While the impact is less than that of previous installments, Episode 4 remains a solid and well-written chapter of Telltale’s The Walking Dead. Following up the chills of the last episode was always going to be a tall order, and while this entry may be free of major revelations, Telltale has done a commendable job continuing to establish such a hopeless world. At this point, though, it feels as if they’re racing to an absolute conclusion.
The Walking Dead: Episode 4 - Around Every Corner
Telltale Games · Oct 9, 2012
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Episode four of a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning series. Paranoia engulfs the group as they find themselves being stalked by an unknown threat.
Step into the role of leader, making broader choices for how your group should proceed and find safety. Engage in a desperate search to find a new safe haven from the hordes of undead. Manage the wake of a horrible tragedy in the dark and horrid aftermath of a new zombie infested location. Do whatever it takes to return a group member to camp. The choices you made in previous episodes carry over to your current situation.
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- 7.5Rushed and awkwardly filled with new, unexplored characters as it is, it still does its job well by building things up for what will surely be a gut-wrenching, soul-destroying conclusion to what is the strongest episodic adventure I've ever played. Around Every Corner is a victim of the previous episodes' success, and much of the disappointment comes from the fact that I know Telltale is better than this. It's exciting, and damn is it important, but it's still the weakest of the bunch.
- 8.5Make no mistake: Telltale has done some amazing things with The Walking Dead, and one episode away from the end it's already a landmark moment in interactive storytelling. I'm just hopeful that with the next series of episodes, the studio is able escape the corners that its experiment with malleable narrative has painted it into.
- This is the same game you know and love, and while the episode plot itself might not light a fire,
- The most eerie and unnerving episode yet, Around Every Corner leaves you on the edge of your seat thinking "please don't let it end now." Just like a great TV show's penultimate episode, it sets up what should be an emotionally explosive conclusion.
- 8.0I was amazed by how many potential outcomes it looks like the game is going to have, and I only hope that truly pays off in the next episode. Though to be honest, it won’t hurt my feelings about the overall experience. Throughout the whole game I’ve felt like I’m in complete control of the plot, with the choices I’m making directly affecting the narrative.
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