The Walking Dead: A New Frontier - Episode 5

Critic reviews

• GRGame Rant

  Sarah Fields · Jun 18, 2017

  8.0

  The Walking Dead: A New Frontier provided a set of new faces and backstories to keep the series fresh, while still allowing the player a chance to revisit the most beloved character from the series. While the game didn’t vastly change the Telltale Games formula and didn’t reach the same agonizing heights in emotional storytelling that Season 1 did, a new engine and better graphics helped to set Season 3 apart from prior releases in the franchise.

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• ASArcade Sushi

  Luke Brown · Jun 08, 2017

  5.0

  The Walking Dead: A New Frontier didn't just have an ambitious title, it also had a great deal of promise. The start of the third season was as memorable as anything Telltale had done before, but the story took turns in some strange directions that didn't have the payoff hinted at early on. Given Telltale's track record, we're not writing off the future of The Walking Dead, but A New Frontier's finish certainly raised questions as to whether or not Telltale has anything exciting left to say about this world.

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• TTechRaptor

  Samuel Guglielmo · Jun 07, 2017

  8.0

  The Walking Dead: A New Frontier's final episode rushes through its final moments at breakneck speed, forcing me to choose quick or be left behind. It succeeds in using this momentum to carry it through the best scenes in the season, even if a few get forgotten about in the process.

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• GGameSpot

  Brett Todd · Jun 07, 2017

  6.0

  This season had its high points, and it remains well worth playing, especially if you're a serious fan of the Walking Dead franchise, due to the generally superb dialogue, voice acting, and stylish comic-book visuals. But an overall lack of player interaction, too many cliches, and a lame, predictable climax that goes out with a whimper instead of a bang make the season much less memorable than it could've been.

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• GZGame Zone

  Daniel R. Miller · Jun 02, 2017

  7.0

  A New Frontier rebounds in its final episode, but it can't stop the fact that the series has delivered its weakest season to date.

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• CCOGconnected

  Lucas Raycevick · May 30, 2017

  8.0

  Its characters don’t have the consistency of their predecessors, nor the emotional impact of its storytelling. But its low-points aren’t unforgivable, and after all of this, I still want to see what happens next. While the ending had me smiling just from the emotion it brought, it may have also had to do with its final words…

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