. Over the years zombies became boring and for me whenever zombies showed up the creativity of the game went downhill, as with zombies they inherently lack creativity themselves, especially with the not so many things they can do.

Then you get the usual TWD ingredients. The s*itshow, mayhem and murder that starts everywhere you show up and you think the only winning move is not to play. Everyone would be better off if they just shot themselves at the beginning of the game.

They covered up the random side kicks deaths through the episodes better this time, making them less predictable, by throwing really great WTF, some WTH but also just plain lazy moments at you. They even carry some doomed people through multiple episodes while killing of scores of people just because you acted on your best intentions.

The overall story itself is okay. It's definitely not great, has pacing issues as sometimes interesting stuff gets cut short or feels unbelievable, but it's not bad either.

With all that said I do like this game very much. It's a game about betrayal, trust, love and family which always keeps you wonder. It has, for the most part, believable characters, acting and includes multiple endings, taking into account a lot of decisions of your journey throughout the game.
Playable flashbacks let you meet old friends, have consequences in the present and clear up what happened in the past.
Overall, besides all the criticism, I had a great time with this game, though I still wish for an alternative dystopian setting.

This is a Walking Dead game, so naturally it has zombies in it, I get that, it sets the setting. Over the years zombies became boring and for me whenever zombies showed up the creativity of the game went downhill, as with zombies they inherently lack creativity themselves, especially with the not so many things they can do. Then you get the usual TWD ingredients. The s*itshow, mayhem and murder that starts everywhere you show up and you think the only winning move is not to play. Everyone would be better off if they just shot themselves at the beginning of the game. They covered up the random side kicks deaths through the episodes better this time, making them less predictable, by throwing really great WTF, some WTH but also just plain lazy moments at you. They even carry some doomed people through multiple episodes while killing of scores of people just because you acted on your best intentions. The overall story itself is okay. It's definitely not great, has pacing issues as sometimes interesting stuff gets cut short or feels unbelievable, but it's not bad either. With all that said I do like this game very much. It's a game about betrayal, trust, love and family which always keeps you wonder. It has, for the most part, believable characters, acting and includes multiple endings, taking into account a lot of decisions of your journey throughout the game. Playable flashbacks let you meet old friends, have consequences in the present and clear up what happened in the past. Overall, besides all the criticism, I had a great time with this game, though I still wish for an alternative dystopian setting.