Game of Thrones: Episode Three - The Sword in the Darkness

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• PPolygon

  Ben Kuchera and Samit Sarkar · Apr 09, 2015

  7.5

  "The Sword in the Darkness" is Game of Thrones' best episode to date, but at the midpoint of the series, I feel like tensions are just beginning to boil. ...The pieces have been set, we know the stakes and the "heroes" of this story have set up a shaky sort of plan to fight for their place in the world. This episode did a great job of quickening the pace of the story while offering the player the sort of hard choices that make Telltale games such terrible fun to play.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  Thomas Ella · Apr 01, 2015

  5.0

  It’s still impossible to recommend this series to anyone but Telltale diehards; fans of the HBO show will find it supremely unsatisfying and dreadfully boring, and it’s too steeped in lore for anyone else to jump in. The Sword in the Darkness does nothing to change that, but it does push the quality bar just a hair higher, elevating itself all the way into “I guess that wasn’t terrible” territory. ...it’s not “good” by any means yet, but it’s getting dangerously close.

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• TTechRaptor

  Andrew Otton · Mar 27, 2015

  7.0

  Game of Thrones Episode 3 does a good job of moving the story along, but those that are familiar with the story and universe may question where it may be going in some places. Regardless, this was another great installment that should please both fans and those new to the series alike.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Mark Labbe · Mar 27, 2015

  8.0

  Despite the lack of choices, Game of Thrones: Episode 3 is probably the best episode of the bunch. It gives its main characters more purpose, tightens the overarching plot, and moves at a much faster pace than the last two episodes. Thanks to many truly impassioned moments, Episode 3 will leave you full of anxiety and wanting to jump right into the next episode. If you have enjoyed the first two episodes, you should definitely pick up Game of Thrones: Episode 3 – The Sword in the Darkness.

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• PSPush Square

  Graham Banas · Mar 27, 2015

  8.0

  Now that we've made it to the halfway point of Telltale's Game of Thrones series, it's really looking like it's going to continue improving as the season wears on. Through three episodes, the developer has shown that it's more than up to the task of delivering a story worth residing in George R.R. Martin's world, and this latest episode is a shining example of where things could be heading moving forwards.

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• GGamezebo

  Tom Christiansen · Mar 27, 2015

  9.0

  While I didn’t time my playtime, it certainly felt like episode 3 was the longest episode yet. I am not sure if that is because it actually clocks in as the longest, or if there was so much going on it simply felt like I had been playing for awhile. Regardless, for as long as the game felt, I was never bored at any point during my playthrough.

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