The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 2

Critic reviews

• GDGame Debate

  Shaheryar Ehsan-i-Haque · Jan 08, 2017

  8.5

  I would like to say that the above stated cons can easily be overlooked by those after a rollicking zombie tale. This game actually forced me to pick up Season 1 and get to know The Walking Dead series again. Rest assured, A New Frontier is a brilliant game and continues the never-ending Walker drama, certainly providing enough intrigue to keep me avidly looking out for episode three.

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• DSDual Shockers

  Ryan Meitzler · Jan 05, 2017

  8.5

  While not deviating far from the standards of Telltale Games’ previous series as far as offering as storytelling and gameplay goes, A New Frontier still brings out the excellent writing, characterization, and world that made the series a compelling and emotionally-investing experience.

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• TTechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Jan 03, 2017

  8.5

  The Walking Dead: A New Frontier opens up strong, its first two episodes providing a fantastic opening that grabs that feeling of the first Walking Dead game back. I’m genuinely excited to see what will happen to the group next, and I just hope that Telltale can keep the momentum going and keep me entertained.

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• GRGame Rant

  Sarah Fields · Jan 01, 2017

  8.0

  Overall, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is off to a solid start. Fans of the series will definitely have plenty to enjoy here – and emotionally suffer through – and players who found the game to be too clunky and slow previously may appreciate this entry more. While The Walking Dead: A New Frontier doesn’t radically change the gameplay formula Telltale Games has developed, it keeps what worked all along and fine-tunes it further to create a genuinely enjoyable – albeit brief – gaming experience.

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• CCOGconnected

  Lucas Raycevick · Dec 23, 2016

  9.0

  The experience is ultimately just as linear as before, and there isn’t any core-gameplay to speak of, outside of walking and talking to people. A New Frontier, despite its name, really is sticking with what’s worked before, and it’s not made to convert. It’s made to continue, and that’s what it does superbly. As someone that hasn’t been exposed to Telltale’s strengths in years… it’s good to be back. Now where the hell is Wolf Among Us Season Two!?

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• AOAttack of the Fanboy

  Kyle Hanson · Dec 21, 2016

  8.0

  The new engine is also firing on all cylinders here, offering the most enjoyable visual and technical experience Telltale has ever produced. There are a few key moments of stellar storytelling here, but players will need to wait and see how the rest of the season turns out to decide if this season is worthy of its predecessors in the story department though.

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